In its first season of conference membership, Houston won the 2023-24 Big 12 men's basketball regular-season title and will host the Phillips 66 Big 12 from March 12-16 at T-Mobile Center in Kansas City. They earned the top seed in the men's basketball championship.
The Cougars, ranked No. 1 nationally, won the regular season by two games and finished with a record of 15 wins and three losses. Heading into the postseason, UH has won nine straight games and is 28-3 overall. Houston is also a top-ranked team in the NET, Ken Pom, and ESPN Power Index metrics. The Cougars are undefeated at home this year at 17-0 and are currently 5-1 against Top 25 opponents. This is the second Big 12 regular season title for Houston coach Kelvin Sampson, who won a share of the championship in 2004-05 when he was Oklahoma's head coach.
Iowa State earned the No. 2 seed for the championship, followed by No. 3 Baylor University and No. 4 Texas Tech. The top four seeds will receive double byes and begin play in the quarterfinals on Thursday, March 14th. The next top six seeds are No. 5 BYU, No. 6 Kansas, No. 7 Texas, No. 8 TCU and No. 9 Oklahoma. and 10th place Kansas State University. They received a bye in the first round and will begin play on Wednesday, March 13th.
The two first-round games on Tuesday, March 12 will feature No. 12 UCF vs. No. 13 Oklahoma State at 11:30 a.m. CT, followed by No. 11 Cincinnati vs. No. 14 West Virginia at 2 p.m. CT. ).
A limited number of premium and non-premium single session tickets will be available. Non-premium single session ticket prices range from $30 to $180 depending on availability, session, and location.Tickets only online at www.big12sports.com/buytickets or www.t-mobilecenter.com. Everyone, regardless of age, must have a ticket to enter T-Mobile Center.
2024 Phillips 66 Big 12 Men's Basketball Championship
Tuesday, March 12th
Game 1: No. 12 UCF vs. No. 13 Oklahoma State (Big 12 on ESPN+), 11:30 a.m. CT/12:30 p.m. ET
Game 2: No. 11 Cincinnati vs. No. 14 West Virginia (Big 12 Now on ESPN+), 2:00 p.m. CT / 3:00 p.m. ET
Wednesday, March 13th
Game 3: No. 5 BYU vs. Game 1 Winner (ESPN or ESPN2), 11:30 a.m. CT/10:30 a.m. CT
Game 4: No. 8 TCU vs. No. 9 Oklahoma (Big 12 Now on ESPN+), 2 p.m. CT
Game 5: No. 7 Texas vs. No. 10 Kansas State (Big 12 on ESPN+), 6 p.m. CT.
Game 6: No. 6 Kansas vs. Winner Game 2 (ESPN2 or ESPNU), 8:30 p.m. CT
Thursday, March 14th
Game 7: No. 4 Texas Tech vs. Winner Game 3 (ESPN or ESPN2), 11:30 a.m. CT
Game 8: No. 1 Houston vs. Winner Game 4 (ESPN or ESPN2), 2 p.m. CT
Game 9: No. 2 Iowa State vs. Winner Game 5 (ESPN or ESPN2), 6 p.m. CT
Game 10: No. 3 Baylor vs. Winner Game 6 (ESPN or ESPN2), 8:30 p.m. CT
Friday, March 15th
Game 11: Winner Game 7 vs. Winner Game 8 (ESPN or ESPN2), 6pm CT.
Game 12: Winner of Game 9 vs. Winner of Game 10 (ESPN or ESPN2), 8:30 PM CT
Saturday, March 16th
Game 13: Winner of Game 11 vs. Winner of Game 12 (ESPN), 5pm CT.
All linear games will also be available on Big 12 on ESPN+.
