The 2022–23 Big 12 men's basketball season began with the start of the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season in November. Regular season conference play began in December 2022 and concludes in March 2023. The 2023 Big 12 men's basketball tournament was held March 8–11, 2023, at the T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, Missouri.

Kansas won their sixth national championship at the conclusion of the 2021–22 season, defeating North Carolina in the National Championship. This marked the final season for the Big 12 Conference before expanding to 14 teams.

Coaches

Coaching changes +CoachSchoolReasonReplacementBruce WeberKansas StateResignationJerome Tang

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 DrewValparaiso20th1011Iowa StateT. J. OtzelbergerUNLV2nd100KansasBill SelfIllinois20th1842Kansas StateJerome TangBaylor (asst.)1st000OklahomaPorter MoserLoyola Chicago2nd000Oklahoma StateMike BoyntonOklahoma State (asst.)6th100TCUJamie DixonPittsburgh7th200TexasChris BeardTexas Tech2nd100Texas TechMark AdamsTexas Tech (asst.)2nd100West VirginiaBob HugginsKansas State16th1010

Preseason

Big 12 Preseason Poll

Big 12 CoachesPoints 1. Baylor (5)77 2. Kansas (4)73 3. Texas (1)64 4. TCU58 5. Oklahoma State42 5. Texas Tech42 7. Oklahoma32 8. Iowa State30 9. West Virginia20 10. Kansas State12Reference: (#) first place votes

Pre-Season All-Big 12 Team Big 12 CoachesAdam Flagler, G Baylor†Jalen Wilson, F Kansas†Avery Anderson III, G Oklahoma StateMike Miles Jr., G TCU†Timmy Allen, F TexasMarcus Carr., G Texas† denotes unanimous selectionReference: Player of the Year: Mike Miles Jr., TCU Newcomer of the Year: Grant Sherfield, Oklahoma Freshman of the Year: Keyontae George, Baylor

Recruiting classes +RankingsTeamESPNRivals247 SportsOn3SigneesBaylor251642203Iowa State-2640443Kansas53434Kansas State-5170833Oklahoma--38503Oklahoma State--8665 1TCU--93811Texas786154Texas Tech-1315224West Virginia-2450845

Preseason watchlists Below is a table of notable preseason watch lists. WoodenNaismithCousyWestErvingMaloneNABCAbdul-JabbarAdam Flagler, BaylorKeyonte George, BaylorKevin McCullar, KansasJalen Wilson, KansasMike Miles Jr., TCUTimmy Allen, TexasTyrese Hunter, TexasOsun Osunniyi, Iowa StateFardaws Aimaq, Texas TechMoussa Cissé, Oklahoma StateGrant Sherfield, OklahomaMarcus Carr, Texas

Preseason national polls/ratings

247 SportsAPBlue RibbonYearbookCBS SportsCoachesESPNKenpomNCAA SportsSportsIllustratedBaylor45976861110Iowa StateRV62HMKansas757856856Kansas State77Oklahoma28HMOklahoma State30HMTCU10141715161616819Texas12121412121121212Texas Tech20252425173215West Virginia73HM

Regular season

Conference matrix  BaylorIowa StateKansasKansas StateOklahomaOklahoma StateTCUTexasTexas TechWest Virginiavs. Baylor—2–01–12–00–20–21–11–10–20–2vs. Iowa State0–2–1–11–11–12–00–21–11–12–0vs. Kansas1–11–1—1–10–20–21–11–10–20–2vs. Kansas State0–21–11–1—1–10–21–11–11–11–1vs. Oklahoma2–01–12–01–1—2–01–12–01–11–1vs. Oklahoma State2–00–22–02–00–2–1–12–00–21–1vs. TCU1–12–01–11–11–11–1–1–10–21–1vs. Texas1–11–11–11–10–20–21–1—1–10–2vs. Texas Tech2–01–12–01–11–12–02–01–1—1–1vs. West Virginia2–00–22–01–11–11–11–12–01–1—Total11–79–913–511–75–138–109–912–65–137–11 Through end of regular season.

