| Big 12 men's basketball tournament | |
| Optional Subheader: | Conference basketball championship |
| Sport: | Basketball |
| Conference: | Big 12 Conference |
| Number Of Teams: | 14 |
| Format: | Single-elimination tournament |
| Current Stadium: | T-Mobile Center |
| Current Location: | Kansas City, Missouri |
| Years: | 1997–present |
| Most Recent: | 2024 |
| Most Championships: | Kansas Jayhawks (12)[1] |
| Television: | ESPN |
| Website: | Big 12 men's basketball |
| Sponsors: | Phillips 66 (1997–present) |
| All Stadiums: | T-Mobile Center (2008, 2010–2031) Ford Center (2007, 2009) American Airlines Center (2003–2004, 2006) Kemper Arena (1997–2002, 2005) |
| All Locations: | Kansas City, Missouri (1997–2002, 2005, 2008, 2010–2031) Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (2007, 2009) Dallas, Texas (2003–2004, 2006) |
The Big 12 men's basketball tournament (known since its inception in 1997 under sponsorship agreements as the Phillips 66 Big 12 men's basketball tournament) is the championship men's basketball tournament in the Big 12 Conference. It is a single-elimination tournament of four rounds, with the top six seeds getting byes in the first round.[2] Seeding is based on regular season records.The winner of the tournament receives the Big 12 Conference automatic bid to the NCAA Championship tournament.
Between 2005 and 2019, no current Big 12 member besides Iowa State or Kansas won the tournament, and those two schools have won 18 of 27 titles. The remaining current Big 12 schools only account for six additional tournament titles. For its first twenty-three years, no school from outside the original Big Eight Conference had ever won the tournament. This streak ended when the Texas Longhorns won the championship game against Oklahoma State in 2021.
The tournament is set to be held at the T-Mobile Center (formerly Sprint Center) in Kansas City, Missouri until 2031.[3]
The tournament has been held every year since the first full basketball season was completed in 1997. (The Big 12 was formed in 1996) Since that time, it was held in Kemper Arena in Kansas City, Missouri in early March for every year up until 2003, and also in 2005. In 2003, 2004, and 2006 it was held at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas, and in 2007 it was held in the Ford Center at Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.[4] In 2008 it was again held in Kansas City, but this time at the Sprint Center.
The 2009 edition of the championship was held in Oklahoma City, with the event returning to Kansas City from 2010 through 2020.[5] On October 24, 2018, it was announced that the Big 12 Tournament would stay in Kansas City through 2024,[6] and on June 12, 2020, it was announced that it would stay in Kansas City through 2025.[7] Kansas has won the most Big 12 postseason titles as well, winning 12 out of 25, while appearing in 15 championship games.
Numbers in parentheses refer to each team's finish/seed in the tournament for that year. Teams are seeded in order of highest conference record. Tie-breakers[8] are based on conference record starting with:
| Year | Champion | Runner-up | Most Valuable Player | Location | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (1) Kansas 87 | (10) Missouri 60 | Paul Pierce, Kansas | 114,420 | |||
| (1) Kansas 72 | (3) Oklahoma 58 | 89,200 | ||||
| (3) Kansas 53 | (5) 37 | Jeff Boschee, Kansas | 106,600 | |||
| (1) Iowa State 70 | (3) Oklahoma 58 | Marcus Fizer, Iowa State | 114,600 | |||
| (3) Oklahoma 54 | (4) Texas 45 | Nolan Johnson, Oklahoma | 91,500 | |||
