2016 Big 12 men's basketball tournament

The 2016 Phillips 66 Big 12 men's basketball tournament was a postseason men's basketball tournament for the Big 12 Conference. It was played from March 9 to 12, in Kansas City, Missouri at the Sprint Center. Kansas won the tournament for the 10th time and received the conference's automatic bid to the 2016 NCAA tournament.

2016 Big 12 men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	2015–16
Teams	10
Site	Sprint Center Kansas City, Missouri
Champions	Kansas (10th title)
Winning coach	Bill Self (7th title)
MVP	Devonte’ Graham (Kansas)
Attendance	94,934 (overall) 19,046 (championship)
Top scorers	Perry Ellis (Kansas) Devin Williams (West Virginia) (58 points)
Television	ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU
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2015–16 Big 12 men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 1 Kansas †	15	–	3		.833			33	–	5		.868
No. 8 West Virginia	13	–	5		.722			26	–	9		.743
No. 7 Oklahoma	12	–	6		.667			29	–	8		.784
Texas	11	–	7		.611			20	–	13		.606
No. 21 Baylor	10	–	8		.556			22	–	12		.647
No. 22 Iowa State	10	–	8		.556			23	–	12		.657
Texas Tech	9	–	9		.500			19	–	13		.594
Kansas State	5	–	13		.278			17	–	16		.515
Oklahoma State	3	–	15		.167			12	–	20		.375
TCU	2	–	16		.111			12	–	21		.364
† 2016 Big 12 Tournament winner Rankings from AP poll ^[1]

Seeding

The Tournament consisted of a 10 team single-elimination tournament with the top 6 seeds receiving a bye.^[2] Teams were seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records.

2016 Big 12 Men's Basketball Tournament seeds
Seed	School	Conf.	Over.	Tiebreaker
1	Kansas ‡#	15–3	33–5
2	West Virginia #	13–5	26–9
3	Oklahoma #	12–6	29–8
4	Texas #	11–7	20–13
5	Baylor #	10–8	22–12	2–0 vs. Iowa State
6	Iowa State #	10–8	23–12	0–2 vs. Baylor
7	Texas Tech	9–9	19–13
8	Kansas State	5–13	17–16
9	Oklahoma State	3–15	12–20
10	TCU	2–16	12–21
‡ – 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.^[2]

Schedule

Session	Game	Time	Matchup	Television	Attendance
First Round – Wednesday, March 9
1	1	6:00 pm	#8 Kansas State 75 vs #9 Oklahoma State 71	ESPNU	18,972
	2	8:00 pm	#10 TCU 67 vs #7 Texas Tech 62
Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 10
2	3	11:30 am	#5 Baylor 75 vs #4 Texas 61	ESPN2	18,972
	4	1:30 pm	#1 Kansas 85 vs #8 Kansas State 63
3	5	6:00 pm	#2 West Virginia 86 vs #10 TCU 66	ESPNU	18,972
	6	8:00 pm	#3 Oklahoma 79 vs #6 Iowa State 76
Semifinals – Friday, March 11
4	7	6:00 pm	#1 Kansas 70 vs #5 Baylor 66	ESPN2	18,972
	8	8:00 pm	#2 West Virginia 69 vs #3 Oklahoma 67
Final – Saturday, March 12
5	9	5:00 pm	#1 Kansas 81 vs #2 West Virginia 71	ESPN	19,046
Game times in CT. #-Rankings denote tournament seed^[3]^[4]

Bracket

	First round Wednesday, March 9					Quarterfinals Thursday, March 10					Semifinals Friday, March 11					Championship Saturday, March 12
						1	Kansas	85
						8	Kansas State	63
	8	Kansas State	75
	9	Oklahoma State	71
											1	Kansas	70
											5	Baylor	66
						4	Texas	61
						5	Baylor	75
																1	Kansas	81
																2	West Virginia	71
						2	West Virginia	86
						10	TCU	66
	7	Texas Tech	62
	10	TCU	67
											2	West Virginia	69
											3	Oklahoma	67
						3	Oklahoma	79
						6	Iowa State	76

Game summaries

First round

ESPNU

March 9 6:00 PM

Recap

#8 Kansas State 75, #9 Oklahoma State 71
Scoring by half: 40–23, 35–48
Pts: Dean Wade 20 Rebs: Edwards 9 Asts: Iwundu, Edwards 4		Pts: Carroll, Burton 13 Rebs: Leyton Hammonds 7 Asts: Tyree Griffin 10

Sprint Center, Kansas City, Missouri Attendance: 18,972 Referees: John Higgins, Don Daily, Keith Kimble

