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Baylor’s Teague and OK State’s Cunningham Take Big 12 MBB Awards

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Baylor’s MaCio Teague and Oklahoma State’s Cade Cunningham picked up the season’s final Big 12 Player and Newcomer of the Week. Teague earned his third career honor. The award is the ninth for Cunningham and the seventh as the top newcomer, including the third consecutive.

Teague led the Bears to three wins over ranked opponents as Baylor claimed its first Big 12 Championship in program history. He tied the school record with 10 made 3-pointers on Senior Day against No. 18 Texas Tech, which also tied for the second-most made 3-pointers made by any Big 12 player in the league's 25-year history. The senior guard scored 35 points, his most in two years at Baylor, versus Texas Tech on only 16 field goal attempts and posted 19 points in the win over No. 17 Oklahoma State. Teague contributed 11 points, including the game-tying bucket with 1:49 left in overtime to win at No. 6 West Virginia, which clinched the program's first conference title in 71 years.
 
Cunningham pulled Oklahoma State back into its matchup at No. 3 Baylor with a game-high 24 points on 10-of-19 shooting. The freshman was 4-of-8 from 3-point and added four assists and a block, but more importantly, Cunningham helped OSU claw back from an 11-point halftime deficit. He had 20 second-half points, including a 3-pointer with 3:25 to play that cut the Baylor lead to just four points. He injured his ankle shortly thereafter, and missed OSU's next game at West Virginia.
 
Big 12 Player of the Week
Nov. 30 - Derek Culver, West Virginia, F, Jr.
Dec. 7 – Matt Coleman III, Texas, G, Sr.
Dec. 14 - RJ Nembhard, TCU, G, Jr.
Dec. 21 – Kevin Samuel, TCU, C, Jr.
Dec. 28 – Christian Braun, Kansas, G, So.
Jan. 4 – Umoja Gibson, Oklahoma, G, Jr.
Jan. 11 – Andrew Jones, Texas, G, Jr.
Jan. 18 – Mac McClung, Texas Tech, G, Jr.
Jan. 25 – Jared Butler, Baylor, G, Jr.
Feb. 1 – Davion Mitchell, Baylor, G, Jr. and De’Vion Harmon, Oklahoma, G, So.
Feb. 8 – Miles McBride, West Virginia, G, So.
Feb. 15 – Austin Reaves, Oklahoma, G, Sr. and Sean McNeil, West Virginia, G, Jr.
Feb. 22 -- Cade Cunningham, Oklahoma State, G, Fr. and Miles McBride, West Virginia, G, So.
March 1 -- Cade Cunningham, Oklahoma State, G, Fr.
March 8 – MaCio Teague, Baylor, G, Sr.
 
Big 12 Newcomer of the Week
Nov. 30 – Mike Miles, TCU, G, Fr.
Dec. 7 – Cade Cunningham, Oklahoma State, G, Fr.
Dec. 14 - Cade Cunningham, Oklahoma State, G, Fr.
Dec. 21 – Greg Brown, Texas, F, Fr.
Dec. 28 -- Mike Miles, TCU, G, Fr.
Jan. 4 – Umoja Gibson, Oklahoma, G, Jr.
Jan. 11 - Greg Brown, Texas, F, Fr.
Jan. 18 -- Cade Cunningham, Oklahoma State, G, Fr.
Jan. 25 – Elijah Harkless, Oklahoma, G, Jr.
Feb. 1 -- Mac McClung, Texas Tech, G, Jr.
Feb. 8 -- Cade Cunningham, Oklahoma State, G, Fr.
Feb. 15 – Jalen Wilson, Kansas, F, Fr.
Feb. 22 -- Cade Cunningham, Oklahoma State, G, Fr.
March 1 -- Cade Cunningham, Oklahoma State, G, Fr.
March 8 – Cade Cunningham, Oklahoma State, G, Fr.