2024–25 Big 12 Conference men's basketball season
2024–25 Big 12 Conference men's basketball season | |
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League | NCAA Division I |
Sport | Basketball |
Number of teams | 16 |
TV partner(s) | ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPN+, Fox Sports 1, FOX, CBS |
Regular season | |
Big 12 tournament |
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No. 17 Cincinnati | 0 | – | 0 | – | 10 | – | 1 | .909 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 3 Iowa State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 10 | – | 1 | .909 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arizona State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 9 | – | 2 | .818 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
BYU | 0 | – | 0 | – | 9 | – | 2 | .818 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Colorado | 0 | – | 0 | – | 9 | – | 2 | .818 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 7 Kansas | 0 | – | 0 | – | 9 | – | 2 | .818 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas Tech | 0 | – | 0 | – | 9 | – | 2 | .818 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UCF | 0 | – | 0 | – | 9 | – | 2 | .818 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
West Virginia | 0 | – | 0 | – | 9 | – | 2 | .818 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 25 Baylor | 0 | – | 0 | – | 8 | – | 3 | .727 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 15 Houston | 0 | – | 0 | – | 8 | – | 3 | .727 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oklahoma State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 8 | – | 3 | .727 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Utah | 0 | – | 0 | – | 8 | – | 3 | .727 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
TCU | 0 | – | 0 | – | 7 | – | 4 | .636 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arizona | 0 | – | 0 | – | 6 | – | 5 | .545 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kansas State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 6 | – | 5 | .545 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2025 Big 12 tournament winner As of December 27, 2024 Rankings from AP poll |
The 2024–25 Big 12 men's basketball season began with the start of the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season in November. Regular season conference play will begin in December 2024 and conclude in March 2025. The 2025 Big 12 Conference men's basketball tournament will be held March 11–15, 2025, at the T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, Missouri.
This is the first season for the Big 12 Conference with 16 teams after the addition of Arizona, Arizona State, Colorado and Utah, plus the departure of Oklahoma and Texas.
Coaches
[edit]Coaching changes
[edit]Coach | School | Reason | Replacement |
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Mike Boynton | Oklahoma State | Fired[1] | Steve Lutz |
Josh Eilert | West Virginia | Fired[2] | Darian DeVries[3] |
Mark Pope | BYU | Left for Kentucky[4] | Kevin Young[5] |
Head coaches
[edit]Note: Stats are through the beginning of the season. All stats and records are from time at current school only.
Team | Head coach | Previous job | Seasons at school as HC | Overall record at School | Big 12 record | NCAA tournaments | NCAA Final Fours | NCAA championships |
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Arizona | Tommy Lloyd | Gonzaga (asst.) | 4th | 88–20 (.815) | 0–0 (–) | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Arizona State | Bobby Hurley | Buffalo | 9th | 155–131 (.542) | 0–0 (–) | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Baylor | Scott Drew | Valparaiso | 22nd | 446–244 (.646) | 189–173 (.522) | 12 | 1 | 1 |
BYU | Kevin Young | Phoenix Suns (asst.) | 1st | 0–0 (–) | 0–0 (–) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
UCF | Johnny Dawkins | Stanford | 9th | 148–103 (.590) | 7–11 (.389) | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Cincinnati | Wes Miller | UNC Greensboro | 4th | 63–43 (.594) | 7–11 (.389) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Colorado | Tad Boyle | Northern Colorado | 15th | 298–183 (.620) | 8–8 (.500) | 6 | 0 | 0 |
Houston | Kelvin Sampson | Houston Rockets (asst.) | 11th | 264–79 (.770) | 15–3 (.833) | 6 | 1 | 0 |
Iowa State | T. J. Otzelberger | UNLV | 4th | 70–35 (.667) | 29–25 (.537) | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Kansas | Bill Self | Illinois | 22nd | 579–138 (.808) | 272–72 (.791) | 19† | 3† | 2 |
Kansas State | Jerome Tang | Baylor (asst.) | 3rd | 45–25 (.643) | 19–17 (.528) | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Oklahoma State | Steve Lutz | Western Kentucky | 1st | 0–0 (–) | 0–0 (–) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
TCU | Jamie Dixon | Pittsburgh | 9th | 160–110 (.593) | 60–81 (.426) | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Texas Tech | Grant McCasland | North Texas | 2nd | 23–11 (.676) | 11–7 (.611) | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Utah | Craig Smith | Utah State | 4th | 50–50 (.500) | 0–0 (–) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
West Virginia | Darian DeVries | Drake | 1st | 0–0 (–) | 0–0 (–) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
† All of the Jayhawks' postseason victories and 7 of their regular-season wins were vacated from the 2017–18 season. Officially, their record for the season 16–8 overall and 3–5 in conference play. The Jayhawks' regular-season Big 12 championship and their Big 12 tournament championship were vacated. The Jayhawks' entire NCAA tournament appearance from the season was vacated including their Final Four appearance.
