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BIG 12 CONFERENCE TABLE OF CONTENTS 400 East John Carpenter Freeway Irving, 75062 Big 12 Information 469-524-1000 Preseason All-Big 12 Honors...... IFC Big12Sports.com / @Big12Conference / #Big12MBB Big 12 Media Services...... 2-3 Big 12 Conference Biography...... 4 Conference Notebook...... 6-7 Commissioner...... Big 12 Championship Information & Tiebreaking Procedures...... 8 Deputy Commissioner...... Tim Weiser NCAA Championship Schedule...... 9 Senior Associate Commissioner...... Tim Allen Composite Schedule...... 10-12 Senior Associate Commissioner...... Dru Hancock Conference Staff/Quick Facts/Championship Schedule...... 13 Senior Associate Commissioner - Football...... Edward Stewart Associate Commissioner - Communications...... Bob Burda The Teams Associate Commissioner - Championships...... Dayna Scherf Baylor Bears...... 14-15 Associate Commissioner - Quick Facts/Schedule/Roster...... 14 Men’s & Game Management...... John Underwood 2015-16 Statistics & Results/Coaching Information...... 15 ...... Steve Pace State Cyclones...... 16-17 Assistant Commissioner - Compliance...... Keri Mendoza Jayhawks...... 18-19 Assistant Commissioner - Events & Human Resources...... Brad Clements ...... 20-21 Assistant Commissioner – Governance/Academics...... David Flores ...... 22-23 Director of Live Events, Technology and Video Services...... Bret Ayers Oklahoma State Cowboys...... 24-25 TCU Horned Frogs...... 26-27 Director of Communications...... Rob Carolla ...... 28-29 Director of Video Services...... Sean Hollister Texas Red Raiders...... 30-31 Director of Social Media...... Laura Rasmussen West Mountaineers...... 32-33 Associate Director of Championships...... Maria Huggins Associate Director of Communications...... Joni Lehmann Record Book & History Controller...... Neesha Quinn Game, Season & Freshman Records...... 34-41 Assistant Director of Compliance and Governance...... Jessica Hamm Class Records...... 42-43 Digital Media Coordinator...... Kiron Andersen Career Records...... 44-46 Executive Assistant to the Commissioner/ Annual Statistical Leaders...... 47-53 Manager of Executive Affairs...... Melanie Ellis All-Time Standings, Records & Best Starts...... 54 Administrative Assistant...... Regina Everett Annual Conference Standings...... 55-58 Administrative Assistant...... Tracy Hunt Conference Titles & Series Records...... 59 Administrative Assistant...... Christina Monjarraz Team Series Results...... 60-66 Annual Team Records...... 67-73 Administrative Assistant...... Valerie Rocha Home Court Records...... 74-75 Will Hancock Communications Assistant...... Rachel Coe All-Big 12 Awards...... 76-82 Will Hancock Communications Assistant...... Emily McMillan Academic All-Big 12 Teams...... 83-85 Digital Assistant...... Aaron Pryor Weekly Awards...... 86-90 Championships Assistant...... Kirsten McCowan Attendance Records...... 91-92 Coaching Records...... 93-96 Versus The Conferences...... 97-99 BIG 12 SPORTSMANSHIP STATEMENT Preseason Polls / All-Conference Honors...... 100-101 Championship Records & Results...... 102-110 The member institutions of the Big 12 Conference are committed to competition RPI History...... 111-112 in an arena where sportsmanship and the sense of fair play take center stage. Big 12 in the NCAA Championship...... 113-118 Whether on the field, within the community or in the classroom, those who make Big 12 in the NIT & CBI...... 119 up the Big 12 - its administrators, coaches, game officials and student-athletes - Postseason Honors...... 120-121 support the highest ideals in sportsmanship. National Rankings...... 122-128 At the heart of sportsmanship is the commitment of the institutions towards Big 12 and the NBA...... 129-131 respect for the opposition and those officiating contests in the 23 sports sponsored Big12Sports.com...... 132 by the Big 12. It is with a sense of fair play that a true sporting demeanor in the spirit of intercollegiate competition can be created and maintained with a total regard CREDITS The 2016-17 Big 12 Men’s Basketball Media Guide is a publication of the Big 12 communications staff for the welfare of student-athletes, coaches, support personnel and spectators. using InDesign CC, Photoshop CC and Microsoft Word. Sportsmanship on the field of play is governed by Conference rules and guidelines, as well as those established under the NCAA and amateur organizations. Editor: Rob Carolla It is the responsibility of game officials and administrators to see to strict Layout, Design & Rob Carolla, Joni Lehmann, Laura Rasmussen, Rachel Coe, adherence to these guidelines. Editorial Assistance: Emily McMillan, Alex Green and Annie Carolla The behavior of spectators is managed by event personnel, who are encouraged Photo Credits: Scott Weaver, Ian Halperin, Getty Images, University of Phoenix , to deal with interference or abuse of appropriate sporting behavior in the strictest , Cavaliers and school communications offices. of methods. The Big 12 Conference and its member institutions appreciate the support of the majority of fans who wish to an atmosphere of competition Cover Design: LDWW Group - , Texas that allows the participants to showcase the game and their respective skills. Printing: Provident Print Consulting

Special Thanks: The Big 12 would like to thank Brian Jeske, Dave Mateer and the school communications staffs for their valuable assistance and cooperation in producing this publication. 1 Big12Sports.com u @Big12Conference u #Big12MBB MEDIA SERVICES

BIG 12 COMMUNICATIONS STAFF

Bob Burda, Associate Commissioner - Communications Office Direct...... 469/524-1007 Email...... [email protected]

Rob Carolla, Director of Communications Office Direct...... 469/524-1011 Email...... [email protected]

Laura Rasmussen, Director of Social Media Bob Burda Rob Carolla Joni Lehmann Office Direct...... 469/524-1009 Email...... [email protected]

Joni Lehmann, Associate Director of Communications Office Direct...... 469/524-1022 Email...... [email protected]

Rachel Coe, Will Hancock Communications Assistant Office Direct...... 469/524-1039 Email...... [email protected]

Emily McMillan, Will Hancock Communications Assistant Office Direct...... 469/524-1040 Laura Rasmussen Rachel Coe Emily McMillan Email...... [email protected]

BIG 12 DIGITAL STAFF Big 12 Release The Big 12 will update a media release in Acrobat PDF format, including Kiron Andersen, Digital Coordinator team notes, results and more each morning after games are played during Office Direct...... 469/524-1033 Email...... [email protected] the season. Complete league statistics, in addition to team-by-team stats for all 10 league squads, will be updated via the conference website as well. Aaron Pryor, Digital Assistant Office Direct...... 469/524-1038 Weekly Awards Email...... [email protected] A Big 12 Player and Newcomer of the Week will be chosen each Monday, Annabel Stephan Hardin, Big 12 Correspondent beginning November 16. Nominations are submitted by the school Email...... [email protected] communications offices and winners are selected by a panel of media voters who cover the league on a regular basis. This year marks the 21st year for Christine Williamson, Big 12 Correspondent Phillips 66 as a sponsor of the Big 12 Conference. Email...... [email protected] Big 12 Coaches’ Teleconference Big12Sports.com The Big 12 men’s basketball coaches will participate in a weekly media- The Big 12 Conference maintains its website at Big12Sports.com. Complete only teleconference during the 2016-17 season. The calls begin with one in information on the league and the member schools is available. December, followed by weekly teleconferences beginning in January. The schedule is as follows: The site boasts original content from throughout the Conference including regular video updates, a weekly podcast and written content. In men’s Monday, December 12 Thursday, February 9 basketball, condensed game highlights of numerous contests will be available Thursday, January 5 Thursday, February 16 via the Big 12 Digital Network, within 72 hours of a game’s completion. Many Thursday, January 12 Thursday, February 23 parts of the Big 12 Digital Network - including video - are also available Thursday, January 19 Monday, March 6 via an application on various mobile platforms (iPhone, iPad, Android). Thursday, January 26 Monday, March 13* Comprehensive live coverage of media day in October and the 2017 Phillips Thursday, February 2 66 Big 12 Men’s Basketball Championship in March is also available. * - For only those coaches advancing to postseason play

