AMES, Iowa – Iowa State men’s basketball sophomore Tyrese Haliburton has been named to the United States Basketball Writers Association (USBWA) All-District VI team.
Haliburton was one of the Big 12’s best players before a wrist injury sidelined him for the remainder of the season. The Oshkosh, Wisconsin native was averaging team-highs of 15.2 points, 6.5 assists, 5.9 rebounds and 2.5 steals in 22 games.
He reached double-figure points in 18 games, including six games with 20 or more points. Haliburton posted the Big 12’s only triple-double of the season against TCU in the conference opener, finishing with 22 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists.
DISTRICT VI (IA, MO, KS, OK, NE, ND, SD)
PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Luka Garza, Iowa
COACH OF THE YEAR: Greg McDermott, Creighton
ALL-DISTRICT TEAM (10)
Ty-Shon Alexander, Creighton
Udoka Azubuike, Kansas
Kristian Doolittle, Oklahoma
Devon Dotson, Kansas
Marcus Garrett, Kansas
Luka Garza, Iowa
AJ Green, UNI
Tyrese Haliburton, Iowa State
Joe Weiskamp, Iowa
Douglas Wilson, South Dakota State