Big 12 Men's Basketball Season

2014–15 Big 12 Men's Basketball Season
2014–15 Big 12 Men's Basketball Season
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League	NCAA Division I
Sport	Basketball
Number of teams	10
2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season
2015 Big 12 Champions	Kansas
Season MVP	Buddy Hield
Top scorer	Buddy Hield, 598
Big 12 Tournament
Champions	Iowa State
Runners-up	Kansas
Tournament MVP	Georges Niang
Big 12 Basketball seasons
	← 2013–14 2015–16 →

2014–15 Big 12 men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 10 Kansas	13	–	5	.722	27	–	9	.750
No. 9 Iowa State †	12	–	6	.667	25	–	9	.735
No. 13 Oklahoma	12	–	6	.667	24	–	11	.686
No. 16 Baylor	11	–	7	.611	24	–	10	.706
No. 20 West Virginia	11	–	7	.611	25	–	10	.714
Oklahoma State	8	–	10	.444	18	–	14	.563
Texas	8	–	10	.444	20	–	14	.588
Kansas State	8	–	10	.444	15	–	17	.469
TCU	4	–	14	.222	18	–	15	.545
Texas Tech	3	–	15	.167	13	–	19	.406

† 2015 Big 12 Tournament winner Rankings from AP poll ^[1]

Coaches

Coaching changes

Head coaches

Preseason

Big 12 Preseason Poll

	Big 12 Coaches	Points
1	Kansas (6)	78
2	Texas (3)	74
3	Oklahoma (1)	67
4	Kansas State	53
5	Iowa State	51
T6	Baylor	36
T6	West Virginia	36
8	Oklahoma State	27
9	TCU	15
10	Texas Tech	13
Reference:^[2] (#) first place votes

Pre-Season All-Big 12 Team

Big 12 Coaches
Player	Team	Position
Georges Niang	Iowa State	F
Perry Ellis	Kansas	F
Marcus Foster	Kansas State	G
Buddy Hield	Oklahoma	G
Juwan Staten	West Virginia	G
Reference:^[3]

Player of the Year: Juwan Staten, West Virginia
Newcomer of the Year: Bryce Dejean-Jones, Iowa State
Freshman of the Year: Cliff Alexander, Kansas & Myles Turner, Texas

Rankings

**Legend**
		Increase in ranking
		Decrease in ranking
		Not ranked previous week

		Pre	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
Baylor	AP
Baylor	C
Colorado	AP											18	18	15	15	21	19	18	24
Colorado	C										22	20	19	16	20	19	16	23	25
Iowa State	AP	11	11	9	9	6	5	5	4	4	8	14	11	6	9	7	13	16	18
Iowa State	C	11	15	15	12	5	5	4	4	5	12	12	13	9	8	12	15	17	13
Kansas	AP	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Kansas	C	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	5
Kansas State	AP
Kansas State	C
Missouri	AP
Missouri	C
Nebraska	AP
Nebraska	C
Oklahoma	AP
Oklahoma	C
Oklahoma State	AP
Oklahoma State	C
Texas	AP	16	17	18	18	13	14	18	18	22	23	23	23
Texas	C	15	13	11	13	14	16	17	19	20	21	21							20
Texas A&M	AP
Texas A&M	C			25	19	23	22	21	21	23	20	22	21	20	23
Texas Tech	AP					18	23	20	23	20	25	20	22	23	21
Texas Tech	C			25	19	23	22	21	21	23	20	22	21	20	23

Rankings

**Legend**
		Increase in ranking
		Decrease in ranking
		Not ranked previous week

		Pre	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	Wk 19	Final
Baylor	AP			20	9	4	4	4	4	2	1	6	5	2	6	4	9	11	9	12
Baylor	C
Iowa State	AP	24	20	21	19	25												24	23	T-16
Iowa State	C		23	22	21	25												24	24	20	25
Kansas	AP	3	7	5	4	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	1	1	3
Kansas	C	2	8	6	5	3	3	3	3	2	2	1	1	2	3	3	3	1	1	3	4
Kansas State	AP										T-25
Kansas State	C
Oklahoma	AP
Oklahoma	C
Oklahoma State	AP
Oklahoma State	C
TCU	AP
TCU	C
Texas	AP	21	23	22
Texas	C	22	21	21
Texas Tech	AP
Texas Tech	C
West Virginia	AP	20	19	19	25	15	12	11	11	7	10	T-7	18	7	13	9	12	10	11	13
West Virginia	C	18	19	17	19	16	13	12	12	7	9	8	18	12	14	12	13	10	11	12	11

