Baylor MBB’s Tounde Yessoufou Claims Week 5 Big 12 Newcomer of the Week

[Hutton, Josie]

BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS – Dec. 8, 2025

Baylor MBB’s Tounde Yessoufou Claims Week 5 Big 12 Newcomer of the Week
The freshman earns BU’s second weekly honor of the season
For more information contact: Josie Hutton; 254-709-7720, josie_hutton at baylor.edu<mailto:josie_hutton at baylor.edu>



IRVING, Texas – Baylor men’s basketball’s Tounde Yessoufou snagged his first Big 12 accolade of his career, being named as Big 12 Newcomer of the Week after two 20-point performances, the conference announced on Monday afternoon.



Yessoufou averaged 24.5 points, 5.5 rebounds and 2.5 steals for the Bears, shooting 63.3 percent from the field in two games. In the 110-88 win over Sacramento State, the freshman from Cotonou, Benin scored 27 points with six rebounds and four steals in just 27 minutes of game time.



At Memphis, Yessoufou posted the third 20+ point game of his season, dropping 22 while making a career-best four 3-pointers.



For both games, Yessoufou led the Bears in scoring. For the season, the freshman holds a scoring average of 17.8 points per game, which ranks sixth in the nation among freshmen. Yessoufou has scored in double-figures in every game this season for Baylor.



This is the first Newcomer weekly honor of the season for Baylor with Cameron Carr earning Big 12 Starting Five last week.


WEEK 5 BIG 12 AWARDS
Player: Milan Momcilovic, Iowa State
Newcomer: Tounde Yessoufou, Baylor

Big 12 Starting Five:
Tounde Yessoufou, Baylor (newcomer)
Kingston Flemings, Houston
Milan Momcilovic, Iowa State (player)
Parsa Fallah, Oklahoma State
Christian Anderson, Texas Tech



WHAT’S NEXT

Baylor will contest against Norfolk State on Wednesday, Dec. 10, at 11 a.m. CT for its Future Bears Day.



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Josie Hutton | Associate Director of Athletics Communications (MBB, FB, MTEN)

Department of Athletics | Baylor University

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