To introduce this piece, I first need to take you back to the fall of 2020. Stick with me here.
I was a 16-year old with a love for college hoops that was growing exponentially. With that growth came the realization that I wanted to pursue a career in college basketball media. I scoured the Internet looking for new creators and new perspectives to inform my own content, which eventually brought me to Heat Check CBB, an internet outlet that lasted a few years before coincidentally folding into our own site in late 2025. They had multiple writers, each with their own niche, and they covered the sport nationally with fresh ideas from multiple angles. I was obsessed and consumed a large majority of the content they put out from 2020 through 2023. Paywalled bracket projections, features, watchability grids, even a short-lived CBB coaching simulation using Google Forms (I headed Texas State). I was there for all of it.
Above all else, my favorite thing Heat Check ever put out was Andrew Dieckhoff’s All-Arthur series. Using stat thresholds on Bart Torvik’s website, this was a series where Dieckhoff attempted to quantify who was the best college basketball player in the country in a specific role. For example, who’s the best floor general in college basketball? Who’s the best one-man highlight reel, combining dunks with big-time three-point shooting? Who’s the most effective bench player in the nation? He made stat thresholds determining who could contend for 12 awards, and then he found a winner for each. I thought the idea was awesome and super unique.
The All-Arthur series lasted three years on Heat Check’s site, from 2020 to 2023. Eventually, new ideas took its place. The series has popped into my head from time to time over the past couple years, and occasionally I’ve gone back and applied one of Dieckhoff’s thresholds just to see who qualifies for an award today. When I joined this site and started thinking about different types of content to put out, one story stood out as a must-write to me. I had to bring back the All-Arthur Team.
So here we are. With Dieckhoff’s blessing, I’m going to present your current 2025-26 All-Arthur Team in much the same way that he did on the other site. Same categories, same thresholds, same role names. Only two things are changing: 1.) the players and 2.) instead of using a separate formula to crown a winner for each award, I’ll be going off of who has the highest PRPG! on Bart Torvik's site. I’ll put out an updated team right before conference tournament season.
Alright, enough rambling. Let’s introduce the All-Arthurs.
Note: All stats as of Feb. 16, 2025.
No. 1: THE MAIN ATTRACTION
Efficient scorers with high usage
Requirements: >75% minutes played this season, >30% usage, >110 offensive rating
If you want yet another exhibit showing how rare this season's freshman class is, look no further. First-years take up the top three spots on our "Main Attraction" leaderboard, with two of the consensus top three picks in places no. 1 and no. 2.
Cameron Boozer has taken over college basketball in a way few Duke freshmen have before, averaging a 23-point double-double if you round up. Making winning plays has been in this dude's DNA since he first touched a roundball, and it's led to oodles of wins throughout his basketball career. Nobody doubted that his efficient production would translate to the college game, but at this level? With a 132.3 offensive rating that's good for top-50 in the nation, even while being the main guy on every opposing scouting report? That sounds like a true main attraction to me.
Elsewhere on the list, you can't get a higher-profile no. 2 than AJ Dybantsa, who's put up a 62.3% TS with the Cougars this season. Ebuka Okorie has been a delight for Stanford fans with his microwave scoring, and he's joined by a more experienced Power 5 guard in Josh Hubbard. Special shoutout to Dominique Daniels Jr.: the 5-foot-10 senior out of California Baptist has eschewed the portal and remained with the Lancers for three consecutive seasons, and his team is now tied for first in the WAC.
No. 2: THE HIGHLIGHT REEL
A one-man show
Requirements: >30 dunks, >30 made 3s, >30% 3PT
Sorry Cam, you already got the first award!
With that, our winner slides down to another familiar face, as Dybantsa stays in lockstep with his top-ranked peer. If you've watched more than 60 minutes of BYU basketball this season, you've probably seen the wing do something otherworldly, whether he's posterizing, converting crazy layups or hitting tough shots late. He's seized the headlines often in college hoops, and I imagine he'll do the same in the pros.
