Top-ranked Baylor dominated the All-Big 12 women’s basketball team, released today, with center Brittney Griner and coach Kim Mulkey earning top individual honors as selected by league coaches.
The 6-foot-8 Griner, a junior who leads the Big 12 in scoring (23.3 avg.), blocks (5.1) and field goal percentage (61.6 pct.), received Player of the Year honors for the second consecutive season. Mulkey also repeated as Coach of the Year after leading the Lady Bears (31-0, 18-0) to a league title by a seven-game margin over runner-ups Texas A&M and Oklahoma.
Other Baylor all-conference honorees included point guard Odyssey Sims, a first-team selection, as well as Destiny Williams and Kimetria Hayden. Others on the 10-member, first-team unit included Texas’ Chassidy Fussell, Texas A&M’s Tyra White and Oklahoma’s Whitney Hand, an Argyle Liberty Christian graduate.
Texas A&M center Kelsey Bone, a transfer from South Carolina, received Newcomer of the Year honors. Oklahoma State’s Liz Donohoe was selected as Freshman of the Year.
Below is a full list of today’s honorees:
2011-12 PHILLIPS 66 ALL-BIG 12 AWARDS
Coach of the Year: Kim Mulkey, Baylor
Player of the Year: Brittney Griner, Baylor
Newcomer of the Year: Kelsey Bone, Texas A&M
Freshman of the Year: Liz Donohoe, Oklahoma State
Defensive Player of the Year: Brittney Griner, Baylor
Sixth Man Award: Sharane Campbell, Oklahoma
ALL-BIG 12 FIRST TEAM (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.
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 St. G 5-6 So Andover, Kan.
Sydney Carter Texas A&M G 5-6 Sr DeSoto, Texas
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)
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
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
_ Jimmy Burch
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