NCAA Basketball: Top 10 players to wear jersey No. 21 in 2023-24 season

Honorable Mentions

Dante Maddox Jr. (Toledo)

This Chicago native showed potential as an underclassman at Cal State Fullerton before returning to the Midwest two offseasons ago. This season saw him average 15.6 points, 4.3 rebounds, and 2.8 assists in his second year with Toledo, helping the Rockets to another regular season title in the MAC. Additionally, Maddox was given the nod as Second Team All-MAC, standing out as one of the league’s most consistent scorers and offensive playmakers.

Devin McGlockton (Boston College)

McGlockton took a step forward in his first full offseason, standing out this past season as a sophomore at Boston College. It wasn’t necessarily a breakthrough year for him or his Eagles, but he still put up 10.2 points and 6.3 rebounds a game in a very solid effort. McGlockton ranked Top 5 in the ACC in both 2-point field goal percentage and offensive rebounding, making massive strides as an interior threat on offense.

Pharrel Payne (Minnesota)

Things haven’t always gone as planned for the Golden Gophers, but Payne made a nice step forward in his sophomore season for the program. He started a handful of games for Minnesota, averaging 10.0 points and 6.1 rebounds a game, taking on a more concrete role this season. He made more than 60% of his 2-point attempts, showed promise as a shot blocker, and helped the Golden Gophers to a 19-win campaign.

Xander Rice (Monmouth)

For the first four years of his career Rice was a solid weapon at Bucknell, emerging as a major scorer for the Bison most recently. That certainly would continue this season at Monmouth, as the newcomer averaged 20.4 points, 3.0 rebounds, and 3.6 assists a game for the Hawks. In what became a middle-of-the-pack finish for Monmouth, Rice would earn First Team All-CAA honors, standing out as perhaps the league’s most prominent scoring threat.

Yohan Traore (UC Santa Barbara)

Previously a Top 25 prospect who didn’t work out at Auburn, Traore opted for a fresh start for his sophomore season and landed at UC Santa Barbara. While those Gauchos weren’t anything special this year, Traore really stood out, finally playing consistent minutes resulting in 14.5 points and 5.1 rebounds a game. Traore led the Big West in field goal percentage and was one of the most important frontcourt weapons in the league.