Question: Nick Russell played basketball in which NCAA Division I conference?
Context: The 1989–90 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team represented the University of Oklahoma in competitive college basketball during the 1989–90 NCAA Division I season.  The Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team played its home games in the Lloyd Noble Center and was a member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association's (NCAA) former Big Eight Conference at that time.  The team posted a 27–5 overall record and an 11–3 conference record to finish tied for second in the Conference for head coach Billy Tubbs.  This was the third Big Eight Conference Tournament Championship for Tubbs and his third NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament #1 seed in a row.  The team earned the conference tournament championship competing in a conference in which three teams held the #1 national ranking in consecutive weeks in late February and early March. The Lamar Cardinals basketball team represents Lamar University in NCAA Division I men's basketball competition.  The Cardinals compete in the Southland Conference and have played home games in the Montagne Center since 1984.  The Lamar University basketball team is one of the school's most storied athletic programs.  The Cardinals have competed in NCAA Tournament play eleven times (five at the NCAA College Division (Division II) level and six times at the NCAA Division I level with the most recent appearance in the 2012 tournament.  The 1979–80 team was one of the 1980 tournament's Sweet Sixteen teams.  The Cardinals have also competed in four NIT tournaments.  Heading into the 2014–2015 season Lamar had a 284–143 record in the Montagne Center.  The Cardinals overall record going into the 2014–2015 season was 922–818. The VMI Keydets basketball team represents the Virginia Military Institute in Lexington, Virginia.  They compete in the Southern Conference of the NCAA Division I.  They have played their home games in Cameron Hall since 1981.  VMI has played basketball since 1908, and had played in the Southern Conference (SoCon) until 2003, when they moved to the Big South.  VMI rejoined the SoCon on July 1, 2014.  They are coached by Dan Earl. The Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers men's basketball team represents Mount St. Mary's University in Emmitsburg, Maryland, United States.  As of 2017, the team is coached by Jamion Christian, competes in the Northeast Conference, and plays home games at Knott Arena.  The team has played in four NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournaments, and will play again in 2017, having won their fifth Northeast Conference (NEC) Tournament Championship.  They were NCAA Division II National Champions in 1962 and NCAA Division II runner-up in 1981. Nick Russell (born March 8, 1991) is an American professional basketball player for Pitești of the Liga Națională.  He played college basketball for Kansas State and for SMU from 2009 until 2014. The Jacksonville State Gamecocks softball team represents Jacksonville State University in NCAA Division I college softball.  The team participates in the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC).  The Gamecocks are currently led by head coach Jana McGinnis.  Coach McGinnis played basketball at JSU from 1987-1990.  Assistant coaches are Mark Wisener and Julie Boland.  The team plays its home games at University Field located on the university's campus.  The Gamecocks reached the NCAA Super Regionals in 2009.  The Gamecocks beat the University of Tennessee to advance. The 1984–85 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team represented the University of Oklahoma in competitive college basketball during the 1984–85 NCAA Division I season.  The Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team played its home games in the Lloyd Noble Center and was a member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association's (NCAA) former Big Eight Conference at that time.  The team posted a 31–6 overall record and a 13–1 conference record to finish first in the Conference for head coach Billy Tubbs.  This was the first Big Eight Conference Tournament Championship and second Conference Regular Season Championship for Tubbs.  This was Tubbs' first NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament #1 seed. The Kent State Golden Flashes women's basketball team represents Kent State University in Kent, Ohio, United States.  The Golden Flashes compete in the Mid-American Conference East Division and last played in the NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament in 2002.  Founded in 1973 as a club team, the Kent State women's basketball team received varsity status in 1975 and played their first official game in January 1976.  Through the 2016–17 season, the Flashes have five total appearances in the NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament along with three Mid-American Conference tournament championships, five MAC overall titles, and eight MAC East division titles.  Home games are held at the Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center, which has been the team's home venue since 1977.  The head coach is Todd Starkey, who was hired April 19, 2016. The Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball team represents Kansas State University in college basketball competition.  The program is classified in the NCAA Division I, and is a member of the Big 12 Conference.  The current head coach is Bruce Weber. The 2013–14 Stanford Cardinal women's basketball team will represent Stanford University during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I women's basketball season.  The Cardinal, led by twenty-eighth year head coach Tara VanDerveer, played their home games at the Maples Pavilion and were a members of the Pac-12 Conference.  They finished the season with a 33–4 overall, 17–1 to win their twenty-fourth regular season Pac-12 title.  They lost in the quarterfinals of the 2014 Pac-12 Conference Women's Basketball Tournament to USC.  They were invited to the 2014 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament which they defeated South Dakota in the first round, Florida State in the second round, Penn State in the sweet sixteen, North Carolina in the elite eight to make their twelfth Final Four appearance.  In the final four the Cardinal were defeated by the 2014 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament champion, Connecticut.
Answer: Big 12