Big 12 coaches pick Ejim over Wiggins as league's top player

Iowa State senior Melvin Ejim was chosen as Big 12 Player of the Year, in a vote taken by the league's coaches.

Ejim was chosen over Kansas' freshman duo of Andrew Wiggins and Joel Embiid, Cyclones teammates DeAndre Kane and Georges Niang along with preseason favorite Marcus Smart of Oklahoma State.

Ejim was joined on the All-Big 12 First Team by Wiggins, Kane, Smart and West Virginia guard Juwan Staten. Embiid earned a spot on the second team.

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