We’ll lead today with the big news that just dropped from the Big 12 office. Senior forward Dean Wade has been selected as the Big 12 Preseason Player of the Year; and Wade and senior guard Barry Brown have been named to the Preseason All-Big 12 Team, with Wade as the lone unanimous selection. K-State was the only team with multiple selections to the All-Big 12 team (though KU did have two on the honorable mention list).
These awards come on the heels of Barry Brown being named to the preseason Jerry West Shooting Guard of the Year Award watch list yesterday, one of just 20 in the nation.