The 2020–21 Big 12 men's basketball season began with practices in October 2020, followed by the start of the

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in November. Regular season conference play began in December 2020 and concluded in March 2021. The Big 12 tournament was held from March 11–14, 2021 and was played at the

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. Baylor won their first ever

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, becoming the first Big 12 team to win the National Championship since

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Coaches

Coaching changes

There were no head coaching changes following the 2019–20 Big 12 Conference men's basketball season.

Head coaches

''Note:'' Stats are through the beginning of the season. All stats and records are from time at current school only.

Preseason

Recruiting classes

Preseason watchlists

Below is a table of notable preseason watch lists. Big 12 Preseason Poll Pre-Season All-Big 12 Team * Player of the Year: Jared Butler, Baylor * Newcomer of the Year: Marcus Santos-Silva, Texas Tech * Freshman of the Year: Cade Cunningham, Oklahoma State

Preseason national polls

Rankings

Regular season

Conference matrix

Big 12/SEC Challenge

Postseason

Big 12 tournament

NCAA tournament

Honors and awards

All-Americans

To earn "consensus" status, a player must win honors from a majority of the following teams: the

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All-Big 12 awards and teams

Notes

References

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