Woodling: My picks for best in Big 12

One game to go in the Big 12 Conference men’s basketball season, and it’s time to hand out the awards.

Player of the year? No question. Kansas University’s Wayne Simien should be unanimous.

Coach of the year? Tough call. Texas A&M’s Billy Gillispie is likely to edge former boss Bill Self of KU, but you can make a case for Self if the Jayhawks win the outright league title.

Here are my all-league and all-specialty teams:

All-Big 12 First Team

Wayne Simien, Kansas

John Lucas, Oklahoma State

Joey Graham, Oklahoma State

Taj Gray, Oklahoma

Keith Langford, Kansas

Comment: Fifth spot wasn’t cut and dried so I gave it to Langford because, well, why not?

All-Big 12 Second Team

Aaron Miles, Kansas

Rodney Ross, Texas Tech

Antoine Wright, Texas A&M

Jeremiah Massey, Kansas State

Curtis Stinson, Iowa State

Comment: Stinson has talent to be a first-teamer, but poor outside shooting and a league-high 85 turnovers dropped him a notch. Massey and Ross are likely to earn first-team spots on a lot of ballots.

All-Big 12 Third Team

Jared Homan, Iowa State

Aaron Bruce, Baylor

Richard Roby, Colorado

Jarrius Jackson, Texas Tech

Linas Kleiza, Missouri

Comment: Some voters will place Texas’ Daniel Gibson on this unit, but Tech’s Jarrius Jackson has a higher scoring average and a better assist-to-turnover ratio.

All-Freshman

Aaron Bruce, Baylor

Richard Roby, Colorado

Daniel Gibson, Oklahoma

Joseph Jones, Texas A&M

JamesOn Curry, Oklahoma State

Comment: Curry, who came on strong late, edges Nebraska’s Joe McCray for fifth spot.

All-Southpaw

Keith Langford, Kansas

Jeremiah Massey, Kansas State

Ivan McFarlin, Oklahoma State

Martin Zeno, Texas Tech

Terrell Everett, Oklahoma

Comment: Left-handers weren’t common in the Big 12 this season, but this is a quality group.

All-Chemistry

Christian Moody, Kansas

Daniel Bobik, Oklahoma State

Jaison Williams, Oklahoma

Dominique Kirk, Texas A&M

Darryl Dora, Texas Tech

Comment: None are scoring in double figures, but there isn’t a coach in the league who wouldn’t take any one of them. Dora, you’ll recall, hit the three-pointer that beat Kansas in double overtime.

All-Bench

Johnnie Gilbert, Oklahoma

Lawrence McKenzie, Oklahoma

Stephen Graham, Oklahoma State

Aleks Maric, Nebraska

Bobby Leach, Texas A&M

Comment: Why is Oklahoma so good? The Sooners have the best sixth and seventh men in the league, that’s why.

All-Pastoral

Patrick Fields, Baylor

Mark Shepherd, Baylor

Tim Bush, Baylor

Marcus Dove, Oklahoma State

Glean Eddy, Colorado

Comment: Makes you long for spring, doesn’t it?

All-Rainbow

Drew Lavender, Oklahoma

Marshall Brown, Missouri

Edjuan Green, Texas A&M

Kenneth White, Texas A&M

Taj Gray, Oklahoma

Comment: Wouldn’t it be something if Lavender played for Kansas State?

All-Alphabet Soup

Moulaye Niang, Kansas

Jayson Obazuaye, Colorado

Jason Dourisseau, Nebraska

John Ofoegbu, Texas Tech

Damir Suljagic, Texas Tech

Comment: I believe those are the correct spellings, but don’t hold me to it.

All-Whistle

Linas Kleiza, Missouri

Acie Law, Texas A&M

Tommy Swanson, Baylor

Devonne Giles, Texas Tech

Joseph Jones, Texas A&M

Comment: Kleiza leads league with 84 fouls, and Jones has fouled out of a league-high seven games.

All-First Name

LucQuente White, Texas Tech

Bronsen Schliep, Nebraska

JamesOn Curry, Oklahoma State

Moulaye Niang, Kansas

Longar Longar, Oklahoma

Comment: Is Longar Longar’s middle name, uh, Longar?

All-Freddy Foes

Jason Dourisseau, Nebraska

Jayson Obazuoye, Colorado

Jaison Williams, Oklahoma

Jason Conley, Missouri

Jason Klotz, Texas

Comment: Missouri’s Jason Horton is the sixth man.