For the third time in program history, the Cowboys have a Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year.

Moussa Cisse was one of three Big 12 defenders to pick up the honor, the league announced Sunday, joining Baylor’s Jonathan Tchamwa Tchatchoua and West Virginia’s Gabe Osabuohien. OSU junior guard Avery Anderson was also named to the All-Big 12 Third team.

Cisse joins Marcus Dove (2007 and 2008) as the only Cowboys to earn the Big 12’s Defensive Player of the Year honor.

Cisse dominated the Big 12’s blocks leaderboard this season. He stuffed 54 shots. Kalib Boone was actually in second in the league, stuffing 33 shots. Cisse’s 6.5 rebounds a game were also tied for sixth in the conference. It was Cisse’s first season with the Cowboys after transferring in from Memphis, where he was the American Athletic Conference’s Freshman of the Year last season.

Anderson led the Cowboys in scoring, averaging 12.1 points a game. He also averaged 3.1 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 1.8 steals a contest.

This group of awards was voted on by the league’s coaches.

Player of the Year

Ochai Agbaji, Kansas

Defensive Players of the Year

Jonathan Tchamwa Tchatchoua, Baylor
Moussa Cisse, Oklahoma State
Gabe Osabuohien, West Virginia

Newcomer of the Year

Izaiah Brockington, Iowa State

Freshman of the Year

Tyrese Hunter, Iowa State

Sixth Man Award

Jeremy Sochan, Baylor

Most Improved Player

Nijel Pack, Kansas State

Coach of the Year

Scott Drew, Baylor

All-Big 12 First Team

James Akinjo, Baylor
Izaiah Brockington, Iowa State
Ochai Agbaji, Kansas
Nijel Pack, Kansas State
Bryson Williams, Texas Tech

All-Big 12 Second Team

Adam Flagler, Baylor
Christian Braun, Kansas
Mike Miles Jr., TCU
Timmy Allen, Texas
Taz Sherman, West Virginia

All-Big 12 Third Team

David McCormack, Kansas
Jalen Wilson, Kansas
Mark Smith, Kansas State
Avery Anderson III, Oklahoma State
Marcus Carr, Texas

Big 12 All-Defensive Team

Jonathan Tchamwa Tchatchoua, Baylor
Dajuan Harris Jr., Kansas
Markquis Nowell, Kansas State
Moussa Cisse, Oklahoma State
Gabe Osabuohien, West Virginia

Big 12 All-Newcomer Team

James Akinjo, Baylor
Izaiah Brockington, Iowa State
Mark Smith, Kansas State
Timmy Allen, Texas
Bryson Williams, Texas Tech

Big 12 All-Freshman Team

Jeremy Sochan, Baylor
Kendall Brown, Baylor
KJ Adams Jr., Kansas
Tyrese Hunter, Iowa State
C.J. Noland, Oklahoma

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