In men’s basketball, scores throughout the league, standings and box scores The teleconference begins at 9:52 a.m. Central Time. The call can also be are updated as games are final. Big 12 conferenceand team statistics are heard live and on replay on the Big 12 website at Big12Sports.com. updated no later than the following morning, with weekly award winners Listed below is the tentative schedule for the 2016-17 season. Please contact posted each Monday. An archive of conference and team-by-team statistics the Big 12 communications staff for the call-in and replay phone numbers. for every season in league history is included as well. 9:52 a.m. – , UT 10:32 a.m. – , WVU Media can access Acrobat PDF files of the daily release, statistics, team-by- 10:00 a.m. – , KU 10:40 a.m. – , TTU team statistics and the conference media guide on the website. 10:08 a.m. – , TCU 10:48 a.m. – , ISU 10:16 a.m. – , OSU 10:56 a.m. – , K-STATE Big 12 on Social Media 10:24 a.m. – , BU 11:04 a.m. – , OU The Big 12 also maintains a presence on (facebook.com/Big12), (@Big12Conference), Instagram (@Big12Conference) and YouTube (.com/Big12Conference). Regular updates are posted, including selected game updates and other conference-related information. The official hashtag for Big 12 Men’s Basketball and the 2017 Phillips 66 Big 12 Men’s Basketball Championship is #Big12MBB.

2 Big12Sports.com u @Big12Conference u #Big12MBB MEDIA SERVICES Big 12 This Week Big 12 This Week presented by Dr Pepper is back for its eighth season and BIG12SPORTS.COM is televised on ESPNU. The show is produced by Joe Carmody with Chad McKee and Bryndon Manzer as the primary hosts.

Championship Credentials Media credentials for the 2017 Phillips 66 Big 12 Men’s Basketball Championship are authorized and issued by the Conference office. An online credential system, provided through an agreement with Sports Systems Services, Inc., is the only method to submit requests. The credential system will be made available during the month of January.

Postseason Awards The Big 12 presents the only official all-conference awards at the end of the regular season. Major award winners are chosen, along with the All-Big 12 teams. Each Big 12 votes on the squads and is not permitted to vote for his own players. The awards will be announced in March prior to the Phillips 66 Big 12 Men’s Basketball Championship. Academic All-Big 12 teams are also chosen in men’s basketball and will be announced prior to the postseason.

Trademarks & Sponsorships Big 12, Big 12 Conference and the Big 12 logo are registered trademarks and use of these trademarks without prior approval of the Big 12 is prohibited. All requests for use of the Big 12 logo - except standard and customary media uses - must be made through Collegiate Licensing Company (Michael Riess, 770-618-8411). For Big 12 marketing and sponsorship opportunities, please @Big12Conference contact Scott Pomeroy of ESPN Events (817-810-0695).

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BIG 12 ... AS EASY AS 1 - 2 Use The Hashtag When referring to the Big 12 Conference, please remember the conference name should be written as follows: #Big12MBB Big 12 In Conversations About Big 12 Men’s Basketball Big 12 Conference Comments on Officiating The following should NEVER be used when referencing the Big 12: The Big 12 Conference’s Principles and Standards of Sportsmanship reads in part: Coaches, student-athletes and administrators shall not make public Big XII Big Twelve comments about officiating. The Commissioner shall review all public comments regarding officiating and shall assess appropriate penalties.

In accordance with this policy any public comment on officiating is in violation.

BIG 12 MEN’S BASKETBALL COMMUNICATIONS CONTACTS QUICK REFERENCE LIST

MEDIA CONTACT OFFICE PHONE CELL PHONE EMAIL Big 12 Conference Rob Carolla 469/524-1011 214/208-1876 [email protected] Baylor David Kaye 254/710-4389 254/709-5147 [email protected] Iowa State Matt Shoultz 515/294-1393 515/520-7642 [email protected] Kansas Chris Theisen 785/864-3474 785/331-9356 [email protected] Kansas State 785/532-7979 785/587-7868 [email protected] Oklahoma Ben Coldagelli 405/325-7014 405/246-5663 [email protected] Oklahoma State Stephen Howard 405/774-7756 817/793-5199 [email protected] TCU Matt Hoover 817/257-5299 817/343-9914 [email protected] Texas Scott McConnell 512/471-1345 512/748-9313 [email protected] Texas Tech Matt Dunaway 806/834-7980 727/215-3857 [email protected] Bryan Messerly 304/293-2821 304/216-3833 [email protected] 3 Big12Sports.com u @Big12Conference u #Big12MBB BIG 12 CONFERENCE

The Big 12 began its 21st year in 2016-17 as it continues to promote the strength Today’s Top 10 Award in January 2015. It recognizes former student-athletes for and success of one of the nation’s premier athletic conferences under the their successes on the fields and courts, in the classroom and in the community. direction of fifth-year commissioner Bob Bowlsby. Since 1996, the Big 12 has a total of 11 honorees for this prestigious award. In the last five seasons, nine student-athletes were recipients of the NCAA Elite TCU and West Virginia joined the league on July 1, 2012 and became the Big 12’s 90 Award with ’s Janae Hall (Kansas), men’s basketball’s C.J. Cole first additions since inception, joining Baylor, Iowa State, Kansas, Kansas State, (Oklahoma), women’s ’s Laura Lonardi (Baylor) and ’s Tyler Floyd Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Texas and Texas Tech. (Texas Tech) picking up the latest honors in 2015-16. The accolade showcases individuals who have reached the pinnacle of competition at the national With 10 members, the Big 12 remains as the only autonomy conference to championship level, while also achieving the highest academic standard among determine its champions in all sports directly on the field of play with a full their peers. round-robin schedule. The Conference’s hard work ethic and strong values have translated to enormous success in its first 20 years. Since it began competition In its short history, the Big 12 has over 600 Academic All-America recipients, in 1996-97, the league can boast of 54 NCAA team titles and 625 individual averaging about 30 each season. Big 12 student-athletes have shown national championships. commitment to their studies by earning numerous individual academic recognitions. Twelve times in the past 12 years a league athlete has garnered The Big 12 has been at the forefront in reform, specifically the top academic honor for their respective sport, including Christina Hillman with student-athlete welfare issues to include cost of attendance, student- (Iowa State) in track & field/cross country in 2016. athlete time demands and strengthening its policy for concussion diagnosis and management. In 2014-15, the Big 12 introduced and hosted three “State of The Big 12 can take pride in other stories that combine on and off the field Collegiate Athletics” forums to examine the issues facing college athletics. Two success. In the fall of 2013, former Texas Tech student-athlete were conducted in Washington, D.C and one in . Panelists included Ifeatu Okafor was named the Big 12’s first NCAA Woman of the Year. Patience respected authorities from intercollegiate athletics, university leadership and Knight (Texas Tech) was the recipient of the Honda Inspiration Award in 2008 . The third forum featured a special session comprised of while Imani McGee-Stafford (Texas) was honored in 2015. It is given to an student-athletes. The Big 12 continued the “State of Collegiate Athletics” forums outstanding female college athlete who overcomes adversity to excel in her in 2015-16 with Dallas serving as the site for a November 2015 event. sport. Oklahoma State women’s basketball was the inaugural recipient of the “Together We R” Team Award in The Conference had a banner year 2012, recognizing programs that on the national stage in 2015- have strived to succeed in the face 16. Two teams competed in 2015 of adversity. Following a devastating Playoff New Year’s tornado south of Bowls for the second consecutive just before the Big 12 Baseball season. Oklahoma made the Championship in 2013, several Conference’s first appearance in league baseball teams along with the CFP semifinals in 2015, the other student-athletes, coaches second year of the structure, while and former Conference players OU men’s basketball advanced to contributed help in a variety of ways. the Final Four. Other highlights Plus, the Conference contributed included national championships $200,000 to the relief efforts. In by Texas men’s and the fall of 2014, Oklahoma football and Oklahoma women’s student-athlete Sterling Shepard and . National and head coach runner-up finishes were recorded were honored with the Disney by Texas volleyball, Oklahoma State Sports Spirit Award while Kansas , TCU equestrian, Texas football student-athlete JaCorey men’s golf, Oklahoma men’s Shepherd received the Lee Roy and Oklahoma State women’s Selmon Community Spirit Award. tennis. Three Big 12 squads (Oklahoma) earned were among the eight teams that the 2015 which advanced to baseball’s College recognizes community service along World Series. with athletic and academic success.

