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Josh Hart: 15.5 PPG, 6.8 RPG, 1.9 APG, 1.2 SPG

Kris Jenkins: 13.6 PPG, 3.9 RPG, 2.2. APG

Duke has a litany of great options, but when the defending national champions get back their two leading scorers—provided Josh Hart does actually return for his senior year—that's tough to beat.

Like Malcolm Brogdon over the past few years for Virginia, Hart has been the tireless jack-of-all-trades for Villanova who will enter his senior season as the undisputed team leader. The only returning player who ranked in the Top 10 in the KenPom.com Player of the Year standings, Hart is the Wildcat most likely to appear near the top of preseason Wooden Watch lists.

But you're crazy if you don't consider Kris Jenkins a serious candidate for 2017 Player of the Year awards.

Given where he was early in the year, Jenkins' evolution into the country's most cold-blooded three-point assassin was both unexpected and incredible. He was just 29-of-99 from downtown through his first 16 games, but he shot 71-of-160 (44.4 percent) from that point forward, including the shot heard 'round the world to win the title.

It wasn't just his three-point stroke, either. Jenkins became a much-improved all-around player, as well, seemingly cramming four years of development into a span of one week. When the Wildcats lost Daniel Ochefu to a concussion for three games, it was as if a light came on in Jenkins' head that he needed to do more for his team to succeed. Another few months of that version of Jenkins and Villanova could be repeating as champs.

Stats and rankings are courtesy of KenPom.com, unless noted otherwise. Recruiting information is courtesy of 247Sports.

Kerry Miller covers college basketball for Bleacher Report. You can follow him on Twitter @kerrancejames.