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 2023-24 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
Zach Edey, Purdue: Take the pictures and put them away because college basketball will likely not see a player like Edey for a long, long time. The 7-4 big man is going to be the first player to earn National Player of the Year honors in back-to-back seasons since Ralph Sampson did it at Virginia in the early 1980s. Edey has had seven games this season with at least 30 points and 10 rebounds — that’s utterly ridiculous. Purdue is 56-9 over the past two seasons with this guy as a focal point.
All-Americans
FIRST TEAM
Zach Edey, Purdue (24.1 points, 11.7 rebounds, 2.2 blocks)
Dalton Knecht, Tennessee (20.7 points, 4.8 rebounds)
R.J. Davis, North Carolina (21.5 points, 3.8 rebounds, 3.5 assists)
Tristen Newton, UConn (15.1 points, 7.1 rebounds, 5.9 assists)
Jamal Shead, Houston (13.2 points, 6.2 assists, 3.8 rebounds, 2.3 steals)
SECOND TEAM
Jaedon LeDee, San Diego State (20.5 points, 8.2 rebounds)
Kevin McCullar, Kansas (19.1 points, 6.2 rebounds, 4.3 assists)
Terrence Shannon Jr., Illinois (21.5 points, 4.3 rebounds)
Caleb Love, Arizona (19.3 points, five rebounds, 3.5 assists)
Tyler Kolek, Marquette (15 points, 7.6 assists, 4.7 rebounds, 1.6 steals)
THIRD TEAM
Hunter Dickinson, Kansas (18.2 points, 11.0 rebounds)
Kyle Filipowski, Duke (16.5 points, 8.1 rebounds)
Baylor Scheierman, Creighton (18.5 points, 8.9 rebounds, four assists)
Antonio Reeves, Kentucky (20 points, 4.2 rebounds)
Mark Sears, Alabama (21.1 points, 4.1 rebounds, four assists, 1.7 steals)
Honorable Mention
- Johni Broome, Auburn
- DaRon Holmes II, Dayton
- Devin Carter, Providence
- Boo Buie, Northwestern
- Braden Smith, Purdue
Leftovers
- The Breakfast Buffet: Liam McNeeley, Rodney Rice, Saint Mary’s
- The Breakfast Buffet: Ryan Kalkbrenner, Missouri/Tennessee, D.J. Wagner
- The Breakfast Buffet: St. John’s has its biggest week in a long time, Johni Broome, Chance McMillian
- UConn, Arizona finalizing agreement to start home-and-home series during 2025-26 season
- Episode 484 — Louisville’s Pat Kelsey