2001 Big 12 men's basketball tournament

2001 Big 12 men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2000–01
Teams12
SiteKemper Arena
Kansas City, Missouri
ChampionsOklahoma (1st title)
Winning coachKelvin Sampson (1st title)
MVPNolan Johnson (Oklahoma)
Attendance91,500 (overall)
11,500 (championship)
Top scorerDeMarcus Minor (Baylor)
(67 points)
TelevisionESPN
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2000–01 Big 12 men's basketball standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 10 Iowa State 13 – 3   .813 25 – 6   .806
No. 12 Kansas 12 – 4   .750 26 – 7   .788
No. 13 Oklahoma † 12 – 4   .750 26 – 7   .788
No. 18 Texas 12 – 4   .750 25 – 9   .735
Oklahoma State 10 – 6   .625 20 – 10   .667
Missouri 9 – 7   .563 20 – 13   .606
Nebraska 7 – 9   .438 14 – 16   .467
Baylor 6 – 10   .375 19 – 12   .613
Colorado 5 – 11   .313 15 – 15   .500
Kansas State 4 – 12   .250 11 – 18   .379
Texas A&M 3 – 13   .188 10 – 20   .333
Texas Tech 3 – 13   .188 9 – 19   .321
† 2001 Big 12 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll[1]


The 2001 Big 12 men's basketball tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament for the Big 12 Conference. It was played from March 8 to 11 in Kansas City, Missouri at Kemper Arena. Oklahoma won the tournament for the 1st time and received the conference's automatic bid to the 2001 NCAA tournament.[2][3]

Seeding

The Tournament consisted of a 12 team single-elimination tournament with the top 4 seeds receiving a bye.[1]

2001 Big 12 Men's Basketball Tournament seeds
Seed School Conf. Over. Tiebreaker
1 Iowa State ‡# 13–3 25–6
2 Kansas # 12–4 26–7
3 Oklahoma # 12–4 26–7
4 Texas # 12–4 25–9
5 Oklahoma State 10–6 20–10
6 Missouri 9–7 20–13
7 Nebraska 7–9 14–16
8 Baylor 6–10 19–12
9 Colorado 5–11 15–15
10 Kansas State 4–12 11–18
11 Texas A&M 3–13 10–20
12 Texas Tech 3–13 9–19
‡ – Big 12 Conference 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 Conference tournament.[1]

Schedule

Session Game Time Matchup Television Attendance
First Round – Thursday, March 8
1 1 12:00 PM #8 Baylor 86 vs #9 Colorado 84 OT Big 12 19,100
2 2:20 PM #5 Oklahoma St 71 vs #12 Texas Tech 59
2 3 6:00 PM #10 Kansas State 62 vs #7 Nebraska 58 6,200
4 8:20 PM #6 Missouri 77 vs #11 Texas A&M 62
Quarterfinals – Friday, March 9
3 5 12:00 PM #8 Baylor 62 vs #1 Iowa State 49 Big 12 17,600
6 2:20 PM #4 Texas 55 vs #5 Oklahoma State 54
4 7 6:00 PM #2 Kansas 94 vs #10 Kansas State 63 18,000
8 8:20 PM #3 Oklahoma 67 vs #6 Missouri 65
Semifinals – Saturday, March 10
5 9 1:00 PM #4 Texas 76 vs #8 Baylor 62 Big 12 19,100
10 3:20 PM #3 Oklahoma 62 vs #2 Kansas 57
Final – Sunday, March 11
6 11 2:00 PM #3 Oklahoma 54 vs #4 Texas 45 ESPN 11,500
Game times in CT. #-Rankings denote tournament seed[2][4]

Bracket

First round Second round Semifinals Finals
            
1 No. 7 Iowa State 49
8 Baylor 62
8 Baylor 86*
9 Colorado 84
8 Baylor 62
4 No. 20 Texas 76
4 No. 20 Texas 55
5 Oklahoma St 54
5 Oklahoma State 71
12 Texas Tech 59
4 No. 20 Texas 45
3 No. 16 Oklahoma 54
2 No. 9 Kansas 94
10 Kansas St 63
7 Nebraska 58
10 Kansas State 62
2 No. 9 Kansas 57
3 No. 16 Oklahoma 62
3 No. 16 Oklahoma 67
6 Missouri 65
6 Missouri 77
11 Texas A&M 62

* Indicates overtime game

All-Tournament Team

Most Outstanding Player – Nolan Johnson, Oklahoma[2]

Player Team Position Class
Nolan Johnson Oklahoma Sr. G
DeMarcus Minor Baylor Sr. G
Kareem Rush Missouri So. F
Hollis Price Oklahoma So. G
Chris Owens Texas Jr. F

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c 2019-20 Big 12 Men's Basketball Record Book (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 26–30. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "2019-20 Big 12 Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 83–86. Retrieved June 19, 2020.
  3. ^ #16 Oklahoma vs. #22 Texas - 2001 Big 12 tournament championship - Part 8, January 20, 2010, retrieved October 5, 2015, Kelvin Sampson's Oklahoma Sooners would get the biggest win of his coaching career winning the 2001 Big 12 tournament championship. Led by Hollis Price, Daryan Selvy, and Nolan Johnson, OU would storm back erasing an 18 point deficit to win 54-45.
  4. ^ "2001 Big 12 Conference Men's Basketball Tournament Box Score" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
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