WACO, Texas – Baylor senior guard Adam Flagler garnered Big 12 Conference Player of the Week honors for a second time this season, announced by the league office on Monday.
It is the third Big 12 Player of the Week award for Flagler in his career. With his second award this season, he joins his teammate, L.J. Cryer, Kansas State's Markquis Nowell and Texas' Marcus Carr as the only players to win it multiple times.
Flagler had his highest-scoring week as a Bear, averaging 24 points while shooting .484% (15-31) in a pair of wins against Oklahoma and No. 17/19 TCU. The senior came up huge against the Frogs in Fort Worth with 28 points, his most since he scored 29 in an overtime road win at Oklahoma State last season. The Bears trailed by 10 points with nine minutes to play, and after the lead was whittled down to six, Flagler scored BU's next 16 points over a four-minute span, turning the six-point deficit into a four-point Baylor lead.
The Duluth, Ga., native also had a team-high four assists and sealed the game at the free throw line, capping his second-straight perfect game from the charity stripe in an 11-for-11 week. The TCU game marked the first time a BU player had 20 second-half points since Flagler did it against North Carolina in the second round of the NCAA Tournament last season.
The week began for Flagler with 20 points against Oklahoma, his sixth 20+ point outing of the season, while also leading the team with four assists. The Jerry West Award Top-10 honoree found his rhythm in the second half, playing all 20 minutes and scoring 14 points on 4-of-8 shooting to seal the season sweep of the Sooners.
Flagler leads the Big 12 in assist-turnover ratio (2.90) and three-pointers per game (2.74). Additionally, he is second in the conference in three-point percentage (.417), third in assists (113) and seventh in points per game (15.9 ppg). The senior was named to the Jerry West Award Top-10 and the Naismith Award midseason team last week.
It is the third Big 12 Player of the Week award for Flagler in his career. With his second award this season, he joins his teammate, L.J. Cryer, Kansas State's Markquis Nowell and Texas' Marcus Carr as the only players to win it multiple times.
Flagler had his highest-scoring week as a Bear, averaging 24 points while shooting .484% (15-31) in a pair of wins against Oklahoma and No. 17/19 TCU. The senior came up huge against the Frogs in Fort Worth with 28 points, his most since he scored 29 in an overtime road win at Oklahoma State last season. The Bears trailed by 10 points with nine minutes to play, and after the lead was whittled down to six, Flagler scored BU's next 16 points over a four-minute span, turning the six-point deficit into a four-point Baylor lead.
The Duluth, Ga., native also had a team-high four assists and sealed the game at the free throw line, capping his second-straight perfect game from the charity stripe in an 11-for-11 week. The TCU game marked the first time a BU player had 20 second-half points since Flagler did it against North Carolina in the second round of the NCAA Tournament last season.
The week began for Flagler with 20 points against Oklahoma, his sixth 20+ point outing of the season, while also leading the team with four assists. The Jerry West Award Top-10 honoree found his rhythm in the second half, playing all 20 minutes and scoring 14 points on 4-of-8 shooting to seal the season sweep of the Sooners.
Flagler leads the Big 12 in assist-turnover ratio (2.90) and three-pointers per game (2.74). Additionally, he is second in the conference in three-point percentage (.417), third in assists (113) and seventh in points per game (15.9 ppg). The senior was named to the Jerry West Award Top-10 and the Naismith Award midseason team last week.
