Before his senior season , Bowers suffered a season-ending injury in early October 2011 when tore his ACL in his left knee during pre-season workouts . Forced to red-shirt his senior year , he continued traveling with the team , and earned Academic All-Big 12 honors for his work in the classroom . Although the Tigers finished 2nd in the Big 12 and won the Big 12 Tournament , they were defeated in the first round of the 2012 NCAA Tournament by 15-seed Norfolk State
Big 12 Tournament
2012 Big 12 Men's Basketball Tournament
Laurence Bowers