The 2018–19 Big 12 men's basketball season began with practices in October 2018, followed by the start of the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season in November. Regular season conference play began in December 2018 and concluded in March 2018. Kansas State and Texas Tech won a share of the regular season Big 12 Championship, ending the streak of 14 consecutive conference titles for Kansas.
The Big 12 tournament was held from March 13 through 16 at the Sprint Center in Kansas City, Missouri. Iowa State defeated Kansas in the Big 12 tournament championship game to receive the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.
Baylor, Iowa State, Kansas, Kansas State, Oklahoma, and Texas Tech each received invitations to the NCAA tournament. Texas Tech advanced to the NCAA championship game where they lost to Virginia.
Coaches
Coaching changes There were no head coaching changes following the 2017–18 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. Team Head coach Previous job Seasons at school Overall record Big 12 record NCAA tournaments NCAA Final Fours NCAA ChampionshipsBaylor Scott Drew Valparaiso 15th 7 0 0Iowa State Steve Prohm Murray State 4th 2 0 0Kansas Bill Self Illinois 16th 15 3 1Kansas State Bruce Weber Illinois 7th 4 0 0Oklahoma Lon Kruger UNLV 8th 6 1 0Oklahoma State Mike Boynton Oklahoma State (asst.) 2nd 0 0 0TCU Jamie Dixon Pittsburgh 4th 1 0 0Texas Shaka Smart VCU 4th 2 0 0Texas Tech Chris Beard Little Rock 3rd 1 0 0West Virginia Bob Huggins Kansas State 12th 9 1 0
Preseason
Big 12 Preseason Poll
Big 12 CoachesPoints 1. Kansas (8)80 2. Kansas State (2)73 3. West Virginia61 T4. TCU54 T4. Texas54 6. Iowa State41 7. Texas Tech36 8. Oklahoma21 9. Baylor20 10. Oklahoma State 10Reference: (#) first place votes
Pre-Season All-Big 12 Team Big 12 CoachesLindell Wigginton, G Iowa StateDedric Lawson, F KansasBarry Brown Jr., G Kansas StateDean Wade, F Kansas StateSagaba Konate, F West VirginiaReference:
Player of the Year: Dean Wade, Kansas State Newcomer of the Year: Dedric Lawson, Kansas Freshman of the Year: Quentin Grimes, Kansas
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Regular season
Conference matrix BaylorIowa StateKansasKansas StateOklahomaOklahoma StateTCUTexasTexas TechWest Virginiavs. Baylor — 0–2 2–0 2–0 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–2vs. Iowa State 2–0 — 1–1 1–1 0–2 0–2 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1vs. Kansas 0–2 1–1 — 1–1 1–1 0–2 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–1vs. Kansas State 0–2 1–1 1–1 — 0–2 0–2 0–2 1–1 1–1 0–2vs. Oklahoma 2–0 2–0 1–1 2–0 — 0–2 0–2 1–1 2–0 1–1vs. Oklahoma State 1–1 2–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 — 1–1 1–1 2–0 0–2vs. TCU 1–1 0–2 2–0 2–0 2–0 1–1 — 0–2 2–0 1–1vs. Texas 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 — 2–0 0–2vs. Texas Tech 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 — 0–2vs. West Virginia 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 2–0 2–0 — Total 10–8 9–9 12–6 14–4 7–11 5–13 7–11 8–10 14–4 4–14
Big 12/SEC Challenge
Date TimeBig 12 teamSEC teamLocationTVAttendanceWinnerLeader Sat., Jan. 26 12:00 PM Baylor Alabama Ferrell Center • Waco, TX ESPNU Baylor (73-68) Big 12 (1–0) No. 24 Iowa State No. 20 Ole Miss The Pavilion at Ole Miss • Oxford, MS ESPN Iowa State (87–73) Big 12 (2–0) TCU Florida Schollmaier Arena • Fort Worth, TX ESPN2 TCU (55-50) Big 12 (3–0) 2:00 PM Kansas State Texas A&M Reed Arena • College Station, TX ESPN Texas A&M (65-53) Big 12 (3-1) Oklahoma State South Carolina Gallagher-Iba Arena • Stillwater, OK ESPNU Oklahoma State (74-70) Big 12 (4-1) Texas Georgia Stegeman Coliseum • Athens, GA ESPN2 Georgia (98-88) Big 12 (4-2) 4:00 PM Oklahoma Vanderbilt Lloyd Noble Center • Norman, OK ESPN2 Oklahoma (86-55) Big 12 (5-2) West Virginia No. 1 Tennessee Thompson–Boling Arena • Knoxville, TN ESPN Tennessee (83-66) Big 12 (5-3) 6:00 PM No. 9 Kansas No. 8 KentuckyRupp Arena • Lexington, KY ESPN Kentucky (71-63)Big 12 (5-4) No. 14 Texas TechArkansasUnited Supermarkets Arena • Lubbock, TX ESPN2 Texas Tech (67-64)Big 12 (6-4)Auburn, LSU, Mississippi State, and Missouri will not participate for the SEC.All times Eastern
Postseason
Big 12 tournament
March 13–16, 2019–Big 12 Conference Basketball Tournament, Sprint Center, Kansas City, MO.
