The end of the regular season means that it is time to recognize the best players/coaches in college basketball this season. 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 each conference’s Player of the Year (POY), Rookie of the Year (ROY), Defensive Player of the Year (DPOY), 6th Man of the Year (6TH), and Coach of the Year (COY). If you think he has overlooked anyone then feel free to tweet us your comments, and if you missed last week’s picks for the rest of the conferences in Part 1 you can find them at: https://hoopshd.com/2026/03/03/handing-out-the-hardware-all-conference-awards-of-the-year-part-1-of-2-11
American
G: Rowan Brumbaugh (Tulane)
G: Jordan Riley (ECU)
G: Devin Vanterpool (FAU)
F: Izaiyah Nelson (South Florida)
C: Giovanni Emejuru (ECU)
POY: Jordan Riley (ECU)
ROY: Je’Shawn Stevenson (North Texas)
DPOY: Izaiyah Nelson (South Florida)
6TH: Sincere Parker (Memphis)
COY: Bryan Hodgson (South Florida)
A-10
G: Tarence Guinyard (Duquesne)
G: Dejour Reaves (Fordham)
F: Frank Mitchell (St. Bonaventure)
F: Rafael Castro (George Washington)
C: Robbie Avila (St. Louis)
POY: Frank Mitchell (St. Bonaventure)
ROY: Aiden Argabright (Richmond)
DPOY: Rafael Castro (George Washington)
6TH: Terrence Hill Jr. (VCU)
COY: Josh Schertz (St. Louis)
ACC
G: Ebuka Okorie (Stanford)
G: Kevin “Boopie” Miller (SMU)
F: Caleb Wilson (North Carolina)
F: Cameron Boozer (Duke)
C: Henri Veesaar (North Carolina)
POY: Cameron Boozer (Duke)
ROY: Cameron Boozer (Duke)
DPOY: William Kyle III (Syracuse)
6TH: Chance Mallory (Virginia)
COY: Ryan Odom (Virginia)
Big 12
G: Christian Anderson (Texas Tech)
G: PJ Haggerty (Kansas State)
F: JT Toppin (Texas Tech)
F: AJ Dybantsa (BYU)
C: Massamba Diop (Arizona State)
POY: AJ Dybantsa (BYU)
ROY: AJ Dybantsa (BYU)
DPOY: Flory Bidunga (Kansas)
6TH: Anthony “Pig” Johnson (Arizona State)
COY: Tommy Lloyd (Arizona)
Big East
G: Nigel James Jr. (Marquette)
G: Chase Ross (Marquette)
F: Tre Carroll (Xavier)
F: Zuby Ejiofor (St. John’s)
C: Tarris Reed Jr. (Connecticut)
POY: Tre Carroll (Xavier)
ROY: Nigel James Jr. (Marquette)
DPOY: Zuby Ejiofor (St. John’s)
6TH: Roddie Anderson III (Xavier)
COY: Kevin Willard (Villanova)
Big 10
G: Bruce Thornton (Ohio State)
G: Bennett Stirtz (Iowa)
F: Hannes Steinbach (Washington)
F: Nick Martinelli (Northwestern)
C: Nate Bittle (Oregon)
POY: Nick Martinelli (Northwestern)
ROY: Hannes Steinbach (Washington)
DPOY: Aday Mara (Michigan)
6TH: Braden Frager (Nebraska)
COY: Fred Hoiberg (Nebraska)
Big West
G: Josiah Davis (CSUN)
G: Joshua O’Garro (CSUN)
F: Hamad Mousa (Cal Poly)
F: Petar Majstorovic (Long Beach State)
C: Isaac Johnson (Hawaii)
POY: Hamad Mousa (Cal Poly)
ROY: Gavin Sykes (Long Beach State)
