Big 12 Men's Basketball Media Day kicks off this morning from the Sprint Center in Kansas City. TCU will be represented at the event by head coach Trent Johnson, as well as Karviar Shepherd and Chris Washburn. Coaches and players from the other nine programs, as well as Big 12 Commissioner Bob Bowlsby and Big 12 Coordinator of Officials Curtis Shaw will address the media this morning.
Here is a full schedule of speakers:
8:45 Commissioner Bob Bowlsby
9:00 Kansas Coach Bill Self
9:10 Baylor's Rico Gathers
9:15 Oklahoma Coach Lon Kruger
9:25 Iowa State's Monte Morris
9:30 Baylor Coach Scott Drew
9:40 Kansas' Frank Mason
9:45 Texas Coach Shaka Smart
9:55 Kansas State's Justin Edwards
10:00 West Virginia Coach Bob Huggins
10:15 Big 12 Coordinator of Officials Curtis Shaw
10:45 Texas Tech Coach Tubby Smith
10:55 Oklahoma State's Phil Forte
11:00 Kansas State Coach Bruce Weber
11:10 TCU's Chris Washburn
11:15 Oklahoma State Coach Travis Ford
11:25 Texas' Isaiah Taylor
11:30 Iowa State Coach Steve Prohm
11:40 Texas Tech's' Toddrick Gotcher
11:45 TCU Coach Trent Johnson
11:55 West Virginia's Devin Williams
12:00 Closing Segments
Earlier this week, the Conference announced its preseason accolades:
Preseason Player of the Year: Budy Hield, Oklahoma
Preseason Newcomer of the Year: Deonte Burton, Iowa State
Preseason Freshman of the Year: Chieck Diallo, Kansas
2015-2016 Preseason All-Big 12 Team
Rico Gathers, Baylor
Georges Niang, Iowa State
Perry Ellis, Kansas
Buddy Hield, Oklahoma
Isaiah Taylor, Texas
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