The Big 12 lays claim to five winners since 1996 and has had a Competitive excellence, scholarship and sportsmanship are all equal finalist in 12 of its seasons. Twenty-five major individual awards have been won components of the Big 12 philosophy. All-Big 12 teams and Academic All-Big 12 by Big 12 student-athletes in football over the past seven campaigns. Overall, squads are recognized for each sport at the end of their respective seasons. At more than 4,800 student-athletes have earned All-America recognition. West the end of each academic year, the Conference honors its top male and female Virginia soccer standout Kadeisha Buchanan earned the Hyundai Young Player student-athletes with the Big 12 Athlete of the Year and Big 12 Sportsperson of Award at the 2015 World Cup while playing for her native , given to the the Year awards. player born in 1995 or later that made the biggest impression in the competition. Institutions can also nominate student-athletes for the prestigious Dr. Prentice Through its first 20 years, the Big 12 has claimed a team national championship Gautt Postgraduate Scholarships. A total of 381 scholars have received over $2.7 in 17 of the sports it sponsors. The Conference finished the BCS era ranked million in postgraduate financial aid through the first 20 years of the program. tied for second with seven appearances in the National Championship Game. The league has finished in the top two of women’s basketball conference RPI in The Big 12 sponsors 23 sports. Men’s squads include baseball, basketball, cross nine of the last 10 years and sent at least 70 percent of its teams to postseason country, football, golf, indoor track & field, outdoor track & field, swimming & for the seventh-straight season. In men’s basketball, the league has had seven diving, tennis and wrestling. Women’s teams are fielded in basketball, cross teams earn NCAA bids four times in the past seven years. Every coach has country, equestrian, golf, gymnastics, indoor track & field, outdoor track & field, guided a team to the NCAA Tournament - including five that have led teams , soccer, softball, swimming & diving, tennis and volleyball. to the Final Four - while seven boast career win percentages of .700 or higher. During the last 12 years a total of 36 NCAA trophies have been hoisted by Big Big 12 institutions create a league that encompasses five states and nearly 38 12 institutions, with at least one national crown won in all but one year for the million people. Nearly 5,000 student-athletes from across the and Conference, including 19 consecutive seasons. around the World compete annually in the sports sponsored by the Conference.

The Big 12 and its member institutions are committed to a competitive The Conference conducts postseason championships for 20 of its 23 sports. environment where sportsmanship and fair play take center stage. Whether Each championship helps to determine teams and/or individuals that will on the field, in the classroom, or within the community, the student-athletes, represent the Conference in national postseason competition. administrators, coaches and game officials of the Big 12 support the highest ideals in sportsmanship. In its first 20 years, the Big 12 has distributed approximately $2.6 billion to its member institutions, including a record $30.4 million per institution in 2015- National academic accolades have always been strong in the Big 12. Ty Darlington 16, an increase of 20 percent over the previous year. The Conference office is (Oklahoma) was the recipient of the 2015 William V. Campbell Trophy, known headquartered in Irving, Texas. as the Academic Heisman. (Oklahoma) was presented the NCAA 4 Big12Sports.com u @Big12Conference u #Big12MBB 5 Big12Sports.com u @Big12Conference u #Big12MBB BIG 12 NOTEBOOK DECEMBER CONFERENCE PLAY ON TAP FOR THE FIRST TIME SEVEN IS A WE’RE GETTING USED TO All 10 league squads will tip off the conference slate on Friday, December For only the second time in NCAA Championship history, one conference 30. It will mark the first time in Big 12 history that league matchups will be has sent seven or more teams to the dance for three consecutive years. played in the month of December. The Big 12 has done it each of the last three campaigns (2014, ‘15, ‘16). Only the Big East can match the feat, doing so in 2011, ‘12 and ‘13 as well as from BIG 12 COACHES BOAST IMPRESSIVE NUMBERS 2010-12 and 2008-10. The Big 12 has had seven teams earn NCAA bids four The Big 12 has a lineup of head coaches that is unmatched by any other times since 2010. conference in the country. Every coach in the league has guided a team to the NCAA Tournament. A few more numbers of note: 70 PERCENT IS RARE ... AND BIG 12 HAS DONE IT THREE TIMES The Big 12 had 70 percent of its teams in the NCAA field - just the seventh 5 – Coaches Have Led Teams To The Final Four time in NCAA history that a conference has sent 70 percent of its teams. Five 7 - Coaches With Career Win Percentages .700 or Better of the seven times have been by either the Big Eight or Big 12 Conferences. 7 – Coaches Have Led Teams To The 8 – Coaches Have Led Teams To The Sweet 16 Year NCAA Teams (Pct.) Single-Digit Seeds 8 - Final Fours BIG 12 2016 7 OF 10 (70%) 7 OF 7 10 – Every Coach Has Led Teams To The NCAA Tournament BIG 12 2015 7 OF 10 (70%) 5 OF 7 33 - Sweet 16 Appearances BIG 12 2014 7 OF 10 (70%) 7 OF 7 95 – NCAA Appearances Big 8 1993 6 of 8 (75%) 4 of 6 3,530 – Career Wins (3,530-1,554, .694) Big 8 1992 6 of 8 (75%) 5 of 6 Big East 1991 7 of 9 (77.8%) 6 of 7 MORE ON COACHING SUCCESS Big Ten 1990 7 of 10 (70%) 7 of 7 Big 12 coaching success and recognition isn’t limited to total victories. League mentors have also led their teams to numerous conference titles, MORE ON THE NUMBER SEVEN while also being recognized often by their peers for the success. Below is The seven Big 12 teams in the NCAA field gave the league the highest a breakdown of regular-season and postseason success for each coach. percentage of any conference in America. The Big 12’s four different seasons sending seven teams to the dance is the second-most in college Regular Season Tournament Conference basketball history. Coach Champ. Champ. Coach of the Year Scott Drew, BU 1 0 0 BIG 12 HAS SEEN SEVERAL IN FINAL FOUR Steve Prohm, ISU 2 1 2 Over the last 15 years, the Big 12 has had eight teams advance to the Final Bill Self, KU 15 7 5 Four - among the most of any conference in the nation. Bruce Weber, K-STATE 5 1 3 Lon Kruger, OU 2 2 3 Final Four Teams (2002-16) Brad Underwood, OSU 3 3 3 Jamie Dixon, TCU 2 1 1 Big East 11 Shaka Smart, UT 0 2 0 Big Ten 11 Chris Beard, TTU 1 1 2 ACC 10 Bob Huggins, WVU 11 10 10 BIG 12 8 TOTALS 42 28 29 SEC 8

BIG 12 LEADS THE MADNESS HIGH SEEDS SHOWCASED BIG 12 STRENGTH Over the last three years, the Big 12 has had 21 teams selected for the NCAA Every single Big 12 team playing in the NCAAs wore the home uniform for its Championship - more than any conference in the nation. In fact, nine of the first game as league squads were all seeded from No. 1 - No. 8. The average 10 squads (90 percent) in the Big 12 have danced at least once in the past seed of Big 12 teams (4.1) last year was a league record. It is the eighth three campaigns. It’s the best three-year stretch in league history. straight campaign that conference squads averaged 6.0 or better for seeding.

