Kansas basketball guard Ochai Agbaji has been named the male Big 12 Athlete of the Year.
Agbaji was the Most Outstanding Player of the 2022 NCAA Men’s Final Four as the Jayhawks captured their sixth national title. He was also the unanimous Big 12 Player of the Year and a consensus All-America First Team selection, leading the Conference with 18.8 points per game. He was the Most Outstanding Player at the Phillips 66 Big 12 Men’s Basketball Championship, averaging 18.7 points in three contests.
Agbaji was selected by Cleveland with the 14th overall pick in the 2022 NBA Draft and leaves Lawrence with the school record for consecutive games with a 3-pointer made (53). He ranks in the program’s career top-10 for 3-pointers made (250), consecutive starts (98) and minutes played (3,978).
