2017–18 Big 12 Conference men's basketball season


The 2017–18 Big 12 men's basketball season began with practices in October 2017, followed by the start of the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season in November. Regular season conference play started on December 29, 2017 and concluded on March 3, 2018. The Big 12 tournament began on March 7, with the championship game on March 10, played at the Sprint Center in Kansas City, Missouri. Kansas won the regular season conference title, their NCAA record 14th consecutive year winning the regular season title.[2]

2017–18 Big 12 Men's Basketball Season
LeagueNCAA Division I
SportBasketball
Number of teams10
TV partner(s)CBS, ESPN, FSN
2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season
2018 Big 12 ChampionsKansas
Season MVPDevonte' Graham
Top scorerTrae Young
Big 12 tournament
ChampionsKansas
  Runners-upWest Virginia
Finals MVPMalik Newman
Big 12 Basketball seasons
2017–18 Big 12 men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 4 Kansas 13 5   .722 31 8   .795
No. 14 Texas Tech 11 7   .611 27 10   .730
No. 15 West Virginia 11 7   .611 26 11   .703
Kansas State 10 8   .556 25 12   .676
TCU 9 9   .500 21 12   .636
Baylor 8 10   .444 19 15   .559
Texas 8 10   .444 19 15   .559
Oklahoma State 8 10   .444 21 15   .583
Oklahoma 8 10   .444 18 14   .563
Iowa State 4 14   .222 13 18   .419
2018 Big 12 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll [1]

Coaches

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Coaching changes

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On March 18, 2017, head coach Brad Underwood left Oklahoma State to accept the head coaching position at Illinois after one year at OSU.[3] The school promoted assistant coach Mike Boynton Jr. to head coach on March 24.[4]

Head coaches

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

Team Head coach Previous job Seasons at school Overall record Big 12 record NCAA tournaments NCAA Final Fours NCAA Championships
Baylor Scott Drew Valparaiso 14th 298–195 (.604) 115–137 (.456) 7 0 0
Iowa State Steve Prohm Murray State 3rd 60–41 (.594) 26–28 (.481) 2 0 0
Kansas Bill Self Illinois 15th 447–96 (.823) 208–46 (.819) 15 3 1
Kansas State Bruce Weber Illinois 6th 125–80 (.610) 55–53 (.509) 4 0 0
Oklahoma Lon Kruger UNLV 7th 140–91 (.606) 65–61 (.516) 6 1 0
Oklahoma State Mike Boynton Oklahoma State (asst.) 1st 21–15 (.583) 8–10 (.444) 0 0 0
TCU Jamie Dixon Pittsburgh 2nd 45–27 (.625) 15–21 (.417) 1 0 0
Texas Shaka Smart VCU 3rd 50–50 (.500) 23–31 (.426) 2 0 0
Texas Tech Chris Beard Little Rock 2nd 45–24 (.652) 25–22 (.532) 1 0 0
West Virginia Bob Huggins Kansas State 11th 255–130 (.662) 62–46 (.574) 9 1 0

Preseason

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Preseason watchlists

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Wooden[7] Naismith[8] Robertson[9] Cousy[10] West[11] Erving[12] Malone[13] Abdul-Jabbar[14] Olson[15]
Devonte' Graham - Kansas
Malik Newman - Kansas
Trae Young - Oklahoma
Jeffrey Carroll - Oklahoma State
Mohamed Bamba - Texas
Jevon Carter - West Virginia
DeVonte' Graham - Kansas
Malik Newman - Kansas
Jeffrey Carroll - Oklahoma State
Mohamed Bamba - Texas
Jevon Carter - West Virginia
DeVonte' Graham - Kansas
Mohamed Bamba - Texas
Jevon Carter - West Virginia
Manu Lecomte - Baylor
DeVonte' Graham - Kansas
Trae Young - Oklahoma
Jevon Carter - West Virginia
Malik Newman - Kansas
Andrew Jones - Texas
Daxter Miles, Jr - West Virginia
Jeffrey Carroll - Oklahoma State Dylan Osetkowski - Texas
Zach Smith - Texas Tech
Vladimir Brodziansky - TCU
Mohamed Bamba - Texas
DeVonte' Graham - Kansas
Jevon Carter - West Virginia

