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Two Cyclones earn major Big 12 Basketball awards

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March 11th, 2019 by admin

The Big 12 Conference released their 2018-19 Men’s Basketball Award winners on Sunday and Iowa State had two players land major awards. Senior forward Marial Shayok was named an All-Big 12 First Team selection and Sophomore guard Lindell Wiggington earned the Sixth Man Award.

Shayok finished the season second in the conference in scoring at 18.7 points per game. He shot 49.6 percent from the field and 39.6 percent from beyond the arc. He was also an 87.7 percent foul shooter. Shayok scored in double figures 28 of 30 games he played and had at least 17 points in 24 games.

Wigginton averaged 13.4 points for the Cyclones in 21 games after returning from injury, becoming the first Cyclone to earn the Sixth Man Award since Tyrus McGee in 2013. The Dartmouth, Nova Scotia native reached double figures 16 times, including a 28-point performance off the bench in a win against West Virginia. Wigginton connected on 41 three-pointers at a 38.3 percent clip, while also pulling down 4.1 rebounds and averaging 2.2 assists. Wigginton was named Big 12 Player of the Week once this season.

Freshman guard Talen Horton-Tucker was named to the Big 12 All-Freshman Team and was also an All-Big 12 Honorable Mention selection.

Senior guard Nick Weiler-Babb was also an All-Big 12 Honorable Mention choice.

Here is the full run down of award winners in the Big 12: 2018-19 All Big 12 Basketball