The 2001 Big 12 men's basketball tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament for the
Big 12 Conference
The Big 12 Conference is a college athletic conference headquartered in Irving, Texas, USA. It consists of ten full-member universities. It is a member of Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) for all sports. Its ...
. It was played from March 8 to 11 in
Kansas City, Missouri
Kansas City (abbreviated KC or KCMO) is the largest city in Missouri by population and area. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 508,090 in 2020, making it the 36th most-populous city in the United States. It is the central ...
at
Kemper Arena
The Hy-Vee Arena, previously known as Kemper Arena, is an indoor arena located in Kansas City, Missouri. Prior to conversion to a youth sports and community gymnasium facility, Kemper Arena was previously a 19,500-seat professional sports arena ...
.
Oklahoma
Oklahoma (; Choctaw language, Choctaw: ; chr, ᎣᎧᎳᎰᎹ, ''Okalahoma'' ) is a U.S. state, state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States, bordered by Texas on the south and west, Kansas on the nor ...
won the tournament for the 1st time and received the conference's automatic bid to the
2001 NCAA tournament.
Seeding
The Tournament consisted of a 12 team
single-elimination
A single-elimination, knockout, or sudden death tournament is a type of elimination tournament where the loser of each match-up is immediately eliminated from the tournament. Each winner will play another in the next round, until the final matc ...
tournament with the top 4 seeds receiving a bye.
Schedule
Bracket
* Indicates overtime game
All-Tournament Team
Most Outstanding Player – Nolan Johnson, ''Oklahoma''
See also
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2001 Big 12 Conference women's basketball tournament
The 2001 Big 12 Conference women's basketball tournament was held March 6–10, 2001, at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, MO.
Number 3 seed defeated number 1 seed 68–65 to win their 2nd championship and receive the conference's automa ...
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2001 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
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2000–01 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
The 2000–01 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings were made up of two human polls, the AP Poll and the Coaches Poll
The Coaches Poll is a weekly ranking of the top 25 NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) college football, Di ...
References
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Tournament
A tournament is a competition involving at least three competitors, all participating in a sport or game. More specifically, the term may be used in either of two overlapping senses:
# One or more competitions held at a single venue and concentr ...
Big 12 men's basketball tournament
The Big 12 men's basketball tournament (known since its inception in 1997 under sponsorship agreements as the Phillips 66 Big 12 men's basketball tournament) is the championship men's basketball tournament in the Big 12 Conference. It is a single- ...
Big 12 men's basketball tournament
The Big 12 men's basketball tournament (known since its inception in 1997 under sponsorship agreements as the Phillips 66 Big 12 men's basketball tournament) is the championship men's basketball tournament in the Big 12 Conference. It is a single- ...
College sports tournaments in Missouri