Big 12 Blog | Hunter Pitcoff
Wed, 12/07/2016
The Big 12 saw some dominance from a few unexpected teams this week. Kansas continued to round into their usual form, defeating Long Beach State and Stanford comfortably. Baylor kept on rolling, dominating Sam Houston State and then controlling the 7th ranked team in the country, Xavier. Even with...
Tue, 11/29/2016
Another week of college basketball is in the books, and the Big 12 had some great games from some unexpected teams, and some terrible games by teams that were supposed to be at the top of the conference. Oklahoma struggled with Abilene Christian, while Iowa State could not pull away from Indiana...
Wed, 11/23/2016
It was an exciting week in the Big 12 with games in full swing and marquee matchups across the board. Kansas rebounded from their tough loss to Indiana with a nice victory over Duke in the Champions Classic. Baylor made their statement to be the top contender with a lopsided victory over the Oregon...
Tue, 11/15/2016
For the most part, this was a standard weekend in Big 12 basketball, even though Texas did their best to make it interesting (more on that later) and Kansas started the season 0-1. A lot of new faces shined in new places, like Jamie Dixon at TCU, and a lot of young talent made their debuts, like...
Wed, 03/09/2016
Player of the Year
Buddy Hield – Oklahoma
Buddy HieldThere’s no surprise with this one. The reigning Big 12 Player of the year recently scooped up his second straight Big 12 Player of the Year honor, and it’s hard to argue with that pick. The senior lead the league in scoring...
Sun, 01/03/2016
Non Conference MVP
Buddy Hield - Oklahoma
Buddy HieldThere have been fewer players in the NCAA who’ve made the early season impact Buddy Hield has for the Oklahoma Sooners. Last season’s Big 12 Player of the Year has found a way to improve upon his breakout junior campaign. Hield...
Sat, 12/05/2015
Player of the Week
Monte Morris – Iowa State
Iowa State’s steady handed point guard, Monte Morris, has been a staple among the NCAA ranks in terms of taking care of the ball since he burst on to the scene in 2013. His care with the ball has always been among the forefront of his...
Fri, 11/27/2015
Player of the Week
Buddy Hield – Oklahoma
Buddy HieldLast year’s Big 12 Player of the Year has started the season about where you’d expect him. Senior, Buddy Hield has absolutely demolished his first 3 opponents to the tune of 25.3 points per game, which includes an 11-19 clip...
Thu, 02/26/2015
Player of the Week
Georges Niang - Iowa State
Georges NiangFor the first time in the Hoiberg era, Iowa State has strung together two consecutive road wins during conference play. Leading the charge for the Cyclones is junior forward, Georges Niang. As well balanced as always, Niang was a box...
Fri, 01/30/2015
Player of the Week
Cliff Alexander - Kansas
Cliff AlexanderAfter a slow start, KU has slowly risen to the top of the Big 12 ranks and is hitting the mid-season stride of a team capable of capturing it’s 11th straight conference crown. Improvements on the defensive end, spreading the ball...
