2015 Big 12 Men's Basketball Tournament
The 2015 Big 12 Men's Basketball Tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament for the Big 12 Conference. It was played from March 11 to 14 in Kansas City, Missouri at the Sprint Center. Iowa State won the tournament for the 3rd time and received the conference's automatic bid to the 2015 NCAA Tournament.[2]
| 2015 Big 12 Men's Basketball Tournament | |
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| Classification | Division I |
| Season | 2014–15 |
| Teams | 10 |
| Site | Sprint Center Kansas City, Missouri |
| Champions | Iowa State (3rd title) |
| Winning coach | Fred Hoiberg (2nd title) |
| MVP | Georges Niang (Iowa State) |
| Attendance | 94,963 (overall) 19,075 (championship) |
| Top scorer | Georges Niang (Iowa State) (54 points) |
| Television | ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU |
| 2014–15 Big 12 men's basketball standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Seeding
The Tournament consisted of a 10 team single-elimination tournament with the top 6 seeds receiving a bye.[1]
| 2015 Big 12 Men's Basketball Tournament seeds | |||||||||
| Seed | School | Conf. | Over. | Tiebreaker | |||||
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| 1 | Kansas ‡# | 13–5 | 27–9 | ||||||
| 2 | Iowa State # | 12–6 | 25–9 | ||||||
| 3 | Oklahoma # | 12–6 | 24–11 | ||||||
| 4 | Baylor # | 11–7 | 24–10 | ||||||
| 5 | West Virginia # | 11–7 | 25–10 | ||||||
| 6 | Oklahoma State # | 8–10 | 18–14 | ||||||
| 7 | Texas | 8–10 | 20–14 | ||||||
| 8 | Kansas State | 8–10 | 15–17 | ||||||
| 9 | TCU | 4–14 | 18–15 | ||||||
| 10 | Texas Tech | 3–15 | 13–19 | ||||||
| ‡ – Big 12 Conference regular season champions, and tournament No. 1 seed. # – Received a single-bye in the conference tournament. Overall records include all games played in the Big 12 Conference Tournament.[1] | |||||||||
Schedule
| Session | Game | Time | Matchup | Television | Attendance |
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| First Round – Wednesday, March 11 | |||||
| 1 | 1 | 6:00 pm | #9 TCU 67 vs #8 Kansas State 65 | ESPNU | 18,972 |
| 2 | 8:00 pm | #7 Texas 65 vs #10 Texas Tech 53 | |||
| Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 12 | |||||
| 2 | 3 | 11:30 am | #4 Baylor 80 vs #5 West Virginia 70 | ESPN2 | 18,972 |
| 4 | 1:30 pm | #1 Kansas 64 vs #9 TCU 59 | |||
| 3 | 5 | 6:00 pm | #2 Iowa State 69 vs #7 Texas 67 | ESPNU | 18,972 |
| 6 | 8:00 pm | #3 Oklahoma 64 vs #6 Oklahoma State 49 | |||
| Semifinals – Friday, March 13 | |||||
| 4 | 7 | 6:00 pm | #1 Kansas 62 vs #4 Baylor 52 | ESPN2 | 18,972 |
| 8 | 8:00 pm | #2 Iowa State 67 vs #3 Oklahoma 65 | |||
| Final – Saturday, March 14 | |||||
| 5 | 9 | 5:00 pm | #2 Iowa State 70 vs #1 Kansas 66 | ESPN | 19,075 |
| Game times in CT. #-Rankings denote tournament seed[2][3] | |||||
Bracket
| First round Wednesday, March 11 |
Quarterfinals Thursday, March 12 |
Semifinals Friday, March 13 |
Championship Saturday, March 14 |
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| 1 | #9 Kansas | 64 | ||||||||||||||||
| 9 | TCU | 59 | ||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Kansas State | 65 | ||||||||||||||||
| 9 | TCU | 67 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | #9 Kansas | 62 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | #16 Baylor | 52 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | #16 Baylor | 80 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | #18 West Virginia | 70 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | #9 Kansas | 66 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | #13 Iowa State | 70 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | #13 Iowa State | 69 | ||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Texas | 67 | ||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Texas | 65 | ||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Texas Tech | 53 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | #13 Iowa State | 67 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | #15 Oklahoma | 65 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | #15 Oklahoma | 64 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Oklahoma State | 49 | ||||||||||||||||
* denotes overtime period
All-Tournament Team
Most Outstanding Player – Georges Niang, Iowa State[2]
| Player | Team | Position | Class |
|---|---|---|---|
| Georges Niang | Iowa State | Jr. | F |
| Monte Morris | Iowa State | So. | G |
| Rico Gathers | Baylor | Jr. | F |
| Wayne Selden | Kansas | So. | G |
| Buddy Hield | Oklahoma | Jr. | G |
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See also
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. 83–86. Retrieved June 19, 2020.
- "2015 Big 12 Conference Men's Basketball Tournament Box Score" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
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