IRVING, Texas ÃÆ' ¢Ãƒ ¢' ¬" Baylor sophomore forward Johnathan Motley has been voted Phillips 66 Big 12 Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Week for the first time, the league office announced Monday.

Motley joins Taurean Prince (Dec. 7) and Rico Gathers (Nov. 16) to give Baylor three different Big 12 Player of the Week winners in the same season for the second time in program history. Motley is the 17th player in program history to win the award, and it marks the 29th time one of those players has been honored. The only other time Baylor had three different players earn the weekly honor in the same season was 2014, when Isaiah Austin, Kenny Chery and Cory Jefferson were all honored.

Motley also earned National Player of the Week recognition from NBCSports.com and ESPN's Andy Katz. He led Baylor to pair of wins over ranked opponents ÃÆ' ¢Ãƒ ¢' ¬" the Bears knocked off No. 13 Iowa State, 100-91, in overtime on Tuesday, and BU followed that victory with a 78-64 win at No. 24 Texas on Saturday.

The redshirt sophomore from Houston averaged 25.5 points, 7.0 rebounds and 3.0 blocks in 31.5 minutes while starting his second and third games of the season. He connected on 22-of-30 field goal attempts (.733), improving his Big 12-leading field goal percentage from .624 to .640.

Motley matched his career high with 27 points and added 10 rebounds and four blocks in Tuesday's win over Iowa State. In Saturday's game at Texas, Motley made his first 11 shots and finished with 24 points. His .923 shooting percentage (12-of-13) vs. Texas was the fourth-best in program history and the best mark by a Big 12 player in league play this season. Motley has improved his field goal percentage by 22 percent from .417 last season to .640 this year, and his current 2015-16 mark is the third-best in Baylor's single-season history.

Also Monday, Baylor climbed six spots to No. 19 in the AP Top 25 and six spots to No. 16 in the coaches poll. The Bears host No. 2/2 Kansas at 7 p.m. CT Tuesday in the next-to-last home game of the season.

BAYLOR BIG 12 PLAYER OF THE WEEK HONOREES
1997 ÃÆ' ¢Ãƒ ¢' ¬" Patrick Hunter (2/17)
1998 ÃÆ' ¢Ãƒ ¢' ¬" Patrick Hunter (1/4)
1998 ÃÆ' ¢Ãƒ ¢' ¬" Brian Skinner (1/11)
1999 ÃÆ' ¢Ãƒ ¢' ¬" Kishà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € Lewis (11/24)
2000 ÃÆ' ¢Ãƒ ¢' ¬" Terry Black (1/3)
2001 ÃÆ' ¢Ãƒ ¢' ¬" Terry Black (2/19)
2003 ÃÆ' ¢Ãƒ ¢' ¬" Lawrence Roberts (2/17)
2008 ÃÆ' ¢Ãƒ ¢' ¬" Curtis Jerrells (11/19)
2008 ÃÆ' ¢Ãƒ ¢' ¬" Kevin Rogers (12/24)
2008 ÃÆ' ¢Ãƒ ¢' ¬" Curtis Jerrells (1/28)
2008 ÃÆ' ¢Ãƒ ¢' ¬" Kevin Rogers (3/3)
2010 ÃÆ' ¢Ãƒ ¢' ¬" LaceDarius Dunn (11/16)
2010 ÃÆ' ¢Ãƒ ¢' ¬" LaceDarius Dunn (1/4)
2010 ÃÆ' ¢Ãƒ ¢' ¬" Ekpe Udoh (1/11)
2010 ÃÆ' ¢Ãƒ ¢' ¬" LaceDarius Dunn (2/15)
2012 ÃÆ' ¢Ãƒ ¢' ¬" Perry Jonesà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € IIIà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € (12/19)
2012 ÃÆ' ¢Ãƒ ¢' ¬" Perry Jones IIIà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € (1/16)
2013 ÃÆ' ¢Ãƒ ¢' ¬" Coryà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € Jefferson (11/12)
2013 ÃÆ' ¢Ãƒ ¢' ¬" Pierre Jackson (1/28)
2013 ÃÆ' ¢Ãƒ ¢' ¬" Pierre Jackson (3/10)
2014 ÃÆ' ¢Ãƒ ¢' ¬" Cory Jefferson (12/2)
2014 ÃÆ' ¢Ãƒ ¢' ¬" Isaiah Austin (2/17)
2014 ÃÆ' ¢Ãƒ ¢' ¬" Cory Jefferson (2/24)
2014 ÃÆ' ¢Ãƒ ¢' ¬" Kenny Chery (3/9)
2015 ÃÆ' ¢Ãƒ ¢' ¬" Rico Gathers (1/26)
2015 ÃÆ' ¢Ãƒ ¢' ¬" Rico Gathers (2/9)
2016 ÃÆ' ¢Ãƒ ¢' ¬" Rico Gathers (11/16)
2016 ÃÆ' ¢Ãƒ ¢' ¬" Taurean Prince (12/7)
2016 ÃÆ' ¢Ãƒ ¢' ¬" Johnathan Motley (2/22)