Preseason Big 12 picks & teams

[Mohawk]

Team (First-place votes) Points
1. Kansas (9)* 81
2. Baylor (1) 63
3. Oklahoma State 60
4. Texas 58
5. Kansas State 54
6. West Virginia 45
7. Oklahoma 34
8. Iowa State 28
9. Texas Tech 18
10. TCU 9


* - Unanimous Selection





Preseason Player of the Year
Pierre Jackson, Baylor, G, 5-10, 180, Sr., Las Vegas, Nev./Desert Pines/College of Southern Idaho

Preseason Newcomer of the Year
Amath M'Baye, Oklahoma, F, 6-9, 215, Jr., Bordeaux, France/University of Wyoming

Preseason Freshman of the Year
Marcus Smart, Oklahoma State, G, 6-4, 225, Fr., Flower Mound, Texas/Marcus

2012-13 Preseason All-Big 12 Team

Name, School Pos. Ht.
Wt.
Cl.
Hometown/Previous School(s)
Pierre Jackson, Baylor G 5-10 180 Sr. Las Vegas, Nev./Desert Pines/College of Southern Idaho
Jeff Withey, Kansas** C 7-0 235 Sr. San Diego, Calif./Horizon
Rodney McGruder, Kansas State** G 6-4 205 Sr. Washington, D.C./Arlington Country Day [Fla.]
Le'Bryan Nash, Oklahoma State** G/F 6-7 230 So. Dallas, Texas/Lincoln
Myck Kabongo, Texas G 6-1 180 So. Toronto, Ontario, Canada/St. Benedict's Prep [N.J.]

Honorable Mention (listed alphabetically by school):
Isaiah Austin, Baylor; Elijah Johnson, Kansas; Romero Osby & Steven Pledger, Oklahoma; Marcus Smart, Oklahoma State; Sheldon McClellan, Texas

** - Unanimous Selection

[lynchmob42]

This looks like a down year, overall, in the conference. No reason Kansas won't win it.

I think my favorite team is a little under-valued here. I think the 'Cats will finish in the top 3.

[Mohawk]

I'm pretty sure TCU & TT will battle it out for last place. Not sure what WV has coming back, but OU and OSU will definitely be improved. Baylor has a ton of talent, and Texas is right there too. ISU kept getting better each game last year under Hoiberg, and I'd expect that to continue. I think the preseason picks are pretty fair.