Three MBB Players Named AP All-Big 12
3/7/2016 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
WACO, Texas ÃÆ' ¢Ãƒ ¢' ¬" A trio of Baylor basketball players were named to the 2016 Associated Press All-Big 12 teams, as chosen by a panel of media representatives who cover the conference on a regular basis and announced Monday by the AP.
Taurean Prince and Rico Gathers were named All-Big 12 Second Team, and Lester Medford earned honorable mention. The Bears have now had 17 media All-Big 12 honorees in the last seven seasons, with three first-team honorees, nine second-team selections and five honorable mentions since 2010.
Combined with Johnathan Motley's All-Big 12 Third-Team selection on Sunday, the Bears have had four different players earn all-conference honors this season, tying the most in program history. Baylor also had four all-conference players in 2012 with Quincy Acy, Pierre Jackson, Perry Jones III and Quincy Miller. BU has gone nine straight seasons with at least three players earning All-Big 12 accolades.
There were 11 players named to the AP's two All-Big 12 teams ÃÆ' ¢Ãƒ ¢' ¬" a tie in voting extended the second team to six players. Baylor, Iowa State, Kansas, Oklahoma and West Virginia had two players apiece, and Texas had one player chosen. There were six honorable mention choices.
First-team selections were Kansas' Perry Ellis, Oklahoma's Buddy Hield, Iowa State's Monte Morris and Georges Niang and Texas' Isaiah Taylor. Second-team honorees were Prince, Gathers, Kansas' Frank Mason, West Virginia's Jaysean Paige and Devin Williams and Oklahoma's Ryan Spangler. The six players to earn honorable mention were Medford, OU's Isaiah Cousins and Jordan Woodard, KU's Devonte' Graham and Wayne Selden and Texas Tech's Aaron Ross.
Prince, a senior from San Antonio, Texas, ranks fourth in the Big 12 in points per game (15.5), 10th in rebounding (6.0), 14th in steals (1.3), 14th in blocks (0.7), ninth in 3-pointers made (1.5) and 11th in free throw percentage (.767). He leads the Bears with 479 points, ranks second with 185 rebounds and 40 steals and third with 68 assists and 22 blocks.
Gathers, a senior from LaPlace, La., ranks 20th in the Big 12 in points per game (11.3), second in rebounding (9.1), sixth in field goal percentage (.515), 12th in blocks (0.8), first in offensive rebounding (4.0) and fifth in defensive rebounding (5.1). His 21 rebounds on Dec. 8 against Northwestern State were the most by any Big 12 player this season.
Medford, a senior from Tucson, Ariz., led the Big 12 with 6.8 assists per game in conference play. He ranked second in the league in assist-to-turnover ratio (2.9), tied for fourth in steals (1.7) and 10th in minutes (32.4). His .780 free throw percentage in league play ranked 10th in the conference, and his 13 assists in Baylor's win against Kansas State on Jan. 20 were the most by any Big 12 player this season.
