2014–15 Big 12 Conference men's basketball season

2014–15 Big 12 men's basketball standings
	† 2015 Big 12 Tournament winner; Rankings from AP Poll

2014–15 Big 12 Men's Basketball Season
League	NCAA Division I
Sport	Basketball
Number of teams	10
TV partner(s)	CBS, ESPN, FSN
Regular Season
2015 Big 12 Champions	Kansas
Runners-up	Iowa State
Season MVP	Buddy Hield
Top scorer	Buddy Hield
Tournament
Champions	Iowa State
Runners-up	Kansas
Finals MVP	Georges Niang
Basketball seasons
	← 2013–14 2015–16 →

The 2014–15 Big 12 men's basketball season began with practices in October 2014, followed by the start of the regular-season on November 14. Conference play is scheduled to begin on January 6, 2015, and conclude with the 2015 Big 12 men's basketball tournament, beginning March 11, 2015 at the Sprint Center in Kansas City.

Preseason

	Big 12 Coaches^[1]
1.	Kansas (6)
2.	Texas (3)
3.	Oklahoma (1)
4.	Kansas State
5.	Iowa State
6.	Baylor
6.	West Virginia
8.	Oklahoma State
9.	TCU
10.	Texas Tech

() first place votes

Pre-Season All-Big 12 Teams

Big 12 Coaches^[2]
Georges Niang, F Iowa State Perry Ellis, F Kansas Marcus Foster, G Kansas State Buddy Hield, G Oklahoma Juwan Staten, G West Virginia

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

Big 12 recruits at the 2014 McDonald's All-American Boys Game

Cliff Alexander, Kansas

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Kelly Oubre, Kansas

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

Regular season

Conference matrix

	Baylor	Iowa State	Kansas	Kansas State	Oklahoma	Oklahoma State	TCU	Texas	Texas Tech	West Virginia
vs. Baylor	—	0–2	2–0	1–1	1–1	2–0	0–2	1–1	0–2	0–2
vs. Iowa State	2–0	—	1–1	1–1	1–1	0–2	0–2	0–2	1–1	0–2
vs. Kansas	0–2	1–1	—	1–1	1–1	1–1	0–2	0–2	0–2	1–1
vs. Kansas State	1–1	1–1	1–1	—	0–2	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	2–0
vs. Oklahoma	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–0	—	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–2	1–1
vs. Oklahoma State	0–2	2–0	1–1	1–1	2–0	—	1–1	0–2	1–1	2–0
vs. TCU	2–0	2–0	2–0	1–1	2–0	1–1	—	2–0	0–2	2–0
vs. Texas	1–1	2–0	2–0	0–2	2–0	2–0	0–2	—	0–2	1–1
vs. Texas Tech	2–0	1–1	2–0	1–1	2–0	1–1	2–0	2–0	—	2–0
vs. West Virginia	2–0	2–0	1–1	0–2	1–1	0–2	0–2	1–1	0–2	—
Total	11–7	12–6	13–5	8–10	12–6	8–10	4–14	8–10	3–15	11–7

Points scored

Team	For	Against	Difference
Baylor	1233	1142	91
Iowa State
Kansas
Kansas State
Oklahoma
Oklahoma State
TCU
Texas
Texas Tech
West Virginia

Schedules

Baylor

Date Time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Big 12 Regular Season
January 3, 2015 3:00 pm, ESPNU	#22	at #18 Oklahoma	63–73	11–2 (0–1)	Lloyd Noble Center (12,322) Norman, OK
January 7, 2015 8:00 pm, ESPNU	#21	#12 Kansas	55–56	11–3 (0–2)	Ferrell Center (7,088) Waco, TX
January 10, 2015 3:00 pm, ESPN2	#21	at TCU	66–59 ^OT	12–3 (1–2)	Wilkerson-Greines Activity Center (5,388) Fort Worth, TX
January 14, 2015 8:00 pm, ESPNU	#22	#11 Iowa State	74–73	13–3 (2–2)	Ferrell Center (6,576) Waco, TX
January 17, 2015 2:00 pm, ESPNU	#22	at Kansas State	61–63	13–4 (2–3)	Bramlage Coliseum (12,528) Manhattan, KS
January 24, 2015 5:00 pm, ESPN2	#21	#19 Oklahoma	69–58	15–4 (3–3)	Ferrell Center (8,753) Waco, TX
January 27, 2015 8:00 pm, ESPNews	#20	at Oklahoma State	53–64	15–5 (3–4)	Gallagher-Iba Arena (7,364) Stillwater, OK
January 31, 2015 5:00 pm, ESPN2	#20	#19 Texas	83–60	16–5 (4–4)	Ferrell Center (9,680) Waco, TX
February 4, 2015 7:30 pm, ESPNews	#19	TCU	77–57	17–5 (5–4)	Ferrell Center (5,405) Waco, TX
February 7, 2015 11:00 am, ESPNU	#19	at #15 West Virginia	87–69	18–5 (6–4)	WVU Coliseum (12,783) Morgantown, WV
February 9, 2015 6:00 pm, ESPNU	#16	#21 Oklahoma State	65–74	18–6 (6–5)	Ferrell Center (6,720) Waco, TX
February 14, 2015 12:00 pm, CBS	#16	at #8 Kansas	64–74	18–7 (6–6)	Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS
February 17, 2015 6:00 pm, ESPN2	#20	at Texas Tech	54–49	19–7 (7–6)	United Supermarkets Arena (6,572) Lubbock, TX
February 21, 2015 12:00 pm, ESPNU	#20	Kansas State	69–42	20–7 (8–6)	Ferrell Center (8,046) Waco, TX
February 25, 2015 8:00 pm, ESPNU	#19	at #12 Iowa State	79–70	21–7 (9–6)	Hilton Coliseum (14,384) Ames, IA
February 28, 2015 3:00 pm, ESPNU	#19	#20 West Virginia	78–66	22–7 (10–6)	Ferrell Center (9,385) Waco, TX
March 2, 2015 6:00 pm, ESPNU	#14	at Texas	59–61 ^OT	22–8 (10–7)	Frank Erwin Center (12,139) Austin, TX
March 6, 2015 8:00 pm, ESPN2	#14	Texas Tech	77–74	23–8 (11–7)	Ferrell Center (9,554) Waco, TX
Big 12 tournament
March 12, 2015 11:30 am, ESPN2	#16	vs. #18 (5) West Virginia Big 12 Tournament quarterfinals	80–70	24–8	Sprint Center (18,972) Kansas City, MO
March 13, 2015 6:00 pm, ESPN2	#16	vs. #9 (1) Kansas Big 12 Tournament semifinals	52–62	24–9	Sprint Center (18,972) Kansas City, MO
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

