Ranking college basketball's best players by position (CBS Sport)

[TheBlueMist]

Two Kentucky players make the list. Although not listing other Cats is understandable, I think several will make a case by the end of the year.

Initiator point guard
5. Jaland Lowe, Kentucky: Other initiator point guards had better seasons than Lowe last year, but this is a bet on Mark Pope doing what Mark Pope does with lead guards. Otega Oweh and Lamont Butler posted the best offensive seasons of their careers under Pope's watchful eye, and Lowe should be up next to hit the jetpack joy ride. Lowe's talent is undeniable, both as a scorer and a playmaker. The lefty, dynamic floor general can crease defenses with slashing drives in a flash. With a much-improved shot diet at Kentucky, Lowe should go vroom-vroom.

True wing
2. Otega Oweh, Kentucky: Oweh is just a dawg. Oweh takes tough defensive assignments every night, and has turned himself into one of the premier transition scorers in college basketball. Oweh is a freight train going downhill, and he hammered 47 dunks. Not many wings can match that number.

Ranking college basketball's best players by position: Top stars, breakout picks, transfers primed to erupt

 

[TheBlueMist]

The 15-player lists are copied below (from X)...

 

[Jkr21790]

How the hell is JQnot on this list ? I’d put him number 2 on the true 5 list behind Bittle and by the end of the year he may be number 1. We’re talking about a lotto pick. By the end of the year if they made another list you could see Jasper and Kam on this list as both have the potential to be draft picks after this season.

 

[*Fox2Monk*]

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Mo D and Aberdeen were on there as well! I do believe it was strange to not see JQ on any of the big man lists though.

 

[Wunky]

Mo D and Aberdeen were on there as well! I do believe it was strange to not see JQ on any of the big man lists though.

Media is sleeping on JQ big time because of the injury. I think that’s foolish. It’s unreal what that kid did as a 17 year old in the Big 12.

 

[Jamie Shaw]

How the hell is JQnot on this list ? I’d put him number 2 on the true 5 list behind Bittle and by the end of the year he may be number 1. We’re talking about a lotto pick. By the end of the year if they made another list you could see Jasper and Kam on this list as both have the potential to be draft picks after this season.

JQ could probably qualify for small ball 5, true 5, and stretch 4/big on this list …

 

[Jamie Shaw]

Mo D and Aberdeen were on there as well! I do believe it was strange to not see JQ on any of the big man lists though.

Fascinated to see the year Dioubate is going to have.

 

[Jamie Shaw]

Media is sleeping on JQ big time because of the injury. I think that’s foolish. It’s unreal what that kid did as a 17 year old in the Big 12.

Unreal defensive upside, like big ceiling, with some unlocked play making stuff in there as well.

 

[*Fox2Monk*]

Fascinated to see the year Dioubate is going to have.

Yeah I think Mo D is gonna be a monster this year. He really produced in a limited role at Bama.