Rock Chalk Talk · Jun 17, 2020
Top 30 Seasons Under Bill Self: #13 Jeff Withey 2012
Photo by David Sherman/NBAE via Getty ImagesLet’s start with the major stuff: no one in the history of the Big 12 has more blocked shots than Jeff Withey, and no one in the history of the NCAA tournament had more blocks in a single tournament than Withey in 2012. The 2012 Big 12 defensive player of the year led the NCAA in block percentage and since 2008 is the only player in the country with a box plus minus over 10 and a block percentage over 15.
Withey led the Big 12 in 2012 in box plus minus, finished third in win shares per 40 minutes, and second in defensive rating (he’s also the Big 12 career leader in defensive rating).