Big 12 Tournament dates, location, TV, and history

Though the focus is currently on what could be the most intriguing regular season in the history of the conference, Texas Tech fans might want to start getting ready for the Phillips 66 Big 12 Tournament because it promises to be one of the most exciting events of the spring. Here's a look a everything you need to know about the toughest college basketball tournament in the nation.

Big 12 Tournament Dates:

Tuesday, March 12 - First Round:

Game 1: No. 12 Seed vs. No. 13 Seed, 11:30 a.m. CT Game 2: No. 11 Seed vs. No. 14 Seed, 2 p.m. CT

Wednesday, March 13 - Second Round

Game 3: No. 5 Seed vs. Game 1 Winner, 11:30 a.m. CT Game 4: No. 8 Seed vs. No. 9 Seed, 2 p.m. CT Game 5: No. 7 Seed vs. No. 10 Seed, 6 p.m. CT Game 6: No. 6 Seed vs. Winner Game 2, 8:30 p.m. CT

Thursday, March 14 - Quarterfinals

Game 7: No. 4 Seed vs. Winner Game 3, 11:30 a.m. CT Game 8: No. 1 Seed vs. Winner Game 4, 2 p.m. CT Game 9: No. 2 Seed vs. Winner Game 5, 6 p.m. CT Game 10: No. 3 Seed vs. Winner Game 6, 8:30 p.m. CT

Friday, March 15 - Semifinals

Game 11: Winner Game 7 vs. Winner Game 8, 6 p.m. CT Game 12: Winner Game 9 vs. Winner Game 10, 8:30 p.m. CT

Saturday, March 16 - Championship

Game 13: Winner Game 11 vs. Winner Game 12, 5 p.m. CT

Big 12 Tournament Location

The Big 12 Tournament will take place at T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, Missouri.

Big 12 Tournament Broadcast Information

All games will broadcast on the ESPN family of networks

Big 12 Tournament History

The Big 12 tournament began in 1997, the first season of the conference's existence after the league began play in 1996. It was originally held in Kansas City, Missouri until 2003, and also in 2005. In 2003, 2004, and 2006 it was held in Dallas, Texas, and in 2007 it was held in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.  In 2008 it was again held in Kansas City.

The 2009 tournament took place in Oklahoma City After that, the event returned to Kansas City where it will be held until at least 2027 and likely longer according to Commissioner Brett Yormark.

Past Big 12 Tournament Champions

1997    Kansas 1998    Kansas 1999    Kansas 2000    Iowa State 2001    Oklahoma 2002    Oklahoma 2003    Oklahoma 2004    Oklahoma State 2005    Oklahoma State 2006    Kansas 2007 Kansas 2008    Kansas 2009    Missouri 2010    Kansas 2011    Kansas 2012    Missouri 2013    Kansas 2014    Iowa State 2015    Iowa State 2016    Kansas 2017    Iowa State 2018    Kansas 2019    Iowa State 2020    Canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic 2021    Texas 2022     Kansas 2023    Texas

Big 12 Tournament ticket info

https://big12sports.com/sports/2022/12/21/big12tickets.aspx?