The 2017–18 Big 12 men's basketball season began with practices in October 2017, followed by the start of the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season in November. Regular season conference play started on December 29, 2017 and concluded on March 3, 2018. The Big 12 tournament began on March 7, with the championship game on March 10, played at the Sprint Center in Kansas City, Missouri. Kansas won the regular season conference title, their NCAA record 14th consecutive year winning the regular season title.

Coaches

Coaching changes On March 18, 2017, head coach Brad Underwood left Oklahoma State to accept the head coaching position at Illinois after one year at OSU. The school promoted assistant coach Mike Boynton Jr. to head coach on March 24.

Head coaches Note: Stats are through the end of the season. All stats and records are from time at current school only. Team Head coach Previous job Seasons at school Overall record Big 12 record NCAA tournaments NCAA Final Fours NCAA ChampionshipsBaylor Scott Drew Valparaiso 14th 7 0 0Iowa State Steve Prohm Murray State 3rd 2 0 0Kansas Bill Self Illinois 15th 15 3 1Kansas State Bruce Weber Illinois 6th 4 0 0Oklahoma Lon Kruger UNLV 7th 6 1 0Oklahoma State Mike Boynton Oklahoma State (asst.) 1st 0 0 0TCU Jamie Dixon Pittsburgh 2nd 1 0 0Texas Shaka Smart VCU 3rd 2 0 0Texas Tech Chris Beard Little Rock 2nd 1 0 0West Virginia Bob Huggins Kansas State 11th 9 1 0

Preseason

Big 12 Preseason Poll

Big 12 CoachesPoints 1. Kansas (9)81 2. West Virginia (1)71 3. TCU64 4. Texas49 5. Baylor47 6. Oklahoma43 7. Texas Tech36 8. Kansas State27 9. Iowa State22 10. Oklahoma State 10Reference: (#) first place votes

Pre-Season All-Big 12 Team Big 12 CoachesDevonte' Graham, G KansasJeffrey Carroll, G/F Oklahoma StateVladimir Brodziansky, F TCUZach Smith, F Texas TechJevon Carter, G West VirginiaReference:

Player of the Year: Devonte' Graham, Kansas Newcomer of the Year: Malik Newman, Kansas Freshman of the Year: Mohamed Bamba, Texas

Preseason watchlists

Woodenhttp://www.woodenaward.com/john_r_wooden_award_presented_by_wendy_s_announces_2017_18_preseason_top_50|JOHN R. WOODEN AWARD PRESENTED BY WENDY’S ANNOUNCES 2017-18 PRESEASON TOP 50Naismithhttp://www.big12sports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=106110&SPID=13134&DB_OEM_ID=10410&ATCLID=211677953 Big 12 Places Five on Preseason Naismith ListRobertsonhttp://www.sportswriters.net/usbwa/news/2018/oscar171106.html OSCAR ROBERTSON TROPHY PRESEASON WATCH LIST ANNOUNCEDCousyhttps://www.ncaa.com/news/basketball-men/article/2017-10-17/college-basketball-20-players-named-2018-bob-cousy-award College basketball: 20 players named to 2018 Bob Cousy Award watch listWesthttps://www.ncaa.com/news/basketball-men/article/2017-10-17/college-basketball-20-players-named-2018-jerry-west-award College basketball: 20 players named to 2018 Jerry West Award watch listErvinghttps://www.ncaa.com/news/basketball-men/article/2017-10-18/college-basketball-21-players-named-2018-julius-erving-award College basketball: 21 players named to 2018 Julius Erving Award preseason watch listMalonehttps://www.ncaa.com/news/basketball-men/article/2017-10-19/college-basketball-21-players-named-2018-karl-malone-award College basketball: 21 players named to 2018 Karl Malone Award watch listAbdul-Jabbarhttps://www.ncaa.com/news/basketball-men/article/2017-10-20/college-basketball-20-players-named-2018-kareem-abdul-jabbar College basketball: 20 players named to 2018 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Award watch listOlson Devonte' Graham - KansasMalik Newman - KansasTrae Young - OklahomaJeffrey Carroll - Oklahoma StateMohamed Bamba - TexasJevon Carter - West VirginiaDeVonte' Graham - KansasMalik Newman - KansasJeffrey Carroll - Oklahoma StateMohamed Bamba - TexasJevon Carter - West Virginia DeVonte' Graham - KansasMohamed Bamba - TexasJevon Carter - West VirginiaManu Lecomte - BaylorDeVonte' Graham - KansasTrae Young - OklahomaJevon Carter - West VirginiaMalik Newman - KansasAndrew Jones - TexasDaxter Miles, Jr - West VirginiaJeffrey Carroll - Oklahoma StateDylan Osetkowski - TexasZach Smith - Texas TechVladimir Brodziansky - TCUMohamed Bamba - TexasDeVonte' Graham - KansasJevon Carter - West Virginia

