Kyle Whelliston contributes a special feature for ESPN.com focusing on UNCG's Kyle Hines.

The Southern Conference made a lot of new friends last season. Even casual hoops fans made the acquaintance of Davidson's freshman phenom, Stephen Curry, as the young Wildcats won 28 games and nearly beat Maryland at the Big Dance. Appalachian State and flashy guard D.J. Thompson made for bubbly chatter deep into February, after notching giant December wins over Virginia and Vanderbilt.

But it's more than likely you haven't been properly introduced to the conference's best player, so let's remedy that. 

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