{"id":139369,"date":"2026-01-27T03:36:18","date_gmt":"2026-01-27T03:36:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/139369\/"},"modified":"2026-01-27T03:36:18","modified_gmt":"2026-01-27T03:36:18","slug":"toppin-earns-big-12-player-of-the-week-for-third-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/139369\/","title":{"rendered":"Toppin earns Big 12 Player of the Week for third time"},"content":{"rendered":"

LUBBOCK \u2013\u00a0Texas Tech junior\u00a0JT Toppin<\/a> has been named the Big 12 Player of the Week for the third time this season and for the fifth time in his career after a pair of dominant performances last week in wins over Baylor and Houston. Toppin’s three Big 12 Player of the Week awards this season have all come in\u00a0the month of January\u00a0to further\u00a0showcase\u00a0his dominance in the conference that earned him 2024-25 Big 12 Player of the Year honors\u00a0before entering\u00a0this season as the 2025-26\u00a0Big 12 Preseason Player of the Year.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Along with the Big 12 Player of the Week honor, Toppin was also named to the Big 12 Starting Five\u00a0for the fourth time this season.\u00a0For the season, Toppin is now averaging 22.1 points, 10.9 rebounds, 2.1 assists and 1.7 blocks per game.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Toppin averaged 26.5 points and 8.0 rebounds as he led the Red Raiders to a pair of wins, including a 90-86 victory over then-No. 6 Houston. With ESPN College Gameday in Lubbock for the first time since 2018, Toppin scored 31 points and grabbed 12 rebounds against the Cougars, marking his nation-leading fifth game of 30-10 this season\u00a0and his Big 12-leading 13th\u00a0overall double-double. The junior from Dallas scored 22 points in the 92-73 win at Baylor, including 13 points in the second half. Toppin\u00a0is the only player in the nation averaging a double-double this season, while picking up his second consecutive and third Big 12 Player of the Week honor in four weeks.\u00a0<\/p>\n

BYU’s AJ\u00a0Dybantsa\u00a0was named the Big 12 Newcomer of the Week after he\u00a0had\u00a0the highest-scoring game in the Big 12 this season, dropping 43 in a 91-78 win over Utah. The forward from Brockton, Massachusetts shot 62.5 percent from the field and made four 3-pointers to post the highest single-game scoring total for a Big 12\u00a0freshman\u00a0since Trae Young in 2017-18. His mark broke Danny Ainge’s BYU\u00a0freshman\u00a0scoring record and the Cougars’ program record for 30+ point scoring games by a\u00a0freshman\u00a0with his third. It is\u00a0Dybantsa’s\u00a0third newcomer of the\u00a0week\u00a0selection, all within the past five weeks.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Joining Toppin and\u00a0Dybantsa\u00a0on the Big 12 Starting Five, which honors strong performances across the league, were Houston’s Kingston Flemings, Iowa State’s Milan\u00a0Momcilovic\u00a0and TCU’s Xavier Edmonds. Flemings scored 42 points in the game at No. 12 Texas Tech, joining\u00a0Dybantsa\u00a0as the first pair of\u00a0freshmen\u00a0to score 40+ points on the same day in Big 12 Conference history. Momcilovic led the Cyclones to a pair of victories, averaging 24.5 points and 4.5 rebounds in double-digit wins over UCF and at Oklahoma State. Edmonds averaged 20.5 points and 10.0 rebounds in a pair of crucial TCU victories over Oklahoma State and at Baylor, posting a double-double in each game.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Big 12 Player of the Week\u00a0

\nNov. 10 \u2013 Koa Peat, Arizona & Christian Anderson<\/a>, Texas Tech\u00a0

\nNov. 17 \u2013 Kingston Flemings, Houston\u00a0

\nNov. 24 \u2013 P.J. Haggerty, K-State\u00a0

\nDec. 1 \u2013 Joshua Jefferson, Iowa State\u00a0

\nDec. 8 \u2013 Milan Momcilovic, Iowa State\u00a0

\nDec. 15 \u2013 Melvin Council Jr., Kansas\u00a0

\nDec. 22 \u2013 Christian Anderson<\/a>, Texas Tech\u00a0

\nDec. 30 \u2013 AJ\u00a0Dybantsa, BYU\u00a0

\nJan. 5 \u2013 JT Toppin<\/a>, Texas Tech\u00a0\u00a0

\nJan. 12 \u2013 Richie Saunders, BYU\u00a0

\nJan. 19 \u2013 JT Toppin<\/a>, Texas Tech\u00a0

\nJan. 26 \u2013 JT Toppin<\/a>, Texas Tech\u00a0

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\nBig 12 Newcomer of the Week\u00a0

\nNov. 10 \u2013 Koa Peat, Arizona\u00a0

\nNov. 17 \u2013 Kingston Flemings, Houston\u00a0

\nNov. 24 \u2013 Koa Peat, Arizona\u00a0

\nDec. 1 \u2013 Moe Odum, Arizona State\u00a0

\nDec. 8 \u2013\u00a0Tounde\u00a0Yessoufou, Baylor\u00a0

\nDec. 15 \u2013 Melvin Council Jr., Kansas\u00a0

\nDec. 22 \u2013 LeJuan Watts<\/a>, Texas Tech\u00a0

\nDec. 30 \u2013 AJ\u00a0Dybantsa, BYU\u00a0

\nJan. 5 \u2013 AJ\u00a0Dybantsa, BYU\u00a0

\nJan. 12 \u2013 Honor Huff, West Virginia\u00a0

\nJan. 19 \u2013 Darryn Peterson, Kansas\u00a0

\nJan. 26 \u2013 AJ\u00a0Dybantsa, BYU\u00a0

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\nBig 12 Starting Five:\u00a0

\nAJ\u00a0Dybantsa, BYU (newcomer)\u00a0

\nKingston Flemings, Houston\u00a0

\nMilan Momcilovic, Iowa State\u00a0

\nXavier Edmonds, TCU\u00a0

\nJT Toppin<\/a>, Texas Tech (player)\u00a0<\/p>\n

Follow the Red Raiders:\u00a0Keep up with Texas Tech men’s basketball news at\u00a0TexasTech.com<\/a>\u00a0and at the team’s social media on\u00a0Instagram<\/a>,\u00a0X<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Facebook<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n