2019–20 Big 12 Conference men's basketball season explained

2019–20 Big 12 Men's Basketball Season
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League:NCAA Division I
Sport:Basketball
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No Of Teams:10
Tv:CBS, ESPN, FSN
Draft:NBA Draft
Draft Link:2020 NBA draft
Top Pick:Tyrese Haliburton
Picked By:12th, Sacramento Kings
Season:2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season
Season Champs:Kansas
Season Champ Name:2020 Big 12 Champions
Second Place:Baylor
Mvp:Udoka Azubuike, Kansas
Mvp Link:Big 12 Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year
Top Scorer:Devon Dotson, Kansas
Finals:Big 12 Tournament
Finals Link:2020 Big 12 Men's Basketball Tournament
Seasonslistnames:Big 12 Basketball
Prevseason Link:18–19
Prevseason Year:2018–19
Nextseason Link:20–21
Nextseason Year:2020–21

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.

TeamHead coachPrevious jobSeasons at schoolOverall recordBig 12 recordNCAA TournamentsNCAA Final FoursNCAA Championships
style= BaylorScott DrewValparaiso16th 800
style= Iowa StateSteve ProhmMurray State5th300
style= KansasBill SelfIllinois17th1631
style= Kansas StateBruce WeberIllinois8th500
style=OklahomaLon KrugerUNLV9th710
style= Oklahoma StateMike BoyntonOklahoma State (asst.)3rd000
style= TCUJamie DixonPittsburgh4th100
style= TexasShaka SmartVCU5th200
style= Texas TechChris BeardLittle Rock4th210
style= West VirginiaBob HugginsKansas State13th910

Preseason

Big 12 Preseason Poll

Big 12 CoachesPoints
1.Kansas (8)80
2.Baylor (1)71
3.Texas Tech (1)62
4.Texas57
5.West Virginia45
6.Oklahoma State42
7.Iowa State30
8.Oklahoma29
9.Kansas State23
10.TCU11
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]

Rankings

Legend
 Increase in ranking
 Decrease in ranking
 Not ranked previous week

See main article: 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings.

  Pre Wk
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20 		Final
BaylorAP 16242319181110764211111245
C 18–2318161111644221111245
Iowa StateAP
C –RV
KansasAP 3544221533633333111
C 3–55331533733333111
Kansas StateAP
C –RVRVRV
OklahomaAP RVRVRVRV
C RV–RVRVRVRVRVRVRVRVRV
Oklahoma StateAP RVRV
C –RV25RVRV
TCUAP RV
C –RV
TexasAP RV22RVRVRV
C RV–22RVRVRVRV
Texas TechAP 13111212RV242322222318RVRV24RV22RV
C 12–1212RVRV252222212318RVRV24RV21RV
West VirginiaAP RVRVRV2522161712141213141720RV22
C –RVRVRV23171713151111141819RV23

Regular season

Conference matrix

  BaylorIowa StateKansasKansas StateOklahomaOklahoma StateTCUTexasTexas TechWest Virginia
ISU KU KSU OU OSU TCU UT TTU WVU -->vs. Baylor— 0–2 1–1 0–2 0–2 0–2 1–1 0–2 0–2 1–1
vs. Iowa State2–0 — 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–0
vs. Kansas1–1 0–2 — 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2
vs. Kansas State2–0 1–1 2–0 — 1–1 2–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 1–1
vs. Oklahoma2–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 — 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 0–2
vs. Oklahoma State2–0 1–1 2–0 0–2 1–1 — 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–0
vs. TCU1–1 1–1 2–0 0–2 2–0 1–1 — 2–0 1–1 1–1
vs. Texas2–0 1–1 2–0 0–2 1–1 1–1 0–2 — 1–1 1–1
vs. Texas Tech2–0 0–2 2–0 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 — 1–1
vs. West Virginia1–1 0–2 2–0 1–1 2–0 0–21–1 1–1 1–1 — ISU KU KSU OU OSU TCU UT TTU WVU -->
Total15–3 5–13 17–1 3–15 9–9 7–11 7–11 9–9 9–9 9–9

Big12/SEC Challenge

See main article: Big 12/SEC Challenge.

