Big 12 RUMORS & NEWS

Des Moines Register "Iowa State is one piece closer to filling out its 2022-23 men's basketball roster. Osun Osunniyi, a transfer from St. Bonaventure, has committed to the Cyclones, he announced Friday. The 6-foot-10, 220-pounder averaged 11.3 points and 7.5 rebounds per game and..." May 14

The Athletic "The next stage of college basketball free agency has begun with players picking their final (err, next) destinations. We’ve already ranked the best players available, and now we’re ranking the best fits for the players who have announced their plans. Keep coming back..." May 01

Bleacher Report "Michigan center Hunter Dickinson called out Texas Tech coach Mark Adams for allegedly holding back the transfer of Terrence Shannon Jr. in since-deleted tweets: Shannon spent three years at Texas Tech before announcing his intention to transfer this offseason. Despite taking a visit..." April 30

ESPN "Utah Valley transfer Fardaws Aimaq, the 2021 WAC Player of the Year, has committed to Texas Tech. Aimaq, who has also entered his name into the NBA draft, chose the Red Raiders from a final five that also..." April 29

ESPN "Kansas senior guard Ochai Agbaji, named Most Outstanding Player of the Final Four after leading the Jayhawks to their fourth men's basketball national championship, has declared for the 2022 NBA draft, he announced via social media on..." April 25

247 Sports "Kevin Obanor is returning to Texas Tech for one final season, he announced Friday on social media.  Obanor was one of Texas Tech's most consistent players last season, averaging 10 ppg, 5.5 rpg, and knocking down 48 three-point shots. His most memorable performance of the..." April 23

ESPN "Iowa State freshman point guard Tyrese Hunter, the Big 12 Freshman of the Year, announced Monday he planned to enter the transfer portal. "First of all, I'd like to thank the Good Lord for blessing me with the ability and talent to play this game that I love so..." April 18

CBS Sports "Imagine a world in which every national champion in men's and women's basketball — football, too — celebrated their spoils in ways that earned players money and allowed them to profit on their accomplishments. You don't have to imagine it after all: that world..." April 14

USA Today "Trailing by 15 at halftime, Kansas stormed back to escape North Carolina 72-69 in a thrilling game of momentum swings to win the national championship game Monday before 69,423 at the Superdome.  The Jayhawks won their fourth national championship and second under coach Bill..." April 05

Bleacher Report "Kansas Jayhawks senior guard Ochai Agbaji was named the 2022 NCAA tournament's Most Outstanding Player following his team's 72-69 win over the UNC Tar Heels on Monday at the Superdome in New Orleans. Agbaji finished Monday's championship game with 12 points, three..." April 05

CBS Sports "Confetti falling in his hair, an extended hug with his recently widowed mother on the floor, a throng of media taking in every word he'll give them.  Here's Bill Self, once more on top of the sport. Put everything that goes into coaching college basketball into..." April 05

Bleacher Report "North Carolina big man Armando Bacot limped off the court with an ankle injury for a stretch during the second half of Saturday's win over Duke, but he plans on playing in Monday's national title game against Kansas. "My status right now is that I'm playing,"..." April 03

Bleacher Report "Wisconsin's Johnny Davis, Iowa's Keegan Murray, Gonzaga's Drew Timme, Kansas' Ochai Agbaji and Kentucky's Oscar Tshiebwe were named the five finalists for the 2022 John R. Wooden Award on Wednesday. Agbaji is the only..." March 31

The Athletic "Let’s go ahead and help Kansas fans backpedal from the ledge; this is not 2018 Villanova. Those Wildcats had at least five NBA players and were a matchup nightmare for a Kansas team that started an immobile center in Udoka Azubuike. That night in the Final Four, the Wildcats had..." March 31

The Athletic "Baylor guard Kendall Brown is declaring for the 2022 NBA Draft, he announced on Wednesday. Brown, who is considered a potential first-round pick, is ranked 15th on The Athletic's most recent NBA Draft Big Board. "After taking time speaking with my family and with my coaches,..." March 30

ESPN "The chant began right after the announcement. Kansas fans occupying most of the United Center stood to salute the most outstanding player of the Midwest Region, who had helped their team reach its first Final Four since 2018. Remy! Remy! Remy! Jayhawks guard Remy..." March 29

Des Moines Register "Izaiah Brockington, Iowa State’s top basketball player, is turning pro. So is his running mate George Conditt IV.  The pair are leaving the program after leading to the Cyclones during a remarkable journey that ended with a loss against Miami in the Sweet 16. " March 29

KCBD "Texas Tech’s Kevin McCullar Jr. announced on social media that he will follow his dream and declare for the 2022 NBA Draft. He will not get an agent and keep open the option to return to play College Basketball with two years of eligibility left. " March 29

247 Sports "Kansas State sophomore guard Nijel Pack has declared for the 2022 NBA Draft. In an Instagram post on Tuesday evening, Pack stated that he has decided to further explore new opportunities by testing NBA waters. "There is so much beauty in becoming. I have spent many..." March 24

TMZ "Arizona Wildcats hoops star Bennedict Mathurin says he has been trying to apologize to a TCU dancer this week ... after he appeared to accidentally touch her chest following a game this weekend. The alleged moment happened after the Wildcats' 85-80 win over the Horned..." March 24

Awesemo "Did Arizona player Bennedict Mathurin inappropriately touch a TCU cheerleader? After the Arizona Wildcats’ 85-80 big win over TCU over the weekend in San Diego, footage surfaced showing Arizona player Bennedict Mathurin exiting the court, and while he was clearly excited, he..." March 22

SI "Kansas State has found its next basketball coach. The Wildcats are finalizing a deal with Baylor assistant Jerome Tang, according to Jon Rothstein of CBS Sports. After Bruce Weber resigned as Kansas State coach following the team’s exit from the Big 12 tournament,..." March 21

Larry Brown Sports "The Iowa State Cyclones upset the LSU Tigers on Friday night, and in doing so left all remaining NCAA Tournament brackets busted. It’s unclear how many perfect brackets remained as tipoff neared, but it was unlikely to be many. The tournament has been defined by bracket-wrecking..." March 19