You can say what you want about the ethics and merits of the NBA forcing high school players to attend college for one season before becoming eligible for the NBA Draft, but one thing is for sure, it has made an immeasurable improvement on college basketball.

Like last season, freshmen made a huge impact on the game in Westwood, Manhattan (Kansas), Memphis, Bloomington, and all spots in between.

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-  D.J. Augustin, Texas: The departure of Kevin Durant has led to the ascension of D.J. Augustin as Austin?s super sophomore.

The New Orleans native has averaged 19.8 points and 5.7 assists per game this season.  He has a per 40 FIC of 13.0 and was especially impressive in wins against Texas A&M and Oklahoma.  

One of his best highlights came at UCLA when an alley-oop to Damion James won the game at the buzzer for the Longhorns.

- Derrick Rose, Memphis Rose has averaged 14.1, 4.5 assists, and 4.2 rebounds per game for the Memphis Tigers.  With all due respect to Chris Douglas-Roberts, Rose has clearly been the best player on a team that didn?t lose until very late February.

Rose has a per 40 FIC of 14.6 and has had some of his biggest games outside of Conference-USA, such as their Gonzaga win and their Tennessee loss, but he did play all too ordinarily at times against UConn, Oklahoma, USC, Georgetown, and Arizona.

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- Tyler Hansborough, North Carolina: Hansbrough yet again was one of the most dominant players in college basketball, averaging 23.1 points and 10.5 rebounds for a 29-2 UNC team.

His per 40 FIC is 21.2, up from 17.8 as a freshman and 17.4 as a sophomore.

With Ty Lawson out injured intermittently, Bobby Frasor out for the season, and consistency issues from Wayne Ellington and Deon Thompson, Hansborough carried the Tar Heels as much as always.

If he returns to Chapel Hill for one final turn, which appears likely, he will further cement his legend as a player that truly was on the national scene for all four seasons.

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- Michael Beasley, Kansas State: Not quite as dramatic as Durant a season ago and not nearly as win-loss successful, but Beasley?s freshman campaign has been every bit as individually impressive.  

He has averaged 26.5 points and 12.5 rebounds per game, on his way to a per 40 FIC is 26.3, which easily beats Durant?s 21.8 last year.

Beasley?s game and numbers jump out at you, and it is only unfortunate that he isn?t playing on a better team because he is really only a Gerry McNamara or current player personnel man (Milt Newton and Kevin Pritchard of '88 Kansas fame) away from making a long one-man show March run.

- Kevin Love, UCLA: Love outperformed the lofty expectations that surrounded his arrival at UCLA for what was the best freshman season in school history (of course, Alcindor and Walton played before freshman were allowed to compete on the varsity level).

Love has a per 40 FIC of 23.2, which included a six-game stretch where he had a per 40 FIC of over 30 in five Pac-10 games.

He averages 17.4 points, 10.9 rebounds, and an unreal number of 'Gretzky assists' by starting the UCLA fastbreak.

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A.J. Price, Connecticut Price has had a breakout season, averaging 14.7 points and 6.0 assists per game for a UConn team that has been surprisingly better than expected.

He has a per 40 FIC of 14.4, which is excellent for a point guard.

Price has improved in nearly every facet of the game, particularly his perimeter shooting and overall composure.

- Eric Gordon, Indiana: Gordon was unable to maintain his torrid 3-point pace the entire season, going through a stretch of 1-3, 1-5, 1-8, 0-4 before an unreal 4-16 to finish the Big 10 schedule, but he still ended up with an excellent 1.62 points per shot.

He averaged 21.5 points per game for an Indiana club mired in controversy.

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- Roy Hibbert, Georgetown: Hibbert has an 18.6 per 40 FIC and managed to keep Georgetown excellent and relevant despite the departure of Jeff Green.

Hibbert has improved during each of his four years with the Hoyas, but what has been most impressive this season is how much he has improved as a passer.

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- Shan Foster, Vanderbilt: No player from a major conference made more three-pointers than Shan Foster?s 125.  Foster?s 47.2% was the second highest percentage among players who made over 100 3-pointers.

Foster has a per 40 FIC of 16.1 and was named the SEC Player of the Year.

- Jason Thompson, Rider: Thompson is the small conference Kevin Garnett, averaging 20.6 points, 12 rebounds, 2.7 assists, and 2.7 blocks per game.  He has a per 40 FIC of 22.0 and has had very good games against top competition such as N.C. State, Penn State, and Kansas State.

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- O.J. Mayo, USC: It is difficult to volume shooters like Mayo to be well-liked by the FIC and his per 40 is 12.0.  It includes game FIC scores  of -4 against Stanford, -1 against Washington State, and -3 at home against UCLA when he was absolutely shut down by Russell Westbrook.  

But there are, of course, nights when Mayo is absolutely spectacular, such as his 34 points at Cal, 29 at Washington, and 32 at home against Oregon.

- Jerryd Bayless, Arizona: Bayless has a per 40 FIC of 12.4 but has averaged 20.3 points and 4.2 assists per game for a very thin Arizona team experiencing a tumultuous season.

He missed four games, including their 13-point loss at Memphis, but was brilliant in a middle stretch of the Pac-10 conference when he scored 39, 33, and 31 points in successive games.

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- Brook Lopez, Stanford: Perhaps this is more of my West Coast bias, but in Lopez, yet another Pac-10 player deserved to be included on this list.

Lopez missed the first nine games of Stanford?s season, including their 67-79 loss to Sienna, but has been stellar since his return.

He has averaged 18.9 points, 8.3 rebounds, and 2.2 blocks per game for a Cardinal team he has helped overachieve.

He has a 16.9 per 40 FIC, which would be higher if not for his 48% field goal percentage.

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- Luke Harangody, Notre Dame: Harangody has still never lost a game in South Bend as he led Notre Dame to a 24-6 record, including a perfect home record.  He has averaged 21 points and 10.3 rebounds and a per 40 FIC of 21.7, up from 16.3 as a freshman.

He struggled against UConn and Georgetown but was brilliant in nearly every other contest, especially in a tough loss at Louisville when he went for 40 and 12.

- Tyler Smith, Tennessee: Smith came over from Iowa to give a talented Tennessee team that one extra very multi-dimensional piece to make them a national power.  Averaging 13.3 points (on 53% shooting), 6.8 rebounds, and 3.5 assists per game, Smith has a per 40 FIC of 18.2.

Player Of The Year: Kevin Love

Performer Of The Year: Michael Beasley

Most Valuable Player: Tyler Hansborough

Love, Beasley, and Hansborough are the three most important players in college basketball this season and are equal despite their differences in receiving the top award.

Beasley had the best individual season of the three but played on an average team.  Hansborough meant more to a top-five team than did Love because of the Lawson injury, but Love had a better statistical season.