NCAAM Conference Superlatives

 The madness is almost here! With conference championships already starting up, it feels like the perfect time to give out my personal awards for All-Conference teams! We did this for every major conference and ONLY conference play was taken into account for these awards. Team success and games played were also taken into account, meaning stars like UNC's Caleb Wilson, TTU's J.T. Toppin or BYU's Richie Saunders were not selected, despite them obviously being amongst the best in their conference. Some conferences like to put 10+ players into their all-conference team, but that is bogus! We challenged ourselves to give just two teams per conference, giving our opinions on the most impactful players! Obviously there is more that goes into impact than just stats, but we will include each players Points/Rebounds/Assists and their shooting splits by FG%/3PT%/FT%. Please comment who you would include in these awards!

Atlantic Coast Conference

Player of the Year: Cameron Boozer, Duke

Coach of the Year: Jon Scheyer, Duke

Freshman of the Year: Cameron Boozer, Duke

Defensive Player of the Year: Ernest Udeh Jr, Miami

1st Team All-ACC

Cameron Boozer, Duke: 22.7 / 10.3 / 3.9 - 59% / 46% / 79%

Ebuka Okorie, Stanford: 23.3 / 3.8 / 4 - 47% / 38% / 85%

Henri Veesaar, North Carolina: 15.9 / 7.7 / 2.1 - 59% / 35% / 56%

Malik Reneau, Miami: 18.1 / 6.6 / 1.9 - 53% / 38% / 77%

Thijs De Ridder, Virginia: 16.3 / 6.4 / 1.9 - 50% / 30% / 77%

2nd Team All-ACC

Boopie Miller, SMU: 18.9 / 3.7 / 6.2 - 48% / 42% / 82%

Isaiah Evans, Duke: 16.2 / 2.6 / 1.2 - 45% / 39% / 88%

Ryan Conwell, Louisville: 18.6 / 4.2 / 2.7 - 41% / 33% / 89%

Tre Donaldson, Miami: 18 / 3.6 / 5.2 - 47% / 37% / 79%

Ven-Allen Lubin, NC State: 14.2 / 7.3 / 0.8 - 68% / 0% / 71%

Big 12 Conference

Player of the Year: A.J. Dybantsa, BYU

Coach of the Year: Jamie Dixon, TCU

Freshman of the Year: A.J. Dybantsa, BYU

Defensive Player of the Year: Flory Bidunga, Kansas

1st Team All-B12

A.J. Dybantsa, BYU: 25.9 / 6.4 / 3.8 - 47% / 34% / 74%

Christian Anderson Jr, Texas Tech: 18.1 / 3.8 / 8.3 - 47% / 42% / 82%

Flory Bidunga, Kansas: 13.2 / 8.9 / 1.5 - 66% / 0% / 64%

Kingston Flemings, Houston: 17.3 / 4.2 / 5.7 - 44% / 33% / 87%

Jaden Bradley, Arizona: 13.4 / 3.3 / 4.6 - 43% / 29% / 78%

2nd Team All-B12

Brayden Burries, Arizona: 17.5 / 6.2 / 2.9 - 50% / 38% / 83%

Joshua Jefferson, Iowa State: 15.5 / 7.7 / 5.0 - 39% / 31% / 70%

Milan Momcilovic, Iowa State: 16.3 / 3.1 / 1.0 - 49% / 47% / 91%

P.J. Haggerty, Kansas State: 23.5 / 5.4 / 3.5 - 48% / 33% / 64%

Rob Wright III, BYU: 20.4 / 3.5 / 3.9 - 47% / 39% / 85%

Big Ten Conference

Player of the Year: Keaton Wagler, Illinois

Coach of the Year: Fred Hoiberg, Nebraska

Freshman of the Year: Keaton Wagler, Illinois

Defensive Player of the Year: Sam Hoiberg, Nebraska

1st Team All-Big Ten

Bennett Stirtz, Iowa: 22.8 / 2.2 / 3.8 - 50% / 38% / 85%

Braden Smith, Purdue: 16.5 / 3.5 / 8.4 - 48% / 40% / 88%

Bruce Thornton, Ohio State: 19.7 / 5.4 / 4.1 - 55% / 39% / 81%

Keaton Wagler, Illinois: 20.3 / 4.5 / 4.9 - 45% / 43% / 81%

Yaxel Lendeborg, Michigan: 13.9 / 7.5 / 3.3 - 46% / 30% / 83%

2nd Team All-Big Ten

Hannes Steinbach, Washington: 19.7 / 11.6 / 1.4 - 60% / 34% / 78%

Jeremy Fears Jr, Michigan State: 17.4 / 2.0 / 8.7 - 46% / 25% / 90%

Morez Johnson Jr, Michigan: 13.7 / 7.6 / 1.1 - 66% / 47% / 77%

Nick Boyd, Wisconsin: 20.8 / 3.9 / 4.5 - 48% / 38% / 83%

Nick Martinelli, Northwestern: 22.8 / 6.2 / 2.2 - 47% / 36% / 83%

Southeastern Conference

Player of the Year: Darius Acuff Jr, Arkansas

Coach of the Year: Mark Byington, Vanderbilt

Freshman of the Year: Darius Acuff Jr, Arkansas

Defensive Player of the Year: Rueben Chinyelu, Florida

1st Team All-SEC

Dailyn Swain, Texas: 19.6 / 7.9 / 3.3 - 55% / 39% / 83%

Darius Acuff Jr, Arkansas: 24.8 / 3.0 / 6.6 - 49% / 43% / 83%

Labaron Philon, Alabama: 21.2 / 2.9 / 4.2 - 48% / 37% / 82%

Thomas Haugh, Florida: 17.5 / 5.8 / 1.9 - 47% / 35% / 78%

Tyler Tanner, Vanderbilt: 21.5 / 3.4 / 5.5 - 48% / 34% / 86%

2nd Team All-SEC

Alex Condon, Florida: 15.1 / 6.8 / 3.5 - 55% / 15% / 63%

Mark Mitchell, Missouri: 18.4 / 4.8 / 4.2 - 52% / 42% / 65%

Nate Ament, Tennessee: 19.0 / 6.0 / 2.3 - 43% / 37% / 80%

Otega Oweh, Kentucky: 21.1 / 4.6 / 2.7 - 48% / 37% / 70%

Rueben Chinyelu, Florida: 11.8 / 12.2 / 0.9 - 57% / 0% / 73%