LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - Texas Tech has been picked seventh of 16 in the 2025 Big 12 Men's Basketball Preseason Poll which was announced on Thursday and reflects the votes of the league's head coaches. Kansas was selected as the favorite in the Big 12 men's basketball preseason poll, marking the 20th time in 28 seasons the Jayhawks have sat atop the preseason poll. KU's Hunter Dickinson was voted as Preseason Player of the Year by the Conference's head coaches for the second consecutive year. Baylor's Jeremy Roach and K-State's Coleman Hawkins shared Preseason Co-Newcomer of the Year honors. The Bears' VJ Edgecombe was Preseason Freshman of the Year. The Jayhawks enter the season as the preseason