The Big 12’s leading scorer and rebounder did not win 2018-19 conference player of the year honors.
That’s OK with Kansas coach Bill Self, considering junior transfer Dedric Lawson did claim unanimous first-team all-league mention and the league’s newcomer of the year award. Texas Tech’s Jarrett Culver was chosen player of the year. The awards were voted on by the league’s coaches.
“I’m proud of Dedric being first team, and you know he was right there for player of the year,” Self, KU’s 16th-year coach, said Sunday in a release. “Jarrett (Culver) probably deserved it based on how their team finished and how he finished and I thought Barry (Brown, Kansas State) was right there as well.