Big 12 media day
[edit]Big 12 Men's Basketball Media day was held on Wednesday, October 23 at T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, Missouri,[6] with coverage on ESPNU and ESPN+.[7]
Teams and representatives attending were as follows:
Team | Coach | Player |
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Arizona | Tommy Lloyd | Jaden Bradley, KJ Lewis & Caleb Love |
Arizona State | Bobby Hurley | Basheer Jihad, Alston Mason & Adam Miller |
Baylor | Scott Drew | V.J. Edgecombe, Langston Love & Jayden Nunn |
BYU | Kevin Young | Dallin Hall, Fousseyni Traore & Trevin Knell |
UCF | Johnny Dawkins | Jordan Ivy-Curry, Darius Johnson, Keyshawn Hall[8] |
Cincinnati | Wes Miller | Aziz Bandaogo, Simas Lukosius[9] |
Colorado | Tad Boyle | Julian Hammond III, Andrej Jakimovski & Javon Ruffin |
Houston | Kelvin Sampson | LJ Cryer, J’Wan Roberts & Emanuel Sharp |
Iowa State | T. J. Otzelberger | Keshon Gilbert, Curtis Jones & Tamin Lipsey |
Kansas | Bill Self | KJ Adams Jr., Hunter Dickinson & Dajuan Harris Jr. |
Kansas State | Jerome Tang | Coleman Hawkins, Max Jones & David N'Guessan |
Oklahoma State | Steve Lutz | Robert Jennings II, Jamyron Keller & Bryce Thompson |
TCU | Jamie Dixon | Frankie Collins, Noah Reynolds & Ernest Udeh Jr. |
Texas Tech | Grant McCasland | Chance McMillian, Kerwin Walton & Darrion Williams |
Utah | Craig Smith | Lawson Lovering & Gabe Madsen |
West Virginia | Darian DeVries | Tucker DeVries & Javon Small |
Reference:[7] |
Preseason
[edit]The Big 12 preseason coaches poll was released: October 10, 2024. All awards were voted on by the league’s 16 head coaches, who could not vote for their own team or players.
