Baylor has never won the Big 12 Conference Tournament.
Kansas City, MO (Sports Network) -
The 21st-ranked Baylor Bears are seeded third in the Big 12 Conference Tournament, and they will begin action in the event tonight with a quarterfinal-round matchup against the sixth-seeded Texas Longhorns.
Up next for the winner is a date with either second-seeded Kansas State or seventh-seeded Oklahoma State.
Texas was defeated by Kansas in three straight Big 12 title games from 2006-2008. The Longhorns have never won this tournament and are 17-13 in the event all-time. They are 23-8 this season, but the campaign has clearly been a tale of two halves. After jumping out to a 17-0 start to earn the nation's top ranking, Texas lost eight of its next 14 games. Fortunately, the team was able to earn an 82-75 victory over Iowa State yesterday in the first round of this event.
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Our version of awards night
By Meghan Arrell, Contributing College Basketball Editor
Philadelphia, PA (Sports Network) -
Well, the votes are in. (Although they hardly took me any time to tally since I was the only one who voted.) With Oscars having been awarded on Sunday, I figured I might as well hand out some trophies too. I figured there would be enough coverage out there on those emotional senior day wins/losses, so I'm giving out awards instead. Before I do, I must add my fine print...
Note: All awards were determined by personal opinion and most likely, by what events are freshest in my mind. Most importantly, the only award that considered injury was the one I made up for a team adapting to the loss of a player. There is no "Best Injury Recovery" category in my awards program, but I have heard rumors that we will soon be replacing the National Player of the Year Award with that. Duke was not considered for any awards because I already knew it did not deserve any. I considered giving one to Jim Calhoun for best comedic performance, but I think his season has been punishment enough. While I'm on Jims, Boeheim is not getting an award from me either; another award would keep the Naismith Hall of Famer from playing his relished (and nonsensical) version of the underdog.
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