Question: who won the big 12 men's basketball championship
Answer: Year Champion Runner - up Most Valuable Player Location 1997 ( 1 ) Kansas 87 ( 10 ) Missouri 60 Paul Pierce , Kansas Kemper Arena -- Kansas City , MO 1998 ( 1 ) Kansas 72 ( 3 ) Oklahoma 58 Paul Pierce , Kansas Kemper Arena -- Kansas City , MO 1999 ( 3 ) Kansas 53 ( 5 ) Oklahoma State 37 Jeff Boschee , Kansas Kemper Arena -- Kansas City , MO 2000 ( 1 ) Iowa State 70 ( 3 ) Oklahoma 58 Marcus Fizer , Iowa State Kemper Arena -- Kansas City , MO 2001 ( 3 ) Oklahoma 54 ( 4 ) Texas 45 Nolan Johnson , Oklahoma Kemper Arena -- Kansas City , MO 2002 ( 2 ) Oklahoma 64 ( 1 ) Kansas 55 Hollis