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Big 12 Men’s Basketball Awards

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March 7th, 2016 by admin

The Big 12 Conference announced their annual awards over the weekend.  Iowa State Junior Forward Deonte Burton was named Newcomer of the Year, while Senior Forward Georges Niang was named a first team selection.  Junior Point Guard Monte Morris was named to the Second team.  Fellow Cyclones Jameel McKay, Abdel Nader, and Matt Thomas were named Honorable Mention selections.  The full list of honorees from big12sports.com can be found below.

The official All-Big 12 awards are selected by the league’s head coaches, who are not allowed to vote for their own players.

AWARD RECIPIENT
Player of the Year Buddy Hield, Oklahoma
Coach of the Year Tubby Smith, Texas Tech
Defensive Player of the Year Prince Ibeh, Texas
Sixth man Award Jaysean Paige, West Virginia**
Newcomer of the Year Deonte Burton, Iowa State**
Freshman of the Year Jawun Evans, Oklahoma State

** – Unanimous Selection

ALL-BIG 12 FIRST TEAM
Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown/Previous School(s)
Taurean Prince, Baylor F 6-7 215 Sr. San Antonio, Texas/Earl Warren
Georges Niang, Iowa State** F 6-8 230 Sr. Methuen, Mass./The Tilton School
Perry Ellis, Kansas** F 6-8 225 Sr. Wichita, Kan./Wichita Heights
Buddy Hield, Oklahoma** G 6-4 214 Sr. Freeport, Bahamas/Sunrise Christian Academy [Kan.]
Isaiah Taylor, Texas G 6-3 185 Jr. South Hayward, Calif./The Village School [Texas]
ALL-BIG 12 SECOND TEAM
Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown/Previous School(s)
Monté Morris, Iowa State G 6-3 175 Jr. Flint, Mich./Beecher
Frank Mason III, Kansas G 5-11 185 Jr. Petersburg, Va./Massanutten Military Academy
Wayne Selden Jr., Kansas G 6-5 230 Jr. Roxbury, Mass./Tilton School [N.H.]
Jaysean Paige, West Virginia G 6-2 200 Sr. Jamestown, N.Y./Perry County Central/Moberly Area CC
Devin Williams, West Virginia F 6-9 255 Jr. Cincinnati, Ohio/Montverde Academy
ALL-BIG 12 THIRD TEAM
Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown/Previous School(s)
Rico Gathers, Baylor F 6-8 275 Sr. LaPlace, La./Riverside Academy
Johnathan Motley, Baylor F 6-9 230 So. Houston, Texas/North Shore
Wesley Iwundu, Kansas State F 6-7 210 Jr. Houston, Texas/Westfield
Isaiah Cousins, Oklahoma G 6-4 200 Sr. Mount Vernon, N.Y./Mount Vernon
Ryan Spangler, Oklahoma F 6-8 234 Sr. Bridge Creek, Okla./Gonzaga University
ALL-BIG 12 HONORABLE MENTION (Listed alphabetically by school)
Lester Medford (Baylor), Jameel McKay (Iowa State), Abdel Nader (Iowa State), Matt Thomas (Iowa State), Devonte’ Graham (Kansas), Landen Lucas (Kansas), Jordan Woodard (Oklahoma), Jawun Evans (Oklahoma State), Jeff Newberry (Oklahoma State), Javan Felix (Texas), Toddrick Gotcher (Texas Tech), Aaron Ross (Texas Tech), Zach Smith (Texas Tech)
BIG 12 ALL-DEFENSIVE TEAM
Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown/Previous School(s)
Devonte’ Graham, Kansas G 6-2 175 So. Raleigh, N.C./Brewster Academy [N.H.]
Frank Mason III, Kansas G 5-11 185 Jr. Petersburg, Va./Massanutten Military Academy
Wesley Iwundu, Kansas State F 6-7 210 Jr. Houston, Texas/Westfield
Khadeem Lattin, Oklahoma F 6-9 208 So. Houston, Texas/Redemption Christian Home School Academy
Prince Ibeh, Texas** C 6-11 265 Sr. Garland, Texas/Naaman Forest
Jevon Carter, West Virginia G 6-2 185 So. Maywood, Ill./Proviso East
BIG 12 ALL-NEWCOMER TEAM
Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown/Previous School(s)
Deonte Burton, Iowa State** G 6-4 250 Jr. Milwaukee, Wis./Marquette/Vincent
Barry Brown, Kansas State G 6-3 195 Fr. St. Petersburg, Fla./Gibbs
Dean Wade, Kansas State F 6-10 225 Fr. St. John, Kan./St. John
Jawun Evans, Oklahoma State G 6-0 180 Fr. Dallas, Texas/Kimball
Eric Davis Jr., Texas G 6-2 185 Fr. Saginaw, Mich./Saginaw Arthur Hill
Kerwin Roach Jr., Texas G 6-4 170 Fr. Houston, Texas/North Shore

** – Unanimous Selection
Ties in the voting created additional spots on the All-Defensive and All-Newcomer Teams