Big 12 Preseason Poll
Big 12 Coaches | Points | ||
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1. | Kansas | 215 (9) | |
2. | Houston | 211 (5) | |
3. | Iowa State | 194 (1) | |
4. | Baylor | 185 | |
5. | Arizona | 179 (1) | |
6. | Cincinnati | 140 | |
7. | Texas Tech | 135 | |
8. | Kansas State | 133 | |
9. | BYU | 116 | |
10. | TCU | 90 | |
11. | UCF | 83 | |
12. | Arizona State | 64 | |
13. | West Virginia | 62 | |
14. | Oklahoma State | 46 | |
15. | Colorado | 37 | |
16. | Utah | 30 | |
Reference:[10] (#) first-place votes |
Pre-Season All-Big 12 Team
- First Team
Player | School | ||
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Caleb Love | Arizona | ||
LJ Cryer | Houston | ||
J’Wan Roberts | |||
Tamin Lipsey | Iowa State | ||
Hunter Dickinson† | Kansas | ||
† denotes unanimous selection Reference:[10] |
- Second Team
Player | School | ||
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Norchad Omier | Baylor | ||
Jeremy Roach | |||
Keshon Gilbert | Iowa State | ||
Dajuan Harris Jr | Kansas | ||
Coleman Hawkins | Kansas State | ||
† denotes unanimous selection Reference:[10] |
- Player of the Year: Hunter Dickinson, Kansas
- Co-Newcomer of the Year: Jeremy Roach, Baylor & Coleman Hawkins, Kansas State
- Freshman of the Year: V. J. Edgecombe, Baylor
Recruiting classes
[edit]Team | ESPN[11] | Rivals[12] | 247 Sports[13] | On3[14] | Signees[13] |
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Arizona | 32 | 34 | 26 | 2 | |
Arizona State | 8 | 9 | 7 | 3 | |
Baylor | 4 | 6 | 4 | 3 | |
BYU | – | 13 | 22 | 6 | |
UCF | 24 | 92 | 65 | 3 | |
Cincinnati | 31 | 37 | 21 | 2 | |
Colorado | 42 | 29 | 40 | 3 | |
Houston | 28 | 41 | 17 | 2 | |
Iowa State | 55 | 54 | 38 | 2 | |
Kansas | 17 | 31 | 9 | 2 | |
Kansas State | 59 | 91 | 66 | 2 | |
Oklahoma State | – | – | – | 0 | |
TCU | 57 | 18 | 37 | 2 | |
Texas Tech | 63 | 99 | 83 | 2 | |
Utah | 62 | 43 | 59 | 2 | |
West Virginia | 78 | 83 | 87 | 2 |
Preseason watchlists
[edit]Below is a table of notable preseason watch lists.
Preseason All-American teams
[edit]AP[22] | Blue Ribbon 1st Team[23] | Blue Ribbon 3rd Team[23] | Blue Ribbon 4th Team[23] | SI 1st Team[24] | SI 2nd Team[24] | SN 2nd Team[25] | SN 3rd Team[25] | |
LJ Cryer | ||||||||
Hunter Dickinson | ||||||||
V. J. Edgecombe | ||||||||
Caleb Love | ||||||||
Tamin Lipsey | ||||||||
J'Wan Roberts |
Preseason national polls/ratings
[edit]AP[26] | Blue Ribbon Yearbook[27] |
CBS Sports[28] | Coaches[29] | ESPN[30] | FOX Sports[31] | Lindy's Sports |
Sporting News[32] | Kenpom[33] | NCAA Sports[34] | Sports Illustrated[35] | |
Arizona | No. 10 | No. 13 | No. 14 | No. 9 | No. 9 | No. 9 | No. 10 | No. 18 | No. 8 | No. 17 | No. 11 |
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Arizona State | RV | – | No. 100 | – | – | – | – | – | No. 71 | – | No. 72 |
Baylor | No. 8 | No. 8 | No. 6 | No. 8 | No. 6 | No. 8 | No. 9 | No. 5 | No. 11 | No. 8 | No. 9 |
BYU | RV | – | No. 66 | RV | – | – | – | – | No. 21 | – | No. 39 |
UCF | – | – | No. 61 | – | – | – | – | – | No. 66 | – | No. 83 |
Cincinnati | No. 20 | No. 21 | No. 30 | No. 20 | No. 19 | No. 19 | – | – | No. 17 | No. 23 | No. 17 |
Colorado | – | – | No. 98 | – | – | – | – | – | No. 80 | – | No. 128 |
Houston | No. 4 | No. 7 | No. 2 | No. 4 | No. 4 | No. 4 | No. 4 | No. 12 | No. 1 | No. 6 | No. 2 |
Iowa State | No. 5 | No. 5 | No. 21 | No. 6 | No. 7 | No. 6 | No. 6 | No. 2 | No. 7 | No. 7 | No. 6 |
Kansas | No. 1 | No. 2 | No. 3 | No. 1 | No. 1 | No. 1 | No. 2 | No. 19 | No. 6 | No. 2 | No. 3 |
Kansas State | RV | – | No. 24 | RV | No. 27 | – | – | – | No. 49 | No. 28 | – |
Oklahoma State | – | – | No. 97 | – | – | – | – | – | No. 89 | – | No. 98 |
TCU | – | – | No. 79 | – | – | – | – | – | No. 58 | – | No. 42 |
Texas Tech | RV | – | No. 31 | RV | No. 26 | No. 23 | – | – | No. 15 | – | No. 15 |
Utah | – | – | No. 71 | – | – | – | – | – | No. 82 | – | No. 125 |
West Virginia | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | No. 87 | – | No. 56 |
Regular season
[edit]The Conference match ups for each school were announced on June 27, 2024. The full Big 12 schedule on September 26, 2024.[36]
