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Marcus Carr, Jabari Rice among Texas players selected to coaches All-Big 12 team

thomas jones, austin american-statesman
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Texas guard Jabari Rice, right, lays in a basket against Kansas' Jalen Wilson during the Longhorns' win Saturday at Moody Center. The sixth man of the year in the Big 12, Rice ranks second on the team in scoring per game (12.6) and fourth in assists (63) and minutes per game (24.2) and is tied for fourth in rebounding per game (3.5).
Texas guard Jabari Rice, right, lays in a basket against Kansas' Jalen Wilson during the Longhorns' win Saturday at Moody Center. The sixth man of the year in the Big 12, Rice ranks second on the team in scoring per game (12.6) and fourth in assists (63) and minutes per game (24.2) and is tied for fourth in rebounding per game (3.5).

Three Texas players earned spots on the All-Big 12 men’s basketball team, the league office announced Sunday. The annual awards are selected by the league’s head coaches, who are not allowed to vote for their own players.

Texas guard Marcus Carr claimed first-team honors, becoming the first Longhorn to receive first-team accolades since Isaiah Taylor in 2016. Fellow guard Jabari Rice earned the league’s sixth man of the year award, joining Kai Jones (2021) as the lone UT players to claim the honor. Rice also was named to the coaches' third team and the five-player all-newcomers team. Forward Timmy Allen was an honorable mention.

Texas guard Marcus Carr takes a shot against the Iowa State Cyclones earlier this year. Carr received a first-team All-Big 12 selection from the conference coaches after leading Texas in scoring (16.2 points per game), assists (129), steals (51) and minutes (33.2 minutes per game).
Texas guard Marcus Carr takes a shot against the Iowa State Cyclones earlier this year. Carr received a first-team All-Big 12 selection from the conference coaches after leading Texas in scoring (16.2 points per game), assists (129), steals (51) and minutes (33.2 minutes per game).

Carr has played and started all 31 games this season and leads the team in scoring (16.2 ppg), assists (129), steals (51) and minutes (33.2 mpg).

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Rice, who also was tabbed the national sixth man of the year by College Hoops Today earlier on Sunday, has played in all 31 games. He's second on the team in scoring (12.6 ppg) and fourth in assists (63) and minutes per game (24.2 mpg) and is tied for fourth in rebounding (3.5 rpg).

Texas forward Timmy Allen, left, defends against Kansas guard Gradey Dick during the first half of the Longhorns' win over Kansas on Saturday at Moody Center. Allen earned honorable mention Big 12 honors after scoring 10.8 points a game and leading Texas with 5.5 rebounds.
Texas forward Timmy Allen, left, defends against Kansas guard Gradey Dick during the first half of the Longhorns' win over Kansas on Saturday at Moody Center. Allen earned honorable mention Big 12 honors after scoring 10.8 points a game and leading Texas with 5.5 rebounds.

Allen has started all 31 games. He leads the team in rebounding (5.5 rpg) and is second in assists (109), tied for second in steals (28), is third in blocks (15) and minutes per game (28 mpg) and is tied for third in scoring (10.5 ppg). He has reached double figures 18 times.

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No. 9 Texas (23-8, 12-6 Big 12) finished second in the conference regular season and enters this week’s Big 12 Tournament as the No. 2 seed. The Longhorns will open play in a quarterfinal contest against either No. 7-seeded Oklahoma State or No. 10 Oklahoma on Thursday at 6 p.m. in Kansas City.

Kansas junior Jalen Wilson earned player of the year honors after leading the Big 12 in scoring (19.7 ppg) and rebounding (8.4 rpg). Kansas sophomore KJ Adams Jr., a Westlake graduate, picked up the most improved award after starting every game and averaging 10.5 points and 4.5 rebounds. Last season Adams started just one game as a freshman and averaged 1 point and 0.8 boards in 4.8 minutes per game.

All-Big 12 men's team

Player of the year: Jalen Wilson, Kansas, jr. guard

Defensive player of the year: Dajuan Harris, Kansas, jr. guard

Newcomer of the year: Keyontae Johnson, Kansas State, sr. guard

Freshman of the year: Keyonte George, Baylor guard

Sixth man award: Jabari Rice, Texas, gr. guard

Most improved player: KJ Adams Jr., Kansas, soph. forward

Coach of the year: Jerome Tang, Kansas State

First team — G Adam Flagler, sr., Baylor; G Jalen Wilson, jr., Kansas; F Keyontae Johnson, sr., Kansas State; G Markquis Nowell, jr., Kansas State; G Marcus Carr, gr., Texas

Second team — G Keyonte George, fr., Baylor; G Gabe Kalscheur, sr., Iowa State; G Gradey Dick, fr., Kansas; G Damion Baugh, sr., TCU; G Mike Miles Jr., jr., TCU

Third team — G LJ Cryer, jr., Baylor; G Kevin McCullar Jr., sr., Kansas; F Kalib Boone, sr., Oklahoma State; G Jabari Rice, gr., Texas; G Erik Stevenson, sr., West Virginia

Honorable mention — Iowa State: Jaren Holmes, Osun Osunniyi; Kansas: KJ Adams Jr., Dajuan Harris Jr.; Oklahoma: Jalen Hill, Grant Sherfield; TCU: Emanuel Miller; Texas: Timmy Allen; Texas Tech: De’Vion Harmon, Kevin Obanor

All-defensive team — G Gabe Kalscheur, sr., Iowa State; G Dajuan Harris Jr., jr., Kansas; G Kevin McCullar Jr., sr., Kansas; G Markquis Nowell, jr., Kansas State; F Moussa Cisse, jr., Oklahoma State

All-newcomer team — G Keyonte George, fr., Baylor; G Jaren Holmes, sr., Iowa State; G Gradey Dick, fr., Kansas; F Keyontae Johnson, sr., Kansas State; G Jabari Rice, gr., Texas

All-freshman team — G Keyonte George, Baylor; G Tamin Lipsey, Iowa State; G Gradey Dick, Kansas; G Milos Uzan, Oklahoma; G Pop Isaacs, Texas Tech

This article originally appeared on Austin American-Statesman: Marcus Carr, Jabari Rice headline Longhorns on coaches All-Big 12 team