This week we examine an impressive list of players who have been on the rise over the last handful of games. It's a guard heavy week with many options standing out due to some high scoring totals of late.
Fantasy College Basketball Waiver Wire: Top Adds This Week
For additional help on college basketball waiver wire recommendations, head to our college basketball player rankings to settle Player A vs. Player B dilemmas, as well as our college basketball injury report to see which backups may be in line for an expanded role.
Power Conferences
Zoom Diallo, G, Washington (Fantrax Ownership: 5%)
Diallo impressed down the stretch of his freshman campaign, and has carried it into the 2025-26 season. He has been one of the best guards in the Big Ten of late, averaging 17.1 points, 5.1 assists, 3.0 rebounds and 1.3 steals over the last seven games. Diallo has a 26.1 percent usage rate over that stretch, which is the same number as standout freshman teammate Hannes Steinbach. Washington has a tough stretch of games upcoming, but Diallo should be owned in a lot more leagues than he is.
Tariq Francis, G, Rutgers (7%)
Francis was brought in to provide a scoring punch after he averaged 19.2 PPG last season at NJIT, and he has done just that leading the Scarlet Knights at 14.4 PPG this season. Funny enough, Francis has actually been a lot more productive when he has come off the
This week we examine an impressive list of players who have been on the rise over the last handful of games. It's a guard heavy week with many options standing out due to some high scoring totals of late.
Fantasy College Basketball Waiver Wire: Top Adds This Week
For additional help on college basketball waiver wire recommendations, head to our college basketball player rankings to settle Player A vs. Player B dilemmas, as well as our college basketball injury report to see which backups may be in line for an expanded role.
Power Conferences
Zoom Diallo, G, Washington (Fantrax Ownership: 5%)
Diallo impressed down the stretch of his freshman campaign, and has carried it into the 2025-26 season. He has been one of the best guards in the Big Ten of late, averaging 17.1 points, 5.1 assists, 3.0 rebounds and 1.3 steals over the last seven games. Diallo has a 26.1 percent usage rate over that stretch, which is the same number as standout freshman teammate Hannes Steinbach. Washington has a tough stretch of games upcoming, but Diallo should be owned in a lot more leagues than he is.
Tariq Francis, G, Rutgers (7%)
Francis was brought in to provide a scoring punch after he averaged 19.2 PPG last season at NJIT, and he has done just that leading the Scarlet Knights at 14.4 PPG this season. Funny enough, Francis has actually been a lot more productive when he has come off the bench. He started 10 of the first 11, but has come off the bench in each of the last six and is putting up 22.7 PPG. That includes a trio of 30-point games. Teams are keying in on the 6-1 guard, but it hasn't mattered.
Mike Sharavjamts, G/F/C, South Carolina (2%)
Sharavjamts has been a consistent producer this season with 21+ fantasy points in his last 13 games. Over that stretch he is putting up 12.2 points, 6.1 rebounds and 2.8 assists. The senior is also shooting 54 percent from the field and 88 percent from the free-throw line in those games. Sharavjamts has always flashed talent as a 6-9 wing who can do a lot of things, but he is finally putting it all together in his senior season.
Fred Payne, G, Boston College (<1%)
Payne paid his dues the previous two seasons at Boston College and now is the clear lead guard for the Eagles. He has scored at least 22 points in three of his last four games, and has been one of the few positives for coach Earl Grant in what has been an otherwise disappointing start to the season. Payne is also knocking down 2.7 treys per contest over the last seven, while also averaging a respectable 4.1 RPG and 2.7 APG over that stretch.
Honor Huff, G, West Virginia (8%)
If your team is in need of some scoring, look no further than Huff. He has scored at least 23 points in seven games this season, with five of them coming in the last seven. Over that stretch Huff is putting up 19.7 PPG and an eye-popping 4.7 3PM on 40.7 percent shooting from deep. You aren't going to get a lot of production anywhere else, but that type of scoring/shooting is hard to find on the waiver wire at this stage in the season.
Nate Calmese, G, Wake Forest (4%)
Calmese made the column after a strong start to the season, but he struggled through late November and December. I thought he was worth another shout considering the production since the calendar turned to 2026. Calmese is averaging 24.0 points, 6.7 assists, 4.3 three-pointers and 3.0 rebounds over the last three games. He's also shooting a comical 62 percent from deep in those three games. It's unrealistic to expect that to continue, but clearly the senior has settled into a nice groove in ACC play.
Anthony Johnson, G, Arizona State (1%)
It's been a three-headed offensive attack this season for coach Bobby Hurley and Arizona State. Johnson is one of three players averaging over 14 PPG and he does that having not played in D-I prior to this season. Bryce Ford has missed four of the last six games and Johnson has picked up each of the starts when he's been out. Over that stretch he is putting up 17.7 points, 3.7 rebounds and 2.3 assists. Johnson also has a usage percentage over 30 percent in those six games. As long as Ford remains out of action, Johnson is a player managers can count on.
Max Mackinnon, G/F/C, LSU (4%)
Mackinnon is coming off his best game of the season last Saturday against a now 16-0 Vanderbilt team. He went for 27 points, four rebounds, four assists and two steals. It continues an impressive stretch of play in which the Portland transfer has put up 17.9 points, 3.4 three-pointers, 2.3 assists and 2.1 rebounds over the last seven. Mackinnon is shooting 48 percent from the field, 49 percent from deep and 94 percent from the free-throw line during that stretch. LSU gets a struggling Kentucky team and a bad defensive team in Missouri this week.
Other Conferences
ND Okafor, F/C, Washington State
Okafor had only started two games in his first three seasons, but has started every game this campaign for the Cougars. He ranks second in the WCC this season at 1.7 BPG. Okafor has also been particularly strong of late, averaging 11.4 points, 6.4 rebounds and 1.9 blocks in 22.4 MPG over the last seven games. He's been a great complement to freshman standout Ace Glass (15.9 PPG).
Cayden Charles, G, St. Bonaventure
Charles has been stuffing the stat sheet in his first season at the D-I level. He is averaging 12.5 points, 6.6 rebounds, 1.9 assists and 1.6 steals per contest. That even more considering the production of teammates Frank Mitchell (16.4 PPG, 10.8 RPG) and Darryl Simmons (15.8 PPG, 3.0 APG). Charles has cleared 40 fantasy points in two of the last six games, a stretch in which he is putting up 14.3 points, 7.5 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 1.5 steals.
Tre Dinkins, G, George Washington
Dinkins has played the sixth-man role this season for a George Washington team that ranks No. 63 on KenPom. He has been quite strong since the start of A-10 play with two standout performances. Dinkins had 22 points, eight rebounds and eight assists against Richmond, and then 24 points and two steals against Dayton. He has also knocked down 20 three-pointers over the last five games while hitting at a 47-percent clip.
Gavin Griffiths, G/F/C, Temple
Griffiths is coming off two huge games. He went for 23 points, seven blocks, six three-pointers, five rebounds and two steals against UTSA, then followed that up by going for 24 points, six rebounds, five three-pointers, four blocks and two steals against ECU. Griffiths is an extremely rare type of player who can produce significantly in both defensive categories, while also being a serious threat from behind the arc. If your league includes the AAC do not leave him on the waiver wire.