ESPNU

March 9 8:00 PM

Recap

#7 Texas Tech 62, #10 TCU 67
Scoring by half: 31–30, 31–37
Pts: Gray, Smith 13 Rebs: Zach Smith 15 Asts: Devaugntah Williams 5		Pts: Chauncey Collins 19 Rebs: Vladimir Brodziansky 10 Asts: Malique Trent 4

Sprint Center, Kansas City, Missouri Attendance: 18,972 Referees: Mike Stuart, Gerry Pollard, Bert Smith

Quarterfinals

ESPN2

March 10 11:30 AM

Recap

#4 Texas 61, #5 Baylor 75
Scoring by half: 27–38, 34–37
Pts: Connor Lammert 15 Rebs: Kerwin Roach 5 Asts: Isaiah Taylor 9		Pts: Taurean Prince 24 Rebs: Taurean Prince 13 Asts: Taurean Prince 4

Sprint Center, Kansas City, Missouri Attendance: 18,972 Referees: Kipp Kissinger, Joe DeRosa, Doug Sirmons

ESPN2

March 10 1:30 PM

Recap

#1 Kansas 85, #8 Kansas State 63
Scoring by half: 45–30, 40–33
Pts: Perry Ellis 21 Rebs: Perry Ellis 6 Asts: Devonte' Graham 8		Pts: Justin Edwards 23 Rebs: Justin Edwards 10 Asts: Wesley Iwundu 4

Sprint Center, Kansas City, Missouri Attendance: 18,972 Referees: Mike Stuart, Gerry Pollard, Bert Smith

ESPNU

March 10 6:00 PM

Recap

#2 West Virginia 86, #10 TCU 66
Scoring by half: 47–36, 39–30
Pts: Devin Williams 18 Rebs: Devin Williams 13 Asts: Three tied 3		Pts: Chauncey Collins 18 Rebs: JD Miller 8 Asts: Malique Trent 4

Sprint Center, Kansas City, Missouri Attendance: 18,972 Referees: Paul Janssen, Keith Kimble, Mark Whitehead

ESPNU

March 10 8:00 PM

Recap

#3 Oklahoma 79, #6 Iowa State 76
Scoring by half: 35–29, 44–47
Pts: Buddy Hield 39 Rebs: Ryan Spangler 12 Asts: Isaiah Cousins 5		Pts: Georges Niang 31 Rebs: McKay, Burton 9 Asts: Georges Niang 5

Sprint Center, Kansas City, Missouri Attendance: 18,972 Referees: Tom Eades, John Higgens, Don Daily

Semifinals

ESPN2

March 11 6:00 PM

Recap

#1 Kansas 70, #5 Baylor 66
Scoring by half: 21–23, 49–43
Pts: Perry Ellis 20 Rebs: Lucas, Bragg Jr. 7 Asts: Devonte' Graham 8		Pts: Al Freeman 14 Rebs: Rico Gathers 9 Asts: Al Freeman 3

Sprint Center, Kansas City, Missouri Attendance: 18,972 Referees: Kipp Kissinger, Keith Kimble, Mark Whitehead

ESPN2

March 11 8:00 PM

Recap

#2 West Virginia 69, #3 Oklahoma 67
Scoring by half: 30–29, 39–38
Pts: Jevon Carter 26 Rebs: Devin Williams 11 Asts: Holton, Miles Jr. 3		Pts: Isaiah Cousins 15 Rebs: Khadeem Lattin 8 Asts: Isaiah Cousins 4

Sprint Center, Kansas City, Missouri Attendance: 18,972 Referees: John Higgins, Don Daily, Doug Sirmons

Championship

ESPN

March 12 5:00 PM

Recap

#1 Kansas 81, #2 West Virginia 71
Scoring by half: 33–34, 48–37
Pts: Devonte' Graham 27 Rebs: Landen Lucas 7 Asts: Frank Mason III 7		Pts: Devin Williams 31 Rebs: Devin Williams 10 Asts: Jevon Carter 4

Sprint Center, Kansas City, Missouri Attendance: 19,046 Referees: Tom Eades, Doug Sirmons, Mark Whitehead

All-Tournament Team

Most Outstanding Player – Devonte’ Graham, Kansas^[3]

Player	Team	Position	Class
Devonte’ Graham	Kansas	So.	G
Perry Ellis	Kansas	Sr.	G
Buddy Hield	Oklahoma	Sr.	G
Devin Williams	West Virginia	Jr.	F
Georges Niang	Iowa State	Sr.	F

See also

• 2016 Big 12 Conference women's basketball tournament
• 2016 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
• 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

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. 26–30. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
3. "2019-20 Big 12 Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 83–86. Retrieved June 19, 2020.
4. "2016 Big 12 Conference men's basketball tournament Box Score" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. Retrieved June 18, 2020.

External links

• Official 2016 Big 12 Men's Basketball Tournament Bracket
• Official website
• 2016 Big 12 Men's Basketball Championship Media Guide