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College Basketball Top 25 Freshmen
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December 15th, 2011
by Shawn Siegel
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a companion to CollegeHoops.net's
Top 100 Players Ranking, we present the first edition of this season's Top
25 freshmen list. Players are judged on a combination of a) talent/potential and
b) performance. While the top names on this list (Davis, Kidd-Gilchrist, Rivers,
etc) are known to most college basketball fans, there are surprise names further
down including some hidden mid-major and low-major gems (such as CCSU's Kyle
Vinales and Oakland's Corey Petros).
| Rank | Player | Team | League | POS | PPG | RPG | APG |
| 1 | Anthony Davis | Kentucky | SEC | F | 12 | 9 | 1 |
| 2 | Michael Kidd-Gilchrist | Kentucky | SEC | F | 13 | 7 | 1 |
| 3 | Bradley Beal | Florida | SEC | G | 15 | 7 | 2 |
| 4 | Quincy Miller | Baylor | B12 | F | 13 | 5 | 3 |
| 5 | Andre Drummond | UCONN | BE | C | 8 | 6 | 0 |
| 6 | Austin Rivers | Duke | ACC | G | 16 | 3 | 2 |
| 7 | Cody Zeller | Indiana | B10 | C | 15 | 7 | 1 |
| 8 | Myck Kabongo | Texas | B12 | G | 11 | 4 | 6 |
| 9 | Marquis Teague | Kentucky | SEC | G | 11 | 2 | 4 |
| 10 | Tony Wroten | Washington | P12 | G | 14 | 5 | 3 |
| 11 | LeBryan Nash | Oklahoma St | B12 | F | 13 | 5 | 0 |
| 12 | Kyle Vinales | CCSU | NEC | G | 20 | 3 | 4 |
| 13 | Ryan Boatright | UCONN | BE | G | 16 | 3 | 4 |
| 14 | Moe Harkless | St. John's | BE | F | 15 | 8 | 1 |
| 15 | Corey Petros | Oakland | SUM | F | 12 | 11 | 1 |
| 16 | BJ Young | Arkansas | SEC | G | 17 | 4 | 2 |
| 17 | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope | Georgia | SEC | F | 13 | 5 | 1 |
| 18 | LaDontae Henton | Providence | BE | F | 14 | 9 | 1 |
| 19 | Adonis Thomas | Memphis | USA | G | 10 | 4 | 1 |
| 20 | Kendall Anthony | Richmond | A10 | G | 15 | 1 | 1 |
| 20 | Trey Freeman | Campbell | AS | G | 17 | 5 | 1 |
| 21 | Kevin Pangos | Gonzaga | WCC | G | 13 | 3 | 3 |
| 23 | PJ Hairston | North Carolina | ACC | G | 8 | 2 | 0 |
| 24 | James McAdoo | North Carolina | ACC | F | 5 | 4 | 0 |
| 25 | Jordan Tolbert | Texas Tech | B12 | F | 13 | 6 | 0 |
**Stats are current as of 12/14. Includes red-shirt freshmen.
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Comments
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Submitted by Raphielle Johnson on Sun, 2012-01-08 14:19.
Niagara guard Juan'Ya Green. Leads all freshmen in scoring with an average of 19.6 points per game.
Otto Porter
Submitted by Matt Patton (not verified) on Sat, 2012-02-25 02:01.
Otto Porter from Georgetown is definately a top 25 freshmen. He's a walking double-double and can play every spot on the floor
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