Schedule | Home & Away Conference Schedule |
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Home (H) & Away (A) | |
Home Only (H) | |
Away Only (A) |
Arizona | Arizona State | Baylor | BYU | UCF | Cincinnati | Colorado | Houston | Iowa State | Kansas | Kansas State | Oklahoma State | TCU | Texas Tech | Utah | West Virginia | |
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vs. Arizona | — | H & A | H & A | H & A | A | H | A | A | H & A | H | H | H | A | H & A | A | H |
vs. Arizona State | H & A | — | A | H & A | A | H | H & A | A | A | H | H & A | H | A | H & A | H | H |
vs. Baylor | H & A | H | — | H | A | H & A | H | H & A | H | A | A | A | H & A | H | H & A | A |
vs. BYU | H & A | H & A | A | — | H | H & A | H | H | H | A | A | A | H | A | H & A | H & A |
vs. UCF | H | H | H | A | — | A | H & A | A | H & A | H & A | A | H & A | H & A | H | A | H |
vs. Cincinnati | A | A | H & A | H & A | H | — | H | H | H | A | H & A | H | A | A | H & A | H & A |
vs. Colorado | H | H & A | A | A | H & A | A | — | A | H & A | H & A | H | H | H & A | H | H | A |
vs. Houston | H | H | H & A | A | H | A | H | — | A | H & A | H | H & A | A | H & A | A | H & A |
vs. Iowa State | H & A | H | A | A | H & A | A | H & A | H | — | H & A | H & A | H | A | H | A | H |
vs. Kansas | A | A | H | H | H & A | H | H & A | H & A | H & A | — | H & A | A | H | A | H | A |
vs. Kansas State | A | H & A | H | H | H | H & A | A | A | H & A | H & A | — | H & A | H | A | H | A |
vs. Oklahoma State | A | A | H | H | H & A | A | A | H & A | A | H | H & A | — | H | H & A | H & A | H |
vs. TCU | H | H | H & A | A | H & A | H | H & A | H | H | A | A | A | — | H & A | A | H & A |
vs. Texas Tech | H & A | H & A | A | H | A | H | A | H & A | A | H | H | H & A | H & A | — | H | A |
vs. Utah | H | A | H & A | H & A | H | H & A | A | H | H | A | A | H & A | H | A | — | H & A |
vs. West Virginia | A | A | H | H & A | A | H & A | H | H & A | A | H | H | A | H & A | H | H & A | — |
Conference matrix
[edit]Arizona | Arizona State | Baylor | BYU | UCF | Cincinnati | Colorado | Houston | Iowa State | Kansas | Kansas State | Oklahoma State | TCU | Texas Tech | Utah | West Virginia | |
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vs. Arizona | — | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
vs. Arizona State | 0–0 | — | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
vs. Baylor | 0–0 | 0–0 | — | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
vs. BYU | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | — | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
vs. UCF | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | — | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
vs. Cincinnati | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | — | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
vs. Colorado | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | — | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
vs. Houston | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | — | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
vs. Iowa State | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | — | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
vs. Kansas | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | — | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
vs. Kansas State | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | — | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
vs. Oklahoma State | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | — | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
vs. TCU | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | — | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
vs. Texas Tech | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | — | 0–0 | 0–0 |
vs. Utah | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | — | 0–0 |
vs. West Virginia | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | — |
Total | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
Thru Dec. 30, 2024.
