Hall is mastering the PG position and has become a solid defender and 3 pt shooter on top of running the O very well.

When Jax is clicking and playing good D, this team wins. Plus he has been clutch under pressure and is the guy I want to take the final shot.

Richie fills up the stat sheet, but his super power energy does not even show there. He plays better, more consistent on-ball defense than any other player, no matter what the metrics say, and he can guard 1-4. Pope cut Richie's minutes in recent games during the mini-BYU swoon. Pope moved Richie's minutes back to over 20 vs Baylor and this team looked excellent again.

Tough MVP call.