Talk about an opening day to remember in Kansas City. A&M looked sloppy and won, while Baylor looked sharp and lost. It’s what you expect when the conference tournaments s Friday’s games bring more of the same uncertainty. For A&M, there is the chance to fully secure a tournament bid with a win over Kansas [...]

Record: (21-10, 9-7 Big 12) Key Wins: Arkansas, N/H-Gonzaga, N@West Virginia, @Baylor Key Losses: Stephen F. Austin, @ Colorado, Texas, @ Nebraska Key Stat: 12.55. The number of assists the Sooners average per game — ninth best in conference. Biggest Strengths: Depth. Oh, to have nine players that can take the court at anytime. Unlike [...]

The Sprint Center in Kansas City, Missouri is the place to be today when Texas A&M, Baylor and a host of other possible bubble teams take their first step into the great beyond better known as the Big 12 Tournament. For most, the conference tournament is nothing more than one last chance to prove you [...]

Record: (26-5, 13-3 Big 12) Key Wins: Tennessee, @ UCLA, Kansas, @ Oklahoma Key Losses: @ Michigan State, Wisconsin, @ Missouri, @ Texas Tech Key Stat: 7.7. That is the average number of three-pointers the Longhorns take per game. The number puts them second behind Baylor for most attempts in the Big 12 Conference. Biggest [...]

Hot Topic: With a win on Wednesday, Oklahoma and Texas A&M went from bubble teams sitting on the outside to real Tournament contenders. Wednesday’s victories marked a possible turning point for both schools. After dealing with injuries (Oklahoma) and moments of sheer stupidity (A&M losing consecutive home games to Oklahoma State and Nebraska), both schools [...]

Hot Topic: What a week this should be for the Big 12 Conference. It seems just like yesterday we were talking about the conference getting six bids into the tournament, and now with the recent play of a few teams (namely Oklahoma, Baylor and Texas A&M), it could be looking at only five tickets. Let’s [...]

Hot Topic: With the Big 12 season winding down, it’s time to once again take another look at where all six major contenders stand in terms of chances of getting into the Big Dance. Week 8 should give us a lot to talk about with the conference tournament quickly approaching, so this week’s edition of [...]

George Mason head coach Jim Larranaga isn’t one to shy away from big games. After all, this is the same head coach that willed his team to the Final Four in 2006 with a hope, a prayer and a Jai Lewis. For George Mason, the game against Ohio on Saturday (1pm ET, ESPN2) is the [...]

Hot Topic: Ah, the Big 12 Conference; it’s good to see you’re back in rare form again! Just when you think you have the Big 12 all figured out this year, the conference turns around throws a Dice-K gyroball your direction. The “consistent” play from Kansas? Gone. Baylor’s Cinderella run? It’s hanging on like one [...]

Hot Topic: I was thinking about writing a huge post on the resignation of former Texas Tech coach Bobby Knight and the impact it could have on the team in the coming weeks, but I figured most of us have already gotten their fill of the story from ESPN.com and the rest of the crew [...]