NCAA Bids By Conference BIG 12 ALSO RANKS HIGH ON OVERALL SEED LIST 2014 2015 2016 Total In the overall seed list published by the NCAA, the Big 12 had three of the top BIG 12 7 7 7 21 nine teams - most of any conference in the nation. All seven schools were Big Ten 6 7 7 20 among the top 29 seeds - also the highest total nationally. ACC 6 6 7 19 Pac-12 6 4 7 17 THE MOST AMONG THE ELITE Big East 4 6 5 15 The Big 12 has had two teams in the regional finals in five of the past nine Atlantic 10 6 3 3 12 seasons (2008, ‘09, ‘10, ‘12, ‘16). Eleven times in the last 15 years at least SEC 3 5 3 11 one conference squad has advanced to the Elite Eight. In addition, the Big 12 has had 21 regional finalists in the past 15 years - the most of any BIG 12 HAS HIGH WIN TOTAL conference during that span. The Big 12 recorded nine victories in the 2016 NCAA Championship, tied for the second-highest total of any conference in the nation. It was the most Regional Finalists - By Conference wins in March Madness for the league since 2012. 2002-16 (15 years) 2008-16 (9 years) BIG 12 21 11 TOP-RATED RPI Big East 20 13 For the fourth time in seven years and the third straight campaign, the Big ACC 18 13 12 ranked first in the nation in the RPI on Selection Sunday when it claimed Big Ten 16 10 the top spot in 2016. The Conference has been rated in the top five each of SEC 16 10 the past nine seasons. Pac-12 11 5

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THREE TEAMS WERE SWEET SEC / BIG 12 CHALLENGE For the sixth time in Big 12 history, three teams advanced to the Sweet 16 in CONTINUES IN JANUARY the same season as Iowa State, Kansas and Oklahoma all played in regional For the second straight year, the Big 12 semifinal matchups. The Big 12 has had at least one Sweet 16 team in all but and SEC will meet up to play 10 games in one year in conference history, with multiple teams 13 times. one day on Saturday, January 28. The two conferences have arranged a mutual bye SWEET SUCCESS FROM THE BIG 12 date for the fourth annual event and ESPN In the last 10 years, the Big 12 has the third-best winning percentage and the will provide exclusive coverage of all 10 third-most victories in “Sweet 16” contests. games on its networks.

Regional Semifinal Record By Conference (2007-16) ESPN’s College GameDay Covered by State SEC 11-5 (.688) Farm – the Saturday morning and evening roadshow that discusses the top Big East 14-9 (.609) storylines of the season – will originate from one of the BIG 12 12-8 (.600) Challenge games, to be announced at a later date. ACC 14-10 (.583) Big Ten 11-15 (.423) The Big 12 is 20-10 (.667) in the Challenge, having won the series in each Pac-12 7-11 (.388) of its first three seasons. The Big 12 has posted a 48-30 (.615) record in the last two conference challenge series it has played (vs. Pac-10, SEC) dating REGIONAL REGULARS back to 2007. In the past 14 years, the Big 12 has had 33 teams reach the Sweet 16, a total that ranks among the most of any conference. Over the past four years, Big 12 teams are 40-23 (.635) against SEC foes.

Regional Semifinalists - By Conference (2002-16) 2017 SEC/Big 12 Challenge Schedule Big East 38 Texas A&M at West Virginia ESPN Noon ET ACC 36 Florida at Oklahoma ESPN 1:00 pm CT Big Ten 34 Kansas State at Tennessee ESPN2 1:00 pm CT BIG 12 33 LSU at Texas Tech ESPNU 1:00 pm CT Pac-12 26 Texas at Georgia ESPN 3:00 pm CT SEC 24 Iowa State at Vanderbilt ESPN2 3:00 pm CT at Oklahoma State ESPNU 3:00 pm CT BIG 12 COACHES HAVE WINNING EXPERIENCE Kansas at Kentucky ESPN 5:00 pm CT Every current Big 12 coach has led a team to the NCAA Tournament during Baylor at Mississippi ESPN2 5:00 pm CT their careers, with a total of 95 bids tallied by the entire group. Each coach Auburn at TCU ESPNU 5:00 pm CT that was in the NCAAs in 2016 has won at least one game in the event.

TRIO OF ELITE COACHES WITH BIG 12 TIES BIG 12 A REGULAR PLAYER IN NBA Six coaches have taken three schools to the Elite Eight and three have Big In recent years, Big 12 players has been fixtures in the annual 12 ties. Lon Kruger, Bill Self and have accomplished the feat, NBA Draft. The Big 12 has had at least one player selected along with , and . among the top 11 picks each of the past 11 seasons (2006-16). The Big 12 boasts 24 first-round picks in the last seven years. A STRONG RESULTS AT THE START total of 43 Big 12 players have been drafted since 2010, with nine The Big 12 has done well at the start of the NCAA Championship. The league or more players picked in the same draft three times since 2008. is 30-20 (.600) in NCAA games in the round of 64 over the past eight seasons (2009-16). Since 2008, Big 12 teams are 35-21 (.625) in the same The Big 12 has had at least four players drafted in 12 of the last round and 38-21 (.644) during the previous 10 tournaments. 13 years. Overall, there have been 15 times in the 20-year draft history of the Big 12 that at least four athletes have been chosen. BIG 12 BASKETBALL IS ALWAYS WELL-REPRESENTED The Big 12 has had at least five teams in the NCAA Tournament in nine Lottery Picks By Conference (Since 2000, 16 Years) consecutive seasons, while no fewer than six Big 12 squads have made the ACC 32 field in seven of the past nine years. A minimum of five NCAA bids have BIG 12 30 been earned 16 times in the 20-year history of the conference. Big East 28 SEC 27 THREE SCHOOLS IN UNIQUE GROUP Pac-12 27 Baylor, Oklahoma and West Virginia were three of just 10 programs Big Ten 20 nationally to compete in a and the NCAA Men’s and Women’s Lists above include schools that were in their respective conference from the previous season at Basketball Championships during the 2015-16 season. The Big 12 leads all the time of the NBA Draft and do not necessarily reflect current membership. conferences with the most schools in this elite group.

RANKINGS REGULARS Nine of 10 teams in the Big 12 have been ranked in the top 25 since 2014, with every team in the conference having been ranked at least once since the 2010 campaign.

