The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
Four Women's Basketball players earn All-Big 12 Conference recognition
03.09.2020 | Women's Basketball
Sophomore Charli Collier is named a First-Team All-Big 12 Conference selection.
Four Texas women's basketball players have been named to All-Big 12 Conference teams in recognition of their standout performances during the 2019-20 season. It was announced Monday as part of the Phillips 66 All-Big 12 Conference Women's Basketball Awards.
Sophomore center Charli Collier was named a First-Team All-Big 12 Conference selection, while senior point guard Sug Sutton was named to the All-Big 12 Conference Second Team. Senior forward Joyner Holmes was an Honorable Mention All-Big 12 selection, while Celeste Taylor was a unanimous selection to the Big 12 All-Freshman Team.
Collier, a 6-foot-5 center from Mont Belvieu, Texas, has had a breakout sophomore campaign. She has started all 30 games this season for the Longhorns and ranks 15th nationally with 16 double-doubles on the year. Collier leads her team in both scoring [13.1 points per game] and rebounding [10.5 rebounds per game]. She ranks 21st nationally in rebounds per game. In all games combined, Collier is one of only six players in the Big 12 to average a double-double and she's one of only four to do so in conference play only. Her 314 rebounds on the season are third-most by a sophomore in program history. She has scored in double figures 22 times this year. She also leads her team in blocks per game [1.3] and is second in three-pointers made [28]. Collier is second on her team in minutes played [29.8 minutes per game] and has played 30 or more minutes on 16 occasions.
Sutton, a 5-foot-8 point guard from St. Louis, Mo, has started 29 games this season and ranks fourth in the Big 12 Conference [all games combined] in assists per game with 4.3. She also is sixth in the league in assist-to-turnover ratio at 1.67. Sutton is third on her team in scoring [10.4 points per game] and fourth in rebounding [3.7 rebounds per game]. In addition, she leads her team in steals per game [1.8] and minutes per game [29.9]. Sutton has scored in double figures on 16 occasions this year and has five or more assists in 10 games. It is Sutton's second All-Big 12 honor after earning first-team accolades a year ago.
Holmes, a 6-foot-3 forward from Cedar Hill, Texas, has started 28 games this season. She is tied for the team lead in scoring [13.1 points per game] and is second in rebounding [8.7 rebounds per game]. Holmes ranks 25th nationally with 14 double-doubles on the year and she's scored in double figures on 20 occasions. She has made a team-best 397 field goals on the year and is second on her team in blocks per game [1.0] and assists per game [2.0]. It is Holmes' third career appearance on an All-Big 12 team after earning first-team honors in 2016 and honorable mention accolades last season.
Taylor, a 5-foot-11 guard from Valley Stream, N.Y., has started 26 games this season and is a three-time Big 12 Conference Freshman of the Week selection. She is fourth on the team in scoring [9.3 points per game] and has scored in double figures on 14 occasions. Taylor leads the Longhorns with 31 three-pointers on the year and is third in steals with 42. She is fourth on the team averaging 27.9 minutes per game.
Texas returns to action on Friday when it faces West Virginia in the quarterfinal round of the Phillips 66 Big 12 Conference Championship. Tip-off in Kansas City's Municipal Auditorium is slated for 7:30 p.m. CT and the game will be televised by Fox Sports Net.
2019-20 PHILLIPS 66 ALL-BIG 12 CONFERENCE AWARDS
Coach of the Year: Kim Mulkey, Baylor
Player of the Year: Lauren Cox, Baylor
Defensive Player of the Year: DiDi Richards, Baylor
Co-Newcomer of the Year: Te'a Cooper, Baylor
Co-Newcomer of the Year: Natasha Mack, Oklahoma State
Freshman of the Year: Ayoka Lee, Kansas State
Sixth Player Award: Queen Egbo, Baylor
ALL-BIG 12 FIRST TEAM
Lauren Cox, Baylor
NaLyssa Smith, Baylor
Te'a Cooper, Baylor
Ashley Joens, Iowa State
Ayoka Lee, Kansas State
Vivian Gray, Oklahoma State
Lauren Heard, TCU
Charli Collier, Texas
Brittany Brewer, Texas Tech
Peyton Williams, Kansas State
ALL-BIG 12 SECOND TEAM
DiDi Richards, Baylor
Natasha Mack, Oklahoma State
Kianna Ray, TCU
Sug Sutton, Texas
Tynice Martin, West Virginia
ALL-BIG 12 HONORABLE MENTION
Juicy Landrum, Baylor
Kristin Scott, Iowa State
Angela Harris, Kansas State
Taylor Robertson, Oklahoma
Jayde Woods, TCU
Joyner Holmes, Texas
Chrislyn Carr, Texas Tech
Kysre Gondrezick, West Virginia
Kari Niblack, West Virginia
BIG 12 ALL-DEFENSIVE TEAM
Lauren Cox, Baylor
DiDi Richards, Baylor
Natasha Mack, Oklahoma State
Kianna Ray, TCU
Brittany Brewer, Texas Tech
BIG 12 ALL-FRESHMAN TEAM
Maggie Espenmiller-McGraw, Iowa State
Zakiyah Franklin, Kansas
Ayoka Lee, Kansas State
Gabby Gregory, Oklahoma
Celeste Taylor, Texas