Big 12/SEC Challenge

DateTimeBig 12 teamSEC teamLocationTVAttendanceWinnerLeaderAll-TimeSat., Jan. 2811:00 AMWest Virginia15 AuburnWVU Coliseum • Morgantown, WVESPN14,116West Virginia (80–77)Big 12 (1–0)Big 12 (49–41)1:00 PMOklahoma2 AlabamaLloyd Noble Center • Norman, OKESPN10,869Oklahoma (93–69)Big 12 (2–0)Big 12 (50–41)Texas TechLSUPete Maravich Assembly Center • Baton Rouge, LAESPNU9,939Texas Tech (76–68)Big 12 (3–0)Big 12 (50–42)12 Iowa StateMissouriMizzou Arena • Columbia, MOESPN215,601Missouri (78–61)Big 12 (3–1)Big 12 (51–42)3:00 PM11 TCUMississippi StateHumphrey Coliseum • Starkville, MS ESPN28,643Mississippi State (81–74) (OT)Big 12 (3–2)Big 12 (51-43)17 BaylorArkansasFerrell Center • Waco, TXESPN10,627Baylor (67–64)Big 12 (4–2)Big 12 (52–43)5:00 PM10 Texas4 TennesseeThompson–Boling Arena • Knoxville, TNESPN21,678Tennessee (82–71)Big 12 (4–3)Big 12 (52–44)5 Kansas StateFloridaBramlage Coliseum • Manhattan, KSESPN211,000Kansas State (64–50)Big 12 (5–3)Big 12 (53–44)7:00 PM9 KansasKentuckyRupp Arena • Lexington, KY ESPN20,418Kansas (77–68)Big 12 (6–3)Big 12 (54–44)Oklahoma StateOle MissGallagher-Iba Arena • Stillwater, OK ESPN29,973Oklahoma State (82–60)Big 12 (7–3)Big 12 (55–44)Georgia, South Carolina, Texas A&M and Vanderbilt did not participate for the SEC.All times Central

Big East-Big 12 Battle DateTimeBig East teamBig 12 teamScoreLocationTelevisionAttendanceLeader 7:30 PM Marquette No. 6 Baylor 96–70 Fiserv Forum • Milwaukee, WI FS1 14,022 Big East (1–0) 5:30 PM Butler Kansas State 76–64 Hinkle Fieldhouse • Indianapolis, IN FS1 7,660 Big East (2–0) 7:00 PM Providence TCU 75–62 Schollmaier Arena • Fort Worth, TX ESPN+ 5,593 Big East (2–1) 7:00 PM Georgetown Texas Tech 79–65 United Supermarkets Arena • Lubbock, TX ESPN+ 14,649 Tie (2–2) 5:30 PM No. 8 UConn Oklahoma State 74–64 Harry A. Gampel Pavilion • Storrs, CT FS1 10,167 Big East (3–2) 6:00 PM No. 7 Creighton No. 2 Texas 72–67 Moody Center • Austin, TX ESPN 10,763 Tie (3–3) 8:00 PM Seton HallNo. 9 Kansas 91–65 Allen Fieldhouse • Lawrence, KS ESPN 16,300 Big 12 (4–3) 11:00 AM Villanova Oklahoma 70–66 Wells Fargo Center • Philadelphia, PA CBS 17,079 Tie (4–4) 5:30 PM Xavier West Virginia 84–74 Cintas Center • Cincinnati, Ohio FS1 10,460 Big East (5–4) 2:00 PM St. John's No. 23 Iowa State 71–60 Hilton Coliseum • Ames, Iowa ESPN2 13,377 Tie (5–5) WINNERS ARE IN BOLD. HOME TEAM IN ITALICS. All times Central. Matchups announced May 19, 2022. Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game. Did not participate: DePaul

