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