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STAY TUNED SATURDAY - According to media accounts, Chauncey Billups will be announced on Saturday at 9 a.m. (MT) on ESPN2 as a member of the 2024 Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame class. READ MORE
- As a standout player at Denver George Washington High School, the University of Colorado, and the Denver Nuggets, Billups has been eligible since 2018.
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Billups, who retired in 2014 after a 17-year NBA career, becomes the fourth State of Colorado collegiate player to be inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball of Fame.
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Spencer Haywood, who played at Trinidad State in the late 1960s, was inducted in 2015.
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Burdie Halderson, who played at CU in the mid-1950s, was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball of Fame as a member of the 1960 U. S. Olympic men's basketball team.
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Becky Hammon of Colorado State was inducted in 2023.
- Click here for a list of individuals with Colorado ties who have been inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball of Fame in Springfield, Mass.
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Seven Colorado schools competed in the post-season.
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2024 Colorado Boys High School Champions - Read More
Scherer Gatorade POY - Read More
6A - Valor Christian
5A - Mesa Ridge
4A - Resurrection Christian
3A - Yuma
2A - Limon
1A - Cheyenne Wells
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ALL COLORADO
Players from Division I schools dominated BFI's All-Colorado team, which is led by Denver's Tommy Bruner, the nation's No. 2 scorer in major college men's basketball.
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Denver was picked to finish last in The Summit League last fall. Bruner then guided the Pioneers to the title game in the conference's post-season tournament.
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Bruner's 24.0 scoring average ranks second to Purdue's Zach Edey (25.0).
- Like DU, Northern Colorado was picked to finish near the bottom of the Big Sky Conference, but Saint Thomas' play guided the Bears to second place in the regular season. The league's top newcomer and first-team Big Sky pick, Thomas averaged nearly a double-double with 19.7 points and 9.8 rebounds a game.
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KJ Simpson, Tristan da Silva, and Isaiah Stevens validated pre-season predictions for Colorado and Colorado State as both schools advanced to the NCAA Championships.