| (2) Oklahoma 64 | (1) Kansas 55 | Hollis Price, Oklahoma | 104,740 | |||
| (3) Oklahoma 49 | (5) Missouri 47 | American Airlines Center – Dallas, TX | 94,800 | |||
| (1) Oklahoma State 65 | (2) Texas 49 | Tony Allen, Oklahoma State | 105,610 | |||
| (3) 72 | (4) 68 | Joey Graham, Oklahoma State | Kemper Arena – Kansas City, MO | 109,608 | ||
| (2) Kansas 80 | (1) Texas 68 | Mario Chalmers, Kansas | American Airlines Center – Dallas, TX | 109,428 | ||
| 2007† | (1) Kansas 88 | (3) Texas 84 | Kevin Durant, Texas | Ford Center – Oklahoma City, OK | 113,274 | |
| (2) Kansas 84 | (1) Texas 74 | Brandon Rush, Kansas | Sprint Center – Kansas City, MO | 113,254 | ||
| (3) Missouri 73 | (9) Baylor 60 | DeMarre Carroll, Missouri | Ford Center – Oklahoma City, OK | 94,614 | ||
| (1) Kansas 72 | (2) Kansas State 64 | Sherron Collins, Kansas | Sprint Center – Kansas City, MO | 113,398 | ||
| (1) Kansas 85 | (2) Texas 73 | Marcus Morris, Kansas | 113,490 | |||
| (2) Missouri 90 | (4) Baylor 75 | Kim English, Missouri | 94,894 | |||
| (1) Kansas 70 | (2) Kansas State 54 | Jeff Withey, Kansas | 90,687 | |||
| (4) Iowa State 74 | (7) Baylor 65 | DeAndre Kane, Iowa State | 94,996 | |||
| (2) Iowa State 70 | (1) Kansas 66 | Georges Niang, Iowa State | 94,963 | |||
| (1) Kansas 81 | (2) West Virginia 71 | Devonte' Graham, Kansas | 94,934 | |||
| (4) Iowa State 80 | (2) West Virginia 74 | Monte Morris, Iowa State | 94,934 | |||
| (1) Kansas 81 | (3) West Virginia 70 | Malik Newman, Kansas | 89,249 | |||
| (5) Iowa State 78 | (3) Kansas 66 | Marial Shayok, Iowa State | 94,847 | |||
| Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | ||||||
| (3) Texas 91 | (5) Oklahoma State 86 | Matt Coleman, Texas | T-Mobile Center
| 13,824‡ | ||
| (1) Kansas 74 | (3) Texas Tech 65 | Ochai Agbaji, Kansas | 79,846 | |||
| 2023 | (2) Texas 76 | (1) Kansas 56 | Dylan Disu, Texas | 90,110 | ||
| 2024 | (2) Iowa State 69 | (1) Houston 41 | Keshon Gilbert, Iowa State | 118,300 | ||
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| Reference:[9] † – Denotes overtime played | ||||||
| School | W | L | Pct | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati | 2 | 1 | .667 | |
| Houston | 2 | 1 | .667 | |
| Kansas | 47 | 13 | .783 | |
| Missouri | 19 | 14 | .576 | |
| Oklahoma State | 26 | 23 | .531 | |
| Iowa State | 21 | 19 | .525 | |
| Texas | 26 | 24 | .520 | |
| Oklahoma | 23 | 22 | .511 | |
| BYU | 1 | 1 | .500 | |
| UCF | 1 | 1 | .500 | |
| West Virginia | 9 | 10 | .474 | |
| Baylor | 17 | 23 | .425 | |
| Kansas State | 17 | 25 | .404 | |
| TCU | 6 | 9 | .400 | |
| Texas Tech | 15 | 24 | .384 | |
| Colorado | 9 | 15 | .375 | |
| Nebraska | 6 | 15 | .286 | |
| Texas A&M | 6 | 16 | .273 | |
| Reference: Italics denote former conference member | ||||
| School | W | L | Pct | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Kansas | 12 | 4 | .800 | |
| 6 | Iowa State | 6 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 5 | Oklahoma | 3 | 2 | .600 | |
| 8 | Texas | 2 | 6 | .143 | |
| 4 | Missouri | 2 | 2 | .500 | |
| 4 | Oklahoma State | 2 | 2 | .500 | |
| 3 | Baylor | 0 | 3 | .000 | |
| 3 | West Virginia | 0 | 3 | .000 | |
| 2 | Kansas State | 0 | 2 | .000 | |
| 2 | Texas Tech | 0 | 2 | .000 | |
| 1 | Houston | 0 | 1 | .000 | |
| 0 | BYU | 0 | 0 | N/A | |
| 0 | Cincinnati | 0 | 0 | N/A | |
| 0 | TCU | 0 | 0 | N/A | |
| 0 | UCF | 0 | 0 | N/A | |
| 0 | Colorado | 0 | 0 | N/A | |
| 0 | Nebraska | 0 | 0 | N/A | |
| 0 | Texas A&M | 0 | 0 | N/A | |
| Reference: Italics denote former conference member. | |||||