Iowa State guard Carleton is Big 12 women’s player of year
March 6th, 2019 by admin
IRVING, Texas (AP) — Iowa State senior guard Bridget Carleton has been named the Big 12 women’s basketball player of the year.
Carleton, the league’s leading scorer at 21.9 points a game, won the award voted on by the Big 12’s 10 head coaches and announced Wednesday. The first Cyclone to win the award, Carleton is fourth in the league with 8.7 rebounds per game and fifth in assists at 4.2 per game.
Baylor’s Kim Mulkey was selected as the top coach for the second year in a row, and the seventh time since 2005. The top-ranked Lady Bears just won their ninth consecutive regular season title, and have won their last 41 regular-season Big 12 games.
Baylor junior Lauren Cox, who has 72 blocked shots, was named the defensive player of the year for the second season in a row.
2018-19 Phillips 66 All-Big 12 Awards
Coach of the Year: Kim Mulkey, Baylor (19th season at Baylor, 19th overall)
Player of the Year: Bridget Carleton, Iowa State, G, 6-1, Sr., Chatham, Ontario, Canada
Defensive Player of the Year: Lauren Cox, Baylor, F, 6-4, Jr., Flower Mound, Texas
Newcomer of the Year: Vivian Gray, Oklahoma State, G, 6-1, So., Argyle, Texas
Freshman of the Year: Chrislyn Carr, Texas Tech, G, 5-5, Davenport, Iowa
Sixth Man Award: Kari Niblack, West Virginia, F, 6-1, Fr., Leesburg, Fla.
All-Big 12 First Team (honors listed alphabetical by school)
| Player | School | Pos | Ht | Cl | Hometown |
| Kalani Brown+^** | Baylor | C | 6-7 | Sr. | Slidell, La. |
| Lauren Cox+** | Baylor | F | 6-4 | Jr. | Flower Mound, Texas |
| Bridget Carleton+^** | Iowa State | G | 6-1 | Sr. | Chatham, Ontario, Canada |
| Kayla Goth% | Kansas State | G | 6-1 | Sr. | DeForest, Wis. |
| Peyton Williams | Kansas State | F | 6-4 | Jr. | Topeka, Kan. |
| Vivian Gray** | Oklahoma State | G | 6-1 | So. | Argyle, Texas |
| Jordan Moore | TCU | C | 6-3 | Sr. | Round Rock, Texas |
| Sug Sutton | Texas | G | 5-8 | Jr. | St. Louis, Mo. |
| Naomi Davenport% | West Virginia | G/F | 6-0 | Sr. | Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Tynice Martin^** | West Virginia | G | 5-11 | R-Jr. | Atlanta, Ga. |
All-Big 12 Second Team
| Player | School | Pos | Ht | Cl | Hometown |
| Chloe Jackson | Baylor | G | 5-8 | Gr. | Upper Marlboro, Md. |
| Juicy Landrum | Baylor | G | 5-8 | Jr. | Waco, Texas |
| Kristin Scott | Iowa State | C | 6-3 | So. | Kasson, Minn. |
| Ana Llanusa | Oklahoma | G | 6-0 | So. | Choctaw, Okla. |
| Amy Okonkwo% | TCU | F | 6-2 | Sr. | Rancho Cucamonga, Calif. |
All-Big 12 Honorable Mention
Alexa Middleton (Iowa State), Kylee Kopatich (Kansas), Christalah Lyons (Kansas), Braxtin Miller (Oklahoma State), Joyner Holmes (Texas), Danni Williams (Texas), Brittany Brewer (Texas Tech), Chrislyn Carr (Texas Tech).
** Unanimous First Team Selection (coaches cannot vote for own players, unanimous denotes voted first team by other nine coaches)
+ 2017-18 All-Big 12 First Team Selection
% 2017-18 All-Big 12 Second Team Selection
^ 2016-17 All-Big 12 First Team
> 2016-17 All-Big 12 Second Team
Big 12 All-Defensive Team
| Player | School | Pos | Ht | Cl | Hometown |
| Kalani Brown | Baylor | C | 6-7 | Sr. | Slidell, La. |
| Lauren Cox^** | Baylor | F | 6-4 | Jr. | Flower Mound, Texas |
| DiDi Richards | Baylor | G | 6-1 | So. | Cypress, Texas |
| Peyton Williams | Kansas State | F | 6-4 | Jr. | Topeka, Kan. |
| Jordan Moore | TCU | C | 6-3 | Sr. | Round Rock, Texas |
** Unanimous Selection (coaches cannot vote for own players, unanimous denotes selected for team on other nine ballots)
^2017-18 Selection
Big 12 All-Freshman Team
| Player | School | Pos | Ht | Hometown |
| Ashley Joens | Iowa State | G | 6-0 | Iowa City, Iowa |
| Christianna Carr | Kansas State | G | 6-1 | Manhattan, Kan. |
| Taylor Robertson | Oklahoma | G | 5-7 | McPherson, Kan. |
| Chrislyn Carr | Texas Tech | G | 5-5 | Davenport, Iowa |
| Madisen Smith | West Virginia | G | 5-5 | Greenville, S.C. |
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