Past him, we have an all-P5 supporting cast. Cameron Carr is the safest on this list with 35 dunks + 56 3PM: he's been an offensive revelation for a struggling Baylor squad. Thomas Haugh and Henri Veesaar are vets who have been key on top 25 programs this season, and both will be relied on heavily in March.
No. 3: THE SURGEON
True multi-level scorers
Requirements: >40% 3PT, >45% far 2PT, >65% close 2PT, >70% FT (minimum 60 attempts for each)
Ladies and gentlemen, your three surgeons this season in college basketball. I'm sure you're aware of the top player: the other two, not so much.
Bennett Stirtz has been one of the best transfer additions in the country for the Iowa Hawkeyes, as the 6-foot-4 senior knows his role and plays it extremely well. His patient style of play imparted on him from Ben McCollum can kill any defense that isn't on its A game. He has an absurd 8.1 offensive box plus-minus this season, which obviously stems in part from his scoring efficiency.
Ok, so we know about Stirtz. I'm more interested in Jaiden Feroah and Jordan Ellerbee. Feroah is a JUCO product who averaged 6.8 points at Holy Cross last season before coming back to his home state to play for Southern Utah. Although the Thunderbirds are a middle-of-the-pack WAC team, Feroah has blossomed into a 13.5 point scorer, putting up absurd efficiency numbers for a 6-foot-9 4-man.
While Feroah's on the tail end of his college career, Ellerbee's just getting started. The 6-foot-4 true freshman picked FGCU over a host of mid-major offers, and he's now averaging 14 a night in his debut college season. Stirtz and Feroah each had a stat threshold that they just barely met to qualify for this award, but Ellerbee cleared all four numbers by over 1% (including shooting 55% on far 2s). Something tells me this name will look a lot more familiar in 2-3 years.
No. 4: THE FLOOR GENERAL
Offensive maestros who don't leave the floor
Requirements: >75% minutes played, >25% AST, <13% TO
Similarly to Cameron Boozer, nobody's getting two trophies around here.
It works out this time, since Darius Acuff Jr. has Stirtz beat in both AST% and TO%. The SEC guard is another member of this heralded freshman class, and he has worked wonders running John Calipari's offense. He's played unselfishly to the tune of a top-50 AST% in the sport, but he's also a game-changing scorer. When you think about players who could elevate their profiles in March, it's tough to do for Acuff Jr. since he's already been so spectacular, but right now he hasn't been getting as much attention as other elite freshmen. That could change in due time.
The other players on this list represent a who's-who of excellent power conference guards. Nick Boyd and Tyler Tanner are considered to be elite in their respective conferences, and Barrington Hargress is an underrated name amongst the great guards nationally. The UC Riverside transfer is averaging 14 and 4 for a frisky Colorado team.
No. 5: THE CUTPURSE
Keep a tight handle around them
Requirements: >300 minutes played, >5% STL, <5.0 fouls committed/40
Tanner's running mate at Vandy rules the roost here, as Duke Miles is our official cutpurse. Miles clears both thresholds relatively easily, and although he's out with an injury right now, his overall body of work in Nashville has been impressive. The Oklahoma transfer completes one of the best guard duos in the nation with his efficient play and his ultra-quick hands.
A mid-major quartet rounds out this list, starting with Missouri Valley star Jaquan Johnson. Without an adjustment for strength of schedule, you could argue that Johnson's the best scorer of these 5, adding a multi-level game to a 26.2 AST% and a 5.2 STL% (while only committing 2.9 fouls/40!). Oh yeah, and he's only a sophomore. Brian Wardle's got another star on his hands.
Tyler Cochran was recently featured in one of my Northeast Mid-Major Roundup stories, as the 6-foot-2 senior has excelled on both ends in the Atlantic 10. TJ Burch has the highest usage rate on this list, doing everything for a Wright State squad favored to win the Horizon League. Pedro Santos interests me: he's one of the many international players on UT-Martin, and he's also the only player above 6-foot-2 on this list. He's 6-foot-7. He's also a freshman averaging 7 and 4 with a burgeoning scoring game. That sounds like someone to keep an eye on.
