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NCAA Basketball: Best mid-major players of the 21st Century

By Logan Butts

GREENSBORO, NC - MARCH 18: C.J. McCollum #3 of the Lehigh Mountain Hawks reacts in the second half against the Xavier Musketeers during the third round of the 2012 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament at Greensboro Coliseum on March 18, 2012 in Greensboro, North Carolina. (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images)
GREENSBORO, NC - MARCH 18: C.J. McCollum #3 of the Lehigh Mountain Hawks reacts in the second half against the Xavier Musketeers during the third round of the 2012 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament at Greensboro Coliseum on March 18, 2012 in Greensboro, North Carolina. (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images) /
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DENVER, CO – MARCH 17: Kenneth Faried #35 of the Morehead State Eagles looks on during the second round of the 2011 NCAA men’s basketball tournament at Pepsi Center on March 17, 2011 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Doug Pensinger/Getty Images)
DENVER, CO – MARCH 17: Kenneth Faried #35 of the Morehead State Eagles looks on during the second round of the 2011 NCAA men’s basketball tournament at Pepsi Center on March 17, 2011 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Doug Pensinger/Getty Images) /

NEC

Central Connecticut: Ken Horton (shoutout to Corsley Edwards)

Fairleigh Dickinson: Chad Timberlake

LIU Brooklyn: Julian Boyd/Jamal Olasewere

Mount St. Mary’s: Junior Robinson

Robert Morris: Karvel Anderson

Sacred Heart: Cane Broome

St. Francis: Jalen Cannon

Wagner: Jermaine Hall

There are some solid players here, but I feel like this group made the least national noise.

OVC

Austin Peay: Chris Horton (shoutout to Trenton Hassell)

Belmont: Ian Clark (shoutout to Evan Bradds)

Eastern Illinois: Henry Domercant

Eastern Kentucky: Corey Walden

Jacksonville State: Walker Russell Jr.

Morehead State: Kenneth Faried

Murray State: Isaiah Canaan (shoutouts to Cam Payne and Jonathan Stark)

Tennessee Tech: Willie Jenkins

UT Martin: Lester Hudson

Ian Clark winning a title with the Warriors is still crazy. Murray State’s top three is barely stronger though. Hudson and Faried were two of my favorite players from this era.

Patriot

American: Derrick Mercer

Boston: John Holland

Bucknell: Mike Muscala (shoutouts to Cameron Ayers, Nana Foulland, and Zach Thomas)

Holy Cross: Keith Simmons

Lafayette: Brian Ehlers

Lehigh: C. J. McCollum (shoutout to Tim Kempton Jr.)

Loyola (MD): Dylon Cormier

Navy: Greg Sprink

Bucknell has had some really good players. Also, McCollum roasting my beloved Blue Devils will always be impressive.

SoCon

Chattanooga: Tre’ McLean

ETSU: Tim Smith (shoutout to Zakee Wadood)

Furman: Devin Sibley

Mercer: Langston Hall

UNC Greensboro: Kyle Hines

VMI: Reggie Williams

Wofford: Noah Dahlman (shoutout to Fletcher Magee)

Reggie Williams could score with the best of them.

Southland

Central Arkansas: Jordan Howard

Lamar: Alan Daniels

McNeese State: Demond Mallet

New Orleans: Bo McCalebb

Northwestern State: Zeek Woodley

Sam Houston State: Donald Cole

Southern Louisiana: Ricky Woods

Stephen F. Austin: Thomas Walkup (shoutout to Jacob Parker)

Texas A&M CC: Chris Daniels

Give me Walkup and McCalebb versus anybody.

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