Big 12 Honors & Awards

With Kansas bounced from the NCAA tourney at the hands of upstart VCU, the Big 12 season has reached its end. And that means it's time to take a look at the conference's top performers. Honors and awards take into account the entirety of the season, rather than just Big 12 conference play.

All-Big 12

Jacob Pullen, Kansas State
#0 Senior Guard 6-1 200
20.2 ppg 3.7 apg 1.6 spg

Alec Burks, Colorado
#10 Sophomore Guard 6-6 195
20.5 ppg 6.5 rpg 1.1 spg

Jordan Hamilton, Texas
#3 Sophomore Forward 6-7 220
18.6 ppg 7.7 rpg 2.1 apg

Marcus Morris, Kansas
#22 Junior Forward 6-9 235
17.2 ppg 7.6 rpg .570 FG%

Markieff Morris, Kansas
#21 Junior Forward 6-10 245
13.6 ppg 8.3 rpg 1.1 bpg


Player of the Year: Marcus Morris, Kansas
He tended to drift out to the perimeter a little too often on the offensive end, but this was a complete performance by one of the nation's best.

All-Defense

Dogus Balbay, Texas
#4 Senior Guard 6-1 175

Lance Jeter, Nebraska
#34 Senior Guard 6-3 220

Laurence Bowers, Missouri
#21 Junior Forward 6-8 210

Tristan Thompson, Texas
#13 Freshman Forward 6-8 225

Markieff Morris, Kansas
#21 Junior Forward 6-10 245


Defensive Player of the Year: Tristan Thompson, Texas
In today's era of the one-and-done freshman phenom, we have become accustomed to freshmen putting up big offensive numbers, but Thompson, who averaged 2.4 blocks per game, is that rare first-year player who dominates on the defensive end of the floor.

Freshman of the Year: Tristan Thompson, Texas
While he was a stud on the defensive end, Thompson wasn't too shabby with the ball in his hands - averaging a solid 13.1 points per contest while shooting .546 from the field.

Coach of the Year: Bill Self, Kansas
While Self guided the Jayhawks, picked to finish second in the conference, to a two-loss regular season, the Big 12 regular season and conference tourney titles and an appearance in the Elite Eight, another upset loss in the tourney has overshadowed what was a superb season in Lawrence.

And now for some regionally appropriate hip-hop.