Tournaments

Team Tournament FinishBaylor CBE Hall of Fame Classic ChampionsIowa State Puerto Rico Tip-Off ChampionsKansas Miami Invitational Won all 4 gamesKansas State Las Vegas Invitational 3rd PlaceOklahoma Phil Knight Invitational 5th PlaceOklahoma State Legends Classic 3rd PlaceTCU Emerald Coast Classic ChampionsTexas Phil Knight Invitational 4th PlaceTexas Tech Hall of Fame Tip Off ChampionsWest Virginia AdvoCare Invitational Champions

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Regular season

Conference matrix   BaylorIowa StateKansasKansas StateOklahomaOklahoma StateTCUTexasTexas TechWest Virginiavs. Baylor — 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 0–2 2–0 0–2 1–1 2–0 vs. Iowa State 1–1 — 2–0 2–0 1–1 2–0 2–0 2–0 1–1 1–1vs. Kansas 1–1 0–2 — 0–2 1–1 2–0 0–2 0–2 1–1 0–2vs. Kansas State 0–2 0–2 2–0 — 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–2 2–0 2–0 vs. Oklahoma 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 — 1–1 0–2 2–0 1–1 2–0vs. Oklahoma State 2–0 0–2 0–2 2–0 1–1 — 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 vs. TCU 0–2 0–2 2–0 1–1 2–0 0–2 — 1–1 2–0 1–1 vs. Texas 2–0 0–2 2–0 2–0 0–2 1–1 1–1 — 1–1 1–1 vs. Texas Tech 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 — 1–1vs. West Virginia 0–2 1–1 2–0 0–2 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 — Total 8–10 4–14 13–5 10–8 8–10 8–10 9–9 8–10 11–7 11–7

Big 12 vs Power 5 matchups This is a list of the power conference teams (ACC, Big 10, Pac-12 and SEC) the Big 12 plays in the non-conference (Rankings from the AP Poll):

