Per GoBearcats:
University of Cincinnati women’s basketball senior Jillian Hayes has been named All-Big 12 Honorable Mention, the conference announced on Tuesday.
The Cincinnati native becomes the first Bearcat to procure a yearly Big 12 basketball honor.
Hayes leads the Big 12 in free throws made (139) and ranks third in offensive rebounding (3.3), fourth in rebounding (8.4), 11th in free throw percentage (.728), 13th in blocks (0.8) and 18th in scoring (12.9).
The 6-foot-1 forward recorded nine double-doubles this season with five coming in league play. She tallied 10+ points in 16 of 18 Big 12 contests and poured in 20+ points in three contests overall. She also ranks in the top-15 nationally in free throws made (139) and free throws attempted (191).
In Cincinnati’s record books, Hayes ranks third in blocks (124), fifth in rebounds (818) and free throws made (383), eighth in steals (177) and 14th in scoring (1,259).
Cincinnati earned the No. 11 seed in the 2024 Phillips 66 Big 12 Women’s Basketball Championship and will open play in the first round on Thursday at the T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, Mo. The Bearcats will face 14th-seeded UCF at 9 p.m. ET on Thursday, following the opening game of the Championship with Texas Tech facing Houston at 6:30 p.m. ET.
A full list of honorees can be found below.
2024 Big 12 Basketball Award Winners
Co-Player of the Year: Madison Booker, Texas
Co-Player of the Year: Skylar Vann, Oklahoma
Defensive Player of the Year: JJ Quinerly, West Virginia
Freshman of the Year: Madison Booker, Texas
Newcomer of the Year: Peyton Verhulst, Oklahoma
Sixth Player Award: DeYona Gaston, Texas
Coach of the Year: Jennie Baranczyk, Oklahoma
All-Big 12 First Team
Lauren Gustin, BYU
Audi Crooks, Iowa State*
Taiyanna Jackson, Kansas
S’Mya Nichols, Kansas
Ayoka Lee, Kansas State*
Serena Sundell, Kansas State
Skylar Vann, Oklahoma*
Payton Verhulst, Oklahoma
Madison Booker, Texas*
JJ Quinerly, West Virginia
All-Big 12 Second Team
Sarah Andrews, Baylor
Kaitlin Peterson, UCF
Madison Conner, TCU
Aaliyah Moore, Texas
Jordan Harrison, West Virginia
All-Big 12 Honorable Mention:
Aijha Blackwell (Baylor), Dre’Una Edwards (Baylor), Darianna Littlepage-Buggs (Baylor), Kailey Woolston (BYU), Jillian Hayes (Cincinnati), Laila Blair (Houston), Addy Brown (Iowa State), Zakiyah Franklin (Kansas), Holly Kersgieter (Kansas), Gabby Gregory (Kansas State), Nevaeh Tot (Oklahoma), Sahara Williams (Oklahoma), Anna Gret Asi (Oklahoma State), Sedona Prince (TCU), Shaylee Gonzales (Texas), Shay Holle (Texas), Taylor Jones (Texas), Bailey Maupin (Texas Tech), Jasmine Shavers (Texas Tech)
Big 12 All-Defensive Team
Taiyanna Jackson, Kansas
Ayoka Lee, Kansas State
Shay Holle, Texas
Jordan Harrison, West Virginia
JJ Quinerly, West Virginia
Big 12 All-Freshman Team
Addy Brown, Iowa State
Audi Crooks, Iowa State*
S’Mya Nichols, Kansas*
Stailee Heard, Oklahoma State
Madison Booker, Texas*
*-unanimous selection
