2018 All-Big 12 Basketball Teams Announced, Devonte’ Graham Named Big 12 Player of Year
With the regular season in the books following Saturday’s games, the All-Big 12 teams have been announced. Players from all ten Big 12 teams made the list. As for the Big 12 Player of the Year, Kansas senior guard Devonte’ Graham edged out Oklahoma’s stud freshman Trae Young for the award. Graham finished second to Young in points per game in the Big 12 with 17.6, and second in assists (7.2), but the Jayhawks won the conference, while OU stumbled to a 9 seed in the Big 12 Tournament. West Virginia Mountaineers senior guard Jevon Carter was named the Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year.
Kansas had the most players selected with three, while four programs had two.
All-Big 12 First Team
G Devonte Graham, Kansas
G Keenan Evans, Texas Tech
G Trae Young, Oklahoma
G Jevon Carter, West Virginia
F Dean Wade, Kansas State
All-Big 12 Second Team
F Mohamed Bamba, Texas
G Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk, Kansas
G Barry Brown, Kansas State
F Kenrich Williams, TCU
G Manu Lecomte, Baylor
All-Big 12 Third Team
F Sagaba Konate, West Virginia
F Vladimir Brodziansky, TCU
C Udoka Azubuike, Kansas
G Jeffrey Carroll, Oklahoma State
C Jo Lual-Acuil, Baylor
All-Defensive Team
F Mohamed Bamba, Texas
G Barry Brown, Kansas State
G Jevon Carter, West Virginia
F Sagaba Konate, West Virginia
G Zhaire Smith, Texas Tech
All-Newcomer Team
F Mohamed Bamba, Texas
G Malik Newman, Kansas
G Zhaire Smith, Texas Tech
G Lindell Wigginton, Iowa State
G Trae Young, Oklahoma