Iowa State

Date Time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Big 12 Regular Season
January 6, 2015 8:00 pm, ESPN2	#17	Oklahoma State	63–61	11–2 (1–0)	Hilton Coliseum (14,384) Ames, IA
January 10, 2015 7:00 pm, ESPN2	#17	at #14 West Virginia	74–72	12–2 (2–0)	WVU Coliseum (12,076) Morgantown, WV
January 14, 2015 8:00 pm, ESPNU	#11	at #22 Baylor	73–74	12–3 (2–1)	Ferrell Center (6,576) Waco, TX
January 17, 2015 8:00 pm, ESPN	#11	#9 Kansas	86–81	13–3 (3–1)	Hilton Coliseum (14,384) Ames, IA
January 20, 2015 6:00 pm, ESPN2	#9	Kansas State	77–71	14–3 (4–1)	Hilton Coliseum (14,384) Ames, IA
January 24, 2015 3:00 pm, ESPNU	#9	at Texas Tech	73–78	14–4 (4–2)	United Spirit Arena (9,310) Lubbock, TX
January 26, 2015 8:00 pm, ESPN	#15	#19 Texas	89–86	15–4 (5–2)	Hilton Coliseum (14,384) Ames, IA
January 31, 2015 1:00 pm, ESPNU	#15	TCU	83–66	16–4 (6–2)	Hilton Coliseum (14,384) Ames, IA
February 2, 2015 8:00 pm, ESPN	#11	at #8 Kansas	76–89	16–5 (6–3)	Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS
February 7, 2015 1:00 pm, ESPNU	#11	Texas Tech	75–38	17–5 (7–3)	Hilton Coliseum (14,384) Ames, IA
February 9, 2015 8:00 pm, ESPN	#14	at #17 Oklahoma	83–94	17–6 (7–4)	Lloyd Noble Center (11,099) Norman, OK
February 14, 2015 3:00 pm, ESPN2	#14	#21 West Virginia	79–59	18–6 (8–4)	Hilton Coliseum (14,384) Ames, IA
February 18, 2015 8:00 pm, ESPNU	#14	at #22 Oklahoma State	70–65	19–6 (9–4)	Gallagher-Iba Arena (7,612) Stillwater, OK
February 21, 2015 1:00 pm, ESPN	#14	at Texas	85–77	20–6 (10–4)	Frank Erwin Center (13,161) Austin, TX
February 25, 2015 8:00 pm, ESPNU	#12	#19 Baylor	70–79	20–7 (10–5)	Hilton Coliseum (14,384) Ames, IA
February 28, 2015 1:00 pm, ESPN2	#12	at Kansas State	69–70	20–8 (10–6)	Bramlage Coliseum (12,528) Manhattan, KS
March 2, 2015 8:00 pm, ESPNU	#17	#15 Oklahoma	77–70	21–8 (11–6)	Hilton Coliseum (14,384) Ames, IA
March 7, 2015 7:30 pm, ESPNews	#17	at TCU	89–76	22–8 (12–6)	Wilkerson-Greines Activity Center (5,076) Fort Worth, TX
Big 12 tournament
March 12, 2015 6:00 pm, ESPNU	#13	vs. (7) Texas Big 12 Tournament quarterfinals	69–67	23–8	Sprint Center (18,972) Kansas City, MO
March 13, 2015 8:00 pm, ESPN2	#13	vs. #15 (3) Oklahoma Big 12 Tournament semifinals	67–65	24–8	Sprint Center (18,972) Kansas City, MO
March 14, 2015 5:00 pm, ESPN	#13	vs. #9 (1) Kansas Big 12 tournament championship	70–66	25–8	Sprint Center (18,972) Kansas City, MO
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

