OU’s M’Baye named conference’s Rookie of the Week

Oklahoma’s Amath M’Baye, shown here during the Sooners’ exhibition win over Central Oklahoma, had a team-high 19 points in the Sooners’ victory in Hawaii. Photo by Steve Sisney, The Oklahoman

On Monday, the Big 12 conference named the junior transfer Rookie of the Week after he had a season-high 19 points, went 5-of-6 on field goal shooting and grabbed six rebounds, a game-tying high, in the Sooners 77-70 victory.

The 6-foot-9 forward also made a career-high 9 free throws with a career-high 13 attempts in the Sooners’ victory.

The Bordeaux, France native averaged 10.7 points, 5.0 rebounds 1.0 block and 1.0 steal for the three-game tournament where Oklahoma played UTEP, Gonzaga and West Virginia.

The game against West Virginia marked the second time in Big 12 history that conference members met in a regular season non-conference game. The first was in November 1996 when Texas beat Nebraska 83-81 in overtime. That game was held in Austin and it happened during the first year of the Big 12 conference.

Oklahoma finished the weekend 2-1 in Orlando, Fla.