Multi-Team Events MTEPlace/FinishBaylorContinental Tire Main Event3rdIowa StatePhil Knight Invitational2ndKansasBattle for Atlantis2ndKansas StateCayman Islands Classic1stOklahomaESPN Events Invitational1stOklahoma StateBaha Mar Hoops Bahamas Championship3rdTCUEmerald Coast Classic1stTexasLeon Black Classic2-0Texas TechMaui Jim Invitational6thWest VirginiaPhil Knight Legacy5th

Big 12 Players of the Week WeekPlayer of the weekNewcomer of the weekNovember 14, 2022Adam Flagler, BaylorKeyontae Johnson, Kansas StateNovember 21, 2022LJ Cryer, BayorGradey Dick, KansasNovember 28, 2022Markquis Nowell, Kansas StateJaren Holmes, Iowa StateDecember 5, 2022Jalen Wilson, KansasKeyonte George, BaylorGradey Dick, Kansas (2)December 12, 2022Tre Mitchell, West VirginiaGrant Sherfield, OklahomaDecember 19, 2022Marcus Carr, TexasKeyontae Johnson, Kansas State (2)December 27, 2022Emanuel Miller, TCUNae’Qwan Tomlin, Kansas StateGrant Sherfield, Oklahoma (2)January 2, 2023Marcus Carr, Texas (2)Keyonte George, Baylor (2)January 9, 2023Markquis Nowell, Kansas State (2)Keyontae Johnson, Kansas State (3)January 16, 2023KJ Adams, KansasSir'Jabari Rice, TexasJanuary 23, 2023Avery Anderson III, Oklahoma StateKeyontae Johnson, Kansas State (4)January 30, 2023LJ Cryer, Baylor (2)Erik Stevenson, West VirginiaFebruary 6, 2023Kalib Boone, Oklahoma StateSir'Jabari Rice, Texas (2)February 13, 2023Adam Flagler, Baylor (2)John-Michael Wright, Oklahoma StateFebruary 20, 2023De'Vion Harmon, Texas TechGradey Dick, Kansas (3)February 27, 2023Marquis Nowell, Kansas State (3)Keyontae Johnson, Kansas State (5)March 6, 2023Erik Stevenson, West VirginiaErik Stevenson, West Virginia (2)

Rankings +Legend Increase in ranking Decrease in ranking Not ranked previous week

 PreWk 1Wk2Wk3Wk4Wk5Wk6Wk7Wk8Wk9Wk10Wk11Wk12Wk13Wk14Wk15Wk16Wk17Wk 18FinalBaylorAP55761211121219RV211711149971011 -C66–101211131316RV2217111291071011Iowa StateAP2320RVRVRV2514121213111923RVRVRV -CRV–2320RVRVRV2514121313131821RVRVRVKansasAP5636684432298953334 -C55–9664432298874345Kansas StateAPRVRVRVRVRVRV111357121214111215 -C–RVRVRVRVRVRV131556111416111213OklahomaAPRV -C–RVRVOklahoma StateAPRVRV -C–RVRVRVTCUAP1415RVRV242120181717141115172224222222 -C1618–RV2522191917171311161924RV222323TexasAP121142277661071010568975 -C1211–228766107109658777Texas TechAP252321RVRVRVRVRV -C2422–RVRVRVRVRVRVRVRVRVWest VirginiaAPRVRVRVRVRV24RVRVRVRVRVRV -C–RVRVRVRV24RVRV

Record vs Other Conferences The Big 12 had a record of 118–30 in non-conference pla. +Power 6 ConferencesConferenceRecordACC5–4Big East9–8Big Ten7–5Pac–127–0SEC13–6Combined41–23 Other ConferencesConferenceRecordAmerica East0–0American4–1ASUN2–0Atlantic 101–0Big Sky6–0Big South1–0Big West1–0Colonial3–0Conference USA4–2Horizon4–0Independents/Non-Division I0–0Ivy League2–0Metro Atlantic1–0Mid-American2–0Mid-Eastern Athletic2–0Missouri Valley0–1Mountain West1–0Northeast0–0Ohio Valley1–0Patriot2–0Southern0–0Southland12–1Southwestern Athletic10–0Summit5–0Sun Belt3–0West Coast2–1Western Athletic8–1Combined77–7

Postseason

Big 12 tournament

March 8–11, T-Mobile Center, Kansas City, MO.

