Kim Mulkey and Brittney Griner earn repeat Big 12 awards
For the second straight year Baylor sweeps the top honors in the All Big 12 awards. Â Baylor head coach Kim Mulkey won the Big 12 Coach of the Year honor again while Brittney Griner earned her second consecutive Player of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year awards. The Lady Bears are 31-0 including and 18-0 record in the conference.
Griners leads the league in scoring (23.3), blocks (5.1) and field goal percentage (.616). She ranks second in rebounds (9.6) and is the Big 12’s career blocked shots leader (550) and ranks second on the NCAA career chart. She scored a career-high 41 points in Baylor’s final regular season game against Iowa State Saturday and has scored in double-figures in 71 straight games and in 101 of 103 in her career.
Other 2011-12 All-Big 12 Awards
- Freshman of the Year: Liz Donohoe, Oklahoma State
- Sixth Man Award: Sharane Campbell, Oklahoma
- Defensive Player of the Year: Brittney Griner, Baylor
- Newcomer of the Year: Kelsey Bone, Texas A&M
| ALL-BIG 12 FIRST TEAMÂ (all honors listed alphabetical by school) | |||||
| Player | School | Pos | Ht | Cl | Hometown |
| Brittney Griner !^** | Baylor | C | 6-8 | Jr | Houston, Texas |
| Odyssey Sims !** | Baylor | G | 5-8 | So | Irving, Texas |
| Chelsea Poppens ** | Iowa State | F | 6-2 | Jr | Aplington, Iowa |
| Carolyn Davis ! | Kansas | F | 6-3 | Jr | Houston, Texas |
| Brittany Chambers ! | Kansas State | G | 5-8 | Jr | Belle Plaine, Minn. |
| Jalana Childs % | Kansas State | F | 6-2 | Sr | Orlando, Fla. |
| Aaryn Ellenberg | Oklahoma | G | 5-7 | So | Las Vegas, Nev. |
| Whitney Hand | Oklahoma | G | 6-1 | Jr | Fort Worth, Texas |
| Chassidy Fussell % | Texas | G | 5-10 | So | Troy, Tenn. |
| Tyra White! | Texas A&M | G | 6-0 | Sr | Kansas City, Mo. |
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| ALL-BIG 12 SECOND TEAM | |||||
| Player | School | Pos | Ht | Cl | Hometown |
| Destiny Williams | Baylor | F | 6-1 | Jr | Benton Harbor, Mich. |
| Angel Goodrich | Kansas | G | 5-4 | Jr | Tahlequah, Okla. |
| Christine Flores | Missouri | F | 6-3 | Sr | San Antonio, Texas |
| Tiffany Bias | Oklahoma State | G | 5-6 | So | Andover, Kan. |
| Sydney Carter | Texas A&M | G | 5-6 | Sr | DeSoto, Texas |
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| ALL-BIG 12 HONORABLE MENTION | |||||
| Kimetria Hayden (Baylor), Aishah Sutherland (Kansas), BreAnna Brock (Missouri), Liz Donohoe (Oklahoma State), Yvonne Anderson (Texas), Ashleigh Fontenette (Texas), Kelsey Bone (Texas A&M), Adaora Elonu (Texas A&M), Monique Smalls (Texas Tech) | |||||
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| BIG 12 ALL-DEFENSIVE TEAM | |||||
| Player | School | Pos | Ht | Cl | Hometown |
| Brittney Griner | Baylor | C | 6-8 | Jr | Houston, Texas |
| Odyssey Sims | Baylor | G | 5-8 | So | Irving, Texas |
| Ashley Gayle | Texas | C | 6-4 | Sr | Las Vegas, Nev. |
| Sydney Carter | Texas A&M | G | 5-6 | Sr | DeSoto, Texas |
| Monique Smalls | Texas Tech | G | 5-6 | Jr | The Woodlands, Texas |
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| BIG 12 ALL-FRESHMAN TEAM | |||||
| Player | School | Pos | Ht | Cl | Hometown |
| Nikki Moody | Iowa State | G | 5-8 | Fr | Euless, Texas |
| Kyley Simmons | Missouri | G | 5-7 | Fr | Council Bluffs, Iowa |
| Sharane Campbell | Oklahoma | G | 5-10 | Fr | Spencer, Okla. |
| Liz Donohoe | Oklahoma State | F | 6-0 | Fr | Edmond, Okla. |
| Alexia Standish | Texas A&M | G | 5-8 | Fr | Colleyville, Texas |
** Unanimous First Team Selection
! 2010-11 All-Big 12 First Team Selection
% 2010-11 All-Big 12 Second Team Selection
^ 2009-10 All-Big 12 First Team Selection
# 2008-09 All-Big 12 First Team Selection
+ 2009-10 All-Big 12 Second Team Selection
$ 2008-09 All-Big 12 Second Team Selection
