2019–20 Big 12 Conference men's basketball season

Sports season
2019–20 Big 12 Men's Basketball Season
LeagueNCAA Division I
SportBasketball
Number of teams10
TV partner(s)CBS, ESPN, FSN
NBA Draft
Top draft pickTyrese Haliburton
Picked by12th, Sacramento Kings
2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season
2020 Big 12 ChampionsKansas
  Runners-upBaylor
Season MVPUdoka Azubuike, Kansas
Top scorerDevon Dotson, Kansas
Big 12 Tournament
Big 12 Basketball seasons
2019–20 Big 12 men's basketball standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 1 Kansas 17 – 1   .944 28 – 3   .903
No. 5 Baylor 15 – 3   .833 26 – 4   .867
No. 24 West Virginia 9 – 9   .500 21 – 10   .677
Texas 9 – 9   .500 19 – 12   .613
Oklahoma 9 – 9   .500 19 – 12   .613
Texas Tech 9 – 9   .500 18 – 13   .581
TCU 7 – 11   .389 16 – 16   .500
Oklahoma State 7 – 11   .389 18 – 14   .563
Iowa State 5 – 13   .278 12 – 20   .375
Kansas State 3 – 15   .167 11 – 21   .344
Note: The 2020 Big 12 Tournament was canceled prior to the quarterfinals due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Rankings from AP poll

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.[1]

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 Championships
Baylor Scott Drew Valparaiso 16th 318–208 (.605) 124–147 (.458) 8 0 0
Iowa State Steve Prohm Murray State 5th 83–53 (.610) 35–37 (.486) 3 0 0
Kansas Bill Self Illinois 17th 473–106 (.817) 222–52 (.810) 16 3 1
Kansas State Bruce Weber Illinois 8th 150–89 (.628) 69–57 (.548) 5 0 0
Oklahoma Lon Kruger UNLV 9th 160–105 (.604) 72–72 (.500) 7 1 0
Oklahoma State Mike Boynton Oklahoma State (asst.) 3rd 33–35 (.485) 13–23 (.361) 0 0 0
TCU Jamie Dixon Pittsburgh 4th 68–41 (.624) 22–32 (.407) 1 0 0
Texas Shaka Smart VCU 5th 71–66 (.518) 31–41 (.431) 2 0 0
Texas Tech Chris Beard Little Rock 4th 76–31 (.710) 31–23 (.574) 2 1 0
West Virginia Bob Huggins Kansas State 13th 270–151 (.641) 66–60 (.524) 9 1 0

Preseason

Big 12 Preseason Poll

Big 12 Coaches Points
1. Kansas (8) 80
2. Baylor (1) 71
3. Texas Tech (1) 62
4. Texas 57
5. West Virginia 45
6. Oklahoma State 42
7. Iowa State 30
8. Oklahoma 29
9. Kansas State 23
10. TCU 11
Reference:[2] (#) first place votes


Pre-Season All-Big 12 Team

Big 12 Coaches
Tristan Clark, F Baylor
Tyrese Haliburton, G Iowa State
Udoka Azubuike, F Kansas
Devon Dotson, G Kansas
Desmond Bane, G TCU
Reference:[3]
  • Player of the Year: Udoka Azubuike, Kansas
  • Newcomer of the Year: Chris Clarke, Texas Tech
  • Freshman of the Year: Oscar Tshiebwe, West Virginia

Rankings

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Baylor AP 16 24 23 19 18 11 10 7 6 4 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 4 5
C 18 – 23 18 16 11 11 6 4 4 2 2 1 1 1 1 2 4 5
Iowa State AP
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Kansas AP 3 5 4 4 2 2 1 5 3 3 6 3 3 3 3 3 1 1 1
C 3 – 5 5 3 3 1 5 3 3 7 3 3 3 3 3 1 1 1
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TCU AP RV
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Texas AP RV 22 RV RV RV
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Texas Tech AP 13 11 12 12 RV 24 23 22 22 23 18 RV RV 24 RV 22 RV
C 12 – 12 12 RV RV 25 22 22 21 23 18 RV RV 24 RV 21 RV
West Virginia AP RV RV RV 25 22 16 17 12 14 12 13 14 17 20 RV 22
C – RV RV RV 23 17 17 13 15 11 11 14 18 19 RV 23

Regular season

Conference matrix

  Baylor Iowa State Kansas Kansas State Oklahoma Oklahoma State TCU Texas Texas Tech West Virginia
vs. Baylor — 0–2 1–1 0–2 0–2 0–2 1–1 0–2 0–2 1–1
vs. Iowa State 2–0 — 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–0
vs. Kansas 1–1 0–2 — 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2
vs. Kansas State 2–0 1–1 2–0 — 1–1 2–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 1–1
vs. Oklahoma 2–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 — 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 0–2
vs. Oklahoma State 2–0 1–1 2–0 0–2 1–1 — 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–0
vs. TCU 1–1 1–1 2–0 0–2 2–0 1–1 — 2–0 1–1 1–1
vs. Texas 2–0 1–1 2–0 0–2 1–1 1–1 0–2 — 1–1 1–1
vs. Texas Tech 2–0 0–2 2–0 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 — 1–1
vs. 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

