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Big 12 Tournament: Which Team Has Most To Prove?

The Big 12 tournament gets under way Wednesday and what’s at stake for each team in what should be the most competitive conference tournament will differ throughout the field. Teams like the Kansas...

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Texas Longhorns Continue To Survive, Advance

For three straight games, the Texas Longhorns have been faced with a must-win situation to keep their NCAA tournament hopes alive, and for three straight games, Rick Barnes’ club has done just that;...

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Texas Longhorns: Season No Longer In Their Hands After Collapse vs. Iowa State

Less than 24 hours ago, I wrote a column on the Texas Longhorns continuing to survive and advance at a point in their season where every game had seemingly become a must-win. Although the stakes...

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Iowa State Cyclones Topple Kansas Jayhawks For Back-To-Back Big 12 Tournament...

For the second-straight season, the Iowa State Cyclones have prevailed as the last team standing in college basketball’s most competitive conference tournament; the Big 12 after knocking off the No....

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Seven Big 12 Teams Set To Dance In NCAA Tournament; All But One Should Advance

For the vast majority of the season, it was expected that the loaded Big 12 would send several of its members to the NCAA Tournament. The number of teams that would represent the conference in the Big...

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The Time Has Come For Texas To Part Ways With Rick Barnes

All good things in life must come to an end. It’s something that’s simply inevitable, and this is even truer in the “what have you done for me lately?” world of sports. After the conclusion of Rick...

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Kansas, West Virginia, Oklahoma Only Big 12 Teams Left

To say basketball in the Big 12 this season has been madness would be a dramatic understatement. The Big 12 was, without question, the most competitive league in all of college basketball. Nine of the...

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West Virginia Mountaineers Aren’t Scared Of The Kentucky Wildcats

Of the multitude of ways any team that’s played the West Virginia Mountaineers this season could possibly describe Bob Huggins’ feisty group, fun to play against certainly wouldn’t be one of them. They...

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Kansas State Dismisses Marcus Foster and Tre Harris; Jevon Thomas To Transfer

Only two short weeks have passed since the Kansas State Wildcats disappointing 2014-15 season came to an early conclusion after Bruce Weber’s club compiled a 15-17 (8-10) record and missed out on the...

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Rick Barnes Must Make Coaching Staff Changes Or Be Fired Himself

While Sweet 16 action in the NCAA Tournament stole the show on Thursday night, some updates on the coaching situation facing the Texas Longhorns and their longest tenured leader in program history...

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Texas Fires Rick Barnes; Gregg Marshall, Shaka Smart Leading Candidates

After 17 years as the head coach of the Texas Longhorns, Rick Barnes time in Austin has finally reached its end, according to ESPN: Texas athletic director Steve Patterson has informed Rick Barnes that...

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Myles Turner Leaves Texas For NBA; Georges Niang Remains At Iowa State

Monday provided some insight as to what two of the biggest names in Big 12 basketball had in store for next season. Myles Turner, the coveted freshman big man from Texas made his announcement to enter...

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Shaka Smart Just What The Texas Longhorns Needed As Head Coach

It’s been less than a week since the Texas Longhorns parted ways with 17-year head coach Rick Barnes and athletic director Steve Patterson wasted no time finding his replacement, as multiple reports...

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Kelly Oubre Is Heading To The NBA, But Is He Ready?

From the very moment Kelly Oubre Jr. arrived on campus in Lawrence, there was the given assumption that the Kansas Jayhawks freshman would spend only one season under Bill Self before making the jump...

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Is West Virginia’s Juwan Staten An NBA-Caliber Point Guard?

For the past two seasons, the Big 12 has been widely regarded as the most competitive conference in all of college basketball, and for the past two seasons, West Virginia’s Juwan Staten has been...

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Isaiah Taylor Needs To Remain In College For Another Season

Earlier in the week, Peter Bean of Burnt Orange Nation reported the news that the Texas Longhorns sophomore point guard Isaiah Taylor would forgo his final two years or collegiate eligibility in hopes...

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Kansas State Basketball Not In A Good Position Right Now

There’s no denying that this season served as a convincing disappointment for the Kansas State Wildcats’ basketball program. This disappointment was matched by the regression and lack of maturity,...

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West Virginia’s Devin Williams Poised For Stardom In Junior Season

One could argue that the worst part about college basketball – at least for the fans – is the unfortunate assurance that no matter how special a player is to a program, he won’t be around forever....

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Isaiah Taylor Returning To Texas For Junior Season

With less than 24 hours to spare before the noon Sunday deadline to declare for the 2015 NBA Draft, the Longhorn faithful received some great news after point guard Isaiah Taylor made the announcement...

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Baylor Bears The Big 12’s Sleeper Team In 2015-16

Just as it’s been for the past handful of seasons, the Big 12 is going to stand as one of the best conferences in all of college basketball in 2015-16, headlined by national championship hopefuls, such...

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Iowa State In New Territory With Fred Hoiberg’s NBA Departure

Over the last four seasons as Iowa State’s head coach, Fred Hoiberg helped bring the Cyclones back from the brink of proverbial extinction and into the national spotlight. A team that had one 20-win...

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Ranking The Top 30 Players In Big 12 History

During the course of its 19-year history, the Big 12 has been home to more than it’s share of college stars and future legends. I say 19 years, as for the purpose of this article, I’ll only be...

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Big 12: College Basketball’s Best Conference

The past two weeks have featured games amongst the Big 12 conference’s elite teams, and they showcased the Big 12 as the best conference in college basketball. Oklahoma. Kansas. West Virginia. What do...

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Big 12 Basketball: Iowa State’s Real Challenge Begins Now

After knocking off No. 1 Oklahoma and No. 4 Kansas in consecutive weeks, Iowa State has shown it’s ready to take over the Big 12, but their real challenge starts now. Steve Prohm was handed the keys to...

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Big 12: Frank Mason Is The Most Fun Player In College Hoops

Frank Mason is off to a roaring start and the Kansas Jayhawks look like favorites to win the Big 12. It seems like Frank Mason III has been at Kansas for eight years. No, he doesn’t look middle aged...

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