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2019–20 Big 12 Conference men's basketball season

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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]

LeagueNCAA Division I
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Teams10
TV partner(s)CBS, ESPN, FSN
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2019–20 Big 12 Men's Basketball Season
LeagueNCAA Division I
SportBasketball
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
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2019–20 Big 12 men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 1 Kansas17–1 .94428–3  .903
No. 5 Baylor15–3 .83326–4  .867
No. 24 West Virginia9–9 .50021–10  .677
Texas9–9 .50019–12  .613
Oklahoma9–9 .50019–12  .613
Texas Tech9–9 .50018–13  .581
TCU7–11 .38916–16  .500
Oklahoma State7–11 .38918–14  .563
Iowa State5–13 .27812–20  .375
Kansas State3–15 .16711–21  .344
Note: The 2020 Big 12 Tournament was canceled prior to the quarterfinals due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Rankings from AP poll
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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.

More information Team, Head coach ...
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
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Preseason

More information Big 12 Coaches, Points ...
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Rankings

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Main article: 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
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Regular season

Conference matrix

More information Baylor, Iowa State ...
  Baylor Iowa State Kansas Kansas State Oklahoma Oklahoma State TCU Texas Texas Tech West Virginia
vs. Baylor —0–21–10–20–20–21–10–20–21–1
vs. Iowa State 2–0—2–01–11–11–11–11–12–02–0
vs. Kansas 1–10–2—0–20–20–20–20–20–20–2
vs. Kansas State 2–01–12–0—1–12–02–02–02–01–1
vs. Oklahoma 2–01–12–01–1—1–10–21–11–10–2
vs. Oklahoma State 2–01–12–00–21–1—1–11–11–12–0
vs. TCU 1–11–12–00–22–01–1—2–01–11–1
vs. Texas 2–01–12–00–21–11–10–2—1–11–1
vs. Texas Tech 2–00–22–00–21–11–11–11–1—1–1
vs. West Virginia 1–10–22–01–12–00–21–11–11–1—
Total 15–35–1317–13–159–97–117–119–99–99–9
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Big12/SEC Challenge

Main article: Big 12/SEC Challenge
More information Date, Time ...
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.
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Postseason

Big 12 Tournament

Main article: 2020 Big 12 men's basketball 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.

More information Seed, School ...
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
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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

More information Award, Recipient(s) ...
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
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More information First Team, Second Team ...
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
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Phillips 66 Big 12 Men’s Basketball Weekly Awards

More information Week, Player of the Week ...
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]
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