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
2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season
2019 Big 12 ChampionsKansas State
Texas Tech
Season MVPJarrett Culver
Top scorerDedric Lawson
Big 12 Tournament
ChampionsIowa State
Finals MVPMarial Shayok
2018–19 Big 12 men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 18 Kansas State14–4 .778  25–9  .735
No. 9 Texas Tech14–4 .778  31–7  .816
No. 17 Kansas12–6 .667  26–10  .722
Baylor10–8 .556  20–14  .588
No. 24 Iowa State †9–9 .500  23–12  .657
Texas8–10 .444  21–16  .568
Oklahoma7–11 .389  20–14  .588
TCU7–11 .389  23–14  .622
Oklahoma State5–13 .278  12–20  .375
West Virginia4–14 .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

Coaching changes

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

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 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 4rd 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

Rankings
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Main article: 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
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Regular season

Conference Matrix
  Baylor Iowa State Kansas Kansas State Oklahoma Oklahoma State TCU Texas Texas Tech West Virginia
vs. Baylor —0–22–02–00–21–11–11–11–10–2
vs. Iowa State 2–0—1–11–10–20–22–01–11–11–1
vs. Kansas 0–21–1—1–11–10–20–21–11–11–1
vs. Kansas State 0–21–11–1—0–20–20–21–11–10–2
vs. Oklahoma 2–02–01–12–0—0–20–21–12–01–1
vs. Oklahoma State 1–12–02–02–02–0—1–11–12–00–2
vs. TCU 1–10–22–02–02–01–1—0–22–01–1
vs. Texas 1–11–11–11–11–11–12–0—2–00–2
vs. Texas Tech 1–11–11–11–10–20–20–20–2—0–2
vs. West Virginia 2–01–11–12–01–12–01–12–02–0—
Total 10–89–912–614–47–115–137–118–1014–44–14

Big 12/SEC Challenge
Main article: Big 12/SEC Challenge
Date [4] Time Big 12 team SEC team Location TV Attendance Winner Leader
Sat., Jan. 26 12:00 PM BaylorAlabamaFerrell Center • Waco, TXESPNU
7,094
 Baylor (73-68)Big 12 (1–0)
No. 24 Iowa StateNo. 20 Ole MissThe Pavilion at Ole Miss • Oxford, MSESPN
8,839
Iowa State (87–73)Big 12 (2–0)
TCUFloridaSchollmaier Arena • Fort Worth, TXESPN2
6,682
 TCU (55-50)Big 12 (3–0)
2:00 PMKansas StateTexas A&MReed Arena • College Station, TXESPN
7,100
 Texas A&M (65-53)Big 12 (3-1)
Oklahoma StateSouth CarolinaGallagher-Iba Arena • Stillwater, OKESPNU
7,658
 Oklahoma State (74-70)Big 12 (4-1)
TexasGeorgiaStegeman Coliseum • Athens, GAESPN2
10,374
 Georgia (98-88)Big 12 (4-2)
4:00 PM OklahomaVanderbiltLloyd Noble Center • Norman, OKESPN2
8,848
 Oklahoma (86-55)Big 12 (5-2)
West VirginiaNo. 1 TennesseeThompson–Boling Arena • Knoxville, TNESPN
22,149
 Tennessee (83-66)Big 12 (5-3)
6:00 PM No. 9 KansasNo. 8 KentuckyRupp Arena • Lexington, KYESPN
24,387
Kentucky (71-63) Big 12 (5-4)
No. 14 Texas TechArkansasUnited Supermarkets Arena • Lubbock, TXESPN2
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

Big 12 Tournament
Main article: 2019 Big 12 Men's Basketball Tournament
  • March 13–16, 2019–Big 12 Conference Basketball Tournament, Sprint Center, Kansas City, MO.
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
  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
Main article: 2019 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament
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

NIT
Main article: 2019 National Invitation Tournament
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
Main article: 2019 College Basketball Invitational
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

All-Americans
Main article: 2019 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans
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
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