With only one college game left to be played, Trey Burke needs a solid national championship Monday to become the 10th player ever with a Value Add of 11% or more, as shown by the new top 100 Value Add players listed below. Syracuse’s zone defense held Burke in check Saturday to lower his season Value Add to 10.95%, meaning he has improved Michgan’s scores by almost 11%. He will need a solid outing against Louisville’s top defense to join the only players who have ever topped 11% for a season (in alphabetical order): Michael Beasley (Kansas St. 2008), Jae Crowder (Marquette 2012), Anthony Davis (Kentucky 2012), Kevin Durant (Texas 2007), Kevin Love (UCLA 2008), Jon Scheyer (Duke 2010), Jordan Taylor (Wisconsin 2011), Kemba Walker (Connecticut 2011) and Shelden Williams (Duke 2006).
The most valuable players in the college ranks often dominate at the next level as well, such as Durant and Love, but others are just great college players like Scheyer and Taylor who do not have the physical ability to be solid NBA players. Most scouts believe Burke and Tim Hardaway from Michigan are better NBA prospects than Louisville’s Peyton Siva and Russ Smith, who are on the small side for the physical 82-game NBA schedule.
Regardless, Burke will still easily be ahead of second place Otto Porter of Georgetown and Victor Oladipo of Indiana with the 10th best total in the www.valueaddbasketball.com database. The Value Add calculations ranked the top three players in the exact same order that the AP writers did in awarding Burke Player of the Year.
| Rnk | Almost Final | Team | Ht | Yr | VA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trey Burke | Michigan | 6′ 0 | So | 10.95 |
| 2 | Otto Porter | Georgetown | 6′ 8″ | So | 9.76 |
| 3 | Victor Oladipo | Indiana | 6′ 5″ | Jr | 9.44 |
| 4 | Erick Green | Virginia Tech | 6′ 3″ | Sr | 9.07 |
| 5 | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope | Georgia | 6′ 5″ | So | 8.94 |
| 6 | Russ Smith | Louisville | 6′ 0 | Jr | 8.89 |
| 7 | Shabazz Napier | Connecticut | 6′ 1″ | Jr | 8.81 |
| 8 | Cody Zeller | Indiana | 7′ 0 | So | 8.73 |
| 9 | Mason Plumlee | Duke | 6′ 10″ | Sr | 8.66 |
| 10 | Nate Wolters | South Dakota St. | 6′ 4″ | Sr | 8.40 |
| 11 | Bryce Cotton | Providence | 6′ 1″ | Jr | 8.02 |
| 12 | Mike Muscala | Bucknell | 6′ 11″ | Sr | 7.98 |
| 13 | Pierre Jackson | Baylor | 5′ 10″ | Sr | 7.77 |
| 14 | Doug McDermott | Creighton | 6′ 8″ | Jr | 7.73 |
| 15 | Michael Carter-Williams | Syracuse | 6′ 6″ | So | 7.71 |
| 16 | Kelly Olynyk | Gonzaga | 7′ 0 | Jr | 7.44 |
| 17 | Jeff Withey | Kansas | 7′ 0 | Sr | 7.44 |
| 18 | Ray McCallum | Detroit | 6′ 3″ | Jr | 7.42 |
| 19 | Shane Larkin | Miami FL | 5′ 11″ | So | 7.37 |
| 20 | Marcus Smart | Oklahoma St. | 6′ 4″ | Fr | 7.29 |
| 21 | Trevor Releford | Alabama | 6′ 0 | Jr | 7.22 |
| 22 | Spencer Dinwiddie | Colorado | 6′ 5″ | So | 7.08 |
| 23 | Jack Cooley | Notre Dame | 6′ 9″ | Sr | 6.98 |
| 24 | Zeke Marshall | Akron | 7′ 0 | Sr | 6.96 |
| 25 | Dwayne Evans | St. Louis | 6′ 5″ | Jr | 6.90 |
| 26 | Cory Jefferson | Baylor | 6′ 9″ | Jr | 6.87 |
| 27 | Romero Osby | Oklahoma | 6′ 8″ | Sr | 6.87 |
| 28 | Arsalan Kazemi | Oregon | 6′ 7″ | Sr | 6.85 |
| 29 | Seth Curry | Duke | 6′ 2″ | Sr | 6.73 |
| 30 | Deshaun Thomas | Ohio St. | 6′ 7″ | Jr | 6.73 |
| 31 | Juvonte Reddic | Virginia Commonwealth | 6′ 9″ | Jr | 6.73 |
| 32 | Peyton Siva | Louisville | 6′ 0 | Sr | 6.71 |
| 33 | Reggie Bullock | North Carolina | 6′ 7″ | Jr | 6.70 |
| 34 | Gorgui Dieng | Louisville | 6′ 11″ | Jr | 6.66 |
| 35 | Richard Howell | North Carolina St. | 6′ 8″ | Sr | 6.61 |