Tournaments

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Team Tournament Finish
Baylor CBE Hall of Fame Classic Champions
Iowa State Puerto Rico Tip-Off Champions
Kansas Miami Invitational Won all 4 games
Kansas State Las Vegas Invitational 3rd Place
Oklahoma Phil Knight Invitational 5th Place
Oklahoma State Legends Classic 3rd Place
TCU Emerald Coast Classic Champions
Texas Phil Knight Invitational 4th Place
Texas Tech Hall of Fame Tip Off Champions
West Virginia AdvoCare Invitational Champions

Rankings

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West Virginia AP 11 24 23 19 18 11 10 7 6 2 6 7 15 19 20 21 20 18 15
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Regular season

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Conference matrix

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  Baylor Iowa State Kansas Kansas State Oklahoma Oklahoma State TCU Texas Texas Tech West Virginia
vs. Baylor 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 0–2 2–0 0–2 1–1 2–0
vs. Iowa State 1–1 2–0 2–0 1–1 2–0 2–0 2–0 1–1 1–1
vs. Kansas 1–1 0–2 0–2 1–1 2–0 0–2 0–2 1–1 0–2
vs. Kansas State 0–2 0–2 2–0 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–2 2–0 2–0
vs. Oklahoma 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 2–0 1–1 2–0
vs. Oklahoma State 2–0 0–2 0–2 2–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1
vs. TCU 0–2 0–2 2–0 1–1 2–0 0–2 1–1 2–0 1–1
vs. Texas 2–0 0–2 2–0 2–0 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1
vs. Texas Tech 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–1
vs. West Virginia 0–2 1–1 2–0 0–2 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1
Total 8–10 4–14 13–5 10–8 8–10 8–10 9–9 8–10 11–7 11–7

Big 12 vs Power 5 matchups

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This is a list of the power conference teams (ACC, Big 10, Pac-12 and SEC) the Big 12 plays in the non-conference (Rankings from the AP Poll):

