IRVING, Texas — Ochai Agbaji was selected as the Phillips 66 Big 12's Player of the Year in 2021-22 in voting by the league's coaches.
Agbaji — a senior with the University of Kansas, Oak Park graduate and Kansas City, Missouri, native — led the Big 12 in scoring at 19.8 points per game. He was a four-time Big 12 Player of the Week award winner.
Fellow Jayhawks Christian Braun, a junior from Blue Valley Northwest, and Jalen Wilson, a sophomore, were chosen for the second and third teams, respectively.
Kansas State sophomore Nijel Pack joined Agbaji on the All-Big 12 first team. Pack also was named the league's Most Improved Player.
The Wildcats' Mark Smith, a fifth-year senior who transferred from the University of Missouri, was selected to the All-Big 12 third team.
Baylor's Scott Drew claimed his third straight Big 12 Coach of the Year award.
The Big 12 Men's Basketball Championship returns to the T-Mobile Center beginning Wednesday in downtown KCMO.
Kansas State is the No. 8 seed and plays ninth-seeded West Virginia on Wednesday, while top-seeded Kansas plays the winner Thursday afternoon.
