Honorable mentions
G Jahlil Jenkins – Fairleigh Dickinson
2020-21 stats: 16.8 ppg, 3.2 apg, 1.5 spg
The 6’0 guard has been a double-digit scorer all four years with the Knights but has put up 16.0+ ppg in the past two years. Jenkins has played off the ball more and less of a true point guard but his shooting numbers have gone up to a high level.
If Jenkins stays at the mid-major level, he can be a quality starter and all-league player. But at the power conference level, he may struggle to get a footing and have a secure role and rotation spot. The senior playmaker would be a great asset at the A-10 or OVC level.
F/C Josh Carlton – UConn
2020-21 stats: 3.5 ppg and 3.7 rpg
After two years as a starter with the Huskies, Carlton saw his minutes decline as the rest of the frontcourt got healthy. The 6’11 big man has plenty of experience and is a good individual defender but doesn’t provide much offensively.
Unless a power conference program desperately needs a big for depth, Carlton should move down to the mid-major level. At the right spot and surrounded by good guard play, I wouldn’t be shocked if he put up a near double-double average. He’s from the North Carolina area and there are plenty of good small schools that could use his services.
G Jalen Cone – Virginia Tech
2020-21 stats: 9.2 ppg and 0.9 apg
He’s a 5’10 shooting guard with a history of injuries that had to leave the Hokies due to such a crowded backcourt and rotation. Cone’s issue is that the ball tends to stop with him and that he’s not a great defender. At the power conference level, an undersized shooting guard who struggles when threes aren’t going in will have a rough go with it.
But Cone is good at shooting three-pointers, with a career percentage of 41% at over five attempts a game. While he may be a fit at any rotation, Cone will likely have to drop a level to a team willing to allow him to have the ball. But he’s going to have to work on his game to make it work as well.
G Marvin Johnson – Eastern Illinois
2020-21 stats: 15.3 ppg, 5.2 rpg, 4.7 apg
The 6’6 guard led the Panthers in all three main categories last season, including a number of close calls for a triple-double. Johnson made 46% of his field-goal attempts and was in double figures in 22 of 26 games.
Johnson would be best equipped to stay at the mid-major level but at the right spot where he doesn’t have to do too much on offense. The Atlantic 10, Sun Belt, or Southern Conference would be ideal spots for the former JUCO star.
F Alexis Yetna – South Florida
2020-21 stats: 9.5 ppg and 7.3 rpg
The 6’8 forward had a star campaign as a freshman, going for over 12 ppg and nearly nine rebounds a game. After an injury that took him out for all of 2019-20, Yetna came back and was solid overall as a starter but didn’t have the same kind of numbers as before.
Yetna was part of a current roster exodus for the Bulls and is a free agent. While his stock isn’t as high as it once was, look for Yetna to still have plenty of interest at the power conference level.