Oklahoma State's Cade Cunningham, the projected No. 1 pick in ESPN's latest NBA mock draft, was named the Big 12 player of the year and Big 12 freshman of the year, the league announced on Monday.
Only three players had earned both honors -- Marcus Smart, Kevin Durant and Michael Beasley -- prior to Cunningham. The 6-foot-8 star has helped his team compete for a top-four seed in the NCAA tournament after leading the Cowboys to a 6-1 finish in their last seven Big 12 games, although Cunningham missed Saturday's 85-80 win at West Virginia with an ankle injury.