Big 12 1996-1997 ------------------ Big 12 ------ Kansas 15-1 .938 34-2 .944 NCAA #1 seed 2-1 Sweet Sixteen Colorado 11-5 .688 22-10 .688 NCAA #9 seed 1-1 Texas 10-6 .625 18-12 .600 NCAA #10 seed 2-1 Sweet Sixteen Iowa St 10-6 .624 22-9 .710 NCAA #6 seed 2-1 Sweet Sixteen *Texas Tech 10-6 .625 19-9 .679 Oklahoma 9-7 .563 19-11 .633 NCAA #11 seed 0-1 Nebraska 7-9 .438 18-15 .545 NIT 2-1 Oklahoma St 7-9 .438 17-15 .531 NIT 1-1 Baylor 6-10 .375 18-12 .600 Missouri 5-11 .312 16-17 .485 Texas A&M 3-13 .188 9-18 .333 Kansas St 3-13 .188 10-17 .370 *conference wins forfeited due to ineligible players Stat Leaders (all games): ------------------------- Points Per Game Rebounds Per Game Assists Per Game 1. Cory Carr, TT 23.1 1. Tony Battie, TT 11.8 1. Jacy Holloway, ISU 5.9 2. Reggie Freeman, Texas 21.8 2. Raef LaFrentz, Kan 9.3 2. Stanley Bonewitz, TT 5.4 3. Nate Erdmann, Okl 20.5 3. Gionet Cooper, TT 8.6 3. Chauncey Billups, Col 4.8 4. Chauncey Billups, Col 19.1 4. Brian Skinner, Bay 8.4 4. Tyronn Lue, Neb 4.3 5. Deric Willoughby, ISU 18.9 5. Venson Hamilton, Neb 8.4 5. Reggie Freeman, Tex 4.2 6. Tyronn Lue, Neb 18.8 6. Kelvin Cato, ISU 8.4 6. Tracey Anderson, TAM 3.9 7. Tony Battie, TT 18.8 7. Scott Pollard, Kan 8.3 7. Corey Brewer, Okl 3.5 8. Raef LaFrentz, Kan 18.5 8. Reggie Freeman, Tex 7.6 8. Chianti Roberts, OSU 3.5 9. Corey Brwer, Okl 17.5 9. Mikki Moore, Neb 7.4 9. Brian Barone, TAM 3.3 10. Paul Pierce, Kan 16.3 10. Calvin Davis, TAM 7.0 10. Patrick Hunter, Bay 3.3 Steals Per Game: Cookie Belcher, Neb 2.6 Blocks Per Game: Kelvin Cato, ISU 4.2 FG% (min 5.0 made): Chianti Roberts, OSU .625 FT% (min 2.5 made): Chauncey Billups, Col .854 3FG% (min 1.5 made): Stanley Bonewitz, TT .463 3FGM: Dedric Willoughby, ISU 3.8 Big 12 Tournament (Kansas City, MO) ----------------------------------- First Round (March 6) #8 Oklahoma St 80, #9 Baylor 66 #5 Texas Tech 73, #12 Kansas St 57 #10 Missouri 78, #7 Nebraska 72 #6 Oklahoma 67, #11 Texas A&M 58 Quarterfinals (March 7) #1 Kansas 74, #8 Oklahoma St 59 #4 Iowa St 72, #5 Texas Tech 70 #10 Missouri 80, #2 Texas 75 #6 Oklahoma 55, #3 Colorado 41 Semifinals (March 8) #1 Kansas 72, #4 Iowa St 48 #10 Missouri 89, #2 Texas 75 Championship #1 Kansas 87, #10 Missouri 60 NCAA Tournament ------------------------------ Round of 64 ----------- (1 ) Kansas 78, (16) Jackson St 64 (6 ) Iowa St 69, (11) Illinois St 57 (9 ) Colorado 80, (8 ) Indiana 62 (10) Texas 71, (7 ) Wisconsin 58 (6 ) Stanford 80, (11) Oklahoma 67 Round of 32 ------------ (1 ) Kansas 75, (8 ) Purdue 61 (6 ) Iowa St 67, (3 ) Cincinnati 66 (1 ) N. Carolina 73, (9 ) Colorado 56 (10) Texas 82, (15) Coppin St 81 Sweet Sixteen -------------- (4 ) Arizona 85, (1 ) Kansas 82 (2 ) UCLA 74, (6 ) Iowa St 73 ot (6 ) Louisville 78, (10) Texas 63 NIT ---- *Nebraska 67, Washington 63 Nebraska 78, *Nevada 68 *Connecticut 76, Nebraska 67 *Oklahoma St 79, Tulane 72 *Michigan 75, Oklahoma St 65 Conference Awards: ------------------- Player Of The Year: Raef LaFrenntz, Kansas Newcomer of The Year: Corey Brewer, Oklahoma Freshman of The Year: Jerald Brown, Texas A&M Coach Of The Year: Roy Williams, Kansas All Big 12 Teams ---------------- coaches AP Chauncey Billups, G Col 1st 1st Dedric Willoughby, G Iowa St 1st 1st Raef LaFrentz, F Kansas 1st 1st Reggie Freeman, G Texas 1st 1st Tony Battie, C Texas Tech 1st 1st Brian Skinner, C Baylor 2nd 2nd Jacque Vaughn, G Kansas 2nd 2nd Tyronn Lue, G Nebraska 2nd 2nd Nate Erdmann, G Oklahoma 2nd 2nd Cory Carr, G Texas Tech 2nd 2nd Kelvin Cato, C Iowa St 3rd 3rd Kenny Pratt, F Iowa St 3rd 3rd Jerod Haase, G Kansas hm 3rd Paul Pierce, F Kansas 3rd 3rd Kelly Thames, F Missouri 3rd hm Corey Brewer, G Oklahoma hm 3rd Chianti Roberts, G/F Okl St 3rd --- Doug Brandt, F Baylor hm --- Patrick Hunter, G Baylor hm hm Fred Edmonds, F Colorado hm hm Jacy Hollloway, G Iowa St --- hm Scott Pollard, C Kansas hm ---- Ryan Robertson, G Kansas --- hm Mark Young, G/F Kansas St hm --- Derek Grimm, F Missouri hm --- Jason Sutherlund, G Missouri hm --- Mikki Moore, C Nebraska hm --- Adrian Peterson, G Okla St hm hm Kris Clack, G Texas hm --- Brandy Perryman, G Texas hm --- Calvin Davis, F Texas A&M hm --- All Defense (media) -------------------- Shawn Bankhead, Iowa St Tony Battie, Texas Tech Kelvin Cato, Iowa St Kris Clack, Texas Jacque Vaughn, Kansas All Freshman (media) -------------------- Cookie Belcher, Nebraska Jerald Brown, Texas A&M Jeff Hafer, Missouri Eduardo Najera, Oklahoma Will Smith, Colorado Rayford Young, Texas Tech the media also selected All-Newcomer, All-Underrated, All-Improved and All-Bench teams Tournament MOP: Paul Pierce, Kansas All Tournament Team: Paul Pierce, Kan Raef LaFrentz, Kan Jacque Vaughn, Kan Jason Sutherland, Missouri Corey Brewer, Oklahoma