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Anderson and Pilgrim Earn Men?s Basketball Weekly Awards

James Anderson and Matt Pilgrim (Oklahoma State) have been chosen as the Phillips 66 Big 12 Player and Rookie of the Week, respectively, for games of Feb. 22-28 in voting by a panel of media covering the Conference.  Anderson wins his third player honor of 2009-10, while Pilgrim is picked as top rookie for the first time.

PLAYER OF THE WEEK
James Anderson, Oklahoma State, Jr., G, 6-6, 205, Junction City, Ark./Junction City
Anderson averaged 20.5 points and seven rebounds in two games last week, including a victory over top-ranked Kansas. Despite foul trouble, he also scored 14 points in a loss at Texas while grabbing six boards. Against No. 1 KU, the 6-6 guard scored 27 points and grabbed eight rebounds, shooting 47.4 percent (9-of-19), including 4-of-6 from beyond the three-point arc. Anderson also made 5-of-6 free throws and tallied three assists, two steals and two blocked shots.

ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
Matt Pilgrim, Oklahoma State, Jr., F, 6-8, 235, Cincinnati, Ohio/Hampton
Pilgrim scored 18 points and grabbed six rebounds in the victory over Kansas, connecting on 8-of-8 field goals and both of his free-throw attempts. He also had a block and a steal in 23 minutes against the Jayhawks. Pilgrim did not play against Texas, but in the last seven games, he is 36 of 42 (85.7%) from the floor.

2009-10 Phillips 66 Big 12 Men’s Basketball Weekly Awards

  Player Rookie
Nov. 16 LaceDarius Dunn, Baylor, G, Jr. David Tairu, Texas Tech, G, Jr.
Nov. 23    
Craig Brackins, Iowa State, F, Jr. Marquis Gilstrap, Iowa State, F, Sr.    
Nov. 30 Damion James, Texas, G/F, Sr. Ekpe Udoh, Baylor, F, Jr.
Dec. 7 John Roberson, Texas Tech, G, Jr.    
Xavier Henry, Kansas, G, Fr.
Dec. 14 Jacob Pullen, Kansas State, G, Jr. Xavier Henry, Kansas, G, Fr.
Dec. 21 Dexter Pittman, Texas, C, Sr.     Marquis Gilstrap, Iowa State, F, Sr.
Dec. 28 Kim English, Missouri, G, So. Michael Dixon, Missouri, G, Fr.
Jan. 4
 LaceDarius Dunn, Baylor, G, Jr. Ekpe Udoh, Baylor, F, Jr.

Cole Aldrich, Kansas, C, Jr.
 Marquis Gilstrap, Iowa State, F, Sr.    
Jan. 11
 Ekpe Udoh, Baylor, F, Jr. Avery Bradley, Texas, G, Fr.
Jan. 18 Damion James, Texas, G/F, Sr. Marcus Relphorde, Colorado, G, Jr.
    Marquis Gilstrap, Iowa State, F, Sr.
Jan. 25 James Anderson, Oklahoma State, G, Jr. Marquis Gilstrap, Iowa State, F, Sr.
Feb. 1 Cole Aldrich, Kansas, C, Jr. Tommy Mason-Griffin, Oklahoma, G, Fr.
Feb. 8 Denis Clemente, Kansas State, G, Sr. Tommy Mason-Griffin, Oklahoma, G, Fr.
Feb. 15 LaceDarius Dunn, Baylor, G, Jr. Ekpe Udoh, Baylor, F, Jr.
Feb. 22 Denis Clemente, Kansas State, G, Sr. Xavier Henry, Kansas, G, Fr.
  James Anderson, Oklahoma State, G, Jr.

 
March 1
 James Anderson, Oklahoma State, G, Jr. Matt Pilgrim, Oklahoma State, F, Jr.