This is our first version of the College Basketball player ranking for 2023. To say Zach Edey is leading everyone is an understatement. Simply put he’s turning in one of the greatest college basketball seasons ever while leading Purdue into a surprise top 5. He is significantly ahead by our measure.
Top 150 January 16th 1 Zach Edey Purdue 21.112 2 Azuolas Tubelis Arizona 13.608 3 Jalen Pickett Penn St. 12.761 4 Ryan Kalkbrenner Creighton 12.754 5 Kris Murray Iowa 12.649 6 Drew Timme Gonzaga 12.558 7 Trayce Jackson-Davis Indiana 12.327 8 Brandon Miller Alabama 11.732 9 Oscar Tshiebwe Kentucky 11.466 10 Jaylen Clark UCLA 11.228 11 Souley Boum Xavier 11.193 12 Adam Flagler Baylor 11.081 13 Armando Bacot North Carolina 10.8367 14 Brice Sensabaugh Ohio St. 10.836 15 Markquis Nowell Kansas St. 10.822 16 Liam Robbins Vanderbilt 10.7037 17 Jake Stephens Chattanooga 10.703 18 Jaime Jaquez Jr. UCLA 10.591 19 Oumar Ballo Arizona 10.318 20 Jalen Wilson Kansas 10.122 21 Gradey Dick Kansas 10.031 22 Marcus Sasser Houston 10.0177 23 Joel Soriano St. John’s 10.017 24 KJ Williams LSU 9.947 25 Tylor Perry North Texas 9.94 26 Norchad Omier Miami FL 9.905 27 DaRon Holmes II Dayton 9.891 28 Jack Nunge Xavier 9.835 29 Taevion Kinsey Marshall 9.821 30 Brandin Podziemski Santa Clara 9.667 31 Jaelen House New Mexico 9.653 32 Mitchell Saxen Saint Mary’s 9.513 33 Steven Ashworth Utah St. 9.492 34 Adama Sanogo Connecticut 9.492 35 Terrence Shannon Jr. Illinois 9.443 36 Zed Key Ohio St. 9.436 37 Isaiah Wong Miami FL 9.422 38 Kobe Brown Missouri 9.415 39 Jesse Edwards Syracuse 9.408 40 Cam Spencer Rutgers 9.303 41 Oso Ighodaro Marquette 9.093 42 J’Wan Roberts Houston 9.016 43 Taylor Hendricks UCF 8.995 44 Jordan Miller Miami FL 8.848 45 Max Abmas Oral Roberts 8.519 46 Kendric Davis Memphis 8.477 47 Hunter Dickinson Michigan 8.365 48 Ed Croswell Providence 8.295 49 Kyle Filipowski Duke 8.295 50 Hunter Tyson Clemson 8.295 51 Darius McGhee Liberty 8.246 52 D’Moi Hodge Missouri 8.239 53 JT Shumate Toledo 8.169 54 Colby Jones Xavier 8.155 55 Tyree Appleby Wake Forest 8.148 56 Kyle Bowen Saint Mary’s 8.043 57 Grant Sherfield Oklahoma 7.994 58 Filip Rebraca Iowa 7.952 59 Marcus Carr Texas 7.819 60 Jarace Walker Houston 7.77 61 Braden Smith Purdue 7.749 62 Keyontae Johnson Kansas St. 7.637 63 KJ Adams Jr. Kansas 7.497 64 Nelly Junior Joseph Iona 7.392 65 DeAndre Williams Memphis 7.378 66 Jordan Walker UAB 7.329 67 Adem Bona UCLA 7.308 68 Casey Morsell North Carolina St. 7.308 69 Cam Shelton Loyola Marymount 7.224 70 Eric Dixon Villanova 7.175 71 Wade Taylor IV Texas A&M 7.119 72 Keyonte George Baylor 7.014 73 Johni Broome Auburn 7 74 Seth Lundy Penn St. 6.902 75 Ryan Young Duke 6.902 76 Emanuel Miller TCU 6.573 77 Tyler Kolek Marquette 6.573 78 Branden Carlson Utah 6.468 79 Mouhamed Gueye Washington St. 6.461 80 Jordan Hawkins Connecticut 6.426 81 Mike Miles Jr. TCU 