2017–18 Big 12 Conference men's basketball season


The 2017–18 Big 12 men's basketball season began with practices in October 2017, followed by the start of the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season in November. Regular season conference play started on December 29, 2017 and will conclude on March 3, 2018. The Big 12 Tournament will begin on March 7, with the championship game on March 10, and will be played at the Sprint Center in Kansas City, Missouri. Kansas won the regular season conference title, their NCAA record 14th consecutive year winning the regular season title.

Coaches

Coaching changes

On March 18, 2017, head coach Brad Underwood left Oklahoma State to accept the head coaching position at Illinois after one year at OSU. The school promoted assistant coach Mike Boynton Jr. to head coach on March 24.

Head coaches

Note: Stats are through the end 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
BaylorScott DrewValparaiso14th700
Iowa StateSteve ProhmMurray State3rd200
KansasBill SelfIllinois15th1531
Kansas StateBruce WeberIllinois6th400
OklahomaLon KrugerUNLV7th610
Oklahoma StateMike BoyntonOklahoma State 1st000
TCUJamie DixonPittsburgh2nd100
TexasShaka SmartVCU3rd200
Texas TechChris BeardLittle Rock2nd100
West VirginiaBob HugginsKansas State11th910

Preseason

Big 12 Preseason Poll
Pre-Season All-Big 12 Team
WoodenNaismithRobertsonCousyWestErvingMaloneAbdul-JabbarOlson
Devonte' Graham - Kansas
Malik Newman - Kansas
Trae Young - Oklahoma
Jeffrey Carroll - Oklahoma State
Mohamed Bamba - Texas
Jevon Carter - West Virginia		DeVonte' Graham - Kansas
Malik Newman - Kansas
Jeffrey Carroll - Oklahoma State
Mohamed Bamba - Texas
Jevon Carter - West Virginia		DeVonte' Graham - Kansas
Mohamed Bamba - Texas
Jevon Carter - West Virginia		Manu Lecomte - Baylor
DeVonte' Graham - Kansas
Trae Young - Oklahoma
Jevon Carter - West Virginia		Malik Newman - Kansas
Andrew Jones - Texas
Daxter Miles, Jr - West Virginia		Jeffrey Carroll - Oklahoma StateDylan Osetkowski - Texas
Zach Smith - Texas Tech		Vladimir Brodziansky - TCU
Mohamed Bamba - Texas		DeVonte' Graham - Kansas
Jevon Carter - West Virginia

Tournaments

TeamTournamentFinish
BaylorCBE Hall of Fame ClassicChampions
Iowa StatePuerto Rico Tip-OffChampions
KansasMiami InvitationalWon all 4 games
Kansas StateLas Vegas Invitational3rd Place
OklahomaPhil Knight Invitational5th Place
Oklahoma StateLegends Classic3rd Place
TCUEmerald Coast ClassicChampions
TexasPhil Knight Invitational4th Place
Texas TechHall of Fame Tip OffChampions
West VirginiaAdvoCare InvitationalChampions

