LUBBOCK – JT Toppin has earned Naismith National Player of the Week and Big 12 Player of the Week honors after a pair dominating performances last week in wins over Utah and BYU. Toppin, who is on a streak of seven straight double-doubles, averaged 29.0 points and 13.0 rebounds in the pair of victories to secure his second Big 12 Player of the Week honor and first national honor of the season.

Toppin is currently leading the Big 12 with 12 double-doubles this season, 11.2 rebounds per game and 4.71 offensive rebounds per game. He is fourth in the conference in scoring with 21.6 points per game which ranks 13th nationally after he produced 27 points and 13 rebounds in the win over BYU. Toppin leads the nation with 160 made field goals this season and went 3-for-4 on 3-pointers in both wins last week against Utah and BYU. He is second amongst all active players in the nation with 43 career double-doubles after also going for 31 points and 13 rebounds in the win over Utah last Wednesday. His double-double with 30-plus points against Utah was the seventh time in his career and fourth this season. Against Utah, Toppin became the first DI player to put up at least 30 points, 10 rebounds, seven assists and five blocks in a game since Georgetown’s Mike Sweetney on March 1, 2003. Toppin then put up 27 points and 12 rebounds against BYU, making him the second player to start Big 12 play with five straight double-doubles by Kevin Durant. 

Toppin, who was the 2024-25 Big 12 Player of the Year and a Consensus Second Team All-America, has now earned four Big 12 Player of the Week honors in his career. His first this season came on January 5 after he opened conference play with 23 points and 14 rebounds against Oklahoma State.

A Wooden Award Midseason Watchlist selection, Toppin comes into the matchup at Baylor having already produced 1,414 points, 827 rebounds and 148 blocked shots through 86 career games. Toppin played his freshman season at New Mexico and has now played 50 games as a Red Raider where he has scored 969 points and has 501 rebounds – averaging 19.4 points and 10.0 rebounds in a Texas Tech uniform. His 43 career double-doubles are only behind 48 from Yaxel Lendeborg (Michigan). Through five Big 12 games, Toppin is currently averaging 23.0 points, 12.8 rebounds and 2.4 blocks per game in conference play.

He was joined on this week’s Big 12 Starting Five by Jaden Bradley (Arizona), Themus Fulks (UCF), Baba Miller (Cincinnati) and Darryn Peterson (Kansas). Peterson was named the Big 12 Newcomer of the Week.

National recognition earned ??

Player of the Year conversation continues. https://t.co/yF5rh5YOGJ


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Big 12 Player of the Week

Nov. 10 – Koa Peat, Arizona & Christian Anderson, Texas Tech

Nov. 17 – Kingston Flemings, Houston

Nov. 24 – P.J. Haggerty, K-State

Dec. 1 – Joshua Jefferson, Iowa State

Dec. 8 – Milan Momcilovic, Iowa State

Dec. 15 – Melvin Council Jr., Kansas

Dec. 22 – Christian Anderson, Texas Tech

Dec. 30 – AJ Dybantsa, BYU

Jan. 5 – JT Toppin, Texas Tech 

Jan. 12 – Richie Saunders, BYU

Jan. 19 – JT Toppin, Texas Tech

 

Big 12 Newcomer of the Week

Nov. 10 – Koa Peat, Arizona

Nov. 17 – Kingston Flemings, Houston

Nov. 24 – Koa Peat, Arizona

Dec. 1 – Moe Odum, Arizona State

Dec. 8 – Tounde Yessoufou, Baylor

Dec. 15 – Melvin Council Jr., Kansas

Dec. 22 – LeJuan Watts, Texas Tech

Dec. 30 – AJ Dybantsa, BYU

Jan. 5 – AJ Dybantsa, BYU

Jan. 12 – Honor Huff, West Virginia

Jan. 19 – Darryn Peterson, Kansas

 

Big 12 Starting Five:

Jaden Bradley, Arizona

Themus Fulks, UCF

Baba Miller, Cincinnati

Darryn Peterson, Kansas (newcomer)

JT Toppin, Texas Tech (player)

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