Date Visitor Home Site Conference Score November 10, 2017 No. 25 Texas A&M No. 11 West Virginia Ramstein Air Base • Ramstein, GER SEC L, 88–65 November 10, 2017 Iowa State Missouri Mizzou Arena • Columbia, MO SEC L, 74–59 November 14, 2017 No. 4 Kansas No. 7 Kentucky United Center • Chicago SEC W, 65–61 November 18, 2017 Texas Tech Boston College Mohegan Sun Arena • Uncasville, CT ACC W, 75–64 November 19, 2017 No. 20 Northwestern Texas Tech Mohegan Sun Arena • Uncasville, CT Big Ten W, 85–49 November 20, 2017 Oklahoma State No. 16 Texas A&M Barclays Center • Brooklyn, NY SEC L, 72–55 November 20, 2017 No. 22 Baylor Wisconsin Sprint Center • Kansas City, MO Big Ten W, 70–65 November 21, 2017 Pittsburgh Oklahoma State Barclays Center • Brooklyn, NY ACC W, 73–67 November 23, 2017 Oklahoma Arkansas Moda Center • Portland, OR SEC W, 92–83 November 23, 2017 Kansas State Arizona State Orleans Arena • Las Vegas, NV Pac-12 L, 92–90 November 24, 2017 No. 1 Duke Texas Moda Center • Portland, OR ACC L, 85–78 November 25, 2017 Missouri No. 23 West Virginia HP Field House • Lake Buena Vista, FL SEC W, 83–79 November 26, 2017 Oregon Oklahoma Moda Center • Portland, OR Pac-12 W, 90–80 December 2, 2017 No. 2 Kansas Syracuse American Airlines Arena • Miami, FL ACC W, 76–60 December 3, 2017 Kansas State Vanderbilt Memorial Gymnasium • Nashville, TN SEC W, 84–79 December 5, 2017 No. 18 Virginia West Virginia WVU Coliseum • Morgantown, WV ACC W, 68–61 December 6, 2017 Washington No. 2 Kansas Sprint Center • Kansas City, MO Pac-12 L, 74–65 December 7, 2017 Iowa Iowa State Hilton Coliseum • Ames, IA Big Ten W, 84–78 December 8, 2017 Oklahoma No. 25 USC Staples Center • Los Angeles, CA Pac-12 W, 85–83 December 9, 2017 No. 18 West Virginia Pittsburgh Petersen Events Center • Pittsburgh, PA ACC W, 69-60 December 10, 2017 No. 16 Arizona State No. 2 Kansas Allen Fieldhouse • Lawrence, KS Pac-12 L, 95-85 December 12, 2017 Michigan Texas Frank Erwin Center • Austin, TX Big Ten L, 59-52 December 16, 2017 Oklahoma State No. 24 Florida State BB&T Center • Sunrise, FL ACC W, 71-70 December 16, 2017 No. 13 Kansas Nebraska Pinnacle Bank Arena • Lincoln, NE Big Ten W, 73-72 December 20, 2017 Kansas State Washington State Veterans Memorial Arena • Spokane, WA Pac-12 W, 68-65 December 21, 2017 No. 14 Kansas Stanford Golden 1 Center • Sacramento, CA Pac-12 W, 75-54 December 22, 2017 Northwestern No. 17 Oklahoma Lloyd Noble Center • Norman, OK Big Ten W, 104-78 December 22, 2017 Texas Alabama Legacy Arena • Birmingham, AL SEC W, 66-50 January 27, 2018 Texas A&M No. 5 Kansas Allen Fieldhouse • Lawrence, KS SEC W, 79–68 January 27, 2018 Kentucky No. 7 West Virginia WVU Coliseum • Morgantown, WV SEC L, 83–76 January 27, 2018 Baylor No. 22 Florida O'Connell Center • Gainesville, FL SEC L, 81–60 January 27, 2018 No. 14 Texas Tech South Carolina Colonial Life Arena • Columbia, SC SEC W, 70–63 January 27, 2018 Georgia Kansas State Bramlage Coliseum • Manhattan, KS SEC W, 56–51 January 27, 2018 Ole Miss Texas Frank Erwin Center • Austin, TX SEC W, 85–72 January 27, 2018 No. 12 Oklahoma Alabama Coleman Coliseum • Tuscaloosa, AL SEC L, 80–73 January 27, 2018 No. 22 Tennessee Iowa State Hilton Coliseum • Ames, IA SEC L, 68–45 January 27, 2018 TCU Vanderbilt Memorial Gymnasium • Nashville, TN SEC L, 81–78 January 27, 2018 Oklahoma State Arkansas Bud Walton Arena • Fayetteville, AR SEC L, 66–65

Big 12/SEC Challenge

Date TimeBig 12 teamSEC teamLocationTVAttendanceWinnerLeader Sat., Jan. 27 12:00 pm Baylor No. 20 Florida O'Connell Center • Gainesville, FL ESPN Florida (81–60) SEC (1–0) No. 14 Texas Tech South Carolina Colonial Life Arena • Columbia, SC ESPN2 Texas Tech (70–63) Tied (1–1) 2:00 pm Texas Ole Miss Frank Erwin Center • Austin, TX ESPN2 Texas (85–72) Big 12 (2–1) Kansas State Georgia Bramlage Coliseum • Manhattan, KS ESPNU Kansas State (56–51) Big 12 (3–1) 2:15 pm No. 12 Oklahoma Alabama Coleman Coliseum • Tuscaloosa, AL ESPN Alabama (80–73) Big 12 (3–2) 4:00 pm TCU Vanderbilt Memorial Gymnasium • Nashville, TN ESPN2 Vanderbilt (81–78) Iowa State No. 22 Tennessee Hilton Coliseum • Ames, IA ESPNU Tennessee (68–45) 4:30 pm No. 5 Kansas Texas A&M Allen Fieldhouse • Lawrence, KS ESPN Kansas (79–68) 6:00 pm Oklahoma State Arkansas Bud Walton Arena • Fayetteville, AR ESPN2 Arkansas (66–65) 7:00 pm No. 7 West Virginia Kentucky WVU Coliseum • Morgantown, WV ESPN Kentucky (83–76) Auburn, LSU, Mississippi State, and Missouri did not participate for the SEC.All times Eastern

Postseason

Big 12 tournament

March 7–10, 2018–Big 12 Conference Basketball Tournament, Sprint Center, Kansas City, MO.