BIG 12 BASKETBALL NEWS

Audi Crooks' journey from small-town sensation to top center unfolds at No. 8 Iowa State

Iowa State's Audi Crooks defied modest expectations for her freshman season to become one of the most dominant players in women's basketball

17 HOURS AGO • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Arizona State aiming for NCAA Tournament return with stellar recruiting class

Arizona State is expecting a rebound from a disappointing 2023-24 season after coach Bobby Hurley brought in one of his best recruiting classes for the program’s move to the Big 12

OCTOBER 23 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Big 12 coaches understand Tony Bennett's decision to retire as college hoops landscape changes

Baylor coach Scott Drew has known Tony Bennett for decades, going back to the days when their dads were college coaches

OCTOBER 23 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

No. 10 Arizona eyeing another deep March run with return of All-American Caleb Love

No. 10 Arizona is expected to have an immediate impact on the Big 12 after joining three other schools in bolting the Pac-12

OCTOBER 23 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Colorado rebuilds following a program-best 26-win season that saw 3 players taken in the NBA draft

Coach Tad Boyle has plenty of openings to fill after losing all five starters off a team that won a program-record 26 games, including two in the NCAA Tournament before losing to M...

OCTOBER 23 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Kansas State aims to return to NCAA Tournament after just missing out in Jerome Tang's second season

Kansas State aims to return to the NCAA Tournament this year after barely missing out last season

OCTOBER 23 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Bearcats looking for first NCAA Tournament berth since 2019 as they embark on second Big 12 season

It's been six years since the Cincinnati Bearcats last played in the NCAA Tournament

OCTOBER 23 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

TCU returns only 1 player with a start for Frogs after 3 consecutive NCAA tourney appearances

TCU returns only player who has made a start for the Horned Frogs after making three consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances for the first time in school history

OCTOBER 23 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Texas Tech going into 100th season coming off 23 wins in coach Grant McCasland's debut

Texas Tech's 100th season will be the second for coach Grant McCasland after he took the Red Raiders to a top-four Big 12 finish in his debut

OCTOBER 23 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Oklahoma State looks to reverse fortunes under new coach Steve Lutz

This will be Oklahoma State’s first season under Steve Lutz, who replaces Mike Boynton

OCTOBER 23 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

No. 4 Houston returns four starters from last year's team that reached Sweet 16

Houston is ranked No. 4 in the preseason poll for its third straight top-10 preseason ranking under coach Kelvin Sampson

OCTOBER 23 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

BYU built to contend in men's basketball again in second Big 12 season

Mark Pope’s departure to Kentucky didn’t set the Cougars back heading into their second Big 12 season

OCTOBER 22 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Utah faces uphill climb in men's basketball in 1st Big 12 season

The rebuilding Utes will be thrown into the fire, going from the Pac-12 to the Big 12 this season

OCTOBER 22 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Former conference rivals Oklahoma, Oklahoma State to play men's basketball game at Paycom Center

Former conference rivals Oklahoma and Oklahoma State will face off in a men’s basketball game on Dec. 14 at the Paycom Center, home of the Oklahoma City Thunder

SEPTEMBER 11 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

More athletes tied to Iowa gambling sting join a civil suit, bringing number of plaintiffs to 37

Ten more Iowa and Iowa State athletes and an Iowa basketball equipment manager ensnared in a 2023 state gambling sting joined a civil lawsuit seeking unspecified monetary damages f...

SEPTEMBER 10 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Kansas guard Shakeel Moore will miss up to eight weeks after breaking his foot

Kansas guard Shakeel Moore could miss up to eight weeks after breaking his foot, potentially leaving the Jayhawks without a second guard for the start of the basketball season foll...

SEPTEMBER 9 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Bobby Hurley and Arizona State headed to Duke's Cameron Indoor Stadium for exhibition game

Bobby Hurley is returning to Duke’s Cameron Indoor Stadium for a charity exhibition game with his Arizona State basketball team

AUGUST 21 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Kansas loses guard Elmarko Jackson to torn patellar tendon during Bill Self's basketball camp

Kansas guard Elmarko Jackson has torn his patellar tendon during a scrimmage at Jayhawks coach Bill Self’s basketball camp

JUNE 5 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

NCAA, states reach agreement in lawsuit to permanently allow multiple-transfer athletes to compete

A proposed settlement of a lawsuit that would allow multi-transfer athletes to play immediately has been announced.

MAY 30

NCAA, leagues sign off on $2.8 billion plan to set stage for dramatic change across college sports

The NCAA and five major college sports conferences have agreed to settle antitrust allegations for nearly $2.8 billion over the next 10 year...

MAY 24

Hunter Dickinson is returning to Kansas, and the Jayhawks are loaded

Bill Self has dominated the transfer portal, landed a 5-star recruit, and now, with the return of Hunter Dickinson, clearly has the best tea...

APRIL 26

Hunter Dickinson announces his return to KU; UCLA signs Tyler Bilodeau from portal

Kansas star center Hunter Dickinson has announced he will return for a final season with the Jayhawks

APRIL 26 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Kentucky coach Mark Pope adds Baylor assistant Alvin Brooks III as associate head coach

Kentucky has hired Baylor assistant Alvin Brooks III as associate head coach, bringing in a 20-year coaching veteran who helped build the Bears into the 2021 national champions dur...

APRIL 25 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

G Javian McCollum transferring to Georgia Tech after leading Oklahoma hoops in scoring

Guard Javian McCollum is transferring to Georgia Tech after leading Oklahoma in scoring this past season

APRIL 25 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Civil lawsuit dismissed against former Texas Tech basketball player Pop Isaacs

A civil lawsuit filed against former Texas Tech basketball player Pop Isaacs has been dismissed

APRIL 25 • ASSOCIATED PRESS