WVU’s Gabe Osabuohien Named Big 12 Co-Defensive Player of the Year

On Sunday night, the Big 12 Conference named West Virginia forward Gabe Osabuohien as the Big 12 Co-Defensive Player of the Year. Osabuohien will share the honor with Oklahoma State’s Moussa Cisse and Baylor’s Jonathan Tchamwa Tchatchoua.

Osabuohien was also named the Big 12 All-Defensive Team. In his final season with the Mountaineers, the Ontario native averaged 5.0 points, 5.6 rebounds, 1.6 assists, 1.2 steals and 0.6 blocks through 29 games.

🏀 #Big12MBB 𝐂𝐨-𝐃𝐞𝐟𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐘𝐞𝐚𝐫

Gabe Osabuohien, @WVUHoops

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— Big 12 Conference (@Big12Conference) March 7, 2022

2022 Big 12 All-Defensive Team:

Jonathan Tchamwa Tchatchoua, F – Baylor

Dajuan Harris Jr., G – Kansas

Markquis Nowell, G – Kansas State

Moussa Cisse, F – Oklahoma State

Gabe Osabuohien, F – West Virginia