Kansas

Date Time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Big 12 Regular Season
January 7, 2015 8:00 PM, ESPNU	#12	at #21 Baylor	56–55	12–2 (1–0)	Ferrell Center (7,088) Waco, TX
January 10, 2015 2:00 PM, ESPNU	#12	Texas Tech	86–54	13–2 (2–0)	Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS
January 13, 2015 6:00 PM, ESPN2	#9	#24 Oklahoma State	67–57	14–2 (3–0)	Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS
January 17, 2015 8:00 PM, ESPN	#9	at #11 Iowa State	81–86	14–3 (3–1)	Hilton Coliseum (14,384) Ames, IA
January 19, 2015 8:00 PM, ESPN	#11	#19 Oklahoma	85–78	15–3 (4–1)	Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS
January 24, 2015 1:00 PM, CBS	#11	at #17 Texas	75–62	16–3 (5–1)	Frank Erwin Center (16,540) Austin, TX
January 28, 2015 8:00 PM, ESPNU	#9	at TCU	64–61	17–3 (6–1)	Wilkerson-Greines Activity Center (5,439) Fort Worth, TX
January 31, 2015 1:00 PM, ESPN	#9	Kansas State	68–57	18–3 (7–1)	Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS
February 1, 2015 8:00 PM, ESPN	#8	#11 Iowa State	89–76	19–3 (8–1)	Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS
February 7, 2015 1:00 PM, ESPN	#8	at Oklahoma State	62–67	19–4 (8–2)	Gallagher-Iba Arena (10,399) Stillwater, OK
February 10, 2015 8:00 PM, ESPN2	#8	at Texas Tech	73–51	20–4 (9–2)	United Spirit Arena (8,397) Lubbock, TX
February 14, 2015 12:00 PM, CBS	#8	#16 Baylor	74–64	21–4 (10–2)	Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS
February 16, 2015 8:00 PM, ESPN	#8	at #23 West Virginia	61–62	21–5 (10–3)	WVU Coliseum (7,033) Morgantown, WV
February 21, 2015 3:00 PM, ESPN2	#8	TCU	81–72	22–5 (11–3)	Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS
February 23, 2015 8:00 PM, ESPN	#8	at Kansas State	63–70	22–6 (11–4)	Bramlage Coliseum (12,528) Manhattan, KS
February 28, 2015 5:00 PM, ESPN	#8	Texas	69–64	23–6 (12–4)	Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS
March 3, 2015 8:00 PM, ESPN2	#9	#20 West Virginia	76–69 ^OT	24–6 (13–4)	Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS
March 7, 2015 3:00 PM, ESPN	#9	at #15 Oklahoma	73–75	24–7 (13–5)	Lloyd Noble Center (12,104) Norman, OK
Big 12 tournament
March 12, 2015 1:30 PM, ESPN2	#9	vs. (9) TCU Big 12 Tournament quarterfinals	64–59	25–7	Sprint Center (18,972) Kansas City, MO
March 13, 2015 6:00 PM, ESPN2	#9	vs. #16 (4) Baylor Big 12 Tournament semifinals	62–52	26–7	Sprint Center (18,972) Kansas City, MO
March 14, 2015 5:00 PM, ESPN2	#9	vs. #13 (2) Iowa State Big 12 tournament championship	66–70	26–8	Sprint Center (18,972) Kansas City, MO
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

Kansas State

Date Time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Big 12 Regular Season
January 3, 2015 11:00 am, ESPNU	at Oklahoma State	47–61	7–7 (0–1)	Gallagher-Iba Arena (11,185) Stillwater, OK
January 7, 2015 8:00 pm, ESPNews	TCU	58–53	8–7 (1–1)	Bramlage Coliseum (12,213) Manhattan, KS
January 10, 2015 6:00 pm, ESPNU	at #16 Oklahoma	66–63 ^OT	9–7 (2–1)	Lloyd Noble Center (12,426) Norman, OK
January 14, 2015 8:00 pm, ESPNews	Texas Tech	58–51	10–7 (3–1)	Bramlage Coliseum (12,264) Manhattan, KS
January 17, 2015 2:00 pm, ESPNU	#22 Baylor	63–61	11–7 (4–1)	Bramlage Coliseum (12,528) Manhattan, KS
January 20, 2015 6:00 pm, ESPN2	at #9 Iowa State	71–77	11–8 (4–2)	Hilton Coliseum (14,384) Ames, IA
January 24, 2015 11:00 am, ESPN2	Oklahoma State	63–53	12–8 (5–2)	Bramlage Coliseum (12,528) Manhattan, KS
January 27, 2015 6:00 pm, ESPN2	#17 West Virginia	59–65	12–9 (5–3)	Bramlage Coliseum (12,528) Manhattan, KS
January 31, 2015 1:00 pm, ESPN	at #9 Kansas	57–68	12–10 (5–4)	Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS
February 4, 2015 8:00 pm, ESPNU	at Texas Tech	47–64	12–11 (5–5)	United Supermarkets Arena (7,429) Lubbock, TX
February 7, 2015 3:00 pm, ESPN	#25 Texas	57–61	12–12 (5–6)	Bramlage Coliseum (12,528) Manhattan, KS
February 11, 2015 6:00 pm, ESPNU	at #21 West Virginia	72–76	12–13 (5–7)	WVU Coliseum (8,762) Morgantown, WV
February 14, 2015 7:00 pm, ESPN2	#17 Oklahoma	59–56	13–13 (6–7)	Bramlage Coliseum (12,528) Manhattan, KS
February 18, 2015 7:00 pm, FSKC	at TCU	55–69	13–14 (6–8)	Wilkerson-Greines Activity Center (3,804) Fort Worth, TX
February 21, 2015 12:00 pm, ESPNU	at #20 Baylor	42–69	13–15 (6–9)	Ferrell Center (8,046) Waco, TX
February 23, 2015 8:00 pm, ESPN	#8 Kansas	70–63	14–15 (7–9)	Bramlage Coliseum (12,528) Manhattan, KS
February 28, 2015 1:00 pm, ESPN2	#12 Iowa State	70–69	15–15 (8–9)	Bramlage Coliseum (12,528) Manhattan, KS
March 7, 2015 1:00 pm, ESPN	at Texas	49–62	15–16 (8–10)	Erwin Center (12,053) Austin, TX
Big 12 tournament
March 11, 2015 6:00 pm, ESPNU	vs. (9) TCU Big 12 Tournament 1st Round	65–67	15–17	Sprint Center (18,972) Kansas City, MO
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

