The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
Five Longhorns on Phillips 66 All-Big 12 Men’s Basketball award teams
03.06.2022 | Men's Basketball
Allen, Bishop, Carr, Jones and Ramey recognized by league coaches.
IRVING, Texas — A total of five University of Texas players earned spots on the 2021-22 Phillips 66 All-Big 12 Men's Basketball Award teams, the league office announced Sunday.
Senior forward Timmy Allen earned All-Big 12 Second Team honors and claimed a spot on the five-person Big 12 All-Newcomer Team. Senior guard Marcus Carr garnered All-Big 12 Third Team accolades, while seniors Christian Bishop, Andrew Jones and Courtney Ramey each were selected Honorable Mention All-Big 12.
Allen has played and started all 31 games this season and leads the team in scoring (12.2 ppg), rebounding (6.5 rpg) and steals (37) and ranks second in assists (65) and third in minutes (28.9 mpg). He has converted 50.4-percent from the field (139-276) and 72.2-percent from the free throw line (96-133). Allen has reached double figures in scoring 20 times and registered three double-doubles on the year.
Bishop has played in all 31 games (20 starts) and leads the team in blocks (28) and ranks second in rebounding (5.6 rpg) and sixth in scoring (6.8 ppg) in 19.7 minutes per contest. He has converted 59.5-percent from the floor (78-131) and reached double figures in scoring nine times this year. In Big 12 play, Bishop ranked fifth in the conference in rebounding (6.8 rpg).
Carr has played in all 31 games (29 starts) and leads the team in assists (3.2 apg) and minutes (30.4 mpg) and ranks second in scoring (11.0 ppg) and tied for third in steals (29). He has registered a 1.7 assist-to-turnover ratio (99 assists, 59 turnovers) and reached double figures in scoring 19 times this season.
Jones has played in 30 games (17 starts) and ranks second on the team in steals (35), third in scoring (10.9 ppg) and assists (49) and fourth in minutes (25.8 mpg). He has converted 81.3-percent from the free throw line (52-64) and reached double figures in scoring 18 times this year.
Ramey has played in all 31 games (29 starts) and ranks second on the team in minutes (29.9 mpg), tied for third in steals (29) and fourth in scoring (9.3 ppg) and assists (47). He has reached double figures in scoring 12 times this season while embracing the role as a perimeter defensive stopper. In Saturday's regular-season finale at No. 6/7 Kansas, Ramey had primary defensive responsibility on Ochai Agbaji, the Big 12 Player of the Year. Ramey helped limit Agbaji, who entered the game averaging 20.2 ppg, to eight points on 1-of-11 field goal shooting, including a 0-of-5 mark from three-point range, while forcing three turnovers.
The official All-Big 12 awards are selected by the league's head coaches. The coaches are not allowed to vote for their own players.
No. 21/21 Texas (21-10, 10-8 Big 12) is the No. 4 seed in the Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship and will open play in a quarterfinal-round contest against No. 5 seed TCU on Thursday, March 10 at 11:30 a.m. Central. The game will be televised nationally by ESPN2.