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Simpson (19.7) and da Silva (16.0) finished in the top 10 in Pac-12 scoring.
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Simpson was also third in league steals (1.6) and fifth in assists (4.9).
- With 2,350 points, Stevens finished as CSU's career leader in points scored and second all-time in the Mountain West behind BYU's Jimmer Fredette.
- With his 863 career assists, Stevens is the Rams' men's assist leader and the Mountain West's assist leader.
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ALL COLORADO - FIRST TEAM
Player, School, GP, MIN, Points, Rebounds, Assists, Steals, Blocks, FG, 3FG, FT
Tommy Bruner, Denver, 34, 33.7, 24.0, 2.8, 4.2, 1.3, 0.1, 43.5%, 35.3%, 80.8%
Saint Thomas, UNC, 32, 34.8, 19.7, 9.8, 4.2, 1.7, 0.9, 47.2%, 33.0%, 86.8%
KJ Simpson, Colorado, 37, 35.1, 19.7, 5.8, 4.9, 1.6, 0.1, 47.5%, 43.4%, 87.6%
Isaiah Stevens, CSU, 36, 34.8, 16.0, 3.2, 6.8, 1.2, 0.2, 47.4%, 44.0%, 83.6%
Tristan da Silva, Colorado, 34, 33.8, 16.0, 5.1, 2.4, 1.1, 0.6, 49.3%, 39.5%, 83.5%
ALL COLORADO - SECOND TEAM
Player, School, GP, MIN, Points, Rebounds, Assists, Steals, Blocks, FG, 3FG, FT
Trevor Baskin, Mesa, 34, 29.3, 18.2, 8.3, 3.9, 1.1, 1.4, 57.4%, 36.5%, 67.2%
Majok Deng, Mines, 33, 24.8, 17.2, 3.4, 0.8, 0.4, 0.1, 44.1%, 43.6%, 84.0%
Brayden Maldonado, MSUD, 29, 33.1, 16.8, 4.1, 2.7, 1.7, 0.5, 44.8%, 34.4%, 89.1%
Obi Agbim, Fort Lewis, 33, 30.5, 15.5, 4.0, 2.9, 1.4, 0.4, 44.3%, 35.5%, 83.6%
Owen Koonce, Mesa, 34, 24.6, 13.2, 3.9, 1.8, 1.2, 0.5, 54.4%, 35.4%, 90.3%
ALL COLORADO - FRESHMAN TEAM
Player, School, GP, MIN, Points, Rebounds, Assists, Steals, Blocks, FG, 3FG, FT
Xavier Martinez, UCCS, 28, 34.2, 14.8, 2.6, 4.1, 1.1, 0.1, 44.8%, 37.7%, 82.3%
Cody Williams, Colorado, 24, 28.4, 11.9, 3.0, 1.6, 0.6, 0.7, 55.2%, 41.5%, 71.4%
Bradley Land, Christian, 28, 24.7, 11.1, 5.9, 0.9, 1.0, 0.6, 53.5%, 27.9%, 72.0%
Jalen Brown, Regis, 28, 23.2, 9.5, 2.0, 1.1, 0.5, 0.1, 43.2%, 32.6%, 70.5%
Alex Romack, Mines, 33, 24.8, 8.9, 6.8, 1.0, 0.6, 0.8, 64.5%, 0.0%, 63.0%
Tyler Halligan, W. Colorado, 23, 20.8, 8.2, 2.9, 1.3, 0.9, 0.1, 44.2%, 46.8%, 72.7%
Ty Cox, Regis, 27, 21.5, 8.0, 4.7, 0.9, 0.9, 0.1, 44.0%, 30.3%, 67.3%
Marzouq Ibn Abdur-Razaaq, MSUD, 26, 21.7, 7.6, 4.0, 0.7, 0.5, 0.2, 51.9%, 31.8%, 58.8%
Corbin Garver, CSU Pueblo, 28, 16.6, 7.1, 3.9, 0.9, 0.8, 0.1, 45.6%, 37.5%, 60.0%
DeAndre Craig, Denver, 34, 23.4, 6.6, 2.6, 2.5, 1.0, 0.0, 39.0%, 29.5%, 57.6%
ALL-COLORADO SIXTH-MAN TEAM
Player, School, GP, MIN, Points, Rebounds, Assists, Steals, Blocks, FG, 3FG, FT
Dejour Reaves, UNC, 30-11, 29.2, 14.9, 3.5, 1.4, 1.3, 0.1, 46.7%, 38.0%, 82.4%
Mac Stodart, UCCS, 26-13, 23.0, 10.5, 4.5, 1.3, 0.4, 0.4, 45.4%, 28.3%, 75.0%
