Baylor MBB Places School-Record Five on Academic All-Big 12 Teams

[Kaye, David]

BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS – March 23, 2021

Baylor MBB Places School-Record Five on Academic All-Big 12 Teams
Butler, Flagler and Moffatt earn first-team recognition
For more information contact: David Kaye, 254-709-5147, David_Kaye at baylor.edu<mailto:David_Kaye at baylor.edu>

IRVING, Texas – For the second consecutive season, Baylor men’s basketball had a school-record five student-athletes named to the Academic All-Big 12 teams, as announced Tuesday by the conference office.

Jared Butler, Adam Flagler and Jackson Moffatt combined to give BU three first-team Academic All-Big 12 selections for the first time in program history, while MaCio Teague and Jonathan Tchamwa Tchatchoua earned second-team recognition, helping the Bears tie the school record set last season with five total honorees.

Butler earned his third career Big 12 academic honor after being named to the 2019 Rookie Team, 2020 Academic All-Big 12 Second Team and the 2021 Academic All-Big 12 First Team. He’s the first player in program history named to all three teams during his career.

Moffatt is now a two-time Academic All-Big 12 First Team honoree, earning the honor in each of the last two seasons. He’s the sixth player in program history to earn First-Team honors in consecutive seasons, joining Mark Shepherd, Josh Lomers, Brady Heslip, Jake Lindsey and Freddie Gillespie.

Teague earned his second-straight Academic All-Big 12 Second Team honor, while Flagler and Tchamwa Tchatchoua were recognized for the first time.

The Bears have now had multiple First Team honorees in four consecutive seasons and seven times in the league’s 25-year history. Lomers and Shepherd were recognized in 2008, Heslip and Jacob Neubert in 2013, Heslip and Logan Lowery in 2014, Lindsey and Jonathan Davis in 2018, Lindsey and Gillespie in 2019 and Gillespie and Moffatt in 2020.

All told, Baylor has now had 24 first-team honors earned by 16 different players, along with 17 second-team selections by 13 different players.

A total of 58 student-athletes were recognized by the conference, with 42 First Team honorees and 16 Second Team selections. First Team members have maintained 3.20 or better GPAs, and Second Team honorees hold 3.00 to 3.19 GPAs. To qualify, student-athletes must have participated in 20 percent of their team’s scheduled contests, while freshmen and transfers are not eligible in their first year of academic residence. Seniors who meet all other criteria are not subject to the participation requirement.

Baylor, which earned the first No. 1 NCAA Tournament seed in program history, won its first two games to advance to the Sweet 16 for the fifth time in the last 11 tournaments. The Bears face No. 5 seed Villanova at 4:15 p.m. CT Saturday on CBS from Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Ind.

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BAYLOR’S ACADEMIC ALL-BIG 12 HONOREES
FIRST TEAM
1997 – Doug Brandt
1998 – John Perkins
2002 – Logan Kosmalski
2004 – Robbie McKenzie
2006 – Mark Shepherd
2008 – Josh Lomers
2008 – Mark Shepherd
2009 – Josh Lomers
2010 – Josh Lomers
2012 – Fred Ellis
2013 – Brady Heslip
2013 – Jacob Neubert
2014 – Brady Heslip
2014 – Logan Lowery
2017 – Jake Lindsey
2018 – Jonathan Davis
2018 – Jake Lindsey
2019 – Freddie Gillespie
2019 – Jake Lindsey
2020 – Freddie Gillespie
2020 – Jackson Moffatt
2021 – Jared Butler
2021 – Adam Flagler
2021 – Jackson Moffatt

SECOND TEAM
2002 – Chad Henry
2002 – Kevin Henry
2002 – Andre White
2003 – Andre White
2006 – Aaron Bruce
2012 – Brady Heslip
2015 – Kenny Chery
2015 – Al Freeman
2015 – Royce O’Neale
2016 – Al Freeman
2017 – King McClure
2018 – King McClure
2020 – Jared Butler
2020 – Obim Okeke
2020 – MaCio Teague
2021 – Jonathan Tchamwa Tchatchoua
2021 – MaCio Teague

2020-21 BAYLOR MBB HONORS
Jared Butler
Wooden Award Finalist (1 of 15)
Naismith Trophy Semifinalist (1 of 10)
Bob Cousy Point Guard of the Year Award Finalist (1 of 5)
All-America First Team (unanimous)
Big 12 Player of the Year (AP; The Athletic)
All-Big 12 First Team (unanimous)
Big 12 All-Defensive Team
USBWA District VII Player of the Year
USBWA District VII All-District Team
NABC All-District 8 First Team
Academic All-Big 12 First Team
Naismith Defensive Player of the Year Watch List (1 of 15)
Lute Olson Award Midseason Watch List
NCAA National Player of the Week (Jan. 25)
Naismith Trophy Player of the Week (Jan. 25)
USBWA National Player of the Week (Jan. 26)
Big 12 Player of the Week (Jan. 25)

Scott Drew
Big 12 Coach of the Year (second-straight year)
Naismith Men’s Coach of the Year Finalist (1 of 4)
USBWA Henry Iba Award Finalist (1 of 4)
NABC District 8 Coach of the Year
USBWA District VII Coach of the Year

Adam Flagler
Academic All-Big 12 First Team

Davion Mitchell
Naismith Defensive Player of the Year Semifinalist (1 of 10)
All-America Third Team (AP; NABC, Sporting News)
Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year
All-Big 12 First Team (coaches)
All-Big 12 Second Team (AP)
Big 12 All-Defensive Team (unanimous)
NABC District 8 First Team
USBWA District VII All-District Team
Naismith Trophy Midseason Team (1 of 30)
Big 12 Player of the Week (Feb. 1)

Jackson Moffatt
Academic All-Big 12 First Team

Jonathan Tchamwa Tchatchoua
Big 12 All-Newcomer Team
Academic All-Big 12 Second Team

MaCio Teague
Jerry West Shooting Guard of the Year Award Finalist (1 of 5)
All-America Third Team (NCAA March Madness)
All-America Honorable Mention (AP)
All-Big 12 Second Team (AP)
All-Big 12 Third Team (coaches)
Big 12 All-Tournament Team
USBWA District VII All-District Team
Academic All-Big 12 Second Team
NCAA National Player of the Week (March 8)
Big 12 Player of the Week (March 8)

Mark Vital
Naismith Defensive Player of the Year Semifinalist (1 of 10)
Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year (The Athletic)
All-Big 12 Honorable Mention
Big 12 All-Defensive Team (unanimous)
Karl Malone Power Forward of the Year Watch List



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David Kaye | Assistant AD for Communications
Department of Athletics | Baylor University
C: 254-709-5147

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