Points scored
[edit]Team | For | Against | Difference |
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Arizona | 941 | 744 | 197 |
Arizona State | 864 | 785 | 79 |
Baylor | 956 | 766 | 190 |
BYU | 942 | 712 | 230 |
UCF | 889 | 814 | 75 |
Cincinnati | 874 | 644 | 230 |
Colorado | 844 | 752 | 92 |
Houston | 858 | 608 | 250 |
Iowa State | 973 | 721 | 252 |
Kansas | 871 | 726 | 145 |
Kansas State | 859 | 781 | 78 |
Oklahoma State | 868 | 821 | 47 |
TCU | 797 | 702 | 95 |
Texas Tech | 949 | 696 | 253 |
Utah | 954 | 735 | 219 |
West Virginia | 852 | 702 | 150 |
Note: Through Dec. 29, 2024.[37]
Big East-Big 12 Battle
[edit]Date[38] | Time | Big East team | Big 12 team | Score | Location | Television | Attendance | Leader |
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Tue., Dec. 3 | 6:30 p.m. | Villanova | No. 14 Cincinnati | 68–60 | Finneran Pavilion • Villanova, PA | FS1 | 6,501 | Big East (1–0) |
8:30 p.m. | Providence | BYU | 83–64 | Amica Mutual Pavilion • Providence, RI | FS1 | 12,005 | Big East (2–0) | |
Wed., Dec. 4 | 6:30 p.m. | No. 25 UConn | No. 15 Baylor | 76–72 | Gampel Pavilion • Storrs, CT | FS1 | 10,299 | Big East (3–0) |
7:00 p.m. | No. 5 Marquette | No. 6 Iowa State | 81–70 | Hilton Coliseum • Ames, IA | ESPN+ | 14,267 | Big East (3–1) | |
8:30 p.m. | Creighton | No. 1 Kansas | 76–63 | CHI Health Center Omaha • Omaha, NE | FS1 | 17,908 | Big East (4–1) | |
9:00 p.m. | DePaul | Texas Tech | 76–62 | United Supermarkets Arena • Lubbock, TX | ESPNU | 11,465 | Big East (4–2) | |
Thur., Dec. 5 | 8:00 p.m. | Xavier | TCU | 72–76 | Schollmaier Arena • Fort Worth, TX | ESPN+ | 5,156 | Big East (4–3) |
Fri., Dec. 6 | 7:00 p.m. | Georgetown | West Virginia | 60–73 | WVU Coliseum • Morgantown, WV | ESPN2 | 11,522 | Tied (4–4) |
Sat., Dec. 7 | 11:30 a.m. | St. John's | Kansas State | 88–71 | Carnesecca Arena • Jamaica, NY | Fox | 5,602 | Big East (5–4) |
5:30 p.m. | Butler | No. 17 Houston | 51–79 | Fertitta Center • Houston, TX | ESPN2 | 7,035 | Tied (5–5) | |
Sun., Dec. 8 | 12:00 p.m. | Seton Hall | Oklahoma State | 76–85 | Prudential Center • Newark, NJ | FS1 | 8,791 | Big 12 (6–5) |
WINNERS ARE IN BOLD. HOME TEAM IN ITALICS. All times Eastern. Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game. Not participating: Arizona, Arizona State, Colorado, UCF and Utah |
Multi-Team Events
[edit]Team | Tournament | Finish |
---|---|---|
Arizona | Battle 4 Atlantis | 4th |
Arizona State | Acrisure Classic | 1st |
Baylor | Bahamas Championship | 2nd |
BYU | Rady Children's Invitational | 3rd |
UCF | Greenbrier Tip-Off | 4th |
Colorado | Maui Invitational | 6th |
Houston | Players Era Festival | 4th |
