The 2016–17 Big 12 men's basketball season is the ongoing 21st season of basketball for the Big 12 Conference. Team practices began in October 2016, and were followed by the start of the regular season on November 11. Conference play began on December 30, 2016 and will conclude with the 2017 Big 12 men's basketball tournament, beginning March 8, 2017 at the Sprint Center in Kansas City. During the conference's non-conference schedule, Big 12 teams posted a win percentage of .822, the best non-conference win percentage of any conference in the nation.
Preseason
Big 12 Preseason Poll
Big 12 CoachesPoints 1. Kansas (9)81 2. West Virginia65 3. Texas59 4. Iowa State (1)56 5. Baylor53 6. Oklahoma407. Oklahoma State32 Texas Tech 9. Kansas State20 10. TCU12Reference: (#) first place votes
Pre-Season All-Big 12 Team Big 12 CoachesJawun Evans, G Oklahoma StateFrank Mason III, G KansasDevonte' Graham, G KansasMonte Morris, G Iowa StateJohnathan Motley, F BaylorReference:
Player of the Year: Monte Morris, Iowa State Newcomer of the Year: Manu Lecomte, Baylor Freshman of the Year: Josh Jackson, Kansas
Tournaments Team Tournament Finish Baylor Battle 4 Atlantis Champions Iowa State AdvoCare Invitational Runner-Up Kansas CBE Hall of Fame Classic Champions Kansas State Barclays Center Classic Runner-Up Oklahoma Puerto Rico Tip-Off 3rd Place Oklahoma State Maui Invitational 3rd Place TCU Global Sports Classic Champions Texas Legends Classic 4th Place Texas Tech Cancún Challenge 3rd Place West Virginia NIT Season Tip-Off Runner-Up
Head coaches
Note: Stats shown are before the beginning of the season. Overall and Big 12 records are from time at current school. Team Head coach Previous job Seasons at school Overall record Big 12 record NCAA tournaments NCAA Final Fours NCAA ChampionshipsBaylor Scott Drew Valparaiso 14th 252–172 () 95–121 () 6 0 0Iowa State Steve Prohm Murray State 2nd 25–12 () 10–8 () 1 0 0Kansas Bill Self Illinois 14th 385–83 () 179–39 () 13 2 1Kansas State Bruce Weber Illinois 5th 79–54 () 37–35 () 2 0 0Oklahoma Lon Kruger UNLV 6th 111–57 () 52–38 () 4 1 0Oklahoma State Brad Underwood Stephen F. Austin 1st 0–0 () 0–0 () 0 0 0TCU Jamie Dixon Pittsburgh 1st 0–0 () 0–0 () 0 0 0Texas Shaka Smart VCU 2nd 20–13 () 11–7 () 1 0 0Texas Tech Chris Beard Little Rock 1st 0–0 () 0–0 () 0 0 0West Virginia Bob Huggins Kansas State 10th 201–110 () 39–33 () 7 1 0
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Regular season
Conference matrix BaylorIowa StateKansasKansas StateOklahomaOklahoma StateTCUTexasTexas TechWest Virginiavs. Baylor — 1–1 2–0 1–1 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 1–1 1–1 vs. Iowa State 1–1 — 1–1 0–2 0–2 0–2 1–1 1–1 0–2 2–0 vs. Kansas 0–2 1–1 — 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 1–1vs. Kansas State 1–1 2–0 2–0 — 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 vs. Oklahoma 2–0 2–0 2–0 1–1 — 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1vs. Oklahoma State 2–0 2–0 2–0 1–1 0–2 — 0–2 1–1 0–2 1–1 vs. TCU 2–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 — 0–2 1–1 2–0 vs. Texas 2–0 1–1 2–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 — 1–1 2–0 vs. Texas Tech 1–1 2–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 — 1–1vs. West Virginia 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 0–2 1–1 — Total 12–6 12–6 16–2 8–10 5–13 9–9 6–12 4–14 6–12 12–6
Points scored TeamForAgainstDifferenceBaylor1230115872Iowa State1408136345Kansas14471345102Kansas State12721326 -54Oklahoma12661330 -64Oklahoma State1435140530TCU12431314 -71Texas12021314 -112Texas Tech12331304 -71West Virginia14161296120
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 2016 Big 12 Men's Basketball Individual Awards Award Recipient(s)Player of the YearFrank Mason III†, G, KansasCoach of the YearBill Self, KansasDefensive Player of the YearJevon Carter, G, West VirginiaSixth Man AwardTarik Phillip, G, West VirginiaNewcomer of the YearManu Lecomte, G, BaylorFreshman of the YearJosh Jackson† F, Kansas