Date Visitor Home Site Conference Score
November 10, 2017 No. 25 Texas A&M No. 11 West Virginia Ramstein Air BaseRamstein, GER SEC L, 88–65
November 10, 2017 Iowa State Missouri Mizzou ArenaColumbia, MO SEC L, 74–59
November 14, 2017 No. 4 Kansas No. 7 Kentucky United CenterChicago SEC W, 65–61
November 18, 2017 Texas Tech Boston College Mohegan Sun ArenaUncasville, CT ACC W, 75–64
November 19, 2017 No. 20 Northwestern Texas Tech Mohegan Sun Arena • Uncasville, CT Big Ten W, 85–49
November 20, 2017 Oklahoma State No. 16 Texas A&M Barclays CenterBrooklyn, NY SEC L, 72–55
November 20, 2017 No. 22 Baylor Wisconsin Sprint CenterKansas City, MO Big Ten W, 70–65
November 21, 2017 Pittsburgh Oklahoma State Barclays Center • Brooklyn, NY ACC W, 73–67
November 23, 2017 Oklahoma Arkansas Moda CenterPortland, OR SEC W, 92–83
November 23, 2017 Kansas State Arizona State Orleans ArenaLas Vegas, NV Pac-12 L, 92–90
November 24, 2017 No. 1 Duke Texas Moda Center • Portland, OR ACC L, 85–78
November 25, 2017 Missouri No. 23 West Virginia HP Field HouseLake Buena Vista, FL SEC W, 83–79
November 26, 2017 Oregon Oklahoma Moda Center • Portland, OR Pac-12 W, 90–80
December 2, 2017 No. 2 Kansas Syracuse American Airlines ArenaMiami, FL ACC W, 76–60
December 3, 2017 Kansas State Vanderbilt Memorial GymnasiumNashville, TN SEC W, 84–79
December 5, 2017 No. 18 Virginia West Virginia WVU ColiseumMorgantown, WV ACC W, 68–61
December 6, 2017 Washington No. 2 Kansas Sprint Center • Kansas City, MO Pac-12 L, 74–65
December 7, 2017 Iowa Iowa State Hilton ColiseumAmes, IA Big Ten W, 84–78
December 8, 2017 Oklahoma No. 25 USC Staples CenterLos Angeles, CA Pac-12 W, 85–83
December 9, 2017 No. 18 West Virginia Pittsburgh Petersen Events CenterPittsburgh, PA ACC W, 69-60
December 10, 2017 No. 16 Arizona State No. 2 Kansas Allen FieldhouseLawrence, KS Pac-12 L, 95-85
December 12, 2017 Michigan Texas Frank Erwin CenterAustin, TX Big Ten L, 59-52
December 16, 2017 Oklahoma State No. 24 Florida State BB&T CenterSunrise, FL ACC W, 71-70
December 16, 2017 No. 13 Kansas Nebraska Pinnacle Bank ArenaLincoln, NE Big Ten W, 73-72
December 20, 2017 Kansas State Washington State Veterans Memorial ArenaSpokane, WA Pac-12 W, 68-65
December 21, 2017 No. 14 Kansas Stanford Golden 1 CenterSacramento, CA Pac-12 W, 75-54
December 22, 2017 Northwestern No. 17 Oklahoma Lloyd Noble CenterNorman, OK Big Ten W, 104-78
December 22, 2017 Texas Alabama Legacy ArenaBirmingham, AL SEC W, 66-50
January 27, 2018 Texas A&M No. 5 Kansas Allen Fieldhouse • Lawrence, KS SEC W, 79–68
January 27, 2018 Kentucky No. 7 West Virginia WVU Coliseum • Morgantown, WV SEC L, 83–76
January 27, 2018 Baylor No. 22 Florida O'Connell CenterGainesville, FL SEC L, 81–60
January 27, 2018 No. 14 Texas Tech South Carolina Colonial Life ArenaColumbia, SC SEC W, 70–63
January 27, 2018 Georgia Kansas State Bramlage ColiseumManhattan, KS SEC W, 56–51
January 27, 2018 Ole Miss Texas Frank Erwin Center • Austin, TX SEC W, 85–72
January 27, 2018 No. 12 Oklahoma Alabama Coleman ColiseumTuscaloosa, AL SEC L, 80–73
January 27, 2018 No. 22 Tennessee Iowa State Hilton Coliseum • Ames, IA SEC L, 68–45
January 27, 2018 TCU Vanderbilt Memorial Gymnasium • Nashville, TN SEC L, 81–78
January 27, 2018 Oklahoma State Arkansas Bud Walton ArenaFayetteville, AR SEC L, 66–65

Big 12/SEC Challenge

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Date [16] Time Big 12 team SEC team Location TV Attendance Winner Leader
Sat., Jan. 27 12:00 pm Baylor No. 20 Florida O'Connell CenterGainesville, FL ESPN
10,623
Florida (81–60) SEC (1–0)
No. 14 Texas Tech South Carolina Colonial Life ArenaColumbia, SC ESPN2
14,142
Texas Tech (70–63) Tied (1–1)
2:00 pm Texas Ole Miss Frank Erwin CenterAustin, TX ESPN2
10,913
Texas (85–72) Big 12 (2–1)
Kansas State Georgia Bramlage ColiseumManhattan, KS ESPNU
10,314
Kansas State (56–51) Big 12 (3–1)
2:15 pm No. 12 Oklahoma Alabama Coleman ColiseumTuscaloosa, AL ESPN
15,383
Alabama (80–73) Big 12 (3–2)
4:00 pm TCU Vanderbilt Memorial GymnasiumNashville, TN ESPN2
9,755
Vanderbilt (81–78)
Tied (3–3)
Iowa State No. 22 Tennessee Hilton ColiseumAmes, IA ESPNU
14,384
Tennessee (68–45)
SEC (4–3)
4:30 pm No. 5 Kansas Texas A&M Allen FieldhouseLawrence, KS ESPN
16,300
Kansas (79–68)
Tied (4–4)
6:00 pm Oklahoma State Arkansas Bud Walton ArenaFayetteville, AR ESPN2
18,057
Arkansas (66–65)
SEC (5–4)
7:00 pm No. 7 West Virginia Kentucky WVU ColiseumMorgantown, WV ESPN
15,835
Kentucky (83–76)
SEC (6–4)
Auburn, LSU, Mississippi State, and Missouri did not participate for the SEC.
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Postseason

