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Hubbard, Gray Tabbed as Big 12 Athlete of the Year Candidates
May 20, 2020 | Cowboy Football, Cowgirl Basketball
STILLWATER – Oklahoma State football player Chuba Hubbard and women's basketball player Vivian Gray have been nominated by the University as the school's 2019-20 Big 12 Athlete of the Year candidates, the conference office announced Wednesday.
Fans will be able to vote for both athletes from May 22 until May 26 on Big12Sports.com, and fan voting will be considered in the final tally for selecting this prestigious award.
A native of Argyle, Texas, Gray received honorable mention All-America status from the Women's Basketball Coaches Association as well as the Associated Press this past season. With her selection, she became just the third Cowgirl to be honored by the WBCA multiple times, joining Andrea Riley (2008-10) and Brittney Martin (2015-16).
Gray was named one of 10 finalists for the Cheryl Miller Award and a member of the Naismith Award Watch List and the Wade Trophy Midseason Watch List. The 6-1 rising senior was tabbed as the Big 12 Player of the Week on Jan. 27 and to the NCAA.com Starting Five that week as well.
For the second consecutive season, Gray was unanimously chosen as a first-team all-league selection after ranking second in the Big 12 in scoring (19.3 ppg) for the second year in a row. Her scoring average ranked 22nd nationally.
Among Big 12 players, she finished second in minutes played (37.6 mpg), third in free-throw percentage (84.1 percent), fifth in assist-turnover ratio (1.7), ninth in assists (3.7 apg), 13th in steals (1.6 spg), 15th in field-goal percentage (36.3 percent) and 15th in blocked shots (0.8 bpg).
Gray was equally impressive in the classroom, garnering third-team CoSIDA Academic All-America honors. In doing so, she became just the second Cowgirl to earn both athletic and academic All-America status, joining former OSU standout Kaylee Jensen.
Carrying a 3.66 grade point average in marketing, Gray was the only player among the 15 All-America selections not classified as a graduate student or senior. She was named a first-team Academic All-Big 12 pick as well.
Hubbard, a standout running back out of Canada, adds the nomination to his already long list of accolades. He has also been named a unanimous All-American, the Big 12 Offensive Player of the Year, a finalist for the Walter Camp Player of the Year Award and a finalist for the Doak Walker Award presented to the nation's top running back. He also finished eighth in the voting for the Heisman Trophy, which marks the third best finish for a Canadian player, and was named the Cornish Trophy winner, which is given to best Canadian player in NCAA football.
The Sherwood Park, Alberta, native ended the 2019 season as the FBS leader in rushing yards, rushing yards per game, 200-yard rushing games and all-purpose yards per game. He ranked first among all players from Power Five conferences in rushing touchdowns and led the Big 12 in both points scored and total touchdowns.
Hubbard's season total of 2,094 rushing yards ranks 16th in FBS history and third in Big 12 Conference history. It marked the second-best single-season total in school history, trailing only Barry Sanders' 1988 Heisman season.
Additionally, Hubbard rushed for more than 100 yards in each of his last 11 games, which was the longest active streak in the nation, and led the country with 15 rushes of 30 yards or longer, nine rushes of 40 yards or longer, seven rushes of 50 yards or longer, five rushes of 60 yards or longer, three rushes of 70 yards or longer, two rushes of 80 yards or longer and one rush of 90 yards or longer.
Top performances from the 2019 season included the largest single-game rushing total for any Power Five Conference player all year with 296 yards against Kansas State, a 256 rushing yard day against Tulsa for the sixth-highest single-game output in the FBS this season and a 223 rushing yard day against TCU that marked the first time a running back has gone over 200 yards in a game against the Horned Frogs in Gary Patterson's 19 years as head coach.
The winners of the Big 12 Athletes of the Year honors will be announced on Thursday, May 28.
Fans will be able to vote for both athletes from May 22 until May 26 on Big12Sports.com, and fan voting will be considered in the final tally for selecting this prestigious award.
A native of Argyle, Texas, Gray received honorable mention All-America status from the Women's Basketball Coaches Association as well as the Associated Press this past season. With her selection, she became just the third Cowgirl to be honored by the WBCA multiple times, joining Andrea Riley (2008-10) and Brittney Martin (2015-16).
Gray was named one of 10 finalists for the Cheryl Miller Award and a member of the Naismith Award Watch List and the Wade Trophy Midseason Watch List. The 6-1 rising senior was tabbed as the Big 12 Player of the Week on Jan. 27 and to the NCAA.com Starting Five that week as well.
For the second consecutive season, Gray was unanimously chosen as a first-team all-league selection after ranking second in the Big 12 in scoring (19.3 ppg) for the second year in a row. Her scoring average ranked 22nd nationally.
Among Big 12 players, she finished second in minutes played (37.6 mpg), third in free-throw percentage (84.1 percent), fifth in assist-turnover ratio (1.7), ninth in assists (3.7 apg), 13th in steals (1.6 spg), 15th in field-goal percentage (36.3 percent) and 15th in blocked shots (0.8 bpg).
Gray was equally impressive in the classroom, garnering third-team CoSIDA Academic All-America honors. In doing so, she became just the second Cowgirl to earn both athletic and academic All-America status, joining former OSU standout Kaylee Jensen.
Carrying a 3.66 grade point average in marketing, Gray was the only player among the 15 All-America selections not classified as a graduate student or senior. She was named a first-team Academic All-Big 12 pick as well.
Hubbard, a standout running back out of Canada, adds the nomination to his already long list of accolades. He has also been named a unanimous All-American, the Big 12 Offensive Player of the Year, a finalist for the Walter Camp Player of the Year Award and a finalist for the Doak Walker Award presented to the nation's top running back. He also finished eighth in the voting for the Heisman Trophy, which marks the third best finish for a Canadian player, and was named the Cornish Trophy winner, which is given to best Canadian player in NCAA football.
The Sherwood Park, Alberta, native ended the 2019 season as the FBS leader in rushing yards, rushing yards per game, 200-yard rushing games and all-purpose yards per game. He ranked first among all players from Power Five conferences in rushing touchdowns and led the Big 12 in both points scored and total touchdowns.
Hubbard's season total of 2,094 rushing yards ranks 16th in FBS history and third in Big 12 Conference history. It marked the second-best single-season total in school history, trailing only Barry Sanders' 1988 Heisman season.
Additionally, Hubbard rushed for more than 100 yards in each of his last 11 games, which was the longest active streak in the nation, and led the country with 15 rushes of 30 yards or longer, nine rushes of 40 yards or longer, seven rushes of 50 yards or longer, five rushes of 60 yards or longer, three rushes of 70 yards or longer, two rushes of 80 yards or longer and one rush of 90 yards or longer.
Top performances from the 2019 season included the largest single-game rushing total for any Power Five Conference player all year with 296 yards against Kansas State, a 256 rushing yard day against Tulsa for the sixth-highest single-game output in the FBS this season and a 223 rushing yard day against TCU that marked the first time a running back has gone over 200 yards in a game against the Horned Frogs in Gary Patterson's 19 years as head coach.
The winners of the Big 12 Athletes of the Year honors will be announced on Thursday, May 28.
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