Ochai Agbaji Leads Three Big 12 Players on Naismith Midseason Team
Kansas guard Ochai Agbaji led three Big 12 players on the Naismith Midseason Team, which was released earlier this week.
The pool of players are now candidates for the Naismith Player of the Year award, which will be announced later this year.
The other two Big 12 players are Iowa State’s Izaiah Brockington and Baylor’s James Akinjo.
Agbaji leads the Big 12 in scoring at 20.3 points per game and is a three-time Big 12 Player of the Week. His 3-point shooting percentage of 45.6 percent is sixth nationally, and he averages 3.1 made 3-pointers per game.
Brockington has never played better in his college career. He is averaging 16.6 points and 7.8 rebounds, and he is the only Big 12 player ranked in the top four of both categories. He is one of three guards from a power conference to record at least seven double doubles this season.
Akinjo has been named both the Big 12 Player of the Week and the Big 12 Newcome of the Week this season. His season high of 27 points helped the Bears beat Northwestern State and Oklahoma during the season.
Naismith Trophy 2022 Midseason Team
Big 12 players in bold
Bennedict Mathurin, Arizona
Collin Gillespie, Villanova
E.J. Liddell, Ohio State
Jaden Ivey, Purdue
Johnny Davis, Wisconsin
Johnny Juzang, UCLA
Keegan Murray, Iowa
Kofi Cockburn, Illinois
Oscar Tshiebwe, Kentucky
Paolo Banchero, Duke
Trayce Jackson-Davis, Indiana
Drew Timme, Gonzaga
Jabari Smith, Auburn
Ochai Agbaji, Kansas
Chet Holmgren, Gonzaga
James Akinjo, Baylor
Alondes Williams, Wake Forest
David Roddy, Colorado State
Isaiah Mobley, USC
Max Abmas, Oral Roberts
Walker Kessler, Auburn
Justin Lewis, Marquette
Zach Edey, Purdue
Armando Bacot, North Carolina
Kendric Davis, SMU
Orlando Robinson, Fresno St.
Tari Eason, LSU
Wendell Moore Jr., Duke
Izaiah Brockington, Iowa St.
Kenneth Lofton Jr., Louisiana Tech
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