2011–12 Big 12 men's basketball season

2011–12 Big 12 Men's Basketball Season
League	NCAA Division I
Sport	Basketball
Number of teams	8
TV partner(s)	CBS, ESPN, FSN
NBA Draft
Top draft pick	Thomas Robinson
Picked by	Sacramento Kings, 5th Overall
Regular Season
2012 Big 12 Champions	Kansas
Season MVP	Thomas Robinson, Kansas
Tournament
Champions	Missouri
Runners-up	Baylor
Finals MVP	Kim English

2011–12 Big 12 men's basketball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
#6 Kansas	16	–	2		.889			32	–	7		.821
#3 Missouri†	14	–	4		.778			30	–	5		.857
Iowa State	12	–	6		.667			22	–	10		.688
#9 Baylor	12	–	6		.667			30	–	8		.789
Kansas State	10	–	8		.556			22	–	10		.688
Texas	9	–	9		.500			20	–	13		.606
Oklahoma State	7	–	11		.389			15	–	18		.455
Oklahoma	5	–	13		.278			15	–	16		.484
Texas A&M	4	–	14		.222			14	–	18		.438
Texas Tech	1	–	17		.056			8	–	23		.258
† 2012 Big 12 Tournament winner As of March 10, 2012; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2011–12 Big 12 Conference men's basketball season began with practices on October 15, 2011 and ended with the Big 12 Tournament, won by Missouri on March 10, 2012 at the Sprint Center in Kansas City.

It was the first season in which 10 teams participated, since Colorado left for the Pac-12 and Nebraska joined the Big Ten. It was also the final season in this conference for Texas A&M and Missouri before they both joined the SEC for the 2012–13 season.

Pre-season polls and teams

Pre-Season Poll:

	Big 12 Media[1]
1.	Kansas (5)
	Texas A&M (2)
3.	Baylor (2)
4.	Missouri (1)
5.	Texas
6.	Kansas State
7.	Oklahoma State
8.	Iowa State
9.	Oklahoma
	Texas Tech

Pre-Season All-Big 12 Teams

Big 12 Media[2]	Big 12 Coaches
J'Covan Brown Texas Marcus Denmon Missouri Khris MiddletonTexas A&M Perry Jones III Baylor Thomas Robinson Kansas

• Players in bold are choices for Big 12 Player of the Year

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	12	11	9	7	6	6	6	6	4	3	6	6	6	6	9	13	9	12	9
	C	12	12	10	8	7	7	7	7	5	3	7	6	6	6	10	14	10	11	10	8
Iowa State	AP												RV	RV	RV	RV		RV	25	RV
	C											RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV
Kansas	AP	13	12	14	15	13	12	12	17	14	7	5	8	8	7	4	4	3	3	6
	C	13	11	14	14	13	12	11	18	15	7	5	8	8	10	5	5	4	3	6	2
Kansas State	AP							RV	RV	23	25	22	RV	RV	RV			RV	RV	RV
	C							RV	25	22	RV	24	RV	RV			RV	RV	RV	RV	RV
Missouri	AP	25	24	21	13	10	10	9	8	7	5	2	4	4	4	3	3	7	5	3
	C	25	25	21	13	10	8	8	8	6	5	2	4	4	4	3	3	8	5	3	11
Oklahoma	AP
	C
Oklahoma State	AP
	C
Texas	AP	RV	RV	RV
	C	RV	RV	RV
Texas A&M	AP	20	19	25	25	22	22	RV
	C	19	18	24	RV	25	22	RV
Texas Tech	AP
	C

Postseason

Session	Game	Time*	Matchup^#	Television	Attendance
First Round – Wednesday, March 7
1	1	6:00 PM	#8 Oklahoma vs #9 Texas A&M	Big 12 Network	18,972
	2	8:30 PM	#7 Oklahoma State vs #10 Texas Tech	Big 12 Network	18,972
Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 8
2	3	11:30 AM	#4 Baylor vs #5 Kansas State	ESPN2	18,972
	4	2:00 PM	#1 Kansas vs #9 Texas A&M	ESPN2	18,972
3	5	6:00 PM	#2 Missouri vs #7 Oklahoma State	Big 12 Network	18,972
	6	8:30 PM	#3 Iowa State vs #6 Texas	Big 12 Network	18,972
Semifinals – Friday, March 9
4	7	6:30 PM	#1 Kansas vs. #4 Baylor	Big 12 Network & ESPNU	18,972
	8	9:00 PM	#2 Missouri vs. #6 Texas	Big 12 Network & ESPNU	18,972
Championship Game – Saturday, March 10
5	9	5:00 PM	#4 Baylor vs. #2 Missouri	ESPN	19,006
*Game Times in CT. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding.

2012 NBA draft

The following current 1st, 2nd & 3rd team All-Big 12 performers were listed as seniors: Tyshawn Taylor, Marcus Denmon, Quincy Acy, Keiton Page, Scott Christopherson, Kim English^[3] The deadline for entering the NBA draft is April 29, but once one has declared, the deadline for withdrawing the declaration and retaining NCAA eligibility is April 10.^[4] The deadline for submitting information to the NBA Advisory Committee for a 72-hour response is April 3.^[5]

The following Big 12 underclassmen have sought the advice of the NBA's undergraduate advisory committee to determine his draft prospects.