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Big 12 tournament

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2018 Big 12 men's basketball tournament seeds and results
Seed School Conf. Over. Tiebreaker First Round
March 7
Quarterfinals
March 8
Semifinals
March 9
Championship
March 10
1. ‡† Kansas 13–5 27–7 Bye #8 Oklahoma State #4 Kansas State #3 West Virginia
2. Texas Tech 11–7 24–9 1–1 vs. WVU; 1–1 vs. KU Bye #7 Texas #3 West Virginia
3. West Virginia 11–7 24–10 1–1 vs. TTU; 0–2 vs. KU Bye #6 Baylor #2 Texas Tech #1 Kansas
4. Kansas State 10–8 22–11 Bye #5 TCU #1 Kansas
5. TCU 9–9 21–11 Bye #4 Kansas State
6. Baylor 8–10 18–14 5–1 vs. UT, OSU, & OU Bye #3 West Virginia
7. Texas 8–10 19–14 3–3 vs. BU, OSU, & OU #10 Iowa State #2 Texas Tech
8. Oklahoma State 8–10 19–14 2–4 vs. BU, UT, & OU; 2–0 vs. KU #9 Oklahoma #1 Kansas
9. Oklahoma 8–10 18–13 2–4 vs. BU, UT, & OSU; 1–1 vs. KU #8 Oklahoma State
10. Iowa State 4–14 13–18 #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

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First round
Wednesday, March 7
Quarterfinals
Thursday, March 8
Semifinals
Friday, March 9
Championship
Saturday, March 10
            
1 Kansas 82
8 Oklahoma State 68
8 Oklahoma State 71
9 Oklahoma 60
1 Kansas 83
4 Kansas State 67
4 Kansas State 66OT
5 TCU 64
1 Kansas 81
3 West Virginia 70
2 Texas Tech 73
7 Texas 69
7 Texas 68
10 Iowa State 64
2 Texas Tech 63
3 West Virginia 66
3 West Virginia 78
6 Baylor 65

NCAA tournament

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Seed Region School First Round Second Round Sweet 16 Elite Eight Final Four Championship
1 Midwest Kansas #16 Penn W, 76–60 #8 Seton Hall W, 83–79 #5 Clemson W, 80–76 #2 Duke W, 85–81OT #1 Villanova L, 79–95
3 East Texas Tech #14 Stephen F. Austin W, 70–60 #6 Florida W, 69–66 #2 Purdue W, 78–65 #1 Villanova L, 59–71
5 East West Virginia #12 Murray State W, 85–68 #13 Marshall W, 94–71 #1 Villanova L, 78–90
6 Midwest TCU #11 Syracuse L, 52–57
9 South Kansas State #8 Creighton W, 69–59 #16 UMBC W, 50–43 #5 Kentucky W, 61–58 #11 Loyola–Chicago L, 62–78
10 South Texas #7 Nevada L, 83–87OT
10 Midwest Oklahoma #7 Rhode Island L, 78–83OT
7 Bids W-L (%): 4–3 .571 4–0 1.000 3–1 .750 1–2 .333 0–1 .000 TOTAL: 12–7 .632
Seed Region School First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1 Baylor Baylor #8 Wagner W, 80–59 #4 Mississippi State L, 77–78
2 USC Oklahoma State #7 Florida Gulf Coast W, 80–68 #3 Stanford W, 71–65 #4 Western Kentucky L, 84–92
2 Bids W-L (%): 2–0 1.000 1–1 .500 0–1 .000 0–0 – TOTAL: 3–2 .600