Oklahoma

Date Time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Big 12 Regular Season
January 3, 2015 3:00 pm, ESPNU	#18	#22 Baylor	73–63	10–3 (1–0)	Lloyd Noble Center (12,322) Norman, OK
January 5, 2015 8:00 pm, ESPN	#16	at #10 Texas	70–49	11–3 (2–0)	Frank Erwin Center (12,625) Austin, TX
January 10, 2015 6:00 pm, ESPNU	#16	Kansas State	63–66 ^OT	11–4 (2–1)	Lloyd Noble Center (12,426) Norman, OK
January 13, 2015 6:00 pm, ESPNews	#18	at #16 West Virginia	65–86	11–5 (2–2)	WVU Coliseum (9,196) Morgantown, WV
January 17, 2015 6:00 pm, ESPN2	#18	#24 Oklahoma State	82–65	12–5 (3–2)	Lloyd Noble Center (12,730) Norman, OK
January 19, 2015 8:00 pm, ESPN	#19	at #11 Kansas	78–85	12–6 (3–3)	Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS
January 24, 2015 5:00 pm, ESPN2	#19	at #21 Baylor	58–69	12–7 (3–4)	Ferrell Center (8,753) Waco, TX
January 28, 2015 6:30 pm, ESPNews	#24	Texas Tech	81–36	13–7 (4–4)	Lloyd Noble Center (9,857) Norman, OK
January 31, 2015 7:00 pm, ESPN2	#24	at Oklahoma State	64–56	14–7 (5–4)	Gallagher-Iba Arena (13,611) Stillwater, OK
February 3, 2015 7:00 pm, ESPN2	#21	#15 West Virginia	71–52	15–7 (6–4)	Lloyd Noble Center (10,154) Norman, OK
February 7, 2015 2:00 pm, ESPNews	#21	at TCU	68–56	16–7 (7–4)	Wilkerson-Greines Activity Center (4,500) Fort Worth, TX
February 9, 2015 8:00 pm, ESPN	#17	#14 Iowa State	94–83	17–7 (8–4)	Lloyd Noble Center (11,099) Norman, OK
February 14, 2015 7:00 pm, ESPN2	#17	at Kansas State	56–59	17–8 (8–5)	Bramlage Coliseum (12,528) Manhattan, KS
February 17, 2015 8:00 pm, ESPN2	#17	Texas	71–69	18–8 (9–5)	Lloyd Noble Center (11,413) Norman, OK
February 21, 2015 11:00 am, ESPNews	#17	at Texas Tech	79–75 ^OT	19–8 (10–5)	United Supermarkets Arena (6,761) Lubbock, TX
February 28, 2015 1:00 pm, ESPNU	#16	TCU	67–60	20–8 (11–5)	Lloyd Noble Center (5,091) Norman, OK
March 2, 2015 6:00 pm, ESPNU	#15	at #17 Iowa State	70–77	20–9 (11–6)	Hilton Coliseum (14,384) Ames, IA
March 7, 2015 3:00 pm, ESPN	#15	#9 Kansas	75–73	21–9 (12–6)	Lloyd Noble Center (12,104) Norman, OK
Big 12 tournament
March 12, 2015 8:00 pm, ESPNU	#15	vs. (6) Oklahoma State Big 12 Tournament quarterfinals	64–49	22–9	Sprint Center (18,972) Kansas City, MO
March 13, 2015 8:00 pm, ESPN2	#15	vs. #13 (2) Iowa State Big 12 Tournament semifinals	65–67	22–10	Sprint Center (18,972) Kansas City, MO
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

