2024–25 Big 12 Conference men's basketball season

The 2024–25 Big 12 men's basketball season began with the start of the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season in November. Regular season conference play will begin in December 2024 and conclude in March 2025. The 2025 Big 12 men's basketball tournament was held March 11–15, 2025, at the T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, Missouri.

This was the first season for the Big 12 Conference with 16 teams after the addition of Arizona, Arizona State, Colorado and Utah, plus the departure of Oklahoma and Texas.

Coaches

Coaching changes +CoachSchoolReasonReplacementMike BoyntonOklahoma StateFired Steve LutzJosh EilertWest VirginiaFired Darian DeVriesMark PopeBYULeft for KentuckyKevin YoungCraig SmithUtahFiredJosh EilertDarian DeVriesWest VirginiaLeft for IndianaRoss Hodge

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 championshipsArizona Tommy Lloyd Gonzaga (asst.)4th300 Arizona State Bobby Hurley Buffalo9th300 BaylorScott DrewValparaiso22nd1211 BYUKevin YoungPhoenix Suns (asst.)1st000 UCFJohnny DawkinsStanford 9th100 CincinnatiWes MillerUNC Greensboro 4th000 Colorado Tad Boyle Northern Colorado15th600 HoustonKelvin SampsonHouston Rockets (asst.)11th610 Iowa StateT. J. OtzelbergerUNLV4th300 KansasBill SelfIllinois22nd19†3†2 Kansas StateJerome TangBaylor (asst.)3rd100 Oklahoma StateSteve LutzWestern Kentucky1st000 TCUJamie DixonPittsburgh9th400 Texas TechGrant McCaslandNorth Texas2nd100Utah Craig Smith‡ Utah State 4th000 West Virginia Darian DeVries# Drake1st000 † All of the Jayhawks' postseason victories and 7 of their regular-season wins were vacated from the 2017–18 season. Officially, their record for the season 16–8 overall and 3–5 in conference play. The Jayhawks' regular-season Big 12 championship and their Big 12 tournament championship were vacated. The Jayhawks' entire NCAA tournament appearance from the season was vacated including their Final Four appearance.

‡ Craig Smith was fired on February 24, 2025 after 27 games into the 2024−25 season. He finished with a record of 65−62 and zero NCAA tournament appearances. Assistant coach Josh Eilert was named interim head coach for the remainder of the season.

# Darian DeVries took the Indiana job on March 18, 2025 after their season was over. He finished with a record of 19–13 and zero NCAA tournament appearances.

Big 12 media day Big 12 Men's Basketball Media day was held on Wednesday, October 23 at T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, Missouri, with coverage on ESPNU and ESPN+.

Teams and representatives attending were as follows: TeamCoachPlayerArizona Tommy Lloyd Jaden Bradley, KJ Lewis & Caleb LoveArizona State Bobby Hurley Basheer Jihad, Alston Mason & Adam MillerBaylorScott DrewV.J. Edgecombe, Langston Love & Jayden NunnBYUKevin YoungDallin Hall, Fousseyni Traore & Trevin KnellUCFJohnny DawkinsJordan Ivy-Curry, Darius Johnson, Keyshawn HallCincinnatiWes MillerAziz Bandaogo, Simas LukosiusColoradoTad BoyleJulian Hammond III, Andrej Jakimovski & Javon RuffinHoustonKelvin SampsonLJ Cryer, J’Wan Roberts & Emanuel SharpIowa StateT. J. OtzelbergerKeshon Gilbert, Curtis Jones & Tamin LipseyKansasBill SelfKJ Adams Jr., Hunter Dickinson & Dajuan Harris Jr.Kansas StateJerome TangColeman Hawkins, Max Jones & David N'GuessanOklahoma StateSteve LutzRobert Jennings II, Jamyron Keller & Bryce ThompsonTCUJamie DixonFrankie Collins, Noah Reynolds & Ernest Udeh Jr.Texas TechGrant McCaslandChance McMillian, Kerwin Walton & Darrion WilliamsUtahCraig SmithLawson Lovering & Gabe MadsenWest VirginiaDarian DeVriesTucker DeVries & Javon SmallReference:

Preseason The Big 12 preseason coaches poll was released: October 10, 2024. All awards were voted on by the league's 16 head coaches, who could not vote for their own team or players.