2018 Big 12 men's basketball tournament seeds and results Seed School Conf. Over. Tiebreaker First roundMarch 13 QuarterfinalsMarch 14 SemifinalsMarch 15 ChampionshipMarch 161. ‡† Kansas State 14–4 25–8 1–1 vs TTU; 1–1 vs KU; 2–0 vs BU Bye #8 TCU #5 Iowa State 2. † Texas Tech 14–4 26–6 1–1 vs KSU; 1–1 vs KU; 1–1 vs BU Bye #10 West Virginia 3. † Kansas 12–6 25–9 Bye #6 Texas #10 West Virginia #5 Iowa State4. † Baylor 10–8 19–13 Bye #5 Iowa State 5. † Iowa State 9–9 23–11 Bye #4 Baylor #1 Kansas State #3 Kansas6. † Texas 8–10 16–16 Bye #3 Kansas 7. Oklahoma 7–11 19–13 2–0 vs TCU #10 West Virginia 8. TCU 7–11 20–13 0–2 vs OU #9 Oklahoma State #1 Kansas State 9. Oklahoma State 5–13 12–20 #8 TCU 10. West Virginia 4–14 14–20 #7 Oklahoma #2 Texas Tech #3 Kansas ‡ – Big 12 regular season co-champions, and tournament No. 1 seed.† – Received a single-bye in the conference tournament.Overall records include all games played in the Big 12 tournament.
Bracket
NCAA tournament
Seed Region School First round Second round Sweet 16 Elite Eight Final Four Championship 3 West Texas Tech#14 Northern Kentucky - March 22, Tulsa - W, 72–57#6 Buffalo - March 24, Tulsa - W, 78–58#2 Michigan - March 28, Anaheim - W, 63–44#1 Gonzaga - March 30, Anaheim - W, 75–69#2 Michigan State - April 6, Minneapolis - W, 71-51#1 Virginia - April 8, Minneapolis - L, 77-85 OT 4 Midwest Kansas#13 Northeastern - March 21, Salt Lake City - W, 87–53#5 Auburn - March 23, Salt Lake City - L, 75–89 4 South Kansas State#13 UC Irvine - March 22, San Jose - L, 64–70 6 Midwest Iowa State#11 Ohio State - March 22, Tulsa - L, 59–62 9 West Baylor#8 Syracuse - March 21, Salt Lake City - W, 78–69#1 Gonzaga - March 23, Salt Lake City - L, 71–83 9 South Oklahoma#8 Ole Miss - March 22, Columbia - W, 95–72#1 Virginia - March 24, Columbia - L, 51–636 BidsW-L (%):4–2 1–3 1–0 1–0 1–0 TOTAL: 8–6
NIT
Seed Region School First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final 1 TCU TCU#8 Sam Houston State - March 20, Fort Worth - W, 82–69#4 Nebraska - March 24, Fort Worth - W, 88–72#2 Creighton - March 26, Fort Worth - W, 71–58#2 Texas - April 2, New York City - L, 44–58 2 Alabama Texas#7 South Dakota State - March 19, Austin - W, 79–73#3 Xavier - March 24, Austin - W, 78–76OT#4 Colorado - March 27, Austin - W, 68–55#1 TCU - April 2, New York City - W, 58–44#5 Lipscomb - April 4, New York City - W, 81–662 BidsW-L (%):2–0 2–0 2–0 1–1 TOTAL: 8–1
College Basketball Invitational
School First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals West VirginiaGrand Canyon - March 20, Morgantown - W, 77–63Coastal Carolina - March 25, Morgantown - L, 91–109W-L (%):1–0 0–1 TOTAL: 1–1
Honors and awards
All-Americans
Consensus All-AmericansFirst TeamSecond TeamThird TeamJarrett Culver, G, Texas TechDedric Lawson, F, KansasReference: To earn "consensus" status, a player must win honors from a majority of the following teams: the Associated Press, the USBWA, Sporting News, and the National Association of Basketball Coaches.
