Bane, Robinson Earn More Accolades
3/12/2019 1:15:00 PM | Men's Basketball
FORT WORTH, Texas – Two days after being named All-Big 12 by the league's coaches, Desmond Bane and Alex Robinson picked up more postseason honors Tuesday.
Bane and Robinson both earned a spot on the Associated Press All-Big 12 Second Team and Bane was on the USBWA All-District VII team. The All-District VII team consists of the best 11 players from the states of Arkansas, Louisiana and Texas.
Bane leads TCU and ranks fourth in the conference with 15.2 points per game. The junior guard from Richmond, Ind., ranks seventh in field goal percentage (49.7) and fifth in three-point percentage (40.5). Bane is coming off a career-high 34 points in TCU's win over Texas on Saturday, it was the seventh time this season he has scored 20 or more points. The last USBWA award winner prior to Bane was Kenrich Williams last season.
Robinson finished the regular season as the conference leader in assists with 6.9 per game and ranking 11th with 12.7 points per game. The senior from Fort Worth had eight double-doubles on the season, seven with points and assists and one with points and rebounds. Robinson, TCU's all-time leader in assists, is currently the only major conference player with over 300 points, 200 assists and 100 rebounds.
The Horned Frogs will open the 2019 Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship Wednesday at 6 p.m. against Oklahoma State at Sprint Center in Kansas City, Mo.
