Feb. 25, 2008

D.J. Augustin (Texas) and Michael Beasley (Kansas State) have been named the Phillips 66 Big 12 Men's Basketball Player and Rookie of the Week for games of Feb. 18-24 in voting by a panel of media covering the conference. It is the third career player honor for Augustin, while Beasley captures a weekly award for the ninth time (two player, seven rookie).

PLAYER OF THE WEEK
D.J. Augustin, Texas, G, So., 6-0, 180, New Orleans, La./Brother Martin
Augustin averaged 23.0 points and 6.0 assists to help Texas to two victories last week. The sophomore guard posted a game-high 27 points and nine assists in a 77-50 victory over Texas A&M. He followed that performance with a game-high 19 points in Saturday's win over Oklahoma (62-45). In two games, he was 17-of-28 (.607) from the floor, including 4-of-8 (.500) from 3-point range. He also connected on 8-of-9 free throws (.889). He had 12 assists and four rebounds in the two contests. Augustin leads the Big 12 in assists (6.0) and ranks second in the league in scoring (19.1). This is his seventh all-time weekly honor, after he also captured rookie accolades four times in 2006-07 to go with his three player recognitions this year.

ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
Michael Beasley, Kansas State, F, Fr., 6-10, 235, Washington, D.C./Notre Dame Prep [Mass.]
Beasley wins rookie honors for the fifth consecutive week, highlighted by a Big 12 single-game scoring record. In a 92-86 loss at Baylor on Saturday, he scored a league-record 44 points on 14-of-25 (.560) shooting, to go along with 15-of-15 from the free throw line and 13 rebounds. The freshman forward had 28 points by halftime, establishing a Big 12 mark for points in a half of a conference game. Beasley also recorded 17 points and 10 boards in a 71-64 loss at Nebraska. He averaged 30.5 points and 11.5 boards in the two outings, shooting 52.5 percent (21-of-40) from the floor and 17-of-18 (.944) from the charity stripe. The five consecutive weekly awards is the second-longest streak in any sport in Big 12 history, behind OU's Courtney Paris with eight straight in women's basketball (2005-06). The nine overall weekly awards by Beasley this year is one behind the Big 12 men's basketball record for combined honors set by Kevin Durant of Texas (four player, six rookie) a year ago.

2007-08 Big 12 Men's Basketball Weekly Awards

Date	Player	Rookie
Nov. 12	Michael Beasley, Kansas State, F, Fr.	James Anderson, Oklahoma State, G, Fr.
Nov. 19	Curtis Jerrells, Baylor, G, Jr.	Michael Beasley, Kansas State, F, Fr.
Nov. 26	A.J. Abrams, Texas, G, Jr.	LaceDarius Dunn, Baylor, G, Fr.
Dec. 3	Damion James, Texas, G/F, So.	Craig Brackins, Iowa State, F, Fr.
		James Anderson, Oklahoma State, G, Fr.
Dec. 10	D.J. Augustin, Texas, G, So.	Bill Walker, Kansas State, F, Fr.
Dec. 17	Aleks Maric, Nebraska, C, Sr.	Ade Dagunduro, Nebraska, G, Jr.
Dec. 26	Kevin Rogers, Baylor, F, Jr.	Michael Beasley, Kansas State, F, Fr.
Dec. 31	Blake Griffin, Oklahoma, F, Fr.	John Roberson, Texas Tech, G, Fr.
Jan. 7	Darnell Jackson, Kansas, F, Sr.	John Roberson, Texas Tech, G, Fr.G, Fr.
	D.J. Augustin, Texas, G, So.
Jan. 14	Michael Beasley, Kansas State, F, Fr.	Blake Griffin, Oklahoma, F, Fr.
Jan. 21	Wesley Johnson, Iowa State, F, So.	Bill Walker, Kansas State, F, Fr.
Jan. 28	Curtis Jerrells, Baylor, G, Jr.	Michael Beasley, Kansas State, F, Fr.
	Blake Griffin, Oklahoma, F, Fr.
Feb. 4	J.T. Tiller, Missouri, G, So.	Michael Beasley, Kansas State, F, Fr.
	Aleks Maric, Nebraska, C, Sr.
Feb. 11	A.J. Abrams, Texas, G, Jr.	Michael Beasley, Kansas State, F, Fr.
Feb. 18	Byron Eaton, Oklahoma State, G, Jr.	Michael Beasley, Kansas State, F, Fr.
Feb. 25	D.J. Augustin, Texas, G, So.	Michael Beasley, Kansas State, F, Fr.