2019–20 Big 12 Conference men's basketball season
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]
2019–20 Big 12 Men's Basketball Season | |
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League | NCAA Division I |
Sport | Basketball |
Number of teams | 10 |
TV partner(s) | CBS, ESPN, FSN |
NBA Draft | |
Top draft pick | Tyrese Haliburton |
Picked by | 12th, Sacramento Kings |
2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season | |
2020 Big 12 Champions | Kansas |
Runners-up | Baylor |
Season MVP | Udoka Azubuike, Kansas |
Top scorer | Devon Dotson, Kansas |
Big 12 Tournament |
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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 |
Coaches
editCoaching changes
editThere were no head coaching changes following the 2018–19 Big 12 Conference men's basketball season.
Head coaches
editNote: 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 |
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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
edit
Big 12 Preseason Poll
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Pre-Season All-Big 12 Team
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Rankings
editIncrease in ranking | ||
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Final | |
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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 | ||
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C | – | RV | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||
Kansas State | AP | ||||||||||||||||||||
C | – | RV | RV | RV | |||||||||||||||||
Oklahoma | AP | RV | RV | RV | RV | ||||||||||||||||
C | RV | – | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | ||||||||||
Oklahoma State | AP | RV | RV | ||||||||||||||||||
C | – | RV | 25 | RV | RV | ||||||||||||||||
TCU | AP | RV | |||||||||||||||||||
C | – | RV | |||||||||||||||||||
Texas | AP | RV | 22 | RV | RV | RV | |||||||||||||||
C | RV | – | 22 | RV | RV | RV | RV | ||||||||||||||
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
editConference matrix
editBaylor | Iowa State | Kansas | Kansas State | Oklahoma | Oklahoma State | TCU | Texas | Texas Tech | West Virginia | |
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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
editDate | Time | Big 12 team | SEC team | Location | TV | Attendance | Winner | Leader |
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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
editBig 12 Tournament
editAll 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 |
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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
editFirst 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
editAll-Big 12 awards and teams
edit2019 Big 12 Men's Basketball Individual Awards | ||||||
Award | Recipient(s) | |||||
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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 | |
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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
editWeek | Player of the Week | School | Newcomer of the Week | School | Ref. |
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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
editReferences
edit- ^ "All Power 5 leagues cancel conference tournaments". ESPN.com.
- ^ "Nine Straight for Jayhawks in Preseason Poll". big12sports.com. Big 12 Conference. October 19, 2019.
- ^ "2019-20 Men's Basketball Preseason Awards Revealed". big12sports.com. Big 12 Conference. October 16, 2019.
- ^ "Men's Basketball All-Big 12 Awards Announced" (Press release). Big 12 Conference. March 10, 2019.
- ^ "Haliburton and Holyfield Earn Season's First Weekly Awards". Big 12 Conference. November 11, 2019.
- ^ "Doolittle and Tshiebwe Collect Weekly Awards". Big 12 Conference. November 18, 2019.
- ^ "Butler and Ramsey Receive Men's Basketball Weekly Honors". Big 12 Conference. November 25, 2019.
- ^ "Dotson & Tshiebwe Collect Men's Basketball Awards". Big 12 Conference. December 2, 2019.
- ^ "First Time Honorees Receive Men's Basketball Awards". Big 12 Conference. December 9, 2019.
- ^ "Dotson and Shannon Receive Men's Basketball Awards". Big 12 Conference. December 16, 2019.
- ^ "Doolittle and Clarke Receive Men's Basketball Honors". Big 12 Conference. December 23, 2019.
- ^ "Diarra & McBride Garner Men's Basketball Awards". Big 12 Conference. December 30, 2019.
- ^ "Haliburton and Tshiebwe Earn Men's Basketball Awards". Big 12 Conference. January 6, 2020.
- ^ "Baylor and West Virginia Claim Men's Basketball Awards". Big 12 Conference. January 13, 2020.
- ^ "Edwards and Moss Earn Their First Weekly Awards". Big 12 Conference. January 20, 2020.
- ^ "Azubuike, Bolton Collect Men's Basketball Weekly Awards". Big 12 Conference. January 27, 2020.
- ^ "Dotson, Ramsey Claim Men's Basketball Weekly Awards". Big 12 Conference. February 3, 2020.
- ^ "Conference Leaders Claim Men's Basketball Weekly Awards". Big 12 Conference. February 10, 2020.
- ^ "Doolittle, Boone Collect Men's Basketball Weekly Awards". Big 12 Conference. February 17, 2020.
- ^ "Azubuike, Ramsey Earn Men's Basketball Weekly Awards". Big 12 Conference. February 24, 2020.
- ^ "TCU, Texas Collect Men's Basketball Weekly Awards". Big 12 Conference. March 2, 2020.
- ^ "Reaves & Tshiebwe Earn Final Men's Basketball Weekly Awards". Big 12 Conference. March 9, 2020.