All-Decade Teams: Big 12

2001-02 through 2010-11 seasons

Each team includes the top 5 players from that program over the course of the past 10 years. As mentioned previously, I have not attempted to put together teams that fill all 5 positions on the floor.

The order in which the programs are listed corresponds to the power rankings from my previous post, "A Decade of Big 12 Basketball." This order should not be construed as a ranking of top 5s. In other words, just because I have Texas Tech listed eighth and Baylor ninth does not mean that I believe Texas Tech's top 5 is better than Baylor's top 5. That being said, I have ranked the players within each program.

Where part of a player's career came before the 2001-02 season, I have taken those years into consideration for purposes of this post.

Where a player transferred to a Big 12 program, I have not taken into account the year(s) prior to the transfer. Similarly, where a player transferred away from a Big 12 program, I have not taken into account the year(s) subsequent to the transfer.

The amount of talent that has passed through Lawrence and Austin in the past decade is pretty incredible. Players outside of the top 5 at Kansas include Marcus Morris, Markieff Morris, Cole Aldrich, Brandon Rush, and Mario Chalmers. In fact, Sherron Collins is the only member of the 2007-08 National Championship team that made the top 5, and he was just the Jayhawks' fifth leading scorer that season. Players outside of the top 5 at Texas include LaMarcus Aldridge, A.J. Abrams, Jordan Hamilton, Daniel Gibson, and Tristan Thompson.

1. Kansas
1. Nick Collison (00-03)
2. Drew Gooden (00-02)
3. Wayne Simien (02-05)
4. Kirk Hinrich (00-03)
5. Sherron Collins (07-10)

2. Texas
1. Kevin Durant (07)
2. T.J. Ford (02-03)
3. D.J. Augustin (07-08)
4. Damion James (07-10)
5. P.J. Tucker (04-06)

3. Oklahoma
1. Blake Griffin (08-09)
2. Hollis Price (00-03)
3. Taj Gray (05-06)
4. Terrell Everett (05-06)
5. Ebi Ere (02-03)

4. Oklahoma State
1. James Anderson (08-10)
2. John Lucas (04-05)
3. Tony Allen (03-04)
4. Mario Boggan (06-07)
5. Joey Graham (04-05)

5. Texas A&M
1. Acie Law (04-07)
2. Bernard King (00-03)
3. Antoine Wright (03-05)
4. Joseph Jones (05-08)
5. Donald Sloan (07-10)

6. Missouri
1. Kareem Rush (00-02)
2. DeMarre Carroll (08-09)
3. Arthur Johnson (01-04)
4. Marcus Denmon (09-present)
5. Rickey Paulding (01-04)

7. Kansas State
1. Michael Beasley (08)
2. Jacob Pullen (08-11)
3. Cartier Martin (04-07)
4. Denis Clemente (09-10)
5. Jeremiah Massey (04-05)

8. Texas Tech
1. Andre Emmett (01-04)
2. Jarrius Jackson (04-07)
3. Martin Zeno (05-08)
4. John Roberson (08-11)
5. Andy Ellis (99-02)

9. Baylor
1. Curtis Jerrells (06-09)
2. LaceDarius Dunn (08-11)
3. Ekpe Udoh (10)
4. Lawrence Roberts (02-03)
5. Kevin Rogers (06-09)

10. Colorado
1. Alec Burks (10-11)
2. Richard Roby (05-08)
3. David Harrison (02-04)
4. Cory Higgins (08-11)
5. Michel Morandais (01-04)

11. Iowa State
1. Curtis Stinson (04-06)
2. Craig Brackins (08-10)
3. Jackson Vroman (03-04)
4. Will Blalock (03-04)
5. Jake Sullivan (01-04)

12. Nebraska
1. Aleks Maric (05-08)
2. Lance Jeter (10-11)
3. Nate Johnson (03-04)
4. Ryan Anderson (07-10)
5. Ade Dagunduro (08-09)