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Texas head coach Rick Barnes is the Big 12 coach of the year, but a ton of talent, one forward, and four guards sure looks like at Travis Ford team to me.
Bad joke aside, three Cowboys have received All-Conference awards.
Phil Forte has been huge off the bench, and the Big 12 knows it. He tied with Oklahoma's Tyler Neal for the Big 12 Sixth Man Award.
After "the Shove", whether or not Marcus Smart would receive all-conference honors was debatable. However, Since returning to the court, Smart's skill and leadership has been undeniable. He's been named to the All-Big12 First Team, as well as the Big 12 All-Defensive Team.
Markel Brown will go down as one of the best players in Oklahoma State history, and in his senior year he's received All-Big 12 Second Team honors. I'm going to miss watching him play.
Le'Bryan Nash also received honorable mention.
The Big 12 is the toughest conference in college basketball, and chalk full of ridiculous talent. The entire All-Big 12 Awards are below.
2013-14 All-Big 12 Men's Basketball Awards |
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|---|---|---|---|
| PLAYER OF THE YEAR: | Melvin Ejim, Iowa State | ||
| DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR: | Joel Embiid, Kansas | ||
| NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR: | DeAndre Kane, Iowa State | ||
| FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR | Andrew Wiggins, Kansas | ||
| SIXTH MAN AWARD | Phil Forte, Oklahoma State | ||
| Tyler Neal, Oklahoma | |||
| COACH OF THE YEAR | Rick Barnes, Texas | ||
| ALL-BIG 12 FIRST TEAM | School | Position | Class |
| Melvin Ejim | Iowa State | Forward | Senior |
| DeAndre Kane | Iowa State | Guard | Senior |
| Andrew Wiggins | Kansas | Guard | Freshman |
| Marcus Smart | Oklahoma State | Guard | Sophomore |
| Juwan Staten | West Virginia | Guard | Junior |
| ALL-BIG 12 SECOND TEAM | School | Position | Class |
| Joel Embiid | Kansas | Center | Freshman |
| Marcus Foster | Kansas State | Guard | Freshman |
| Buddy Hield | Oklahoma | Guard | Sophomore |
| Markel Brown | Oklahoma State | Guard | Senior |
| Jonathan Holmes | Texas | Forward | Junior |
| ALL-BIG 12 THIRD TEAM | School | Position | Class |
| Cody Jefferson | Baylor | Forward | Senior |
| Georges Niang | Iowa State | Forward | Sophomore |
| Perry Ellis | Kansas | Forward | Sophomore |
| Cameron Clark | Oklahoma | Forward | Senior |
| Jaye Crockett | Texas Tech | Forward | Senior |
| ALL BIG 12 HONORABLE MENTION | |||
| Isaiah Austin (Baylor), Wayne Selden Jr. (Kansas), Naadir Tharpe (Kansas), Thomas Gipson (Kansas State), Will Spradling (Kansas State), Ryan Spangler (Oklahoma), Le'Bryan Nash (Oklahoma State), Kyan Anderson (TCU), Javan Felix (Texas), Cameron Ridley (Texas), Isaiah Taylor (Texas), Eron Harris (West Virginia) | |||
| BIG 12 ALL-DEFENSIVE TEAM | School | Position | Class |
| Isaiah Austin | Baylor | Center | Sophomore |
| Joel Embiid | Kansas | Center | Freshman |
| Marcus Smart | Oklahoma State | Guard | Sophomore |
| Demarcus Holland | Texas | Guard | Sophomore |
| Cameron Ridley | Texas | Center | Sophomore |
| Juwan Staten | West Virginia | Guard | Junior |
| BIG 12 ALL-NEWCOMER TEAM | School | Position | Class |
| DeAndre Kane | Iowa State | Guard | Senior |
| Joel Embiid | Kansas | Center | Freshman |
| Andrew Wiggins | Kansas | Guard | Freshman |
| Marcus Foster | Kansas State | Guard | Freshman |
| Isaiah Taylor | Texas | Guard | Freshman |