NCAA Basketball: Top 16 players returning from injury for 2018-19

13. Ty Outlaw, Wing, Sr, Virginia Tech

16-17 Stats: 6.3 ppg, 49% 3pt (57 makes)

Virginia Tech could have used Outlaw to bolster their bench last season, but his experience and shooting will pay huge dividends this season. He is an elite shooter as he hit nearly half of his threes in 16-17 and will likely be a key sixth man on a top ten team if he is healthy from his knee injury.

12. Wyatt Walker, C, Jr, NC State

16-17 Stats: 12.9 ppg, 9.7 rpg, 59% fg at Samford

Walker only played two games due to injury last season but was one of the best players in the SoCon in 16-17. He is a skilled interior scorer who also rebounds at a high level. There are minutes up for grabs in the NC State frontcourt and he will compete with JUCO transfer Derek Funderburke and top 100 freshmen Immanuel Bates and Ian Steere for playing time. I would guess Walker plays 15-20 minutes per game for a super underrated Wolfpack squad.

11. D’Mitrik Trice, PG, So, Wisconsin

17-18 Stats: 9.4 ppg, 2.3 apg, 30% 3pt in 10 games

Trice was a key reserve as a freshman before moving into the starting lineup for a rebuilding Wisconsin squad last season. Unfortunately, his season was cut short due to a foot injury, but he should receive a fifth year since he only played in ten games. Trice will pair with Brad Davison in a dual PG lineup that will make the Badgers a more potent offensive squad. Trice is a better shooter than his numbers indicate and his health could play a huge factor in a potential turnaround season for Wisconsin.

10. Ehab Amin, Wing, Sr, Oregon

16-17 Stats: 16.9 ppg, 6.6 rpg, 3.4 spg, 29% 3pt at Texas A&M Corpus Christi

Amin was committed to Nevada earlier in the offseason but chose to re-open his recruitment after the Martin twins surprisingly chose to return to school. Nevada’s loss is Oregon’s gain and Amin is likely slated for a bigger role than he would have received at Nevada. He is a excellent defender who should begin the season next to Payton Pritchard in the starting lineup. Victor Bailey and Will Richardson will be nipping at his heels, but whether he is a starter or key reserve, he will make a meaningful impact on a good Oregon squad.