Iowa State Cyclones guard Izaiah Brockington (1) celebrates with Iowa State Cyclones guard Tyrese Hunter (11) after making a three-point shot against Oklahoma during the second half at Hilton Coliseum, Saturday, Feb. 19, 2022, in Ames, Iowa.
The following is a press release from Iowa State Athletic Communications.
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 10th 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