DateTimeBig 12 teamSEC teamLocationTVAttendanceWinnerLeader
Sat., Jan. 2512:00 PMIowa State16 AuburnAuburn Arena • Auburn, ALESPNU9,121Auburn (80–76)SEC (1–0)
14 West VirginiaMissouriWVU Coliseum • Morgantown, WVESPN14,031West Virginia (74–51)Tied (1–1)
2:00 PMTexasLSUFrank Erwin Center • Austin, TXESPN11,287LSU (69–67)SEC (2–1)
OklahomaMississippi StateChesapeake Energy Arena • Oklahoma City, OKESPN26,442Oklahoma (63–62)Tied (2–2)
4:00 PM3 KansasTennesseeAllen Fieldhouse • Lawrence, KSESPN16,300Kansas (74–68)Big 12 (3–2)
Oklahoma StateTexas A&M<Reed Arena • College Station, TXESPNU7,622Oklahoma State (73–62)Big 12 (4–2)
TCUArkansasBud Walton Arena • Fayetteville, ARESPN219,200Arkansas (78–67)Big 12 (4–3)
6:00 PM18 Texas Tech15 KentuckyUnited Supermarkets Arena • Lubbock, TXESPN14,763Kentucky (76–74OT)Tied (4–4)
Kansas StateAlabamaColeman Coliseum • Tuscaloosa, ALESPN211,824Alabama (77–74)SEC (5–4)
8:00 PM1 BaylorFloridaO'Connell Center • Gainesville, FLESPN11,092Baylor (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

See 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.

SeedSchoolConfTiebreaker 1Tiebreaker 2Tiebreaker 3Tiebreaker 4
1Kansas17–1
2Baylor15–3
3Oklahoma9–94–2 vs. Texas/Texas Tech/West Virginia
4Texas9–93–3 vs. Oklahoma/Texas Tech/West Virginia0–2 vs. Kansas0–2 vs. Baylor3–1 vs. TCU/Oklahoma State
5Texas Tech9–93–3 vs. Oklahoma/Texas/West Virginia0–2 vs. Kansas0–2 vs. Baylor2–2 vs. TCU/Oklahoma State
6West Virginia9–92–4 vs. Oklahoma/Texas/Texas Tech
7TCU7–111–1 vs. Oklahoma State0–2 vs. Kansas1–1 vs. Baylor
8Oklahoma State7–111–1 vs. TCU0–2 vs. Kansas0–2 vs. Baylor
9Iowa State5–13
10Kansas State3–15

Bracket

Honors and awards

All-Big 12 awards and teams

2019 Big 12 Men's Basketball Individual Awards
AwardRecipient(s)
Player of the YearUdoka Azubuike, C, Kansas
Coach of the YearScott Drew, Baylor
Defensive Player of the YearMarcus Garrett, G, Kansas
Sixth Man AwardDevonte Bandoo, G, Baylor
Newcomer of the YearDavion Mitchell, G, Baylor
Freshman of the YearJahmi'us Ramsey, G, Texas Tech
Reference:[4]
2020 Big 12 Men's Basketball All-Conference Teams
First TeamSecond TeamThird TeamDefensive TeamNewcomer TeamFreshman 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

WeekPlayer of the WeekSchoolNewcomer of the WeekSchoolRef.
Nov 11Tyrese HaliburtonIowa StateT. J. HolyfieldTexas Tech[5]
Nov 18Kristian DoolittleOklahomaOscar TshiebweWest Virginia[6]
Nov 25Jared ButlerBaylorJahmi'us RamseyTexas Tech[7]
Dec 2Devon DotsonKansasOscar Tshiebwe (2)West Virginia[8]
Dec 9Freddie GillespieBaylorRasir BoltonIowa State[9]
Dec 16Devon Dotson (2)KansasTerrence Shannon Jr.Texas Tech[10]
Dec 23Kristian Doolittle (2)OklahomaChris ClarkeTexas Tech[11]
Dec 30Cartier DiarraKansas StateMiles McBrideWest Virginia[12]
Jan 6Tyrese Haliburton (2)Iowa StateOscar Tshiebwe (3)West Virginia[13]
Jan 13Jared Butler (2)BaylorMaCio Teague
Miles McBride (2)		Baylor
West Virginia		[14]
Jan 20Kyler EdwardsTexas TechIsaiah MossKansas[15]
Jan 27Udoka AzubuikeKansasRasir Bolton (2)Iowa State[16]
Feb 3Devon Dotson (3)KansasJahmi'us Ramsey (2)Texas Tech[17]
Feb 10Udoka Azubuike (2)KansasMaCio Teague (2)Baylor[18]
Feb 17Kristian Doolittle (3)OklahomaKalib BooneOklahoma State[19]
Feb 24Udoka Azubuike (3)KansasJahmi'us Ramsey (3)Texas Tech[20]
Mar 2Desmond Bane
Andrew Jones		TCU
Texas		P. J. FullerTCU[21]
Mar 9Austin ReavesOklahomaOscar Tshiebwe (4)West Virginia[22]

See also

Notes and References

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

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