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AP All-Big 12 team led by high-scoring guards who also pass

A pair of high-scoring guards who also share the ball with their teammates highlight The Associated Press All-Big 12 men's basketball team.

Kansas senior Devonte' Graham and Oklahoma freshman sensation Trae Young, the league's top two in both scoring and assists, were the only unanimous picks on the AP All-Big 12 first team released Tuesday. They also took the top individual awards.

Graham was named the Big 12 player of the year with his 17.6 points and 7.2 assists per game while helping lead the Jayhawks win their record 14th consecutive conference title this season. He ranked second in the league in both categories behind top Big 12 newcomer Young, the national leader with 27.5 points and 8.9 assists per game .

Kansas' Bill Self took his fourth consecutive coach of the year honor, and seventh in 13 seasons.

Texas Tech senior Keenan Evans, West Virginia senior Jevon Carter and Texas freshman post player Mohamed Bamba were the other first-team picks in voting by a panel of 18 journalists who regularly cover the Big 12 in the league's five states. Bamba is the Big 12 rebounding leader with 10.6 per game.

Graham got nine of 18 votes for player of the year, while Young got seven and Evans two. Young was listed as top newcomer on 14 ballots, including five that also had him as the top overall player.

Self got 10 votes for top coach, while Chris Beard of Big 12 runner-up Texas Tech got seven. The remaining vote went to first-year Oklahoma State coach Mike Boynton after the Cowboys became the first team with a regular season sweep of a Self-coached Kansas team.

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The 2018 AP All-Big 12 team, with players listed with school, classification, height, weight, class and hometown ("u-" denotes unanimous selections):

FIRST TEAM

u-Devonte' Graham, Kansas, Sr., 6-2, 185, Raleigh, North Carolina.

u-Trae Young, Oklahoma, Fr., 6-2, 180, Norman, Oklahoma.

Mohamed Bamba, Texas, Fr., 6-11, 225, Harlem, New York.

Jevon Carter, West Virginia, Sr., 6-2, 205, Maywood, Illinois.

Keenan Evans, Texas Tech, Sr., 6-3, 190, Richardson, Texas.

SECOND TEAM

Udoka Azubuike, Kansas, So., 7-0, 280, Delta, Nigeria.

Barry Brown Jr., Kansas State, 6-3, 195, St. Petersburg, Florida.

Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk, Kansas, Sr., 6-8, 205, Cherkasy, Ukraine.

Dean Wade, Kansas State, Jr., 6-10, 228, St. John, Kansas.

Kenrich Williams, TCU, Sr., 6-7, 210, Waco, Texas.

HONORABLE MENTION

Vladimir Brodziansky, TCU; Jeffrey Carroll, Oklahoma State; Sagaba Konate, West Virginia; Manu Lecomte, Baylor; Jo Lual-Acuil Jr., Baylor; Malik Newman, Kansas; Zhaire Smith, Texas Tech; Mitchell Solomon, Oklahoma State; Lindell Wigginton, Iowa State.

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Coach of the year - Bill Self, Kansas.

Player of the year - Devonte' Graham, Kansas.

Newcomer of the year - Trae Young, Oklahoma.

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AP All-Big 12 Voting Panel: Ryan Aber, The Oklahoman; Tommy Birch, Des Moines Register; Chuck Carlton, Dallas Morning News; Paul Catalina, ESPN Central Texas; Mark Cooper, Tulsa World; Brian Davis, Austin American-Statesman; Matt Galloway, Topeka Capital-Journal; Justin Jackson, The Dominion Post; Tom Keegan, Lawrence Journal-World; Kevin Lyttle, Austin American-Statesman; Randy Peterson, Des Moines Register; Soren Petro, Sports Radio 810; Kellis Robinett, Wichita Eagle; Nathan Ruiz, The Oklahoman; Carlos Silva Jr., Lubbock Avalanche-Journal; Cody Stavenhagen, Tulsa World; Mitch Vingle, Charleston Gazette-Mail; John Werner, Waco Tribune-Herald.

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FILE - In this Jan. 30, 2018, file photo, Oklahoma guard Trae Young (11) heads up the court with a steal in front of Baylor forwards Jo Lual-Acuil Jr. (0) and Tristan Clark (25) during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in Norman, Okla. Trae young was named Big 12 newcomer of the year, Tuesday, March 6, 2018. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki, File) The Associated Press
FILE - In this Feb. 17, 2018, file photo, Texas forward Mohamed Bamba (4) dunks in front of Oklahoma guard Trae Young (11) and forward Brady Manek (35) in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, in Norman, Okla. Bamba was named to the AP All-Big 12 team, Tuesday, March 6, 2018. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki, File) The Associated Press
FILE - In this Feb. 14, 2018, file photo, West Virginia guard Jevon Carter (2) drives while being defended by Iowa State forward Zoran Talley Jr. (23) during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game, in Morgantown, W. Va. Carter was named to the AP All-Big 12 team, Tuesday, March 6, 2018. (AP Photo/Raymond Thompson, File) The Associated Press
FILE - In this Jan. 2, 2018, file photo, Kansas' Devonte' Graham puts up a shot during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Texas Tech, in Lawrence, Kan. Graham was named the Big 12 player of the year, Tuesday, March 6, 2018. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File) The Associated Press
FILE - In this Dec. 29, 2017, file photo, Kansas coach Bill Self calls to his players during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Texas, in Austin, Texas. Kansas coach Bill Self was named the coach of the year for the Big 12, Tuesday, March 6, 2018.(AP Photo/Eric Gay) The Associated Press
FILE - In this Feb. 13, 2018, file photo, Texas Tech's Keenan Evans (12) lays up the ball around Oklahoma's Christian James (1) during an NCAA college basketball game, in Lubbock, Texas. Evans was named to the AP All-Big 12 team, Tuesday, March 6, 2018. (AP Photo/Brad Tollefson, File) The Associated Press
FILE - In this Feb. 24, 2018, file photo, Kansas coach Bill Self celebrates his team's victory over Texas Tech in an NCAA college basketball game, in Lubbock, Texas. Kansas coach Bill Self was named the coach of the year for the Big 12, Tuesday, March 6, 2018. (AP Photo/Brad Tollefson, File) The Associated Press
FILE - At left, in a Feb. 13, 2018, file photo, Kansas' Udoka Azubuike dunks during the second half of the team's NCAA college basketball game against Iowa State, in Ames, Iowa. Second from left, in a Jan. 20, 2018, file photo, Kansas guard Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk (10) dunks during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Baylor, in Lawrence, Kan.; Center, in a Jan. 16, 2018, file photo, Kansas State guard Barry Brown (5) shoots against Oklahoma during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in Manhattan, Kan.; Second from right, in a Jan. 27, 2018, file photo, Kansas State forward Dean Wade (32) shoots against Georgia during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Manhattan, Kan. At right, in a Jan. 20, 2018, file photo, TCU's Kenrich Williams (34) shoots against Kansas State' during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, in Manhattan, Kan. Azubuike, Brown, Mykhailiuk, Wade and Williams were named to the AP All-Big 12 second team, Tuesday, March 6, 2018. (AP Photo/File) The Associated Press
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