2018–19 Big 12 Conference men's basketball season


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.

2018–19 Big 12 Men's Basketball Season
LeagueNCAA Division I
SportBasketball
Number of teams10
TV partner(s)CBS, ESPN, FSN
NBA Draft
Top draft pickJarrett Culver
Picked by6th, Minnesota Timberwolves
2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season
2019 Big 12 ChampionsKansas State
Texas Tech
Season MVPJarrett Culver, Texas Tech
Top scorerDedric Lawson, Kansas
Big 12 tournament
ChampionsIowa State
Finals MVPMarial Shayok
Big 12 Basketball seasons
2018–19 Big 12 men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 19 Kansas State 14 4   .778 25 9   .735
No. 2 Texas Tech 14 4   .778 31 7   .816
No. 16 Kansas 12 6   .667 26 10   .722
Baylor 10 8   .556 20 14   .588
No. 25 Iowa State 9 9   .500 23 12   .657
Texas 8 10   .444 21 16   .568
Oklahoma 7 11   .389 20 14   .588
TCU 7 11   .389 23 14   .622
Oklahoma State 5 13   .278 12 20   .375
West Virginia 4 14   .222 15 21   .417
2019 Big 12 tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

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

edit

Coaching changes

edit

There were no head coaching changes following the 2017–18 Big 12 Conference men's basketball season.

Head coaches

edit

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 Championships
Baylor Scott Drew Valparaiso 15th 298–195 (.604) 115–137 (.456) 7 0 0
Iowa State Steve Prohm Murray State 4th 60–41 (.594) 26–28 (.481) 2 0 0
Kansas Bill Self Illinois 16th 447–96 (.823) 208–46 (.819) 15 3 1
Kansas State Bruce Weber Illinois 7th 125–80 (.610) 55–53 (.509) 4 0 0
Oklahoma Lon Kruger UNLV 8th 140–91 (.606) 65–61 (.516) 6 1 0
Oklahoma State Mike Boynton Oklahoma State (asst.) 2nd 21–15 (.583) 8–10 (.444) 0 0 0
TCU Jamie Dixon Pittsburgh 4th 45–27 (.625) 15–21 (.417) 1 0 0
Texas Shaka Smart VCU 4th 50–50 (.500) 23–31 (.426) 2 0 0
Texas Tech Chris Beard Little Rock 3rd 45–24 (.652) 25–22 (.532) 1 0 0
West Virginia Bob Huggins Kansas State 12th 255–130 (.662) 62–46 (.574) 9 1 0

Preseason

edit
 
Lindell Wigginton

Big 12 Preseason Poll

Big 12 Coaches Points
1. Kansas (8) 80
2. Kansas State (2) 73
3. West Virginia 61
T4. TCU 54
T4. Texas 54
6. Iowa State 41
7. Texas Tech 36
8. Oklahoma 21
9. Baylor 20
10. Oklahoma State 10
Reference:[2] (#) first place votes

Pre-Season All-Big 12 Team

Big 12 Coaches
Lindell Wigginton, G Iowa State
Dedric Lawson, F Kansas
Barry Brown Jr., G Kansas State
Dean Wade, F Kansas State
Sagaba Konate, F West Virginia
Reference:[3]

Rankings

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

Regular season

edit

Conference matrix

edit
  Baylor Iowa State Kansas Kansas State Oklahoma Oklahoma State TCU Texas Texas Tech West Virginia
vs. Baylor 0–2 2–0 2–0 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–2
vs. Iowa State 2–0 1–1 1–1 0–2 0–2 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1
vs. Kansas 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–1
vs. Kansas State 0–2 1–1 1–1 0–2 0–2 0–2 1–1 1–1 0–2
vs. Oklahoma 2–0 2–0 1–1 2–0 0–2 0–2 1–1 2–0 1–1
vs. Oklahoma State 1–1 2–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 0–2
vs. TCU 1–1 0–2 2–0 2–0 2–0 1–1 0–2 2–0 1–1
vs. Texas 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–0 0–2
vs. Texas Tech 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2
vs. 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

