Sizing up the player of the year races in all 32 D-1 conferences

It's not casual to way each of the moving pieces successful men's assemblage hoops successful the transportation portal era. This offseason saw implicit 1,800 players entering and exiting the transportation portal. Others made last-minute decisions astir leaving assemblage oregon staying -- immoderate of it based connected name, representation and likeness (NIL) opportunities. Some apical recruits decommitted from their archetypal choices and recommitted to different programs, portion others reclassified.

One of the biggest consequences of this movement: immoderate of the mid-major leagues mislaid astir each subordinate connected their 2021-22 all-conference teams to different leagues. But the translation of the sport's scenery has created much intriguing subordinate of the twelvemonth races successful each conference.

After focusing connected the top coaches of each conference, and with the rosters much oregon little set arsenic we attack the 2022-23 season, we foretell the preseason subordinate of the twelvemonth successful each Division I league -- with the cognition that, travel March, this database whitethorn look different. We besides prime their strongest contention for the honor.

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American | America East | ACC | Atlantic Sun | A-10| Big 12 | Big East | Big Sky | Big South | Big Ten | Big West | CAA | C-USA | Horizon | Ivy | MAAC | MAC | MEAC | MVC | MW | NEC | OVC | Pac-12 | Patriot | SEC | SoCon | Southland | SWAC | Summit | Sun Belt | WCC | WAC

American Athletic Conference

Marcus Sasser | 6-2| G | Houston Cougars

Before suffering a season-ending ft wounded midway done past season, Sasser (17.7 PPG, 44% from 3) led a Houston squad that averaged 116 points per 100 possessions and held opponents to conscionable 79 points per 100 possessions erstwhile helium was connected the court, according to hooplens.com.

Top Competition: Kendric Davis | 6-0 | G | Memphis Tigers

Last year's AAC subordinate of the twelvemonth averaged 19.4 PPG and changeable 40% from 3 successful SMU's half-court offense, per Synergy Sports data.

America East Conference

Dylan Penn | 6-foot-3 | G | Vermont Catamounts

Penn (16.6 PPG, 5.0 APG astatine Bellarmine past season) arrives successful Burlington aft making 60% of his shots successful modulation successful 2021-2022, per Synergy Sports information -- and besides being named MVP of the ASUN tournament.

Top Competition: Charles Pride | 6-4 | G | Bryant Bulldogs

Pride averaged 20.3 PPG during Bryant's tally to the NEC tourney title past season, and present the all-NEC first-teamer volition assistance his squad vie for the America East crown successful its archetypal play successful the league.

Atlantic Coast Conference

Armando Bacot | 6-11 | F | North Carolina Tar Heels

Bacot (16.3 PPG, 13.1 RPG, 1.7 BPG) is simply a campaigner for each nationalist subordinate of the twelvemonth grant aft starring the Tar Heels connected an unthinkable turnaround and to the nationalist rubric crippled past season.

Top Competition: Isaiah Wong | 6-4 | G | Miami Hurricanes

After averaging 16.2 PPG during Miami's astonishing Elite Eight tally past season, Wong is 1 of America's apical returnees -- and 1 of the ACC's apical players.

Atlantic Sun Conference

Darius McGhee | 5-9 | G | Liberty Flames

That McGhee (24.6 PPG, 39% from 3) is seeking his 3rd consecutive Atlantic Sun Conference Player of the Year grant this play should archer you everything you request to know.

Top Competition: Ahsan Asadullah | 6-10 | C | Lipscomb Bisons

It's ne'er a bully thought to springiness Asadullah (15.2 PPG, 9.0 RPG), an all-ASUN first-teamer past year, excessively overmuch space, arsenic the large antheral made 67% of his shots against portion successful 2021-22, per Synergy Sports data.

Atlantic 10 Conference

Yuri Collins | 6-0 | G | Saint Louis Billikens

After securing all-Atlantic 10 first-team honors past season, Collins (11.1 PPG, 7.9 APG, 1.9 SPG) volition erstwhile again pb a Saint Louis squad aiming for the NCAA tournament.

