The Big 12 Conference continues to innovate as it introduces new enhancements to this year’s 2025 Big 12 Basketball Media Days presented by New Era, held at T-Mobile Center in Kansas City.
These enhancements include:
- New Era Sponsorship: In addition to being the presenting sponsor, New Era will provide official co-branded media gifts for all attendees.
- Sports Illustrated Swim Beauty Bar: A special addition to the women’s day, offering student-athletes and coaches access to professional hair and makeup touch-ups throughout the day.
- Full Media Partner Presence: All five of the league’s television partners — ESPN, FOX, CBS, TNT and NBC — will be on-site to capture the distinctive look and energy of Big 12 basketball.
- Expanded Digital & Influencer Coverage: Bleacher Report, Lethal Shooter, PassThaBall and Olivia Petnicki will provide behind-the-scenes coverage from Kansas City, including a new shooting skills challenge featuring Big 12 student-athletes.
- The Big 12 Arrival Walk: A black-carpet entrance allowing players and coaches to showcase their style and personal brand as they arrive at T-Mobile Center.
- Kid Commissioner Debut: A new partnership with Children’s Mercy, featuring the introduction of a Kid Commissioner who will help welcome Commissioner Brett Yormark during his address.
Coverage on the main set will air on ESPNU and ESPN+ from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. CT each day. Matt Schick, Brooke Weisbrod, Anne O’Neil and Rachel Galligan will host on the women’s day, while Schick, Fran Fraschilla, Sean Farnham and Chancellor Johnson will cover the men’s day. The women’s sessions will take place Tuesday, Oct. 21 followed by the men’s on Wednesday, Oct. 22.
Commissioner Brett Yormark will speak at 12:10 p.m. CT Tuesday, preceded and followed by Q&A sessions with women’s head coaches and student-athletes moderated by Missy Heidrick starting at 8:55 a.m. CT. On Wednesday, the men’s head coaches and student-athletes will participate in Q&A sessions hosted by Mike O’Donnell beginning at 8:40 a.m. CT. A feed of all press conferences and interviews will be available on ESPN+.
TuneIn Radio will also be at T-Mobile Center, recording interviews with coaches and student-athletes that will air leading up to the season. Ari Temkin and James Westling will be joined by Austyn Iven for the women's day and King McClure for the men's.
The 2024-25 Big 12 women’s basketball season marked the first time the Conference has had at least five teams finish the season ranked in the Associated Press Top 25 Poll in consecutive seasons since 2010 (2008-10). The league has sent multiple teams to the Sweet 16 in four of the last five NCAA tournaments and has had at least two teams in the regional semifinals in 22 of the last 25 tournaments, tied for the second-highest percentage (88%) of any league during that span.
On the men’s side, four Big 12 teams reached the Sweet 16 in the 2025 NCAA Tournament, with Texas Tech advancing to the Elite 8 and Houston finishing as a National Finalist. The Conference had the nation’s best winning percentage in the NCAA Tournament, as seven teams were selected for the Big Dance.
A full list of attending players is included below. Each school’s head coach will also be in attendance.
Women's Players - Tuesday, Oct. 21
Arizona
Noelani Cornfield
Mickayla Perdue
Sumayah Sugapong
Arizona State
McKinna Brackens
Gabby Elliott
Last-Tear Poa
Baylor
Bella Fontleroy
Jana Van Gytenbeek
Darianna Littlepage-Buggs
BYU
Brinley Cannon
Delaney Gibb
Hattie Ogden
UCF
Mahogany Chandler-Roberts
Leah Harmon
Khyala Ngodu
Cincinnati
Reagan Jackson
Mya Perry
Destiny Thomas
Colorado
Jade Masogayo
Kennedy Sanders
Houston
Amirah Abdur-Rahim
Kierra Merchant
TK Pitts
Iowa State
Addy Brown
Audi Crooks
Jada Williams
Kansas
Jaliya Davis
Elle Evans
S’Mya Nichols
K-State
Izela Arenas
Nastja Claessens
Taryn Sides
Oklahoma State
Micah Gray
Stailee Heard
Amari Whiting
TCU
Olivia Miles
Maddie Scherr
Marta Suarez
Texas Tech
Jalynn Bristow
Denae Fritz
Bailey Maupin
Utah
Lani White
Maty Wilke
West Virginia
Jordan Harrison
Sydney Shaw
Kierra Wheeler
Men's Players - Wednesday, Oct. 22
Arizona
Tobe Awaka
Jaden Bradley
Koa Peat
Arizona State
Noah Meeusen
Maurice Odum
Baylor
Obi Agbim
Dan Skillings Jr.
Tounde Yessoufou
BYU
AJ Dybantsa
Richie Saunders
Robert Wright III
UCF
Devan Cambridge
Themus Fulks
Riley Kugel
Cincinnati
Kerr Kriisa
Moustapha Thiam
Day Day Thomas
Colorado
Bangot Dak
Sebastian Rancik
Houston
Emanuel Sharp
Milos Uzan
Ramon Walker Jr.
Iowa State
Joshua Jefferson
Tamin Lipsey
Milan Momcilovic
Kansas
Flory Bidunga
Darryn Peterson
Tre White
K-State
Abdi Bashir Jr.
PJ Haggerty
Mobi Ikegwuruka
Oklahoma State
Parsa Fallah
Robert Jennings II
TCU
Brock Harding
Jayden Pierre
Texas Tech
Christian Anderson
JT Toppin
Utah
Keanu Dawes
James Okonkwo
West Virginia
Jasper Floyd
Honor Huff
Brenen Lorient
Subject to change.