Baylor’s Adam Flagler claimed his second Big 12 Men’s Basketball Player of the Week honor of the season and third of his career while Oklahoma State’s John-Michael Wright was recognized with his first Newcomer award after each led their teams to undefeated weeks.

Flagler had his highest-scoring week as a Bear averaging 24 points while shooting .484 (15-31) in a pair of wins against Oklahoma and No. 17/19 TCU. The senior came up huge against the Frogs in Fort Worth with 28 points, his most since he scored 29 in an overtime road win at Oklahoma State last season. The Bears trailed by 10 points with nine minutes to play, and after the lead was whittled down to six, Flagler scored BU's next 16 points over a four-minute span, turning the six-point deficit into a four-point Baylor lead. The Duluth, Georgia, native also had a team-high four assists and sealed the game at the free throw line, capping his second-straight perfect game from the charity stripe as he was 11-11 for the week. The TCU game marked the first time a BU player had 20 second-half points since Flagler did it against North Carolina in the second round of the NCAA Tournament last season. The week began for Flagler with 20 points against Oklahoma, his sixth 20+ point outing of the season while also leading the team with four assists. The Jerry West Award Top-10 honoree found his rhythm in the second half, playing all 20 minutes and scoring 14 points on 4-of-8 shooting to seal the season sweep of the Sooners.
 
Wright grabbed the rebound and made the game-winning shot just before the clock hit zero to help Oklahoma State collect a 71-68 home win over Texas Tech last Wednesday. In a road game at No. 11/13 Iowa State, the senior guard scored 19 points in the Cowboys’ 64-56 win to hand ISU its first home loss of the season. For the week, Wright averaged 13.5 points and 4.0 rebounds while shooting .563 (9-16) from the field.