The 2010–11 Big 12 Conference men's basketball season marked the 15th season of Big 12 Conference basketball.

This was the final season for the Big 12 as a 12-team conference, as two schools departed at the end of the 2010–11 academic year. Colorado joined the Pacific-10 Conference, which became the Pac-12, while Nebraska joined the Big Ten Conference.

Preseason

Big 12 Coaches Poll RankTeamVotes1 Kansas State (10)1192 Kansas (2)1093 Texas 994 Baylor 965 Missouri826 Texas A&M 697 Texas Tech528 Oklahoma State519 Colorado4610 Nebraska3111 Oklahoma2712 Iowa State11

All-Big 12 players Pullen Leads Preseason All-Big 12 Men's Basketball Accolades Jacob Pullen, Kansas State (unanimous) LaceDarius Dunn, Baylor (unanimous) Cory Higgins, Colorado Marcus Morris, Kansas Curtis Kelly, Kansas State

Player of the Year Marcus Morris, Kansas

Newcomer of the Year Ricardo Ratliffe, Missouri

Freshman of the Year Josh Selby, Kansas

Regular season

Rankings AP Poll Pre Wk1 Wk2 Wk3 Wk4 Wk5 Wk6 Wk7 Wk8 Wk9 Wk10 Wk11 Wk12 Wk13 Wk14 Wk15 Wk16 Wk17 Wk18 Baylor 16 17 12 11 10 9 15 RV RV RV RV RV RV RV Colorado RV RV RV RV Iowa State RV RV Kansas 7 7 6 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 2 6 2 2 1 3 2 2 2 Kansas State 3 3 4 5 5 6 11 17 17 21 RV RV 19 21 Missouri 15 15 11 9 15 13 9 10 9 15 13 11 14 19 20 20 22 RV RV Nebraska Oklahoma Oklahoma State RV RV RV Texas RV RV 20 19 25 22 18 13 12 12 10 7 3 3 3 5 7 10 8 Texas A&M RV RV 25 25 18 16 14 11 13 16 22 21 21 24 RV 24 Texas Tech

In-season honors Players of the week Throughout the conference regular season, the Big 12 offices name a player of the week each Monday. Nov. 15 – Jordan Hamilton, Texas Nov. 22 – Jordan Hamilton, Texas Nov. 29 – Marcus Morris, Kansas Dec. 6 – Marcus Denmon, Missouri Dec. 13 – Marshall Moses, Oklahoma State Dec. 20 – Khris Middleton, Texas A&M Dec. 27 – Markieff Morris, Kansas Jan. 3 – Marcus Denmon, Missouri Jan. 10 – Alec Burks, Colorado Jan. 17 – Marcus Morris, Kansas Jan. 24 – Jordan Hamilton, Texas Jan. 31 – Mike Singletary, Texas Tech Feb. 7 – Jacob Pullen, Kansas State Feb. 14 – Marcus Morris, Kansas Feb. 21 – Jacob Pullen, Kansas State Feb. 28 – Alec Burks, Colorado

See also 2010–11 NCAA Division I men's basketball season 2011 Big 12 men's basketball tournament

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