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Dick Vitale makes his player and coach of the year picks in college basketball’s top 10 conferences

Dick Vitale makes his player and coach of the year picks in college basketball's top 10 conferences

As we approach Champ Week and March Madness, it is time to break down the best of the best in the major conferences in college basketball.

I have worked hard on my Player of the Year, Coach of the Year and Diaper Dandy of the Year selections. Some of the choices were difficult, others pretty easy.

Nothing was harder than the Big Ten Player of the Year. You could argue for Johnny Davis of Wisconsin, Kofi Cockburn of Illinois, Keegan Murray of Iowa, E.J. Liddell of Ohio State or Jaden Ivey of Purdue. I’m sure there will be a few debates over that and some of my other selections.

All of the players and coaches below have been super, scintillating and sensational in 2021-22!

American

Coach of the Year: Kelvin Sampson, Houston

Player of the Year: Kendric Davis, SMU

Diaper Dandy of the Year: Jalen Duren, Memphis

V’s views: Sampson has done an incredible job with a team short-handed by injury. I picked Davis over Josh Carlton of Houston, among others. Duren has come on strong for a Tigers team…

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