We made it to 2021 and finally have something to celebrate! The end of the calendar year means that it is time to recognize the best players in college basketball during 2020 (aka the past 5 weeks). HoopsHD’s Jon Teitel has reviewed all of the numbers and is ready to announce his picks for the 5 best players from each conference based on their all-around stats. Players are listed in a traditional 5-position lineup (G-G-F-F-C) whenever possible with several exceptions, plus a special award for Player of the Year So Far (POYSF). If you think that he has overlooked anyone then feel free to tweet us your comments, and check back tomorrow for the remaining conferences in Part 2.
America East
G: Obadiah Noel (UMass-Lowell)
G: Zach Cooks (NJIT)
G: Juan Felix Rodriguez (Stony Brook)
F: Brandon Horvath (UMBC)
F: Jayden Martinez (New Hampshire )
POYSF: Obadiah Noel (UMass-Lowell)
AAC
G: Quentin Grimes (Houston)
G: Kendric Davis (Southern Methodist)
G: Brandon Mahan (UCF)
F: Feron Hunt (Southern Methodist)
F: Jayden Gardner (East Carolina)
POYSF: Kendric Davis (Southern Methodist)
A-10
G: Jordan Goodwin (St. Louis)
G: James Bishop (George Washington)
F: Jamison Battle (George Washington)
F: Osun Osunniyi (St. Bonaventure)
C: Tre Mitchell (Massachusetts)
POYSF: Tre Mitchell (Massachusetts)
ACC
G: Isaiah Wong (Miami)
G: Justin Champagnie (Pitt)
F: Quincy Guerrier (Syracuse)
F: Matthew Hurt (Duke)
C: Armando Bacot (North Carolina)
POYSF: Quincy Guerrier (Syracuse)
Atlantic Sun
G: Rob Perry (Stetson)
G: Dylan Penn (Bellarmine)
F: Emanuel Littles (North Alabama)
F: Mervin James (North Alabama)
C: Ahsan Asadullah (Lipscomb)
POYSF: Mervin James (North Alabama)
Big 12
G: RJ Nembhard (Texas Christian)
G: Cade Cunningham (Oklahoma State)
F: Greg Brown (Texas)
F: Jalen Wilson (Kansas)
C: Derek Culver (West Virginia)
POYSF: Cade Cunningham (Oklahoma State)
Big East
G: James Bouknight (Connecticut)
G: Julian Champagnie (St. John’s)
F: Sandro Mamukelashvili (Seton Hall)
F: Zach Freemantle (Xavier)
C: Nate Watson (Providence)
POYSF: James Bouknight (Connecticut)
Big Sky
G: Bodie Hume (Northern Colorado)
G: Cameron Shelton (Northern Arizona)
G: Isiah Brown (Weber State)
F: Maizen Fausett (Southern Utah)
F: Tanner Groves (Eastern Washington)
POYSF: Isiah Brown (Weber State)
Big South
G: Chandler Vaudrin (Winthrop)
G: John-Michael Wright (High Point)
G: Davion Warren (Hampton)
F: Edward Oliver-Hampton (Hampton)
F: Owen McCormack (Presbyterian)
POYSF: Davion Warren (Hampton)
Big 10
G: Ayo Dosunmu (Illinois)
G: Marcus Carr (Minnesota)
F: Luka Garza (Iowa)
F: Ron Harper Jr. (Rutgers)
C: Kofi Cockburn (Illinois)
POYSF: Luka Garza (Iowa)
Big West
G: TJ Starks (Cal State Northridge)
G: Ezra Manjon (UC-Davis)
F: Alex Merkviladze (Cal State Northridge)
F: Collin Welp (UC-Irvine)
C: Brad Greene (UC-Irvine)
POYSF: Ezra Manjon (UC-Davis)
CAA
G: Matt Lewis (James Madison)
G: Camren Wynter (Drexel)
G: Jaylen Sims (UNC-Wilmington)
F: James Butler (Drexel)
C: Isaac Kante (Hofstra)
POYSF: Matt Lewis (James Madison)
C-USA
G: Taevion Kinsey (Marshall)
G: Antonio Daye, Jr. (Florida International)
F: Jailyn Ingram (Florida Atlantic)
F: Bryson Williams (Texas-El Paso)
C: Charles Bassey (Western Kentucky)
POYSF: Taevion Kinsey (Marshall)
Horizon
G: Trevon Faulkner (Northern Kentucky)
G: AJ Bramah (Robert Morris)
G: Jalen Moore (Oakland)
F: Naz Bohannon (Youngstown State)
C: Loudon Love (Wright State)
POYSF: AJ Bramah (Robert Morris)