{"id":197655,"date":"2026-03-10T03:12:21","date_gmt":"2026-03-10T03:12:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/197655\/"},"modified":"2026-03-10T03:12:21","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T03:12:21","slug":"atwell-named-all-big-12-honorable-mention-newcomer-team","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/197655\/","title":{"rendered":"Atwell named All-Big 12 Honorable Mention, Newcomer Team"},"content":{"rendered":"

LUBBOCK \u2013 Shooting lights out all season, Texas Tech senior guard Donovan Atwell<\/a> established new program and conference records and has been named to the Big 12 Newcomer Team and earned All-Big 12 Honorable Mention. The 2026 Phillips 66 All-Big 12 men’s basketball awards were voted on by the league’s head coaches.<\/p>\n

Atwell led the conference and is second nationally with 121 made 3-pointers \u2013 establishing a new Texas Tech single-season record. He leads the conference with 3.9 made 3s per game and is second in the conference by shooting 45.8% from beyond the arc. Nationally, he ranks second in total 3s and makes along with being third in percentage. Atwell goes into the postseason shooting 121-for-264 (45.8%) on 3-point attempts and is averaging 13.6 points per game. He has scored in double figures in 13 straight games, including going for 23 points after making six 3s against BYU in the regular-season finale. Atwell scored a season-high 26 points against Kansas State after going 6-for-9 on 3-poionters and made a season-best seven at Baylor after going 7-for-10. He finished the regular season with 12 games making five or more 3s and scored 20-plus in four games.<\/p>\n

In conference play, Atwell was 81-for-169 (47.9%) on 3-pointers and averaged 15.6 points per game. His 81 made 3-pointers against conference opponents established a new Big 12 record \u2013 breaking the record of 80 made by Buddy Hield (Oklahoma) in the 2015-16 season. His 121 made 3s is currently the second most ever in Big 12 history, passing A.J. Abrams (Texas) who made 120 in the 2006-07 season and only behind Hield who had 147 total 3s for the Sooners during that season. Atwell’s 3-point total broke the previous program record of 94 that had been held by Cory Carr since the 1996-97 season. Atwell is currently only behind Samford’s Jadin Booth who has made 127 3-pointers this season.<\/p>\n

A Huntersville, North Carolina native, Atwell transferred to Texas Tech this season after three seasons at UNC Greensboro. He goes into the postseason with 1,312 points and 332 made 3-pointers through 125 career games.<\/p>\n

2026 Phillips 66 All-Big 12 Men’s Basketball Awards<\/p>\n

Player of the Year:\u00a0Jaden Bradley, Arizona

\nDefensive Player of the Year:\u00a0Flory Bidunga, Kansas

\nScholar-Athlete of the Year:\u00a0Tamin Lipsey, Iowa State

\nFreshman of the Year:\u00a0AJ Dybantsa, BYU

\nNewcomer of the Year:\u00a0Melvin Council Jr., Kansas

\nSixth Man Award:\u00a0Tobe Awaka, Arizona*

\nMost Improved:\u00a0Christian Anderson<\/a>, Texas Tech

\nCoach of the Year:\u00a0Tommy Lloyd, Arizona\u00a0<\/p>\n

All-Big 12 First Team

\nJaden Bradley, Arizona

\nBrayden Burries, Arizona

\nMotiejus Krivas, Arizona

\nAJ Dybantsa, BYU*

\nEmanuel Sharp, Houston

\nKingston Flemings, Houston*

\nJoshua Jefferson, Iowa State

\nFlory Bidunga, Kansas

\nChristian Anderson<\/a>, Texas Tech

\nJT Toppin<\/a>, Texas Tech*<\/p>\n

All-Big 12 Second Team

\nRichie Saunders, BYU

\nBaba Miller, Cincinnati

\nTamin Lipsey, Iowa State

\nMilan Momcilovic, Iowa State

\nDarryn Peterson, Kansas<\/p>\n

All-Big 12 Third Team

\nKoa Peat, Arizona

\nCameron Carr, Baylor

\nRob Wright, BYU

\nThemus Fulks, UCF

\nXavier Edmonds, TCU<\/p>\n

All-Big 12 Honorable Mention:

\nArizona: Tobe Awaka

\nBaylor: Tounde Yessoufou

\nCincinnati: Moustapha Thiam

\nColorado: Isaiah Johnson

\nHouston: Joseph Tugler, Milos Uzan

\nKansas: Melvin Council Jr.

\nKansas State: PJ Haggerty

\nOklahoma State: Parsa Fallah

\nTCU: David Punch

\nTexas Tech: Donovan Atwell<\/a>

\nWest Virginia: Honor Huff

\nUtah: Terrence Brown<\/p>\n

\u00a0All-Defensive Team

\nJaden Bradley, Arizona

\nMotiejus Krivas, Arizona

\nEmanuel Sharp, Houston

\nJoseph Tugler, Houston

\nTamin Lipsey, Iowa State

\nFlory Bidunga, Kansas*<\/p>\n

A tie resulted in an extra position on the team<\/p>\n

All-Freshman Team

\nBrayden Burries, Arizona*

\nKoa Peat, Arizona

\nAJ Dybantsa, BYU*

\nKingston Flemings, Houston*

\nDarryn Peterson, Kansas*\u00a0<\/p>\n

All-Newcomer Team

\nCameron Carr, Baylor

\nThemus Fulks, UCF

\nBaba Miller, Cincinnati

\nMelvin Council Jr., Kansas

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

*- unanimous selection<\/p>\n

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