KU’s Marcus Garrett one of two unanimous picks on preseason all-Big 12 team
Baylor junior guard Jared Butler has been chosen Big 12 preseason men’s basketball player of the year in a vote of league coaches.
Butler was joined on the preseason all-Big 12 team by Kansas’ Marcus Garrett, Oklahoma’s Austin Reaves, Oklahoma State’s Cade Cunningham, Texas’ Matt Coleman and West Virginia’s Oscar Tshiebwe.
A tie resulted in an extra position on the team. Butler and Garrett were unanimous picks for the all-league team.
Texas Tech senior Marcus Santos-Silva was chosen preseason newcomer of the year and Cunningham the freshman of the year. Coaches were not allowed to vote for players on their own teams.
Preseason All-Big 12 men’s basketball team
Jared Butler, Baylor*, G, 6-3, 195, Jr., Reserve, Louisiana/Riverside Academy
Marcus Garrett, Kansas*, G, 6-5, 195, Sr., Dallas/Skyline HS
Austin Reaves, Oklahoma, G, 6-5, 206, Sr., Newark, Arkansas/Cedar Ridge HS/Wichita State
Cade Cunningham, Oklahoma State, G, 6-8, 200, Fr., Arlington, Texas/Montverde Academy
Matt Coleman, Texas, G, 6-2, 180, Sr., Norfolk, Virginia/Oak Hill Academy
Oscar Tshiebwe, West Virginia, F, 6-9, 260, So., Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of the Congo/Kennedy Catholic HS
* Denotes unanimous selection. A tie resulted in an extra position on the team.
Honorable Mention: MaCio Teague (Baylor), Mark Vital (Baylor), Greg Brown (Texas), Courtney Ramey (Texas), Jericho Sims (Texas), Kyler Edwards (Texas Tech), Mac McClung (Texas Tech), Derek Culver (West Virginia)
Preseason player of the year: Jared Butler, Baylor, G, 6-3, 195, Jr., Reserve, Louisiana
Preseason newcomer of the year: Marcus Santos-Silva, Texas Tech, F, 6-7, 245, Sr., Taunton, Massachusetts
Preseason freshman of the year: Cade Cunningham, Oklahoma State, G, 6-8, 200, Fr., Arlington, Texas
This story was originally published October 28, 2020 at 1:43 PM with the headline "KU’s Marcus Garrett one of two unanimous picks on preseason all-Big 12 team."