Brayden Carter, Fort Lewis, 33-0, 19.2, 10.2, 4.9, 0.5, 0.6, 0.8, 63.6%, 36.4%, 67.0%
Jalen Brown, Regis, 28-2, 23.2, 9.5, 2.0, 1.1, 0.5, 0.1, 43.2%, 32.6%, 70.5%
Tarig Eisa, Regis, 29-12, 21.7, 8.6, 5.1, 0.9, 1.0, 1.6, 47.2%, 33.3%, 69.8%
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Colorado Mesa's Trevor Baskin earned All-American honors, validating his selection as the top player on the second-team All-Colorado squad. Baskin was one of 16 players named to the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) All-America squad and earned third-team All-American honors from the Division II Conference Commissioners Association (D2CCA). READ MORE
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DID YOU KNOW? - During the 2023-2024 season, 338 (263 at the 4-year level, 75 at 2-year schools) players were listed on rosters at Colorado colleges and universities. A total of 107 individuals (84 at the 4-year level and 23 at 2-year schools) listed their hometown in Colorado. PDF STATS | | |
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Player, 4-year, Colorado credentials, GP, MIN, PTS, REB, AST, STL, BS, FG, 3FG, FT
Trevor Baskin, Mesa, Arvada, Pomona, 34, 29.3, 18.2, 8.3, 3.9, 1.1, 1.4, 57.4%, 36.5%, 67.2%
Brayden Maldonado, MSU Denver, Aurora, Smoky Hill, 29, 33.1, 16.8, 4.1, 2.7, 1.7, 0.5, 44.8%, 34.4%, 89.1%
Caleb McGill, MSUD, Aurora, Grandview, 27, 27.0, 15.7, 5.4, 1.3, 0.3, 0.7, 53.3%, 39.1%, 81.4%
Mac Riniker, Mesa, Steamboat Springs, Steamboat Springs, 22, 24.9, 14.2, 5.2, 2.4, 2.0, 1.0, 63.8%, 43.1%, 70.2%
Owen Koonce, Mesa, Lafayette, Centaurus, 34, 24.6, 13.2, 3.9, 1.8, 1.2, 0.5, 54.4%, 35.4%, 90.3%
Joel Scott, CSU, Monument, Lewis-Palmer, 36, 28.3, 13.1, 6.1, 1.4, 0.8, 0.9, 56.9%, 25.0%, 67.2%
Nique Clifford, CSU, Colorado Springs, The Vanguard School, 36, 30.3, 12.2, 7.6, 3.0, 1.4, 0.9, 52.2%, 37.6%, 75.9%
Brock Wisne, UNC, Thornton, Horizon, 33, 26.7, 11.7, 4.3, 1.5, 0.7, 0.3, 61.6%, 33.3%, 74.4%
Brayden Carter, Fort Lewis, Littleton, Mullen, 33, 19.2, 10.2, 4.9, 0.5, 0.6, 0.8, 63.6%, 36.4%, 67.0%
Avery Rembao, W. Colo., Loveland, Loveland, 16, 25.4, 9.8, 3.0, 1.7, 0.7, 0.3, 37.4%, 30.4%, 67.3%
Christopher Speller, Mesa, Denver, Rangeview, 32, 23.9, 9.0, 4.0, 3.1, 0.6, 0.3, 59.1%, 41.3%, 70.9%
Asher Nofziger, CC, Denver, Cherry Creek, 28, 19.0, 8.3, 4.7, 1.6, 0.7, 0.5, 46.2%, 24.1%, 73.9%
Jayden Washington, UCCS, Aurora, Eaglecrest, 15, 24.8, 8.1, 4.5, 0.5, 0.3, 0.1, 37.9%, 25.4%, 66.7%
Kolby Walker, Adams, Colorado Springs, Christian School, 28, 18.5, 7.8, 1.4, 0.5, 0.8, 0.1, 37.6%, 30.4%, 81.0%
Marzouq Ibn Abdur-Razaaq, MSUD, Aurora, Accelerated Prep, 26, 21.7, 7.6, 4.0, 0.7, 0.5, 0.2, 51.9%, 31.8%, 58.8%
Julian Hammond III., CU, Denver, Creek, 24, 21.1, 7.4, 2.5, 1.8, 0.5, 0.1, 44.8%, 40.0%, 76.0%
