After most power conference teams played in some loaded Feast Week tournaments, a lot more roles are starting to be defined and coaches are showing what rotations they are likely to use come conference play. This week we have a nice balance of veterans and freshman that should be great long-term options for your fantasy college basketball team.
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Power Conferences
Duke Miles, G, Vanderbilt (Fantrax Ownership: 23%)
Miles is coming off a monster week in which he helped lead Vanderbilt to the Battle 4 Atlantis title. He averaged 24.3 points, 3.7 rebounds, 3.3 assists, 2.3 steals and 2.3 three-pointers over the course of the tournament. The assists were even down slightly from the 4.8 APG he averages on the campaign. Vandy is now 8-0 with the fourth-most efficient offense in the country per KenPom. Miles' play is a huge reason for their success and he should be far more owned than he is.
Brock Harding, G, TCU (3%)
Another guard that showed out during a Feat Week tournament was Harding. TCU got two big wins over Florida and Wisconsin with the Iowa transfer playing a big role. Harding went for 19
After most power conference teams played in some loaded Feast Week tournaments, a lot more roles are starting to be defined and coaches are showing what rotations they are likely to use come conference play. This week we have a nice balance of veterans and freshman that should be great long-term options for your fantasy college basketball team.
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
Duke Miles, G, Vanderbilt (Fantrax Ownership: 23%)
Miles is coming off a monster week in which he helped lead Vanderbilt to the Battle 4 Atlantis title. He averaged 24.3 points, 3.7 rebounds, 3.3 assists, 2.3 steals and 2.3 three-pointers over the course of the tournament. The assists were even down slightly from the 4.8 APG he averages on the campaign. Vandy is now 8-0 with the fourth-most efficient offense in the country per KenPom. Miles' play is a huge reason for their success and he should be far more owned than he is.
Brock Harding, G, TCU (3%)
Another guard that showed out during a Feat Week tournament was Harding. TCU got two big wins over Florida and Wisconsin with the Iowa transfer playing a big role. Harding went for 19 points, 12 assists, five steals and four rebounds against the Gators and then 16 points, five assists and four rebounds in the title game against the Badgers. Harding was a great ball distributor at Iowa, but now he is turning defense into offense.
Corey Washington, F/C, SMU (6%)
Washington had two double-doubles last week to push his season total to three. The second of which came against a strong frontcourt in Mississippi State. The Wichita State transfer is now averaging 14.4 points, 7.6 rebounds and 1.5 steals per game this season, which is similar to his averages the last two season with the Shockers and at St. Peter's. SMU sits at 8-0 this season and is playing at a fast pace, which is creating more possessions for players like Washington to put up numbers.
Tae Davis, F/C, Oklahoma (12%)
Davis was an underrated pickup for the Sooners after a big season at Notre Dame in which he averaged 15.1 points, 5.3 rebounds and 1.8 assists per contest. Through seven games with Oklahoma he is putting up 13.0 points, 8.0 rebounds and 2.6 assists per game. Davis is coming off arguably his best performance of the campaign in a big win over Marquette in which he went for 19 points, 11 boards and five assists. Davis seems in a perfect spot to thrive with scorers Nijel Pack and Xzayvier Brown in the backcourt, and a shot-blocker in Mohamed Wague next to him in the frontcourt.
Filip Borovicanin, F/C, Xavier (1%)
Borovicanin has been filling up the stat sheet this year. Never has that been more evident by a look at his last box score in which he racked up 10 points, 15 boards, five assists, two steals and two blocks. Borovicanin is a highly skilled player with a lot of length who new Xavier coach Richard Pitino has been able to lean on. The Arizona and New Mexico transfer will go against Saint Francis and Cincinnati this week.
Acaden Lewis, G, Villanova (11%)
This has been the year of the freshman and one who is coming on is leading the offense for Villanova. Lewis was a top 50 recruit who has started all six games and is averaging 13.5 points, 5.2 assists, 3.0 rebounds and 1.3 steals. He still is yet to even shoot the ball well, which was something many thought would be a strength coming out of high school. Lewis is only going to get better and is worth buying stock on now.
Amari Allen, F/C, Alabama (4%)
Speaking of buying stock on freshmen, Allen falls into that category as well. Alabama's high-flying attack is so fun to watch, and Allen always seems to jump off the screen. He's got a very complete game averaging 9.6 points, 6.9 rebounds, 3.6 assists, 1.6 three-pointers and 1.1 steals per game. Allen is also shooting over 42 percent from behind the arc. While he's only started one game, Allen ranks fourth on the team at 25.9 MPG. There's very high potential here long-term.
Chance Mallory, G, Virginia (2%)
Mallory is listed at 5-10, but that might be pushing it. That said, the physical measurables don't matter with this guy. He plays with a ton of heart as evidence by averaging 5.4 RPG. Mallory is also putting up 11.3 points, 2.9 assists, 2.3 steals and 1.4 three-pointers despite not starting a single game yet. He's outplayed the veteran Dallin Hall and Mallory is going to be the guy that coach Ryan Odom is going to go with once we get to ACC play more than likely.
Other Conferences
Ace Glass, G, Washington State
The Cougars might have gone 1-2 in Maui, but Glass certainly made a name for himself. His week was highlighted by his 40-point outing against Arizona State in which he went 6-for-9 from three-point range. Glass is another impressive looking freshman who is averaging 25.3 points, 3.3 three-pointers and 2.3 assists over his last four games. Washington State is one of the worst defensive teams in the country, which should leave them in a lot of shootouts.
Christian Hammond, G, Santa Clara
We'll keep it in the WCC and another guard on the rise. Hammond has scored in double figures in all eight games this season and is averaging 16.6 points, 3.9 rebounds, 2.4 assists, 1.8 three-pointers and 1.5 steals over that stretch. After sitting out last season, Hammond has come out firing and been a big reason for Santa Clara's early-season success. They are a one-point loss against Saint Louis from being undefeated. Hammond should continue to put up points against Utah Tech and New Mexico this week.
Christian Henry, G, Fordham
Henry is emerging as a possible triple-double threat. Since being inserted into the starting lineup he is putting up 13.7 points, 5.8 assists and 5.3 rebounds in six games. That includes a game in which he cleared 50 fantasy points against Albany with a 29/7/7 line. Rikus Schulte has been another nice surprise for this team averaging 8.9 RPG, which ranks second-best in the A-10.
Tomislav Buljan, F/C, New Mexico
Buljan leads the Mountain West in rebounding so far this season at 11.1 RPG. His best performance of the campaign came two games ago against Mississippi State in which he went for 19 points and 21 rebounds in an upset victory. Buljan has professional experience in Croatia and is going to be a handful for any frontcourt player in the Mountain West this season.
