2001 Big 12 Men's Basketball Tournament

The 2001 Big 12 Men's Basketball Tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament for the Big 12 Conference. It was played from March 8 to 11 in Kansas City, Missouri at the Kemper Arena. Oklahoma won the tournament for the 1st time and received the conference's automatic bid to the 2001 NCAA Tournament.[2][3]

2001 Big 12 Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season200001
Teams12
SiteKemper Arena
Kansas City, Missouri
ChampionsOklahoma (1st title)
Winning coachKelvin Sampson (1st title)
MVPNolan Johnson (Oklahoma)
Attendance91,500 (overall)
11,500 (championship)
Top scorerDeMarcus Minor (Baylor)
(67 points)
TelevisionESPN
2000–01 Big 12 men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 10 Iowa State133 .813  256  .806
No. 12 Kansas124 .750  267  .788
No. 13 Oklahoma124 .750  267  .788
No. 18 Texas124 .750  259  .735
Oklahoma State106 .625  2010  .667
Missouri97 .563  2013  .606
Nebraska79 .438  1416  .467
Baylor610 .375  1912  .613
Colorado511 .313  1515  .500
Kansas State412 .250  1118  .379
Texas A&M313 .188  1020  .333
Texas Tech313 .188  919  .321
2001 Big 12 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll [1]

Seeding

The Tournament consisted of a 12 team single-elimination tournament with the top 4 seeds receiving a bye.[1]

2001 Big 12 Men's Basketball Tournament seeds
Seed School Conf. Over. Tiebreaker
1 Iowa State ‡# 13–3 25–6
2 Kansas # 12–4 26–7
3 Oklahoma # 12–4 26–7
4 Texas # 12–4 25–9
5 Oklahoma State # 10–6 20–10
6 Missouri 9–7 20–13
7 Nebraska 7–9 14–16
8 Baylor 6–10 19–12
9 Colorado 5–11 15–15
10 Kansas State 4–12 11–18
11 Texas A&M 3–13 10–20
12 Texas Tech 3–13 9–19
‡ – Big 12 Conference 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 Conference Tournament.[1]

Schedule

Session Game Time Matchup Television Attendance
First Round – Thursday, March 8
1 1 #8 Baylor 86 vs #9 Colorado 84 OT 19,100
2 #5 Oklahoma St 71 vs #12 Texas Tech 59
2 3 #10 Kansas State 62 vs #7 Nebraska 58 6,200
4 #6 Missouri 77 vs #11 Texas A&M 62
Quarterfinals – Friday, March 9
3 5 #8 Baylor 62 vs #1 Iowa State 49 17,600
6 #4 Texas 55 vs #5 Oklahoma State 54
4 7 #2 Kansas 94 vs #10 Kansas State 63 18,000
8 #3 Oklahoma 67 vs #6 Missouri 65
Semifinals – Saturday, March 10
5 9 #4 Texas 76 vs #8 Baylor 62 19,100
10 #3 Oklahoma 62 vs #2 Kansas 57
Final – Sunday, March 11
6 11 #3 Oklahoma 54 vs #4 Texas 45 ESPN 11,500
Game times in CT. #-Rankings denote tournament seed[2][4]

Bracket

  First round Second round Semifinals Finals
                                     
       
  1 No. 7 Iowa State 49  
    8 Baylor 62  
8 Baylor 86*
9 Colorado 84  
  8 Baylor 62  
  4 No. 20 Texas 76  
       
       
  4 No. 20 Texas 55
    5 Oklahoma St 54  
5 Oklahoma State 71
12 Texas Tech 59  
  4 No. 20 Texas 45
  3 No. 16 Oklahoma 54
       
       
  2 No. 9 Kansas 94
    10 Kansas St 63  
7 Nebraska 58
10 Kansas State 62  
  2 No. 9 Kansas 57
  3 No. 16 Oklahoma 62  
       
       
  3 No. 16 Oklahoma 67
    6 Missouri 65  
6 Missouri 77
11 Texas A&M 62  

* Indicates overtime game

All-Tournament Team

Most Outstanding Player – Nolan Johnson, Oklahoma[2]

Player Team Position Class
Nolan Johnson Oklahoma Sr. G
DeMarcus Minor Baylor Sr. G
Kareem Rush Missouri So. F
Hollis Price Oklahoma So. G
Chris Owens Texas Jr. F

See also

References

  1. "2019-20 Big 12 Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 26–30. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
  2. "2019-20 Big 12 Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 83–86. Retrieved June 19, 2020.
  3. #16 Oklahoma vs. #22 Texas - 2001 Big 12 Tournament Championship - Part 8, 20 January 2010, retrieved 2015-10-05, Kelvin Sampson's Oklahoma Sooners would get the biggest win of his coaching career winning the 2001 Big 12 Tournament Championship. Led by Hollis Price, Daryan Selvy, and Nolan Johnson, OU would storm back erasing an 18 point deficit to win 54-45.
  4. "2001 Big 12 Conference Men's Basketball Tournament Box Score" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
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