DPOY: Kyle Evans (UC Irvine)
6TH: Landon Seaman (Fullerton)
COY: Eran Ganot (Hawaii)
C-USA
G: Teagan Moore (Western Kentucky)
G: Christian Bliss (Delaware)
G: Mostapha El Moutaouakkil (Jacksonville State)
F: Corey Stephenson (FIU)
F: Keith Palek III (Missouri State)
POY: Mostapha El Moutaouakkil (Jacksonville State)
ROY: Armelo Boone (Western Kentucky)
DPOY: Zach Cleveland (Liberty)
6TH: Julian Mackey (FIU)
COY: Chris Mudge (Sam Houston)
Ivy
G: Kenny Noland (Columbia)
G: Chandler Pigge (Harvard)
F: Landon Lewis (Brown)
F: Nick Townsend (Yale)
F: TJ Power (Penn)
POY: Nick Townsend (Yale)
ROY: Miles Franklin (Columbia)
DPOY: N’famara Dabo (Brown)
6TH: Riley Fox (Yale)
COY: Fran McCaffery (Penn)
MAC
G: Daniel Freitag (Buffalo)
G: Tavari Johnson (Akron)
F: Delrecco Gillespie (Kent State)
F: Leonardo Bettiol (Massachusetts)
C: Nathan Claerbaut (Central Michigan)
POY: Tavari Johnson (Akron)
ROY: Mohammad Habhab (Eastern Michigan)
DPOY: Javontae Campbell (Bowling Green)
6TH: Almar Atlason (Miami OH)
COY: Travis Steele (Miami OH)
MEAC
G: Bryce Harris (Howard)
G: Elijah Davis (Morgan State)
G: Cedric Taylor III (Howard)
F: Khouri Carvey (NC Central)
F: Zion Obanla (Maryland Eastern Shore)
POY: Bryce Harris (Howard)
ROY: Noah Treadwell (South Carolina State)
DPOY: Dionte Johnson (NC Central)
6TH: Noah Treadwell (South Carolina State)
COY: Kenny Blakeney (Howard)
MWC
G: Mason Falslev (Utah State)
G: Colby Garland (San Jose State)
F: Elijah Price (Nevada)
F: Tomislav Buljan (Colorado State)
C: Drew Fielder (Boise State)
POY: Colby Garland (San Jose State)
ROY: Jake Hall (New Mexico)
DPOY: Elijah Price (Nevada)
6TH: Uriah Tenette (New Mexico)
COY: Bryce Drew (Grand Canyon)
SEC
G: Darius Acuff Jr. (Arkansas)
G: Labaron Philon (Alabama)
F: Dailyn Swain (Texas)
F: Keyshawn Hall (Auburn)
C: Matas Vokietaitis (Texas)
POY: Darius Acuff Jr. (Arkansas)
ROY: Darius Acuff Jr. (Arkansas)
DPOY: Trevon Brazile (Arkansas)
6TH: Marcus Millender (Georgia)
COY: John Calipari (Arkansas)
SWAC
G: Daeshun Ruffin (Jackson State)
G: Michael Jacobs (Southern)
G: Quion Williams (Arkansas-Pine Bluff)
F: Jaquan Scott (Arkansas-Pine Bluff)
F: Troy Hupstead (Texas Southern)
POY: Daeshun Ruffin (Jackson State)
ROY: Antonio Munoz (Grambling)
DPOY: Jerquarius Stanback (Alabama State)
6TH: Malek Abdelgowad (Southern)
COY: Donte Jackson (Alabama A&M)
WAC
G: Dominique Daniels Jr. (Cal Baptist)
G: Jackson Holcombe (Utah Valley)
F: Raysean Seamster (UT-Arlington)
F: Ethan Potter (Utah Tech)
F: Jaiden Feroah (Southern Utah)
POY: Dominique Daniels Jr. (Cal Baptist)
ROY: Elijah Duval (Southern Utah)
DPOY: Jackson Holcombe (Utah Valley)
6TH: Isaac Hawkins (Utah Valley)
COY: Jon Judkins (Utah Tech)