Date Time Big 12 team SEC team Location TV Attendance Winner Leader
Sat., Jan. 25 12:00 PM Iowa State 16 Auburn Auburn Arena • Auburn, AL ESPNU 9,121 Auburn (80–76) SEC (1–0)
14 West Virginia Missouri WVU Coliseum • Morgantown, WV ESPN 14,031 West Virginia (74–51) Tied (1–1)
2:00 PM Texas LSU Frank Erwin Center • Austin, TX ESPN 11,287 LSU (69–67) SEC (2–1)
Oklahoma Mississippi State Chesapeake Energy Arena • Oklahoma City, OK ESPN2 6,442 Oklahoma (63–62) Tied (2–2)
4:00 PM 3 Kansas Tennessee Allen Fieldhouse • Lawrence, KS ESPN 16,300 Kansas (74–68) Big 12 (3–2)
Oklahoma State Texas A&M Reed Arena • College Station, TX ESPNU 7,622 Oklahoma State (73–62) Big 12 (4–2)
TCU Arkansas Bud Walton Arena • Fayetteville, AR ESPN2 19,200 Arkansas (78–67) Big 12 (4–3)
6:00 PM 18 Texas Tech 15 Kentucky United Supermarkets Arena • Lubbock, TX ESPN 14,763 Kentucky (76–74OT) Tied (4–4)
Kansas State Alabama Coleman Coliseum • Tuscaloosa, AL ESPN2 11,824 Alabama (77–74) SEC (5–4)
8:00 PM 1 Baylor Florida O'Connell Center • Gainesville, FL ESPN 11,092 Baylor (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 4
1 Kansas 17–1
2 Baylor 15–3
3 Oklahoma 9–9 4–2 vs. Texas/Texas Tech/West Virginia
4 Texas 9–9 3–3 vs. Oklahoma/Texas Tech/West Virginia 0–2 vs. Kansas 0–2 vs. Baylor 3–1 vs. TCU/Oklahoma State
5 Texas Tech 9–9 3–3 vs. Oklahoma/Texas/West Virginia 0–2 vs. Kansas 0–2 vs. Baylor 2–2 vs. TCU/Oklahoma State
6 West Virginia 9–9 2–4 vs. Oklahoma/Texas/Texas Tech
7 TCU 7–11 1–1 vs. Oklahoma State 0–2 vs. Kansas 1–1 vs. Baylor
8 Oklahoma State 7–11 1–1 vs. TCU 0–2 vs. Kansas 0–2 vs. Baylor
9 Iowa State 5–13
10 Kansas State 3–15

Bracket

First round
Wednesday, March 11 		Quarterfinals
Thursday, March 12 		Semifinals
Friday, March 13 		Championship
Saturday, March 14
            
1 Kansas  
8 Oklahoma State  
8 Oklahoma State 72
9 Iowa State 71
   
   
4 Texas  
5 Texas Tech  
   
   
2 Baylor  
10 Kansas State  
7 TCU 49
10 Kansas State 53
   
   
3 Oklahoma  
6 West Virginia  

Honors and awards

All-Big 12 awards and teams

2019 Big 12 Men's Basketball Individual Awards
Award Recipient(s)
Player of the Year Udoka Azubuike, C, Kansas
Coach of the Year Scott Drew, Baylor
Defensive Player of the Year Marcus Garrett, G, Kansas
Sixth Man Award Devonte Bandoo, G, Baylor
Newcomer of the Year Davion Mitchell, G, Baylor
Freshman of the Year Jahmi'us Ramsey, G, Texas Tech
Reference:[4]
2020 Big 12 Men's Basketball All-Conference Teams
First Team Second Team Third Team Defensive Team Newcomer Team Freshman Team
Jared Butler†, G, Baylor
Udoka Azubuike†, C, Kansas
Devon Dotson†, G, Kansas
Kristian Doolittle, F, Oklahoma
Desmond Bane, G, TCU
 MaCio Teague, G, Baylor
Freddie Gillespie, F, Baylor
Tyrese Haliburton, G, Iowa State
Jahmi'us Ramsey, G, Texas Tech
Oscar Tshiebwe, F, West Virginia 		Davion Mitchell, G, Baylor
Mark Vital, G/F, Baylor
Marcus Garrett, G, Kansas
Brady Manek, F, Oklahoma
Matt Coleman III, G, Texas 		Freddie Gillespie, F, Baylor
Davion Mitchell, G, Baylor
Mark Vital†, G/F, Baylor
Udoka Azubuike, C, Kansas
Marcus Garrett†, G, Kansas 		Davion Mitchell†, G, Baylor
MaCio Teague†, G, Baylor
Austin Reaves, G, Oklahoma
Jahmi'us Ramsey, G, Texas Tech
Oscar Tshiebwe, F, West Virginia 		Christian Braun, G, Kansas
Jahmi'us Ramsey†, G, Texas Tech
Terrence Shannon Jr., G, Texas Tech
Miles McBride, F, West Virginia
Oscar Tshiebwe†, F, West Virginia
† - denotes unanimous selection

