The 2019–20 Big 12 men's basketball season began with practices in October 2019, followed by the start of the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season in November. Regular season conference play started in December 2019 and concluded in March 2019. The Big 12 tournament was scheduled to be held from March 11 through 14 and will be played at the Sprint Center in Kansas City, Missouri, but it was cancelled after the first round due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Coaches
Coaching changes There were no head coaching changes following the 2018–19 Big 12 Conference men's basketball season.
Head coaches 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 Overall record Big 12 record NCAA Tournaments NCAA Final Fours NCAA ChampionshipsBaylor Scott Drew Valparaiso 16th 8 0 0Iowa State Steve Prohm Murray State 5th 3 0 0Kansas Bill Self Illinois 17th 16 3 1Kansas State Bruce Weber Illinois 8th 5 0 0Oklahoma Lon Kruger UNLV 9th 7 1 0Oklahoma State Mike Boynton Oklahoma State (asst.) 3rd 0 0 0TCU Jamie Dixon Pittsburgh 4th 1 0 0Texas Shaka Smart VCU 5th 2 0 0Texas Tech Chris Beard Little Rock 4th 2 1 0West Virginia Bob Huggins Kansas State 13th 9 1 0
Preseason
Big 12 Preseason Poll
Big 12 CoachesPoints 1. Kansas (8)80 2. Baylor (1)71 3. Texas Tech (1)62 4. Texas57 5. West Virginia45 6. Oklahoma State42 7. Iowa State30 8. Oklahoma29 9. Kansas State23 10. TCU11Reference: (#) first place votes
Pre-Season All-Big 12 Team Big 12 CoachesTristan Clark, F BaylorTyrese Haliburton, G Iowa StateUdoka Azubuike, F KansasDevon Dotson, G KansasDesmond Bane, G TCUReference:
Player of the Year: Udoka Azubuike, Kansas Newcomer of the Year: Chris Clarke, Texas Tech Freshman of the Year: Oscar Tshiebwe, West Virginia
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Regular season Conference matrix BaylorIowa StateKansasKansas StateOklahomaOklahoma StateTCUTexasTexas TechWest Virginiavs. Baylor — 0–2 1–1 0–2 0–2 0–2 1–1 0–2 0–2 1–1vs. Iowa State 2–0 — 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–0vs. Kansas 1–1 0–2 — 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2vs. Kansas State 2–0 1–1 2–0 — 1–1 2–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 1–1vs. Oklahoma 2–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 — 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 0–2vs. Oklahoma State 2–0 1–1 2–0 0–2 1–1 — 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–0vs. TCU 1–1 1–1 2–0 0–2 2–0 1–1 — 2–0 1–1 1–1vs. Texas 2–0 1–1 2–0 0–2 1–1 1–1 0–2 — 1–1 1–1vs. Texas Tech 2–0 0–2 2–0 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 — 1–1vs. West Virginia 1–1 0–2 2–0 1–1 2–0 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 — Total 15–3 5–13 17–1 3–15 9–9 7–11 7–11 9–9 9–9 9–9
Big12/SEC Challenge
DateTimeBig 12 teamSEC teamLocationTVAttendanceWinnerLeaderSat., Jan. 2512:00 PMIowa State16 AuburnAuburn Arena • Auburn, ALESPNU 9,121 Auburn (80–76) SEC (1–0)14 West VirginiaMissouriWVU Coliseum • Morgantown, WVESPN 14,031 West Virginia (74–51) Tied (1–1)2:00 PMTexasLSUFrank Erwin Center • Austin, TXESPN11,287LSU (69–67)SEC (2–1)OklahomaMississippi StateChesapeake Energy Arena • Oklahoma City, OKESPN26,442Oklahoma (63–62)Tied (2–2)4:00 PM3 KansasTennesseeAllen Fieldhouse • Lawrence, KSESPN16,300Kansas (74–68)Big 12 (3–2)Oklahoma StateTexas A&MReed Arena • College Station, TXESPNU7,622Oklahoma State (73–62)Big 12 (4–2)TCUArkansasBud Walton Arena • Fayetteville, ARESPN219,200Arkansas (78–67)Big 12 (4–3)6:00 PM18 Texas Tech15 KentuckyUnited Supermarkets Arena • Lubbock, TXESPN14,763Kentucky (76–74OT)Tied (4–4)Kansas StateAlabamaColeman Coliseum • Tuscaloosa, ALESPN211,824Alabama (77–74)SEC (5–4)8:00 PM1 BaylorFloridaO'Connell Center • Gainesville, FLESPN11,092Baylor (72–61)Tied (5–5)Georgia, Ole Miss, South Carolina, and Vanderbilt will not participate for the SEC, instead participating in the SEC/American Alliance.All times Eastern
Postseason
Big 12 Tournament
All 10 conference teams will participate in the tournament. The top six teams earn a first round bye.