Regular season

Conference Matrix

	Baylor	Iowa State	Kansas	Kansas State	Oklahoma	Oklahoma State	TCU	Texas	Texas Tech	West Virginia
vs. Baylor	—	1–1	2–0	1–1	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–2	1–1	1–1
vs. Iowa State	1–1	—	1–1	0–2	0–2	0–2	1–1	1–1	0–2	2–0
vs. Kansas	0–2	1–1	—	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–2	1–1
vs. Kansas State	1–1	2–0	2–0	—	1–1	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	1–1
vs. Oklahoma	2–0	2–0	2–0	1–1	—	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1
vs. Oklahoma State	2–0	2–0	2–0	1–1	0–2	—	0–2	1–1	0–2	1–1
vs. TCU	2–0	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	2–0	—	0–2	1–1	2–0
vs. Texas	2–0	1–1	2–0	2–0	1–1	1–1	2–0	—	1–1	2–0
vs. Texas Tech	1–1	2–0	2–0	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	—	1–1
vs. West Virginia	1–1	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	0–2	0–2	1–1	—
Total	12–6	12–6	16–2	8–10	5–13	9–9	6–12	4–14	6–12	12–6

Big 12 vs Power 5 matchups

This is a list of the power conference teams (ACC, Big 10, Pac-12 and SEC) the Big 12 plays in the non-conference (Rankings from the AP Poll):

Big 12/SEC Challenge

Date	Time	Big 12 team	SEC team	Location	TV	Attendance	Winner	Leader
Wed., Dec. 3	9:00 PM	Texas Tech	Auburn	United Supermarkets Arena • Lubbock, TX	SECN	7,040	Texas Tech (46–44)^[4]	Big 12 (1–0)
Thurs., Dec. 4	7:00 PM	#16 West Virginia	LSU	WVU Coliseum • Morgantown, WV	ESPN2	10,802	LSU (74–73)^[5]	Tied (1–1)
	7:00 PM	Baylor	Vanderbilt	Memorial Gymnasium • Nashville, TN	ESPNU	7,740	Baylor (66–63) ^[6]	Big 12 (2–1)
	9:00 PM	#20 Iowa State	#18 Arkansas	Hilton Coliseum • Ames, IA	ESPN2	14,384	Iowa State (95–77)^[7]	Big 12 (3–1)
	9:00 PM	TCU	Ole Miss	Tad Smith Coliseum • Oxford, MS	ESPNU	6,370	TCU (66–54)^[8]	Big 12 (4–1)
Fri., Dec. 5	7:00 PM	#6 Texas	#1 Kentucky	Rupp Arena • Lexington, KY	ESPN	24,340	Kentucky (63–51)^[9]	Big 12 (4–2)
	9:00 PM	#11 Kansas	Florida	Allen Fieldhouse • Lawrence, KS	ESPN	16,300	Kansas (71–65)^[10]	Big 12 (5–2)
	9:30 PM	#22 Oklahoma	Missouri	Lloyd Noble Center • Norman, OK	ESPNU	11,652	Oklahoma (82–63)^[11]	Big 12 (6–2)
Sat., Dec. 6	12:00 PM	Oklahoma State	South Carolina	Colonial Life Arena • Columbia, SC	ESPNU	12,007	South Carolina (75–49)^[12]	Big 12 (6–3)
Sat., Dec. 6	3:15 PM	Kansas State	Tennessee	Thompson–Boling Arena • Knoxville, TN	ESPN2	14,111	Tennessee (65–64)^[13]	Big 12 (6–4)
Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi State and Texas A&M did not participate for the SEC. All times Eastern

Postseason

Big 12 Tournament

Bracket

First round Wednesday, March 7			Quarterfinals Thursday, March 8			Semifinals Friday, March 9			Championship Saturday, March 10

			1	Kansas	82

			8	Oklahoma State	68
8	Oklahoma State	71

9	Oklahoma	60
						1	Kansas	83

						4	Kansas State	67



			4	Kansas State	66*

			5	TCU	64



									1	Kansas	81

									3	West Virginia	70



			2	Texas Tech	73

			7	Texas	69
7	Texas	68

10	Iowa State	64
						2	Texas Tech	63

						3	West Virginia	66



			3	West Virginia	78

			6	Baylor	65

NCAA Tournament

NIT

CBI ?