| 36 | Ben McLemore | Kansas | 6′ 5″ | Fr | 6.57 |
| 37 | Taylor Smith | Stephen F. Austin | 6′ 6″ | Sr | 6.57 |
| 38 | Jordan Adams | UCLA | 6′ 5″ | Fr | 6.57 |
| 39 | Aaron Craft | Ohio St. | 6′ 2″ | Jr | 6.52 |
| 40 | Elias Harris | Gonzaga | 6′ 8″ | Sr | 6.49 |
| 41 | Erik Murphy | Florida | 6′ 10″ | Sr | 6.45 |
| 42 | C.J. Fair | Syracuse | 6′ 8″ | Jr | 6.40 |
| 43 | Jake Odum | Indiana St. | 6′ 4″ | Jr | 6.38 |
| 44 | Ben Brust | Wisconsin | 6′ 1″ | Jr | 6.38 |
| 45 | Akil Mitchell | Virginia | 6′ 8″ | Jr | 6.37 |
| 46 | James Southerland | Syracuse | 6′ 8″ | Sr | 6.21 |
| 47 | Jordan Hulls | Indiana | 6′ 0 | Sr | 6.20 |
| 48 | Andre Roberson | Colorado | 6′ 7″ | Jr | 6.17 |
| 49 | Jamaal Franklin | San Diego St. | 6′ 5″ | Jr | 6.17 |
| 50 | Myles Mack | Rutgers | 5′ 9″ | So | 6.14 |
| 51 | Tray Woodall | Pittsburgh | 6′ 0 | Sr | 6.12 |
| 52 | Austin Hollins | Minnesota | 6′ 4″ | Jr | 6.08 |
| 53 | Quinn Cook | Duke | 6′ 1″ | So | 6.07 |
| 54 | Matthew Dellavedova | St. Mary’s | 6′ 4″ | Sr | 6.04 |
| 55 | Chris Udofia | Denver | 6′ 6″ | Jr | 6.01 |
| 56 | Davante Gardner | Marquette | 6′ 8″ | Jr | 6.01 |
| 57 | Maurice Kemp | East Carolina | 6′ 8″ | Sr | 5.99 |
| 58 | Jared Berggren | Wisconsin | 6′ 10″ | Sr | 5.99 |
| 59 | Sean Kilpatrick | Cincinnati | 6′ 4″ | Jr | 5.96 |
| 60 | Andre Hollins | Minnesota | 6′ 1″ | So | 5.96 |
| 61 | Lamar Patterson | Pittsburgh | 6′ 5″ | Jr | 5.95 |
| 62 | Allen Crabbe | California | 6′ 6″ | Jr | 5.91 |
| 63 | Ramon Galloway | La Salle | 6′ 3″ | Sr | 5.91 |
| 64 | Cashmere Wright | Cincinnati | 6′ 0 | Sr | 5.89 |
| 65 | Kevin Pangos | Gonzaga | 6′ 2″ | So | 5.88 |
| 66 | Adreian Payne | Michigan St. | 6′ 10″ | Jr | 5.87 |
| 67 | Alex Oriakhi | Missouri | 6′ 9″ | Sr | 5.85 |
| 68 | Tony Johnson | Lafayette | 6′ 0 | Sr | 5.82 |
| 69 | Jonathon Thompson | Rider | 6′ 4″ | Sr | 5.80 |
| 70 | Kenny Boynton | Florida | 6′ 2″ | Sr | 5.72 |
| 71 | Nick Johnson | Arizona | 6′ 3″ | So | 5.68 |
| 72 | Christian Watford | Indiana | 6′ 9″ | Sr | 5.67 |
| 73 | Kyle Barone | Idaho | 6′ 10″ | Sr | 5.62 |
| 74 | Nerlens Noel | Kentucky | 6′ 10″ | Fr | 5.62 |
| 75 | Ryan Broekhoff | Valparaiso | 6′ 7″ | Sr | 5.61 |
| 76 | Rodney McGruder | Kansas St. | 6′ 4″ | Sr | 5.60 |
| 77 | Anthony Bennett | Nevada Las Vegas | 6′ 8″ | Fr | 5.59 |
| 78 | Tommy Brenton | Stony Brook | 6′ 5″ | Sr | 5.59 |
| 79 | Keith Appling | Michigan St. | 6′ 1″ | Jr | 5.58 |
| 80 | Glenn Robinson | Michigan | 6′ 6″ | Fr | 5.53 |
| 81 | Brandon Paul | Illinois | 6′ 4″ | Sr | 5.50 |
| 82 | Kendrick Perry | Youngstown St. | 6′ 0 | Jr | 5.48 |
| 83 | Markel Brown | Oklahoma St. | 6′ 3″ | Jr | 5.47 |
| 84 | Murphy Holloway | Mississippi | 6′ 7″ | Sr | 5.44 |
| 85 | Patric Young | Florida | 6′ 9″ | Jr | 5.43 |
| 86 | D.J. Stephens | Memphis | 6′ 5″ | Sr | 5.43 |
| 87 | Jackie Carmichael | Illinois St. | 6′ 9″ | Sr | 5.40 |
| 88 | Roy Devyn Marble | Iowa | 6′ 6″ | Jr | 5.40 |
| 89 | P.J. Hairston | North Carolina | 6′ 5″ | So | 5.39 |
| 90 | Fuquan Edwin | Seton Hall | 6′ 6″ | Jr | 5.38 |
| 91 | Colton Iverson | Colorado St. | 6′ 10″ | Sr | 5.37 |
| 92 | Travis Releford | Kansas | 6′ 6″ | Sr | 5.37 |
| 93 | Ian Clark | Belmont | 6′ 3″ | Sr | 5.33 |
| 94 | C.J. Wilcox | Washington | 6′ 5″ | Jr | 5.32 |
| 95 | Chaz Williams | Massachusetts | 5′ 9″ | Jr | 5.31 |
| 96 | Chase Hallam | Denver | 6′ 5″ | Sr | 5.30 |
| 97 | Tyreek Duren | La Salle | 6′ 0 | Jr | 5.30 |
| 98 | Marshall Henderson | Mississippi | 6′ 2″ | Jr | 5.29 |
| 99 | Brandon Triche | Syracuse | 6′ 4″ | Sr | 5.28 |
| 100 | Scottie Wilbekin | Florida | 6′ 2″ | Jr | 5.28 |
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