NCAA Basketball: 50 best mid-major players of the 2017-18 season

Brandon Tabb – Bethune-Cookman

18.9 points, 3.6 rebounds, 1.5 steals

MEAC Player of the Year, AP Honorable Mention All-American

Ahmad Thomas – UNC-Asheville

16.5 points, 5.8 rebounds, 2.8 assists, 1.9 steals

First-Team All-Big South, Big South Defensive Player of the Year

Zach Thomas – Bucknell (And also Nana Foulland and Stephen Brown)

20.5 points, 9.1 rebounds, 2.1 assists, 1.0 steals

Patriot Player of the Year, Lou Henson All-American, AP Honorable Mention All-American

James Thompson IV – Eastern Michigan

14.5 points, 11.2 rebounds,1.9 blocks

First-Team All-MAC, Lou Henson All-American

Seth Towns – Harvard

16.0 points, 5.7 rebounds

Ivy League Player of the Year, Lou Henson All-American, AP Honorable Mention All-American, USWBA All-District

Bryce Washington – Louisiana (Shoutout to Frank Bartley)

10.4 points, 10.5 rebounds, 2.1 assists, 1.3 steals

First-Team All-Sun Belt, Lou Henson All-American

Thomas Wilder – Eastern Michigan 

18.8 points, 4.4 rebounds, 4.3 assists, 1.9 steals

First-Team All-MAC

Johnathan Williams – Gonzaga 

13.4 points, 8.5 rebounds, 1.1 blocks

First-Team All-WCC, AP Honorable Mention All-American, USWBA All-District

Dyland Windler – Belmont 

17.3 points, 9.3 rebounds, 2.7 assists, 1.0 steals

First-Team All-OVC

Justin Wright-Foreman – Hofstra 

24.4 points, 3.3 rebounds, 2.2 assists

CAA Player of the Year, AP Honorable Mention All-American

Next: 2018-19 Early Top 25

While many of these players are moving on, a good amount will be returning. Along with a few more quality mid-majors looking to make a mark on their own.