**1. Tyshawn Taylor:** Was rewarded with his first start since before the two-game suspension and responded with his best performance. Energized team with 20 points, five assists, a steal and just two turnovers. He made both three-point shots and hit 7 of 10 field goals overall. Played a ...

**1. Marcus Morris:** The Big 12 Player of the Year has been the Big 12 tournament’s most outstanding player so far. Had 20 points, 13 rebounds, four assists and three steals. **2. Markieff Morris:** Started the game with great energy and it never wore off. Non-stop hustle resulted in 20 ...

**1. Marcus Morris:** He received his Big 12 Player of the Year award shortly before tipoff and then spent the next 20 minutes showing why he got it, but was all alone in being prepared for the morning game and the weaker opponent. He scored 12 of his 16 points in the first half and hit a huge ...

It’s still the Big 12 with 12 teams, not 10, but for the purposes of these ratings, here’s a look at the top 10 coaching performances during the 2010-2011 conference basketball season: **1. Bill Self, Kansas:** Marcus Morris, the Big 12 Player of the Year, is the only player in KU’s ...

**1. Thomas Robinson:** Even for a guy who averages 17.6 rebounds per 40 minutes, his board work in this one was outrageous. Robinson played 17 minutes and made the Tigers who tried to keep him off the boards look so much younger in totaling 15 points and 13 rebounds. Not many teams in the ...

**1. Tyrel Reed:** Hit a huge three-pointer to put Kansas up by eight with 7:40 left and in doing so became the team’s first player in double figures. Reed also opened the game with a three and made 3 of 5 threes on the night and scored 12 points with four steals. **2. Brady ...

**1. Marcus Morris:** Started the game getting stung by his man, Tyler Neal, by a pair of three-pointers. After that, he was vintage Marcus, owning the baseline, getting buckets at the basket even when whistles didn’t come after a great deal of contact. Blocked two shots and had two assists ...

**1. Marcus Morris:** Looked extremely explosive at both ends and scored 17 of his team-high 27 points in the first half. His greatest moment of the half, an on-the-ball blocked shot, will be replayed in every video highlight of him from now on. **2. Elijah Johnson:** Didn’t try to hit ...