In Value Add Basketball we consider the team's "shooting guard" the player who behind only the team's point guard in assists, but compared to the other three players on the court typically has fewer defensive rebounds, blocked shots and less height. A great center or power forward will typically have even better raw numbers than a great point guard, because the guards typically need to get the ball to a power forward or center close to the basket for a closer shot. (for a summary of the top players at each position, click here).
Because www.valueaddbasketball.com calculates how many points per game a player improves his team compared to if a typical replacement player took his place, the raw value add is adjusted by position since the replacement player would be at the same position. Therefore, once the formulas are run, and shooting guard's raw value add is increased by multiplying it by 1.10 to get the result you see below and at www.valueaddbasketball.com.
In general, freshmen guards in particular make so many mistakes (turnovers, bad shots etc.) the first half of the season that they do not rank nearly as high as more experienced guards. However, they tend to improve more at the end of the season, so we watch for breakout freshmen first when looking at brackets. Therefore we start with the 10 most valuable freshmen shooting guards in college basketball, starting with the best freshman shooting guard TyTy Washington of Kentucky. His value add of 6.34 indicates there is a better than 50/50 chance Kentucky would have LOST any game that they won by fewer than seven points.In his case, he improves the Kentucky's offense by 4.90 points per game, while his defensive rating of -1.44 indicates he takes three to four points more away from the opposing team then a typical replacement shooting guard. Here are the most valuable 10 freshmen power forwards through games of February 15. Arizona's Dalen Terry is one of three Arizona players we would name to our All-American freshmen team - and his defense of -2.35 is by far the best for any shooting guard.
| Rnk | Top Freshmen SG | Team | VA5 | Conf | HtText | Cl |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | TyTy Washington #3 | Kentucky | 6.34 | SEC | 6'3" | Fr |
| 20 | Dalen Terry #4 | Arizona | 5.65 | P12 | 6'7" | Fr |
| 38 | Trevor Keels #1 | Duke | 4.72 | ACC | 6'4" | Fr |
| 50 | Terquavion Smith #0 | N.C. State | 4.35 | ACC | 6'4" | Fr |
| 60 | Steele Venters #2 | Eastern Washington | 4.18 | BSky | 6'7" | Fr |
| 62 | Reyne Smith #2 | Charleston | 4.06 | CAA | 6'2" | Fr |
| 65 | Nate Heise #0 | Northern Iowa | 4.02 | MVC | 6'4" | Fr |
| 67 | Malaki Branham #22 | Ohio St. | 4 | B10 | 6'5" | Fr |
| 71 | Brandon Murray #0 | LSU | 3.95 | SEC | 6'5" | Fr |
| 73 | JD Davison #3 | Alabama | 3.91 | SEC | 6'3" | Fr |
Top overall SG
One reason we love running these numbers is to find truly elite players who will not be noticed because their team either does not get enough TV coverage or is just not winning enough games to draw attention. The biggest case this year comes from teh 13-10 Washington in the Pac-12. We calculte that Washington would be 4-19 instead of 13-10 if Terrell Brown were not on the team, and for us that makes him the truly deserving 1st team All-American shooting guard who will not get any voters for it.
The race for 2nd and 3rd team All-American shooting buard is much closer. TyTy Washington should be considered because it is truly unusual for a freshman guard to be anywhere near this high - but K-State, St. John's, BYU, Tennessee and the player who may have improved his team the most this year from last year - Alondes Williams of Wake Forest.