Phillips 66 Big 12 Men’s Basketball Weekly Awards

Week Player of the Week School Newcomer of the Week School Ref.
Nov 11 Tyrese Haliburton Iowa State T. J. Holyfield Texas Tech [5]
Nov 18 Kristian Doolittle Oklahoma Oscar Tshiebwe West Virginia [6]
Nov 25 Jared Butler Baylor Jahmi'us Ramsey Texas Tech [7]
Dec 2 Devon Dotson Kansas Oscar Tshiebwe (2) West Virginia [8]
Dec 9 Freddie Gillespie Baylor Rasir Bolton Iowa State [9]
Dec 16 Devon Dotson (2) Kansas Terrence Shannon Jr. Texas Tech [10]
Dec 23 Kristian Doolittle (2) Oklahoma Chris Clarke Texas Tech [11]
Dec 30 Cartier Diarra Kansas State Miles McBride West Virginia [12]
Jan 6 Tyrese Haliburton (2) Iowa State Oscar Tshiebwe (3) West Virginia [13]
Jan 13 Jared Butler (2) Baylor MaCio Teague
Miles McBride (2) 		Baylor
West Virginia 		[14]
Jan 20 Kyler Edwards Texas Tech Isaiah Moss Kansas [15]
Jan 27 Udoka Azubuike Kansas Rasir Bolton (2) Iowa State [16]
Feb 3 Devon Dotson (3) Kansas Jahmi'us Ramsey (2) Texas Tech [17]
Feb 10 Udoka Azubuike (2) Kansas MaCio Teague (2) Baylor [18]
Feb 17 Kristian Doolittle (3) Oklahoma Kalib Boone Oklahoma State [19]
Feb 24 Udoka Azubuike (3) Kansas Jahmi'us Ramsey (3) Texas Tech [20]
Mar 2 Desmond Bane
Andrew Jones 		TCU
Texas 		P. J. Fuller TCU [21]
Mar 9 Austin Reaves Oklahoma Oscar Tshiebwe (4) West Virginia [22]

See also

References

  1. ^ "All Power 5 leagues cancel conference tournaments". ESPN.com.
  2. ^ "Nine Straight for Jayhawks in Preseason Poll". big12sports.com. Big 12 Conference. October 19, 2019.
  3. ^ "2019-20 Men's Basketball Preseason Awards Revealed". big12sports.com. Big 12 Conference. October 16, 2019.
  4. ^ "Men's Basketball All-Big 12 Awards Announced" (Press release). Big 12 Conference. March 10, 2019.
  5. ^ "Haliburton and Holyfield Earn Season's First Weekly Awards". Big 12 Conference. November 11, 2019.
  6. ^ "Doolittle and Tshiebwe Collect Weekly Awards". Big 12 Conference. November 18, 2019.
  7. ^ "Butler and Ramsey Receive Men's Basketball Weekly Honors". Big 12 Conference. November 25, 2019.
  8. ^ "Dotson & Tshiebwe Collect Men's Basketball Awards". Big 12 Conference. December 2, 2019.
  9. ^ "First Time Honorees Receive Men's Basketball Awards". Big 12 Conference. December 9, 2019.
  10. ^ "Dotson and Shannon Receive Men's Basketball Awards". Big 12 Conference. December 16, 2019.
  11. ^ "Doolittle and Clarke Receive Men's Basketball Honors". Big 12 Conference. December 23, 2019.
  12. ^ "Diarra & McBride Garner Men's Basketball Awards". Big 12 Conference. December 30, 2019.
  13. ^ "Haliburton and Tshiebwe Earn Men's Basketball Awards". Big 12 Conference. January 6, 2020.
  14. ^ "Baylor and West Virginia Claim Men's Basketball Awards". Big 12 Conference. January 13, 2020.
  15. ^ "Edwards and Moss Earn Their First Weekly Awards". Big 12 Conference. January 20, 2020.
  16. ^ "Azubuike, Bolton Collect Men's Basketball Weekly Awards". Big 12 Conference. January 27, 2020.
  17. ^ "Dotson, Ramsey Claim Men's Basketball Weekly Awards". Big 12 Conference. February 3, 2020.
  18. ^ "Conference Leaders Claim Men's Basketball Weekly Awards". Big 12 Conference. February 10, 2020.
  19. ^ "Doolittle, Boone Collect Men's Basketball Weekly Awards". Big 12 Conference. February 17, 2020.
  20. ^ "Azubuike, Ramsey Earn Men's Basketball Weekly Awards". Big 12 Conference. February 24, 2020.
  21. ^ "TCU, Texas Collect Men's Basketball Weekly Awards". Big 12 Conference. March 2, 2020.
  22. ^ "Reaves & Tshiebwe Earn Final Men's Basketball Weekly Awards". Big 12 Conference. March 9, 2020.
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