The Big 12 Conference announced their weekly men’s basketball award winners on Monday. Iowa State Junior Guard Deonte Burton was named Newcomer of the Week for the second straight week after a career performance on Saturday against TCU.  Burton had a career best 23 points and grabbed 14 rebounds in the Cyclones win over the Horned Frogs.  Burton has now been recognized by the conference 4 times this season.  The Cyclones play a Big Monday game at West Virginia tonight at 8:00pm.

PHILLIPS 66 BIG 12 NEWCOMER OF THE WEEK – from Big12sports.com
Deonte Burton, Iowa State, G, 6-4, 250, Jr., Milwaukee, Wis./Marquette/Vincent
Burton averaged a double-double for the Cyclones last week with 18.5 points and 10.0 rebounds per game. The junior guard connected on 56.0 percent (14-of-25) of his shots from the field and sank 88.9 percent (8-of-9) of the attempts from the free throw line. He ended the week by matching his career best with 23 points versus TCU while grabbing 14 boards. The rebounding total was eight more than his previous high. Burton also had 14 points and six rebounds in an overtime contest with Baylor. Since moving into the starting rotation, he is averaging 15.6 points and shooting 55.2 percent from the field.