Rise and Fire - Big 12 Basketball Links 12/20/2011

BAYLOR BEARS
baylorbears.com - Perry Jones III Named Big 12 Co-Player of the Week

KANSAS JAYHAWKS
Topeka Capital-Journal - KU's Self hoping Nadir Tharpe will play bigger role
KC Star - Self on Tyshawn Taylor

MISSOURI TIGERS
CBS Sports - Source: Oregon transfer Jabari Brown picks Missouri
Nice pickup for Frank Haith. Was 19th ranked in Rivals class of 2011.

OKLAHOMA SOONERS
Crimson and Cream Machine - Sooner Nation Replay: Basketball Success, Brandon Williams, Winds Of Change
soonersports.com - Steven Pledger Named Co-Big 12 Player of the Week

OKLAHOMA ST. COWBOYS
Stillwater NewsPress - Phillip Jurick gives Oklahoma State men a post presence

TEXAS LONGHORNS
Burnt Orange Nation - Texas Longhorns Basketball: Inside the Numbers Previews North Carolina

OTHER BIG 12 BASKETBALL NEWS
Cousy Award - 2012 Bob Cousy Award Nominees
First thing, first. No Phil Pressey? WOrhtless award if they don't think he's one of the top 50 PGs in college basketball. But I digress, congrats to the following Big 12ers who did make the list: Mike Dixon, Dash Harris, Pierre Jackson, Myck Kabongo and Tyshawn Taylor

OTHER BASKETBALL NEWS
SI.com - St. Joe's won't release me to play at UAB and I don't know why