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KU’s Frank Mason among top candidates for college basketball’s player of the year

RALEIGH, N.C. — It didn’t take long to spot college basketball’s top performers this season, not with star UCLA freshman Lonzo Ball flirting with a triple-double and Kansas’ Frank Mason scoring 30 on opening night.

That duo is part of a standout group as the season crosses its midway point. Here’s a look at the year’s top performers so far with Selection Sunday less than two months away:

LONZO BALL, UCLA

The 6-foot-6 point guard had 19 points, 11 assists and 8 rebounds in his debut against Pacific and has powered the third-ranked Bruins’ high-scoring offense ever since.