The 2014–15 Big 12 men's basketball season began with practices in October 2014, followed by the start of the regular-season on November 14. Conference play is scheduled to begin on January 6, 2015, and conclude with the 2015 Big 12 men's basketball tournament, beginning March 11, 2015 at the Sprint Center in Kansas City.
Preseason Big 12 Coaches 1. Kansas (6) 2. Texas (3) 3. Oklahoma (1) 4. Kansas State 5. Iowa State 6. Baylor 6. West Virginia 8. Oklahoma State 9. TCU 10. Texas Tech () first place votes
Pre-Season All-Big 12 Teams Big 12 CoachesGeorges Niang, F Iowa StatePerry Ellis, F KansasMarcus Foster, G Kansas StateBuddy Hield, G OklahomaJuwan Staten, G West Virginia Player of the Year: Juwan Staten, West Virginia Newcomer of the Year: Bryce Dejean-Jones, Iowa State Freshman of the Year: Cliff Alexander, Kansas & Myles Turner, Texas
Rankings
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Regular season
Conference matrix BaylorIowa StateKansasKansas StateOklahomaOklahoma StateTCUTexasTexas TechWest Virginiavs. Baylor — 0–2 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 0–2 1–1 0–2 0–2 vs. Iowa State2–0 — 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 0–2 0–2 1–1 0–2 vs. Kansas0–2 1–1 — 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 0–2 0–2 1–1 vs. Kansas State1–1 1–1 1–1 — 0–2 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 2–0 vs. Oklahoma1–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 — 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 1–1 vs. Oklahoma State0–2 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 — 1–1 0–2 1–1 2–0 vs. TCU2–0 2–0 2–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 — 2–0 0–2 2–0 vs. Texas1–1 2–0 2–0 0–2 2–0 2–0 0–2 — 0–2 1–1 vs. Texas Tech2–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 2–0 2–0 — 2–0 vs. West Virginia2–0 2–0 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–2 0–2 1–1 0–2 — Total 11–7 12–6 13–5 8–10 12–6 8–10 4–14 8–10 3–15 11–7
Points scored TeamForAgainstDifferenceBaylor1233114291Iowa StateKansasKansas StateOklahomaOklahoma StateTCUTexasTexas TechWest Virginia
Schedules
Baylor
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Iowa State
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Kansas
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Kansas State
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Oklahoma
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Oklahoma State
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TCU
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Texas
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Texas Tech
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West Virginia
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Honors and awards
All-Americans
All-Big 12 awards and teams
Coaches
2015 Big 12 Men's Basketball Individual Awards Award Recipient(s)Player of the YearBuddy Hield, G., OklahomaCoach of the YearBob Huggins, West VirginiaDefensive Player of the YearJameel McKay, F., Iowa StateSixth Man AwardTaurean Prince, F., BaylorNewcomer of the YearTaShawn Thomas, F., OklahomaFreshman of the YearMyles Turner, F., Texas
2015 Big 12 Men's Basketball All-Conference Teams First Team Second Team Third Team Defensive TeamJuwan Staten, Sr., G., West VirginiaBuddy Hield, Jr., G., OklahomaGeorges Niang, Jr., F., Iowa StateRico Gathers, Jr., F., BaylorPerry Ellis, Jr., F., KansasKenny Chery, Sr., G., BaylorMonte Morris, So., G., Iowa StateFrank Mason III, So., G., KansasTaurean Prince, Jr., F., BaylorLe'Bryan Nash, Sr., F., Oklahoma StateIsaiah Taylor, So., G., TexasPhil Forte, Jr., G., Oklahoma StateJameel McKay, Jr., F., Iowa StateTaShawn Thomas, Sr., F., OklahomaMyles Turner, Fr., F., TexasAnthony Hickey, Sr., G., Oklahoma StateJevon Carter, Fr., G., West VirginiaRico Gathers, Jr., F., BaylorJameel McKay, Jr., F., Iowa StateMichael Cobbins, Sr., F., Oklahoma State † - denotes unanimous selection
Postseason
Big 12 tournament
March 11–14, 2015–Big 12 Conference Basketball Tournament, Sprint Center, Kansas City, MO.
2015 Big 12 men's basketball tournament seeds and results Seed School Conf. Over. Tiebreaker First RoundMarch 11 QuarterfinalsMarch 12 SemifinalsMarch 13 ChampionshipMarch 141. ‡† Kansas 13–5 26–8 Bye #9 TCU #4 Baylor #2 Iowa State2. † Iowa State 12–6 25–8 5–1 vs OSU, UT, & KSU Bye #7 Texas #3 Oklahoma #1 Kansas3. † Oklahoma 12–6 22–10 4–2 vs OSU, UT, & KSU Bye #6 Oklahoma State #2 Iowa State 4. † Baylor 11–7 24–9 2–0 vs WVU Bye #5 West Virginia #1 Kansas 5. † West Virginia 11–7 23–9 0–2 vs BU Bye #4 Baylor 6. † Oklahoma State 8–10 18–13 3–1 vs UT & KSU Bye #3 Oklahoma 7. Texas 8–10 20–13 2–2 vs OSU & KSU #10 Texas Tech #2 Iowa State 8. Kansas State 8–10 15–17 1–3 vs OSU & UT #9 TCU 9. TCU 4–14 18–15 #8 Kansas State #1 Kansas 10. Texas Tech 3–15 13–19 #7 Texas ‡ – Big 12 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 tournament.
Bracket
* denotes overtime game
NCAA tournament
Seed Region School Second Round Third Round Sweet 16 Elite Eight Final Four Championship 2 Midwest Kansas #15 New Mexico State - March 20, Omaha - W, 75–56 #7 Wichita State - March 22, Omaha - L, 65–78 3 West Baylor #14 Georgia State - March 19, Jacksonville - L, 56–57 3 South Iowa State #14 UAB - March 19, Louisville - L, 59–60 3 East Oklahoma #14 Albany - March 20, Columbus - W, 69–60 #11 Dayton - March 22, Columbus - W, 72–66 #7 Michigan State - March 27, Syracuse - L, 58–62 5 Midwest West Virginia #12 Buffalo - March 20, Columbus - W, 68–62 #4 Maryland - March 22, Columbus - W, 69–59 #1 Kentucky - March 26, Cleveland - L, 39–78 9 West Oklahoma State #8 Oregon - March 20, Omaha - L, 73–79 11 Midwest Texas #6 Butler - March 19, Pittsburgh - L, 48–56 7 BidsW-L (%):3–4 2–1 0–2 0–0 0–0 TOTAL: 5–7
See also Big 12/SEC Challenge
References