Oklahoma State

Date Time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Big 12 Regular Season
January 3, 2015 11:00 am, ESPNU		Kansas State	61–47	11–2 (1–0)	Gallagher-Iba Arena (11,185) Stillwater, OK
January 6, 2015 8:00 pm, ESPN2		at #17 Iowa State	61–63	11–3 (1–1)	Hilton Coliseum (14,384) Ames, IA
January 10, 2015 4:00 pm, ESPNU		#10 Texas	69–58	12–3 (2–1)	Gallagher-Iba Arena (9,592) Stillwater, OK
January 13, 2015 6:00 pm, ESPN2	#24	at #9 Kansas	57–67	12–4 (2–2)	Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS
January 17, 2015 3:00 pm, ESPNU	#24	at #18 Oklahoma	65–82	12–5 (2–3)	Lloyd Noble Center (12,730) Norman, OK
January 21, 2015 8:00 pm, ESPNU		Texas Tech	63–43	13–5 (3–3)	Gallagher-Iba Arena (7,090) Stillwater, OK
January 24, 2015 11:00 am, ESPN2		at Kansas State	53–63	13–6 (3–4)	Bramlage Coliseum (12,528) Manhattan, KS
January 27, 2015 8:00 pm, ESPNews		#20 Baylor	64–53	14–6 (4–4)	Gallagher-Iba Arena (7,364) Stillwater, OK
January 31, 2015 7:00 pm, ESPN2		#24 Oklahoma	56–64	14–7 (4–5)	Gallagher-Iba Arena (13,611) Stillwater, OK
February 4, 2015 7:00 pm, LHN		at #25 Texas	65–63 ^OT	15–7 (5–5)	Frank Erwin Center (11,954) Austin, TX
February 7, 2015 1:00 pm, ESPN		#8 Kansas	67–62	16–7 (6–5)	Gallagher-Iba Arena (10,399) Stillwater, OK
February 9, 2015 6:00 pm, ESPNU	#21	at #16 Baylor	74–65	17–7 (7–5)	Ferrell Center (6,720) Waco, TX
February 14, 2015 5:00 pm, ESPNU	#21	at TCU	55–70	17–8 (7–6)	Wilkerson-Greines Activity Center (4,266) Fort Worth, TX
February 18, 2015 8:00 pm, ESPNU	#22	#14 Iowa State	65–70	17–9 (7–7)	Gallagher-Iba Arena (7,612) Stillwater, OK
February 21, 2015 1:00 pm, ESPNews	#22	#23 West Virginia	63–73	17–10 (7–8)	Gallagher-Iba Arena (8,610) Stillwater, OK
February 28, 2015 3:00 pm, ESPNews		at Texas Tech	62–63	17–11 (7–9)	United Supermarkets Arena (7,480) Lubbock, TX
March 4, 2015 8:00 pm, ESPNU		TCU	82–70	18–11 (8–9)	Gallagher-Iba Arena (5,526) Stillwater, OK
March 7, 2015 11:00 am, ESPNews		at #20 West Virginia	72–81	18–12 (8–10)	WVU Coliseum (13,714) Morgantown, WV
Big 12 tournament
March 12, 2015 8:00 pm, ESPNU		vs. #15 (3) Oklahoma Big 12 Tournament quarterfinals	49–64	18–13	Sprint Center (18,972) Kansas City, MO
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

TCU

Date Time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Big 12 Regular Season
January 3, 2015 3:00 pm, FSSW	#17 West Virginia	67–78	13–1 (0–1)	Wilkerson-Greines Activity Center (4,918) Fort Worth, TX
January 7, 2015 8:00 pm, ESPNews	at Kansas State	53–58	13–2 (0–2)	Bramlage Coliseum (12,213) Manhattan, KS
January 10, 2015 3:00 pm, ESPN2	#21 Baylor	59–66 ^OT	13–3 (0–3)	Wilkerson-Greines Activity Center (5,388) Fort Worth, TX
January 17, 2015 3:00 pm, ESPNews	at Texas Tech	62–42	14–3 (1–3)	United Supermarkets Arena (9,142) Lubbock, TX
January 19, 2015 6:00 pm, ESPNU	#17 Texas	48–66	14–4 (1–4)	Wilkerson-Greines Activity Center (5,153) Fort Worth, TX
January 24, 2015 1:00 pm, ESPNU	at #18 West Virginia	85–86 ^OT	14–5 (1–5)	WVU Coliseum (12,756) Morgantown, WV
January 28, 2015 8:00 pm, ESPNU	#9 Kansas	61–64	14–6 (1–6)	Wilkerson-Greines Activity Center (5,439) Fort Worth, TX
January 31, 2015 1:00 pm, ESPNU	at #15 Iowa State	66–83	14–7 (1–7)	Hilton Coliseum (14,384) Ames, IA
February 4, 2015 7:30 pm, ESPNews	at #19 Baylor	57–77	14–8 (1–8)	Ferrell Center (5,405) Waco, TX
February 7, 2015 2:00 pm, ESPNews	#21 Oklahoma	56–68	14–9 (1–9)	Wilkerson-Greines Activity Center (4,500) Fort Worth, TX
February 11, 2015 7:00 pm, LHN	at Texas	43–66	14–10 (1–10)	Frank Erwin Center (8,634) Austin, TX
February 14, 2015 5:00 pm, ESPNU	#21 Oklahoma State	70–55	15–10 (2–10)	Wilkerson-Greines Activity Center (4,266) Fort Worth, TX
February 18, 2015 7:00 pm, FSSW	Kansas State	69–55	16–10 (3–10)	Wilkerson-Greines Activity Center (3,804) Fort Worth, TX
February 21, 2015 3:00 pm, ESPN2	at #8 Kansas	72–81	16–11 (3–11)	Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS
February 25, 2015 7:00 pm, FSSW+	Texas Tech	71–54	17–11 (4–11)	Wilkerson-Greines Activity Center (3,912) Fort Worth, TX
February 28, 2015 1:00 pm, ESPNU	at #16 Oklahoma	60–67	17–12 (4–12)	Lloyd Noble Center (5,091) Norman, OK
March 4, 2015 8:00 pm, ESPNU	at Oklahoma State	70–82	17–13 (4–13)	Gallagher-Iba Arena (5,526) Stillwater, OK
March 7, 2015 7:30 pm, ESPNews	#17 Iowa State	76-89	17–14 (4–14)	Wilkerson-Greines Activity Center (5,076) Fort Worth, TX
Big 12 tournament
March 11, 2015 6:00 pm, ESPNU	vs. (8) Kansas State Big 12 Tournament 1st Round	67–65	18–14	Sprint Center (18,972) Kansas City, MO
March 12, 2015 1:30 pm, ESPN2	vs. #9 (1) Kansas Big 12 Tournament quarterfinals	59–64	18–15	Sprint Center (18,972) Kansas City, MO
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

