Cowgirls & Sooners Earn All-Big 12 Awards

Oklahoma State and Oklahoma's women's basketball teams both were honored with Big 12 postseason honors on Wednesday.

OSU head coach Jim Littell was named Big 12 Coach of the Year, OSU forward Natasha Mack was named Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year and first team All-Big 12, guard Ja'Mee Asberry was named second team All-Big 12, and Taylen Collins and Lexy Keys were named to the Big 12 All-Freshman Team.

Oklahoma forward Madi Williams was named first team All-Big 12, guard Taylor Robertson was named second team All-Big 12, and Nevaeh Tot was named to the Big 12 All-Freshman Team.

Littell earned his second coach of the year honor, and his third seeded Cowgirls will face #6 seed Oklahoma in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 Women's Basketball Tournament on Friday night at 8:30 at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri.

Here is the complete list of the Big 12 women's basketball honors:

2020-21 PHILLIPS 66 ALL-BIG 12 WOMEN'S BASKETBALL AWARDS
Coach of the Year:	Jim Littell, Oklahoma State (10th season at Oklahoma State, 10th overall)
Player of the Year:	NaLyssa Smith, Baylor, F, 6-2, Jr., Converse, Texas
Defensive Player of the Year:	Natasha Mack, Oklahoma State, F, 6-4, Sr., Lufkin, Texas
Newcomer of the Year:	DiJonai Carrington, Baylor, G, 5-11, Gr., San Diego, Calif.**
Freshman of the Year:	Lexi Donarski, Iowa State, G, 6-0, La Crosse, Wis.**
Sixth Player Award:	DiJonai Carrington, Baylor, G, 5-11, Gr., San Diego, Calif.**

2021 ALL-BIG 12 FIRST TEAM
Name, School	Pos.	Ht.	Cl.	Hometown
NaLyssa Smith, Baylor+**	F	6-2	Jr.	Converse, Texas
Ashley Joens, Iowa State+**	G/F	6-0	Jr.	Iowa City, Iowa
Ayoka Lee, Kansas State+	C	6-6	So.	Byron, Minn.
Madi Williams, Oklahoma**	G/F	6-0	Jr.	Fort Worth, Texas
Natasha Mack, Oklahoma State%**	F	6-4	Sr.	Lufkin, Texas
Lauren Heard, TCU+	G	5-9	Sr.	Denton, Texas
Charli Collier, Texas+**	F/C	6-5	Jr.	Mont Belvieu, Texas
Vivian Gray, Texas Tech+^	G	6-1	Sr.	Argyle, Texas
Kysre Gondrezick, West Virginia**	G	5-9	R-Sr.	Benton Harbor, Mich.
Esmery Martinez, West Virginia	F	6-2	So.	Hato Mayor Del Ray, D.R.

2021 ALL-BIG 12 SECOND TEAM
Name, School	Pos.	Ht.	Cl.	Hometown
DiDi Richards, Baylor%	G	6-1	Sr.	Cypress, Texas
Moon Ursin, Baylor	G	5-6	Sr.	Destrehan, La.
Kristin Scott, Iowa State>	F/C	6-3	Sr.	Kasson, Minn.
Taylor Robertson, Oklahoma	G	5-7	Jr.	McPherson, Kan.
Ja'Mee Asberry, Oklahoma State	G	5-5	R-Jr.	Tulsa, Okla.

** Unanimous First Team Selection (coaches cannot vote for own players, unanimous denotes voted first team by other nine coaches)

+ 2019-20 All-Big 12 First Team Selection
% 2019-20 All-Big 12 Second Team Selection
^ 2018-19 All-Big 12 First Team Selection
> 2018-19 All-Big 12 Second Team Selection
 

2021 ALL-BIG 12 HONORABLE MENTION
Baylor:	DiJonai Carrington, Queen Egbo
Kansas:	Holly Kersgieter
Kansas State:	Christianna Carr
Texas:	JoAnne Allen-Taylor, Kyra Lambert, Celeste Taylor
West Virginia:	Kirsten Deans, Kari Niblack

2021 BIG 12 ALL-DEFENSIVE TEAM
Name, School	Pos.	Ht.	Cl.	Hometown
DiDi Richards, Baylor%	G	6-1	Sr.	Cypress, Texas
Moon Ursin, Baylor	G	5-6	Sr.	Destrehan, La.
Natasha Mack, Oklahoma State^**	F	6-4	Sr.	Lufkin, Texas
Lauren Heard, TCU	G	5-9	Sr.	Denton, Texas
Charli Collier, Texas	F/C	6-5	Jr.	Mont Belvieu, Texas

** Unanimous Selection (coaches cannot vote for own players, unanimous denotes selected for team on other nine ballots)
^ 2019-20 Big 12 All-Defensive Team Selection
+ 2018-19 Big 12 All-Defensive Team Selection
 

2021 BIG 12 ALL-FRESHMAN TEAM
Name, School	Pos.	Ht.	Cl.	Hometown
Lexi Donarski, Iowa State**	G	6-0	Fr.	La Cross, Wis.
Emily Ryan, Iowa State**	G	5-11	Fr.	Claflin, Kan.
Ioanna Chatzileonti, Kansas	F	6-2	Fr.	Athens, Greece
Nevaeh Tot, Oklahoma	G	5-3	Fr.	McKinney, Texas
Taylen Collins, Oklahoma STATE	F	6-1	Fr.	Muldrow, Okla.
Lexy Keys, Oklahoma State	G	5-7	Fr.	Tahlequah, Okla.

Tie in voting resulted in a six-person All-Freshman Team
** Unanimous Selection (coaches cannot vote for own players, unanimous denotes selected for team on other nine ballots)