Honors and awards

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All-Americans

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Consensus All-Americans
First Team Second Team
Devonte' Graham, G, Kansas
Trae Young, G, Oklahoma
Jevon Carter, G, West Virginia
Keenan Evans, G, Texas Tech
Reference:

To earn "consensus" status, a player must win honors from a majority of the following teams: the Associated Press, the USBWA, Sporting News, and the National Association of Basketball Coaches.

All-Big 12 awards and teams

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Phillips 66 Player of the Week

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Lindell Wigginton
Week Player of the Week School Newcomer of the Week School Ref.
Nov 13 Trae Young Oklahoma Mo Bamba
Marcus Garrett
Texas
Kansas
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Nov 20 Nick Weiler-Babb Iowa State Trae Young Oklahoma [19]
Nov 27 Trae Young (2) Oklahoma Jarrett Culver Texas Tech [20]
Dec 4 Devonte' Graham Kansas Trae Young (2) Oklahoma [21]
Dec 11 Keenan Evans Texas Tech Lindell Wigginton Iowa State [22]
Dec 18 Trae Young (3) Oklahoma Brady Manek Oklahoma [23]
Dec 27 Trae Young (4) Oklahoma Brady Manek (2) Oklahoma [24]
Jan 1 Trae Young (5) Oklahoma Mo Bamba (2) Texas [25]
Jan 8 Keenan Evans (2) Texas Tech Teddy Allen West Virginia [26]
Jan 15 Trae Young (6) Oklahoma Lindell Wigginton (2) Iowa State [27]
Jan 22 Dean Wade Kansas State Cameron Lard
Malik Newman
Iowa State
Kansas
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Jan 29 Keenan Evans (3) Texas Tech Mo Bamba (3) Texas [29]
Feb 5 Keenan Evans (4) Texas Tech Kendall Smith Oklahoma State [30]
Feb 12 Manu Lecomte Baylor Cameron Lard (2) Iowa State [31]
Feb 19 Terry Maston Baylor Mo Bamba (4) Texas [32]
Feb 26 Devonte' Graham (2) Kansas Malik Newman (2)
Lindell Wigginton (3)
Kansas
Iowa State
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Mar 5 Kendall Smith Oklahoma State Jericho Sims Texas [34]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "2019-20 Big 12 Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 26–30. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
  2. ^ "Kansas tops Texas Tech for record 14th straight league title". ESPN.com.
  3. ^ "In a stunning move, Brad Underwood leaves Oklahoma State for Illinois". kansascity. Retrieved March 21, 2017.
  4. ^ "Boynton Jr. named OK State head coach". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 27, 2017.
  5. ^ "Kansas Picked to Win 14th Straight Title". big12sports.com. Big 12 Conference. October 19, 2017. Retrieved October 24, 2017.
  6. ^ "Men's Basketball Preseason Awards Announced". big12sports.com. Big 12 Conference. October 12, 2017. Retrieved October 24, 2017.
  7. ^ http://www.woodenaward.com/john_r_wooden_award_presented_by_wendy_s_announces_2017_18_preseason_top_50%7CJOHN[permanent dead link] R. WOODEN AWARD PRESENTED BY WENDY’S ANNOUNCES 2017-18 PRESEASON TOP 50
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  9. ^ http://www.sportswriters.net/usbwa/news/2018/oscar171106.html OSCAR ROBERTSON TROPHY PRESEASON WATCH LIST ANNOUNCED
  10. ^ https://www.ncaa.com/news/basketball-men/article/2017-10-17/college-basketball-20-players-named-2018-bob-cousy-award College basketball: 20 players named to 2018 Bob Cousy Award watch list
  11. ^ https://www.ncaa.com/news/basketball-men/article/2017-10-17/college-basketball-20-players-named-2018-jerry-west-award College basketball: 20 players named to 2018 Jerry West Award watch list
  12. ^ https://www.ncaa.com/news/basketball-men/article/2017-10-18/college-basketball-21-players-named-2018-julius-erving-award College basketball: 21 players named to 2018 Julius Erving Award preseason watch list
