15. Kezza Giffa – High Point
Originally from France, Gizza has made a major name for himself in college basketball with his most significant success coming in the state of North Carolina. As a freshman he saw very brief action at UTEP before hitting his stride at Dayton State at the D2 level. Giffa transferred to High Point in 2023 under new head coach Alan Huss and was a major part of Huss’s two-year revolution with the Panthers.
After putting up 16.2 points per game as a junior, Giffa followed that up with an equally productive senior season and the program’s first ever trip to the NCAA Tournament. He averaged 14.6 points, 2.5 rebounds, and 2.5 assists and earned First Team All-Big South honors for a second year in a row. Giffa remains an elite free throw shooter, a talented scorer, and someone who’s grown into an impact player who can make significant shots on a power conference roster next season.
14. Federiko Federiko – Texas Tech
A dynamic 6-11 center who was born in Egypt but has a Finnish background, Federiko has found success in college basketball, dating back to underrated work at the JUCO level with Northern Oklahoma. His first tastes of D1 ball came across two years in the ACC at Pittsburgh, years in which he put up steady production on some intriguing Panthers teams. What he and his program accomplished this past season was certainly significant compared to those earlier years.
Federiko headed to Texas Tech and helped lead the Red Raiders to the Elite Eight as a major producer off the bench. He averaged 5.1 points and 4.5 rebounds, numbers just a shade below his work with Pittsburgh, but he knocked down 74% of his field goal attempts and was just the interior presence the Red Raiders needed this season. Now he looks for a final home and to lockdown an even bigger role with such untapped potential.
13. Arturo Dean – Oklahoma State
The first three collegiate seasons have been rather successful for Dean and he’s hoping school three and his senior year prove just as profitable. The 5-11 point guard from Miami has already done inspired work, especially in his first two collegiate seasons at Florida International. He was named CUSA Rookie of the Year and led the conference in steals in back-to-back campaigns while growing as an all-around backcourt threat.
After leading the nation in steals as a sophomore, Dean headed to Oklahoma State for his junior year. It wasn’t shocking to see him not quite match those same numbers, though he still averaged 7.6 points, 3.1 rebounds, 3.4 assists, and 2.5 steals per outing. He started most of the games for the Cowboys this season and led the Big 12 in steals. He’s a unique weapon with potential on both sides of the ball who’ll slide into a major role at the point as a senior.