For the first time in Big 12 history, three schools have captured all of the major men's basketball postseason awards. Frank Mason III (Player of the Year), Bill Self (Coach) and Josh Jackson (Freshman) of Kansas have been recognized, with West Virginia's Jevon Carter (Defensive Player) and Tarik Phillip (Sixth Man) also earning honors. Manu Lecomte of Baylor is the Big 12 Newcomer of the Year.
Mason, a leading candidate for national player of the year who is averaging 20.5 points, is the first Kansas player to lead the Big 12 in scoring since 2004-05. He was also first in the conference in 3-point field goal percentage (.493) while ranking fourth in assists (5.1 apg).
Jackson is the top-scoring freshman in the Big 12 with 16.4 points per game. Along with Mason, he is a candidate for both the Naismith and Wooden Awards after earning a combined nine weekly league awards (two player, seven newcomer) during the 2016-17 campaign.
Carter leads the Big 12 with 85 steals and is the third player in conference history to be a three-time member of the All-Defensive Team. He ranks sixth nationally in steals and is third all-time in school history for thefts in a season. Carter is the first WVU player to earn the conference defensive award since the school joined the Big 12.
Phillip came off the bench 10 times in conference play and 17 times overall and was fourth on the Mountaineer squad with 9.3 points per contest. He was second for WVU in both assists (100) and steals (61), with the thefts total ranking third in the Big 12 overall.
Lecomte burst onto the scene in his first year at Baylor, starting 29 games and ranking second on the team with 12.4 points per outing. He led the Bears' squad with 115 assists and placed second with 25 steals.
Self guided the Jayhawks to their 13th-straight Big 12 regular season title in 2017, matching UCLA for the most consecutive conference crowns in college basketball history. He captured the regular season championship by four games en route to earning his fifth Big 12 coaching accolade.
The All-Big 12 first, second, third and honorable mention teams were also announced, along with the all-defensive and all-newcomer teams. Mason and Monté Morris of Iowa State moved up to the first team from the second team a season ago. Carter is the first non-Kansas player to earn defensive team membership three times since the squad was first recognized in 2005-06.
The official All-Big 12 awards are selected by the league's head coaches, who are not allowed to vote for their own players.
2016-17 Phillips 66 All-Big 12 Men's Basketball Awards
AWARD |
RECIPIENT |
Coach of the Year: |
Bill Self, Kansas |
Player of the Year: |
Frank Mason III, Kansas** |
Defensive Player of the Year: |
Jevon Carter, West Virginia |
Newcomer of the Year: |
Manu Lecomte, Baylor |
Freshman of the Year: |
Josh Jackson, Kansas** |
Sixth Man Award: |
Tarik Phillip, West Virginia |
All-Big 12 First Team |
Name |
Pos. |
Ht. |
Wt. |
Cl. |
Hometown/Previous School(s) |
Johnathan Motley, Baylor** |
F |
6-10 |
230 |
Jr. |
Houston, Texas/North Shore |
