MARK MADNESS | Dropping dimes: Mark Adams spotlights ASN’s top assist men to watch

Counting down to the start of the 2016-17 college basketball season on Nov. 11, ASN’s Mark Adams previews the players, teams and conferences to watch. Today: Top assist men to watch.

TOP ASSIST MEN TO WATCH

• Jaaron Simmons, JR, Ohio
  7.9 assists per game (No. 3 in NCAA last season)
• Devonte Hall, JR, Northwestern State
  6.3 apg
• Austin Luke, SR Belmont (above)
  6.3 apg
• Erick Neal, JR, UT Arlington
  6.2 apg
• Joseph Chartouny, SO, Fordham
  6.2 apg

MARK MADNESS: COUNTDOWN TO TIPOFF

• Nation’s best shooting guards

• Nation’s best point guards

• Nation’s best small forwards

• Nation’s best power forwards

• Nation’s best centers

• Potential one-and-done NBA first-rounders

• Potential NBA first-rounders

•  ASN’s top scorers to watch

Above: Belmont’s Austin Luke led the Ohio Valley Conference and ranked 15th in NCAA with 6.3 assists per game. (Courtesy Belmont Athletics)