edit
Date [4] Time Big 12 team SEC team Location TV Attendance Winner Leader
Sat., Jan. 26 12:00 PM Baylor Alabama Ferrell CenterWaco, TX ESPNU
7,094
Baylor (73-68) Big 12 (1–0)
No. 24 Iowa State No. 20 Ole Miss The Pavilion at Ole MissOxford, MS ESPN
8,839
Iowa State (87–73) Big 12 (2–0)
TCU Florida Schollmaier ArenaFort Worth, TX ESPN2
6,682
TCU (55-50) Big 12 (3–0)
2:00 PM Kansas State Texas A&M Reed ArenaCollege Station, TX ESPN
7,100
Texas A&M (65-53) Big 12 (3-1)
Oklahoma State South Carolina Gallagher-Iba ArenaStillwater, OK ESPNU
7,658
Oklahoma State (74-70) Big 12 (4-1)
Texas Georgia Stegeman ColiseumAthens, GA ESPN2
10,374
Georgia (98-88) Big 12 (4-2)
4:00 PM Oklahoma Vanderbilt Lloyd Noble CenterNorman, OK ESPN2
8,848
Oklahoma (86-55) Big 12 (5-2)
West Virginia No. 1 Tennessee Thompson–Boling ArenaKnoxville, TN ESPN
22,149
Tennessee (83-66) Big 12 (5-3)
6:00 PM No. 9 Kansas No. 8 Kentucky Rupp ArenaLexington, KY ESPN
24,387
Kentucky (71-63) Big 12 (5-4)
No. 14 Texas Tech Arkansas United Supermarkets ArenaLubbock, TX ESPN2
14,290
Texas Tech (67-64) Big 12 (6-4)
Auburn, LSU, Mississippi State, and Missouri will not participate for the SEC.
All times Eastern

Postseason

edit

Big 12 tournament

edit
2018 Big 12 men's basketball tournament seeds and results
Seed School Conf. Over. Tiebreaker First round
March 13
Quarterfinals
March 14
Semifinals
March 15
Championship
March 16
1. ‡† 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 State
4. Baylor 10–8 19–13 Bye #5 Iowa State
5. Iowa State 9–9 23–11 Bye #4 Baylor #1 Kansas State #3 Kansas
6. 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

edit
First round
Wednesday, March 13
Quarterfinals
Thursday, March 14
Semifinals
Friday, March 15
Championship
Saturday, March 16
            
1 Kansas State 70
8 TCU 61
8 TCU 73
9 Oklahoma State 70
1 Kansas State 59
5 Iowa State 63
4 Baylor 66
5 Iowa State 83
5 Iowa State 78
3 Kansas 66
2 Texas Tech 74
10 West Virginia 79
7 Oklahoma 71
10 West Virginia 72
10 West Virginia 74
3 Kansas 88
3 Kansas 65
6 Texas 57

NCAA tournament

edit
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, 51–63
6 Bids W-L (%): 4–2 .667 1–3 .250 1–0 1.000 1–0 1.000 1–0 1.000 TOTAL: 8–6 .583
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, 81–66
2 Bids W-L (%): 2–0 1.000 2–0 1.000 2–0 1.000 1–1 .500 TOTAL: 8–1 .889

College Basketball Invitational

edit
School First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
West Virginia Grand Canyon - March 20, Morgantown - W, 77–63 Coastal Carolina - March 25, Morgantown - L, 91–109
W-L (%): 1–0 1.000 0–1 .000 TOTAL: 1–1 .500

Honors and awards

edit

All-Americans

edit
Consensus All-Americans
First Team Second Team Third Team
Jarrett Culver, G, Texas Tech Dedric Lawson, F, Kansas
Reference:

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

edit
2019 Big 12 Men's Basketball Individual Awards
Award Recipient(s)
Player of the Year Jarrett Culver, G, Texas Tech
Coach of the Year Chris Beard, Texas Tech
Defensive Player of the Year Barry Brown Jr., G, Kansas State
Sixth Man Award Lindell Wigginton, G, Iowa State
Newcomer of the Year Dedric Lawson, F, Kansas
Freshman of the Year Jaxson Hayes, F, Texas
Reference:[5]
2019 Big 12 Men's Basketball All-Conference Teams
First Team Second Team Third Team Freshman Team
Jarrett Culver†, G, Texas Tech
Dean Wade, F, Kansas State
Barry Brown Jr., G, Kansas State
Dedric Lawson, F, Kansas
Marial Shayok, G, Iowa State
Derek Culver, F, West Virginia
Matt Mooney, G, Texas Tech
Desmond Bane, G, TCU
Jaxson Hayes, F, Texas
Makai Mason, G, Baylor
Davide Moretti, G, Texas Tech
Alex Robinson, G, TCU
Christian James, G, Oklahoma
Kristian Doolittle, F, Oklahoma
Devon Dotson, G, Kansas
Derek Culver, F, West Virginia
Jaxson Hayes, F, Texas
Devon Dotson, G, Kansas
Talen Horton-Tucker, G, Iowa State
Jared Butler, G, Baylor
- denotes unanimous selection