2023 Big 12 men's basketball tournament seeds and results Seed School Conf. Over. Tiebreaker First roundMarch 8 QuarterfinalsMarch 9 SemifinalsMarch 10 ChampionshipMarch 111.Kansas‡13–525–6ByeW vs. West VirginiaW vs. Iowa StateL vs. Texas2.Texas†12–623–8ByeW vs. Oklahoma StateW vs. TCUW vs. Kansas3.Kansas State†11–723–82–0 vs. BUByeL vs. TCU4.Baylor†11–722–90–2 vs. KSUByeL. vs. Iowa State5.Iowa State†9–918–122–0 vs. TCUByeW. vs. BaylorL vs. Kansas6.TCU†9–920–110–2 vs. ISUByeW vs. Kansas StateL vs. Texas7.Oklahoma State8–1017–14W vs. OklahomaL vs. Texas8.West Virginia7–1118–13W vs. Texas TechL. vs. Kansas9.Texas Tech5–1316–151–1 vs. OU, 0–2 vs. KU, 1–1 vs. UTL vs. West Virginia10.Oklahoma5–1315–161–1 vs. TT, 0–2 vs. KU, 0–2 vs. UTL vs. Oklahoma State‡ – 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 round Second round Sweet 16 Elite Eight Final Four Championship 1 West Kansasdefeated (16) Howard 96–68lost to vs. (8) Arkansas 72–712MidwestTexasdefeated (15) Colgate 81–61defeated (10) Penn State 71–66defeated (3) Xavier 83–71lost to (5) Miami 88–813SouthBaylordefeated (14) UC Santa Barbara 74–56lost to (6) Creighton 85–763EastKansas Statedefeated (14) Montana State 77–65defeated (6) Kentucky 75–69defeated (7) Michigan State 98–93 OTlost to (9) Florida Atlantic 79–766MidwestIowa Statelost to (11) Pittsburgh 59–416WestTCUdefeated (11) Arizona State 72–70lost to (3) Gonzaga 84–819SouthWest Virginialost to (8) Maryland 67–657 BidsW-L (%):5–2 2–3 2–0 0–2 0–0 TOTAL: 9–7

NIT

Seed School First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final1Oklahoma Statedefeated Youngstown State 69–65vs. E. Washington 71–60lost to (2) North Texas 65–59W-L (%):1–0 1–0 0–1 0–0 TOTAL: 2–1

Honors and awards

All-Americans

Consensus All-AmericansFirst TeamJalen Wilson, 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.

Other All-American Honors: Marquis Nowell, Kansas State (AP-3, USBWA-3, TSN-3, NABC-3); Keyontae Johnson, Kansas State (AP-3, NABC-3); Marcus Carr, Texas (AP-HM); Adam Flager, Baylor (AP-HM); Mike Miles Jr., TCU (AP-HM)

All-Big 12 awards and teams 2023 Big 12 Men's Basketball Individual Awards Award Recipient(s)Player of the YearJalen Wilson, Kansas†Coach of the YearJerome Tang, Kansas StateDefensive Player of the YearDajuan Harris Jr., KansasSixth Man AwardSir'Jabari Rice, TexasNewcomer of the YearKeyontae Johnson, Kansas StateFreshman of the YearKeyonte George, Baylor†Most Improved PlayerKJ Adams Jr., KansasReference: