NCAA Basketball: Top 10 players to wear jersey No. 25 in 2023-24 season
By Joey Loose
Honorable Mentions
Obinna Anochili-Killen (Marshall)
An impactful forward for the Thundering Herd throughout his career, Anochili-Killen just completed his senior season at Marshall. It was by far his most productive season, averaging 14.4 points and 5.9 rebounds per game with decent shooting numbers. Anochili-Killen played an important role on a Marshall team that didn’t exactly excel in the Sun Belt, but he was one of the league’s frontcourt standouts.
John Blackwell (Wisconsin)
A freshman guard from Michigan, Blackwell is fresh off a pretty productive season as a bench piece for Wisconsin. Blackwell put up 8.0 points and 3.2 rebounds per game off the bench, playing pretty solid minutes in his first collegiate season. He shot 45% from outside the arc, albeit with limited opportunities, and 82% from the charity stripe while contributing on a Badgers squad that won 22 games and reached the Big Dance.
Brandton Chatfield (Seattle)
The first two years of Chatfield’s collegiate career were spent at Washington State before transferring to Seattle in 2021. He’s been a much more impactful presence for the Pioneers and just averaged 9.4 points and 5.4 rebounds a game in his third year in Seattle. His 65% mark from inside the arc led the WAC. Chatfield also helped Seattle to another 20-win season with a 4th place finish in league play; he’ll be at Iowa State next season.
Guillermo Diaz-Graham (Pittsburgh)
A 7’0 forward from Spain, Diaz-Graham made a solid step forward in his second season while at Pittsburgh. The sophomore averaged 6.7 points and 3.9 rebounds while knocking down 49% of his field goal attempts and 40% from outside the arc. The Panthers weren’t leaning heavily on Diaz-Graham, but he became a solid role player and decent shot blocker as Pittsburgh nabbed a 4th place finish in the ACC.
Nikita Konstantynovskyi (Monmouth)
Originally from Ukraine, Konstantynovskyi actually spent a pair of seasons at Northeastern Oklahoma A&M and two more with Tulsa before landing at Monmouth this past offseason. He’d put up 9.3 points and 8.1 rebounds as a starter with the Hawks, far exceeding his previous output with the Golden Hurricane. Not only did he showcase his talent and potential for the future, Konstantynovskyi also helped Monmouth finished 6th in the CAA.