2024–25 Big 12 Conference men's basketball season explained

2024–25 Big 12 Conference men's basketball season
League:NCAA Division I
Sport:Basketball
No Of Teams:16
Tv:ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPN+, Fox Sports 1, FOX, CBS
Season:Regular season
Mvp Link:Big 12 Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year
Finals:Big 12 tournament
Finals Link:2025 Big 12 men's basketball tournament
Finals Mvp Name:Tournament MVP
Seasonslistnames:Big 12 men's basketball
Prevseason Link:2023–24 Big 12 Conference men's basketball season
Prevseason Year:2023–24
Nextseason Link:2025–26 Big 12 Conference men's basketball season
Nextseason Year:2025–26

The 2024–25 Big 12 men's basketball season will begin with the start of the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season in November. Regular season conference play will begin in December 2024 and conclude in March 2025. The 2025 Big 12 men's basketball tournament will be held March, 2025, at the T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, Missouri.

This will be the first season for the Big 12 Conference with 16 teams after the addition of Arizona, Arizona State, Colorado and Utah, plus the departure of Oklahoma and Texas.

Coaches

Coaching changes

!Coach!School!Reason!Replacement
Mike BoyntonOklahoma StateFired[1] Steve Lutz
Josh EilertWest VirginiaFired[2] Darian DeVries[3]
Mark PopeBYULeft for Kentucky[4] Kevin Young[5]

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 school as HCOverall record at SchoolBig 12 recordNCAA tournamentsNCAA Final FoursNCAA championships
ArizonaTommy LloydGonzaga (asst.)4th300
Arizona StateBobby HurleyBuffalo9th300
BaylorScott DrewValparaiso22nd1211
BYUKevin YoungPhoenix Suns (asst.)1st000
CincinnatiWes Miller4th000
style= width=75ColoradoTad BoyleNorthern Colorado15th600
HoustonKelvin SampsonHouston Rockets (asst.)11th610
Iowa StateT. J. OtzelbergerUNLV4th300
KansasBill SelfIllinois22nd19†3†2
Kansas StateJerome TangBaylor (asst.)3rd100
Oklahoma StateSteve LutzWestern Kentucky1st000
TCUJamie DixonPittsburgh9th400
Texas TechGrant McCaslandNorth Texas2nd100
UCFJohnny Dawkins9th100
UtahCraig SmithUtah State4th000
West VirginiaDarian DeVriesDrake1st000
† All of the Jayhawks' postseason victories and 7 of their regular-season wins were vacated from the 2017–18 season. Officially, their record for the season 16–8 overall and 3–5 in conference play. The Jayhawks' regular-season Big 12 championship and their Big 12 tournament championship were vacated. The Jayhawks' entire NCAA tournament appearance from the season was vacated including their Final Four appearance.

Preseason

Big 12 Preseason Poll

Big 12 CoachesPoints
1.Arizona
2.Arizona State
3.Baylor
4.BYU
5.Cincinnati
6.Colorado
7.Houston
8.Iowa State
9.Kansas
10.Kansas State
11.Oklahoma State
12.TCU
13.Texas Tech
14.UCF
15.Utah
16.West Virginia
Reference: (#) first-place votes

Recruiting classes

Regular season

The Conference match ups for each school were announced on June 27, 2024. The full Big 12 schedule with dates and time will be released at a later date.[10]

