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 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
Classification	Division I
Season	2000–01
Teams	12
Site	Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri
Champions	Oklahoma (1st title)
Winning coach	Kelvin Sampson (1st title)
MVP	Nolan Johnson (Oklahoma)
Attendance	91,500 (overall) 11,500 (championship)
Top scorer	DeMarcus Minor (Baylor) (67 points)
Television	ESPN
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2000–01 Big 12 men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 10 Iowa State	13	–	3		.813			25	–	6		.806
No. 12 Kansas	12	–	4		.750			26	–	7		.788
No. 13 Oklahoma †	12	–	4		.750			26	–	7		.788
No. 18 Texas	12	–	4		.750			25	–	9		.735
Oklahoma State	10	–	6		.625			20	–	10		.667
Missouri	9	–	7		.563			20	–	13		.606
Nebraska	7	–	9		.438			14	–	16		.467
Baylor	6	–	10		.375			19	–	12		.613
Colorado	5	–	11		.313			15	–	15		.500
Kansas State	4	–	12		.250			11	–	18		.379
Texas A&M	3	–	13		.188			10	–	20		.333
Texas Tech	3	–	13		.188			9	–	19		.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	12:00 PM	#8 Baylor 86 vs #9 Colorado 84 OT	Big 12	19,100
	2	2:20 PM	#5 Oklahoma St 71 vs #12 Texas Tech 59
2	3	6:00 PM	#10 Kansas State 62 vs #7 Nebraska 58		6,200
	4	8:20 PM	#6 Missouri 77 vs #11 Texas A&M 62
Quarterfinals – Friday, March 9
3	5	12:00 PM	#8 Baylor 62 vs #1 Iowa State 49	Big 12	17,600
	6	2:20 PM	#4 Texas 55 vs #5 Oklahoma State 54
4	7	6:00 PM	#2 Kansas 94 vs #10 Kansas State 63		18,000
	8	8:20 PM	#3 Oklahoma 67 vs #6 Missouri 65
Semifinals – Saturday, March 10
5	9	1:00 PM	#4 Texas 76 vs #8 Baylor 62	Big 12	19,100
	10	3:20 PM	#3 Oklahoma 62 vs #2 Kansas 57
Final – Sunday, March 11
6	11	2:00 PM	#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

• 2001 Big 12 Conference women's basketball tournament
• 2001 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
• 2000–01 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings