Big 12 Preview

ESPNU previews the Big 12 season

Midnight madness: College hoops time in Texas

All the talk may focus on the Texas-Oklahoma football game, but college basketball teams around the...freshman since Tim McCalister in 1983-84. The Sooners will need him to be one of the...

Baylor tops Big 12 women's basketball poll

...109 points 2. Kansas (3): 106 2. Texas (3): 106 4. Texas A&M (1): 87 5. Oklahoma: 86 6. Nebraska: 80 7. Iowa State: 59 8. Kansas State: 44 9. Oklahoma State: 41 10...

Big 12 preseason hoops poll 1-2: Kansas, UT

...full list (first-place votes in parenthesis): 1. Kansas (11): 121 points 2. Texas (1): 111 3. Oklahoma: 95 4. Kansas State: 92 5. Texas A&M: 74 6. Oklahoma State: 69 7. Missouri: 66...

Big 12 preseason basketball accolades

...scored 19.1 points per game with 4.6 rebounds, 2.9 assists and 2.6 steals. * Oklahoma's Wille Warren, sophomore guard from Fort Worth's North Crowley, made the all-Big 12 preseason...

Big 12 ShootAround: High expectations for a league that retained its star power

...the NBA for an extra year. The same theory holds for the Big 12 this season. When Oklahoma's Willie Warren and Iowa State's Craig Brackins joined the Kansas inside-out combo in deciding...

Big 12 ShootAround: What can KU do for an encore?

Bob Donnan/US Presswire Bill Self knows the upcoming season will be a "huge rebuilding job" with seven newcomers. Self ready for a 'huge rebui...

Red-hot rivalries burn down the house

When it comes to red-hot rivalries for the 2009-10 season, Tobacco Road takes a back seat to Kentucky and Louisville.

Stock watch for 2009-10 draft crop

Some tantalizing stars are returning to the college basketball galaxy next season. Which ones will shine the brightest and improve their stock for next year's NBA draft?

CAPTION: Mar 12, 2009; Oklahoma City, OK, USA; Oklahoma Sooners forward Blake Griffin (23) dunks during the second...

...half at Pauley Pavilion. (C)Mar 12, 2009; Oklahoma City, OK, USA; Oklahoma Sooners forward Blake Griffin (23) holds the ball in...

Big Dance: Who takes the crown?

From Selection Sunday to the Coen brothers to the players under pressure, The Minutes -- Big Dance edition! -- runs through it all.

Anderson, Oklahoma St. boot No. 7 Sooners from Big 12 tournament

James Anderson hit two free throws with 2.3 seconds left and Oklahoma State upset Oklahoma (No. 7 ESPN/USA Today, No. 6 AP) 71-70 Thursday night in a quarterfinal of the Big 12 tournament.

...in New York City. (R)Mar 12, 2009; Oklahoma City, OK, USA; Oklahoma Sooners Austin Johnson (20) and Blake Griffin (23) wait...

Let's hear it for the little guy

From Morehead mania to the possible fourth No. 1 seed to Chief Kickingstallionsims, The Minutes runs through it all.