Top Competition: DaRon Holmes II | 6-10 | F | Dayton Flyers

If his decorativeness past play is an denotation of what's to travel -- Holmes connected connected 67% of his shots wrong the arc successful Dayton's last 9 games -- past the reigning A-10 rookie of the twelvemonth could go a prima this play for Anthony Grant's squad.

Big East Conference

Adama Sanogo | 6-9 | F | UConn Huskies

Sanogo (14.8 PPG, 8.8 RPG, 1.9 BPG) is 1 of assemblage basketball's astir imposing forces, arsenic proven by the 41.5% clip opposing teams were constricted to past twelvemonth erstwhile helium was connected the floor, per hooplens.com.

Top Competition: Jack Nunge | 7-0 | C | Xavier Musketeers

Sean Miller's past of helping large men scope their ceiling should bode good for Nunge (13.4 PPG, 7.4 RPG, 1.4 BPG), who played a cardinal relation successful his team's tally to the NIT title past season.

Big Sky Conference

Jubrile Belo | 6-9 | F | Montana State Bobcats

The Big Sky's reigning subordinate of the twelvemonth and antiaircraft subordinate of the twelvemonth (12.8 PPG, 6.7 RPG, 1.8 BPG) is backmost to support his crown.

Top Competition: Daylen Kountz | 6-4 | G | Northern Colorado Bears

Kountz (21.2 PPG, 42% from 3) entered the NBA draught aft a stellar 2021-22 season, but decided to instrumentality to Northern Colorado -- which has league title ambitions with him backmost successful the mix.

Big South Conference

Isaiah Wilkins | 6-4 | G/F | Longwood Lancers

Wilkins (12.7 PPG, 6.2 RPG, 1.5 SPG, 39% from 3) led Longwood to its archetypal Division I NCAA tourney quality past season, and returns arsenic the person of a squad that should beryllium the favourite to triumph the league's automatic bid again.

Top Competition: Zack Austin | 6-5 | F | High Point Panthers

With Austin (14.4 PPG, 2.2 BPG, 1.3 SPG) connected the level past season, High Point connected connected 52% of its shots wrong the arc, per hooplens.com.

Big 12 Conference

Mike Miles Jr. | 6-2 | G | TCU Horned Frogs

The Big 12 knew what Miles (15.4 PPG) was each astir anterior to March, but the full state truly got to cognize his imaginable erstwhile helium scored 21 points successful TCU's 69-42 triumph against Seton Hall successful the archetypal circular of the NCAA tourney -- and followed it up with 20 points successful a hard-fought, 85-80 overtime nonaccomplishment to apical effect Arizona successful the 2nd round.

Top Competition: Jalen Wilson | 6-8 | F | Kansas Jayhawks

You could marque the lawsuit that Wilson (15 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists and a block) was the champion and astir important subordinate for Kansas successful its 72-69 come-from-behind triumph implicit North Carolina successful the nationalist rubric game. But present helium has to beryllium helium tin beryllium a accordant beingness for Bill Self and germinate into the person of the defending champs.

Big Ten Conference

Trayce Jackson-Davis | 6-9 | F | Indiana Hoosiers

If Indiana tin get the champion mentation of Jackson-Davis (18.3 PPG, 8.1 RPG, 2.3 BPG) -- a prima who made 70% of his shots astatine the rim past season, per hoop-math.com -- past the Hoosiers volition person the imaginable to pursuit the Big Ten rubric and marque a heavy tally successful the NCAA tournament.

Top Competition: Zach Edey | 7-4 | C | Purdue Boilermakers

You could enactment Hunter Dickinson successful this spot too, but Edey (14.4 PPG, 7.7 RPG, 1.2 BPG) did a batch past play with conscionable 19.0 MPG. Those minutes volition ascent importantly this season, on with his production.

Big West Conference

Joel Murray | 6-0 | G | Long Beach State Beach

Murray (16.7 PPG, 37% from 3), a 2021-22 all-Big West first-teamer, returns aft scoring 24 points oregon much successful 9 games past play for Dan Monson's squad.

Top Competition: Noel Coleman 6-1 | G | Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors

Coleman (14.8 PPG, 44.1% from 3, 81.3% from the escaped propulsion line) mislaid a chunk of past play to injury, but returns steadfast to enactment Hawaii backmost successful the hunt for the Big West championship.

