NCAA Basketball: Top 10 players to wear jersey No. 12 in 2023-24 season

Honorable Mentions

RJ Luis (St. John’s)

After great work as a freshman at UMass, Luis decided to transfer to St. John’s, joining the roster under new head coach Rick Pitino. A shin injury cost him several weeks, but he’d still average 10.9 points and 4.6 rebounds for the Red Storm, handling the transition to the Big East pretty well. He showed plenty of promise despite missing most of the first two months of the season.

Jacob Meyer (Coastal Carolina)

Not many people know about the hot freshmen in the Sun Belt, though Meyer certainly turned a few heads in his first year of college ball. Despite a terrible season for the Chanticleers, Meyer made the most of his opportunities, averaging 15.7 points, 5.1 rebounds, and 2.6 assists per game. He stood out as one of the best young scorers in the Sun Belt and will hope to build on that success next year at DePaul.

Jose Perez (Arizona State)

Believe it or not, Arizona State was school number five for Perez, who previously played at Gardner-Webb, Marquette, and Manhattan, before sitting out last year at West Virginia. The fifth-year senior did well in the Pac-12, averaging 13.5 points, 3.8 rebounds, and 2.7 assists as a starting guard for the Sun Devils. This certainly wasn’t the most successful season of his career, but that productivity at the power conference level was notable after very little success at Marquette.

Darrion Trammell (San Diego State)

Earlier in his career, Trammell was a scoring star at Seattle before transferring to San Diego State, where he’d play in the national championship game in 2023. We’re only looking at this past year, which was a slight step back at 7.8 points, 2.5 rebounds, and 3.2 assists per game, but Trammell played a certain role for these Aztecs. They didn’t need 20 points a night from him, instead getting solid play on both sides of the ball in much more low key efforts.

Latrell Wrightsell Jr. (Alabama)

After three years growing his game at Cal State Fullerton, you won’t find any complaints from Wrightsell after transferring to Alabama this past offseason. His numbers didn’t quite match his time with the Titans, putting up 8.9 points and 3.0 rebounds per game, but Wrightsell played impressive ball in the back half of the season and helped get the Crimson Tide to the Final Four. He did miss multiple Tournament games but was certainly an impact piece for Nate Oats and his staff.