Getting your player ready...
KANSAS CITY, Mo.—Here are past winners of the Associated Press Big 12 freshman of the year award:
1997—Jerald Brown, Texas A&M.
1998—Marcus Fizer, Iowa State.
1999—Jeff Boschee, Kansas.
2000—Kareem Rush, Missouri.
2001—Jake Sullivan, Iowa State.
2002—T.J. Ford, Texas.
2003—Antoine Wright, Texas A&M.
2004—Curtis Stinson, Iowa State.
2005—Daniel Gibson, Texas.
2006—Brandon Rush, Kansas.
2007—Kevin Durant, Texas.
2008—Michael Beasley, Kansas St.
2009—Willie Warren, Oklahoma.



