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Tinsley Earns Big 12 Preseason Player of the Year by Big 12 Media
11.05.2000 | Men's Basketball
DALLAS - Iowa State senior point guard Jamaal Tinsley captured the clean sweep of preseason Big 12 honors by earning the league's preseason player of the award by the Big 12 media. Tinsley also won preseason player of the year honors by the Big 12 coaches.
Tinsley, a preseason All-American, was a first-team all-Big 12 selection last season while helping ISU win the Big 12 regular-season and conference tournament championships. The Brooklyn, N.Y., native averaged 11.0 ppg and broke ISU single-season school records in both assists (244) and steals (98).
As a team, the Cyclones were picked to finish fifth in the Big 12, garnering 190 votes. The Big 12 coaches picked Iowa State fourth in their preseason poll. The Cyclones open up exhibition play Nov. 8 with a 7 p.m. contest against Next Level Sports in Hilton Coliseum.
2000-01 Big 12 Men's Basketball Preseason Media Poll
1. Kansas
2. Oklahoma
3. Missouri
4. Texas
5. Iowa State
6. Oklahoma State
7. Colorado
Nebraska
9. Texas Tech
10. Texas A&M
11. Baylor
12. Kansas State
Preseason all-Big 12 team
Jamaal Tinsley, Iowa State
Nick Collison, Kansas
Drew Gooden, Kansas
Kareem Rush, Missouri
Kimani Ffriend, Nebraska
Preseason Player of the Year: Jamaal Tinsley, Iowa State
Preseason Newcomer of the Year: Maurice Evans, Texas
Preseason Freshman of the Year: Nick Anderson, Texas A&M
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