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Cunningham Joins Elite Company With Fourth Big 12 Newcomer of the Week Award
February 08, 2021 | Cowboy Basketball
STILLWATER – Oklahoma State star guard Cade Cunningham won his league-high fourth Big 12 Newcomer of the Week award, the conference announced Monday.
The win puts Cunningham in some elite company. Not only is he the only Big 12 player this year to win four weekly awards, he joins Cowboys Marcus Smart, Maurice Baker and Mario Boggan as the only OSU players to win four Big 12 weekly honors in a single season. Smart holds the OSU record with five weekly awards in 2012-13.
This is the eighth Big 12 weekly award under head coach Mike Boynton, and this marks the 83rd time a Cowboy has been named Big 12 Player or Newcomer of the Week in league history.
Cunningham led OSU to an upset of No. 6 Texas with a 19-point, eight-rebound performance. The freshman added two assists and a block in the double-overtime thriller.
Despite picking up two quick fouls in the first half of both games last week, Cunningham scored 19 points in each and averaged 5.0 rebounds, 2.0 assists, 1.5 steals and 1.0 blocks. He was 5-of-9 (.556) from 3-point and 13-of-14 (.929) from the line.
The Cowboys now own a 5-3 mark in NET Quadrant 1 games, and will have an opportunity for another on Monday night against Kansas. Tipoff in Allen Fieldhouse is slated for 8 p.m. CT on ESPN.
Big 12 Player of the Week
Nov. 30 - Derek Culver, West Virginia, F, Jr.
Dec. 7 – Matt Coleman III, Texas, G, Sr.
Dec. 14 - RJ Nembhard, TCU, G, Jr.
Dec. 21 – Kevin Samuel, TCU, C, Jr.
Dec. 28 – Christian Braun, Kansas, G, So.
Jan. 4 – Umoja Gibson, Oklahoma, G, Jr.
Jan. 11 – Andrew Jones, Texas, G, Jr.
Jan. 18 – Mac McClung, Texas Tech, G, Jr.
Jan. 25 – Jared Butler, Baylor, G, Jr.
Feb. 1 – Davion Mitchell, Baylor, G, Jr. and Da'Vion Harmon, Oklahoma, G, So.
Feb. 8 – Miles McBride, West Virginia, G, So.
Big 12 Newcomer of the Week
Nov. 30 – Mike Miles, TCU, G, Fr.
Dec. 7 – Cade Cunningham, Oklahoma State, G, Fr.
Dec. 14 - Cade Cunningham, Oklahoma State, G, Fr.
Dec. 21 – Greg Brown, Texas, F, Fr.
Dec. 28 -- Mike Miles, TCU, G, Fr.
Jan. 4 – Umoja Gibson, Oklahoma, G, Jr.
Jan. 11 - Greg Brown, Texas, F, Fr.
Jan. 18 -- Cade Cunningham, Oklahoma State, G, Fr.
Jan. 25 – Elijah Harkless, Oklahoma, G, Jr.
Feb. 1 – Mac McClung, Texas Tech, G, Jr.
Feb. 8 – Cade Cunningham, Oklahoma State, G, Fr.
The win puts Cunningham in some elite company. Not only is he the only Big 12 player this year to win four weekly awards, he joins Cowboys Marcus Smart, Maurice Baker and Mario Boggan as the only OSU players to win four Big 12 weekly honors in a single season. Smart holds the OSU record with five weekly awards in 2012-13.
This is the eighth Big 12 weekly award under head coach Mike Boynton, and this marks the 83rd time a Cowboy has been named Big 12 Player or Newcomer of the Week in league history.
Cunningham led OSU to an upset of No. 6 Texas with a 19-point, eight-rebound performance. The freshman added two assists and a block in the double-overtime thriller.
Despite picking up two quick fouls in the first half of both games last week, Cunningham scored 19 points in each and averaged 5.0 rebounds, 2.0 assists, 1.5 steals and 1.0 blocks. He was 5-of-9 (.556) from 3-point and 13-of-14 (.929) from the line.
The Cowboys now own a 5-3 mark in NET Quadrant 1 games, and will have an opportunity for another on Monday night against Kansas. Tipoff in Allen Fieldhouse is slated for 8 p.m. CT on ESPN.
Big 12 Player of the Week
Nov. 30 - Derek Culver, West Virginia, F, Jr.
Dec. 7 – Matt Coleman III, Texas, G, Sr.
Dec. 14 - RJ Nembhard, TCU, G, Jr.
Dec. 21 – Kevin Samuel, TCU, C, Jr.
Dec. 28 – Christian Braun, Kansas, G, So.
Jan. 4 – Umoja Gibson, Oklahoma, G, Jr.
Jan. 11 – Andrew Jones, Texas, G, Jr.
Jan. 18 – Mac McClung, Texas Tech, G, Jr.
Jan. 25 – Jared Butler, Baylor, G, Jr.
Feb. 1 – Davion Mitchell, Baylor, G, Jr. and Da'Vion Harmon, Oklahoma, G, So.
Feb. 8 – Miles McBride, West Virginia, G, So.
Big 12 Newcomer of the Week
Nov. 30 – Mike Miles, TCU, G, Fr.
Dec. 7 – Cade Cunningham, Oklahoma State, G, Fr.
Dec. 14 - Cade Cunningham, Oklahoma State, G, Fr.
Dec. 21 – Greg Brown, Texas, F, Fr.
Dec. 28 -- Mike Miles, TCU, G, Fr.
Jan. 4 – Umoja Gibson, Oklahoma, G, Jr.
Jan. 11 - Greg Brown, Texas, F, Fr.
Jan. 18 -- Cade Cunningham, Oklahoma State, G, Fr.
Jan. 25 – Elijah Harkless, Oklahoma, G, Jr.
Feb. 1 – Mac McClung, Texas Tech, G, Jr.
Feb. 8 – Cade Cunningham, Oklahoma State, G, Fr.
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