Texas

Date Time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Big 12 Regular Season
January 3, 2015 1:00 pm, ESPNU	#11	at Texas Tech	70–61	12–2 (1–0)	United Supermarkets Arena (9,936) Lubbock, TX
January 5, 2015 8:00 pm, ESPN	#10	#16 Oklahoma	49–70	12–3 (1–1)	Frank Erwin Center (12,625) Austin, TX
January 10, 2015 4:00 pm, ESPNU	#10	at Oklahoma State	58–69	12–4 (1–2)	Gallagher-Iba Arena (9,592) Stillwater, OK
January 17, 2015 5:00 pm, ESPN	#20	#16 West Virginia	77–50	13–4 (2–2)	Frank Erwin Center (13,204) Austin, TX
January 19, 2015 6:00 pm, ESPNU	#17	at TCU	66–48	14–4 (3–2)	Wilkerson-Greines Activity Center (5,153) Fort Worth, TX
January 24, 2015 1:00 pm, CBS	#17	#11 Kansas	62–75	14–5 (3–3)	Frank Erwin Center (16,540) Austin, TX
January 26, 2015 8:00 pm, ESPN	#19	at #15 Iowa State	86–89	14–6 (3–4)	Hilton Coliseum (14,384) Ames, IA
January 31, 2015 5:00 pm, ESPN2	#19	at #20 Baylor	60–83	14–7 (3–5)	Ferrell Center (9,680) Waco, TX
February 4, 2015 7:00 pm, LHN	#25	Oklahoma State	63–65 ^OT	14–8 (3–6)	Frank Erwin Center (11,954) Austin, TX
February 7, 2015 3:00 pm, ESPN	#25	at Kansas State	61–57	15–8 (4–6)	Bramlage Coliseum (12,528) Manhattan, KS
February 11, 2015 7:00 pm, LHN		TCU	66–43	16–8 (5–6)	Frank Erwin Center (8,634) Austin, TX
February 14, 2015 7:00 pm, LHN		Texas Tech	56–41	17–8 (6–6)	Frank Erwin Center (13,178) Austin, TX
February 17, 2015 8:00 pm, ESPN2		at #17 Oklahoma	69–71	17–9 (6–7)	Lloyd Noble Center (11,413) Norman OK
February 21, 2015 1:00 pm, ESPN		#14 Iowa State	77–85	17–10 (6–8)	Frank Erwin Center (13,161) Austin, TX
February 24, 2015 6:00 pm, ESPN2		at #20 West Virginia	64–71	17–11 (6–9)	WVU Coliseum (12,048) Morgantown, WV
February 28, 2015 5:00 pm, ESPN		at #8 Kansas	64–69	17–12 (6–10)	Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS
March 2, 2015 6:00 pm, ESPNU		#14 Baylor	61–59 ^OT	18–12 (7–10)	Frank Erwin Center (12,139) Austin, TX
March 7, 2015 1:00 pm, ESPN		Kansas State	62–49	19–12 (8–10)	Frank Erwin Center (12,053) Austin, TX
Big 12 tournament
March 11, 2015 8:00 pm, ESPNU		vs. (10) Texas Tech Big 12 Tournament 1st Round	65–53	20–12	Sprint Center (18,972) Kansas City, MO
March 12, 2015 6:00 pm, ESPNU		vs. #13 (2) Iowa State Big 12 Tournament quarterfinals	67–69	20–13	Sprint Center (18,972) Kansas City, MO
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