No. 5 seed Baylor takes on No 4 Texas at 11:30 a.m. CT Thursday in the first quarterfinal game at the 2016 Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship. The game will be televised on ESPN2 from Kansas City's Sprint Center.
2016 BIG 12 POSTSEASON HONORS
Rico Gathers
All-Big 12, Second Team (media)
All-Big 12, Third Team (coaches)
Lester Medford
All-Big 12, Honorable Mention (coaches)
All-Big 12, Honorable Mention (media)
Johnathan Motley
All-Big 12, Third Team (coaches)
Taurean Prince
All-Big 12, First Team (coaches)
All-Big 12, Second Team (media)
BAYLOR'S ALL-BIG 12 HONORS
1997 Doug Brandt ÃÆ' ¢Ãƒ ¢' ¬" HM (coaches)
1997 Patrick Hunter ÃÆ' ¢Ãƒ ¢' ¬" HM (coaches, media)
1997 Brian Skinner ÃÆ' ¢Ãƒ ¢' ¬" 2nd (coaches, media)
1998 Patrick Hunter ÃÆ' ¢Ãƒ ¢' ¬" HM (coaches, media)
1998 Brian Skinner ÃÆ' ¢Ãƒ ¢' ¬" 2nd (coaches, media)
1999 Kish Lewis ÃÆ' ¢Ãƒ ¢' ¬" HM (coaches, media)
2000 Terry Black ÃÆ' ¢Ãƒ ¢' ¬" HM (coaches)
2000 Tevis Stukes ÃÆ' ¢Ãƒ ¢' ¬" HM (coaches, media)
2001 Terry Black ÃÆ' ¢Ãƒ ¢' ¬" 1st (coaches, media)
2001 DeMarcus Minor ÃÆ' ¢Ãƒ ¢' ¬" HM (coaches)
2002 Lawrence Roberts ÃÆ' ¢Ãƒ ¢' ¬" 3rd (media)
2003 John Lucas III ÃÆ' ¢Ãƒ ¢' ¬" HM (coaches)
2003 Lawrence Roberts ÃÆ' ¢Ãƒ ¢' ¬" 3rd (coaches, media)
2004 Harvey Thomas ÃÆ' ¢Ãƒ ¢' ¬" 3rd (media); HM (coaches)
2004 Terrance Thomas ÃÆ' ¢Ãƒ ¢' ¬" HM (coaches)
2005 Aaron Bruce ÃÆ' ¢Ãƒ ¢' ¬" 3rd (media); HM (coaches)
2006 Aaron Bruce ÃÆ' ¢Ãƒ ¢' ¬" HM (coaches, media)
2007 Aaron Bruce ÃÆ' ¢Ãƒ ¢' ¬" HM (coaches)
2007 Curtis Jerrells ÃÆ' ¢Ãƒ ¢' ¬" HM (coaches, media)
2008 Henry Dugat ÃÆ' ¢Ãƒ ¢' ¬" HM (coaches)
2008 Curtis Jerrells ÃÆ' ¢Ãƒ ¢' ¬" 1st (coaches, media)
2008 Kevin Rogers ÃÆ' ¢Ãƒ ¢' ¬" 3rd (media); HM (coaches)
2009 LaceDarius Dunn ÃÆ' ¢Ãƒ ¢' ¬" HM (coaches)
2009 Curtis Jerrells ÃÆ' ¢Ãƒ ¢' ¬" 3rd (coaches, media)
2009 Kevin Rogers ÃÆ' ¢Ãƒ ¢' ¬" HM (coaches)
2010 Tweety Carter ÃÆ' ¢Ãƒ ¢' ¬" 2nd (media); 3rd (coaches)
2010 LaceDarius Dunn ÃÆ' ¢Ãƒ ¢' ¬" 2nd (coaches)
2010 Ekpe Udoh ÃÆ' ¢Ãƒ ¢' ¬" 2nd (coaches, media)
2011 Quincy Acy ÃÆ' ¢Ãƒ ¢' ¬" HM (coaches)
2011 LaceDarius Dunn ÃÆ' ¢Ãƒ ¢' ¬" 1st (coaches, media)
2011 Perry Jones III ÃÆ' ¢Ãƒ ¢' ¬" 2nd (coaches); HM (media)
2012 Quincy Acy ÃÆ' ¢Ãƒ ¢' ¬" 2nd (coaches)
2012 Pierre Jackson ÃÆ' ¢Ãƒ ¢' ¬" 2nd (coaches, media)
2012 Perry Jones III ÃÆ' ¢Ãƒ ¢' ¬" 2nd (media); 3rd (coaches)
2012 Quincy Miller ÃÆ' ¢Ãƒ ¢' ¬" HM (coaches)
2013 Isaiah Austin ÃÆ' ¢Ãƒ ¢' ¬" 2nd (media); 3rd (coaches)
2013 Pierre Jackson ÃÆ' ¢Ãƒ ¢' ¬" 1st (media); 2nd (coaches)
2013 Cory Jefferson ÃÆ' ¢Ãƒ ¢' ¬" HM (coaches, media)
2014 Isaiah Austin ÃÆ' ¢Ãƒ ¢' ¬" HM (coaches)
2014 Kenny Chery ÃÆ' ¢Ãƒ ¢' ¬" HM (media)
2014 Cory Jefferson ÃÆ' ¢Ãƒ ¢' ¬" 2nd (media); 3rd (coaches)
2015 Kenny Chery ÃÆ' ¢Ãƒ ¢' ¬" 2nd (coaches); HM (media)
2015 Rico Gathers ÃÆ' ¢Ãƒ ¢' ¬" 1st (coaches, media)
2015 Taurean Prince ÃÆ' ¢Ãƒ ¢' ¬" 2nd (coaches, media)
2016 Rico Gathers ÃÆ' ¢Ãƒ ¢' ¬" 2nd (media); 3rd (coaches)
2016 Lester Medford ÃÆ' ¢Ãƒ ¢' ¬" HM (coaches, media)
2016 Johnathan Motley ÃÆ' ¢Ãƒ ¢' ¬" 3rd (coaches)
2016 Taurean Prince ÃÆ' ¢Ãƒ ¢' ¬" 1st (coaches); 2nd (media)
