WACO, Texas — Five Baylor players were chosen in the All-Big 12 honors, according to a conference announcement Monday.
Baylor's NaLyssa Smith was selected as the unanimous Big 12 Player of the Year, earning the award for the second consecutive year.
Smith becomes the first player to win back-to-back Player of the Year honors in the Big 12 since Brittney Griner's three straight selections from 2011-13.
Jordan Lewis was picked as the league's Newcomer of the Year.
Lewis, an Alabama transfer, averages 11.8 points and 5.3 assists with a 2.32 assist-to-turnover ratio. She set the NCAA career record with 160 games played. This marks the third consecutive season a Baylor player has won or shared the Newcomer of the Year award after DiJonai Carrington won the award in 2021 and Te'a Cooper shared honors in 2020.
The All-Big 12 honors were chosen by head coaches, who are not allowed to vote for their own student-athletes.
Lewis and Smith were also named All-Big 12 first team. Guard Sarah Andrews was named All-Big 12 second team and Queen Egbo and Ja'Mee Asberry were both named All-Big 12 Honorable mention.
The 2022 Big 12 Conference Women's Basketball Tournament begins Thursday night at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City.
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