October 10, 2024
By Big 12 Conference: Kansas was selected as the favorite in the Big 12 men’s basketball preseason poll, marking the 20th time in 28 seasons the Jayhawks have sat atop the preseason poll. KU’s Hunter Dickinson was voted as Preseason Player of the Year by the Conference’s head coaches for the second consecutive year.
Baylor’s Jeremy Roach and K-State’s Coleman Hawkins shared Preseason Co-Newcomer of the Year honors. The Bears’ VJ Edgecombe was Preseason Freshman of the Year.
The Jayhawks enter the season as the preseason favorite for the second consecutive year and were closely followed by Houston, who has ranked second in the preseason poll in both of its seasons in the Big 12. Iowa State, Baylor and Arizona rounded out the top five.
Dickinson was a consensus All-American in 2023-24, earning Big 12 Newcomer of the Year and First Team All-Big 12 honors. The center from Alexandria, Virginia led the Big 12 with 10.8 rebounds per game and ranked second in the Conference with a 17.9 scoring average. It is the fifth time since 2017-18 a Kansas player has earned Preseason Player of the Year honors.
Roach arrives at Baylor after earning All-ACC honors and helping Duke to the NCAA Elite Eight in 2024. The guard from Leesburg, Virginia averaged 14.0 points and 3.3 assists for the Blue Devils. He is the first Baylor newcomer to earn a share of the Conference preseason award since Manu Lecomte in 2016.
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