Big 12 hands out basketball awards
Iowa State forward Melvin Ejim was named the Big 12's Player of the Year on Sunday, the Big 12 announced.
Ejim was second in the Big 12 in scoring (18.2 ppg) and rebounds (8.6 rpg) and headlined the league's award winners.
The league's coaches vote on the awards and are not allowed to vote for their own players.
Here's the full list of the Big 12's award winners:
Player of the Year: Melvin Ejim, F, Iowa State
Defensive Player of the Year: Joel Embiid, C, Kansas
Newcomer of the Year: DeAndre Kane, G, Iowa State
Freshman of the Year: Andrew Wiggins, G, Kansas
Sixth Man Award: Tyler Neal, F, Oklahoma and Phil Forte, G, Oklahoma State
Coach of the Year: Rick Barnes, Texas
All-Big 12 First Team
Melvin Ejim, Iowa State (unanimous selection)
DeAndre Kane, Iowa State
Andrew Wiggins, Kansas (unanimous selection)
Marcus Smart, Oklahoma State
Juwan Staten, West Virginia
All-Big 12 Second Team
Joel Embiid, Kansas
Marcus Foster, Kansas State
Buddy Hield, Oklahoma
Markel Brown, Oklahoma State
Jonathan Holmes, Texas
All-Big 12 Third Team
Cory Jefferson, Baylor
Georges Niang, Iowa State
Perry Ellis, Kansas
Cameron Clark, Oklahoma
Jaye Crockett, Texas Tech
Big 12 All-Defensive Team
Isaiah Austin, Baylor
Joel Embiid, Kansas (unanimous selection)
Marcus Smart, Oklahoma State (unanimous selection)
Demarcus Holland, Texas
Cameron Ridley, Texas
Juwan Staten, West Virginia
Big 12 All-Newcomer Team
DeAndre Kane, Iowa State
Joel Embiid, Kansas (unanimous selection)
Andrew Wiggins, Kansas (unanimous selection)
Marcus Foster, Kansas State
Isaiah Taylor, Texas