MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — West Virginia freshmen Oscar Tshiebwe and Miles McBride were both honored by Big 12 coaches for their performances this season.
The league announced its all-conference teams on Sunday.
Tshiebwe, a power forward from Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, was named to the all-Big 12 second team as well as the all-freshman team. McBride, a point guard from Cincinnati, was also named to the all-freshman team.
Tshiebwe is leading the Mountaineers in both scoring and rebounding with an average of 11.2 points and 9.3 rebounds per game. His rebounding average ranks second in the league to Kansas center Udoka Azubuike, who was named Big 12 Player of the Year.