Bowers did not play much his freshman season , averaging 3.2 points and 2.1 rebounds in just under 7 minutes per game as a backup to seniors DeMarre Carroll and Leo Lyons . He did , however , score a season-high 16 points against Colorado on January 14 , 2009 , and scored another 16 points in just 15 minutes on 7-9 shooting in a February 25 home win against Kansas State . The Tigers won a school-record 31 games , won the Big 12 Tournament and reached the Elite Eight of the 2009 NCAA Tournament . Bowers later said of his freshman year : " ... it was the greatest feeling ever as far as my basketball career . " The following year , he played in 34 games , finishing third on the team in scoring ( 10.2 ppg ) and second in rebounding ( 5.7 rpg ) . For his production off the bench , he was named to the Big 12 All-Reserve Team
Big 12 Tournament
2009 Big 12 Men's Basketball Tournament
Laurence Bowers