Schedule
Home & Away Conference Schedule
Home (H) & Away (A)
Home Only (H)
Away Only (A)
 ArizonaArizona StateBaylorBYUCincinnatiColoradoHoustonIowa StateKansasKansas StateOklahoma StateTCUTexas TechUCFUtahWest Virginia
ASU BU BYU CIN COL HOU ISU KU KSU OSU TCU TTU UCF UTAH WVU -->vs. Arizona—H & AH & AH & AHAAH & AHHHAH & AAAH
vs. Arizona StateH & A—AH & AHH & AAAHH & AHAH & AAHH
vs. BaylorH & AH—HH & AH & AH & AHAAAH & AHAH & AA
vs. BYUH & AH & AA—H & AHHHAAAHAHH & AH & A
vs. CincinnatiAAH & AH & A—HHHAH & AHAAHH & AH & A
vs. ColoradoHH & AAAA—AH & AH & AHHH & AHH & AHA
vs. HoustonHHH & AAAH—AH & AHH & AAH & AHAH & A
vs. Iowa StateH & AHAAAH & AH—H & AH & AHAHH & AAH
vs. KansasAAHHHH & AH & AH & A—H & AAHAH & AHA
vs. Kansas StateAH & AHHH & AAAH & AH & A—H & AHHHHA
vs. Oklahoma StateAAHHAAH & AAHH & A—HHH & AH & AH
vs. TCUHHH & AAHH & AHHAAH & A—AH & AAH & A
vs. Texas TechH & AH & AAHHAH & AAHHH & AH & A—AHA
vs. UCFHHHAAH & AAH & AH & AAH & AH & A—AH
vs. UtahHAH & AH & AH & AAHHAAH & AHAH—H & A
vs. West VirginiaAAHH & AH & AHH & AAHHAH & AHAH & A—ASU BU BYU CIN COL HOU ISU KU KSU OSU TCU TTU UCF UTAH WVU -->

Conference matrix

 ArizonaArizona StateBaylorBYUCincinnatiColoradoHoustonIowa StateKansasKansas StateOklahoma StateTCUTexas TechUCFUtahWest Virginia
ASU BU BYU CIN COL HOU ISU KU KSU OSU TCU TTU UCF UTAH WVU -->vs. Arizona—0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
vs. Arizona State0–0—0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
vs. Baylor0–00–0—0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
vs. BYU0–00–00–0—0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
vs. Cincinnati0–00–00–00–0—0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
vs. Colorado0–00–00–00–00–0—0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
vs. Houston0–00–00–00–00–00–0—0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
vs. Iowa State0–00–00–00–00–00–00–0—0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
vs. Kansas0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0—0–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
vs. Kansas State0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0—0–00–00–00–00–00–0
vs. Oklahoma State0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0—0–00–00–00–00–0
vs. TCU0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0—0–00–00–00–0
vs. Texas Tech0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0—0–00–00–0
vs. UCF0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0—0–00–0
vs. Utah0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0—0–0
vs. West Virginia0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0—ASU BU BYU CIN COL HOU ISU KU KSU OSU TCU TTU UCF UTAH WVU -->
Total0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
Thru Mar. 9, 2024.

Multi-Team Events

TeamEventPlace/Finish
ArizonaBattle 4 AtlantisTBD
Arizona StateTBD
BaylorBahamas ChampionshipTBD
BYURady Children's InvitationalTBD
CincinnatiTBD
ColoradoMaui InvitationalTBD
HoustonTBD
Iowa StateMaui InvitationalTBD
KansasTBD
Kansas StateParadise JamTBD
Oklahoma StateCharleston ClassicTBD
TCUTBD
Texas TechLegends ClassicTBD
UCFGreenbrier Tip-OffTBD
UtahTBD
West VirginiaBattle 4 AtlantisTBD

Rankings

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 Increase in ranking
 Decrease in ranking
 Not ranked previous week
т Tied with another team in rankings

Record vs other conferences

The Big 12 had a record of 0–0 in non-conference play.Regular season

Power 6 Conferences
ConferenceRecord
ACC0–0
Big East0–0
Big Ten0–0
Pac-120–0
SEC0–0
Combined0–0
Other conferences
ConferenceRecord
America East0–0
American0–0
ASUN0–0
Atlantic 100–0
Big Sky0–0
Big South0–0
Big West0–0
CAA0–0
C-USA0–0
Horizon0–0
Independents/Non-division I0–0
Ivy League0–0
Metro Atlantic0–0
Mid-American0–0
Mid-Eastern Athletic0–0
Missouri Valley0–0
Mountain West0–0
Northeast0–0
Ohio Valley0–0
Patriot0–0
Southern0–0
Southland0–0
Southwestern Athletic0–0
Summit0–0
Sun Belt0–0
West Coast0–0
Western Athletic0–0
Combined0–0

