McGriff, Waters Earn All-Big 12 Recognition

STILLWATER – Just hours after leading the Oklahoma State basketball team to its second straight victory, junior captains Cameron McGriff and Lindy Waters, III were named Phillips 66 All-Big 12 Conference honorable mention.

These are the first career conference awards for McGriff and Waters, who stepped into the spotlight for the Cowboys in 2018-19. OSU has now had at least two players represented on the All-Big 12 team or the Associated Press All-Big 12 team since the league began in 1996-97.

With 12.4 points and 7.4 rebounds per game, McGriff led the Cowboys in both scoring and rebounding. His 7.4 rebounds per game rank third among all Big 12 players, and the Grand Prairie, Texas, native is responsible for 24 of Oklahoma State's 40 charges taken this season. McGriff's next appearance will be his 100^th in a Cowboy uniform.

Waters shot 45.3 percent from 3-point in 2018-19, which ranks third in the conference, and his 90.8 percent free throw mark is second. The key to OSU's versatility, Waters played nearly every position on the floor in nearly every game. A native of Norman, Okla., Waters now has 136 career 3-pointers - which ranks 15^th in OSU history - at a 41.8 percent clip, which is good for sixth best in school history.

The Cowboys will enter the 2019 Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship with momentum. After falling at No. 8 Texas Tech in overtime and to No. 13 Kansas in a nail-biter, Oklahoma State broke through with a 67-64 victory at Baylor and followed it up with an 85-77 win over West Virginia in the season finale.

OSU will be the No. 9 seed and will face the eighth-seeded Horned Frogs of TCU. The Cowboys and Horned Frogs split their regular season meetings. TCU knocked off OSU on a buzzer beater in Fort Worth, Texas, but Oklahoma State returned the favor with a 68-61 win in Stillwater.

Wednesday's tipoff from the Sprint Center in Kansas City is slated for 6 p.m. on ESPNU.

2018-19 Phillips 66 All-Big 12 Men's Basketball Awards

PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Jarrett Culver, Texas Tech, G, So.

DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Barry Brown, Jr., Kansas State, G, Sr.

NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR
Dedric Lawson, Kansas, F, Jr.

FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR
Jaxson Hayes, Texas, F

SIXTH MAN AWARD
Lindell Wigginton, Iowa State, G, So.

MOST IMPROVED PLAYER
Kristian Doolittle, Oklahoma, F, Jr.

COACH OF THE YEAR
Chris Beard, Texas Tech

All-Big 12 First Team
Marial Shayok, Iowa State
Dedric Lawson, Kansas**
Barry Brown, Jr., Kansas State**
Dean Wade, Kansas State
Jarrett Culver, Texas Tech**

All-Big 12 Second Team
Makai Mason, Baylor
Jaxson Hayes, Texas
Desmond Bane,TCU
Matt Mooney, Texas Tech
Derek Culver, West Virginia

All-Big 12 Third Team
Devon Dotson, Kansas
Kristian Doolittle, Oklahoma
Christian James, Oklahoma
Alex Robinson, TCU
Davide Moretti, Texas Tech

All-Big 12 Honorable Mention (Listed alphabetically by school)
Jared Butler (Baylor), Mario Kegler (Baylor), Mark Vital (Baylor), Talen Horton-Tucker (Iowa State), Nick Weiler-Babb (Iowa State), Lindell Wigginton (Iowa State), Xavier Sneed (Kansas State), Kamau Stokes (Kansas State), Brady Manek (Oklahoma), Cameron McGriff, (Oklahoma State), Lindy Waters (Oklahoma State), Kouat Noi (TCU), Matt Coleman III (Texas), Kerwin Roach II (Texas), Tariq Owens (Texas Tech)

Big 12 All-Defensive Team
Mark Vital, Baylor
Marcus Garrett, Kansas
Barry Brown, Jr., Kansas State**
Jaxson Hayes, Texas**
Matt Mooney, Texas Tech
Tariq Owens, Texas Tech

Big 12 All-Newcomer Team
Makai Mason, Baylor
Marial Shayok, Iowa State
Dedric Lawson, Kansas**
Jaxson Hayes, Texas
Matt Mooney, Texas Tech

Big 12 All-Freshman Team
Jared Butler, Baylor
Talen Horton-Tucker, Iowa State
Devon Dotson, Kansas
Jaxson Hayes, Texas**
Derek Culver, West Virginia**

** Unanimous selection

Players Mentioned

Cameron McGriff

Lindy Waters III

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