1997 Big 12 men's basketball tournament

The 1997 Big 12 men's basketball tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament for the Big 12 Conference. It was played from March 6 to 9 in Kansas City, Missouri at Kemper Arena. Kansas won the tournament for the 1st time and received the conference's automatic bid to the 1997 NCAA tournament.

1997 Big 12 men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season199697
Teams12
SiteKemper Arena
Kansas City, Missouri
ChampionsKansas (1st title)
Winning coachRoy Williams (1st title)
MVPPaul Pierce (Kansas)
Attendance114,420 (overall)
19,310 (championship)
Top scorerCorey Brewer (Oklahoma)
(73 points)
TelevisionCBS
1996–97 Big 12 men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 1 Kansas151 .938342  .944
No. 24 Colorado115 .6882210  .688
Texas106 .6251812  .600
No. 18 Iowa State106 .625229  .710
Texas Tech106 .625199  .679
Oklahoma97 .5631911  .633
Nebraska79 .4381815  .545
Oklahoma State79 .4381715  .531
Baylor610 .3751812  .600
Missouri511 .3131617  .485
Texas A&M313 .188918  .333
Kansas State313 .1881017  .370
1997 Big 12 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll
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