1998 Big 12 men's basketball tournament

1998 Big 12 men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1997–98
Teams12
SiteKemper Arena
Kansas City, Missouri
ChampionsKansas (2nd title)
Winning coachRoy Williams (2nd title)
MVPPaul Pierce (Kansas)
Attendance89,200 (overall)
16,800 (championship)
Top scorerPaul Pierce (Kansas)
(67 points)
TelevisionESPN
← 1997
1999 →
1997–98 Big 12 men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 2 Kansas 15 1   .938 35 4   .897
Oklahoma State 11 5   .688 22 7   .759
Oklahoma 11 5   .688 22 11   .667
Nebraska 10 6   .625 20 12   .625
Baylor 8 8   .500 14 14   .500
Missouri 8 8   .500 17 15   .531
Texas Tech 7 9   .438 13 14   .481
Kansas State 7 9   .438 17 12   .586
Colorado 7 9   .438 13 14   .481
Texas 6 10   .375 14 17   .452
Iowa State 5 11   .313 12 18   .400
Texas A&M 1 15   .063 7 20   .259
1998 Big 12 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll [1]


The 1998 Big 12 men's basketball tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament for the Big 12 Conference. It was played from March 5 to 8, in Kansas City, Missouri at Kemper Arena. Number 1 seed Kansas defeated 3 seed Oklahoma 72–58 to win the championship and receive the conference’s automatic bid to the 1998 NCAA tournament.

  1. ^ 2019-20 Big 12 Men's Basketball Record Book (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 26–30. Retrieved June 18, 2020.

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