Colonial Athletic Association

Aaron Estrada | 6-3 | G | Hofstra Pride

The reigning CAA subordinate of the twelvemonth is backmost to prosecute different POY honor. If helium tin reflector past season's awesome numbers -- 18.5 PPG, 93.5% from the foundation stripe -- it shouldn't beryllium difficult.

Top Competition: Jameer Nelson Jr. | 6-1 | G | Delaware Blue Hens

The lad of Saint Joseph's fable Jameer Nelson made 40% of his shots from beyond the arc successful league play, and led Delaware to the CAA tourney title aft averaging 13.6 PPG.

Conference USA

Jordan Walker | 5-11 | G | UAB Blazers

The reigning C-USA subordinate of the twelvemonth had an unthinkable 2021-22 season: 20.3 PPG, 4.9 APG, 40% from 3. He'll beryllium hard to dethrone.

Top Competition: Dayvion McKnight | 6-1 | G | Western Kentucky Hilltoppers

With Jamarion Sharp, past year's C-USA antiaircraft subordinate of the year, and Boise State transportation Emmanuel Akot adjacent to him, McKnight (16.2 PPG, 5.5 RPG, 5.5 APG) should person different beardown season.

Horizon League

Antoine Davis | 6-1 | G | Detroit Mercy Titans

The 2021-22 co-player of the year, Davis (23.9 PPG, 38% from 3) has finished top-four successful scoring nationally for the past 4 seasons and present successful his 5th year, is 933 points shy of Pete Maravich's Division I vocation scoring grounds of 3,667 points.

Top Competition: Jarred Godfrey | 6-5 | G | Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons

After earning a spot connected the all-Horizon League archetypal squad a twelvemonth ago, Godfrey (15.2 PPG, 38% from 3) has the skills to conflict Davis for the league's subordinate of the twelvemonth honors.

Ivy League

Tosan Evbuomwan | 6-8 | F | Princeton Tigers

After starring Princeton to the 2021-22 Ivy League regular-season championship, the unanimously named reigning league subordinate of the twelvemonth (16.0 PPG, 6.7 RPG) hopes to instrumentality the Tigers to their archetypal NCAA tourney since 2017.

Top Competition: Jordan Dingle | 6-3 | G | Pennsylvania Quakers

The Penn prima who averaged 20.9 PPG past twelvemonth led a squad that changeable 53.1% from wrong the arc erstwhile helium was connected the floor, per hooplens.com.

Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference

Nelly Junior Joseph | 6-9 | F | Iona Gaels

With Joseph (13.0 PPG, 8.2 RPG, 1.9 BPG) connected the level past season, Rick Pitino's squad not lone made 51% of its shots wrong the 3-point line, it besides held opponents to conscionable 91 points per 100 possessions, according to hooplens.com.

Top Competition: Jose Perez | 6-5 | F | Manhattan Jaspers

Perez (18.9 PPG, 4.5 APG), an all-MAAC first-teamer, scored an awesome 25 points oregon much successful 8 games past play for Manhattan.

Mid-American Conference

Sincere Carry | 6-1 | G | Kent State Golden Flashes

While Carry (17.9 PPG, 4.8 APG) participated successful pro tryouts aft past season, helium yet decided to instrumentality to assemblage hoops and assistance his squad vie for the MAC championship.

Top Competition: Emoni Bates | 6-9 | G/F | Eastern Michigan Eagles

Assuming Bates (9.9 PPG, 3.3 RPG) gets past his ineligible challenges stemming from an offseason arrest, the subordinate who was erstwhile hailed arsenic "The Next Kevin Durant" volition beryllium 1 of the astir talented prospects successful the past of the MAC.

Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference

Joe Bryant Jr. | 6-1 | G | Norfolk State Spartans

The reigning MEAC subordinate of the year, Bryant (16.7 PPG, 92% clip from the escaped propulsion line) is the frontrunner to triumph the grant again, and pb Norfolk State to its 3rd MEAC title successful 4 years.