Entering the 2016-17 season, at least one conference squad has been ranked every week since the Big 12 began competition in 1996-97, a span of 387 consecutive weeks. 7 Big12Sports.com u @Big12Conference u #Big12MBB PHILLIPS 66 BIG 12 MEN’S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP The Phillips 66 Big 12 Men’s Basketball Championship will continue in Kansas City in 2017, with Sprint Center hosting the league championship for the eighth time. All 10 institutions will participate with seeding based on regular season finish. The top six squads in the conference standings earn first-round byes. The Big 12 champion earns the league’s automatic bid to the 68-team NCAA Championship field. The entire Big 12 Championship will be televised nationally on ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPNU.

First Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship Wednesday, March 8 Thursday, March 9 Friday, March 10 Saturday, March 11

No. 4 Seed

Game 3 - 11:30 a.m. ESPN2

No. 5 Seed No. 8 Seed Game 7 - 6:00 p.m. ESPN or ESPN2 Game 1 - 6:00 p.m. ESPNU Game 4 - 1:30 p.m. No. 9 Seed ESPN2

No. 1 Seed No. 7 Seed Game 9 - 5:00 p.m. ESPN Game 2 - 8:00 p.m. ESPNU Game 5 - 6:00 p.m. No. 10 Seed ESPNU

No. 2 Seed Game 8 - 8:00 p.m. ESPN or ESPN2 No. 3 Seed F u t u r e C hampionship D a t e s Game 6 - 8:00 p.m. [All at Sprint Center, Kansas City] ESPNU 2018: March 7-10 2019: March 13-16 No. 6 Seed 2020: March 11-14

All times Central, with time and network lineups subject to change. Second game of each session begins 30 minutes after the conclusion of the first game. All games also available via WatchESPN.

CHAMPIONSHIP TIEBREAKING PROCEDURES Seeding for the championship will be based upon regular-season competition. The winner of the (2) Institutions involved in the drawing have the right to have a local representative in attendance postseason basketball championship shall be declared the Big 12 automatic qualifier to the NCAA at the drawing; Championship. A team ineligible under NCAA or Big 12 rules for postseason competition shall not compete in the championship (3) A single slip of paper for each institution (with name or logo) will be placed into a container and will be drawn in order of seeding from highest to lowest. Tiebreakers - The first criteria in the breaking of ties in the standings shall be head-to-head competition of tied teams. The following procedure will be used to establish the postseason Ties involving more than two teams. championship seeds when ties exist. Results from the collective head-to-head competition during the regular season among the tied teams in a mini round-robin format, ranking the tied teams by winning Ties Involving Two Teams. percentage from highest to lowest will be used to determine the seeds. Results of head-to-head competition during the regular season. If teams remain tied, then: i. If during this process two teams remain tied with the same winning percentage, the two-team i. Each team’s record versus the team occupying the highest position in the final regular season tiebreaking system is used, starting with head-to-head results. standings, and then continuing down through the standings until one team gains an advantage. When arriving at another group of tied teams while comparing records, use each team’s record ii. If during this process more than two teams remain tied with the same winning percentage, against the collective tied teams as a group (prior to that group’s own tiebreaking procedures), a second mini round-robin format is implemented, ranking the remaining tied teams by winning rather than the performance against individual tied teams. The lone exception to this guideline percentage from highest to lowest to determine seeds. If the teams remain tied, then the two- would be if there are only two tied teams in the group placement and one of the teams won both team tiebreaking system is used, starting with head-to-head results. regular-season games. In this instance, the tie is deemed broken and comparison of the seed rather than the placement will be utilized. b. If more than two teams are still tied, each of the tied team’s record versus the team occupying the highest position in the final regular season standings, and then continuing down through ii. A comparison of the tied teams Conference-games only road record. the standings, eliminating tied teams with inferior records until one team gains an advantage. When arriving at another group of tied teams while comparing records, use each team’s record iii. A comparison of the tied teams Conference games only road record versus the team(s) occupying against the collective tied teams as a group (prior to that group’s own tiebreaking procedure), the highest position in the final Conference regular season standings, and then counting down rather than the performance against individual tied teams. The lone exception to this guideline through the standings until one team gains an advantage. When arriving at another group of tied would be if there are only two tied teams in the group placement and one of the teams won both teams while comparing records, use each team’s record against the collective tied teams as a group regular-season games. In this instance, the tie is deemed broken and comparison of the seed (prior to that group’s own tie breaking procedure), rather than the performance against individual rather than the placement will be utilized. tied teams. The lone exception to this guideline would be if there are only two tied teams in the group placement and one of the teams won both regular-season games. In this instance, the tie c. If more than two teams are still tied, a comparison of the tied teams Conference games only is deemed broken and comparison of the seed rather than the placement will be utilized. road record. iv. Draw. In the event tiebreaking procedures are unsuccessful and a draw is necessary in d. If more than two teams are still tied, a comparison of the tied teams Conference games determining any portion of seeding, the following procedure will be used: only road records versus the team(s) occupying the highest position in the final Conference regular season standings, and then continuing down through the standing until one team gains (1) The draw will be conducted in public or with media attendance. an advantage. If at any point the multiple-teams tie is reduced to two teams, the two-team tie breaking procedures above will be applied. 8 Big12Sports.com u @Big12Conference u #Big12MBB NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP 2017 DATES & SITES

First Four Regionals Tuesday and Wednesday, March 14 and 15 Thursday and Saturday, March 23 and 25

University of Dayton Arena - Dayton, Ohio Midwest Regional Host: Sprint Center - Kansas City, Mo. Host: BIG 12 CONFERENCE First and Second Rounds Thursday and Saturday, March 16 and 18 West Regional SAP Center - San Jose, Calif. First Niagara Center - Buffalo, N.Y. Host: Pacific-12 Conference Host: Metro Atlantic Friday and Sunday, March 24 and 26 Amway Center - Orlando, Fla. Hosts: University of Central Florida, Stetson University East Regional - New York, N.Y. BMO Harris Bradley Center - , Wis. Hosts: , St. John’s University Host: South Regional EnergySolutions Arena - , FedEx Forum - Memphis, Tenn. Host: Host:

Friday and Sunday, March 17 and 19 Final Four Saturday and Monday, April 1 and 3 Bankers Life Fieldhouse - , Ind. Host: University of Phoenix Stadium - Phoenix, Ariz. Host: BOK Center - Tulsa, Okla. Host: BIG 12 CONFERENCE - NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP HOSTING [Since 1997 - The Big 12 will also host in 2018 in Dallas] Bon Secours Wellness Arena, Greenville, S.C. Hosts: Furman University, 2017 Regionals Sprint Center, Kansas City, Mo. 2016 First/Second Rounds , Oklahoma City, Okla. 2014 Final Four AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas Entertainment and Sports Center - Sacramento, Calif. 2013 Regionals AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas Host: Cal State University Sacramento 2010 First/Second Rounds , Oklahoma City, Okla. 2009 First/Second Rounds Sprint Center, Kansas City, Mo. 2006 First/Second Rounds American Airlines Center, Dallas, Texas 2005 First/Second Rounds Ford Center, Oklahoma City, Okla. 2004 First/Second Rounds Kemper Arena, Kansas City, Mo. 2003 First/Second Rounds Ford Center, Oklahoma City, Okla. 2002 First/Second Rounds American Airlines Center, Dallas, Texas 2001 First/Second Rounds Kemper Arena, Kansas City, Mo.