No. 6: THE BRICK WALL
Don't attack their rim
Requirements: >12% BLK, >4.0 defensive box plus-minus, <4.5 fouls committed/40
The mid-majors finally get a player on the board, as Kyle Evans of UC Irvine is our leading brick wall. Evans is another Russell Turner Development Program success story: he spent two years as a reserve at Colorado State before transferring to the Anteaters. He was a bench piece last season, but now he's averaging 12, 8.5 and 3.3 blocks (1st in the nation). There's no shot around the rim that this man can't get to.
Flanking him, we have the no. 5 blocker in the nation (Aday Mara: 2.8), no. 8 (Onyenso: 2.6) and no. 17 (Zvonimir Ivisic: 2.2). All three have been stalwarts down low for elite programs. Onyenso's BLK% is absurd, him and Ivisic affect a ton of shots without fouling and Mara has the top defensive box plus-minus mark in Division I.
No. 7: THE JUNKYARD DOG
Grit with a nose for the ball
Requirements: >600 minutes played, >14% OREB, >28% DREB
Well, in the most physical category on the board, I suppose we had a fight to the death and only one player could emerge.
That man is one Rueben Chinyelu, the anchor of the defending national champ. This 6-foot-10, 265-pound mountain of a man is only playing 24 minutes a night this season, but his efficiency is through the roof. Per 40 minutes, he's averaging 19.2 points on 68.5% shooting.
And then there's his rebounding numbers. Wow is all I have to say. Think about this: there's not another Division I player in the nation that has an OREB% above 14 and a DREB% above 28. Chinyelu cleared both those marks ... by over 3%. He averages nearly one rebound per two minutes of game time. His numbers might falter down the stretch, but as of right now, holding onto his percentages would put him in rarified air.
No. 8: THE ARTILLERY GUNNER
Shooting threes at high volume
Requirements: >50 made 3s, >11 3PA/100 possessions, >45% 3PT
While the other names on this list are certainly good adversaries, I can't think of a better player to get crowned our artillery gunner than Milan Momcilovic.
Momcilovic is the nation's 3PT% leader by a whopping 2.7%. The third-year Iowa State man has a shot smooth as butter, running around through TJ Otzelberger's sets to get free. If you give him even an inch of space to fire, it's over. He's killed many an opponent with his shot, and that could continue in a brutal end-of-season stretch for the Cyclones.
The rest of this list is pretty much your national leaderboard for 3PT%. Trey Green from Saint Louis actually shoots threes more often than Momcilovic when he's on the court, and he hits them at an impressive 48.7% clip (in non-D1 games). The sophomore Xavier transfer comes in at 2nd for this award. A pair of snipers from traditional one-bid leagues are next up, with Brett Decker Jr. stepping into a much larger role at Liberty for his junior season. Michael McNair might want to stay an extra year at Boston University to get his degree, but 45.1% 3-point shooting should travel. Finally, Missouri's Jacob Crews just sneaks onto this list with 52 makes and an even 11 3PA/100. He's been a solid offensive piece for Dennis Gates.
No. 9: THE INFANTRY GUNNER
Getting to the charity stripe is second nature
Requirements: >50.0 free throw rate, >100 made FT, >80% FT
There were many more players (34) who qualified in this category than in any of the other ones, but only 5 can make the leaderboard.
Your infantry gunner is Keyshawn Hall. This bestowed honor should give the Auburn 4-man a little boost to his week, as he's recently got in some hot water with his head coach Steven Pearl. The off-court drama doesn't eliminate the journeyman forward's propensity for getting to the free throw line, as he's attempted 8.7 freebies per game this season.