Corbin Garver, CSU Pueblo, Colorado Springs, Air Academy, 28, 16.6, 7.1, 3.9, 0.9, 0.8, 0.1, 45.6%, 37.5%, 60.0%
Noah Baca, UCCS, Monument, Lewis-Palmer, 25, 26.4, 7.1, 3.6, 1.8, 0.6, 0.1, 53.4%, 32.6%, 67.7%
Jamel Hollins, W. Colorado, Aurora, Grandview, 19, 18.9, 7.0, 5.3, 1.8, 0.6, 0.2, 50.5%, 0.0%, 62.7%
Adrian Price, CC, Aurora, Eaglecrest, 28, 15.7, 7.0, 3.8, 0.4, 0.3, 0.4, 49.7%, 0.0%, 44.0%
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Player, 2-year, Colorado credentials, GP, MIN, PTS, REB, AST, STL, BS, FG, 3FG, FT
Anthony Harris Jr., Otero, Aurora, Smoky Hill, 27, 11.5, 14.6, 8.4, 1.9, 0.8, 0.8, 50.5%, 26.5%, 58.6%
Curtis Stovall, Lamar, Denver, Vista Peak, 23, 9.9, 12.7, 4.1, 0.8, 0.7, 0.2, 35.6%, 31.9%, 75.5%
Donovan Maestas, Colo. Northwestern, Clifton, Palisade High, 16, 29.6, 8.5, 2.5, 1.7, 0.4, 0.1, 30.5%, 25.7%, 60.4%
Elijah Thomas, Northeastern, Aurora, Rangeview, 27, 19.6, 8.3, 4.1, 2.2, 0.7, 0.4, 41.5%, 42.9%, 58.0%
Jordan Whitaker, Lamar, Aurora, Smoky Hill, 19, 8.7, 7.8, 3.0, 0.5, 0.8, 0.0, 33.1%, 27.6%, 82.4%
Isaiah Poindexter, Otero, Denver, Montbello, 30, 10.2, 7.2, 3.4, 2.7, 1.0, 0.2, 40.8%, 15.8%, 56.1%
Titus Washington, Trinidad, Aurora, Cherokee Trail, 31, 12.0, 6.0, 2.3, 1.7, 0.6, 0.1, 39.7%, 43.1%, 83.7%
UK Onyenwere, Northeastern, Aurora, Grandview, 7, 10.0, 4.9, 4.1, 1.1, 0.4, 0.6, 43.3%, 0.0%, 57.1%
Ryder McConnell, Northeastern, Sterling, Sterling, 27, 17.0, 4.1, 2.3, 1.5, 0.6, 0.1, 35.8%, 31.8%, 60.0%
Jamir Todd, Otero, Denver, Denver South, 23, 2.9, 3.5, 3.3, 0.3, 0.8, 0.3, 41.0%, 0.0%, 55.2%
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Former Colorado prep (Prairie View) and collegiate Northeastern Junior College and the University of Northern Colorado), Dalton Knecht made a name for himself this season.
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Playing at Tennessee this season, Knecht averaged 21.7 points per game and joins Zach Edey of Purdue as a finalist for the John Wooden Award as the nation's top player. READ MORE
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1,000-point scorers at Colorado schools during 2023-2024 season | | |
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Player, School (former school), Games, Career Points, School Points, Points at Previous School(s)
Joel Scott, Colorado State, 152, 2,942, 471, 2,471 at Black Hills State
Patrick Cartier, Colorado State, 151, 2,391, 767, 1,624 at Hillsdale
Isaiah Stevens, Colorado State, 153, 2,350, 2,350
Tommy Bruner, Denver, 133, 2,186, 1,324, 747 at USC Upstate, 115 at Jacksonville
Brevin Walter, CSU Pueblo, 98, 1,672, 408, 1,264 at South Dakota Mines
Trevor Baskin, Colorado Mesa, 124, 1,656, 1,656
Dejour Reaves, Northern Colorado, 81, 1,557, 446, 1,111 at Trinidad State
