AMES, Iowa – Izaiah Brockington was named Big 12 Newcomer of the Year and Tyrese Hunter was recognized as Big 12 Freshman of the Year in a vote of the league’s coaches, as announced Sunday by the Big 12 Conference.

Brockington, a 6-4 senior guard from Philadelphia, was named to the All-Big 12 First Team and Big 12 All-Newcomer Team in addition to being named the league’s top newcomer.

Brockington, who finished the regular season third in the Big 12 in scoring (17.6) and rebounding (7.2) is the 10^th Cyclone to be named conference newcomer of the year and the first since Deonte Burton in 2016.

A transfer from Penn State, Brockington recorded seven double-doubles and posted 13 straight double-figure scoring efforts in Big 12 play, including a 35-point outburst and game-winning shot against West Virginia.

Brockington shot a career-best 47 percent from the field and 39 percent behind the arc.

Hunter, a 6-0 freshman point guard from Racine, Wisconsin, is just the sixth Cyclone rookie to take home freshman of the year honors and the first since Curtis Stinson in 2004. He was also named to the Big 12 All-Freshman Team.

Hunter averaged 10.8 points and 5.0 assists, breaking the ISU freshman record with 155 assists while also posting 59 steals. On Saturday at Baylor, Hunter dished out 13 assists, the second most by any Cyclone freshman.

Hunter reached double digits in 18 games, scoring a career-best 22 points at West Virginia and topping 20 points twice against conference competition.

The Cyclone duo played a significant role in helping the team to the biggest turnaround in school and Big 12 history. ISU enters the 2022 Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship with a 20-11 record. The Cyclones will face Texas Tech Thursday at 8:30 p.m.

Player of the Year: Ochai Agbaji, Kansas

Freshman of the Year: Tyrese Hunter, Iowa State

Newcomer of the Year: Izaiah Brockington, Iowa State

Defensive Player of the Year: Jonathan Tchamwa Tchatchoua, Baylor; Moussa Cisse, Oklahoma State; Gabe Osabuohien, West Virginia

Sixth Man Award: Jeremy Sochan, Baylor

Most Improved Player: Nijel Pack, Kansas State

Coach of the Year: Scott Drew, Baylor 

All-Big 12 First Team

• James Akinjo, Baylor
• Izaiah Brockington, Iowa State
• Ochai Agbaji, Kansas
• Nijel Pack, Kansas State
• Bryson Williams, Texas Tech

 All-Big 12 Second Team

• Adam Flagler, Baylor
• Christian Braun, Kansas
• Mike Miles, TCU
• Timmy Allen, Texas
• Taz Sherman, West Virginia

All-Big 12 Third Team

• David McCormack, Kansas
• Jalen Wilson, Kansas
• Mark Smith, Kansas State
• Avery Anderson III, Oklahoma State
• Marcus Carr, Texas

All-Big 12 Honorable Mention

Matthew Mayer (Baylor), Jeremy Sochan (Baylor), Dajuan Harris (Kansas), Markquis Nowell (Kansas State), Umoja Gibson (Oklahoma), Jordan Goldwire (Oklahoma), Tanner Groves (Oklahoma), Elijah Harkless (Oklahoma), Damion Baugh (TCU), Emanuel Miller (TCU), Christian Bishop (Texas), Andrew Jones (Texas), Courtney Ramey (Texas), Adonis Arms (Texas Tech), Kevin McCullar (Texas Tech), Kevin Obanor (Texas Tech), Marcus Santos-Silva (Texas Tech), Sean McNeil (West Virginia).

Big 12 All-Defensive Team

• Jonathan Tchamwa Tchatchoua, Baylor
• Dajuan Harris, Kansas
• Markquis Nowell, Kansas State
• Moussa Cisse, Oklahoma State
• Gabe Osabuohien, West Virginia

Big 12 All-Newcomer Team

• James Akinjo, Baylor
• Izaiah Brockington, Iowa State
• Mark Smith, Kansas State
• Timmy Allen, Texas
• Bryson Williams, Texas Tech

Big 12 All-Freshman Team

• Jeremy Sochan, Baylor
• Kendall Brown, Baylor
• KJ Adams, Kansas
• Tyrese Hunter, Iowa State
• C.J. Noland, Oklahoma