Honors and awards

All-Americans

Consensus All-Americans
First Team	Second Team
Blake Griffin†, Oklahoma	Sherron Collins, Kansas
† - denotes unanimous selection, Reference:^[14]

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

Award	Recipient(s)
2009 Big 12 Men's Basketball Individual Awards
Player of the Year	Blake Griffin, F, Oklahoma
Coach of the Year	Bill Self, Kansas
Defensive Player of the Year	Cole Aldrich, C, Kansas J.T. Tiller, G, Missouri
Sixth Man Award	LaceDarius Dunn, G, Baylor Matt Lawrence, G, Missouri
Newcomer of the Year	Denis Clemente, G, Kansas State
Freshman of the Year	Willie Warren, G, Oklahoma
Reference:^[15]

First Team	Second Team	Third Team
2009 Big 12 Men's Basketball All-Conference Teams
Craig Brackins, F, Iowa State Cole Aldrich, C, Kansas Sherron Collins†, G, Kansas DeMarre Carroll, F, Missouri Blake Griffin†, F, Oklahoma	Denis Clemente, G, Kansas State Willie Warren, G, Oklahoma James Anderson, G/F, Oklahoma State A.J. Abrams, G, Texas Damion James, G/F, Texas	Curtis Jerrells, G, Baylor Cory Higgins, G, Colorado Leo Lyons, F, Missouri Ade Dagunduro, G, Nebraska Byron Eaton, G, Oklahoma State Josh Carter, Sr., Texas A&M
Honorable Mention	Defensive Team	Rookie Team
LaceDarius Dunn, G, Baylor Kevin Rogers, F, Baylor Jacob Pullen, G, Kansas State J.T. Tiller, G, Missouri Austin Johnson, G, Oklahoma Terrel Harris, Sr., Oklahoma State John Roberson, So., Texas Tech Alan Voskuil, Sr., Texas Tech	Cole Aldrich, C, Kansas J.T. Tiller†, G, Missouri Ade Dagunduro, G, Nebraska Terrel Harris, G, Oklahoma State Justin Mason, G, Texas Derrick Roland, Jr., Texas A&M	Marcus Morris, F, Kansas Tyshawn Taylor†, G, Kansas Denis Clemente†, G, Kansas State Zaire Taylor, G, Missouri Willie Warren†, G, Oklahoma
† - denotes unanimous selection, Reference:^[16]

First Team	Second Team
2009 Big 12 Men's Basketball Academic All-Conference Teams
Josh Lomers Baylor, Jr. Levi Knutson Colorado, So. Sean Haluska Iowa State, Sr. Matt Kleinmann Kansas, Sr. Tyrel Reed Kansas, So. Buchi Awaji Kansas State, Jr. Chris Merriewether Kansas State, Jr. DeMarre Carroll Missouri, Sr. Nick Krenk Nebraska, Sr. Paul Velander Nebraska, Sr. James Anderson Oklahoma State, So. Connor Atchley Texas, Sr. Dogus Balbay Texas, So. Damion James Texas, Jr. Gary Johnson Texas, So. Chinemelu Elonu Texas A&M, Jr. Esmir Rizvic Texas Tech, Sr.	Alex Thompson Iowa State, Sr. Cole Aldrich Kansas, So. Matt Lawrence Missouri, Sr. Taylor Griffin Oklahoma, Sr. Omar Leary Oklahoma, Sr. Ryan Wright Oklahoma, Jr. Andy Shaw Oklahoma State, Sr. Justin Mason Texas, Jr. Dexter Pittman Texas, Jr. Bryson Graham Texas A&M, Sr. Nathan Walkup Texas A&M, So. Mike Singletary Texas Tech, So.
* - denotes 4.0, Reference:^[17]