University of Phoenix Stadium will host the Final Four, the first in the Pacific Time Zone since 1995. 9 Big12Sports.com u @Big12Conference u #Big12MBB COMPOSITE SCHEDULE Date Game TV Time Date Game TV Time Fri., Nov 11 Mount St. Mary’s at West Virginia ROOT Sports 7:00 p.m. ET Thu, Nov 24 Advocare Invitational, Orlando, Fla. Saint Thomas at TCU FSSW Plus 6:00 p.m. CT Iowa State vs. State ESPN2/U 11:30 a.m. CT Oral Roberts at Baylor ESPNU 6:00 p.m. CT NIT Season Tipoff, , N.Y. Baptist at Texas Tech FCS 6:30 p.m. CT West Virginia vs. ESPN/2 2:30 p.m. ET Savannah State at .tv 7:00 p.m. CT , Paradise Island, Bahamas Campbell at Oklahoma State FCS 7:00 p.m. CT Baylor vs. State/St. John’s AXSTV/ESPN TBA Incarnate Word at Texas LHN 7:00 p.m. CT Armed Forces Classic, , Fri, Nov 25 NIT Season Tipoff, Brooklyn, N.Y. Indiana vs. Kansas ESPN 8:00 p.m. CT West Virginia vs. Florida State/Temple ESPN2/U 11:30 a.m./2 p.m. CT Western Illinois at Kansas State FSKC 8:00 p.m. CT Advocare Invitational, Orlando, Fla. Iowa State vs. (Fla.)/Stanford ESPN2/3 10 a.m./12:30 p.m. CT Sun., Nov 13 Northwestern State at Oklahoma 2:00 p.m. CT Idaho State at Texas Tech FSSW 2:00 p.m. CT Abilene Christian at Oklahoma 2:00 p.m. CT Mon., Nov 14 Mississippi Valley State at West Virginia ROOT Sports 7:00 p.m. ET Classic, Brooklyn, N.Y. Mount St. Mary’s at Iowa State Cyclones.tv 7:00 p.m. CT Kansas State vs. ASN 5:00 p.m. CT Central Arkansas at Oklahoma State FSSW Plus 7:00 p.m. CT UNC Asheville at Kansas JTV/ESPN3 7:00 p.m. CT ULM at Texas LHN 7:00 p.m. CT , , Nev. Alabama State at TCU FSSW Plus 8:00 p.m. CT TCU vs. UNLV 9:30 p.m. CT Battle 4 Atlantis, Paradise Island, Bahamas Tue, Nov 15 Oregon at Baylor ESPN2 2:30 p.m. CT Baylor vs. To Be Determined TBA at Texas Tech FSSW Plus 6:30 p.m. CT Omaha at Kansas State FSKC 7:00 p.m. CT Sat, Nov 26 Global Sports Classic, Las Vegas, Nev. State Farm , New York, N.Y. TCU vs. Washington/Western Kentucky TBA Kansas vs. Duke ESPN 8:00 p.m. CT Sun, Nov 27 Advocare Invitational, Orlando, Fla. Wed, Nov 16 at Oklahoma State FSSW Plus 7:00 p.m. CT Iowa State vs. To Be Determined TBA

Thu, Nov 17 Tipoff, Orlando, Fla. Mon, Nov 28 Manhattan at West Virginia ROOT Sports 7:00 p.m. ET Oklahoma vs. Tulane ESPN2/U 7:00 p.m. CT Eastern Washington at Texas LHN 7:00 p.m. CT Tue, Nov 29 Long Beach State at Kansas JTV/ESPN3 7:00 p.m. CT Northern at Oklahoma 7:00 p.m. CT Fri, Nov 18 Puerto Rico Tipoff, Orlando, Fla. UT Arlington at Texas LHN 7:00 p.m. CT Oklahoma vs. UNI/Arizona State ESPNU 4/6:00 p.m. CT Jacksonville State at TCU FSSW Plus 6:00 p.m. CT Wed, Nov 30 Washington at TCU FSSW Plus 6:00 p.m. CT Florida Gulf Coast at Baylor FCS 7:00 p.m. CT Incarnate Word Texas Tech FCS 6:30 p.m. CT Siena at Kansas JTV/ESPN3 7:00 p.m. CT Rogers State at Oklahoma State FSSW Plus 7:00 p.m. CT Green Bay at Kansas State FSKC 7:00 p.m. CT Sat, Nov 19 Eastern Kentucky at Texas Tech FSSW 1:00 p.m. CT Sam Houston State at Baylor FSSW 8:00 p.m. CT

Sun, Nov 20 New Hampshire at West Virginia ROOT Sports 1:00 p.m. ET Thu, Dec 1 at Iowa State ESPN 8:00 p.m. CT at Iowa State Cyclones.tv 1:00 p.m. CT Hampton at Kansas State FSKC 5:00 p.m. CT Fri, Dec 2 Alabama at Texas ESPNU 8:30 p.m. CT Puerto Rico Tipoff, Orlando, Fla. Oklahoma vs. To Be Determined TBA Sat, Dec 3 Rice at Texas Tech FSSW 1:00 p.m. CT West Virginia at Virginia ESPNU 2:00 p.m. ET Mon, Nov 21 Illinois State at TCU FSSW Plus 5:00 p.m. CT Xavier at Baylor ESPN2 2:30 p.m. CT Maui Invitational, Maui, Hawaii Stanford at Kansas ESPN 2:30 p.m. CT Oklahoma State vs. Connecticut ESPNU 8:00 p.m. CT Arkansas State at TCU TBA Legends Classic, Brooklyn, N.Y. Oklahoma State at BTN TBA Texas vs. Northwestern ESPN3 8:30 p.m. CT Kansas State at Saint Louis TBA CBE Hall of Fame Classic, Kansas City, Mo. Oklahoma at BTN TBA Kansas vs. UAB ESPN2 8:30 p.m. CT Mon, Dec 5 Omaha at Iowa State Cyclones.tv 7:00 p.m. CT Tue, Nov 22 Legends Classic, Brooklyn, N.Y. Texas vs. Colorado/Notre Dame ESPN2/U 2:30/5 p.m. CT Tue, Dec 6 Prairie View at Kansas State FSKC 7:00 p.m. CT Maui Invitational, Maui, Hawaii UMKC at Kansas JTV/ESPN3 7:00 p.m. CT Oklahoma State vs. UNC/Chaminade ESPN/2 2:30/9:30 p.m. CT Texas at Michigan ESPN2 8:00 p.m. CT Cancun Challenge, Cancun, Mexico Texas Tech vs. Auburn CBSSN 5:00 p.m. CT Wed, Dec 7 UT Antonio at Texas Tech FSSW Plus 8:00 p.m. CT CBE Hall of Fame Classic, Kansas City, Mo. Western Carolina at West Virginia ROOT Sports 7:00 p.m. ET Kansas vs. Georgia/G. Washington ESPN2/3 6:30/9 p.m. CT TCU at SMU ESPNEWS 7:00 p.m. CT , Manhattan, Kan. Oral Roberts at Oklahoma 7:00 p.m. CT Robert Morris at Kansas State FSKC 7:00 p.m. CT Thu, Dec 8 Iowa State at Iowa ESPN2 7:00 p.m. CT Wed, Nov 23 Battle 4 Atlantis, Paradise Island, Bahamas Baylor vs. VCU ESPN2 1:30 p.m. CT Cancun Challenge, Cancun, Mexico Texas Tech vs. Purdue/Utah State CBSSN 5/7:30 p.m. CT Maui Invitational, Maui, Hawaii Oklahoma State vs. To Be Determined ESPN2/U TBA

