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BYU’s AJ Dybantsa Is AP Big 12 Player and Freshman of the Year; Arizona’s Tommy Lloyd Top Coach
AJ Dybantsa led the nation with 24.5 points per game to earn Big 12 Player and Freshman of the Year honors; Tommy Lloyd set coaching records leading Arizona to a 29-win season.
- On Tuesday, AJ Dybantsa was named The Associated Press Big 12 player of the year and top freshman, while Tommy Lloyd earned AP Coach of the Year honors.
- Voters rewarded him as the only unanimous AP first-team pick, with 14 votes for the freshman award, backing his case.
- Texas Tech's Christian Anderson and JT Toppin were first-team selections, with Anderson leading the Big 12 at 7.8 assists and 19.2 points per game; Flory Bidunga led with 2.7 blocks and 64.4% shooting.
- On Tuesday, as the conference heads into the tournament, the AP voting panel decided individual awards through media members covering the Big 12, announcing honors before the Big 12 tournament in Kansas City.
- Looking at the bigger picture, the only previous Big 12 player with a 20-10 season was Blake Griffin, and JT Toppin's injury on Feb. 17 ended his season after 25 games.
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BYU’s AJ Dybantsa is AP Big 12 player and freshman of the year; Arizona’s Tommy Lloyd top coach
BYU guard AJ Dybantsa, the national scoring leader in his first college season, was named The Associated Press Big 12 player of the year and the conference’s top freshman on Tuesday. Dybantsa is averaging 24.5 points per game for the Cougars going into this week’s Big 12 tournament in Kansas City. He was the only unanimous pick by the 17 voters for the AP first-team, while getting 11 votes for player of the year and 14 for the freshman award. Ar…
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BYU's AJ Dybantsa is AP Big 12 player and freshman of the year; Arizona's Tommy Lloyd top coach
National scoring leader AJ Dybantsa from BYU has been named The Associated Press Big 12 player of the year, and the conference's top freshman.
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