Complete Big 12 Tournament coverage: Bracket, preview, updates and more
The Big 12 men’s basketball tournament tips off Wednesday night at the Sprint Center in downtown Kansas City. Here is all of The Star’s coverage of the event, including a bracket, schedules, photos, videos, previews and more.
▪ Here’s the bracket, with times and TV info.
▪ Here’s a photo gallery of Tuesday’s practice sessions.
▪ Future Big 12 Tournaments after 2016 are up for bid. Here’s what KC is doing to keep it here (with videos): With future Big 12 Tournaments up for bid, Kansas City rolls out welcome mat
▪ Sam Mellinger says Bruce Weber has the most interesting team in the Big 12, and that’s not a great thing.
▪ Weber’s eighth-seeded Wildcats tip off the Big 12 Tournament at 6 p.m. Wednesday against No. 9 seed TCU in the first of two opening-round games. Kellis Robinett writes about Marcus Foster regaining confidence in time for the tourney and here’s a three-minute preview of the game, which will air on ESPNU.
Here’s Weber’s comments on the game:
▪ Blair Kerkhoff says this Big 12 Tournament matches battle-hardened teams. Also, here are team-by-team previews for the Big 12 Tournament.
Here’s Blair’s video breakdown of the tourney:
▪ Rustin Dodd has an update on Perry Ellis, whose recovery from a knee sprain is ‘on schedule’ as he returns to KU practice. Dodd also wrote about KU’s Jamari Traylor, who has chance to step up in Cliff Alexander’s absence.
▪ The other game Wednesday is Texas vs. TCU, which will tip off around 8:30 p.m. and also will air on ESPNU. Read about it here: Texas, Texas Tech arrive in Kansas City on an uptick.
▪ Hungry? Read about our slam-dunk nachos: 10 loaded plates near the Sprint Center. Also read about all the activities in Kansas City that go along with March Madness.
▪ And here’s some more important info if you’re coming downtown for the game: What you need to know about parking during Big 12 Tournament.
▪ And we haven’t forgotten about the SEC Tournament. Here’s a preview of Mizzou’s opening-round game vs. South Carolina, which will tip off around 8:30 p.m. on SEC Network, and a story by Tod Palmer: Missouri seeks offseason momentum, offensive production at SEC tourney.
▪ Here’s Blair Kerkhoff’s SEC preview: Kentucky still the favorite in SEC Tournament.
▪ And here’s the SEC bracket, with times and TV info.
This story was originally published March 11, 2015 at 10:43 AM with the headline "Complete Big 12 Tournament coverage: Bracket, preview, updates and more."