NCAA Basketball: Top 10 players to wear jersey No. 23 in 2023-24 season
By Joey Loose
Honorable Mentions
Brandon Angel (Stanford)
A big piece of Stanford’s frontcourt in recent years, Angel completed a senior season in which he averaged 13.0 points and 4.7 rebounds a game while making 45% of his 3-pointers. In what was a very mediocre season for the Cardinal, Angel would lead the Pac-12 in true shooting percentage and emerge as an important offensive weapon.
Drew Cisse (Western Illinois)
After three years playing junior college ball in San Diego and a season at Missouri-St. Louis, Cisse upgraded to the D1 level this season. He’d put up 8.5 points and 11.0 rebounds per game in his first season at Western Illinois. Not only did he earn First Team All-OVC honors, Cisse was named OVC Defensive Player of the Year and was one of the nation’s top rebounders, with his shot blocking ability also key for the Leathernecks.
Tyler Cochran (Toledo)
Intimately familiar with basketball in the MAC, Cochran spent two years at Northern Illinois and a season with Ball State before landing at Toledo two offseasons ago. He played just nine games last year before standing out as a senior with the Rockets, averaging 14.4 points and 6.4 rebounds a game. Named Second Team All-MAC, Cochran also led the league in steals for a second time and was given the nod as MAC Defensive Player of the Year.
Josh Cohen (Massachusetts)
Cohen was the NEC Player of the Year as a junior at St. Francis (PA) before opting to transfer this offseason. He landed at UMass and fit in nicely with the Minutemen, putting up 15.9 points and 6.8 rebounds per game. This successful season saw him earn First Team All-A-10 honor and emerge as one of the conference’s best offensive players. He did a bit of everything on a team that finished 4th in the league, winning 20 games in the process.
Frankie Fidler (Omaha)
A Nebraska native who’s been a key cog for basketball at Omaha, Fidler finished his third season with the Mavericks by emerging as a top scorer in the Summit League. He averaged 20.1 points, 6.3 rebound, and 2.6 assists a game with solid shooting numbers and offensive metrics. Despite Omaha finishing out of the conference race, Fidler earned First Team All-Summit League honors and was among the national leaders in made free throws and a few other metrics.