Iowa State’s Georges Niang and Bryce Dejean-Jones, plus Baylor’s Lester Medford are the latest recipients of the Phillips 66 Big 12 Player and Newcomer of the Week. Niang is honored with a weekly accolade for the third time in his career, while Dejean-Jones earns his second newcomer honor of 2014-15. Medford is recognized for the first time.

BIG 12 PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Georges Niang, Iowa State, F, Jr., 6-7, 240, Methuen, Mass./The Tilton School [N.H.]
Niang averaged 19.5 points and shot 75 percent (15-of-20) from the floor as the Cyclones bounced back from their first loss of the season with wins over Lamar and No. 18 Arkansas. The junior forward started the week with 13 points in 22 minutes versus the Cardinals. He then had 26 points on 9-of-12 shooting with a career-high tying eight assists as ISU beat the Razorbacks in the SEC/Big 12 Challenge. Niang is averaging 19.5 points this season while shooting 51.9 percent from the field and 90.6 percent from the free throw line.

BIG 12 NEWCOMERS OF THE WEEK
Lester Medford, Baylor, G, Jr., 5-10, 175, Tucson, Ariz./Indian Hills CC [Iowa]
Medford stepped in as the starting point guard with Kenny Chery out and led the Bears to a 2-0 week. The junior guard totaled 20 points in two contests while dishing out 15 assists with just one turnover. In the Baylor win at Vanderbilt in the SEC/Big 12 Challenge, Medford finished with seven points, seven assists, six rebounds, three steals and one turnover in 35 minutes. He had 13 points, eight assists and zero miscues in a win earlier in the week over Texas Southern. It was his fourth double-digit scoring effort of the year.

Bryce Dejean-Jones, Iowa State, G, Sr., 6-5, 210, Los Angeles, Calif./Taft/UNLV
Dejean-Jones scored in double figures in both Cyclones victories. The senior guard was two assists short of a triple-double against Lamar, finishing with 12 points, 10 rebounds and eight assists. He followed that performance with a season-high 27 points on 8-of-8 shooting, the best field goal percentage by any Big 12 player this season. For the week, he shot 68.4 percent and made 5-of-10 from 3-point range, while converting 8-of-9 (.889) from the free throw line. He ranks among the top 10 in the Big 12 in scoring, rebounding, field goal percentage, free throw percentage, assists and steals.

2014-15 Phillips 66 Big 12 Men’s Basketball Weekly Awards