The 2021–22 Big 12 men's basketball season began with practices in October 2020, followed by the start of the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season in November. Regular season conference play began in November 2021 and concludes in March 2022. The 2022 Big 12 men's basketball tournament was held March 9–12, 2022, at the T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, Missouri.
Baylor won their first ever National Championship in 2021, becoming the first Big 12 team to win the National Championship since Kansas in 2008. Kansas would make it two straight national championships for the conference, defeating North Carolina, 72-69, in the finals.
Coaches
Coaching changes +CoachSchoolReasonReplacementSteve ProhmIowa StateFiredT. J. OtzelbergerLon KrugerOklahomaRetiredPorter MoserShaka SmartTexasLeft for MarquetteChris BeardChris BeardTexas TechLeft for TexasMark Adams
Head coaches Note: Stats are through the beginning of the season. All stats and records are from time at current school only. TeamHead coachPrevious jobSeasons at school as HCOverall record at SchoolBig 12 recordNCAA tournamentsNCAA Final FoursNCAA ChampionshipsBaylorScott DrewValparaiso19th)911Iowa StateT. J. OtzelbergerUNLV1st000KansasBill SelfIllinois19th1731Kansas StateBruce WeberIllinois10th500OklahomaPorter MoserLoyola Chicago1st000Oklahoma StateMike BoyntonOklahoma State (asst.)5th100TCUJamie DixonPittsburgh6th100TexasChris BeardTexas Tech1st000Texas TechMark AdamsTexas Tech (asst.)1st000West VirginiaBob HugginsKansas State15th1010
Preseason
Recruiting classes +RankingsTeamESPNRivalsScout/247 SportsSigneesBaylorNo. 15No. 13No. 153Iowa State-No. 61No. 781KansasNo. 9No. 16No. 114Kansas State-No. 82No. 1262Oklahoma-No. 37No. 364Oklahoma State--- -TCU-No. 77No. 981Texas-No. 62No. 761Texas Tech--No. 1151West Virginia-No. 35No. 464
Preseason watchlists Below is a table of notable preseason watch lists. WoodenNaismithCousyWestErvingMaloneNABCAbdul-JabbarMatthew Mayer, BaylorAdam Flagler, BaylorOchai Agbaji, KansasRemy Martin, KansasDavid McCormack, KansasMarcus Carr, TexasTerrence Shannon Jr., Texas TechJames Akinjo, BaylorAndrew Jones, TexasMoussa Cissé, Oklahoma StateTre Mitchell, TexasKendall Brown, BaylorJalen Wilson, KansasTimmy Allen, TexasKevin Obanor, Texas Tech
Big 12 Preseason Poll
Big 12 CoachesPoints 1. Kansas (8)80 2. Texas (2)70 3. Baylor67 4. Texas Tech51 5. Oklahoma State49 5. West Virginia49 7. Oklahoma29 8. TCU24 9. Kansas State22 10. Iowa State9Reference: (#) first place votes
Pre-Season All-Big 12 Team Big 12 CoachesMatthew Mayer, G/F BaylorOchai Agbaji, G KansasRemy Martin, G KansasDavid McCormack, F KansasMarcus Carr, G TexasTerrence Shannon Jr., G Texas Tech† denotes unanimous selectionReference:
Player of the Year: Remy Martin, Kansas Newcomer of the Year: Marcus Carr, Texas Freshman of the Year: Kendall Brown, Baylor
Preseason national polls
APAthlonSportsBlue RibbonYearbookCBS SportsCoachesESPNKenpomSBNationSportsIllustratedBaylor881214710487Iowa State148113108Kansas333432333Kansas State868282Oklahoma485247Oklahoma StateRV26RV233725TCU1207566Texas54410551452Texas TechRV40RV261226West Virginia45RV4639
Rankings +Legend Increase in ranking Decrease in ranking Not ranked previous week
PreWk2Wk3Wk4Wk5Wk6Wk7Wk8Wk9Wk10Wk11Wk12Wk13Wk14Wk15Wk16Wk17Wk 18FinalBaylorAP896421 (61)1 (60)1 (61)1 (61)1 (61)5481071033 -C8–5421 (30)1 (32)1 (32)1 (32)1 (32)64810811439Iowa StateAP191711981115152320RVRV -C–231911881116142422RVRVRVRV23KansasAP3348877669751086566 -C3–3777766107510865761 (32)Kansas StateAP -C–OklahomaAPRVRVRVRVRVRVRV -C–RVRVRVRVRVRVRVRVOklahoma StateAPRVRVRV -CRV–RVTCUAPRVRVRV -C–RVRVRVRVRVRVTexasAP58877171617142123RV232020202122 -C5–881117171816222225212020222122RVTexas TechAPRVRVRVRVRV252525251918131491191214 -CRV–RVRVRV24252525191914149119121412West VirginiaAPRVRVRVRVRVRVRV -CRV–RVRVRVRVRVRVRVRV