Top Competition: Nendah Tarke | 6-4 | G | Coppin State Eagles

Few leagues successful the state suffered a greater offseason exodus of endowment via the transportation portal than the MEAC. But Coppin State caput manager Juan Dixon held onto Tarke (13.3 PPG, 6.8 RPG, 2.9 SPG), who tin assistance his squad vie for the MEAC crown.

Missouri Valley Conference

Ben Sheppard | 6-6 | G | Belmont Bruins

Belmont enters its archetypal twelvemonth successful the MVC with Sheppard -- who made 37% of his 3-point attempts against man-to-man defence past twelvemonth per Synergy Sports information -- starring for a programme with a multitude of caller faces.

Top Competition: Marcus Domask | 6-6 | F | Southern Illinois Salukis

Every subordinate of past season's all-MVC archetypal squad transferred retired of the league, which opens the doorway for Domask (15.1 PPG, 5.2 RPG, 3.9 APG) to vie for subordinate of the twelvemonth honors.

Mountain West Conference

Matt Bradley | 6-4 | G | San Diego State Aztecs

Bradley (16.9 PPG, 40% from 3) was past year's Mountain West newcomer of the twelvemonth aft helium transferred from Cal. With him connected the tribunal past season, San Diego State held its opponents to conscionable 82 points per 100 possessions, according to hooplens.com. Promising for his subordinate of the twelvemonth candidacy.

Top Competition: Hunter Maldonado | 6-7 | G | Wyoming Cowboys

Maldonado (18.5 PPG, 6.3 APG, 5.7 RPG, 56% wrong the 3-point line) is back for a sixth year, and has a existent accidental to seizure the award.

Northeast Conference

Jordan Minor | 6-8 | F | Merrimack Warriors

Minor (15.1 PPG, 8.2 RPG, 2.4 BPG) made 78% of his shots successful transition, per Synergy Sports data, and is the seasoned who tin pb Merrimack to different league rubric successful the last twelvemonth of its four-year modulation to Division I athletics.

Top Competition: Josh Cohen | 6-10 | F | St. Francis (PA) Red Flash

Cohen (12.9 PPG, 7.0 RPG), a talented inferior and anchor of a squad that returns astir of past year's starters, could person a breakout campaign.

Ohio Valley Conference

Ray'Sean Taylor | 6-1 | G | SIU Edwardsville Cougars

By the extremity of this season, Taylor (17.6 PPG) could beryllium the champion subordinate connected the champion squad successful the OVC.

Top Competition: Parker Stewart | 6-5 | G | UT Martin Skyhawks

Stewart (19.2 PPG successful 2020-21) is casual to basal for arsenic helium returns to Tennessee-Martin 2 years aft the decease of his father, erstwhile UT-Martin caput manager Anthony Stewart.

Pac-12 Conference

Jaime Jaquez Jr. | 6-7 | F | UCLA Bruins

After battling assorted injuries passim 2021-22, Jaquez (13.9 PPG, 5.7 RPG) is steadfast and acceptable to enactment unneurotic a implicit 2022-23 play that could extremity with Wooden Award contention, on with a lengthy enactment for the Bruins successful the NCAA tournament.

Top Competition: Will Richardson | 6-5 | G | Oregon Ducks

An undisclosed wounded outgo Richardson (14.1 PPG) the past 5 games of the 2021-22 regular season. But he's acceptable to physique connected a run that included marks of 40% from 3 and 78% from the foundation stripe past season.

Patriot League

Tucker Richardson | 6-5 | G | Colgate Raiders

Richardson (12.7 PPG, 5.7 RPG), a senior, was 1 of the Patriot League's astir versatile threats past season. See: His 37% occurrence complaint from 3 and 55% clip wrong the arc for proof.

Top Competition: Jalen Rucker | 5-10 | G | Army Black Knights

With Rucker (17.1 PPG, 37% from beyond the arc) returning, Army could enactment successful its archetypal NCAA tourney 55 years aft erstwhile caput manager Bob Knight rejected an invitation successful favour of the NIT.

Southeastern Conference

Oscar Tshiebwe | 6-9 | F | Kentucky Wildcats

Tshiebwe (17.4 PPG, 15.1 RPG, 1.6 BPG) could go lone the 2nd subordinate successful past to triumph the Wooden Award doubly -- Ralph Sampson achieved the feat successful 1982 and 1983 -- portion besides starring the programme to its archetypal nationalist title since 2012.

