Player of the Week
Ben McLemore, Kansas
While he didn’t play his best in the 2nd of his three games since the last update, his others two games made up for it. In a huge game against Iowa State in which the Jayhawks trailed for nearly the entire game, McLemore played the role of savior by forcing OT with a banked 3 at the buzzer. Kansas ended up winning in OT and McLemore ended with a season high 33 points on only 12 shots and he didn’t miss a three point shot (6/6) or FT (7/7). He was a bit off against Texas Tech, but in another big matchup against Baylor he went for 17 points 8 rebounds and 3 steals in lopsided victory.
Who’s Hot
Rodney McGruder, Kansas State
McGruder has finally found his scoring stroke as of late, scoring 15+ in 5 straight games, and has gone over 20 points in three of his past seven games. It’s not as though he is just jacking up shots either as KSU is 7-0 in those games, including a win over #8 Florida and #22 Oklahoma State. He’s also made more 3’s in his last four games (14) then he did in his first 12 (12). Along with his scoring and the team success his rebounding and steals are up recently too.
HM: Romero Osby, Kevin Young
Who’s Not
Aaric Murray, WVU
At one point I thought Murray had turned his season around, but he has fallen back into mediocrity for a disappointing WVU team this year. Some had him pegged as a future lottery pick, but the junior forward has been far from that type of player this year. He’s been struggling to stay on the court due to foul trouble, and when he’s playing he’s been inefficient (38.2 FG%), ineffective (8 ppg, 2 assists in his past five games, 6.6 rpg) and his team is losing in the process (lost 3 of the past 4 games).
Garlon Green, Will Spradling
Top 5 MPG in the Big 12
1. Javan Felix 36.4, Texas
2. Markel Brown 34.5, Oklahoma State
3. Pierre Jackson 33.8, Baylor
4. Kyan Anderson 33.7, TCU
5. Chris Babb 32.8, Iowa State
Big 12 Standings
1. Kansas 15-1 (3-0)
2. Kansas State 14-2 (3-0)
3. Oklahoma 12-3 (3-0)
4. Baylor 11-5 (3-1)
5. Iowa State 12-4 (2-1)
6. Oklahoma State 11-4 (1-2)
7. Texas Tech 8-7 (1-3)
8. WVU 8-8 (1-3)
9. Texas 8-8 (0-3)
10. TCU 9-8 (0-4)