Midseason Men's Hoops Player Rank: The Top 50 Shuffle
With two months of conference play left, we revisit our preseason top 50 and sort out the player of the year race.
The Top 50
- Cooper Flagg, Duke Blue Devils
- Johni Broome, Auburn Tigers
- Kam Jones, Marquette Golden Eagles
- Eric Dixon, Villanova Wildcats
- PJ Haggerty, Memphis Tigers
- Braden Smith, Purdue Boilermakers
- Chaz Lanier, Tennessee Volunteers
- Walter Clayton Jr., Florida Gators
- Hunter Dickinson, Kansas Jayhawks
- Javon Small, West Virginia Mountaineers
- Keshon Gilbert, Iowa State Cyclones
- Mark Sears, Alabama Crimson Tide
- Dylan Harper, Rutgers Scarlet Knights
- Kasparas Jakucionis, Illinois Fighting Illini
- Zakai Zeigler, Tennessee Volunteers
- Graham Ike, Gonzaga Bulldogs
- Josh Hubbard, Mississippi State Bulldogs
- Ryan Nembhard, Gonzaga Bulldogs
- Danny Wolf, Michigan Wolverines
- Alex Karaban, UConn Huskies
- Ryan Kalkbrenner, Creighton Bluejays
- RJ Davis, North Carolina Tar Heels
- Curtis Jones, Iowa State Cyclones
- Jeremiah Fears, Oklahoma Sooners
- JT Toppin, Texas Tech Red Raiders
- Maxime Raynaud, Stanford Cardinal
- Trey Kaufman-Renn, Purdue Boilermakers
- Wade Taylor IV, Texas A&M Aggies
- Darrion Williams, Texas Tech Red Raiders
- John Tonje, Wisconsin Badgers
- RJ Luis Jr., St. John's Red Storm
- Norchad Omier, Baylor Bears
- Derik Queen, Maryland Terrapins
- Donovan Dent, New Mexico Lobos
- Tre Johnson, Texas Longhorns
- Emanuel Sharp, Houston Cougars
- Brice Williams, Nebraska Cornhuskers
- Jaland Lowe, Pittsburgh Panthers
- Alijah Martin, Florida Gators
- Adou Thiero, Arkansas Razorbacks
- L.J. Cryer, Houston Cougars
- Ian Jackson, North Carolina Tar Heels
- Zuby Ejiofor, St. John's Red Storm
- Thomas Sorber, Georgetown Hoyas
- Chad Baker-Mazara, Auburn Tigers
- Asa Newell, Georgia Bulldogs
- Lamont Butler, Kentucky Wildcats
- Chucky Hepburn, Louisville Cardinals
- Ace Bailey, Rutgers Scarlet Knights
- Liam McNeeley, UConn Huskies
The Next 10
- Bruce Thornton, Ohio State Buckeyes
- Caleb Love, Arizona Wildcats
- Andrej Stojakovic, California Golden Bears
- Mason Falslev, Utah State Aggies
- Bennett Stirtz, Drake Bulldogs
- Owen Freeman, Iowa Hawkeyes
- Collin Murray-Boyles, South Carolina Gamecocks
- Vladislav Goldin, Michigan Wolverines
- Oscar Cluff, South Dakota State Jackrabbits
- Brooks Barnhizer, Northwestern Wildcats
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