This is March!
That means it’s time for some end of season awards.
Check out below for an in-depth list of the top players in college basketball during the 2024-25 season, featuring the College Hoops Today National Player of the Year and our first, second, and third team All-Americans:
College Hoops Today National Player of the Year
Johni Broome, Auburn : Why is Broome the choice here and not Duke’s Cooper Flagg? It’s really simple. The 6-10 Broome is the best player on the best team in college basketball in a year where the Tigers won an outright SEC regular season title in a league that still has 14 teams in contention for the NCAA Tournament. Meanwhile, the ACC — where Flagg and the Blue Devils play — only has three teams — Duke, Louisville, and Clemson — that are locks to their names called on Selection Sunday. The caliber of opponent matters when you’re trying to decide an award of this magnitude.
All-Americans
FIRST TEAM
Johni Broome, Auburn (18.0 points, 10.7 rebounds, 3.3 assists, 2.4 blocks)
Cooper Flagg, Duke (19.6 points, 7.5 rebounds, 4.2 assists, 1.6 steals)
John Tonje, Wisconsin (19.1 points, 5.0 rebounds)
Walter Clayton Jr., Florida (17.0 points, 4.2 assists, 3.7 rebounds)
Braden Smith, Purdue (16.3 points, 8.8 assists, 4.7 rebounds)
SECOND TEAM
Ryan Kalkbrenner, Creighton (19.1 points, 8.8 rebounds, 2.7 blocks)
JT Toppin, Texas Tech (17.8 points, 9.2 rebounds)
Curtis Jones, Iowa State (16.7 points, 4.4 rebounds)
Chaz Lanier, Tennessee (17.7 points, 3.9 rebounds)
Mark Sears, Alabama (19.5 points, 5.0 assists, 3.1 rebounds)
THIRD TEAM
Trey Kaufman-Renn, Purdue (19.7 points, 6.1 rebounds)
RJ Luis, St. John’s (17.8 points, 6.7 rebounds, 1.5 blocks)
Javon Small, West Virginia (18.2 points, 5.5 assists, 4.1 rebounds)
PJ Haggerty, Memphis (21.2 points, 5.5 rebounds, 3.8 assists, 1.8 steals)
Kam Jones, Marquette. (18.5 points, 6.0 assists, 4.3 rebounds, 1.5 steals)
Honorable Mention
- Hunter Dickinson, Kansas
- Eric Dixon, Villanova
- Donovan Dent, New Mexico
- Chucky Hepburn, Louisville
- Zakai Zeigler, Tennessee
Leftovers
- USC, Wichita State finalizing agreement to meet on Nov. 8th in South Lake Tahoe
- INSIDE COLLEGE BASKETBALL NOW (8/4): Guest — Michigan State’s Tom Izzo
- USC, Texas Tech finalizing agreement to meet on Dec. 13th at Dickies Arena
- Michigan, Louisville to play two-year neutral site series
- INSIDE COLLEGE BASKETBALL NOW (7/30): Guest — Virginia’s Ryan Odom
