(Big12/KU/KState) The Big-12 handed out its post-season mens basketball honors Monday.
KUs David McCormick is the Most Improved player of the year and a 2nd team selection.
Marcus Garrett was also named to the 2nd team.
Ochai Agbaji and Christian Braun were honorable mention all-league selections.
Garrett was a unanimous selection for the Big 12 All-Defensive Team,
Jalen Wilson was named to the Big 12 All-Newcomer and Big 12 All-Freshman teams.
Kansas States Mike McGuirl is an honorable mention.
Oklahoma State’s Cade Cunningham became just the fourth freshman in Conference history to earn Player of the Year while Baylor’s Scott Drew picked up Coach of the Year for the second consecutive season in the 2020-21 Phillips 66 All-Big 12 men’s basketball awards chosen by the head coaches.
Cunningham was also the unanimous Freshman of the Year while Texas Tech’s Mac McClung was the unanimous Newcomer of the Year. Baylor’s Davion Mitchell was voted Defensive Player of the Year, Kansas’ David McCormack received the award for Most Improved Player and Texas’ Kai Jones was chosen for the Sixth Man Award.
The All-Big 12 First Team consisted of Cunningham, Baylor’s Jared Butler and Davion Mitchell, Oklahoma’s Austin Reaves and West Virginia’s Derek Culver. Cunningham and Butler were unanimous selections.
