The end of the calendar year means that it is time to recognize the best players in college basketball during 2023. HoopsHD’s Jon Teitel has reviewed all 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 special awards 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 if you missed the other conferences yesterday in Part 1: https://hoopshd.com/2023/12/30/handing-out-the-hardware-all-conference-players-of-2023-part-1-of-2
MAAC
G: Dakota Leffew (Mount St. Mary’s)
G: Seydou Traore (Manhattan)
G: Tre Dinkins (Canisius)
F: Mervin James (Rider)
F: Frank Mitchell (Canisius)
POYSF: Mervin James (Rider)
MAC
G: Jalin Anderson (Ball State)
G: David Coit (Northern Illinois)
G: Jaylin Hunter (Ohio)
F: Enrique Freeman (Akron)
F: Basheer Jihad (Ball State)
POYSF: Enrique Freeman (Akron)
MEAC
G: Fred Cleveland Jr. (NC Central)
G: Jamarii Thomas (Norfolk State)
G: Martaz Robinson (Delaware State)
F: Justin Winston (Coppin State)
F: Seth Towns (Howard)
POYSF: Jamarii Thomas (Norfolk State)
MVC
G: Xavier Johnson (Southern Illinois)
G: Tucker DeVries (Drake)
F: Ben Humrichous (Evansville)
F: Cade Tyson (Belmont)
C: Robbie Avila (Indiana State)
POYSF: Xavier Johnson (Southern Illinois)
MWC
G: Sam Griffin (Wyoming)
G: Isaiah Stevens (Colorado State)
G: Ethan Taylor (Air Force)
F: Great Osobor (Utah State)
F: Jaedon LeDee (San Diego State)
POYSF: Jaedon LeDee (San Diego State)
NEC
G: Melvin Council Jr. (Wagner)
G: Jordan Derkack (Merrimack)
F: Nico Galette (Sacred Heart)
F: Alex Sobel (Sacred Heart)
F: Ansley Almonor (FDU)
POYSF: Jordan Derkack (Merrimack)
OVC
G: Jordan Sears (Tennessee-Martin)
G: Khalen Robinson (Little Rock)
F: Jacob Crews (Tennessee-Martin)
F: Riley Minix (Morehead State)
F: Keenon Cole (Lindenwood)
POYSF: Jordan Sears (Tennessee-Martin)
Pac-12
G: KJ Simpson (Colorado)
G: Jaylon Tyson (Cal)
F: Fardaws Aimaq (Cal)
F: Keion Brooks Jr. (Washington)
C: Branden Carlson (Utah)
POYSF: Keion Brooks Jr. (Washington)
Patriot
G: Braeden Smith (Colgate)
G: Jack Forrest (Bucknell)
F: Matt Rogers (American)
F: Josh Scovens (Army)
C: Noah Williamson (Bucknell)
POYSF: Matt Rogers (American)
SEC
G: Wade Taylor IV (Texas A&M)
G: Mark Sears (Alabama)
G: Allen Flanigan (Ole Miss)
F: Johni Broome (Auburn)
F: Tyrese Samuel (Florida)
POYSF: Mark Sears (Alabama)
SoCon
G: Honor Huff (Chattanooga)
G: Vonterius Woolbright (Western Carolina)
G: JP Pegues (Furman)
F: Mikeal Brown-Jones (UNC-Greensboro)
F: Jalyn McCreary (Mercer)
POYSF: Vonterius Woolbright (Western Carolina)
Southland
G: Shahada Wells (McNeese State)
G: Jordan Johnson (New Orleans)
F: Jamal West Jr. (Nicholls State)
F: Sky Wicks (Incarnate Word)
C: Adam Hamilton (Lamar)
POYSF: Jordan Johnson (New Orleans)
SWAC
G: Rashad Williams (AR-Pine Bluff)
G: Zion Harmon (Bethune-Cookman)
G: Ken Evans Jr. (Jackson State)
F: Jeremiah Kendall (Alcorn State)
F: Keith Lamar (Florida A&M)
POYSF: Rashad Williams (AR-Pine Bluff)
Summit
G: Tommy Bruner (Denver)
G: Zeke Mayo (South Dakota State)
F: Frankie Fidler (Omaha)
F: Lahat Thioune (South Dakota)
F: Touko Tainamo (Denver)
POYSF: Tommy Bruner (Denver)
Sun Belt
G: Terrence Edwards (James Madison)
G: Christyon Eugene (Troy)
G: Austin Crowley (Southern Miss)
F: Obinna Anochili-Killen (Marshall)
F: TJ Bickerstaff (James Madison)
POYSF: Terrence Edwards (James Madison)
WCC
G: Adama Bal (Santa Clara)
G: Michael Ajayi (Pepperdine)
F: Tyler Robertson (Portland)
F: Jonathan Mogbo (San Francisco)
C: Mitchell Saxen (St. Mary’s)
POYSF: Michael Ajayi (Pepperdine)
WAC
G: Tyon Grant-Foster (Grand Canyon)
G: Hasan Abdul-Hakim (UTRGV)
G: Ray Harrison (Grand Canyon)
F: Shemar Wilson (UT-Arlington)
F: Parsa Fallah (Southern Utah)
POYSF: Tyon Grant-Foster (Grand Canyon)