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Jamal Shead and Kelvin Sampson headline All-Big 12 Awards

Houston Cougars senior guard Jamal Shead and head coach Kelvin Sampson dominated the 2023-24 edition of the All-Big 12 Men’s Basketball Awards, which were released today.

Shead was recognized as the best player in the conference this season, winning the Big 12 Player of the Year Award. The star guard was also named Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year, making history as the first player to ever win both awards in the same season.

Houston’s floor general also picked up a unanimous selection to the All-Big 12 First Team alongside Iowa State’s Tamin Lipsey, Kansas’ Hunter Dickinson and Kevin McCullar Jr.