# 2011–12 Big 12 men's basketball season

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. | 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 | 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 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 9 |
| Baylor | C | 12 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 |
| Iowa State | AP | | | | | | | | | | RV | | | RV | RV | RV | | RV | 25 | RV |
| Iowa State | C | | | | | | | | | | RV | | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV |
| Kansas | AP | 13 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Kansas | C | 13 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 18 | 15 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 2 |
| Kansas State | AP | | | | | RV | | RV | RV | 23 | 18 | 25 | 22 | RV | RV | | | RV | RV | RV |
| Kansas State | C | RV | | | | RV | | RV | 25 | 22 | 18 | RV | 24 | RV | | | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV |
| Missouri | AP | 25 | 24 | 21 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 3 |
| Missouri | C | 25 | 25 | 21 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 11 |
| Oklahoma | AP | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Oklahoma | C | | | | | | RV | RV | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Oklahoma State | AP | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Oklahoma State | C | | RV | RV | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Texas | AP | RV | RV | RV | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Texas | C | RV | RV | RV | RV | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Texas A&M | AP | 20 | 19 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 22 | RV | RV | RV | | | | | | | | | | |
| Texas A&M | C | 19 | 18 | 24 | RV | 25 | 22 | RV | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Texas Tech | AP | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Texas Tech | 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 |
| 1 | 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 |
| 2 | 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 |
| 3 | 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 |
| 4 | 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 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. The deadline for submitting information to the NBA Advisory Committee for a 72-hour response is April 3.
    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, J'Covan Brown, Thomas Robinson, Perry Jones III, Khris Middleton, Quincy Miller
    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 | Thomas Robinson | PF | United States | Sacramento Kings | Kansas (Jr.) |
| 1 | 16 | Royce White | PF | United States | Houston Rockets (from New York) | Iowa St. (So.) |
| 1 | 28 | Perry Jones III | PF | United States | Oklahoma City Thunder | Baylor (So.) |
| 2 | 37 | Quincy Acy | PF | United States | Toronto Raptors | Baylor (Sr.) |
| 2 | 38 | Quincy Miller | SF | United States | Denver Nuggets (from Golden State via New York) | Baylor (Fr.) |
| 2 | 39 | Khris Middleton | SF | United States | Detroit Pistons | Texas A&M (Jr.) |
| 2 | 41 | Tyshawn Taylor | PG | United States | Portland Trail Blazers (traded to Brooklyn) | Kansas (Sr.) |
| 2 | 44 | Kim English | SG | United States | Detroit Pistons (from Houston) | Missouri (Sr.) |
| 2 | 59 | Marcus Denmon | PG | United States | San Antonio Spurs | Missouri (Sr.) |