Plenty of players worth watching from smaller conferences

FILE - Detroit Mercy guard Antoine Davis (0) attempts a 3-point basket against IUPUI during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game Thursday, Feb. 28, 2019, in Detroit, in this Thursday, Feb. 28, 2019, file photo. Bassey was averaging 15.3 points, 9.2 rebounds and 1.6 blocks through 10 games last year before a fracture in his left leg ended his season after just 10 games. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, File)

FILE - Western Kentucky center Charles Bassey (23) shoots against Arkansas during an NCAA college basketball game in Bowling Green, Ky., in this Saturday, Dec. 7, 2019, file photo. This 6-11 junior was the nation’s No. 6 overall prospect in his class according to composite rankings of recruiting sites compiled by 247Sports, but he signed with Western Kentucky instead of choosing a major-conference power.(Austin Anthony/Daily News via AP, File)

FILE - Northern Iowa's AJ Green, right, heads to the basket as Drake's Anthony Murphy defends during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in the quarterfinal round of the Missouri Valley Conference men's tournament in St. Louis, in this Friday, March 6, 2020, file photo. Green, a 6-4 junior, is coming off a season in which he averaged 19.7 points while making 91.7% of his free throws and 39.1% of his 3-point attempts. He was named the Missouri Valley Conference player of the year and scholar-athlete of the year. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson, File)

FILE - Austin Peay guard Terry Taylor (21) drives to the basket as West Virginia forward Derek Culver, behind, and West Virginia forward Gabe Osabuohien (3) defend during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Morgantown, W.Va., in this Thursday, Dec. 12, 2019, file photo. Taylor, the reigning Ohio Valley Conference player of the year, averaged 21.8 points and 11 rebounds last season and is the first player in school history to score at least 500 points in three consecutive seasons. (AP Photo/Kathleen Batten, File)