Lipsey Earns All-Big 12 Preseason Honors

IRVING, Texas - Iowa State senior Tamin Lipsey has been named to the 10-member All-Big 12 Preseason Team. In addition, the Cyclones were picked to finish fifth by the league's coaches.

Last season, Lipsey was a semifinalist for the Naismith Defensive Player of the Year Award and a finalist for the Nolan Richardson Award, presented to the player that is the heart and soul of a winning team. Lipsey earned All-Big 12 honors for the second-straight season, being named to the third team last season. He was also named to the Big 12 All-Defensive Team.

Lipsey hit a pair of career milestones last year. On Feb. 22 he broke Monté Morris' career steals record with the 226th swipe of his career. He became the 35th player in program history to surpass 1,000 career points against BYU on March 4. Lipsey is one of just 26 players in men's college basketball to play 100 games and average 10.2 points, 4.2 assists, 3.7 rebounds and 2.3 steals per game since 1947-48. Lipsey averaged 10.6 points, 3.1 assists, 2.6 rebounds and 2.0 steals last year.

Preseason Poll

Houston (14) - 224
BYU (1) - 204
Texas Tech - 200
Arizona (1) - 179
Iowa State - 170
Kansas - 163
Baylor - 137
Cincinnati - 120
K-State - 117
TCU - 90
West Virginia - 79
Oklahoma State - 77
Utah - 50
UCF - 39
Colorado - 37
Arizona State - 34

Preseason All-Big 12 Team
AJ Dybantsa, BYU*
Richie Saunders, BYU
Emanuel Sharp, Houston
Joseph Tugler, Houston
Milos Uzan, Houston*
Tamin Lipsey, Iowa State
Darryn Peterson, Kansas*
P.J. Haggerty, K-State
Christian Anderson, Texas Tech
JT Toppin, Texas Tech*
*-unanimous selection

Preseason Player of the Year: JT Toppin, Texas Tech
Preseason Newcomer of the Year: LeJuan Watts, Texas Tech
Preseason Freshman of the Year: Darryn Peterson, Kansas

Lipsey Earns All-Big 12 Preseason Honors

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Lipsey Earns All-Big 12 Preseason Honors

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