10 Big12Sports.com u @Big12Conference u #Big12MBB COMPOSITE SCHEDULE Date Game TV Time Date Game TV Time Sat, Dec 10 VMI at West Virginia ROOT Sports 2:00 p.m. CT Sat, Jan 14 Oklahoma State at Kansas* ESPN/2 1:00 p.m. CT at Kansas ESPN 2:15 p.m. CT West Virginia at Texas* ESPN/2 3:00 p.m. CT Wofford at TCU FSSW 4:00 p.m. CT Baylor at Kansas State* ESPNU 3:30 p.m. CT Oklahoma State at Tulsa CBSSN 4:00 p.m. CT Iowa State at TCU* FSSW 4:30 p.m. CT Wichita State at Oklahoma ESPN2 5:00 p.m. CT Texas Tech at Oklahoma* ESPNU 7:30 p.m. CT Long Beach State at Texas ESPN2 5:00 p.m. CT Wildcat Classic, Kansas City, Mo. Mon, Jan 16 Kansas at Iowa State* ESPN 8:00 p.m. CT Kansas State vs. Washington State FSKC 7:00 p.m. CT Tue, Jan 17 Texas at Baylor* ESPN2 6:00 p.m. CT Wed, Dec 14 Southern at Baylor ESPNU 6:00 p.m. CT Nicholls State at Texas Tech FSSW Plus 8:00 p.m. CT Wed, Jan 18 TCU at Texas Tech* FSSW 6:30 p.m. CT Arkansas-Pine Bluff at Oklahoma State ESPNU 8:00 p.m. CT Oklahoma at West Virginia* ESPN2 7:00 p.m. ET Kansas State at Oklahoma State* ESPNU 8:00 p.m. CT Sat, Dec 17 Memphis at Oklahoma CBS 11:30 a.m. CT Texas Tech at Richmond ESPNU 11:30 a.m. CT Sat, Jan 21 Iowa State at Oklahoma* ESPN/2 1:00 p.m. CT Kansas State at Colorado State Noon CT Oklahoma State at Texas Tech* ESPNU 1:00 p.m. CT Arkansas vs. Texas ESPNU 1:30 p.m. CT Texas at Kansas* CBS 1:00 p.m. CT UMKC at West Virginia ROOT Sports 2:00 p.m. ET West Virginia at Kansas State* ESPNU 3:00 p.m. CT Jackson State vs. Baylor FSSW 5:00 p.m. CT Baylor at TCU* ESPNU 7:00 p.m. CT Drake vs. Iowa State 6:00 p.m. CT Jayhawk Shootout, Kansas City, Mo. Mon, Jan 23 TCU at Oklahoma State* ESPNU 6:00 p.m. CT Kansas vs. Davidson ESPN2 6:00 p.m. CT Oklahoma at Texas* ESPN 8:00 p.m. CT Oklahoma State at Wichita State TBA Tue, Jan 24 Kansas at West Virginia* ESPN2 7:00 p.m. ET Sun, Dec 18 John Brown at Baylor FSSW 5:00 p.m. CT Kansas State at Iowa State* ESPNU 8:00 p.m. CT Texas Southern at TCU ESPNU 5:00 p.m. CT Wed, Jan 25 Texas Tech at Baylor* ESPNEWS 7:00 p.m. CT Tue, Dec 20 Mississippi Valley State at Iowa State Cyclones.tv 6:00 p.m. CT Radford at West Virginia Nexstar 7:00 p.m. ET Sat, Jan 28 SEC-Big 12 Challenge Texas A&M at West Virginia ESPN Noon ET Wed, Dec 21 Texas Southern at Baylor FSSW 3:30 p.m. CT Kansas State at Tennessee ESPN2 1:00 p.m. CT Longwood at Texas Tech FSSW 4:00 p.m. CT LSU at Texas Tech ESPNU 1:00 p.m. CT Gardner-Webb at Kansas State FSKC 7:00 p.m. CT Florida at Oklahoma ESPN 1:00 p.m. CT UAB at Texas LHN 7:00 p.m. CT Iowa State at Vanderbilt ESPN2 3:00 p.m. CT Oklahoma vs. Auburn CBSSN 7:30 p.m. CT Arkansas at Oklahoma State ESPNU 3:00 p.m. CT Bradley at TCU FSSW Plus 8:00 p.m. CT Texas at Georgia ESPN 3:00 p.m. CT Baylor at Mississippi ESPN2 5:00 p.m. CT Thu, Dec 22 Texas A&M Corpus Christi at Oklahoma State FSOK Noon CT Auburn at TCU ESPNU 5:00 p.m. CT Kansas at UNLV CBSSN 8:00 p.m. CT Kansas at Kentucky ESPN 5:00 p.m. CT

Fri, Dec 23 Northern Kentucky at West Virginia ROOT Sports 4:00 p.m. ET Mon, Jan 30 Oklahoma State at Oklahoma* ESPN 8:00 p.m. CT

Tue, Dec 27 Kent State at Texas ESPNU 6:00 p.m. CT Tue, Jan 31 West Virginia at Iowa State* ESPN2 8:00 p.m. CT

Fri, Dec 30 West Virginia at Oklahoma State* ESPN2 3:00 p.m. CT Wed, Feb 01 TCU at Kansas State* ESPNEWS 6:30 p.m. CT Texas Tech at Iowa State* ESPNEWS 5:00 p.m. CT Texas Tech at Texas* ESPNU 8:00 p.m. CT Baylor at Oklahoma* ESPN2 6:00 p.m. CT Baylor at Kansas* ESPN2 8:00 p.m. CT Texas at Kansas State* ESPNEWS 7:00 p.m. CT Kansas at TCU* ESPN2 8:00 p.m. CT Sat, Feb 04 Texas at TCU* ESPNEWS Noon CT Kansas State at Baylor* ESPNEWS 2:00 p.m. CT Tue, Jan 3 Oklahoma at TCU* ESPNU 8:00 p.m. CT Oklahoma State at West Virginia* ESPNU 5:00 p.m. ET Kansas State at Kansas* ESPN2 8:00 p.m. CT Oklahoma at Texas Tech* ESPNU 6:00 p.m. CT West Virginia at Texas Tech* ESPNEWS 8:15 p.m. CT Iowa State at Kansas* ESPN/2 TBA

Wed, Jan 4 Oklahoma State at Texas* LHN 7:00 p.m. CT Mon, Feb 06 Kansas at Kansas State* ESPN 8:00 p.m. CT Iowa State at Baylor* ESPNEWS 8:15 p.m. CT Tue, Feb 07 Texas Tech at TCU* ESPNEWS 8:00 p.m. CT Sat, Jan 7 TCU at West Virginia* ESPNU 1:00 p.m. ET Iowa State at Texas* ESPN2 8:00 p.m. CT Oklahoma at Kansas State* ESPNEWS 2:00 p.m. CT Oklahoma State at Baylor* ESPNEWS 6:00 p.m. CT Wed, Feb 08 Baylor at Oklahoma State* ESPNU 6:00 p.m. CT Texas Tech at Kansas* ESPN2 6:15 p.m. CT West Virginia at Oklahoma* ESPN2 8:00 p.m. CT Texas at Iowa State* ESPN2 8:15 p.m. CT Sat, Feb 11 Kansas State at West Virginia* ESPN/2 Noon ET Tue, Jan 10 Baylor at West Virginia* ESPN2 7:00 p.m. ET TCU at Baylor* ESPNU 1:00 p.m. CT Kansas at Oklahoma* ESPN2 8:00 p.m. CT Kansas at Texas Tech* ESPN/2 1:00 p.m. CT Kansas State at Texas Tech* ESPNEWS 8:15 p.m. CT Texas at Oklahoma State* ESPN/2 3:00 p.m. CT Oklahoma at Iowa State* ESPN2 5:00 p.m. CT Wed, Jan 11 TCU at Texas* LHN 7:00 p.m. CT Iowa State at Oklahoma State* ESPNU 8:00 p.m. CT

