Men's Basketball

Houston’s 2024-25 Big 12 Athlete of the Year Nominees

The 2024-25 Big 12 Athlete of the Year nominees will be featured in alphabetical order by school starting Monday, July 14, through Wednesday, July 23, at 11 a.m. CT and 2 p.m. CT.

Each institution nominated one male and one female athlete of any classification who competed for their institution during the 2024-25 school year. Student-athletes were required to be in good academic standing and must have participated in a league-sponsored sport.

The 16 full-membership schools that competed during the 2024-25 academic year are eligible.

The winners will be announced Thursday, July 24. Stay tuned to Big12Sports.com and the league’s social media platforms to see the rest of the candidates.

This afternoon’s featured candidates are Houston’s J’Wan Roberts and KeAyla Dove.   
 
Houston Male Athlete of the Year Candidate
J’Wan Roberts, Basketball
Sr., St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands   
Accomplishments
  • Named to the 2025 NCAA Final Four All-Tournament Team after helping lead Houston to the national championship game. Finished his career as the winningest player in program history (150-23).
  • Earned All-Big 12 First Team and All-Defensive Team honors for the 2024-25 season.
  • One of only four Cougars to record at least 1,000 points and 1,000 rebounds in a career. Set program records for games played (173), overall wins (150) and wins at the Fertitta Center (77).
  • Earned a bachelor's degree in Health Promotions and pursued post-baccalaureate studies in Human Developmental Family Sciences.
Houston Female Athlete of the Year Candidate
KeAyla Dove, Track and Field
Gr., Houston, Texas
  • 2025 Big 12 Indoor and Outdoor Shot Put Champion. Holds the Houston program records for Shot Put indoors (19.46m – third best mark in NCAA indoor history) and outdoors (18.14m).
  • Finished third in Shot Put at the 2025 NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships.  
  • Earned 2025 USTFCCCA First Team All-America honors for the indoor season.  
  • Holds a Bachelor of Applied Arts & Sciences degree.
2024-25 Big 12 Athletes of the Year Nominees
Arizona - Colton Smith and Devyn Netz
Arizona State - Cam Skattebo and Kenzie Brown
Baylor - Nathaniel Ezekiel and Alexis Brown
BYU - James Corrigan and Lexy Halladay-Lowry
UCF - RJ Harvey and Hannah Lovejoy
Cincinnati - Kerrington Cross and Joleigh Crye
Colorado - Travis Hunter and Jordan Nytes
Houston - J’Wan Roberts and KeAyla Dove