Big 12 Preseason Poll Big 12 CoachesPoints 1.Kansas215 (9) 2.Houston211 (5) 3.Iowa State194 (1) 4.Baylor185 5.Arizona179 (1) 6.Cincinnati140 7.Texas Tech135 8.Kansas State133 9.BYU116 10.TCU90 11.UCF83 12.Arizona State64 13.West Virginia62 14.Oklahoma State46 15.Colorado37 16.Utah30Reference: (#) first-place votes

Pre-Season All-Big 12 Team First Team Player SchoolCaleb LoveArizonaLJ CryerHoustonJ’Wan RobertsTamin LipseyIowa StateHunter Dickinson†Kansas† denotes unanimous selectionReference: Second Team Player SchoolNorchad OmierBaylorJeremy RoachKeshon GilbertIowa StateDajuan Harris Jr.KansasColeman HawkinsKansas State† denotes unanimous selectionReference: Player of the Year: Hunter Dickinson, Kansas Co-Newcomer of the Year: Jeremy Roach, Baylor & Coleman Hawkins, Kansas State Freshman of the Year: V. J. Edgecombe, Baylor

Recruiting classes +RankingsTeamESPNRivals247 SportsOn3SigneesArizona3234262Arizona State8973Baylor4643BYU–13226UCF2492653Cincinnati3137212Colorado4229403Houston2841172Iowa State5554382Kansas173192Kansas State5991662Oklahoma State–––0TCU5718372Texas Tech6399832Utah6243592West Virginia7883872

Preseason watchlists Below is a table of notable preseason watch lists.

PlayerWoodenNaismithOlsonCousyWestErving MaloneAbdul-JabbarKJ Adams Jr.LJ CryerTucker DeVriesHunter DickinsonV. J. EdgecombeBJ FreemanDajuan Harris Jr.Coleman HawkinsElijah HawkinsMotiejus KrivasKJ LewisTamin LipseyCaleb LoveZeke MayoMilan MomcilovicNorchad OmierJayden QuaintanceJeremy RoachJ'Wan RobertsAJ StorrJT ToppinTrey Townsend

Preseason All-American teams APBlue Ribbon 1st TeamBlue Ribbon 3rd TeamBlue Ribbon 4th TeamSI 1st TeamSI 2nd TeamSN 2nd TeamSN 3rd TeamLJ CryerHunter DickinsonV. J. Edgecombe Caleb LoveTamin LipseyJ'Wan Roberts

Preseason national polls/ratings

APBlue RibbonYearbookCBS SportsCoachesESPNFOX SportsLindy'sSportsSporting NewsKenpomNCAA SportsSportsIllustratedArizonaNo. 10No. 13No. 14No. 9No. 9No. 9No. 10No. 18No. 8No. 17No. 11Arizona StateRV–No. 100–––––No. 71–No. 72BaylorNo. 8No. 8No. 6No. 8No. 6No. 8No. 9No. 5No. 11No. 8No. 9BYURV–No. 66RV––––No. 21–No. 39UCF––No. 61–––––No. 66–No. 83CincinnatiNo. 20No. 21No. 30No. 20No. 19No. 19––No. 17No. 23No. 17Colorado––No. 98–––––No. 80–No. 128HoustonNo. 4No. 7No. 2No. 4No. 4No. 4No. 4No. 12No. 1No. 6No. 2Iowa StateNo. 5No. 5No. 21No. 6No. 7No. 6No. 6No. 2No. 7No. 7No. 6KansasNo. 1No. 2No. 3No. 1No. 1No. 1No. 2No. 19No. 6No. 2No. 3Kansas StateRV–No. 24RVNo. 27–––No. 49No. 28–Oklahoma State––No. 97–––––No. 89–No. 98TCU––No. 79–––––No. 58–No. 42Texas TechRV–No. 31RVNo. 26No. 23––No. 15–No. 15Utah––No. 71–––––No. 82–No. 125West Virginia––––––––No. 87–No. 56

Regular season The Conference match ups for each school were announced on June 27, 2024. The full Big 12 schedule on September 26, 2024.

+KeyScheduleHome & Away Conference Schedule Home (H) & Away (A) Home Only (H) Away Only (A)

 ArizonaArizona StateBaylorBYUUCFCincinnatiColoradoHoustonIowa StateKansasKansas StateOklahoma StateTCUTexas TechUtahWest Virginiavs. Arizona— H & A H & A H & A A H A A H & A H H H A H & A A Hvs. Arizona State H & A— A H & A A H H & A A A H H & A H A H & A H Hvs. Baylor H & A H— H A H & A H H & A H A A A H & A H H & A Avs. BYU H & A H & A A— H H & A H H H A A A H A H & A H & Avs. UCF H H H A— A H & A A H & A H & A A H & A H & A H A Hvs. Cincinnati A A H & A H & A H— H H H A H & A H A A H & A H & Avs. Colorado H H & A A A H & A A— A H & A H & A H H H & A H H Avs. Houston H H H & A A H A H— A H & A H H & A A H & A A H & Avs. Iowa State H & A H A A H & A A H & A H— H & A H & A H A H A Hvs. Kansas A A H H H & A H H & A H & A H & A— H & A A H A H Avs. Kansas State A H & A H H H H & A A A H & A H & A— H & A H A H Avs. Oklahoma State A A H H H & A A A H & A A H H & A— H H & A H & A Hvs. TCU H H H & A A H & A H H & A H H A A A— H & A A H & Avs. Texas Tech H & A H & A A H A H A H & A A H H H & A H & A— H Avs. Utah H A H & A H & A H H & A A H H A A H & A H A— H & Avs. West Virginia A A H H & A A H & A H H & A A H H A H & A H H & A—