Mario Lacy, Jr., MSUD, 137, 1,476, 288, 288 at Urbana, 900 at Belmont Abbey (1,003 career reb)
Tristan da Silva, Colorado, 124, 1,456, 1,456
KJ Simpson, Colorado, 98, 1,424, 1,424
Armon Muldrew, CSU Pueblo, 98, 1,403, 388, 74 Lenoir-Rhyne, 941 at San Bernardino Valley
Brenden Patrick, Colorado Christian, 100, 1,354, 178, 1,176 at Lewis & Clark
Avery Rembao, Western Colorado, 114, 1,305, 1,305
Makiah Morris, CSU Pueblo, 102, 1,165, 710, 455 at San Diego City
Joe Palmer, Colorado State, 126, 1,144, 286, 858 at Augsburg
Touko Tainamo, Denver, 98, 1,094, 1,094
Mac Riniker, Colorado Mesa, 112, 1,073, 1,073
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ALL-TIME STATE OF COLORADO CAREER LEADERS - PDF | | |
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Single-season Points
(Games, Average), Player, School, Season
851 (33, 25.8), Derrick White, UCCS, 2014-2015
832 (30, 27.7), Jon Baskin, Mesa, 1990-1991
816 (34, 24.0), Tommy Bruner, DU, 2023-2024
801 (33, 24.3), Akuel Kot, Fort Lewis, 2022-2023
779 (38, 20.5), Alec Burks, Colorado, 2010-2011
778 (33, 23.6), Jon Baskin, Mesa, 1988-1989
768 (30, 25.6), Ryan Stephan, Mesa, 2015-2016
746 (28, 26.6), Raymond Dudley, AFA, 1988-1989
729 (26, 28.0), Cliff Meely, Colorado, 1970-1971
728 (37, 19.7), KJ Simpson, CU, 2023-2024
Single-season Assists
(Games, Average), Player, School, Season
285 (28, 10.2), Adrian Hutt, MSUD, 1990-1991
274 (22, 8.3), Clayton Smith, MSUD, 2002-2003
255 (26, 9.8), Jeff Rhodes, Mines, 1978-1979
245 (36, 6.8), Isaiah Stevens, CSU, 2023-2024
Career Assists
(Games, Average), Player, School, Seasons
863 (153, 5.6), Isaiah Stevens, CSU, 2019-2024
683 (131, 5.2), McKinley Wright IV, CU, 2017-2021
640 (114, 5.6), Bob Barrows, Mesa, 1981-1984
612 (127, 4.8), Clayton Smith, MSUD, 1999-2003
607 (78, 7.8), Jeff Rhodes, Mines, 1978-1982
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Career Points
(Games, Average), Player, School, Seasons
2,551 (106, 24.1), Raul Varela, Mines, 1992-1996
2,490 (119, 20.9), D. White, UCCS/CU, 2012-2015, 2016-2017
2,414 (118, 20.5), Mike Ziegler, Mines, 1986-1990
2,350 (153, 15.4), Isaiah Stevens, CSU, 2019-2024
2,272 (130, 17.5), Jordan Davis, UNC, 2015-2019
2,227 (91, 24.5), Jon Baskin, Mesa, 1988-1991
2,178 (109, 20), R. Dudley, AFA, 1986-1990
2,143 (106, 20.2), Cal Tatum, CSUP, 1969-1973
2,116 (122, 17.3), DeMarcos Anzures, MSUD, 1996-2000
2,112 (114, 18.5), Mike Higgins, UNC, 1985-1989
2,100 (98, 21.4), Verdel Baskin, CC, 1995-1999
2,073 (112, 18.5), Ryan Stephan, Mesa, 2012-2016
2,073 (136, 15.2), Riley Farris, Fort Lewis, 2016-2022
2,067 (108, 19.1), Stephen Bahl, Mines, 2001-2005
2,056 (115, 17.9), Guy Taylor, CSUP, 1984-1988
2,035 (115, 17.7), Paul Cain, Mesa, 1986-1990