Texas Tech

Date Time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Big 12 Regular Season
January 3, 2015 1:00 pm, ESPNU	#11 Texas	61–70	10–4 (0–1)	United Supermarkets Arena (9,936) Lubbock, TX
January 5, 2015 6:00 pm, ESPNU	#14 West Virginia	67–78	10–5 (0–2)	United Supermarkets Arena (6,073) Lubbock, TX
January 10, 2015 2:00 pm, ESPNU	at #12 Kansas	54–86	10–6 (0–3)	Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS
January 14, 2015 8:00 pm, ESPNews	at Kansas State	51–58	10–7 (0–4)	Bramlage Coliseum (12,264) Manhattan, KS
January 17, 2015 3:00 pm, ESPNews	TCU	42–62	10–8 (0–5)	United Supermarkets Arena (9,142) Lubbock, TX
January 21, 2015 8:00 pm, ESPNU	at Oklahoma State	43–63	10–9 (0–6)	Gallagher-Iba Arena (7,090) Stillwater, OK
January 24, 2015 3:00 pm, ESPNU	#9 Iowa State	78–73	11–9 (1–6)	United Supermarkets Arena (9,310) Lubbock, TX
January 28, 2015 6:30 pm, ESPNews	at #24 Oklahoma	36–81	11–10 (1–7)	Lloyd Noble Center (9,857) Norman, OK
January 31, 2015 11:00 am, ESPNU	at #17 West Virginia	58–77	11–11 (1–8)	WVU Coliseum (12,192) Morgantown, WV
February 4, 2015 8:00 pm, ESPNU	Kansas State	64–47	12–11 (2–8)	United Supermarkets Arena (7,429) Lubbock, TX
February 7, 2015 1:00 pm, ESPNU	at #11 Iowa State	38–75	12–12 (2–9)	Hilton Coliseum (14,384) Ames, IA
February 10, 2015 8:00 pm, ESPN2	#8 Kansas	51–73	12–13 (2–10)	United Supermarkets Arena (8,397) Lubbock, TX
February 14, 2015 7:00 pm, LHN	at Texas	41–56	12–14 (2–11)	Frank Erwin Center (13,178) Austin, TX
February 17, 2015 6:00 pm, ESPN2	#20 Baylor	49–54	12–15 (2–12)	United Supermarkets Center (6,572) Lubbock, TX
February 21, 2015 11:00 am, ESPNews	#17 Oklahoma	75–79 ^OT	12–16 (2–13)	United Supermarkets Arena (6,761) Lubbock, TX
February 25, 2015 7:00 pm, FSSW+	at TCU	54–71	12–17 (2–14)	Wilkerson-Greines Activity Center (3,912) Fort Worth, TX
February 28, 2015 3:00 pm, ESPNews	Oklahoma State	63–62	13–17 (3–14)	United Supermarkets Arena (7,480) Lubbock, TX
March 6, 2015 8:00 pm, ESPN2	at #14 Baylor	74–77	13–18 (3–15)	Ferrell Center (9,554) Waco, TX
Big 12 tournament
March 11, 2015 8:00 pm, ESPNU	vs. (7) Texas Big 12 Tournament 1st Round	53–65	13–19	Sprint Center (18,972) Kansas City, MO
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

West Virginia

Date Time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Big 12 Regular Season
January 3, 2015 4:00 pm, RTPT	#17	at TCU	78–67	13–1 (1–0)	Wilkerson-Greines Activity Center (4,918) Fort Worth, TX
January 5, 2015 7:00 pm, ESPNU	#14	at Texas Tech	78–67	14–1 (2–0)	United Supermarkets Arena (6,073) Lubbock, TX
January 10, 2015 8:00 pm, ESPN2	#14	#17 Iowa State	72–74	14–2 (2–1)	WVU Coliseum (12,076) Morgantown, WV
January 13, 2015 7:00 pm, ESPNews	#16	#18 Oklahoma	86–65	15–2 (3–1)	WVU Coliseum (9,196) Morgantown, WV
January 17, 2015 6:00 pm, ESPN	#16	at #20 Texas	50–77	15–3 (3–2)	Frank Erwin Center (13,204) Austin, TX
January 24, 2015 2:00 pm, ESPNU	#18	TCU	86–85 ^OT	16–3 (4–2)	WVU Coliseum (12,756) Morgantown, WV
January 27, 2015 7:00 pm, ESPN2	#17	at Kansas State	65–59	17–3 (5–2)	Bramlage Coliseum (12,528) Manhattan, KS
January 31, 2015 12:00 pm, ESPNU	#17	Texas Tech	77–58	18–3 (6–2)	WVU Coliseum (12,192) Morgantown, WV
February 3, 2015 8:00 pm, ESPN2	#15	at #21 Oklahoma	52–71	18–4 (6–3)	Lloyd Noble Center (10,154) Norman, OK
February 7, 2015 12:00 pm, ESPNU	#15	#19 Baylor	69–87	18–5 (6–4)	WVU Coliseum (12,783) Morgantown, WV
February 11, 2015 7:00 pm, ESPNU	#21	Kansas State	76–72	19–5 (7–4)	WVU Coliseum (8,762) Morgantown, WV
February 14, 2015 4:00 pm, ESPN	#21	at #14 Iowa State	59–79	19–6 (7–5)	Hilton Coliseum (14,384) Ames, IA
February 16, 2015 9:00 pm, ESPN	#23	#8 Kansas	62–61	20–6 (8–5)	WVU Coliseum (7,033) Morgantown, WV
February 21, 2015 2:00 pm, ESPNews	#23	at #22 Oklahoma State	73–63	21–6 (9–5)	Gallagher-Iba Arena (8,610) Stillwater, OK
February 24, 2015 7:00 pm, ESPN2	#20	Texas	71–64	22–6 (10–5)	WVU Coliseum (12,048) Morgantown, WV
February 28, 2015 4:00 pm, ESPNU	#20	at #19 Baylor	78–66	22–7 (10–6)	Ferrell Center (9,385) Waco, TX
March 3, 2015 9:00 pm, ESPN2	#20	at #9 Kansas	69–76 ^OT	22–8 (10–7)	Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS
March 7, 2015 12:00 pm, ESPNews	#20	Oklahoma State	81–72	23–8 (11–7)	WVU Coliseum (13,714) Morgantown, WV
Big 12 tournament
March 12, 2015 12:30 pm, ESPN2	#18	vs. #16 (4) Baylor Big 12 Tournament quarterfinals	70–80	23–9	Sprint Center (18,972) Kansas City, MO
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time..