Iowa State | Maui Invitational | 5th |
Kansas State | Paradise Jam | 3rd |
Oklahoma State | Charleston Classic | 6th |
TCU | Acrisure Invitational | 4th |
Texas Tech | Legends Classic | 3rd |
West Virginia | Battle 4 Atlantis | 3rd |
Big 12 Players of the Week
[edit]Week | Player of the week | Team | Newcomer of the week | Team |
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November 11, 2024[39] | Hunter Dickinson | Kansas | Egor Demin Zeke Mayo |
BYU Kansas |
November 18, 2024[40] | Hunter Dickinson (2) | Kansas | Egor Demin (2) Joson Sanon |
BYU Arizona State |
November 25, 2024[41] | Norchad Omier | Baylor | JT Toppin | Texas Tech |
December 2, 2024[42] | Keshon Gilbert Javon Small |
Iowa State West Virginia |
Tucker DeVries | West Virginia |
December 9, 2024[43] | Keshon Gilbert (2) | Iowa State | Joshua Jefferson | Iowa State |
December 16, 2024[44] | Hunter Dickinson (3) | Kansas | Joshua Jefferson (2) Zeke Mayo (2) |
Iowa State Kansas |
December 23, 2024[45] | Darrion Williams | Texas Tech | Jayden Quaintance | Arizona State |
December 30, 2024 | ||||
January 6, 2025 | ||||
January 13, 2025 | ||||
January 20, 2025 | ||||
January 27, 2025 | ||||
February 3, 2025 | ||||
February 10, 2025 | ||||
February 17, 2025 | ||||
February 24, 2025 | ||||
March 3, 2025 | ||||
March 10, 2025 |
Team Total
[edit]Team | Total |
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Kansas | 5 |
Iowa State | 4 |
Arizona State | 2 |
BYU | 2 |
Texas Tech | 2 |
West Virginia | 2 |
Baylor | 1 |
Arizona | 0 |
UCF | 0 |
Cincinnati | 0 |
Colorado | 0 |
Houston | 0 |
Kansas State | 0 |
Oklahoma State | 0 |
TCU | 0 |
Utah | 0 |
Rankings
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Baylor | AP | 8 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 15 | RV | RV | 25 | ||||||||||||
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Iowa State | AP | 5 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||
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Kansas | AP | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 7 | ||||||||||||
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Big 12 vs other conferences
[edit]Record against ranked non-conference opponents
[edit]This is a list of games against ranked opponents only (rankings from the AP Poll at time of the game):
Date | Visitor | Home | Site | Significance | Score | Conference record |
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Nov. 4 | No. 13 Texas A&M | UCF | Addition Financial Arena ● Orlando, FL | − | UCF 64−61 | 1−0 |
Nov. 4 | No. 8 Baylor | No. 6 Gonzaga | Spokane Arena ● Spokane, WA | − | Gonzaga 101−63 | 1−1 |