2,014 (125, 16.1), Gokul Natesan, Mines, 2013-2017
2,009 (117, 17.2), Brian Stamer, Christian, 2003-2008
2,003 (110, 18.2), Otis Jones, AFA, 1991-1995
2,002 (96, 20.9), Michael Reich, CC, 2001-2005
2,001 (119, 16.8), Richard Roby, CU, 2004-2008
2,001 (132, 15.2), Cory Higgins, CU, 2007-2011
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Player, School, GP, MIN, Points, Rebounds, Assists, Steals, Blocks, FG, 3FG, FT
Tommy Bruner, Denver, 34, 33.7, 24.0, 2.8, 4.2, 1.3, 0.1, 43.5%, 35.3%, 80.8%
Saint Thomas, UNC, 32, 34.8, 19.7, 9.8, 4.2, 1.7, 0.9, 47.2%, 33.0%, 86.8%
KJ Simpson, Colorado, 37, 35.1, 19.7, 5.8, 4.9, 1.6, 0.1, 47.5%, 43.4%, 87.6%
Trevor Baskin, Mesa, 34, 29.3, 18.2, 8.3, 3.9, 1.1, 1.4, 57.4%, 36.5%, 67.2%
Brevin Walter, CSU Pueblo, 25, 29.4, 17.3, 3.7, 2.6, 0.8, 0.2, 40.6%, 38.7%, 89.2%
Majok Deng, Mines, 33, 24.8, 17.2, 3.4, 0.8, 0.4, 0.1, 44.1%, 43.6%, 84.0%
Brayden Maldonado, MSUD, 29, 33.1, 16.8, 4.1, 2.7, 1.7, 0.5, 44.8%, 34.4%, 89.1%
Destan Williams, Adams, 28, 30.9, 16.8, 2.6, 3.5, 2.2, 0.1, 50.6%, 38.7%, 86.3%
Isaiah Stevens, CSU, 36, 34.8, 16.0, 3.2, 6.8, 1.2, 0.2, 47.4%, 44.0%, 83.6%
Tristan da Silva, Colorado, 34, 33.8, 16.0, 5.1, 2.4, 1.1, 0.6, 49.3%, 39.5%, 83.5%
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2-year School Men's Basketball Won-Lost Records - STATS
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| School | League Won | League Won | Pct. | Overall Won | Overall Lost | Pct. | | Colo. NW | 3 | 10 | .231 | 13 | 17 | .433
| | Lamar | 1 | 11 | .083 | 8 | 23 | .258 | | Northeastern | 7 | 5 | .583 | 14 | 14 | .500 | | Otero | 4 | 7 | .364 | 13 | 17 | .433 | | Trinidad | 10 | 2 | .833 | 25 | 8 | .758 | | |
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Player, School, Class, Games, Minutes, Points, Rebounds, Assists, Steals, Blocks, FG Pct., 3FG Pct., FT Pct.
Lateef Patrick, Trinidad, Frosh, 32, 18.0, 17.1, 3.9, 1.4, 1.4, 0.3, 45.2%, 36.3%, 86.0%
Cole Johnson, Colorado NW, Frosh, 30, 34.1, 16.3, 4.9, 3.2, 1.5, 0.1, 45.9%, 35.6%, 78.5%
LaSon Walker, Otero, Soph., 19, 9.2, 15.8, 4.1, 1.5, 1.3, 0.2, 44.6%, 36.4%, 76.8%
Tyler Christensen, Colorado NW, Frosh, 30, 33.0, 15.5, 5.0, 3.2, 1.2, 0.4, 39.8%, 29.0%, 58.0%
Sean Lindsay, Lamar, Frosh, 28, 12.0, 15.3, 3.0, 3.3, 1.7, 0.1, 36.9%, 24.3%, 76.6%
Anthony Harris Jr., Otero, Soph., 27, 11.5, 14.6, 8.4, 1.9, 0.8, 0.8, 50.5%, 26.5%, 58.6%
Jalen Foy, Northeastern, Soph., 26, 28.1, 14.1, 8.2, 3.1, 1.1, 0.5, 45.2%, 38.6%, 68.6%
Deng Diew, Northeastern, Frosh, 23, 20.7, 14.0, 5.1, 0.8, 0.4, 0.3, 50.0%, 55.9%, 67.6%
Tay Mosher, Otero, Soph., 26, 8.0, 13.5, 5.0, 1.2, 0.7, 0.1, 45.9%, 37.5%, 74.6%
Curtis Stovall, Lamar, Frosh, 23, 9.9, 12.7, 4.1, 0.8, 0.7, 0.2, 35.6%, 31.9%, 75.5%
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