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Haliburton, Bolton recognized by Big 12

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March 9th, 2020 by admin

AMES, Iowa – Iowa State men’s basketball sophomores Tyrese Haliburton and Rasir Bolton have been recognized by the Big 12 coaches with all-conference honors.

Haliburton earned All-Big 12 second-team accolades, while Bolton earned honorable mention recognition.

Haliburton, an Oshkosh, Wisconsin native, played 22 games before missing the final eight games of the regular season due to a broken left wrist. Haliburton led the Cyclones with 15.2 points, 5.9 rebounds, 6.5 assists and 2.5 steals. He reached double figures in 18 games this season, scoring 20 or more points six times.

Prior to his injury, Haliburton was a finalist for the Bob Cousy Award. In addition to his league-high 6.5 assists, Haliburton also boasted an assist-to-turnover ratio of 2.3. He ranked among the top-10 in the league in scoring, field goal percentage, assists, steals, three-point field goal percentage, three-point field goals made, assist-to-turnover ratio and minutes played before the injury ended his season.

Bolton averaged 14.7 points, 3.4 rebounds and 2.8 assists in his first season as a Cyclone. The Petersburg, Virginia native reached double figures in 23 of 30 games played, including a season-high 29 points against Florida A&M. Bolton has recorded double-digit points in 12 of the last 13 games, missing yesterday’s season finale due to injury.

Bolton is one of the Big 12’s best free-throw shooters, connecting on 84.8 percent of his team-high 138 free-throw attempts.

The Cyclones return to action Wednesday night at 6 p.m. at the Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship when they face Oklahoma State.