Nov. 8 | No. 9 North Carolina | No. 1 Kansas | Allen Fieldhouse ● Lawrence, KS | − | Kansas 92−89 | 2−1 |
Nov. 9 | No. 16 Arkansas | No. 8 Baylor † | American Airlines Center ● Dallas, Texas | − | Baylor 72−67 | 3−1 |
Nov. 9 | No. 11 Auburn | No. 4 Houston | Toyota Center ● Houston, TX | The Battleground 2k24 | Auburn 74−69 | 3−2 |
Nov. 10 | Arizona State | No. 6 Gonzaga | McCarthey Athletic Center ● Spokane, WA | − | Gonzaga 88−80 | 3−3 |
Nov. 21 | No. 22 St. John's | No. 13 Baylor † | Baha Mar Convention Center ● Nassau, Bahamas | Bahamas Championship | Baylor 99−98 2OT | 4−3 |
Nov. 22 | No. 19 Wisconsin | UCF† | Colonial Hall ● White Sulphur Springs, WV | Greenbrier Tip-Off | Wisconsin 86−70 | 4−4 |
Nov. 22 | No. 11 Tennessee | No. 13 Baylor † | Baha Mar Convention Center ● Nassau, Bahamas | Bahamas Championship | Tennessee 77−62 | 4−5 |
Nov. 22 | No. 12 Duke | No. 17 Arizona | McKale Center ● Tucson, AZ | − | Duke 69−55 | 4−6 |
Nov. 25 | No. 4 Auburn | No. 5 Iowa State† | Lahaina Civic Center ● Lahaina, HI | Maui Invitational | Auburn 83−81 | 4−7 |
Nov. 26 | No. 2 UConn | Colorado† | Lahaina Civic Center ● Lahaina, HI | Maui Invitational | Colorado 73−72 | 5−7 |
Nov. 26 | No. 9 Alabama | No. 6 Houston† | MGM Grand Garden Arena ● Paradise, NV | Players Era Festival | Alabama 85−80 | 5−8 |
Nov. 26 | No. 11 Duke | No. 1 Kansas† | T-Mobile Arena ● Paradise, NV | Vegas Showdown | Kansas 75−72 | 6−8 |
Nov. 27 | No. 3 Gonzaga | West Virginia† | Imperial Arena ● Nassau, Bahamas | Battle 4 Atlantis | West Virginia 86−78 OT | 7−8 |
Nov. 28 | No. 23 Ole Miss | BYU† | LionTree Arena ● San Diego, CA | Rady Children's Invitational | Ole Miss 96−85 OT | 7−9 |
Dec. 4 | No. 15 Baylor | No. 25 UConn | Harry A. Gampel Pavilion ● Storrs, CT | Big East–Big 12 Battle | UConn 76−72 | 7−10 |
Dec. 4 | No. 5 Marquette | No. 6 Iowa State | Hilton Coliseum ● Ames, IA | Big East–Big 12 Battle | Iowa State 81−70 | 8−10 |
Dec. 8 | No. 22 Texas A&M | Texas Tech† | Dickies Arena ● Fort Worth, TX | Coast-to-Coast Challenge | Texas A&M 72−67 | 8−11 |
Dec. 14 | No. 24 UCLA | Arizona† | Footprint Center ● Phoenix, AZ | Rivalry | UCLA 57−54 | 8−12 |
Dec. 14 | No. 9 Florida | Arizona State† | State Farm Center ● Atlanta,GA | Holiday Hoopsgiving | Florida 83−66 | 8−13 |
Dec. 14 | No. 13 Oklahoma | Oklahoma State† | Paycom Center ● Oklahoma City, OK | Bedlam Series | Oklahoma 80−65 | 8−14 |
Dec. 20 | No. 22 Dayton | No. 19 Cincinnati† | Heritage Bank Center ● Cincinnati, OH | Simple Truth Hoops Classic | Cincinnati 66−59 | 9−14 |
† denotes neutral site game
Record vs vs other conferences
[edit]The Big 12 has a record of 134–38 in non-conference play.