Behind him is a who's who of players opposing fans love to hate. Even some Michigan State fans may have soured on Jeremy Fears Jr. after some of his actions, but there's no denying that the 6-foot-2 junior is a heck of a guard. Boopie Miller has filled up the stat sheet at all of his stops, and he's playing at an all-conference level for SMU. Cade Tyson and Paulius Murauskas round out the list as two very good wings that shoulder the offensive load for Minnesota and Saint Mary's, respectively.
No. 10: THE SWISS ARMY KNIFE
A true jack of all trades
Requirements: >110 offensive rating, >20% usage, >5% OREB, >15% DREB, >10% AST, <20% TO, >2% BLK, >2% STL, >50% 2PT, >30% 3PT, >70% FT
Get away, Mr. Boozer. You've already won the biggest prize!
Behind Cam's absurd numbers lies the rare mid-major freshman getting himself involved in NBA Draft talks: Santa Clara's Allen Graves. Graves is the swiss army knife, a 6-foot-9 forward who disrupts on defense and who loves getting his number called on offense. Boozer snuck into this category with a 2.1 BLK% but Graves absolutely killed things: not only did he qualify, but he beat out all 11 thresholds by at least 2%. Herb Sendek has a special player (who I hope we see in the Big Dance).
Amani Hansberry may be a surprising addition to some, but the Virginia Tech big has been extremely versatile for Mike Young and company. A pair of mid-major seniors round out the list: Amani Lyles has been great as a stretch big for Akron while Ian Scott is a NAIA transfer who works hard down low for Indiana State.
No. 11: THE UNICORN
Blocks + assists + threes: a rare trio
Requirements: >50% minutes played, >5% BLK, >10% AST, >20 made 3s, >35% 3PT
I guess if you want a unicorn on your team, you got to do some digging.
Graves' gaudy numbers from the last category do just enough to carry him here. He can't get award no. 2, so Jaiden Feroah gets his gold after coming in second place to Bennett Stirtz in the surgeon category. You can look back to that section and the swiss army knife section to see what I said about both of our top players, but a reminder: Feroah is a JUCO-to-Holy Cross-to-Southern Utah product who has developed very nicely for the Thunderbirds this season on both ends. A 65 TS% with high DREB% and BLK% numbers prove it.
The other three players on the list each led the way in a specific stat. Harvard's Thomas Batties II outshone Feroah in every category, specifically with 46 made 3s on 47.4% shooting, but his PRPG weighed him down. Koree Cotton is the smallest player on the list at 6-foot-6, so it makes sense that he led with a 19.4 AST%. Niko Rocak snuck in with 22 made 3s, but a 7.2 BLK% is no joke.
No. 12: THE SECRET WEAPON
Future college stars
Requirements: >20 GP, <50% minutes played, >20% usage, >110 offensive rating, >60% TS, <20% TO
The future is now, I suppose, for some of these secret weapons.
Your leader is Indiana's Reed Bailey, a Davidson transfer who plays the backup 5 behind Sam Alexis. Bailey was highly touted in the portal as a point forward with the Wildcats, and he's kept up some of that playstyle with the Hoosiers while also adjusting to the talent around him. His inside scoring is sharper than ever before, and overall, his role is deeply valued on a likely NCAA Tournament team.
Next up is fellow senior Malique Ewin, an Arkansas big who has primarily scored in the paint and snagged boards for the Razorbacks. Ewin would not have qualified for this award as a starter at Florida State last season, but he's settled into a smaller role on a better team and thrived.
The three other names on this list could potentially be future college stars, because they all have eligibility remaining. Sophomore 7-footer Julius Halaifonua has been really effective down low for Georgetown; if he makes some defensive improvements, he could be a top big in the Big East. Jordan Watford was the No. 1 high school recruit in South Carolina last year; he committed to Queens U as a usage-heavy facilitating guard. He's now a true freshman averaging 11 points and 4 assists a night. Kellen Thames rounds out our final list, a four-year Saint Louis player who provides some scoring punch off the bench for Josh Schertz.
YOUR 2025-26 ALL-ARTHUR TEAM
(this is the best I could do for positional fit)
