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POSTED: January 6, 2025 -- 1:15 p.m. CT

West Virginia's Javon Small (player), Iowa State's Joshua Jefferson (co-newcomer) and TCU's Noah Reynolds (co-newcomer) were honored with Big 12 men's basketball weekly awards for the first week of Conference play.

Small helped the Mountaineers to their first 2-0 start in Big 12 play since the 2017-18 season, notching a pair of double-doubles against Kansas and Oklahoma State. The senior hit the winning free throw with 1.8 seconds remaining to lift West Virginia to the program’s first win at Kansas. The guard from South Bend, Indiana, had 13 points, 11 rebounds and six assists in the 62-61 victory. He followed up that effort with a 24-point, 11-rebound outing against Oklahoma State, as WVU triumphed 69-50 in its Conference home opener. He averaged 18.5 points, 11.0 rebounds and 5.0 assists to earn his second weekly honor of the season.

Jefferson averaged 10.0 points, 6.0 rebounds, 5.0 assists and 4.0 steals as Iowa State started Big 12 play 2-0, making the junior one of three players nationally with those totals since Dec. 23. The Las Vegas native tied the Iowa State program record with eight steals in the 79-69 win at Colorado, finishing the game with 13 points and seven rebounds. The forward had eight assists in the 74-55 victory against No. 25 Baylor which marked the Cyclones 26th consecutive win inside Hilton Coliseum, the third-longest active home win streak in Division I. He was honored by the league for the third time in the past four weeks.

Reynolds hit the game-winning layup with 12.8 seconds to play in the 63-62 win over Kansas State, completing a week where the guard from Peoria, Illinois, averaged 20.5 points and 4.5 assists. He scored 23 points off 9-of-16 (56.3%) shooting with seven assists in the Horned Frogs' Conference opener at Arizona. The senior followed with an 18-point outing against K-State. It marks his first career Big 12 weekly honor.

Big 12 Players of the Week

Player:

Jan. 6: Javon Small, West Virginia, G, Sr.

Dec. 23: Darrion Williams, Texas Tech, F, Jr.

Dec. 16: Hunter Dickinson, Kansas, C, Grad.

Dec. 9: Keshon Gilbert, Iowa State, G, Sr.

Dec. 2: Keshon Gilbert, Iowa State, G, Sr. and Javon Small, West Virginia, G, Sr.

Nov. 25: Norchad Omier, Miami, C, Grad.

Nov. 18: Hunter Dickinson, Kansas, C, Grad.

Nov. 11: Hunter Dickinson, Kansas, C, Grad.

Newcomer:

Jan. 6: Joshua Jefferson, Iowa State, F, Jr. and Noah Reynolds, TCU, G, Sr.

Dec. 23: Jayden Quaintance, Arizona, F, Fr.

Dec. 16: Zeke Mayo, Kansas, G, Sr. and Joshua Jefferson, Iowa State, F, Jr.

Dec. 9: Joshua Jefferson, Iowa State, F, Jr.

Dec. 2: Tucker DeVries, West Virginia, G/F, Sr.

Nov. 25: JT Toppin, Texas Tech, F, Soph.

Nov. 18: Egor Demin, BYU, G, Fr. and Joson Sanon, Arizona State, G, Fr.

Nov. 11: Egor Demin, BYU, G, Fr. and Zeke Mayo, Kansas, G, Sr.

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