The 2022–23 Big 12 men's basketball season began with the start of the

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in November. Regular season conference play began in December 2022 and concludes in March 2023. The

2023 Big 12 men's basketball tournament The 2023 Big 12 Men's Basketball Tournament was a postseason men's basketball tournament for the Big 12 Conference. It was played from March 8 to 11 in Kansas City, Missouri at the T-Mobile Center. Texas won the tournament to earn the conference' ...

was held March 8–11, 2023, at the

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. Kansas won their sixth national championship at the conclusion of the 2021–22 season, defeating North Carolina in the

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. This marked the final season for the

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before expanding to 14 teams.

Coaches

Coaching changes

Head coaches

''Note:'' Stats are through the beginning of the season. All stats and records are from time at current school only.

Preseason

Big 12 Preseason Poll Pre-Season All-Big 12 Team * Player of the Year: Mike Miles Jr., TCU * Newcomer of the Year: Grant Sherfield, Oklahoma * Freshman of the Year: Keyontae George, Baylor

Recruiting classes

Preseason watchlists

Below is a table of notable preseason watch lists.

Preseason national polls/ratings

Regular season

Conference matrix

Through end of regular season.

Big 12/SEC Challenge

Big East-Big 12 Battle

Multi-Team Events

Big 12 Players of the Week

Rankings

Record vs Other Conferences

The Big 12 had a record of 118–30 in non-conference pla.

Postseason

Big 12 tournament

* March 8–11,

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Bracket

NCAA Tournament

NIT

Honors and awards

All-Americans

To earn "consensus" status, a player must win honors from a majority of the following teams: the

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, the

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, ''

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'', and the

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. Other All-American Honors: Marquis Nowell, Kansas State (AP-3, USBWA-3, TSN-3, NABC-3); Keyontae Johnson, Kansas State (AP-3, NABC-3); Marcus Carr, Texas (AP-HM); Adam Flager, Baylor (AP-HM); Mike Miles Jr., TCU (AP-HM)

All-Big 12 awards and teams

Honorable Mention: Jaren Holmes, (Iowa State), Osun Osunniyi (Iowa State), KJ Adams Jr. (Kansas), Dajuan Harris Jr. (Kansas), Jalen Hill (Oklahoma), Grant Sherfield (Oklahoma), Emanuel Miller (TCU), Timmy Allen (Texas), De’Vion Harmon (Texas Tech), Kevin Obanor (Texas Tech)

NBA draft

The following list includes all Big 12 players who were drafted in the

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Notes

References

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