Postseason

Big 12 tournament

2025 Big 12 men's basketball tournament seeds and results
SeedSchoolConf.Over.TiebreakerFirst round
March 		Second round
March 		Quarterfinals
March 		Semifinals
March 		Championship
March
1.
  1. ‡
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2.‡––
3.‡––
4.‡––
5.†––
6.†––
7.†––
8.†––
9.––
10.––
11.––
12.––
13.––
14.––
15.––
16.––
  1. – Big 12 regular season champions, and tournament No. 1 seed
    ‡ – Received a double-bye into the conference tournament quarterfinal round
    † – Received a single-bye into the conference tournament second round
    Overall records include all games played in the Big 12 tournament.

Bracket

Bracket format has yet to be announced.

NCAA Tournament

See main article: 2025 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament.

SeedRegionSchoolFirst roundSecond roundSweet 16Elite EightFinal FourChampionship
−−−−−−
BidsW-L (%):0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 TOTAL: 0–0

NIT

SeedSchoolFirst roundSecond roundQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
−−−−−
W-L (%):0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 TOTAL: 0–0

Home game attendance

TeamStadiumCapacityGame 1Game 2Game 3Game 4Game 5Game 6Game 7Game 8Game 9Game 10Game 11Game 12Game 13Game 14Game 15Game 16Game 17Game 18TotalAverage% of Capacity
ArizonaMcKale Center14,688
Arizona StateDesert Financial Arena14,198
style= width=75BaylorFoster Pavilion7,500
style= width=75BYUMarriott Center17,978
style= width=75CincinnatiFifth Third Arena12,012
style= width=75ColoradoCU Events Center11,064
style= width=75HoustonFertitta Center7,100
style= width=75Iowa StateHilton Coliseum14,267
style= width=75KansasAllen Fieldhouse16,300
style= width=75Kansas StateBramlage Coliseum11,000
style= width=75Oklahoma StateGallagher-Iba Arena13,611
style= width=75TCUSchollmaier Arena6,700
style= width=75Texas TechUnited Supermarkets Arena15,300
style= width=75UCFAddition Financial Arena9,432
style= width=75Utah UtesJon M. Huntsman Center15,000
style= width=75West VirginiaWVU Coliseum14,000
Total12,509

Bold – At or exceed capacity
†Season high

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Borzello . Jeff . 2024-03-14 . Oklahoma State fires Mike Boynton as coach after 7 seasons . 2024-03-31 . ESPN.com.
  2. Web site: Williams . Justin . Bennett . Brian . and . 2024-03-14 . West Virginia parts with interim coach Josh Eilert, seeks permanent replacement . 2024-03-31 . theathletic.com.
  3. Web site: Antonik . John . 2024-03-28 . DeVries Officially Introduced as WVU's 23rd Men's Basketball Coach . 2024-03-31 . wvusports.com.
  4. Web site: Mark Pope Named Head Coach of Kentucky Men’s Basketball .
  5. Web site: Brigham Young University director of athletics Tom Holmoe has announced Phoenix Suns associate head coach Kevin Young has been hired as head men’s basketball coach at BYU. .
  6. Web site: 2024-01-24 . 2024 men's college basketball recruiting rankings: Updated top 25 classes . 2023-01-02 . ESPN.com . en.
  7. Web site: 2024 Team Rankings . 2023-01-02 . n.rivals.com.
  8. Web site: 2024 Recruit Basketball Team Rankings . 2023-01-02 . . en-US.
  9. Web site: 2024 Industry Ranking Basketball Team Recruiting Rankings . 2023-01-02 . www.on3.com . en.
  10. Web site: Big 12 Announces 2024-25 Men’s and Women’s Basketball Conference Opponents .

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