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  15. ^ "The Lute Olson National Player of the Year Award - College Basketball Awards - CollegeInsider.com". www.luteolsonaward.com.
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  18. ^ Conference, Big 12. "Week one of #Big12MBB is in the . These guys balled out. pic.twitter.com/GVyfo4X0o8".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  19. ^ Conference, Big 12. ".@nickbabb12 & @TheTraeYoung showed up in week two. Here's how: pic.twitter.com/NXpeVU6jHy".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  20. ^ Conference, Big 12 (November 27, 2017). "Week three of #Big12MBB. In case you didn't know, @TheTraeYoung and @jarrettc08 can ball. pic.twitter.com/rnJor2L9VS".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  21. ^ Conference, Big 12. "These guys brought the .pic.twitter.com/NO0wM4ZSOf".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  22. ^ Conference, Big 12. "@K3VANS12 helped @TexasTechMBB to their second win over a top-25 program. @Lwigginton5 helped @CycloneMBB to a seven game win streak. Week five POW's were .pic.twitter.com/NtmPkFTdS9".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  23. ^ Conference, Big 12. "When you beat No. 3, you obviously get buckets. You also get players of the week.pic.twitter.com/uP6OnEd1Nx".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  24. ^ Conference, Big 12 (December 27, 2017). "#SquadGoals x 2 That's back to back POW sweeps for @OU_MBBall.pic.twitter.com/80ZEUsnc07".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  25. ^ Conference, Big 12. ".@TexasMBB and @OU_MBBall take home #Big12MBB Player of the Week honors.pic.twitter.com/YYGF7C5adA".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  26. ^ Conference, Big 12. "21 points is the magic number. #Big12MBB POW's got buckets.pic.twitter.com/PW0WevWcN7".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  27. ^ Conference, Big 12 (January 15, 2018). "These freshmen can do it all. pic.twitter.com/25VK1NalXB". @Big12Conference. Retrieved January 15, 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  28. ^ Conference, Big 12 (January 22, 2018). "Week 11 of #Big12MBB: @iammaliknewman is like we knew he'd be & if you don't know Cameron Lard and @deanwade3232 ... now you know.pic.twitter.com/Dcies4OYC2". @Big12Conference. Retrieved January 22, 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  29. ^ Conference, Big 12. ""@K3VANS12 amassed 43 of his 57 points of the week in the second half ..." "Bamba converted .789 of his field goal attempts including 3-of-3 from three-point range ..." Safe to say the [fire] was brought in week 12. pic.twitter.com/YhvpGYFBNK".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  30. ^ Conference, Big 12. "Huge upset. Huge win. Huge numbers. The #Big12MBB POW's showed out in week 13. pic.twitter.com/TQhJccpS47".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  31. ^ Conference, Big 12. "When your teams take down a top-25 opponent ... for @BaylorMBB's @ManuLecomte20 & @CycloneMBB's Cameron Lard are in order. pic.twitter.com/ZF7dIZO1UF".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  32. ^ Conference, Big 12. "double-double machine and determined off the bench earn #Big12MBB POW honors this week. @TexasMBB @BaylorMBB pic.twitter.com/6Ud13SfdMS".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  33. ^ Conference, Big 12. "History was made in week 16. Player of the Week | @Devonte_Graham4 Co-Newcomer of the Week | @iammaliknewman Co-Newcomer of the Week | @Lwigginton5 pic.twitter.com/QxuwGBKILG".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  34. ^ Conference, Big 12. "Ending the #Big12MBB regular season with a bang ... Player of the Week | @OSUMBB's @Ken2Smoove Newcomer of the Week | @TexasMBB's Jerico Sims pic.twitter.com/5jr9i8E73z".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)