Regular season
Conference matrix BaylorIowa StateKansasKansas StateOklahomaOklahoma StateTCUTexasTexas TechWest Virginiavs. Baylor—0–21–10–20–21–10–20–22–00–2vs. Iowa State2–0–2–01–11–11–11–11–11–11–1vs. Kansas1–10–2—0–20–20–21–11–11–10–2vs. Kansas State2–01–12–0—2–01–11–11–11–11–1vs. Oklahoma2–01–12–00–2—1–12–02–01–10–2vs. Oklahoma State1–11–12–01–11–1–1–11–11–11–1vs. TCU2–01–11–11–10–21–1–2–01–11–1vs. Texas2–01–11–11–10–21–10–2—2–00–2vs. Texas Tech0–21–11–11–11–11–11–10–2—0–2vs. West Virginia2–01–12–01–12–01–11–12–02–0—Total14–47–1114–46–127–118–108–1010–812–64–14 Through games of March 5, 2022
Multi-Team Events MTEPlace/FinishBaylorBattle 4 Atlantis1stIowa StateNIT Season Tip-Off1stKansasESPN Events Invitational3rdKansas StateHall of Fame Classic4thOklahomaMyrtle Beach Invitational2ndOklahoma StateBasketball Hall of Fame Showcase2-0TCUSoCal Challenge2-1TexasAbe Lemons Classic3-0Texas TechTexas Tech/Grand Canyon MTE2-0West VirginiaCharleston Classic3rd
Big 12 - Big East Battle DateBig East teamBig 12 teamScoreLocationTelevisionAttendanceLeaderProvidenceTexas Tech72–68Dunkin Donuts Center • Providence, Rhode IslandFS110,020Big East (1–0)Fri., Dec. 3St. John'sNo. 8 Kansas95–75UBS Arena • Elmont, New YorkFS19,769Tie (1–1)CreightonNo. 19 Iowa State64–58CHI Health Center Omaha • Omaha, NebraskaFS118,294Big 12 (2–1)Sun., Dec. 5XavierOklahoma State77–71Gallagher-Iba Arena • Stillwater, OklahomaESPN213,611Tie (2–2)Tue., Dec. 7ButlerOklahoma66–62Lloyd Noble Center • Norman, OklahomaESPN211,562Big East (3–2)Wed., Dec. 8No. 15 UConnWest Virginia56–53WVU Coliseum • Morgantown, West VirginiaESPN212,045Tie (3–3)MarquetteKansas State64–63Bramlage Coliseum • Manhattan, KansasESPN27,184Big East (4–3)Thu., Dec. 9No. 23 Seton HallNo. 7 Texas64–60Prudential Center • Newark, New JerseyFS110,481Big East (5–3)No. 6 VillanovaNo. 2 Baylor57–36Ferrell Center • Waco, TexasABC10,264Big East (5–4)Sat., Dec. 18GeorgetownTCU80–73Capital One Arena • Washington, D.C.FS15,053Tie (5–5)WINNERS ARE IN BOLD. HOME TEAM IN ITALICS. Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game. Did not participate: DePaul
Big 12/SEC Challenge DateTimeBig 12 teamSEC teamLocationTVAttendanceWinnerLeaderSat., Jan. 2912:00 PMTCU19 LSUSchollmaier Arena • Fort Worth, TX ESPN26,539TCU (77-68)Big 12 (1-0)2:00 PMOklahoma1 AuburnAuburn Arena • Auburn, AL ESPN9,121 Auburn (86-68)Tied (1-1)West VirginiaArkansasBud Walton Arena • Fayetteville, AR ESPN219,200Arkansas (77-66)SEC (2-1) 23 Iowa StateMissouriHilton Coliseum • Ames, IA ESPNU 13,612 Iowa State (67-50) Tied (2-2)4:00 PM4 BaylorAlabamaColeman Coliseum • Tuscaloosa, AL ESPN14,474Alabama (87-78)SEC (3-2)Oklahoma StateFloridaO'Connell Center • Gainesville, FL ESPN210,056Florida (81-72)SEC (4-2)Kansas StateOle MissThe Sandy and John Black Pavilion at Ole Miss • Oxford, MS ESPNU 7,135 Ole Miss (67-56) SEC (5-2)6:00 PM5 Kansas12 KentuckyAllen Fieldhouse • Lawrence, KS ESPN16,300Kentucky (80-62)SEC (6-2)13 Texas TechMississippi StateUnited Supermarkets Arena • Lubbock, TX ESPN215,098Texas Tech (76-50)SEC (6-3)8:00 PMTexas18 TennesseeFrank Erwin Center • Austin, TX ESPN16,540Texas (52-51)SEC (6-4)Georgia, South Carolina, Texas A&M and Vanderbilt did not participate for the SEC.All times Eastern
