{"id":187943,"date":"2026-03-03T05:45:17","date_gmt":"2026-03-03T05:45:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/187943\/"},"modified":"2026-03-03T05:45:17","modified_gmt":"2026-03-03T05:45:17","slug":"anderson-atwell-earn-big-12-weekly-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/187943\/","title":{"rendered":"Anderson, Atwell earn Big 12 weekly awards"},"content":{"rendered":"

LUBBOCK \u2013 Texas Tech sophomore Christian Anderson<\/a> has earned his third Big 12 Player of the Week and fifth Big 12 Starting Five selection of the season after leading the No. 10 Red Raiders to a pair of wins last week where he averaged 22.5 points, 7.0 assists and 7.0 rebounds. Anderson and Donovan Atwell<\/a>, who have both broken Tech’s previous 3-point record of 94 makes in a season by Cory Carr in 1996-97, were selected to the Big 12 Starting Five for their performances against Cincinnati and Iowa State last week. <\/p>\n

Arizona’s Brayden Burries was named the Big 12 Newcomer of the Week while Anderson and Atwell are joined on the Big 12 Starting Five by Burries, Cameron Carr (Baylor) and Moustapha Thiam (Cincinnati) this week. Anderson’s three selections as Big 12 Player of the Week are the second most in the conference this season, only behind teammate JT Toppin<\/a> who earned four Big 12 Player of the Week honors before his season-ending injury. <\/p>\n

Anderson was tabbed the league’s top player for the third time this season after he recorded his eighth double-double of the season with 31 points, a career-high 11 rebounds and seven assists in a home win over Cincinnati before having 14 points, seven assists and three rebounds in the road win over then-No. 4 Iowa State last Saturday. Anderson leads the Big 12 and is third nationally with 7.7 assists per game while ranking fifth in the conference with 19.4 points per game this season. He now has 96 made 3-pointers and is currently ninth nationally with 3.43 made 3s per game and is 12th in the country by shooting 43.2% from deep for the season. For the season, Anderson has 215 assists which is second in a season in Tech’s history and is approaching the single-season record of 226 established by Elijah Hawkins<\/a>. His 7.7 assists per game is on pace to establish a new single-season record. <\/p>\n

Anderson, who is on the Wooden Award and Naismith National Player of the Year late-season watch list, now has 914 points and 292 assists through 63 career games at Texas Tech. Anderson has eight games this season in double-figure assists, including a career-high 13 assists earlier this season in a home win over Oklahoma State. He is currently 167-of-409 (40.8%) on 3-pointers in his career. \u00a0<\/p>\n

Atwell earned his first Big 12 honor of the season after going 10-for-19 (52.6%) on 3-pointers last week and averaging 15.0 points per game. He started the week with 12 points against Cincinnati after making 4-of-9 from beyond the arc before leading Tech with 18 points at Iowa State. Atwell was 6-for-10 on 3-pointers against the Cyclones and now leads the Big 12 with 110 made 3-pointers for the season \u2013 ranking third nationally. For the season, Atwell is second nationally with 3.79 made 3-pointers per game and third by shooting 46.2% from beyond the arc. A transfer who played his first three seasons at UNC Greensboro, Atwell will be honored on Senior Night before the Red Raiders host TCU at 6 p.m. on Tuesday at United Supermarkets Arena. <\/p>\n

Atwell is currently averaging 13.1 points per game this season and comes into Tech’s home finale with 1,270 points and has made 321 3-pointers through 123 career games. <\/p>\n

Big 12 Player of the Week

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

\nNov. 17 \u2013 Kingston Flemings, Houston

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

\nDec. 1 \u2013 Joshua Jefferson, Iowa State

\nDec. 8 \u2013 Milan Momcilovic, Iowa State

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

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

\nDec. 30 \u2013 AJ Dybantsa, BYU

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

\nJan. 12 \u2013 Richie Saunders, BYU

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

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

\nFeb. 2\u00a0\u2013 Brayden Burries, Arizona

\nFeb. 9\u00a0\u2013 Flory Bidunga, Kansas

\nFeb. 16 \u2013 JT Toppin<\/a>, Texas Tech

\nFeb. 23 \u2013 AJ Dybantsa, BYU

\nMar. 2 \u2013 Christian Anderson<\/a>, Texas Tech

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\nBig 12 Newcomer of the Week

\nNov. 10 \u2013 Koa Peat, Arizona

\nNov. 17 \u2013 Kingston Flemings, Houston

\nNov. 24 \u2013 Koa Peat, Arizona

\nDec. 1 \u2013 Moe Odum, Arizona State

\nDec. 8 \u2013 Tounde Yessoufou, Baylor

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

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

\nDec. 30 \u2013 AJ Dybantsa, BYU

\nJan. 5 \u2013 AJ Dybantsa, BYU

\nJan. 12 \u2013 Honor Huff, West Virginia

\nJan. 19 \u2013 Darryn Peterson, Kansas

\nJan. 26 \u2013 AJ Dybantsa, BYU

\nFeb. 2\u00a0\u2013 Brayden Burries, Arizona

\nFeb. 9 \u2013 AJ Dybantsa, BYU

\nFeb. 16 \u2013 AJ Dybantsa, BYU

\nFeb. 23 \u2013 AJ Dybantsa, BYU

\nMar. 2\u00a0\u2013 Brayden Burries, Arizona

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\nBig 12 Starting Five:

\nBrayden Burries, Arizona (newcomer)

\nCameron Carr, Baylor

\nMoustapha Thiam, Cincinnati

\nChristian Anderson<\/a>, Texas Tech (player)

\nDonovan Atwell<\/a>, Texas Tech<\/p>\n

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