2024–25 Big 12 Conference men's basketball season
2024–25 Big 12 Conference men's basketball season | |
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League | NCAA Division I |
Sport | Basketball |
Number of teams | 16 |
TV partner(s) | ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPN+, Fox Sports 1, FOX, CBS |
Regular season | |
Big 12 tournament | |
Big 12 men's basketball seasons | |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arizona | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arizona State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Baylor | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
BYU | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cincinnati | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Colorado | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Houston | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Iowa State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kansas | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kansas State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oklahoma State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
TCU | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas Tech | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UCF | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Utah | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
West Virginia | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2025 Big 12 tournament winner As of August 1, 2024 Rankings from AP poll |
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 |
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Mike Boynton | Oklahoma State | Fired[1] | Steve Lutz |
Josh Eilert | West Virginia | Fired[2] | Darian DeVries[3] |
Mark Pope | BYU | Left 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.
Team | Head coach | Previous job | Seasons at school as HC | Overall record at School | Big 12 record | NCAA tournaments | NCAA Final Fours | NCAA championships |
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Arizona | Tommy Lloyd | Gonzaga (asst.) | 4th | 88–20 (.815) | 0–0 (–) | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Arizona State | Bobby Hurley | Buffalo | 9th | 155–131 (.542) | 0–0 (–) | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Baylor | Scott Drew | Valparaiso | 22nd | 446–244 (.646) | 189–173 (.522) | 12 | 1 | 1 |
BYU | Kevin Young | Phoenix Suns (asst.) | 1st | 0–0 (–) | 0–0 (–) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cincinnati | Wes Miller | UNC Greensboro | 4th | 63–43 (.594) | 7–11 (.389) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Colorado | Tad Boyle | Northern Colorado | 15th | 298–183 (.620) | 8–8 (.500) | 6 | 0 | 0 |
Houston | Kelvin Sampson | Houston Rockets (asst.) | 11th | 264–79 (.770) | 15–3 (.833) | 6 | 1 | 0 |
Iowa State | T. J. Otzelberger | UNLV | 4th | 70–35 (.667) | 29–25 (.537) | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Kansas | Bill Self | Illinois | 22nd | 579–138 (.808) | 272–72 (.791) | 19† | 3† | 2 |
Kansas State | Jerome Tang | Baylor (asst.) | 3rd | 45–25 (.643) | 19–17 (.528) | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Oklahoma State | Steve Lutz | Western Kentucky | 1st | 0–0 (–) | 0–0 (–) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
TCU | Jamie Dixon | Pittsburgh | 9th | 160–110 (.593) | 60–81 (.426) | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Texas Tech | Grant McCasland | North Texas | 2nd | 23–11 (.676) | 11–7 (.611) | 1 | 0 | 0 |
UCF | Johnny Dawkins | Stanford | 9th | 148–103 (.590) | 7–11 (.389) | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Utah | Craig Smith | Utah State | 4th | 50–50 (.500) | 0–0 (–) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
West Virginia | Darian DeVries | Drake | 1st | 0–0 (–) | 0–0 (–) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
† 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 Coaches | Points | ||
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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
Team | ESPN[6] | Rivals[7] | 247 Sports[8] | On3[9] | Signees[8] |
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Arizona | 12 | 12 | 17 | 4 | |
Arizona State | 4 | 3 | 7 | 5 | |
Baylor | 5 | 7 | 4 | 3 | |
BYU | 51 | 24 | 40 | 2 | |
Cincinnati | 26 | 32 | 21 | 2 | |
Colorado | 37 | 23 | 41 | 3 | |
