Wiggins tabbed AP Big 12 Freshman of the Year
The Associated Press All-Big 12 men's basketball team for the 2013-14 season as chosen by a panel of media representatives who cover the conference on a regular basis, with players listed in alphabetical order by name, school, class, height, weight and hometown:
**Melvin Ejim, Iowa St., Sr., 6-6, 220, Toronto, Ontario.
DeAndre Kane, Iowa St., Sr., 6-4, 200, Pittsburgh, Pa.
Marcus Smart, Oklahoma St., So., 6-4, 225, Flower Mound, Texas.
Juwan Staten, West Virginia, Jr., 6-1, 190, Dayton, Ohio.
**Andrew Wiggins, Kansas, Fr., 6-8, 200, Vaughan, Ontario.
Markel Brown, Oklahoma St., Sr., 6-3, 190, Alexandria, La.
Joel Embiid, Kansas, Fr., 7-0, 250, Yaounde, Cameroon.
Marcus Foster, Kansas St., Fr., 6-2, 200, Wichita Falls, Texas.
Buddy Hield, Oklahoma, So., 6-4, 208, Freeport, Bahamas.
Cory Jefferson, Baylor, Sr., 6-9, 220, Killeen, Texas.
Kyan Anderson, TCU; Kenny Chery, Baylor; Cameron Clark, Oklahoma; Jaye Crockett, Texas Tech; Perry Ellis, Kansas; Eron Harris, West Virginia; Jonathan Holmes, Texas; Georges Niang, Iowa St.; Cameron Ridley, Texas; Ryan Spangler, Oklahoma; Isaiah Taylor, Texas.
COACH OF THE YEAR: Lon Kruger, Oklahoma.
PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Melvin Ejim, Iowa St.
NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR: **DeAndre Kane, Iowa St.
FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR: Andrew Wiggins, Kansas.
** notes unanimous selection.
Voters: Jimmy Burch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram; Chuck Carlton, Dallas Morning News; Rustin Dodd, Kansas City Star; Guerin Emig, Tulsa World; Tim Griffin, San Antonio Express-News; John Helsley, The Oklahoman; Kelly Hines, Tulsa World; Tom Keegan, Lawrence Journal-World; Kevin Lyttle, Austin American-Statesman; Randy Peterson, Des Moines Register; Krista Pirtle, Lubbock Avalanche-Journal; Soren Petro, Sports Radio 810; Kellis Robinett, Wichita Eagle; Drew Rubenstein, The Dominion Post; John Shinn, Norman Transcript; Stefan Stevenson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram; Mitch Vingle, Charleston Gazette; John Werner, Waco Tribune-Herald.