| Rnk | Top Shooting Guards (2) | Team | VA5 | Conf | HtText | Cl |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Terrell Brown #23 | Washington | 10.42 | P12 | 6'3" | Sr |
| 2 | Nijel Pack #24 | Kansas St. | 9.39 | B12 | 6'0 | So |
| 3 | Posh Alexander #0 | St. John's | 8.8 | BE | 6'0 | So |
| 4 | Alex Barcello #13 | BYU | 8.69 | WCC | 6'2" | Sr |
| 5 | Santiago Vescovi #25 | Tennessee | 8.65 | SEC | 6'3" | Jr |
| 6 | Alondes Williams #31 | Wake Forest | 8.15 | ACC | 6'5" | Sr |
| 7 | Garrett Sturtz #3 | Drake | 7.66 | MVC | 6'3" | Sr |
| 8 | Justin Moore #5 | Villanova | 7.53 | BE | 6'4" | Jr |
| 9 | Jaden Ivey #23 | Purdue | 7.05 | B10 | 6'4" | So |
| 10 | Brad Davison #34 | Wisconsin | 6.97 | B10 | 6'4" | Sr |
| 11 | Ryan Rollins #5 | Toledo | 6.72 | MAC | 6'4" | So |
| 12 | JD Notae #1 | Arkansas | 6.66 | SEC | 6'2" | Sr |
| 13 | Jaden Shackelford #5 | Alabama | 6.63 | SEC | 6'3" | Jr |
| 14 | Josh Jefferson #11 | Middle Tennessee | 6.39 | CUSA | 6'2" | Sr |
| 15 | TyTy Washington #3 | Kentucky | 6.34 | SEC | 6'3" | Fr |
| 16 | Eli Brooks #55 | Michigan | 6.17 | B10 | 6'1" | Sr |
| 17 | Umoja Gibson #2 | Oklahoma | 6 | B12 | 6'1" | Sr |
| 18 | Alfonso Plummer #11 | Illinois | 5.73 | B10 | 6'1" | Sr |
| 19 | Hunter Cattoor #0 | Virginia Tech | 5.71 | ACC | 6'3" | Jr |
| 20 | Dalen Terry #4 | Arizona | 5.65 | P12 | 6'7" | Fr |
| 21 | Reece Beekman #2 | Virginia | 5.62 | ACC | 6'3" | So |
| 22 | Buddy Boeheim #35 | Syracuse | 5.56 | ACC | 6'6" | Sr |
| 23 | Adam Flagler #10 | Baylor | 5.5 | B12 | 6'3" | Jr |
| 24 | Michael Jones #13 | Davidson | 5.49 | A10 | 6'5" | Jr |
| 25 | Grayson Murphy #2 | Belmont | 5.46 | OVC | 6'3" | Sr |
| 26 | Amorie Archibald #3 | Louisiana Tech | 5.41 | CUSA | 6'3" | Sr |
| 27 | Gibson Jimerson #24 | Saint Louis | 5.4 | A10 | 6'5" | Fr |
| 28 | Mason Archambault #11 | South Dakota | 5.25 | Sum | 6'0 | Sr |
| 29 | Sean McNeil #22 | West Virginia | 5.23 | B12 | 6'3" | Sr |
| 30 | Rasir Bolton #45 | Gonzaga | 5.11 | WCC | 6'3" | Sr |
| 31 | Jabari Rice #10 | New Mexico St. | 5.05 | WAC | 6'4" | Jr |
| 32 | D'Moi Hodge #55 | Cleveland St. | 5.03 | Horz | 6'4" | Sr |
| 33 | Spencer Jones #14 | Stanford | 4.96 | P12 | 6'7" | Jr |
| 34 | James Reese V #0 | South Carolina | 4.93 | SEC | 6'4" | Sr |
| 35 | Rudi Williams #3 | Coastal Carolina | 4.92 | SB | 6'2" | Sr |
| 36 | Desmond Cambridge #4 | Nevada | 4.88 | MWC | 6'4" | Sr |
| 37 | Cameron Tyson #5 | Seattle | 4.87 | WAC | 6'2" | So |
| 38 | Trevor Keels #1 | Duke | 4.72 | ACC | 6'4" | Fr |
| 39 | Davion Warren #2 | Texas Tech | 4.7 | B12 | 6'6" | Sr |
| 40 | CJ Fleming #25 | Bellarmine | 4.7 | ASun | 6'0 | Sr |
| 41 | Joe Bryant #4 | Norfolk St. | 4.62 | MEAC | 6'1" | Sr |
| 42 | Logan Johnson #0 | Saint Mary's | 4.54 | WCC | 6'2" | Sr |
| 43 | Demaree King #1 | Jacksonville St. | 4.52 | ASun | 6'0 | Jr |
| 44 | Caleb Grill #2 | Iowa St. | 4.42 | B12 | 6'3" | Jr |
| 45 | Courtney Ramey #3 | Texas | 4.41 | B12 | 6'3" | Sr |
| 46 | Alex Hunter #10 | Furman | 4.41 | SC | 5'11" | Sr |
| 47 | Isaiah Wong #2 | Miami FL | 4.4 | ACC | 6'3" | So |
| 48 | Michael Forrest #11 | Florida Atlantic | 4.37 | CUSA | 6'1" | Jr |
| 49 | Tyler Harris #14 | Memphis | 4.36 | Amer | 5'9" | Sr |
| 50 | Terquavion Smith #0 | N.C. State | 4.35 | ACC | 6'4" | Fr |
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