Houston | 24 | 35 | 19 | 2 | |
Iowa State | 46 | 49 | 36 | 2 | |
Kansas | 18 | 25 | 10 | 3 | |
Kansas State | 63 | 85 | 64 | 1 | |
Oklahoma State | 85 | 94 | 1 | ||
TCU | 50 | 16 | 38 | 2 | |
Texas Tech | 56 | 82 | 2 | ||
UCF | 1 | ||||
Utah | 55 | 59 | 57 | 2 | |
West Virginia | 72 | 78 | 75 | 2 |
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 |
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Home (H) & Away (A) | |
Home Only (H) | |
Away Only (A) |
Arizona | Arizona State | Baylor | BYU | Cincinnati | Colorado | Houston | Iowa State | Kansas | Kansas State | Oklahoma State | TCU | Texas Tech | UCF | Utah | West Virginia | |
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vs. Arizona | — | H & A | H & A | H & A | H | A | A | H & A | H | H | H | A | H & A | A | A | H |
vs. Arizona State | H & A | — | A | H & A | H | H & A | A | A | H | H & A | H | A | H & A | A | H | H |
vs. Baylor | H & A | H | — | H | H & A | H & A | H & A | H | A | A | A | H & A | H | A | H & A | A |
vs. BYU | H & A | H & A | A | — | H & A | H | H | H | A | A | A | H | A | H | H & A | H & A |
vs. Cincinnati | A | A | H & A | H & A | — | H | H | H | A | H & A | H | A | A | H | H & A | H & A |
vs. Colorado | H | H & A | A | A | A | — | A | H & A | H & A | H | H | H & A | H | H & A | H | A |
vs. Houston | H | H | H & A | A | A | H | — | A | H & A | H | H & A | A | H & A | H | A | H & A |
vs. Iowa State | H & A | H | A | A | A | H & A | H | — | H & A | H & A | H | A | H | H & A | A | H |
vs. Kansas | A | A | H | H | H | H & A | H & A | H & A | — | H & A | A | H | A | H & A | H | A |
vs. Kansas State | A | H & A | H | H | H & A | A | A | H & A | H & A | — | H & A | H | H | H | H | A |
vs. Oklahoma State | A | A | H | H | A | A | H & A | A | H | H & A | — | H | H | H & A | H & A | H |
vs. TCU | H | H | H & A | A | H | H & A | H | H | A | A | H & A | — | A | H & A | A | H & A |
vs. Texas Tech | H & A | H & A | A | H | H | A | H & A | A | H | H | H & A | H & A | — | A | H | A |
vs. UCF | H | H | H | A | A | H & A | A | H & A | H & A | A | H & A | H & A | — | A | H | |
vs. Utah | H | A | H & A | H & A | H & A | A | H | H | A | A | H & A | H | A | H | — | H & A |
vs. West Virginia | A | A | H | H & A | H & A | H | H & A | A | H | H | A | H & A | H | A | H & A | — |
Conference matrix
Arizona | Arizona State | Baylor | BYU | Cincinnati | Colorado | Houston | Iowa State | Kansas | Kansas State | Oklahoma State | TCU | Texas Tech | UCF | Utah | West Virginia | |
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vs. Arizona | — | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
vs. Arizona State | 0–0 | — | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
vs. Baylor | 0–0 | 0–0 | — | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
vs. BYU | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | — | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
vs. Cincinnati | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | — | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
vs. Colorado | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | — | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
vs. Houston | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | — | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
vs. Iowa State | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | — | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
vs. Kansas | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | — | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
vs. Kansas State | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | — | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
vs. Oklahoma State | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | — | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
vs. TCU | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | — | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
vs. Texas Tech | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | — | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
vs. UCF | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | — | 0–0 | 0–0 |
vs. Utah | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | — | 0–0 |
vs. West Virginia | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | — |
Total | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
Thru Mar. 9, 2024.