Phillips 66 Player of the Week

Week	Player of the Week	School	Newcomer of the Week	School
Nov 17	Blake Griffin	Oklahoma	Toney McCray	Nebraska
Nov 24	Blake Griffin (2)	Oklahoma	Quincy Acy Willie Warren	Baylor Oklahoma
Dec 1	Blake Griffin (3)	Oklahoma	Willie Warren (2)	Oklahoma
Dec 8	Craig Brackins A.J. Abrams	Iowa State Texas	Tyshawn Taylor	Kansas
Dec 15	Cory Higgins	Colorado	Lucca Staiger	Iowa State
Dec 22	James Anderson	Oklahoma State	Tyshawn Taylor (2)	Kansas
Dec 29	Craig Brackins (2)	Iowa State	Willie Warren (3)	Oklahoma
Jan 5	Sherron Collins	Kansas	Willie Warren (4)	Oklahoma
Jan 12	Blake Griffin (4)	Oklahoma	Lucca Staiger (2)	Iowa State
Jan 19	Austin Johnson	Oklahoma	Tyshawn Taylor (3)	Kansas
Jan 26	Craig Brackins (3)	Iowa State	Keith Ramsey	Missouri
Feb 2	Denis Clemente	Kansas State	Willie Warren (5)	Oklahoma
Feb 9	DeMarre Carroll	Missouri	Mario Little Zaire Taylor	Kansas Missouri
Feb 16	Blake Griffin (5)	Oklahoma	Willie Warren (6)	Oklahoma
Feb 23	Sherron Collins (2) James Anderson (2)	Kansas Oklahoma State	Willie Warren (7)	Oklahoma
Mar 2	Sherron Collins (3)	Kansas	Tyshawn Taylor (4)	Kansas
Mar 9	Blake Griffin (6)	Oklahoma	Toney McCray (2)	Nebraska
Reference:^[18]

Statistical leaders

Attendance

Rank	Team	Games	Avg Attendance
1	Kansas (7)	16	16,383
2	Iowa State (19)	16	14,295
3	Kansas State (26)	17	12,549
4	Texas (34)	18	11,249
5	Oklahoma (35)	15	11,129
6	West Virginia (39)	15	10,189
7	Oklahoma State (57)	16	7,897
8	Baylor (76)	18	6,650
9	Texas Tech (77)	19	6,623
10	TCU	19	4,123
(#) - National Rank, Reference:^[19]

References

^ "2019-20 Big 12 Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 26–30. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
^ "2019-20 Big 12 Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 79–80. Retrieved June 27, 2020.
^ "2019-20 Big 12 Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 81–82. Retrieved June 27, 2020.
^ Final (2014-12-03). "Auburn vs. Texas Tech – Box Score – December 3, 2014 – ESPN". Espn.go.com. Retrieved 2016-10-10.
^ Final (2014-12-04). "LSU vs. West Virginia – Box Score – December 4, 2014 – ESPN". Scores.espn.go.com. Retrieved 2016-10-10.
^ Final (2014-12-04). "Baylor vs. Vanderbilt – Box Score – December 4, 2014 – ESPN". Scores.espn.go.com. Retrieved 2016-10-10.
^ Final (2014-12-04). "Arkansas vs. Iowa State – Box Score – December 4, 2014 – ESPN". Scores.espn.go.com. Retrieved 2016-10-10.
^ Final (2014-12-04). "TCU vs. Ole Miss – Box Score – December 4, 2014 – ESPN". Scores.espn.go.com. Retrieved 2016-10-10.
^ Final (2014-12-05). "Texas vs. Kentucky – Box Score – December 5, 2014 – ESPN". Scores.espn.go.com. Retrieved 2016-10-10.
^ Final (2014-12-05). "Florida vs. Kansas – Box Score – December 5, 2014 – ESPN". Scores.espn.go.com. Retrieved 2016-10-10.
^ Final (2014-12-05). "Missouri vs. Oklahoma – Box Score – December 5, 2014 – ESPN". Scores.espn.go.com. Retrieved 2016-10-10.
^ Final (2014-12-06). "Oklahoma State vs. South Carolina – Box Score – December 6, 2014 – ESPN". Espn.go.com. Retrieved 2016-10-10.
^ Final (2014-12-06). "Kansas State vs. Tennessee – Box Score – December 6, 2014 – ESPN". Scores.espn.go.com. Retrieved 2016-10-10.
^ "2019-20 Big 12 Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 106–107. Retrieved June 27, 2020.
^ "2019-20 Big 12 Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. p. 50. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
^ "2019-20 Big 12 Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 52–57. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
^ "2019-20 Big 12 Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 59–62. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
^ "2019-20 Big 12 Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 63–67. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
^ "2019-20 Big 12 Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 69–70. Retrieved July 1, 2020.