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Postseason
[edit]Big 12 tournament
[edit]- The 2025 Big 12 Men's Basketball tournament is scheduled for March 11–15 2025, at T-Mobile Center, Kansas City, MO[46]
TV networks
[edit]Team | ESPN | ESPN2 | ESPNU | FOX | FS1 | CBS | CBSSN | TBS | TNT | TruTV | Streaming (ESPN+/Peacock/ACCNX/FloSports) |
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Arizona | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
Arizona State | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 |
Baylor | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
BYU | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
UCF | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 |
Cincinnati | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
Colorado | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 |
Houston | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 13 |
Iowa State | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
Kansas | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
Kansas State | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 |
Oklahoma State | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 |
TCU | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18 |
Texas Tech | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
Utah | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
West Virginia | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
Home game attendance
[edit]Team | Stadium | Capacity | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 | Game 6 | Game 7 | Game 8 | Game 9 | Game 10 | Game 11 | Game 12 | Game 13 | Game 14 | Game 15 | Game 16 | Game 17 | Game 18 | Game 19 | Total | Average | % of Capacity |
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Arizona | McKale Center | 14,688 | 13,597 | 13,982 | 14,634† | 13,747 | 12,847 | 13,903 | 82,710 | 13,785 | 93.85% | |||||||||||||
Arizona State | Desert Financial Arena | 14,198 | 6,966† | 6,057 | 6,294 | 6,633 | 25,950 | 6,487 | 45.68% | |||||||||||||||
Baylor | Foster Pavilion | 7,500 | 7,500† | 7,500† | 7,500† | 7,500† | 7,500† | 7,500† | 45,000 | 7,500 | 100.00% | |||||||||||||
BYU | Marriott Center | 17,978 | 16,941 | 17,381† | 16,789 | 16,456 | 16,954 | 15,950 | 15,544 | 116,015 | 16,574 | 92.18% | ||||||||||||
UCF | Addition Financial Arena | 9,432 | 8,808† | 7,768 | 8,302 | 7,522 | 6,027 | 5,817 | 6,155 | 50,399 | 7,200 | 76.33% | ||||||||||||
Cincinnati | Fifth Third Arena | 12,012 | 10,290 | 10,604 | 10,485 | 10,970 | 10,913 | 12,513† | 11,175 | 76,950 | 10,993 | 91.51% | ||||||||||||
Colorado | CU Events Center | 11,064 | 5,679 | 6,152 | 5,358 | 6,288 | 5,235 | 9,143† | 5,942 | 7,684 | 51,481 | 6,435 | 58.16% | |||||||||||
Houston | Fertitta Center | 7,100 | 7,035† | 7,035† | 7,035† | 7,035† | 7,035† | 7,035† | 7,035† | 49,245 | 7,035 | 99.08% | ||||||||||||
Iowa State | Hilton Coliseum | 14,267 | 13,616 | 13,464 | 13,615 | 14,267† | 13,658 | 14,267† | 14,267† | 97,154 | 13,879 | 96.83% | ||||||||||||
Kansas | Allen Fieldhouse | 15,300 | 15,300† | 15,300† | 15,300† | 15,300† | 15,300† | 15,300† | 15,300† | 107,100 | 15,300 | 100.00% | ||||||||||||
Kansas State | Bramlage Coliseum | 11,000 | 9,155 | 9,928† | 9,507 | 8,416 | 7,971 | 44,977 | 8,995 | 81.77% | ||||||||||||||
Oklahoma State | Gallagher-Iba Arena | 13,611 | 7,251† | 5,447 | 5,804 | 5,188 | 6,349 | 30,039 | 6,008 | 44.13% | ||||||||||||||
TCU | Schollmaier Arena | 6,700 | 5,127 | 5,026 | 4,815 | 4,707 | 5,156† | 4,781 | 5,135 | 34,747 | 4,964 | 74.08% | ||||||||||||
Texas Tech | United Supermarkets Arena | 15,300 | 12,034 | 13,610† | 11,456 | 9,847 | 13,274 | 11,465 | 9,967 | 10,013 | 91,666 | 11,458 | 74.89% | |||||||||||
Utah | Jon M. Huntsman Center | 15,000 | 6,785 | 6,722 | 6,757 | 6,969 | 6,604 | 7,064 | 7,435† | 7,370 | 6,699 | 62,405 | 6,934 | 46.42% | ||||||||||
West Virginia | WVU Coliseum | 14,000 | 9,229 | 10,017 | 8,591 | 11,522† | 8,711 | 9,651 | 57,721 | 9,620 | 68.72% | |||||||||||||
Total | 12,447 | 1,023,559 | 9,656 | 77.57% |
Bold – At or exceed capacity
†Season high
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