The most irreplaceable player in college basketball isn’t Marvin Bagley III, Deandre Ayton or Miles Bridges. It isn’t a star from No. 1 Villanova nor reigning national champion North Carolina. It isn’t even Oklahoma’s Trae Young, though the freshman guard is undoubtedly a must-watch-whenever-possible sensation.



Rather, it’s a little-known player from the Virginia Cavaliers who is averaging 6.7 points and 7.3 rebounds per game.



Senior power forward Isaiah Wilkins is nowhere to be found in the top 10 of Ken Pomeroy’s Player of the Year standings. And his name probably won’t pop up in the various NPOY rankings posted around the web.



Sports Reference knows better, though.



That gold mine for sports data has a statistic called Box Plus/Minus. If you’re familiar with wins above replacement in Major League Baseball or value over replacement player in the NBA, it’s a similar concept. The site’s...