[Standings-1] "2019-20 Big 12 Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 26–30. Retrieved June 18, 2020.

[Preseason_Poll-2] "2019-20 Big 12 Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 79–80. Retrieved June 27, 2020.

[Preseason_Awards-3] "2019-20 Big 12 Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 81–82. Retrieved June 27, 2020.

[4] Final (2014-12-03). "Auburn vs. Texas Tech – Box Score – December 3, 2014 – ESPN". Espn.go.com. Retrieved 2016-10-10.

[5] Final (2014-12-04). "LSU vs. West Virginia – Box Score – December 4, 2014 – ESPN". Scores.espn.go.com. Retrieved 2016-10-10.

[6] Final (2014-12-04). "Baylor vs. Vanderbilt – Box Score – December 4, 2014 – ESPN". Scores.espn.go.com. Retrieved 2016-10-10.

[7] Final (2014-12-04). "Arkansas vs. Iowa State – Box Score – December 4, 2014 – ESPN". Scores.espn.go.com. Retrieved 2016-10-10.

[8] Final (2014-12-04). "TCU vs. Ole Miss – Box Score – December 4, 2014 – ESPN". Scores.espn.go.com. Retrieved 2016-10-10.

[9] Final (2014-12-05). "Texas vs. Kentucky – Box Score – December 5, 2014 – ESPN". Scores.espn.go.com. Retrieved 2016-10-10.

[10] Final (2014-12-05). "Florida vs. Kansas – Box Score – December 5, 2014 – ESPN". Scores.espn.go.com. Retrieved 2016-10-10.

[11] Final (2014-12-05). "Missouri vs. Oklahoma – Box Score – December 5, 2014 – ESPN". Scores.espn.go.com. Retrieved 2016-10-10.

[12] Final (2014-12-06). "Oklahoma State vs. South Carolina – Box Score – December 6, 2014 – ESPN". Espn.go.com. Retrieved 2016-10-10.

[13] Final (2014-12-06). "Kansas State vs. Tennessee – Box Score – December 6, 2014 – ESPN". Scores.espn.go.com. Retrieved 2016-10-10.

[All-American-14] "2019-20 Big 12 Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 106–107. Retrieved June 27, 2020.

[All-Big_12_Individual_Honors-15] "2019-20 Big 12 Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. p. 50. Retrieved July 1, 2020.

[All-Big_12_Teams-16] "2019-20 Big 12 Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 52–57. Retrieved July 1, 2020.

[Academic_All-Big_12-17] "2019-20 Big 12 Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 59–62. Retrieved July 1, 2020.

[Player_of_the_Week-18] "2019-20 Big 12 Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 63–67. Retrieved July 1, 2020.

[Attendance-19] "2019-20 Big 12 Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 69–70. Retrieved July 1, 2020.

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v t e Big 12 Conference men's basketball
Current teams	Baylor Bears BYU Cougars Cincinnati Bearcats Houston Cougars Iowa State Cyclones Kansas Jayhawks Kansas State Wildcats Oklahoma Sooners (leaving in 2024) Oklahoma State Cowboys TCU Horned Frogs Texas Longhorns (leaving in 2024) Texas Tech Red Raiders UCF Knights West Virginia Mountaineers
Future teams	Arizona Wildcats Arizona State Sun Devils Colorado Buffaloes Utah Utes (all joining in 2024)
Championships & awards	Big 12 men's basketball tournament Coach of the Year Player of the Year
Conference challenges	Big 12/Pac-10 Hardwood Series (2007–2010) Big 12/SEC Challenge (2013–2023) Big East–Big 12 Battle (2019–present) Pac-12 Coast-to-Coast Challenge (2021–present)
Seasons	1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25

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Contents

Big 12 Men's Basketball Season

Coaches

Coaching changes

Head coaches

Preseason

Rankings

Rankings

Regular season

Conference Matrix

Big 12 vs Power 5 matchups

Big 12/SEC Challenge

Postseason

Big 12 Tournament

Bracket

NCAA Tournament

NIT

CBI ?

Honors and awards

All-Americans

All-Big 12 awards and teams

Phillips 66 Player of the Week

Statistical leaders

Attendance

See also

References