NCAA Basketball: Top 30 pending "covid-year" players decisions to make for 2024-25

15. Eric Dixon - Villanova Wildcats

2023-24 season stats: 16.6 ppg and 6.5 rpg

The one player on Villanova who didn’t underachieve was Dixon, who led the team in scoring and rebounding. He had a 32-point game against Creighton, along with averaging nearly 20 ppg in the final nine games of the season. In what will likely be a roster overhaul, the Wildcats are hoping to build around Dixon.

14. Kadary Richmond - Seton Hall Pirates

2023-24 season stats: 15.6 ppg, 6.7 rpg, and 5.1 apg

The 6’5 point guard had his best offensive season yet, leading the Pirates in all three main categories, including a 21-11-11 triple-double stat line against Creighton. With Al-Amir Dawes gone and 15 ppg scorer Dre Davis also with a key decision to make, Seton Hall has to get Richmond back to have a shot at competiting in the Big East.

13. Oumar Ballo - Arizona Wildcats

2023-24 season stats: 12.9 ppg and 10.1 apg

The 7’0 center was second in the Pac-12 in rebounding this past season and remained as one of the top interior defenders. Ballo has become an elite big in the spot and as the program moves to the Big 12 next season, they’ll want to have the center position in good shape against the top teams in the new conference.