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Griner, Mulkey Named Big 12 Player, Coach of the Year
Odyssey Sims, Destiny Williams and Kimetria Hayden also honored.
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March 5, 2012 



IRVING, Texas-- Baylor's top-ranked and undefeated women's basketball program garnered several postseason awards the Big 12 Conference announced today. The official All-Big 12 awards are selected by the league's head coaches, who are not allowed to vote for their own players.


Brittney Griner was named Big 12 Player of the Year for the second straight season and earned Defensive Player of the Year kudos for the third consecutive year. She was also named to the league's all-defensive team and first-team All-Big 12. Griner was joined on the league's first team for the second straight season by teammate Odyssey Sims while Destiny Williams was a second team choice and Kimetria Hayden was an honorable mention selection. Sims was also named to the All-Defensive team. Head coach Kim Mulkey was the league's choice for Coach of the Year for the second straight season and third overall.


Mulkey, in her 12th season at Baylor, led the program to its third Big 12 regular season title with a 31-0 overall record and 18-0 league mark - both Big 12 records. BU's seven-game advantage to win the Big 12 regular season is also a league best. The Lady Bears are ranked No. 1 in the national polls and are the only women's or men's basketball program to finish the regular season undefeated. BU will enter the Phillips 66 Big 12 Women's Basketball Championship as the No. 1 seed.


Griner leads the Big 12 in scoring (23.3), blocks (5.1) and field goal percentage (.616) while ranking second in rebounds (9.6). She is the Big 12's career blocked shots leader (550) and ranks second on the NCAA career chart. The 6-8 center scored a career-high 41 points in Baylor's final regular season game. Griner has scored in double-figures in 71 straight games and in 101 of 103 in her career.






2011-12 PHILLIPS 66 BIG 12 AWARDS




Coach of the Year 




Kim Mulkey
Baylor  




Player of the Year 




Brittney Griner
Baylor
C
6-8
Jr.
Houston, Texas




Newcomer of the Year 




Kelsey Bone
Texas A&M
C
6-4
Jr.
Houston, Texas




Freshman of the Year 




Liz Donohoe
Oklahoma State
F
6-0
Fr.
Edmond, Okla.





Defensive Player of the Year 




Brittney Griner
Baylor
C
6-8
Jr.
Houston, Texas




Sixth Man Award




Sharane Campbell
Oklahoma
G
5-10
Fr.
Spencer, Okla.










2011-12 ALL-BIG 12





Name
School
Pos.
Ht.
Cl
Hometown





First Team




Brittney Griner
Baylor
C
6-8
Jr.
Houston, Texas




Odyssey Sims
Baylor
G
5-8
So.
Irving, Texas




Chelsea Poppens
Iowa State
F
6-2
Jr.
Aplington, Iowa




Carolyn Davis
Kansas
F
6-3
Jr.
Houston, Texas




Brittany Chambers
Kansas State
G
5-8
Jr.
Belle Plaine, Minn.




Jalana Childs
Kansas State
F
6-2
Sr.
Orlando, Fla.




Aaryn Ellenberg
Oklahoma
G
5-7
So.
Las Vegas, Nev.




Whitney Hand
Oklahoma
G
6-1
Jr.
Fort Worth, Texas




Chassidy Fussell
Texas
G
5-10
So.
Troy, Tenn.




Tyra White
Texas A&M
G
6-0
Sr.
Kansas City, Mo.




Second Team




Destiny Williams
Baylor
F
6-1
Jr.
Benton Harbor, Mich.




Angel Goodrich
Kansas
G
5-4
Jr.
Tahlequah, Okla.




Christine Flores
Missouri
F
6-3
Sr.
San Antonio, Texas




Tiffany Bias
Oklahoma
G
5-6
So.
Andover, Kan.




Sydney Carter
Texas A&M
G
5-6
Sr.
DeSoto, Texas




Honorable Mention




Kimetria Hayden (Baylor), Aishah Sutherland (Kansas), BreAnna Brock (Missouri), Liz Donohoe (Oklahoma State), Yvonne Anderson (Texas), Ashleigh Fontenette (Texas), Kelsey Bone (Texas A&M), Adaora Elonu (Texas A&M), Monique Smalls (Texas Tech)




All-Defensive Team




Brittney Griner
Baylor
C
6-8
Jr.
Houston, Texas




Odyssey Sims
Baylor
G
5-8
So.
Irving, Texas




Ashley Gayle
Texas
C
6-4
Sr.
Las Vegas, Nev.




Sydney Carter
Texas A&M
G
5-6
Sr.
DeSoto, Texas




Monique Smalls
Texas Tech
G
5-6
Jr.
The Woodlands, Texas




All-Freshman Team




Nikki Moody
Iowa State
G
5-8
Fr.
Irving, Texas




Kyley Simmons
Missouri
G
5-7
Fr.
Hamlin, Iowa




Sharane Campbell
Oklahoma
G
5-10
Fr.
Alliance, Neb.




Liz Donohoe
Oklahoma State
F
6-0
Fr.
Las Vegas, Nev.




Alexia Standish
Texas A&M
G
5-8
Fr.
Troy, Tenn.




 









 




 












	


	
				

				
				

					
			
													
					
				
									
				

					




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