Kendric Davis, SMU: As things stand, SMU doesn't look like an NCAA tournament team, which makes it difficult to make a case for Davis as NPOY. The Tar Heels' primary big man already has nine double-doubles, including big games against Tennessee, Michigan and Kentucky. SMU's Kendric Davis Tony Gutierrez/Associated PressĪrmando Bacot, North Carolina: Caleb Love was arguably UNC's top candidate until a couple of tough performances in the second half of December, but Bacot is quite the Plan B. The former is the larger piece of the puzzle, but the latter is an undeniable factor, as the NPOY and the top candidates for it just about always play for teams that earn a No. It happened with Western Kentucky's Charles Bassey last year Dayton's Obi Toppin and San Diego State's Malachi Flynn the year before that Murray State's Ja Morant and South Dakota State's Mike Daum in 2018-19 etc.īeyond that, players are ranked based on a combination of individual stats/highlights and team success. There's usually at least one mid-major star who makes it into the top 15 of the Wooden Watch in early March. And, just to be clear, those aren't participation trophies. 25-21 are reserved (at least for now) for mid-major stars.
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We've got a full top 25 plus several honorable mentions in advance of the Wooden Watch Midseason Top 25, which is typically released somewhere in the January 6-14 range.
We aren't just ranking the top 10 stars, though. Most of our updated top 10 consists of frontcourt phenoms such as Kentucky's Oscar Tshiebwe, Gonzaga's Drew Timme, Illinois' Kofi Cockburn and Purdue's tandem of Trevion Williams and Zach Edey, but the Badgers' 6'5" Johnny Davis at least temporarily ended the debate for the top spot with his Monday night performance against Purdue. It's the year of the big man in men's college basketball, but it's a guard from Wisconsin who's starting to run away with the National Player of the Year awards. Wisconsin's Johnny Davis Andy Manis/Associated Press
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