NCAA Basketball: Top 10 players to wear jersey No. 22 in 2023-24 season

Honorable Mentions

C. J. Noland (North Texas)

Once a fringe Top 100 prospect, Noland would spend his first two seasons at Oklahoma but wouldn’t really catch on with the Sooners. He got a shot to be more of a force this past season at North Texas, putting up 10.9 points per game while knocking down 38% of his 3-pointers. Noland helped the Mean Green transition into the AAC and had nice metrics on both sides of the ball.

John Ojiako (Coastal Carolina)

A backup throughout his early career, Ojiako spent three years at Virginia Tech and a season at George Mason before finding the right fit this past offseason. He played inspired basketball in Coastal Carolina’s frontcourt, averaging 12.6 points and 10.6 rebounds a game while making 64% of his field goal attempts. This became something of a lost season for his Chanticleers but Ojiako certainly stood out in his first season with opportunity.

Qudus Wahab (Penn State)

Wahab has spent his career putting up decent numbers on teams that have struggled, but he’s done his part during two stints at Georgetown and at Maryland. His fifth and final collegiate season came with Penn State this past season, putting up 9.8 points and 7.8 rebounds and making 59% of his field goals for the 9th place team in the Big Ten. He’s bounced around and had solid numbers everywhere he’s gone, finishing this season among the Big Ten’s best rebounders and shot blockers.

Tre White (Louisville)

After bouncing around at the high school level, White has done the same early on in his college career. The former Top 40 prospect showed potential as a freshman at USC before landing at Louisville this year. The Cardinals were again atrocious, though White played well, averaging 12.3 points and 5.9 rebounds a game. He took a nice step forward as a sophomore and continues to improve his game, though we’ll see if he develops further at Illinois next season.

Julien Wooden (James Madison)

Year five was certainly the best for both Wooden and this James Madison program. He averaged 9.9 points and 3.2 rebounds per game in his fifth season with the Dukes while making 40% of his 3-pointers.  While he wasn’t one of the high-profile starters for the Dukes, Wooden played well this season and was one of the Sun Belt’s best shooters. He helped James Madison to 32 wins, a conference tournament title, and even scored 12 points in their upset over Wisconsin in the Big Dance.