Rankings

Regular season

Conference Matrix

Big 12 vs Power 5 matchups

This is a list of the power conference teams the Big 12 plays in the non-conference :
DateVisitorHomeSiteConferenceScore
November 10, 2017No. 25 Texas A&MNo. 11 West VirginiaRamstein Air Base • Ramstein, GERSECL, 88–65
November 10, 2017Iowa StateMissouriMizzou Arena • Columbia, MOSECL, 74–59
November 14, 2017No. 4 KansasNo. 7 KentuckyUnited Center • ChicagoSECW, 65–61
November 18, 2017Texas TechBoston CollegeMohegan Sun Arena • Uncasville, CTACCW, 75–64
November 19, 2017No. 20 NorthwesternTexas TechMohegan Sun Arena • Uncasville, CTBig TenW, 85–49
November 20, 2017Oklahoma StateNo. 16 Texas A&MBarclays Center • Brooklyn, NYSECL, 72–55
November 20, 2017No. 22 BaylorWisconsinSprint Center • Kansas City, MOBig TenW, 70–65
November 21, 2017PittsburghOklahoma StateBarclays Center • Brooklyn, NYACCW, 73–67
November 23, 2017OklahomaArkansasModa Center • Portland, ORSECW, 92–83
November 23, 2017Kansas StateArizona StateOrleans Arena • Las Vegas, NVPac-12L, 92–90
November 24, 2017No. 1 DukeTexasModa Center • Portland, ORACCL, 85–78
November 25, 2017MissouriNo. 23 West VirginiaHP Field House • Lake Buena Vista, FLSECW, 83–79
November 26, 2017OregonOklahomaModa Center • Portland, ORPac-12W, 90–80
December 2, 2017No. 2 KansasSyracuseAmerican Airlines Arena • Miami, FLACCW, 76–60
December 3, 2017Kansas StateVanderbiltMemorial Gymnasium • Nashville, TNSECW, 84–79
December 5, 2017No. 18 VirginiaWest VirginiaWVU Coliseum • Morgantown, WVACCW, 68–61
December 6, 2017WashingtonNo. 2 KansasSprint Center • Kansas City, MOPac-12L, 74–65
December 7, 2017IowaIowa StateHilton Coliseum • Ames, IABig TenW, 84–78
December 8, 2017OklahomaNo. 25 USCStaples Center • Los Angeles, CAPac-12W, 85–83
December 9, 2017No. 18 West VirginiaPittsburghPetersen Events Center • Pittsburgh, PAACCW, 69-60
December 10, 2017No. 16 Arizona StateNo. 2 KansasAllen Fieldhouse • Lawrence, KSPac-12L, 95-85
December 12, 2017MichiganTexasFrank Erwin Center • Austin, TXBig TenL, 59-52
December 16, 2017Oklahoma StateNo. 24 Florida StateBB&T Center • Sunrise, FLACCW, 71-70
December 16, 2017No. 13 KansasNebraskaPinnacle Bank Arena • Lincoln, NEBig TenW, 73-72
December 20, 2017Kansas StateWashington StateVeterans Memorial Arena • Spokane, WAPac-12W, 68-65
December 21, 2017No. 14 KansasStanfordGolden 1 Center • Sacramento, CAPac-12W, 75-54
December 22, 2017NorthwesternNo. 17 OklahomaLloyd Noble Center • Norman, OKBig TenW, 104-78
December 22, 2017TexasAlabamaLegacy Arena • Birmingham, ALSECW, 66-50
January 27, 2018Texas A&MNo. 5 KansasAllen Fieldhouse • Lawrence, KSSECW, 79–68
January 27, 2018KentuckyNo. 7 West VirginiaWVU Coliseum • Morgantown, WVSECL, 83–76
January 27, 2018BaylorNo. 22 FloridaO'Connell Center • Gainesville, FLSECL, 81–60
January 27, 2018No. 14 Texas TechSouth CarolinaColonial Life Arena • Columbia, SCSECW, 70–63
January 27, 2018GeorgiaKansas StateBramlage Coliseum • Manhattan, KSSECW, 56–51
January 27, 2018Ole MissTexasFrank Erwin Center • Austin, TXSECW, 85–72
January 27, 2018No. 12 OklahomaAlabamaColeman Coliseum • Tuscaloosa, ALSECL, 80–73
January 27, 2018No. 22 TennesseeIowa StateHilton Coliseum • Ames, IASECL, 68–45
January 27, 2018TCUVanderbiltMemorial Gymnasium • Nashville, TNSECL, 81–78
January 27, 2018Oklahoma StateArkansasBud Walton Arena • Fayetteville, ARSECL, 66–65

Big 12/SEC Challenge

Postseason

Big 12 Tournament

NCAA Tournament

SeedRegionSchoolFirst RoundSecond RoundSweet 16Elite EightFinal FourChampionship
1MidwestKansas#16 Penn W, 76–60#8 Seton Hall W, 83–79#5 Clemson W, 80–76#2 Duke W, 85–81OT#1 Villanova L, 79–95
3EastTexas Tech#14 Stephen F. Austin W, 70–60#6 Florida W, 69–66#2 Purdue W, 78–65#1 Villanova L, 59–71
5EastWest Virginia#12 Murray State W, 85–68#13 Marshall W, 94–71#1 Villanova L, 78–90
6MidwestTCU#11 Syracuse L, 52–57
9SouthKansas State#8 Creighton W, 69–59#16 UMBC W, 50–43#5 Kentucky W, 61–58#11 Loyola–Chicago L, 62–78
10SouthTexas#7 Nevada L, 83–87OT
10MidwestOklahoma#7 Rhode Island L, 78–83OT
7 BidsW-L :4–3 4–0 3–1 1–2 0–1 TOTAL: 12–7

NIT

SeedRegionSchoolFirst RoundSecond RoundQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
1BaylorBaylor#8 Wagner W, 80–59#4 Mississippi State L, 77–78
2USCOklahoma State#7 Florida Gulf Coast W, 80–68#3 Stanford W, 71–65#4 Western Kentucky L, 84–92
2 BidsW-L :2–0 1–1 0–1 0–0 TOTAL: 3–2

Honors and awards

All-Americans

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

Phillips 66 Player of the Week

WeekPlayer of the WeekSchoolNewcomer of the WeekSchoolRef.
Nov 13Trae YoungOklahomaMo Bamba
Marcus Garrett		Texas
Kansas
Nov 20Nick Weiler-BabbIowa StateTrae YoungOklahoma
Nov 27Trae Young OklahomaJarrett CulverTexas Tech
Dec 4Devonte' GrahamKansasTrae Young Oklahoma
Dec 11Keenan EvansTexas TechLindell WiggintonIowa State
Dec 18Trae Young OklahomaBrady ManekOklahoma
Dec 27Trae Young OklahomaBrady Manek Oklahoma
Jan 1Trae Young OklahomaMo Bamba Texas
Jan 8Keenan Evans Texas TechTeddy AllenWest Virginia
Jan 15Trae Young OklahomaLindell Wigginton Iowa State
Jan 22Dean WadeKansas StateCameron Lard
Malik Newman		Iowa State
Kansas
Jan 29Keenan Evans Texas TechMo Bamba Texas
Feb 5Keenan Evans Texas TechKendall SmithOklahoma State
Feb 12Manu LecomteBaylorCameron Lard Iowa State
Feb 19Terry MastonBaylorMo Bamba Texas
Feb 26Devonte' Graham KansasMalik Newman
Lindell Wigginton 		Kansas
Iowa State
Mar 5Kendall SmithOklahoma StateJericho SimsTexas