College Basketball's 2015-16 All-European Team

With more than 350 college basketball teams and 12 scholarships available to each, teams need to search far and wide to find players that are good enough to compete at the Division I level. That search isn't limited to the United States, as more and more schools are looking across the border and overseas for collegiate hoops talent.

Europe is where most teams end up going to grab a player or two, sometimes several, and oftentimes these foreign prospects develop into top-tier performers.

Who are the best Euros in the college game this season? Check out our All-European Team, broken down by position (though tweaked to factor in the prevalence of taller imports).

PG: Federico Mussini, St. John's (Italy)

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First-year St. John's coach Chris Mullin scoured the globe to fill his depleted roster for 2015-16, with six players hailing from outside the United States. Several have had a significant impact this season, but none more than Federico Mussini.

The 6'1" freshman leads the Red Storm in scoring at 12.8 points per game and is second on the team with 2.6 assists. His shooting has a lot of room to improve, but he can get hot from outside, as he's had four games in which he's drained at least five three-pointers.

St. John's is struggling mightily, having lost its last nine games, but Mussini has been a consistent player who will only get better.

Runner-up: Jure Span, USC-Upstate (Slovenia)

USC-Upstate is one of the most sharing teams in Division I, averaging 16.5 assists per game. Span is the most prolific in that area, as the 6'4" freshman is dishing out 3.5 per game despite only logging 21.6 minutes.

SG: Jarelle Reischel, Eastern Kentucky (Germany)

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Jarelle Reischel moved from Germany to New Jersey when he was 16 years old, and he's been on the move ever since. Eastern Kentucky is his third Division I program, having started at Rice in 2011-12 and then spending two seasons at Rhode Island before joining the Colonels as a graduate transfer.

The latest move has paid off for both sides, as Reischel has more than tripled his minutes and his scoring has ballooned from 3.0 to 19.2 points per game. The 6'7" senior wing is shooting 50.5 percent overall and 40 percent from outside while also chipping in 7.6 rebounds per game.

Reischel is one of the most aggressive scorers in the country, ranking 11th nationally in free-throw attempts.

Runner-up: Maodo Lo, Columbia (Germany)

A 6'3" senior, Lo is Columbia's all-time three-point leader with 234 makes. That includes 53 this season, part of his 15.9 points per game that have helped the Lions to a 12-6 record and a 1-0 start in Ivy League play.

SF: Egor Koulechov, Rice (Russia)

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Egor Koulechov couldn't find a role with Arizona State during his freshman year in 2013-14, eventually opting to head elsewhere and sit out a season. Since becoming eligible, the 6'5" sophomore has fit in perfectly on head coach Mike Rhoades' team.

His 17.1 points per game are second-most on the team while he leads the Owls in rebounding at 6.8. He's making 35.9 percent of his three-pointers and is an 85.7 percent foul shooter.

Koulechov's biggest game came in Rice's top victory, a 90-89 upset win at New Mexico. In that game he had a career-best 32 points that included six three-pointers.

Runner-up: Konstantinos Mitoglou, Wake Forest (Greece)

He might be 6'10", but Mitoglou's game is more attuned to that of a perimeter player than one who spends his time in the paint. He's done both during his sophomore year, making 31 three-pointers and 30 two-point shots en route to 11.6 points per game.

PF: Domantas Sabonis, Gonzaga (Lithuania)

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Domantas Sabonis isn't as big and hulking as his father, former NBA start Arvydas Sabonis, but he has just as much presence on the court.

The 6'11" sophomore has ramped up his play this season, helping Gonzaga overcome the loss of senior center Przemek Karnowski to a back injury without reducing his overall efficiency. After shooting a stellar 66.8 percent last season, Sabonis is making 63.5 percent of his shots (good for 14th in Division I) while scoring 17.8 points and chipping in 10.9 rebounds per game.

He has eight double-doubles, including four in seven West Coast Conference games.

Sabonis also makes 82.6 percent of his foul shots, making opponents pay for trying to hack him close to the basket.

Runner-up: Joel Bolomboy, Weber State (Russia)

Though he grew up in Texas, Bolomboy was born in Russia and plays with the ferocity that Eastern European big men are known for. The 6'9" senior is averaging 18.2 points and 13.6 rebounds this season, needing three more boards to become the school's all-time leader and seven more to top the Big Sky Conference career charts.

C: Jakob Poeltl, Utah (Austria)

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Promising European players are a staple during the NBA draft each June, but most of those prospects are coming straight from overseas rather than the collegiate ranks. Jakob Poeltl is going against the grain in that respect, as he's projected by NBADraft.net to be the No. 7 pick in 2016 (right behind Croatian post player Dragan Bender).

The 7'0" sophomore considered turning pro after last season, when he averaged 9.1 points, 6.8 rebounds and 1.9 blocks while shooting 68.1 percent. He was smart to come back, because his stock is soaring based on his play this year.

Poeltl is up to 16.3 points and 9.1 rebounds on 64.3 percent shooting, leading to a player efficiency rating of 32.8 that is fifth in the country with LSU star Ben Simmons.

Runner-up: Egidijus Mockevicius, Evansville (Lithuania)

A 6'10" senior, Mockevicius surpassed 1,000 career points and 1,000 career rebounds this season. He's averaging 17.1 points and a nation-best 14.5 rebounds while shooting 67 percent.

6th Man: Martin Hermannsson, Long Island Brooklyn (Iceland)

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There are five players from Iceland currently playing college basketball at the Division I level, per RealGM.com, but none has been as integral to his team as Martin Hermannsson. The 6'3" sophomore guard is second in scoring (14.6) and and assists (4.2) for LIU Brooklyn, which also has players from the Central African Republic, the Netherlands, Nigeria and Senegal.

Hermannsson is a 40 percent three-point shooter, up from 27.5 percent as a freshman, and his 88.1 percent efficiency at the free-throw line is second-best in the Northeast Conference.

Runner-up: Marin Maric, Northern Illinois (Croatia)

Northern Illinois' 15-3 start is its best in 25 years, with the Huskies sitting atop the Mid-American's West Division. The 6'10" sophomore center has been key to this rise, leading the team in scoring (13.6) and rebounding (8.3) while shooting 52.0 percent.

All stats courtesy of Sports-Reference.com unless otherwise noted.  

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