NCAA Basketball: Best player from each conference entering January 2019

SEC: Grant Williams, Tennessee

Kentucky has always had the top players in the SEC, no matter how their production has been on court as a team.

That is much, much different this time around however, as Tennessee, and their star junior forward Grant Williams have taken over.

Williams is averaging 20 points, 8 rebounds, and 4 assists per game on the season for the Vols, who are easily the favorite to win the SEC.

Williams has catapulted Tennessee to the national spotlight, as the Volunteers are one of the favorites to win the NCAA tournament come March. Williams will need to come up big, but the SEC’s top player has shown no fear in big games, and that tenacity should continue throughout the year.

Southern: Fletcher Magee, Wofford

Amazingly, the Southern conference is looking like a multi-bid league, as Wofford and Furman are in a tight battle at the top.

Wofford is the favorite, as their senior star guard Fletcher Magee is one of the best shooters in the country.

Magee is averaging 17.5 points per game, and was in the national spotlight last season due to his heroics in Wofford’s stunning upset against UNC.

Magee will finally likely have the opportunity to showcase his sharpshooting in the NCAA tournament come March, and his innate ability to shoot will instantly make Wofford a cinderella pick regardless of seeding.

Magee’s Terriers are in the middle of an ultra competitive Southern conference, but if they can come out on top, it’ll be a real treat to see Magee do his thing on the big stage.