The following Big 12 underclassmen declared early for the 2011 draft: Royce White,^[6] J'Covan Brown,^[7] Thomas Robinson,^[8] Perry Jones III,^[9] Khris Middleton,^[10] Quincy Miller^[11]

The following Big 12 underclassmen entered their name in the draft but who did not hire agents and opted to return to college:

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	Team	School/club team
1	5	Robinson, ThomasThomas Robinson	PF	United States	Sacramento Kings	Kansas (Jr.)
1	16	White, RoyceRoyce White	PF	United States	Houston Rockets (from New York)[lower-alpha 1]	Iowa St. (So.)
1	28	Jones III, PerryPerry Jones III	PF	United States	Oklahoma City Thunder	Baylor (So.)
2	37	Acy, QuincyQuincy Acy	PF	United States	Toronto Raptors	Baylor (Sr.)
2	38	Miller, QuincyQuincy Miller	SF	United States	Denver Nuggets (from Golden State via New York)[lower-alpha 2]	Baylor (Fr.)
2	39	Middleton, KhrisKhris Middleton	SF	United States	Detroit Pistons	Texas A&M (Jr.)
2	41	Taylor, TyshawnTyshawn Taylor	PG	United States	Portland Trail Blazers (traded to Brooklyn)[upper-alpha 1]	Kansas (Sr.)
2	44	English, KimKim English	SG	United States	Detroit Pistons (from Houston)[lower-alpha 3]	Missouri (Sr.)
2	59	Denmon, MarcusMarcus Denmon	PG	United States	San Antonio Spurs	Missouri (Sr.)

References

1. Kansas, A&M Picked To Win Men's Basketball Title
2. http://www.nbcactionnews.com/dpp/sports/college_sports/big_xii_coverage/preseason-all-big-12-men's-basketball-team-revealed
3. "2012 Phillips 66 All-Big 12 Men's Basketball Awards Announced". Big12Sports.com. 2012-03-04. Retrieved 2012-03-05.
4. Snyder, Mark (2012-03-21). "Michigan's Trey Burke inquiring about NBA draft status". USA Today. Retrieved 2012-03-23.
5. Baumgardner, Nick (2012-03-22). "Michigan point guard Trey Burke 'has nothing to lose' by seeking advisory committe's [sic] opinion, NBA draft analyst says". AnnArbor.com. Retrieved 2012-03-23.
6. "Iowa State's Royce White to go pro". ESPN. 2012-03-21. Retrieved 2012-03-22.
7. "J'Covan Brown to enter draft". ESPN. 2012-04-02. Retrieved 2012-04-03.
8. "Thomas Robinson to enter draft". ESPN. 2012-04-08. Retrieved 2012-04-09.
9. "Perry Jones III leaving to enter draft". ESPN. 2012-04-09. Retrieved 2012-04-09.
10. "Khris Middleton declares for draft". ESPN. 2012-04-10. Retrieved 2012-04-10.
11. "Quincy Miller to declare for draft". ESPN. 2012-04-24. Retrieved 2012-04-24.
12. "Knicks Acquire Seven-Time All-Star Tracy McGrady". Nba.com. 2010-02-19. Retrieved 2012-08-07.
13. "Knicks Acquire Four-Time All-Star Carmelo Anthony". Nba.com. Retrieved 2012-08-07.
14. "Knicks Acquire Randolph, Azubuike & Turiaf". Nba.com. 2010-07-09. Retrieved 2012-08-07.
15. W's Lee trade involved two, not one, 2nd rd. picks
16. Nets Acquire Three in 2012 NBA Draft
17. Detroit Pistons Trade the Draft Rights of Chase Budinger to Houston Rockets in Exchange for a Future Second Round Draft Pick and Cash Considerations

1. The Brooklyn Nets acquired the draft rights to 41st pick Tyshawn Taylor from the Portland Trail Blazers in exchange for cash considerations.^[16]

1. On February 18, 2010, the Houston Rockets acquired Jordan Hill, Jared Jeffries, a future conditional first-round draft pick (the 16th pick) and the option to swap 2011 first-round draft picks from the New York Knicks in a three-team trade with the Knicks and the Sacramento Kings.^[12]
2. On February 22, 2011, the Denver Nuggets acquired Wilson Chandler, Raymond Felton, Danilo Gallinari, Timofey Mozgov, a 2014 first-round draft pick, Golden State Warriors' 2012 (the 38th pick) and 2013 second-round draft picks, the option to swap 2016 first-round draft picks and cash considerations from the New York Knicks in a three-team trade with the Knicks and the Minnesota Timberwolves.^[13] Previously, on July 9, 2010, the Knicks acquired Anthony Randolph, Kelenna Azubuike, Ronny Turiaf and two second-round draft picks from the Warriors in exchange for David Lee.^[14][15]
3. On June 25, 2009, the Detroit Pistons acquired a future conditional second-round draft pick (the 44th pick) and cash considerations from the Houston Rockets in exchange for the draft rights to Chase Budinger.^[17]