Woodling picks all-conference specialty teams

The All-Big 12 Conference men’s basketball teams will be announced next week with Kansas University’s Drew Gooden and Kirk Hinrich virtual locks for the first team with Nick Collison and Jeff Boschee very likely to be second-team selections.

While you await next week’s announcements, check out these specialty teams:

All-Freshman

Lawrence Roberts, Baylor

John Lucas, Baylor

T.J. Ford, Texas

Wayne Simien, Kansas

Keith Langford, Kansas

Note: Baylor’s Roberts best freshman forward in country nobody has ever heard of.

All-Newcomer

Ebi Ere, Oklahoma

Ivan McFarlin, Oklahoma State

Pervis Pasco, Kansas State

Kasib Powell, Texas Tech

Quannas White, Oklahoma

Note: If you were signing autographs, would you rather be Ebi Ere or Pawel Storozynski?All-Green Card

Fredrik Jonzen, Oklahoma State (Sweden)

Pawel Storozynski, Texas Tech (Poland)

Gilson DeJesus, Kansas State (Brazil)

Jozsef Szendrei, Oklahoma (Hungary)

Amadou Doumbouya, Colorado (Guine)

Note: Sixth man is K-State’s Ivan Sulic (Croatia).

All-Mr. President

Marcus Jefferson, Iowa State

Quentin Buchanan, K-State

T.J. Ford, Texas

Arthur Johnson, Missouri

David Harrison, Colorado

Note: D.J. Harrison not included because of one-per-family limit.

All-Not Related to Roy

Fredie Williams, Texas

Victor Williams, Oklahoma State

Nick Williams, Kansas State

Andre Williams, Oklahoma State

Walter (No Neck) Williams, ex-Chicago White Sox

Note: In football, as you know, the Big 12 boasts Roy Williams of Oklahoma and Roy Williams of Texas.

All-Kansas Prep Product

Wayne Simien, Kansas (Leavenworth)

Fredrik Jonzen, Oklahoma State (SM East)

Victor Williams, Oklahoma State (KC Wyandotte)

Andre Williams, Oklahoma State (KC Schlagle)

Melvin Sanders, Oklahoma State (Liberal)

Note: Oklahoma State coach Eddie Sutton is from Kansas, too. He’s a native of Bucklin.

All-Kansas Junior College

Pawel Storozynski, Texas Tech (Dodge City)

Kasib Powell, Texas Tech (Butler County)

Ebi Ere, Oklahoma (Barton County)

Melvin Sanders, Oklahoma State (Seward County)

Brett Ballard, Kansas (Hutchinson)

All-Three-Point Shooter

Jake Sullivan, Iowa State

Jeff Boschee, Kansas

Kirk Hinrich, Kansas

Cary Cochran, Nebraska

Clarence Gilbert, Missouri

Note: Conspicuous by his absence is Missouri’s Kareem Rush.

All-Good Player on Bad Team

Larry Reid, Kansas State

Tyray Pearson, Iowa State

Jake Sullivan, Iowa State

Pervis Pasco, Kansas State

Bernard King, Texas A&M

Note: Pearson has the widest variety of shots around the basket I’ve ever seen.

All-Looks Good in a Uniform

Matt Siebrandt, Kansas State

Ricky Morgan, Iowa State

Quentin Buchanan, Kansas State

Omar Bynum, Iowa State

Nick Anderson, Texas A&M

Note: What you see isn’t always what you get.

All-Southpaw

Aaron McGhee, Oklahoma

Bernard King, Texas A&M

Kareem Rush, Missouri

Keith Langford, Kansas

Randy Johnson, Arizona

Note: Big Unit’s college eligibility has expired, but what the heck.