1997 Big 12 men's basketball tournament

1997 Big 12 men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1996–97
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
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 1 Kansas 15 1   .938 34 2   .944
No. 24 Colorado 11 5   .688 22 10   .688
Texas 10 6   .625 18 12   .600
No. 18 Iowa State 10 6   .625 22 9   .710
Texas Tech 10 6   .625 19 9   .679
Oklahoma 9 7   .563 19 11   .633
Nebraska 7 9   .438 18 15   .545
Oklahoma State 7 9   .438 17 15   .531
Baylor 6 10   .375 18 12   .600
Missouri 5 11   .313 16 17   .485
Texas A&M 3 13   .188 9 18   .333
Kansas State 3 13   .188 10 17   .370
1997 Big 12 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

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.