Phillips 66 Big 12 Men’s Basketball Weekly Awards

edit
Week Player of the Week School Newcomer of the Week School Ref.
Nov 12 Dedric Lawson Kansas Quentin Grimes Kansas [6]
Nov 19 Lagerald Vick Kansas Talen Horton-Tucker
Jaxson Hayes
Iowa State
Texas
[7]
Nov 26 Dedric Lawson (2) Kansas Jaxson Hayes (2) Texas [8]
Dec 3 Lagerald Vick (2) Kansas Dedric Lawson Kansas [9]
Dec 10 Christian James Oklahoma Tyrese Haliburton Iowa State [10]
Dec 17 Jarrett Culver Texas Tech Dedric Lawson (2) Kansas [11]
Dec 26 Dedric Lawson (3) Kansas Miles Reynolds
Curtis Jones
Oklahoma
Oklahoma State
[12]
Dec 30 Tristan Clark Baylor Devon Dotson Kansas [13]
Jan 7 Marial Shayok Iowa State Tyrese Haliburton (2) Iowa State [14]
Jan 14 Barry Brown Kansas State Dedric Lawson (3) Kansas [15]
Jan 21 King McClure
Dean Wade
Baylor
Kansas State
Marial Shayok Iowa State [16]
Jan 28 Kouat Noi TCU Makai Mason
Dedric Lawson (4)
Baylor
Kansas
[17]
Feb 4 Makai Mason Baylor Ochai Agbaji Kansas [18]
Feb 11 Desmond Bane TCU Dedric Lawson (5)
Courtney Ramey
Kansas
Texas
[19]
Feb 18 Lindell Wigginton Iowa State Talen Horton-Tucker (2) Iowa State [20]
Feb 25 Jarrett Culver (2) Texas Tech Jared Butler Baylor [21]
Mar 4 Jase Febres Texas Jordan McCabe West Virginia [22]
Mar 11 Jarrett Culver (3) Texas Tech Yor Anei Oklahoma State [23]

See also

edit

References

edit
  1. ^ "2019-20 Big 12 Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 26–30. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
  2. ^ "Eight Straight for Jayhawks in Preseason Poll". big12sports.com. Big 12 Conference. October 19, 2018.
  3. ^ "K-State's Wade Headlines Preseason All-Big 12 Awards". big12sports.com. Big 12 Conference. October 17, 2018.
  4. ^ "2019 Big 12/SEC Challenge match-ups set" (Press release). Southeastern Conference. May 24, 2018. Retrieved May 24, 2018.
  5. ^ "Men's Basketball All-Big 12 Awards Announced" (Press release). Big 12 Conference. March 10, 2019.
  6. ^ "Kansas Duo Earns First Weekly Awards". Big 12 Conference. November 12, 2018.
  7. ^ "Trio Claims Weekly Honors". Big 12 Conference. November 19, 2018.
  8. ^ "Lawson and Hayes Receive Men's Hoops Awards". Big 12 Conference. November 26, 2018.
  9. ^ "Kansas Sweeps Men's Basketball Awards". Big 12 Conference. December 3, 2018.
  10. ^ "James and Haliburton Earn Men's Basketball Awards". Big 12 Conference. December 10, 2018.
  11. ^ "Culver and Lawson Claim Men's Basketball Awards". Big 12 Conference. December 17, 2018.
  12. ^ "Trio Earns Men's Basketball Awards". Big 12 Conference. December 26, 2018.
  13. ^ "Clark & Dotson Win Men's Basketball Awards". Big 12 Conference. December 31, 2018.
  14. ^ "Iowa State Sweeps Weekly Honors". Big 12 Conference. January 7, 2019.
  15. ^ "Brown & Lawson Win Weekly Honors". Big 12 Conference. January 14, 2019.
  16. ^ "Trio Earns Weekly Honors". Big 12 Conference. January 21, 2019.
  17. ^ "Noi, Mason & Lawson Claim Weekly Honors". Big 12 Conference. January 28, 2019.
  18. ^ "Mason & Agbaji Win Weekly Honors". Big 12 Conference. February 4, 2019.
  19. ^ "Bane, Lawson and Ramey Earn Weekly Honors". Big 12 Conference. February 11, 2019.
  20. ^ "Cyclones Sweep Weekly Honors". Big 12 Conference. February 18, 2019.
  21. ^ "Culver and Butler Collect Weekly Honors". Big 12 Conference. February 25, 2019.
  22. ^ "Febres and McCabe Claim First Career Weekly Honors". Big 12 Conference. March 4, 2019.
  23. ^ "Culver and Anei Earn Final Weekly Honors". Big 12 Conference. March 11, 2019.