Honors and awards

All-Americans

All-Big 12 awards and teams

Coaches

Award	Recipient(s)
2015 Big 12 Men's Basketball Individual Awards^[3]
Player of the Year	Buddy Hield, G., Oklahoma
Coach of the Year	Bob Huggins, West Virginia
Defensive Player of the Year	Jameel McKay, F., Iowa State
Sixth Man Award	Taurean Prince, F., Baylor
Newcomer of the Year	TaShawn Thomas, F., Oklahoma
Freshman of the Year	Myles Turner, F., Texas

First Team	Second Team	Third Team	Defensive Team
2015 Big 12 Men's Basketball All-Conference Teams^[3]
Juwan Staten, Sr., G., West Virginia Buddy Hield, Jr., G., Oklahoma Georges Niang, Jr., F., Iowa State Rico Gathers, Jr., F., Baylor Perry Ellis, Jr., F., Kansas	Kenny Chery, Sr., G., Baylor Monte Morris, So., G., Iowa State Frank Mason III, So., G., Kansas Taurean Prince, Jr., F., Baylor Le'Bryan Nash, Sr., F., Oklahoma State	Isaiah Taylor, So., G., Texas Phil Forte, Jr., G., Oklahoma State Jameel McKay, Jr., F., Iowa State TaShawn Thomas, Sr., F., Oklahoma Myles Turner, Fr., F., Texas	Anthony Hickey, Sr., G., Oklahoma State Jevon Carter, Fr., G., West Virginia Rico Gathers, Jr., F., Baylor Jameel McKay, Jr., F., Iowa State Michael Cobbins, Sr., F., Oklahoma State
† - denotes unanimous selection

Postseason

Big 12 tournament

March 11–14, 2015–Big 12 Conference Basketball Tournament, Sprint Center, Kansas City, MO.

Seed	School	Conf.	Over.	Tiebreaker	First Round March 11	Quarterfinals March 12	Semifinals March 13	Championship March 14
2015 Big 12 men's basketball tournament seeds and results
1.	‡† Kansas	13–5	26–8		Bye	#9 TCU	#4 Baylor	#2 Iowa State
2.	† Iowa State	12–6	25–8	5–1 vs OSU, UT, & KSU	Bye	#7 Texas	#3 Oklahoma	#1 Kansas
3.	† Oklahoma	12–6	22–10	4–2 vs OSU, UT, & KSU	Bye	#6 Oklahoma State	#2 Iowa State
4.	† Baylor	11–7	24–9	2–0 vs WVU	Bye	#5 West Virginia	#1 Kansas
5.	† West Virginia	11–7	23–9	0–2 vs BU	Bye	#4 Baylor
6.	† Oklahoma State	8–10	18–13	3–1 vs UT & KSU	Bye	#3 Oklahoma
7.	Texas	8–10	20–13	2–2 vs OSU & KSU	#10 Texas Tech	#2 Iowa State
8.	Kansas State	8–10	15–17	1–3 vs OSU & UT	#9 TCU
9.	TCU	4–14	18–15		#8 Kansas State	#1 Kansas
10.	Texas Tech	3–15	13–19		#7 Texas
‡ – Big 12 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 tournament.

Bracket

First round Wednesday, March 11			Quarterfinals Thursday, March 12			Semifinals Friday, March 13			Championship Saturday, March 14

			1	Kansas	64
8	Kansas State	65	9	TCU	59
						1	Kansas	62
9	TCU	67
						4	Baylor	52
			4	Baylor	80

			5	West Virginia	70
									1	Kansas	66
									2	Iowa State	70
			3	Oklahoma	64
			6	Oklahoma State	49
						3	Oklahoma	65
7	Texas	65
						2	Iowa State	67
10	Texas Tech	53	2	Iowa State	69

			7	Texas	67

* denotes overtime game

NCAA tournament

Seed	Region	School	Second Round	Third Round	Sweet 16	Elite Eight	Final Four	Championship
2	Midwest	Kansas	#15 New Mexico State - March 20, Omaha - W, 75–56	#7 Wichita State - March 22, Omaha - L, 65–78
3	West	Baylor	#14 Georgia State - March 19, Jacksonville - L, 56–57
3	South	Iowa State	#14 UAB - March 19, Louisville - L, 59–60
3	East	Oklahoma	#14 Albany - March 20, Columbus - W, 69–60	#11 Dayton - March 22, Columbus - W, 72–66	#7 Michigan State - March 27, Syracuse - L, 58–62
5	Midwest	West Virginia	#12 Buffalo - March 20, Columbus - W, 68–62	#4 Maryland - March 22, Columbus - W, 69–59	#1 Kentucky - March 26, Cleveland - L, 39–78
9	West	Oklahoma State	#8 Oregon - March 20, Omaha - L, 73–79
11	Midwest	Texas	#6 Butler - March 19, Pittsburgh - L, 48–56
	7 Bids	W-L (%):	3–4 .429	2–1 .667	0–2 .000	0–0 .000	0–0 .000	TOTAL: 5–7 .417

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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)
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