The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
Two Longhorns earn spots on Big 12 Specialty Teams
03.07.2005 | Men's Basketball
AUSTIN, Texas -- Two University of Texas players were named to the Big 12 Men's Basketball Specialty Teams, the Kansas City Star announced Monday. The annual awards are selected by sportswriters who regularly cover the league.
Guard Daniel Gibson (Houston, Texas) earned a spot on the seven-man All-Freshman team, joining Aaron Bruce (Baylor), JamesOnCurry (Oklahoma State), Joseph Jones (Texas A&M), Joe McCray (Nebraska), Richard Roby (Colorado) and Martin Zeno (Texas Tech). Gibson leads the Longhorns in scoring (14.5 ppg), assists (4.1 apg), steals (52) and minutes (32.6 mpg). He has twice been tabbed the league's Rookie of the Week (Jan. 10 and Jan. 24).
Junior forward Brad Buckman (Austin, Texas) earned a place on both the five-man All-Improved team and the five-person All-Underrated squad. Buckman has reached double digits in scoring 19 times this season, after posting just five double-figure scoring efforts in 32 games last year. He has increased his scoring by 7.0 ppg (from 5.7 last year to 12.7 this season), his rebounding by 3.8 rpg (from 4.5 to 8.3) and his minutes by 10.3 mpg (from 15.2 to 25.5). He leads the squad in rebounding and blocked shots (48) and ranks second (among active players) in scoring.
2004-05 Big 12 Specialty Teams (chosen by panel of media who regularly cover the league)
All-Freshman (tie in voting): Aaron Bruce (Baylor), JamesOn Curry (Oklahoma State), Daniel Gibson (Texas), Joseph Jones (Texas A&M), Joe McCray (Nebraska), Richard Roby (Colorado), Martin Zeno (Texas Tech)
All-Newcomer: Tim Bush (Baylor), Terrell Everett (Oklahoma), Taj Gray (Oklahoma), Andy Osborne (Colorado), Fred Peete (Kansas State)
All-Improved: Brad Buckman (Texas), Chris Copeland (Colorado), Acie Law (Texas A&M), Ronald Ross (Texas Tech), Antoine Wright (Texas A&M) All-Reserve: Tasheed Carr (Iowa State), Stephen Graham (Oklahoma State), Lance Harris (Kansas State), Bobby Leach (Texas A&M), Lawrence McKenzie (Oklahoma)
All-Underrated: Will Blalock (Iowa State), Brad Buckman (Texas), Devonne Giles (Texas Tech), Jared Homan (Iowa State), Christian Moody (Kansas) All-Defense: Taj Gray (Oklahoma), Ivan McFarlin (Oklahoma State), Aaron Miles (Kansas), Ronald Ross (Texas Tech), Curtis Stinson (Iowa State)
