Barragan, a senior shooting guard, averaged 17 points as Simpson opened the season with a 1-2 mark that included losses to a pair of NCAA Division II programs. He scored 18 points in Simpson's 94-68, season-opening win at AIB College of Business on November 15. Barragan scored 12 point in an 89-57 loss at Winona State on November 18. The following night, he scored 21 points and tied a school record by going a perfect 11-for-11 fro mthe charity stripe in a 78-71 loss to Upper Iowa.
Special mention — Reggie Greenwood, so., PF, Cornell; David Kushnir, sr., PF, Dubuque