Big 12 men’s basketball eyeing December start

By ADAM ZAGORIA

The Big 12 Conference is eyeing a December start for men’s basketball this season, with teams holding two dates that month for league games, sources confirmed.

“There’s talk of each team having two games, one home and one road in December,” one league source said.

A year ago, the Big 12 began its season Jan. 2.

The NCAA announced Wednesday the season would start Nov. 25, meaning Big 12 teams would have a couple of weeks to play non-conference games before league play starts.

The Big East is eyeing a similar format, as I reported over on Forbes.com.

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Adam Zagoria is a Basketball Insider who covers basketball at all levels. A contributor to The New York Times and SportsNet New York (SNY), he is also the author of two books and is an award-winning journalist and filmmaker. His articles have appeared in ESPN The Magazine, SLAM, Sheridan Hoops, Basketball Times and in newspapers nationwide. He also won an Emmy award for his work on the SNY mini-documentary on Syracuse guard Tyus Battle. A veteran Ultimate Frisbee player, he has competed in numerous National and World Championships and, perhaps more importantly, his teams won the Westchester Summer League (WSL) championships in 2011 and 2013. He lives in Manhattan with his wife and children.