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Big 12 men's basketball: Texas, Kansas head into season as title favorites

We preview 12 storylines for the Big 12 men's basketball season. Who is the best coaching hire, Chris Beard or Porter Moser? → Read More

12 Things about Big 12 basketball: The race to the bottom and a conference history lesson

12. The race to the bottom: What is going on at Iowa State? In the last column I was pretty positive on Iowa State. But in what seemed like a few hours, their 2020-2021 outlook completely changed. The Cyclones lost Tyrese Haliburton, which was expected, then lost Terrence Lewis, Zion Griffin and Caleb Grill. ISU … → Read More

12 big things about Big 12 basketball: At this point, Texas has better NCAA résumé than Tech

The Big 12 Tournament is here. Selection Sunday is THIS SUNDAY. Let’s break down the 2020 Big 12 Tournament taking place in Kansas City. 12. How Kansas State wins it all In “Space Jam,” Bugs Bunny convinces his team to drink his lucky water. J.K. Rowling stole this plot point in “Harry Potter and the … → Read More

12 big things about Big 12 basketball: Looking into immediate future of the schools' hoops programs

12. Return of the Jayhawk The Kansas Jayhawks are the 2020 Big 12 basketball champions. Whether Baylor joins them Saturday or not is up to West Virginia. In a year dominated by the Bears, Kansas came on strong late, beat Baylor in Waco, avoided the road upset at Kansas State (and everywhere else) and won … → Read More

12 big things about Big 12 basketball: KU rises to No.1 but Baylor is still good; Huge week for Texas Tech

Let’s a take a look at the landscape of the Big 12 12. Kansas and Baylor play an epic game, KU wins Even as Baylor nearly overcame a 7-point deficit in the final minutes to cut the lead to 1-point, and had a chance to send the game to overtime (which I think the Bears … → Read More

12 big things about Big 12 basketball: Shaka's fate, Baylor as the 2020 Democratic presidential field and the de facto title game

12. I guess we’ll address Chris Beard, Texas and Shaka Smart Texas beat TCU on Wednesday 70-56. It was some of the best basketball the Longhorns have played in a while. No one was there to see it. The Texas student section is ready with about 4 minutes to tip. Good grief. pic.twitter.com/MFyXwLwcTa Advertisement — … → Read More

12 big things about Big 12 basketball: Waterloo ahead for Shaka Smart and the Texas staff

We’re halfway home to the end of league play. Let’s breakdown how teams can win the league. 12. The longshots Here are the teams with more than four losses in league play: Oklahoma, TCU, Texas, Iowa State, Kansas State, Oklahoma State. You can go ahead and eliminate Oklahoma State from winning the league. You can … → Read More

12 big things about Big 12 basketball, Week 12 — SEC/Big 12 challenge is upon us

12. Well that was hugely embarrassing Silvio De Sousa lifted up a stool and probably would have hit someone had Kansas assistant coach Jerrance Howard not saved the day. That’s the moment most people are going to remember most about Big 12 basketball this season. And there’s nearly two more months of Big 12 basketball … → Read More

12 big things about Big 12 basketball, Week 11 — Can Texas pull off home win over Kansas again?

12. Baylor ruling the college basketball world Gonzaga plays bad teams in games when no one is awake. Duke lost to Clemson. Advertisement North Carolina is 8-8 and 1-4 in the ACC. Kentucky lost to South Carolina. Baylor is currently ruling college basketball. There were 31 AP voters who had the Baylor Bears (14-1, 4-0) … → Read More

12 big things about Big 12 basketball, Week 10 — Can Baylor climb to No. 1?

A fun first week of Big 12 play leaves us with some questions, but it gets even better this week. 12. Thoughts on the Texas Tech-Baylor game The game of the first two rounds of Big 12 play went to Baylor. What’s interesting about the start of the Big 12 season is that there seems … → Read More

12 big things about Big 12 basketball, Week 9 — The real season is here

It’s here. After 120 games, the first step to March is happening for Big 12 teams. For the football fans, welcome to the basketball season! Advertisement The ACC and the Big Ten have already played a handful of conference games and now it’s time for the Big 12 to end a fairly poor non-conference slate … → Read More

12 big things about Big 12 basketball, Week 8 — Our pre-conference 13 best players in the league

Before the regular season began, I ranked the top 13 players in the Big 12 based on the 13 scholarships teams are given. With the Big 12 season beginning on Jan. 4, let’s re-evaluate the best players in the Big 12 (stats through Dec. 27 games). First, some notes. Advertisement Baylor forward Mark Vital has … → Read More

12 big things about Big 12 basketball, Week 6 — The league is top heavy; Tech back on track

12. Texas Tech takes down No. 1 The No. 1-ranked team is 6-4 this season, something the Kansas Jayhawks ought to be wary of when they play Villanova next week. They can thank the Texas Tech Red Raiders, who beat No.1 Louisville 70-57 on Tuesday. For the third time this season an unranked team beat … → Read More

12 big things about Big 12 basketball, Week 5 — Tech's 0-3 week; Longhorns-Aggies on tap

12. The Big 12’s shaky Thanksgiving week First, the good. Kansas won one of the best games of the first month of the college basketball season when the Jayhawks beat a phenomenal Dayton squad in the championship game of the Maui Invitational. The two Jayhawk stars, Udoka Azabuike and Devon Dotson combined for 60 points … → Read More

12 big things about Big 12 basketball, Week 4 — Being thankful for Chris Beard; Texas regresses to expectations

12. NCAA and Oklahoma State The NCAA served Oklahoma State a notice of allegations last week steaming from — what else! — the FBI investigated recruiting scandal. The NOA was expected, as are future ones for other teams, because OSU was one of a handful of schools who had a coach arrested more than two … → Read More

12 big things about Big 12 basketball, Week 1

Here 12 big things about Big 12 basketball for the first few days of the regular season. Real and not real: 12. Real: Baylor won’t miss Mario Kegler Advertisement No. 16-ranked Baylor lost a returning starter in late September when Mario Kegler was suspended and then decided to leave the team. Some thought it would … → Read More

Big 12 basketball season preview: Head coaching power poll

The reality is that the coaches are the true stars we remember in college sports, especially in basketball where they often find themselves the center of attention. Let’s take a look at 12 big things with Big 12 coaches. 12. Historically, after Bill Self, who’s been the best in the league? Advertisement The current Kansas … → Read More

12 Things about Big 12 basketball: The early storylines before Midnight Madness starts

College football’s early season is underway and I’m excited to report that the first “Midnight Madness” Big 12 basketball practice is a few weeks away. Here are 12 early things you need to know about this year’s Big 12 basketball. 12. The league will no doubt be near the top of “best conferences” lists Advertisement … → Read More

12 big things about Big 12 basketball: The field did it; the streak is over

A few thoughts on one of college basketball’s best leagues: 12. ‘Trails end, baby, they all end’ When Texas fired baseball coach Augie Garrido in 2016, the legend said: “If I’m not back, it’s because I couldn’t control the decision that was made. But trails end, baby. They all end.” Advertisement That’s the first thing … → Read More

12 big things about Big 12 basketball: We're in the endgame now

With three games left there are four teams in striking distance of winning the league. Let’s break them down 12. Baylor (10-5): Difficulty level: Mission Impossible The Bears improved to 10-5 in the league with a come-from-behind overtime win over Texas in Waco on Wednesday. It was a great revenge game for the Bears, who … → Read More