Conference matrix  ArizonaArizona StateBaylorBYUUCFCincinnatiColoradoHoustonIowa StateKansasKansas StateOklahoma StateTCUTexas TechUtahWest Virginiavs. Arizona—0–20–21–10–10–10–11–01–11–01–00–10–11–10–10–1vs. Arizona State2–0—1–02–01–01–00–21–01–01–01–11–01–02–01–00–1vs. Baylor2–00–1—1–00–11–11–02–01–00–10–10–11–11–00–20–1vs. BYU1–10–20–1—0–11–10–11–00–10–10–10–11–01–01–10–2vs. UCF1–00–11–01–0—1–01–11–02–02–00–11–11–10–10–11–0vs. Cincinnati1–00–11–11–10–1—0–11–01–01–02–01–00–11–01–12–0vs. Colorado1–02–00–11–01–11–0—1–02–02–01–01–01–11–01–01–0vs. Houston0–10–10–20–10–10–10–1—0–10–20–10–20–11–10–10–2vs. Iowa State1–10–10–11–00–20–10–21–0—1–11–11–00–10–10–11–0vs. Kansas0–10–11–01–00–20–10–22–01–1—1–10–10–11–01–01–0vs. Kansas State0–11–11–01–01–00–20–11–01–11–1—1–11–01–01–00–1vs. Oklahoma State1–00–11–01–01–10–10–12–00–11–01–1—1–02–01–11–0vs. TCU1–00–11–10–11–11–01–11–01–01–00–10–1—1–11–01–1vs. Texas Tech1–10–20–10–11–00–10–11–11–00–10–10–21–1—0–10–1vs. Utah1–00–12–01–11–01–10–11–01–00–10–11–10–11–0—2–0vs. West Virginia1–01–01–02–00–10–20–12–00–10–11–00–11–11–00–2—Total14–64–1610–1014–67–137–133–1719–113–711–99–117–139–1115–58–1210–10 Thru 2024−25 Regular Season.

Points scored

TeamForAgainstDifferenceArizona3,0522,711341Arizona State2,4442,533 -89Baylor2,6642,443221BYU2,9312,612319UCF2,9512,974 -23Cincinnati2,4912,318173Colorado2,4412,515 -74Houston2,9462,346600Iowa State2,8122,392420Kansas2,5872,365222Kansas State2,3372,29740Oklahoma State2,5562,671 -115TCU2,1622,199 -37Texas Tech2,9932,553460Utah2,4932,39697West Virginia2,1812,074107 Note: Through 2025 season.

Big East-Big 12 Battle DateTimeBig East teamBig 12 teamScoreLocationTelevisionAttendanceLeader 6:30 p.m. Villanova No. 14 Cincinnati 68–60 Finneran Pavilion • Villanova, PA FS1 6,501 8:30 p.m. Providence BYU 83–64 Amica Mutual Pavilion • Providence, RI FS1 12,005 6:30 p.m. No. 25 UConn No. 15 Baylor 76–72 Gampel Pavilion • Storrs, CT FS1 10,299 7:00 p.m. No. 5 Marquette No. 6 Iowa State 81–70 Hilton Coliseum • Ames, IA ESPN+ 14,267 8:30 p.m. Creighton No. 1 Kansas 76–63 CHI Health Center Omaha • Omaha, NE FS1 17,908 9:00 p.m. DePaul Texas Tech 76–62 United Supermarkets Arena • Lubbock, TX ESPNU 11,465 8:00 p.m. Xavier TCU 72–76 Schollmaier Arena • Fort Worth, TX ESPN+ 5,156 7:00 p.m. Georgetown West Virginia 60–73 WVU Coliseum • Morgantown, WV ESPN2 11,522 11:30 a.m. St. John's Kansas State 88–71 Carnesecca Arena • Jamaica, NY Fox 5,602 5:30 p.m. Butler No. 17 Houston 51–79 Fertitta Center • Houston, TX ESPN2 7,035 12:00 p.m. Seton Hall Oklahoma State 76–85 Prudential Center • Newark, NJ FS1 8,791 WINNERS ARE IN BOLD. HOME TEAM IN ITALICS. All times Eastern. Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game. Not participating: Arizona, Arizona State, Colorado, UCF and Utah

Multi-Team Events Team Tournament FinishArizonaBattle 4 Atlantis 4thArizona State Acrisure Classic 1stBaylor Bahamas Championship 2ndBYU Rady Children's Invitational 3rdUCF Greenbrier Tip-Off 4thColorado Maui Invitational 6thHouston Players Era Festival4th Iowa State Maui Invitational 5th Kansas State Paradise Jam 3rd Oklahoma State Charleston Classic 6thTCU Acrisure Invitational 4thTexas Tech Legends Classic 3rdWest VirginiaBattle 4 Atlantis 3rd

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