2016 Big 12 Men's Basketball All-Conference Teams First Team Second Team Third Team Defensive TeamJawun Evans, So., G, Oklahoma StateJosh Jackson, Fr., F, KansasFrank Mason III†, Sr., G, KansasMonte Morris†, Sr., G, Iowa StateJohnathan Motley†, Jr., F, BaylorVladimir Brodziansky, Jr., F, TCUJeffrey Carroll, Jr., G/F, Oklahoma StateJevon Carter Jr., G, West VirginiaDevonte' Graham Jr., G, KansasNaz Mitrou-Long, Jr., G, Iowa StateNathan Adrian, Sr., F, West VirginiaJarrett Allen, Fr., F, TexasDeonte Burton, Sr., G, Iowa StateKeenan Evans, Jr., G, Texas TechWesley Iwundu, Sr., F, Kansas StateManu Lecomte, Jr., G, BaylorNathan Adrian, Sr., F, West VirginiaVladimir Brodziansky, Jr., F, TCUJevon Carter, Jr., G, West VirginiaJo Lual-Acuil, Jr., F, BaylorIsh Wainright, Sr., G, Baylor † - denotes unanimous selection
Phillips 66 Player of the Week WeekPlayer of the WeekSchoolNewcomer of the WeekSchoolRef.Nov. 11–13Frank Mason IIIKansasManu LecomteBaylorJaylen FisherTCUNov. 14–20Monte MorrisIowa StateJosh JacksonKansasNov. 21–27Johnathan MotleyBaylorJosh Jackson (2)KansasNov. 28 – Dec. 4Manu LecomteBaylorAnthony LivingstonTexas TechJawun EvansOklahoma StateDec. 5–11Frank Mason III (2)KansasBrandon AveretteOklahoma StateDec. 12–18Naz Mitrou-LongIowa StateJo Lual-Acuil Jr.BaylorDec. 19–25Josh JacksonKansasDesmond BaneTCUDec. 26 – Jan. 1Landen LucasKansasManu Lecomte (2)BaylorJan. 2–8Johnathan Motley (2)BaylorJosh Jackson (3)KansasJan. 9–15Vladimir BrodzianskyTCUJosh Jackson (4)KansasJarrett AllenTexasJan. 16–22Johnathan Motley (3)BaylorJarrett Allen (2)TexasJan. 23–29Jawun Evans (2)Oklahoma StateJosh Jackson (5)KansasJan. 30 – Feb. 5Deonte BurtonIowa StateLindy Waters IIIOklahoma StateAlex RobinsonTCUFeb. 6–12Josh Jackson (2)KansasManu Lecomte (3)BaylorFeb. 13–19Jawun Evans (3)Oklahoma StateJosh Jackson (6)KansasFeb. 20–26Monte Morris (2)Iowa StateJosh Jackson (7)KansasFeb. 27 – Mar. 5Frank Mason III (3)KansasKameron McGustyOklahoma
Postseason
Big 12 tournament
March 8–11, 2017–Big 12 Conference Basketball Tournament, Sprint Center, Kansas City, MO.
2017 Big 12 men's basketball tournament seeds and results Seed School Conf. Over. Tiebreaker First roundMarch 8 QuarterfinalsMarch 9 SemifinalsMarch 10 ChampionshipMarch 111. ‡† Kansas 16–2 28–4 Bye #8 TCU 2. † West Virginia 12–6 26–8 3–1 vs. BU & ISU Bye #10 Texas #6 Kansas State #4 Iowa State3. † Baylor 12–6 25–7 2–2 vs. WVU & ISU Bye #6 Kansas State 4. † Iowa State 12–6 23–10 1–3 vs. WVU & BU Bye #5 Oklahoma State #8 TCU #2 West Virginia5. † Oklahoma State 9–9 20–12 Bye #4 Iowa State 6. † Kansas State 8–10 20–13 Bye #3 Baylor #2 West Virginia 7. Texas Tech 6–12 18–14 1–1 vs. WVU #10 Texas 8. TCU 6–12 19–15 0–2 vs. WVU #9 Oklahoma #1 Kansas #4 Iowa State 9. Oklahoma 5–13 11–20 #8 TCU 10. Texas 4–14 11–22 #7 Texas Tech #2 West Virginia ‡ – 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
NCAA tournament
Seed Region School First Four First round Second round Sweet 16 Elite Eight Final Four Championship 1 Midwest KansasBye#16 UC Davis - W, 100–62#9 Michigan State - W, 90–70#4 Purdue - W, 98–66#3 Oregon - L, 60–74 3 East BaylorBye#14 New Mexico State - W, 91–73#11 USC - W, 82–78#7 South Carolina - L, 50–70 4 West West VirginiaBye#13 Bucknell - W, 86–80#5 Notre Dame - W, 83–71#1 Gonzaga - L, 58–61 5 Midwest Iowa StateBye#12 Nevada - W, 84–73#4 Purdue - L, 76–80 10 South Oklahoma StateBye#7 Michigan - L, 91–92 11 South Kansas State#11 Wake Forest - W, 95–88#6 Cincinnati - L, 61–75 6 BidsW-L (%):1–0 4–2 3–1 1–2 0–1 0–0 TOTAL: 9–6
NIT
Seed Region School First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final 4 Iowa TCU#5 Fresno State - W, 66–58#1 Iowa - W, 94–92#6 Richmond - W, 86–68#4 UCF - W, 68–53#6 Georgia Tech - W, 88–561 BidW-L (%):1–0 1–0 1–0 1–0 TOTAL: 5–0
See also 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season Big 12 Conference Big 12/SEC Challenge
References