As the brutal summer heat gives rise to the beginnings of sweater weather and the buzz of a new football season has long since faded (especially for us Baylor fans), that means that the start of another season of basketball is mercifully right around the corner. Today we’ll be ignoring the returning players with whom you may already have some degree of familiarity, and instead, take a look at the players you may not have heard of yet who should have a big impact this season in the Big 12. For purposes of this post, ALL players on BYU, Houston, Cincinnati, and UCF will be treated as new to the conference with the notable exception of LJ Cryer who needs no introduction among seasoned fans of the Bears.