This was a fantastic college basketball season, and the level of play hasn’t been higher. Virginia won the ultimate prize – its first national championship – but there’s more to win, most notably… fictional awards from Nothing But Nylon!
There has been plenty of anticipation surrounding who NBN will reward for their efforts this season, so let’s get to it.
NATIONAL COACH OF THE YEAR
Chris Beard (Texas Tech, 3rd Year) – 31-7 (14-4), National Runners Up, Big 12 regular season co-champion
Honorable Mentions: Dana Altman (Oregon), Tony Bennett (Virginia), Mark Few (Gonzaga), Tom Izzo (Michigan State), Nate Oates (Buffalo), Matt Painter (Purdue), Bruce Pearl (Auburn), Kelvin Sampson (Houston), Craig Smith (Utah State), Mike Young (Wofford)
NATIONAL PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Brandon Clarke (F, Jr., Gonzaga) – 16.9 points per game, 138.1 offensive rating, 82.9 defensive rating, 37.0 player efficiency rating, 69.3 effective field goal percentage, 8.7 win shares, 11.0 block percentage, 17.1 rebound percentage, 12.1 assist percentage
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Matisse Thybulle (G, Sr., Washington) – 88.2 defensive rating, 3.0 defensive win shares, 9.8 defensive box plus/minus, 6.6 steal percentage, 8.1 block percentage,
NBN’S ALL-AMERICA FIRST TEAM
Cassius Winston (G, Jr., Michigan State) – 18.8 points per game, 7.5 assists per game, 44.8 assist percentage
Ja Morant (G, So., Murray State) – 24.5 points per game, 10.0 assists per game, 31.6 player efficiency rating
Jarrett Culver (G, So., Texas Tech) – 18.5 points per game, 86.3 defensive rating, 3.5 defensive win shares
Zion Williamson (F, Fr., Duke) – 22.6 points per game, 40.8 player efficiency rating, 87.4 defensive rating
Brandon Clarke (F, Jr., Gonzaga) – 16.9 points per game, 138.1 offensive rating, 82.9 defensive rating
NBN’S ALL-AMERICA SECOND TEAM
Chris Clemons (G, Sr., Campbell) – 30.1 points per game, 33.0 player efficiency rating, 7.5 win shares
Dylan Windler (G, Sr., Belmont) – 21.3 points per game, 10.8 rebounds per game, 30.4 player efficiency rating
Mike Daum (F, Sr., South Dakota State) – 25.3 points per game, 11.7 rebounds per game, 33.6 player efficiency rating
Ethan Happ (F, Sr., Wisconsin) – 17.3 points per game, 10.1 rebounds per game, 3.1 defensive win shares
Grant Williams (F, Jr., Tennessee) – 18.8 points per game, 30.6 player efficiency rating, 7.9 win shares
NBN’S ALL-AMERICA THIRD TEAM
Markus Howard (G, Jr., Marquette) – 25.0 points per game, 23.7 points produced per game, 25.7 player efficiency rating
R.J. Barrett (G, Fr., Duke) – 22.6 points per game, 2.7 defensive win shares, 6.5 win shares
De’Andre Hunter (G, So., Virginia) – 15.2 points per game, 7.3 win shares, 61.8 true shooting percentage
Rui Hachimura (F, Jr., Gonzaga) – 19.7 points per game, 7.4 win shares, 63.9 true shooting percentage
Cameron Jackson (F, Sr., Wofford) – 14.5 points per game, 34.5 player efficiency rating, 87.2 defensive rating
Honorable Mentions: Carsen Edwards (Purdue), Tacko Fall (UCF), Kyle Guy (Virginia), Ty Jerome (Virginia), Anthony Lamb (Vermont), Dedric Lawson (Kansas), Sam Merrill (Utah State), Josh Perkins (Gonzaga), Myles Powell (Seton Hall), Matt Rafferty (Furman), Matisse Thybulle (Washington), PJ Washington (Kentucky), Tremont Waters (LSU), Coby White (North Carolina), Justin Wright-Foreman (Hofstra)
ALL-FRESHMAN TEAM
Coby White (G, North Carolina) – 16.1 points per game, 24.4 assist percentage, 4.1 win shares
R.J. Barrett (G, Duke) – 22.6 points per game, 2.7 defensive win shares, 6.5 win shares
Ignas Brazdeikis (F, Michigan) – 14.8 points per game, 21.4 player efficiency rating, 91.0 defensive rating
Lamine Diane (F, Cal State Northridge) – 24.8 points per game, 11.2 rebounds per game, 27.2 player efficiency rating
Zion Williamson (F, Duke) – 22.6 points per game, 40.8 player efficiency rating, 87.4 defensive rating
Honorable Mention: Antoine Davis (Detroit), Tyler Herro (Kentucky), Romeo Langford (Indiana), Naz Reid (LSU), Obi Toppin (Dayton)
