Big 12 Basketball: 2018-19 preseason all-conference and awards predictions

By Chris Kern | Oct 25, 2018

KANSAS CITY, MO - MARCH 10: The Kansas Jayhawks watch a highlight video after the Jayhawks defeated the West Virginia Mountaineers 81-70 to win the Big 12 Basketball Tournament Championship game at Sprint Center on March 10, 2018 in Kansas City, Missouri. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images) /

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ATLANTA, GA – MARCH 22: Head coach Bruce Weber of the Kansas State Wildcats celebrates his teams win over the Kentucky Wildcats during the 2018 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament South Regional at Philips Arena on March 22, 2018 in Atlanta, Georgia. The Kansas State Wildcats defeated the Kentucky Wildcats 61-58. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images) /

Coach Of The Year

Bruce Weber

The Kansas State Wildcats are going to be very good this season. After making the Elite Eight last season expectations are very high.

They did catch a break during that tournament run by avoiding the one seed in the second round. They started it off with a win over 8th seeded Creighton following that up with a win over the 16th seeded UMBC Retrievers.

Their win over the 5th seeded Kentucky Wildcats was one of the most impressive wins of the whole tournament. They did it with their best player Dean Wade playing just a few minutes due to an injury.

This team is thought of as one of the most talented Kansas State teams ever. It’s expected to be Weber’s best team as well.

If they can finish second in the conference he will likely win this award. Bill Self could get some votes still but if the Wildcats win 12 or 13 conference games and are close to the Jayhawks then Bruce Weber will be the Big 12 Coach of the year.

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