Multiple Cyclones earn Big 12 Awards
March 10, 2013
Multiple Cyclones earned All-Big 12 awards, which were all announced Sunday night by the Big 12 Conference. Here is a list of all the players who were honored.
Will Clyburn — Named Big 12 Newcomer of the Year, All-Big 12 Second Team, All-Rookie Team. Clyburn is the second Cyclone in a row to grab the Newcomer of the Year award after Royce White was awarded last year.
Tyrus McGee — Earned the Sixth Man Award in the Big 12 and was named a Big 12 Honorable Mention. McGee averaged 13.5 points per game off the bench, leading the Big 12 in 3-pointers, shooting 47 percent from behind the arc and making a total of 87 in the regular season.
Melvin Ejim — Announced as the Big 12’s inaugural Scholar Athlete of the Year, also picking up an Big 12 All-Third Team honor. Ejim averaged 10.6 points per game, while also bringing down 9.3 rebounds per game.
Korie Lucious — Named to the Big 12’s Honorable Mention list. Lucious averaged 10.6 points per game and 5.5 assists per game.
Chris Babb — Named to the Big 12 All-Defensive Team. Babb’s defense was notorious throughout the league, always guarding the opposing team’s best player. Averaged 9.3 points per game, while also a top-10 3-point shooter in the Big 12.
Georges Niang — The freshman was named to the Big 12’s All-Rookie team. Niang was third on the team, averaging 11.8 points per game along with 3.5 rebounds.