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Date Game TV Time BIG 12 BASKETBALL TELEVISION DISTRIBUTION Mon, Feb 13 Baylor at Texas Tech* ESPNU 6:00 p.m. CT The Big 12 Conference maintains long-term television agreements to ensure the West Virginia at Kansas* ESPN 8:00 p.m. CT greatest exposure for its men’s basketball programs. Included below is a breakdown of these rights and how they affect which games are televised, and when they are shown. Tue, Feb 14 Texas at Oklahoma* ESPN2 8:00 p.m. CT ESPN has the rights to 100-105 games, plus all games of the Phillips 66 Big 12 Men’s Wed, Feb 15 Iowa State at Kansas State* ESPN2 6:00 p.m. CT Basketball Championship. Of those contests: Oklahoma State at TCU* ESPNU 8:00 p.m. CT  Forty-three games (minimum of 30 Conference games) will be televised Sat, Feb 18 Kansas at Baylor* CBS Noon CT on either ESPN or ESPN2 Kansas State at Texas* LHN 1:00 p.m. CT  Guaranteed national telecasts on Monday, Wednesday and Saturdays Texas Tech at West Virginia* ESPN/2 2:00 p.m. ET during Conference play TCU at Iowa State* ESPNEWS 5:00 p.m. CT  Ability to sublicense 20 additional games to a national over-the-air or Oklahoma at Oklahoma State* ESPNU 7:00 p.m. CT cable outlet  Up to 40 games per year on ESPNU and six additional games on ESPN3 Mon, Feb 20 Iowa State at Texas Tech* ESPNU 8:00 p.m. CT Texas at West Virginia* ESPN 9:00 p.m. ET Appearance Requirements There are no appearance requirements (minimums or maximums) for games on the Tue, Feb 21 Oklahoma at Baylor* ESPN2 6:00 p.m. CT various ESPN platforms.

Wed, Feb 22 TCU at Kansas* ESPN2 6:00 p.m. CT Game Times/Exclusive Windows Oklahoma State at Kansas State* ESPNU 8:00 p.m. CT There are only a few exclusive windows in men’s basketball. Institutional packages are restricted from televising games during telecast windows and Sat, Feb 25 Texas Tech at Oklahoma State* ESPNU 1:00 p.m. CT Saturday prime times windows when a Big 12 school is hosting College Game Day. Kansas State at Oklahoma* ESPNU 5:00 p.m. CT Those are fully protected two-hour windows. West Virginia at TCU* ESPN/2 TBA Baylor at Iowa State* ESPN/2 TBA Distribution of Institutional (Local) Package Games Kansas at Texas* ESPN/2 TBA ESPN controls the national/regional distribution of games and the contract may limit the geographical reach of institutional (third-tier or local) package games to the

state(s) of the participating team(s). Mon, Feb 27 West Virginia at Baylor* ESPNU 6:00 p.m. CT Oklahoma at Kansas* ESPN 8:00 p.m. CT The guidelines for the distribution of these games include the following.

Tue, Feb 28 Oklahoma State at Iowa State* ESPN2 8:00 p.m. CT  Telecasts may be distributed only within the states (and overlapping DMAs) of the two participating teams, except when a game is distributed Wed, Mar 01 Texas at Texas Tech* ESPN2 8:00 p.m. CT via a member institution branded outlet. The visiting team is not Kansas State at TCU* ESPNU 8:00 p.m. CT guaranteed the ability to take the game back to its home market(s)  At its option, institutions may present the telecasts to ESPN for placement Fri, Mar 03 Iowa State at West Virginia* ESPN2 7:00 p.m. CT on ESPN Full Court  In many instances, unselected games produced as part of the local Sat, Mar 04 Texas Tech at Kansas State* ESPNEWS Noon CT package may be distributed by school websites TCU at Oklahoma* ESPNEWS 2:00 p.m. CT Baylor at Texas* ESPN/2 3:00 p.m. CT Revenue Distribution Process Kansas at Oklahoma State* ESPN/2 5:00 p.m. CT Basketball television revenue is divided equally among all member institutions. Each member retains the revenue it receives for their local package telecasts.

BIG 12 BASKETBALL ON THE RADIO * - Big 12 Conference game Schedule, times and television listings are subject to change School Station(s) Frequency Satellite Baylor KRZI 1660 AM Sirius XM Iowa State KDRB 100.3 FM Sirius XM Kansas KLWN 1320 AM Sirius XM TELEVISION KEY KKSW 105.9 FM Kansas State KMAN 1350 AM Sirius XM ASN...... Oklahoma KRXO (OKC) 107.7 FM Sirius XM BTN...... KOKC (OKC) 1520 AM CBSSN...... CBS Sports Network KMOD (Tulsa) 97.5 FM FCS...... FOX College Sports KTBZ (Tulsa) 1430 AM FS1...... 1 Oklahoma State KSPI (Stillwater) 93.7 FM Sirius XM FSKC...... FOX Sports Kansas City KXXY (OKC) 96.1 FM FSSW...... FOX Sports Southwest KFAQ (Tulsa) 1170 AM FSSW Plus...... FOX Sports Southwest Plus TCU KTCU 88.7 FM Sirius XM JTV...... Jayhawk Television Network KLIF 570 AM LHN...... Texas KTXX 104.9 FM Sirius XM KOKE 99.3 FM Texas Tech KTTU 97.3 FM Sirius XM KJTV 100.7 FM/950 AM West Virginia WZST 100.9 FM Sirius XM

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Founded: February 25, 1994 Area: Five states with combined populations of more than 38 million people. Television Markets: 15 of the Top 100 nationally Commissioner’s Honor Roll Students: 86,000+ named in 40 semesters Academic All-Big 12 Team Members: 25,578 Student-Athletes with a 4.0 grade-point average on Academic All-Big 12 Teams: 1,296 Dr. Scholarships: 381 with nearly $2.7 million in financial aid Team National Championships: 54 Individual National Championships: 625 All-America First Team Selections: 4,804 Academic All-America Selections: 600 Big 12 Postseason Championship Attendance: Nearly 6.0 million

2016-17 POSTSEASON CHAMPIONSHIP SCHEDULE Date Sport Venue Location October 29 Cross Country Lubbock, Texas November 2, 4 & 6 Soccer Swope Park Kansas City, Mo. February 22-25 Swimming & Diving Lee & Joe Jamail Texas Swimming Center , Texas February 24-25 Indoor Track & Field Lied Recreation-Athletic Family Ames, Iowa March 3-6 Women’s Basketball Chesapeake Arena Oklahoma City, Okla. March 4-5 Wrestling BOK Center Tulsa, Okla. March 8-11 Men’s Basketball Sprint Center Kansas City, Mo. March 18 Gymnastics Dr Pepper Arena Frisco, Texas March 24-25 Equestrian Willis Family Equestrian Center Waco, Texas April 21-23 Women’s Golf The Dominion Country Club , Texas April 24-26 Men’s Golf Prairie Dunes Country Club Hutchinson, Kan. April 27-30 Tennis Headington Family Tennis Center Norman, Okla. May 12-13 Softball ASA Hall of Fame Stadium Complex Oklahoma City, Okla. May 12-14 Outdoor Track & Field Rock Chalk Park Lawrence, Kan. May 13-14 Rowing Melton Hill Lake Oak Ridge, Tenn. May 24-28 Baseball Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark Oklahoma City, Okla. For additional ticket information, visit the Big 12 website at Big12Sports.com/BuyTickets 13 Big12Sports.com u @Big12Conference u #Big12MBB