Top Competition: Nick Smith Jr., | 6-4 | G | Arkansas Razorbacks

The No. 3 enlistee successful the people of 2022 is besides a projected top-four prime successful ESPN's astir caller mock draft.

Southern Conference

Ques Glover | 6-0 | G | Samford Bulldogs

Samford made 55% of its shots wrong the arc and 37% of its 3-point attempts past play with Glover (19.2 PPG), a first-team all-conference guard, connected the floor, per hooplens.com.

Top Competition: Mike Bothwell | 6-3 | G | Furman Paladins

After entering the NBA draught pursuing past season, Bothwell (15.7 PPG) decided to retreat and instrumentality to Furman, which volition beryllium looking to triumph a Southern Conference title nether his leadership.

Southland Conference

Isaac Mushila | 6-5 | F | Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Islanders

After earning all-Southland Conference 2nd squad honors past year, Mushila (13.2 PPG, 9.4 RPG) could beryllium a double-double instrumentality (he had 13 past season) again.

Top Competition: Trevian Tennyson | 6-4 | G | Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Islanders

Mushila volition beryllium challenged for the grant by teammate Tennyson (12.0 PPG, 37% from 3) -- particularly if this radical sits atop the league standings astatine the extremity of the season.

Summit League

Max Abmas | 6-0 | G | Oral Roberts Golden Eagles

In his archetypal 3 seasons successful assemblage basketball, Abmas averaged 14.5 PPG/37% from 3, 24.5 PPG/43% from 3 and 22.8 PPG/39% from 3. This play could beryllium the champion of his career, however; a scary thought for the remainder of the Summit League.

Top Competition: Mason Archambault | 6-0 | G | South Dakota Coyotes

A standout nether Eric Peterson, Archambault (14.5 PPG, 39% from 3) hopes to amended connected past season's performance, erstwhile helium made 93% of his escaped propulsion attempts, the No. 6 people successful America successful 2021-22.

Sun Belt Conference

Jordan Brown | 6-11 | F | Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns

Brown (15.3 PPG, 8.6 RPG, 1.1 BPG) has recovered a location astatine Louisiana -- his 3rd school, aft stints astatine Nevada and Arizona -- wherever helium made 12 of 27 3-point attempts past season.

Top Competition: Vado Morse | 6-0 | G | James Madison Dukes

In his program's archetypal play successful the Sun Belt, Morse (15.3 PPG) could pb JMU to a league championship.

Southwestern Athletic Conference

Tyrone Lyons | 6-7 | G\F | Southern Jaguars

Lyons (13.7 PPG, 5.0 RPG) made 47% of his 3-point attempts against man-to-man defence past play per Synergy Sports data. He's the champion equipped to pb Southern to the SWAC championship.

Top Competition: Joe French | 6-5 | G | Bethune-Cookman Wildcats

The sharpshooter (15.8 PPG, 91.2% from the foundation stripe, 44.1% from 3) finished past play arsenic 1 of the top-40 3-point shooters successful America.

Western Athletic Conference

Jovan Blacksher Jr., | 5-11 | G | Grand Canyon Lopes

With Blacksher Jr. (15.8 PPG, 39% from 3) connected the tribunal past season, Grand Canyon's opponents averaged conscionable 86 points per 100 possessions, according to hooplens.com.

Top Competition: Cameron Tyson | 6-3 | G | Seattle U Redhawks

After a astonishing tally that ended with a stock of the WAC crown past year, Seattle whitethorn not sneak up connected anyone this season, but Tyson the all-WAC first-teamer could anchor different league rubric chase.

West Coast Conference

Drew Timme | 6-10 | F | Gonzaga Bulldogs

An Associated Press archetypal squad All-American past season, Timme (18.4 PPG, 6.8 RPG) could beryllium the crushed Oscar Tshiebwe fails to triumph a 2nd Wooden Award.

Top Competition: Logan Johnson | 6-2 | G | Saint Mary's Gaels

The instrumentality of Johnson (11.9 PPG, 4.1 RPG, 2.0 SPG) should presumption Saint Mary's to scope its 4th tourney successful six years.