Big 12 preseason accolades

[Stewo]

http://www.big12sports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=10410&ATCLID=204809092

Brackins is first team All-Big 12. *Unanimous*
Gilstrap is the Newcomer of the Year.

Not a bad way to get things rolling!

 

[kucyclone]

Preseason Co-Players of the Year
Cole Aldrich, Kansas, C, 6-11, 245, Jr., Bloomington, Minn./Jefferson
Sherron Collins, Kansas, G, 5-11, 205, Sr., Chicago, Ill./Crane

Preseason Newcomer of the Year
Marquis Gilstrap, Iowa State, F, 6-7, 215, Sr., Covington, Ga./East Side/Gulf Coast CC [Fla.]

Preseason Freshman of the Year
Avery Bradley, Texas, G, 6-2, 180, Fr., Tacoma, Wash./Findlay Prep [Nev.]

2009-10 Preseason All-Big 12 Team
Craig Brackins, Iowa State** F 6-10 230 Jr. Palmdale, Calif./Brewster Academy [N.H.]
Cole Aldrich, Kansas C 6-11 245 Jr. Bloomington, Minn./Jefferson
Sherron Collins, Kansas** G 5-11 205 Sr. Chicago, Ill./Crane
Willie Warren, Oklahoma G 6-4 199 So. Fort Worth, Texas/North Crowley
James Anderson, Oklahoma State
G/F 6-6 205 Jr. Junction City, Ark./Junction City
Damion James, Texas G/F 6-7 225 Sr. Nacogdoches, Texas/Nacogdoches
** - Unanimous Selection.
A tie in the voting created six spots on the preseason squad

Honorable Mention (listed alphabetically by school): Denis Clemente, Kansas State; Avery Bradley, Texas; Dexter Pittman, Texas

 

[Stewo]

I assume the link isn't good enough or.....

 

[kucyclone]

I'm a little surprised Warren and Aldrich weren't unanimous selections as well.

 

[dtclones]

very encouraging...makes me even more excited for the season...thanks for brightening my day

 

[greatshu]

Two Iowa Staters? Awesome I cant wait to see them play against KU, Dukie, and all of top programs!

 

[Knownothing]

KUClone wanted his Jayhawk guys listed without having to go to the link.

 

[tejasclone]

I assume the link isn't good enough or.....

The formatting of the Big 12 Sports web site is atrocious and makes my eyes bleed.

Looks much nicer here. :yes:

 

[Tre4ISU]

Riddle me this. how is Cole Aldrich A co-player of the year and not a unanimous choice to all Big Twelve?

 

[gocubs2118]

Riddle me this. how is Cole Aldrich A co-player of the year and not a unanimous choice to all Big Twelve?

I was thinking the same thing. Its strange.

 

[cycloneworld]

And yet many national publications and analysis have us 9th in the Big 12.

It's NCAA tournament or bust this year in my opinion.

 

[gocubs2118]

It's NCAA tournament or bust this year in my opinion.

I think thats virtually everyone's opinion.

 

[frontrangeclone]

And yet many national publications and analysis have us 9th in the Big 12.

It's NCAA tournament or bust this year in my opinion.

Agreed, ISU has a pretty ambitious non-conf. schedule, if they get through that with 12 W's, it sets up nicely to get what I think are an attainable 7-8 W's in conference.

It is pretty frustrating to think that calendar year 2005 was the last time ISU was in the dance and/or bowled in football.

It's great to have real optimism for the upcoming season, unlike the last few years!

 

[mj4cy]

We all know who gets the ugliest shot award.....sadly he makes a lot too.

 

[A-town Cy]

Wow Brackins got screwed. Way to skew an unanimous selection Big XII, jackasses.

 

[kucyclone]

KUClone wanted his Jayhawk guys listed without having to go to the link.

Once again, your username is spot on.

Riddle me this. how is Cole Aldrich A co-player of the year and not a unanimous choice to all Big Twelve?

Good question. The only way it's explainable is if it was a separate votes for the team and the POY. So perhaps someone like Pat Knight didn't put Aldrich as a first teamer (Aldrich had an awful game vs. TTU last season), but he still got enough votes (probably 3-4 out of the 12 coaches) in the POY vote.

 

[bufante]

Nice to get some recognition, but what really is the point of a preseason award? They make no sense to me. I guess it just puts some pressure on some guys to live up to the hype?

 

[Drive4cy]

I'm encouraged by the recognition for Gilstrap. He needs to be on that level for this team to take the next step and be a tourney team.

 

[j4state]

Nice to see that Gilstrap already has respect outside the ISU circle.

I know I'm in the minority but I think "NCAA or bust" is not the right thinking. NCAA is possible but not probable. I am the last guy to give GMac a break but let's not set ourselves up to jump off a cliff when we land in the NIT.

 

[CyCrazy]

Gilstrap being new comer of the year is sweet, but I would have thought Brackins would have been up there with player of the year. Get em Craig prove em wrong!!!!!!!!!!!!! (and then tell barnes you will stay for your senior year to play with him :wink