Multi-Team Events
Team | Event | Place/Finish |
Arizona | Battle 4 Atlantis | TBD |
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Arizona State | TBD | |
Baylor | Bahamas Championship | TBD |
BYU | Rady Children's Invitational | TBD |
Cincinnati | TBD | |
Colorado | Maui Invitational | TBD |
Houston | TBD | |
Iowa State | Maui Invitational | TBD |
Kansas | TBD | |
Kansas State | Paradise Jam | TBD |
Oklahoma State | Charleston Classic | TBD |
TCU | TBD | |
Texas Tech | Legends Classic | TBD |
UCF | Greenbrier Tip-Off | TBD |
Utah | TBD | |
West Virginia | Battle 4 Atlantis | TBD |
Rankings
Increase in ranking | ||
Decrease in ranking | ||
Not ranked previous week | ||
т | Tied with another team in rankings |
Pre | Wk 1 | Wk 2 | Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 | Wk 6 | Wk 7 | Wk 8 | Wk 9 | Wk 10 | Wk 11 | Wk 12 | Wk 13 | Wk 14 | Wk 15 | Wk 16 | Wk 17 | Wk 18 | Final | ||
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Baylor | AP | ||||||||||||||||||||
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BYU | AP | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Cincinnati | AP | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Colorado | AP | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Houston | AP | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Iowa State | AP | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Kansas | AP | ||||||||||||||||||||
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TCU | AP | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Texas Tech | AP | ||||||||||||||||||||
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UCF | AP | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Utah | AP | ||||||||||||||||||||
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West Virginia | AP | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Record vs other conferences
The Big 12 had a record of 0–0 in non-conference play.
Regular season
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Postseason
Big 12 tournament
- March 2025, T-Mobile Center, Kansas City, MO
2025 Big 12 men's basketball tournament seeds and results | |||||||||
Seed | School | Conf. | Over. | Tiebreaker | First round March | Second round March | Quarterfinals March | Semifinals March | Championship March |
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1. | #‡ | – | – | ||||||
2. | ‡ | – | – | ||||||
3. | ‡ | – | – | ||||||
4. | ‡ | – | – | ||||||
5. | † | – | – | ||||||
6. | † | – | – | ||||||
7. | † | – | – | ||||||
8. | † | – | – | ||||||
9. | – | – | |||||||
10. | – | – | |||||||
11. | – | – | |||||||
12. | – | – | |||||||
13. | – | – | |||||||
14. | – | – | |||||||
15. | – | – | |||||||
16. | – | – | |||||||
# – 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
Seed | Region | School | First round | Second round | Sweet 16 | Elite Eight | Final Four | Championship |
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− | − | − | − | − | − | |||
Bids | W-L (%): | 0–0 (–) | 0–0 (–) | 0–0 (–) | 0–0 (–) | 0–0 (–) | TOTAL: 0–0 (–) |
NIT
Seed | School | First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final |
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− | − | − | − | − | ||
W-L (%): | 0–0 (–) | 0–0 (–) | 0–0 (–) | 0–0 (–) | TOTAL: 0–0 (–) |
Home game attendance
Team | Stadium | Capacity | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 | Game 6 | Game 7 | Game 8 | Game 9 | Game 10 | Game 11 | Game 12 | Game 13 | Game 14 | Game 15 | Game 16 | Game 17 | Game 18 | Total | Average | % of Capacity |
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Arizona | McKale Center | 14,688 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Arizona State | Desert Financial Arena | 14,198 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Baylor | Foster Pavilion | 7,500 | |||||||||||||||||||||
BYU | Marriott Center | 17,978 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Cincinnati | Fifth Third Arena | 12,012 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Colorado | CU Events Center | 11,064 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Houston | Fertitta Center | 7,100 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Iowa State | Hilton Coliseum | 14,267 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Kansas | Allen Fieldhouse | 16,300 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Kansas State | Bramlage Coliseum | 11,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Oklahoma State | Gallagher-Iba Arena | 13,611 | |||||||||||||||||||||
TCU | Schollmaier Arena | 6,700 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Texas Tech | United Supermarkets Arena | 15,300 | |||||||||||||||||||||
UCF | Addition Financial Arena | 9,432 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Utah Utes | Jon M. Huntsman Center | 15,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||
West Virginia | WVU Coliseum | 14,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Total | 12,509 |
Bold – At or exceed capacity
†Season high
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