For the past decade and a half, the Big 12 has gone through Lawrence, Kansas. Head Coach Bill Self has established a winning culture, which has expectations, year in and year out, sky high. The Jayhawks are primed to win the Big 12 for a fifteenth(!) consecutive season, but there are a few teams with their eyes on Kansas' throne. Will this be a repeat of what's been the norm, or will we finally see a new team wear the Big 12 crown?
Predictions
1. Kansas Jayhawks:
Player to Watch: F Dedric Lawson
Projected Finish: 1st, National Champions
2. Kansas State Wildcats:
Player to Watch: G Barry Brown
Projected Finish: 2nd, Sweet 16.
3. West Virginia Mountaineers:
Player to Watch: F Sagaba Konate
Projected Finish: 3rd, Sweet 16.
4 .TCU Horned Frogs:
Player to Watch: G Desmond Bane
Predicted Finish: 4th, Round of 32.
5 .Texas Tech Red Raiders:
Player to Watch: G Jarrett Culver
Predicted Finish: 5th, Round of 64.
6 .Iowa State Cyclones:
Player to Watch: G Lindell Wiggington
Predicted Finish: 6th, Round of 64.
7. Texas Longhorns
Player to Watch: G Kerwin Roach
Predicted Finish: 7th, Round of 64.
8. Baylor Bears:
Player to Watch: G King McLure
Predicted Finish: 8th, NIT.
9. Oklahoma Sooners
Player to Watch: G Christian James
Projected Finish: 9th
10. Oklahoma State Cowboys
Player to Watch: F Cameron McGriff
Projected Finish: 10th
All-Conference Teams
First Team:
G - Barry Brown, Kansas State
G - Lindell Wigginton, Iowa State
F - Dean Wade, Kansas State
F - Dedric Lawson, Kansas
C - Udoka Azubuike, Kansas
Second Team:
G - Quentin Grimes, Kansas
G - Jaylen Fisher, TCU
G - Jarrett Culver, Texas Tech
F - Cameron Lard, Iowa State
F - Sagaba Konate, West Virginia
Third Team:
G - Charlie Moore, Kansas
G - Kerwin Roach, Texas
G - Lagerald Vick, Kansas
F - K.J. Lawson, Kansas
F - Dylan Osetkowski, Texas
Awards
Newcomer of the Year: Dedric Lawson, Kansas
Best Defensive Player: Sagaba Konate, West Virginia
Player of the Year: Dedric Lawson, Kansas
Photo taken from: https://collegebasketball.nbcsports.com/2018/09/29/video-bill-self-parodies-matthew-mcconaughey-at-kansas-late-night-at-the-phog/