Teams will be seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records. Seed School Conf Tiebreaker 1 Tiebreaker 2 Tiebreaker 3 Tiebreaker 41Kansas 17–1 2Baylor 15–3 3Oklahoma 9–9 4–2 vs. Texas/Texas Tech/West Virginia4Texas 9–9 3–3 vs. Oklahoma/Texas Tech/West Virginia 0–2 vs. Kansas 0–2 vs. Baylor 3–1 vs. TCU/Oklahoma State5Texas Tech 9–9 3–3 vs. Oklahoma/Texas/West Virginia 0–2 vs. Kansas 0–2 vs. Baylor 2–2 vs. TCU/Oklahoma State6West Virginia 9–9 2–4 vs. Oklahoma/Texas/Texas Tech7TCU 7–111–1 vs. Oklahoma State0–2 vs. Kansas1–1 vs. Baylor8Oklahoma State 7–111–1 vs. TCU0–2 vs. Kansas0–2 vs. Baylor9Iowa State 5–13 10Kansas State 3–15
Bracket
Honors and awards
All-Big 12 awards and teams 2019 Big 12 Men's Basketball Individual Awards Award Recipient(s)Player of the YearUdoka Azubuike, C, KansasCoach of the YearScott Drew, BaylorDefensive Player of the YearMarcus Garrett, G, KansasSixth Man AwardDevonte Bandoo, G, BaylorNewcomer of the YearDavion Mitchell, G, BaylorFreshman of the YearJahmi'us Ramsey, G, Texas TechReference:
2020 Big 12 Men's Basketball All-Conference Teams First Team Second Team Third Team Defensive Team Newcomer Team Freshman TeamJared Butler†, G, BaylorUdoka Azubuike†, C, KansasDevon Dotson†, G, KansasKristian Doolittle, F, OklahomaDesmond Bane, G, TCUMaCio Teague, G, BaylorFreddie Gillespie, F, BaylorTyrese Haliburton, G, Iowa StateJahmi'us Ramsey, G, Texas TechOscar Tshiebwe, F, West VirginiaDavion Mitchell, G, BaylorMark Vital, G/F, BaylorMarcus Garrett, G, KansasBrady Manek, F, OklahomaMatt Coleman III, G, TexasFreddie Gillespie, F, BaylorDavion Mitchell, G, BaylorMark Vital†, G/F, BaylorUdoka Azubuike, C, KansasMarcus Garrett†, G, KansasDavion Mitchell†, G, BaylorMaCio Teague†, G, BaylorAustin Reaves, G, OklahomaJahmi'us Ramsey, G, Texas TechOscar Tshiebwe, F, West VirginiaChristian Braun, G, KansasJahmi'us Ramsey†, G, Texas TechTerrence Shannon Jr., G, Texas TechMiles McBride, F, West VirginiaOscar Tshiebwe†, F, West Virginia † - denotes unanimous selection
Phillips 66 Big 12 Men’s Basketball Weekly Awards
WeekPlayer of the WeekSchoolNewcomer of the WeekSchoolRef.Nov 11Tyrese HaliburtonIowa StateT. J. HolyfieldTexas TechNov 18Kristian DoolittleOklahomaOscar TshiebweWest VirginiaNov 25Jared ButlerBaylorJahmi'us RamseyTexas TechDec 2Devon DotsonKansasOscar Tshiebwe (2)West VirginiaDec 9Freddie GillespieBaylorRasir BoltonIowa StateDec 16Devon Dotson (2)KansasTerrence Shannon Jr.Texas TechDec 23Kristian Doolittle (2)OklahomaChris ClarkeTexas TechDec 30Cartier DiarraKansas StateMiles McBrideWest VirginiaJan 6Tyrese Haliburton (2)Iowa StateOscar Tshiebwe (3)West VirginiaJan 13Jared Butler (2)BaylorMaCio TeagueMiles McBride (2)BaylorWest VirginiaJan 20Kyler EdwardsTexas TechIsaiah MossKansasJan 27Udoka AzubuikeKansasRasir Bolton (2)Iowa StateFeb 3Devon Dotson (3)KansasJahmi'us Ramsey (2)Texas TechFeb 10Udoka Azubuike (2)KansasMaCio Teague (2)BaylorFeb 17Kristian Doolittle (3)OklahomaKalib BooneOklahoma StateFeb 24Udoka Azubuike (3)KansasJahmi'us Ramsey (3)Texas TechMar 2Desmond BaneAndrew JonesTCUTexasP. J. FullerTCUMar 9Austin ReavesOklahomaOscar Tshiebwe (4)West Virginia
See also 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season Big 12 Conference Big 12/SEC Challenge
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