Joe Okla averaged a double-double in a six-game stretch for Worcester State last month. (Frank Poulin/Worcester State Athletics)
One more month of the season remains and conference races are heating up throughout the region.
On a national scale, four New England programs appear in the latest D3hoops.com Top 25: No. 5 Trinity, No. 9 Tufts, No. 14 Endicott and No. 18 Wesleyan.
Players, both stars and reserves, stepped up in big games in January across the region.
These seven shined bright in the first month of 2026 and will certainly play big minutes down the stretch heading into conference tournament time.
