The Big 12 Conference decided to do something different with its basketball court for the conference tournaments this year and if its attention it was seeking,

Fans were quick to call out the Big 12 tournament's 2025 court design. See our favorite social media reactions.

Fully adorned with “XII” symbols, the court has been panned as headache-inducing, although the Big 12’s commissioner said players approved of the “aspirational” design.

Houston has quickly established itself as the kings of the Big 12 with back-to-back outright regular season titles in its two seasons since joining the conference from the AAC. But there is still one bit of league supremacy the Cougars have yet to claim. A year ago, they lost to Iowa State in the Big 12 Tournament Championship Game.

Big 12 men's basketball tournament is here. Here's what to know, including TV schedule, brackets and results for the 2025 championship.