All-Big 12 awards and teams 2019 Big 12 Men's Basketball Individual Awards Award Recipient(s)Player of the YearJarrett Culver, G, Texas TechCoach of the YearChris Beard, Texas TechDefensive Player of the YearBarry Brown Jr., G, Kansas StateSixth Man AwardLindell Wigginton, G, Iowa StateNewcomer of the YearDedric Lawson, F, KansasFreshman of the YearJaxson Hayes, F, TexasReference:
2019 Big 12 Men's Basketball All-Conference Teams First Team Second Team Third Team Freshman TeamJarrett Culver†, G, Texas TechDean Wade, F, Kansas StateBarry Brown Jr., G, Kansas StateDedric Lawson, F, KansasMarial Shayok, G, Iowa StateDerek Culver, F, West VirginiaMatt Mooney, G, Texas TechDesmond Bane, G, TCUJaxson Hayes, F, TexasMakai Mason, G, BaylorDavide Moretti, G, Texas TechAlex Robinson, G, TCUChristian James, G, OklahomaKristian Doolittle, F, OklahomaDevon Dotson, G, KansasDerek Culver, F, West VirginiaJaxson Hayes, F, TexasDevon Dotson, G, KansasTalen Horton-Tucker, G, Iowa StateJared Butler, G, Baylor † - denotes unanimous selection
Phillips 66 Big 12 Men’s Basketball Weekly Awards
WeekPlayer of the WeekSchoolNewcomer of the WeekSchoolRef.Nov 12Dedric LawsonKansasQuentin GrimesKansasNov 19Lagerald VickKansasTalen Horton-Tucker Jaxson HayesIowa State TexasNov 26Dedric Lawson (2)KansasJaxson Hayes (2)TexasDec 3Lagerald Vick (2)KansasDedric LawsonKansasDec 10Christian JamesOklahomaTyrese HaliburtonIowa StateDec 17Jarrett CulverTexas TechDedric Lawson (2)KansasDec 26Dedric Lawson (3)KansasMiles Reynolds Curtis JonesOklahoma Oklahoma StateDec 30Tristan ClarkBaylorDevon DotsonKansasJan 7Marial ShayokIowa StateTyrese Haliburton (2)Iowa StateJan 14Barry BrownKansas StateDedric Lawson (3)KansasJan 21King McClure Dean WadeBaylor Kansas StateMarial ShayokIowa StateJan 28Kouat NoiTCUMakai Mason Dedric Lawson (4)Baylor KansasFeb 4Makai MasonBaylorOchai AgbajiKansasFeb 11Desmond BaneTCUDedric Lawson (5) Courtney RameyKansas TexasFeb 18Lindell WiggintonIowa StateTalen Horton-Tucker (2)Iowa StateFeb 25Jarrett Culver (2)Texas TechJared ButlerBaylorMar 4Jase FebresTexasJordan McCabeWest VirginiaMar 11Jarrett Culver (3)Texas TechYor AneiOklahoma State
See also 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season Big 12 Conference Big 12/SEC Challenge
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