Monté Morris, Iowa State** |
G |
6-3 |
175 |
Sr. |
Flint, Mich./Beecher |
Josh Jackson, Kansas |
G |
6-8 |
207 |
Fr. |
Detroit, Mich./Prolific Prep [Calif.] |
Frank Mason III, Kansas** |
G |
5-11 |
190 |
Sr. |
Petersburg, Va./Massanutten Military Academy |
Jawun Evans, Oklahoma State |
G |
6-1 |
185 |
So. |
Dallas, Texas/Kimball |
|
All-Big 12 Second Team |
Name |
Pos. |
Ht. |
Wt. |
Cl. |
Hometown/Previous School(s) |
Nazareth Mitrou-Long, Iowa State |
G |
6-4 |
208 |
Sr. |
Mississauga, Ontario/St. Martin |
Devonte' Graham, Kansas |
G |
6-2 |
185 |
Jr. |
Raleigh, N.C./Brewster Academy [N.H.] |
Jeffrey Carroll, Oklahoma State |
G/F |
6-6 |
215 |
Jr. |
Rowlett, Texas/Rowlett |
Vladimir Brodziansky, TCU |
F |
6-11 |
220 |
Jr. |
Prievidza, Slovakia/Canarias Basketball Academy |
Jevon Carter, West Virginia |
G |
6-2 |
200 |
Jr. |
Maywood, Ill./Proviso East |
|
All-Big 12 Third Team |
Name |
Pos. |
Ht. |
Wt. |
Cl. |
Hometown/Previous School(s) |
Manu Lecomte, Baylor |
G |
5-11 |
175 |
Jr. |
Brussels, Belgium/Athene des Pagodes/Miami (Fla.) |
Deonte Burton, Iowa State |
G |
6-4 |
250 |
Sr. |
Milwaukee, Wis./Vincent |
Wesley Iwundu, Kansas State |
F |
6-7 |
205 |
Sr. |
Houston, Texas/Westfield |
Jarrett Allen, Texas |
F |
6-11 |
235 |
Fr. |
Round Rock, Texas/St. Stephen's Episcopal School |
Keenan Evans, Texas Tech |
G |
6-3 |
175 |
Jr. |
Richardson, Texas/Berkner |
Nathan Adrian, West Virginia |
F |
6-9 |
235 |
Sr. |
Morgantown, W. Va./Morgantown |
|
All-Big 12 Honorable Mention (Listed alphabetically by school) |
Ishmail Wainright (Baylor), Matt Thomas (Iowa State), Landen Lucas (Kansas), D.J. Johnson (Kansas State), Kameron McGusty (Oklahoma), Phil Forte (Oklahoma State), Jaylen Fisher (TCU), Kenrich Williams (TCU), Zach Smith (Texas Tech) |
|
Big 12 All-Defensive Team |
Name |
Pos. |
Ht. |
Wt. |
Cl. |
Hometown/Previous School(s) |
Jo Lual-Acuil, Baylor |
F |
7-0 |
220 |
Jr. |
Melbourne, Australia/Kingsway Christian College |
Ishmail Wainright, Baylor |
G |
6-5 |
235 |
Sr. |
Kansas City, Mo./Montrose Christian [Md.] |
Vladimir Brodziansky, TCU |
F |
6-11 |
220 |
Jr. |
Prievidza, Slovakia/Canarias Basketball Academy |
Nathan Adrian, West Virginia |
F |
6-9 |
235 |
Sr. |
Morgantown, W. Va./Morgantown |
Jevon Carter, West Virginia |
G |
6-2 |
200 |
Jr. |
Maywood, Ill./Proviso East |
|
Big 12 All-Newcomer Team |
Name |
Pos. |
Ht. |
Wt. |
Cl. |
Hometown/Previous School(s) |
Manu Lecomte, Baylor |
G |
5-11 |
175 |
Jr. |
Brussels, Belgium/Athene des Pagodes/Miami (Fla.) |
Jo Lual-Acuil, Baylor |
F |
7-0 |
220 |
Jr. |
Melbourne, Australia/Kingsway Christian College |
Josh Jackson, Kansas** |
G |
6-8 |
207 |
Fr. |
Detroit, Mich./Prolific Prep [Calif.] |
Kameron McGusty, Oklahoma |
G |
6-5 |
170 |
Fr. |
Katy, Texas/Sunrise Christian Academy [Kan.] |
Alex Robinson, TCU |
G |
6-1 |
180 |
So. |
Fort Worth, Texas/Timberview/Texas A&M |
Jarrett Allen, Texas** |
F |
6-11 |
235 |
Fr. |
Round Rock, Texas/St. Stephen's Episcopal School |
** - Unanimous Selection
Ties in the voting created additional spots on the All-Big 12 Third Team and Big 12 All-Newcomer Teams