Midseason Men's Hoops Player Rank: The Top 50 Shuffle

With two months of conference play left, we revisit our preseason top 50 and sort out the player of the year race.

The Top 50

  1. Cooper Flagg, Duke Blue Devils
  2. Johni Broome, Auburn Tigers
  3. Kam Jones, Marquette Golden Eagles
  4. Eric Dixon, Villanova Wildcats
  5. PJ Haggerty, Memphis Tigers
  6. Braden Smith, Purdue Boilermakers
  7. Chaz Lanier, Tennessee Volunteers
  8. Walter Clayton Jr., Florida Gators
  9. Hunter Dickinson, Kansas Jayhawks
  10. Javon Small, West Virginia Mountaineers
  11. Keshon Gilbert, Iowa State Cyclones
  12. Mark Sears, Alabama Crimson Tide
  13. Dylan Harper, Rutgers Scarlet Knights
  14. Kasparas Jakucionis, Illinois Fighting Illini
  15. Zakai Zeigler, Tennessee Volunteers
  16. Graham Ike, Gonzaga Bulldogs
  17. Josh Hubbard, Mississippi State Bulldogs
  18. Ryan Nembhard, Gonzaga Bulldogs
  19. Danny Wolf, Michigan Wolverines
  20. Alex Karaban, UConn Huskies
  21. Ryan Kalkbrenner, Creighton Bluejays
  22. RJ Davis, North Carolina Tar Heels
  23. Curtis Jones, Iowa State Cyclones
  24. Jeremiah Fears, Oklahoma Sooners
  25. JT Toppin, Texas Tech Red Raiders
  26. Maxime Raynaud, Stanford Cardinal
  27. Trey Kaufman-Renn, Purdue Boilermakers
  28. Wade Taylor IV, Texas A&M Aggies
  29. Darrion Williams, Texas Tech Red Raiders
  30. John Tonje, Wisconsin Badgers
  31. RJ Luis Jr., St. John's Red Storm
  32. Norchad Omier, Baylor Bears
  33. Derik Queen, Maryland Terrapins
  34. Donovan Dent, New Mexico Lobos
  35. Tre Johnson, Texas Longhorns
  36. Emanuel Sharp, Houston Cougars
  37. Brice Williams, Nebraska Cornhuskers
  38. Jaland Lowe, Pittsburgh Panthers
  39. Alijah Martin, Florida Gators
  40. Adou Thiero, Arkansas Razorbacks
  41. L.J. Cryer, Houston Cougars
  42. Ian Jackson, North Carolina Tar Heels
  43. Zuby Ejiofor, St. John's Red Storm
  44. Thomas Sorber, Georgetown Hoyas
  45. Chad Baker-Mazara, Auburn Tigers
  46. Asa Newell, Georgia Bulldogs
  47. Lamont Butler, Kentucky Wildcats
  48. Chucky Hepburn, Louisville Cardinals
  49. Ace Bailey, Rutgers Scarlet Knights
  50. Liam McNeeley, UConn Huskies

The Next 10

  1. Bruce Thornton, Ohio State Buckeyes
  2. Caleb Love, Arizona Wildcats
  3. Andrej Stojakovic, California Golden Bears
  4. Mason Falslev, Utah State Aggies
  5. Bennett Stirtz, Drake Bulldogs
  6. Owen Freeman, Iowa Hawkeyes
  7. Collin Murray-Boyles, South Carolina Gamecocks
  8. Vladislav Goldin, Michigan Wolverines
  9. Oscar Cluff, South Dakota State Jackrabbits
  10. Brooks Barnhizer, Northwestern Wildcats

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