6.412 82 Kam Jones Marquette 6.391 83 Micah Handlogten Marshall 6.377 84 Colin Castleton Florida 6.37 85 Jarkel Joiner North Carolina St. 6.251 86 Morris Udeze New Mexico 6.195 87 Mark Sears Alabama 6.195 88 Terquavion Smith North Carolina St. 6.125 89 Ricky Council IV Arkansas 6.104 90 Justyn Mutts Virginia Tech 6.034 91 Viktor Lakhin Cincinnati 6.013 92 Bryce Hopkins Providence 5.88 93 RJ Davis North Carolina 5.88 94 Santiago Vescovi Tennessee 5.873 95 Zach Freemantle Xavier 5.852 96 David Singleton UCLA 5.803 97 Tolu Smith Mississippi State 5.754 98 Joey Hauser Michigan St. 5.754 99 Jaylen Forbes Tulane 5.747 100 Dajuan Harris Jr. Kansas 5.726 101 Grant Basile Virginia Tech 5.719 102 Olivier-Maxence Prosper Marquette 5.719 103 Jaylin Williams Auburn 5.705 104 Jett Howard Michigan 5.649 105 Kadin Shedrick Virginia 5.648 106 N’Faly Dante Oregon 5.614 107 Isaiah Stevens Colorado St. 5.607 108 KJ Simpson Colorado 5.558 109 Clifford Omoruyi Rutgers 5.516 110 Tre Mitchell West Virginia 5.432 111 PJ Hall Clemson 5.425 112 Mike Bothwell Furman 5.39 113 Keli Leaupepe Loyola Marymount 5.348 114 Jamarius Burton Pitt 5.306 115 Toumani Camara Dayton 5.229 116 Fletcher Loyer Purdue 5.194 117 Vladislav Goldin Florida Atlantic 5.187 118 Tanner Groves Oklahoma 5.11 119 Aidan Mahaney Saint Mary’s 5.103 120 Marcus Shaver Jr. Boise St. 4.942 121 Jalen Bridges Baylor 4.942 122 Fousseyni Traore BYU 4.865 123 Warren Washington Arizona St. 4.739 124 Boogie Ellis USC 4.69 125 Tyrece Radford Texas A&M 4.592 126 Luis Rodriguez UNLV 4.564 127 KJ Buffen UAB 4.564 128 Alijah Martin Florida Atlantic 4.557 129 Anton Watson Gonzaga 4.55 130 Yuri Collins Saint Louis 4.48 131 Tyson Degenhart Boise St. 4.48 132 Drew Pember UNCA 4.41 133 Julian Strawther Gonzaga 4.34 134 Tyler Burton Richmond 4.277 135 Max Fiedler Rice 4.221 136 Reece Beakman Virginia 4.2 137 Julian Phillips Tennessee 4.2 138 Dwight Wilson III Ohio 4.2 139 Isac Jones Idaho 4.2 140 Makhi Mitchell Arkansas 4.2 141 Enrique Freeman Akron 4.2 142 Jalen Slawson Furman 4.179 143 Dae Dae Grant Duquesne 4.165 144 Amari Williams Drexel 4.13 145 Cobe Williams Louisiana Tech 4.081 146 Josh Cohen SFPA 4.06 147 Johnell Davis Florida Atlantic 3.997 148 Patrick Gardner Marist 3.99 149 Landers Nolley II Cincinnati 3.941 150 Jalen Cook Tulane 3.941 Chris Ledlum Harvard 3.92 Kelton Talford Winthrop 3.85 Tyrese Samuel Seton Hall 3.85 Josh Roberts Manhattan 3.85 Cason Wallace Kentucky 3.794 Jayden Gardner Virginia 3.74 Isaih Moore Fresno State 3.64
Freshman 1 Brandon Miller Alabama 2 Brice Sensabaugh Ohio St. 3 Gradey Dick Kansas 4 Taylor Hendricks UCF 5 Kyle Filipowski Duke 6 Jarace Walker Houston 7 Braden Smith Purdue 8 Adem Bona UCLA 9 Keyonte George Baylor 10 Micah Handlogten Marshall 11 Jett Howard Michigan 12 Fletcher Loyer Purdue 13 Aidan Mahaney Saint Mary’s 14 Julian Phillips Tennessee 15 Cason Wallace Kentucky