Players of the Week Week Player of the week Newcomer of the weekNovember 15, 2021Ochai Agbaji, KansasTanner Groves, OklahomaNovember 22, 2021Taz Sherman, West Virginia Tre Mitchell, TexasNovember 29, 2021Gabe Kalscheur, Iowa StateGabe Kalscheur, Iowa StateDecember 6, 2021Christian Braun, KansasTanner Groves, Oklahoma (2)December 13, 2021Taz Sherman, West Virginia (2) Izaiah Brockington, Iowa StateDecember 20, 2021 Mike Miles, TCUKendall Brown, BaylorDecember 27, 2021Izaiah Brockington, Iowa StateIzaiah Brockington, Iowa State (2)Sean McNeil, West VirginiaJanuary 3, 2022James Akinjo, BaylorMark Smith, Kansas StateJanuary 10, 2022Adam Flagler, BaylorJames Akinjo, BaylorJanuary 17, 2022Ochai Agbaji, Kansas (2)Gabe Kalscheur, Iowa State (2)January 24, 2022Ochai Agbaji, Kansas (3)Kevin Obanor, Texas TechNijel Pack, Kansas StateJanuary 31, 2022Izaiah Brockington, Iowa State (2)Bryson Williams, Texas TechFebruary 7, 2022Nijel Pack, Kansas State (2)Damion Baugh, TCUFebruary 14, 2022Jalen Wilson, KansasJames Akinjo, Baylor (2)February 21, 2022Ochai Agbaji, Kansas (4)Bryson Williams, Texas Tech (2)Izaiah Brockington, Iowa State (3)February 28, 2022Izaiah Brockington, Iowa State (4)Timmy Allen, TexasMarch 7, 2022James Akinjo, Baylor (2)Kendall Brown, Baylor (2)Tanner Groves, Oklahoma (3)
Record vs Other Conferences The Big 12 had record of 119–28 in non-conference play. +Power 6 ConferencesConferenceRecordACC7–3Big East10–6Big Ten5–2Pac–126–1SEC10–7Combined38–19 Other ConferencesConferenceRecordAmerica East3–0American4–2ASUN5–0Atlantic 102–2Big Sky3–0Big South1–0Big West0–0Colonial2–0Conference USA5–0Horizon4–1Independents/Non-Division I0–0Ivy League0–0Metro Atlantic1–0Mid-American1–0Mid-Eastern Athletic1–0Missouri Valley2–0Mountain West2–1Northeast0–0Ohio Valley1–0Patriot0–0Southern0–0Southland12–0Southwestern Athletic16–0Summit5–0Sun Belt3–0West Coast1–3Western Athletic7–0Combined81–9
Postseason
Big 12 tournament
Bracket
NCAA tournament
The winner of the Big 12 tournament, Kansas, received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. Six Big 12 teams received bids to the NCAA tournament.
Seed Region School First round Second round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight Final Four Championship1MidwestKansasdefeated (16) Texas Southern 83–56defeated (9) Creighton 79–72defeated (4) Providence 88–61defeated (10) Miami (FL) 76–50defeated (S 2) Villanova 81–65 defeated (E 8) North Carolina 72–691East Baylordefeated (16) Norfolk State 85–49lost to (8) North Carolina 93–86 3WestTexas Techdefeated (14) Montana St 97–62defeated (14) Montana State 97–62lost to (2) Duke 78–736EastTexasdefeated (11) Virginia Tech 81–73lost to (2) Purdue 81–719SouthTCUdefeated (8) Seton Hall 69–42lost to (1) Arizona 85–8011MidwestIowa Statedefeated (6) LSU 59–54defeated (3) Wisconsin 54–49lost to (10) Miami (FL) 70–56W–L (%): Total:
Honors and awards
All-Americans
Consensus All-AmericansFirst TeamG Ochai Agbaji, KUReference: To earn "consensus" status, a player must win honors from a majority of the following teams: the Associated Press, the USBWA, Sporting News, and the National Association of Basketball Coaches.
James Akinjo also received third team All-American honors from the AP, ISBWA, Sporting News and NABC.
All-Big 12 awards and teams 2022 Big 12 Men's Basketball Individual Awards Award Recipient(s)Player of the YearOchai Agbaji, KU†Coach of the YearScott Drew, BUCo-Defensive Players of the YearJonathan Tchamwa Tchatchoua, BUMoussa Cisse, OSUGabe Osabuohien, WVUSixth Man AwardJeremy Sochan, BaylorNewcomer of the YearIzaiah Brockington, ISUFreshman of the YearTyrese Hunter, ISUMost Improved PlayerNijel Pack, KSUReference:
2022 Big 12 Men's Basketball All-Conference Teams First Team Second Team Third Team Defensive Team Newcomer Team Freshman TeamJames Akinjo, BUIzaiah Brockington, ISUOchai Agbaji, KU†Nigel Pack, KSUBryson Williams, TTU†Adam Flagler, BUChristian Braun, KUMike Miles Jr., TCUTimmy Allen, UTTaz Sherman, WVUDavid McCormack, KUJalen Wilson, KUMark Smith, KSUAvery Anderson III, OSUMarcus Carr, UTJonathan Tchamwa Tchatchoua, BUDajuan Harris Jr., KUMarkquis Nowell, KSUMoussa Cisse, OSUGabe Osabuohien, WVUJames Akinjo, BUIzaiah Brockington, ISUMark Smith, KSUTimmy Allen, UTBryson Williams, TTU†Jeremy Sochan, BU†Kendall Brown, BU†KJ Adams Jr., KUTyrese Hunter, ISU†C.J. Noland, OU † - denotes unanimous selection