1999 Big 12 men's basketball tournament

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1999 Big 12 men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1998–99
Teams12
SiteKemper Arena
Kansas City, Missouri
ChampionsKansas (3rd title)
Winning coachRoy Williams (3rd title)
MVPJeff Boschee (Kansas)
Attendance106,600 (overall)
18,000 (championship)
Top scorerGlendon Alexander (Oklahoma State)
(66 points)
TelevisionESPN
← 1998
2000 →
1998–99 Big 12 men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Texas 13 3   .813 19 13   .594
Missouri 11 5   .688 20 9   .690
No. 22 Kansas 11 5   .688 23 10   .697
Oklahoma 11 5   .688 22 11   .667
Oklahoma State 10 6   .625 23 11   .676
Nebraska 10 6   .625 20 13   .606
Kansas State 7 9   .438 20 13   .606
Colorado 7 9   .438 18 15   .545
Iowa State 6 10   .375 15 15   .500
Texas A&M 5 11   .313 12 15   .444
Texas Tech 5 11   .313 13 17   .433
Baylor 0 16   .000 6 24   .200
1999 Big 12 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll [1]


The 1999 Phillips 66 Big 12 men's basketball tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament for the Big 12 Conference. It was played from March 4–7 at Kemper Arena in Kansas City, Missouri. No. 3 seed Kansas defeated Oklahoma State 53–37[2] to win the championship and receive the Big 12's automatic bid to the 1999 NCAA tournament.

Seeding[edit]

The Tournament consisted of a 12 team single-elimination tournament with the top 4 seeds receiving a bye.[3]

1999 Big 12 Men's Basketball Tournament seeds
Seed School Conf. Over. Tiebreaker
1 Texas ‡# 13–3 19–13
2 Missouri # 11–5 20–9 1–1 vs. KU, 7–3 vs. division
3 Kansas # 11–5 23–10 1–1 vs. MU, 6–4 vs. division
4 Oklahoma # 11–5 22–11
5 Oklahoma State 10–6 23–11 1–0 vs. NU
6 Nebraska 10–6 20–13 0–1 vs. OSU
7 Kansas State 7–9 20–13 1–1 vs. CU, 4–6 vs. division
8 Colorado 7–9 18–15 1–1 vs. KSU, 3–7 vs. division
9 Iowa State 6–10 15–15
10 Texas A&M 5–11 12–15 1–1 vs. TT, 4–6 vs. division
11 Texas Tech 5–11 13–17 1–1 vs. TAMU, 3–7 vs. division
12 Baylor 0–16 6–24
‡ – Big 12 Conference regular season champions, and tournament No. 1 seed.
# – Received a single-bye in the conference tournament.
Overall records include all games played in the Big 12 Conference tournament.[1]
Divisions (North/South) used only for tie breaking purposes.

Schedule[edit]

Session Game Time Matchup Television Attendance
First Round – Thursday, March 4
1 1 12:00 PM #8 Colorado 69 vs #9 Iowa State 61 Big 12 16,800
2 2:20 PM #5 Oklahoma State 83 vs #12 Baylor 57
2 3 6:00 PM #7 Kansas State 87 vs #10 Texas A&M 76 17,000
4 8:20 PM #6 Nebraska 69 vs #11 Texas Tech 50
Quarterfinals – Friday, March 5
3 5 12:00 PM #1 Texas 82 vs #8 Colorado 76 Big 12 17,000
6 2:20 PM #5 Oklahoma State 60 vs #4 Oklahoma 57
4 7 6:00 PM #7 Kansas State 84 vs #2 Missouri 74 18,900
8 8:20 PM #3 Kansas 77 vs #6 Nebraska 53
Semifinals – Saturday, March 6
5 9 1:00 PM #5 Oklahoma State 59 vs #1 Texas 57 Big 12 18,900
10 3:20 PM #3 Kansas 69 vs #7 Kansas State 58
Final – Sunday, March 7
6 11 2:00 PM #3 Kansas 53 vs #5 Oklahoma State 37 ESPN 18,000
Game times in CT. #-Rankings denote tournament seed[4][2]

Bracket[edit]

First round Second round Semifinals Finals
            
8 Colorado 69
9 Iowa State 61
1 Texas 82
8 Colorado 76
5 Oklahoma St. 59
1 Texas 57
5 Oklahoma St. 60
4 Oklahoma 57
5 Oklahoma St. 83
12 Baylor 57
3 Kansas 53
5 Oklahoma St 37
7 Kansas State 87
10 Texas A&M 76
7 Kansas State 84
2 No. 24 Missouri 74
3 Kansas 69
7 Kansas State 58
3 Kansas 77
6 Nebraska 53
6 Nebraska 69
11 Texas Tech 50

All-Tournament Team[edit]

Most Outstanding PlayerJeff Boschee, Kansas[4]

Player Team Position Class
Jeff Boschee Kansas Fr. G
Eric Chenowith Kansas So. C
Glendon Alexander Oklahoma State Jr. G/F
Adrian Peterson Oklahoma State Sr. G
Chris Mihm Texas So. C

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b 2019-20 Big 12 Men's Basketball Record Book (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 26–30. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
  2. ^ a b "1999 Big 12 Conference Men's Basketball Tournament Box Score" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
  3. ^ "2019-20 Big 12 Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 26–30. Retrieved June 18, 2020 – via Amazon S3.
  4. ^ a b "2019-20 Big 12 Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 83–86. Retrieved June 19, 2020.