Texas Tech Red Raiders basketball
Texas Tech Red Raiders | ||||
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University | Texas Tech University | |||
First season | 1925–26 | |||
Athletic director | Kirby Hocutt | |||
Head coach | Grant McCasland (1st season) | |||
Conference | Big 12 Conference | |||
Location | Lubbock, Texas | |||
Arena | United Supermarkets Arena (Capacity: 15,300) | |||
Nickname | Red Raiders | |||
Student section | Raider Riot | |||
Colors | Scarlet and black[1] | |||
Uniforms | ||||
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NCAA tournament runner-up | ||||
2019 | ||||
NCAA tournament Final Four | ||||
2019 | ||||
NCAA tournament Elite Eight | ||||
2018, 2019 | ||||
NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen | ||||
1961, 1962, 1976, 1996, 2005, 2018, 2019, 2022 | ||||
NCAA tournament round of 32 | ||||
1976, 1996, 2004, 2005, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022 | ||||
NCAA tournament appearances | ||||
1954, 1956, 1961, 1962, 1973, 1976, 1985, 1986, 1993, 1996, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2024 | ||||
Conference tournament champions | ||||
1976, 1985, 1986, 1993, 1996 | ||||
Conference regular season champions | ||||
1933, 1934, 1935, 1954, 1956, 1961, 1962, 1973, 1985, 1995, 1996, 2019 |
The Texas Tech Red Raiders basketball team represents Texas Tech University in basketball. Texas Tech competes in NCAA Division I, and has been a charter member of the Big 12 Conference since its first season in 1996. The team previously competed in the Border Conference and Southwest Conference. The team was founded in 1925, having since won 13 regular season conference championship, and made 20 appearances in the NCAA tournament as of the 2023-2024 season. Since 1999, the Red Raiders have played their home games at the United Supermarkets Arena on the university's campus in Lubbock, Texas.
History
1925–1935
Texas Tech's basketball program was founded the same year the school opened its doors in 1925. The inaugural game was a 37–25 loss to
Grady Higginbotham was the first coach, earning a 14–18 record over two seasons. Until Pat Knight, Higgenbotham was the only Tech basketball coach to garner an overall losing record (.438) during his stay. Following Higgenbotham's departure, Victor Payne led the Matadors (as the school's teams were known until 1936) from 1927 to 1930.[4] His final tally stood at 32 wins and 20 losses. W. L. Golightly coached only one season, bringing in an 11–9 record. Dell Morgan held the head coaching job from 1931 to 1934, chalking up 42 wins to 29 losses. He was followed by Virgil Ballard. Though Ballard coached only a single season, it was during his time that the team won their milestone 100th game, a one-point victory over House of David. Ballard left with a 15–9 record.[2]
1935–1971
Gene Gibson followed Robison into the position. In his eight seasons, he chalked up the second best conference record in Texas Tech history and led the Raiders to a Southwest Conference Championship in 1962. Bob Bass led the program to a 22–15 record over a season-and-a-half before returning to professional basketball coaching duties.[3][5]
1971–2001
Dickey took over a Texas Tech program that had finished with a 13–45 combined record over Myers' final two years and led his first team to a winning season and fifth-place finish in
The Raiders moved to the Big 12 for the 1996/97 season, and appeared to pick up right where they left off with a solid 19–9 season. For all intents and purposes, however, Dickey's tenure ended on the first day of the inaugural Big 12 basketball tournament. During the Raiders' first-round game, it was discovered that two players had played the entire season while academically ineligible. Hours after that game, Texas Tech announced that it was withdrawing from postseason consideration and forfeiting its entire conference schedule. The Raiders had lost that game, and would have had to forfeit it if they had won. A subsequent investigation revealed massive violations dating back to 1990 in men's basketball and nine other sports. As a result, the NCAA stripped Tech of its two NCAA tournament wins in 1996 and docked it nine scholarships over four years.[8] Dickey was unable to recover from the lost scholarships, and his Red Raiders finished with four consecutive losing seasons, during which they only won a total of 18 games in Big 12 play. He was fired after his 2000/01 team produced a 9–19 overall record.
Bob Knight era: 2001–2008
Bob Knight served as the Texas Tech men's basketball head coach from 2001–2008.
Hired in March 2001 to replace James Dickey as head coach,
On New Year's Day
On January 16, 2008, Knight registered his 900th career victory when the Red Raiders upset the ninth-ranked
Bob Knight finished with an overall win–loss record of 138–82 at Texas Tech.
Pat Knight era: 2008–2011
After assuming the head coaching role midseason,
The Red Raiders finished the regular season with back-to-back losses, first at
In the third game of the
On March 7, 2011, Texas Tech terminated Knight's position as head coach.[16] He left with an overall record of 50–61, becoming the second coach in the school's history to depart with more losses than wins.
Billy Gillispie era: 2011–2012
Billy Gillispie became the head coach of the team on March 20, 2011. He only stayed for one season before resigning on September 21, 2012, in the wake of a school investigation into his treatment of his players.[17]
Tubby Smith era: 2013–2016
The Red Raiders ended Smith's first season with a home victory over the Texas Longhorns, but the Raiders fell to Oklahoma State in the first round of the Big 12 tournament in March. They ended the season with a 14–18 overall record, Smith's first losing season as a head coach.[21]
Under Smith, the 2015–2016 Red Raiders finished 9–9 in Big 12 play and advanced to their first NCAA Tournament in nine years, earning an 8-seed in the East Regional. Their season ended in the Round of 64 with a loss to the 9-seed Butler Bulldogs.
Following the season, the Smith era came to an end as Smith resigned on April 14 to coach the Memphis Tigers.
Chris Beard era: 2016–2021
Texas Tech hired former
With a share of the Big 12 regular season title, the Red Raiders returned to the NCAA Tournament in 2019 as a #3 seed. Their second trip to the Elite Eight in as many years saw them defeat #1 seed Gonzaga Bulldogs 75–69, clinching their first ever Final Four appearance.[25] They proceeded to defeat the Michigan State Spartans 61–51, reaching their first-ever national title game,[26] where they ultimately lost to another #1 seed, the Virginia Cavaliers, 85–77 in overtime, ending the most successful season in school history.[27]
Beard departed the program after the 2020–21 season, to take the head coaching job at his alma mater, the University of Texas.[28] Given the rivalry between the two schools, Texas Tech athletic director Kirby Hocutt later remarked, "Had he gone to any other university, he'd be celebrated. But there's just certain things you cannot do, and one of them is you can't leave Texas Tech for Texas."[29]
Mark Adams era: 2021–2023
Mark Adams, a Texas Tech alumnus and longtime coach around West Texas who had served as Beard's assistant for the last six seasons, was elevated to head coach on April 5, 2021.[30] The Dustin R. Womble Basketball Center, a new 58,000-square foot, $32.2 million practice facility for the men and women's basketball teams, was inaugurated a month later.[31] Coach Adams swept former coach Chris Beard and the University of Texas in his first season at the helm.
On March 5, 2023, Texas Tech University announced that they have suspended Coach Adams for using "racially insensitive" terms and possibly spitting on a player; Corey Williams led the team in the Big 12 tournament. On March 8, Adams resigned his position.
Postseason
NCAA tournament results
The Red Raiders have appeared in the
On April 6, 2019, Texas Tech earned their first trip to the NCAA tournament championship game with a Final Four win over
Year | Seed | Round | Opponent | Result |
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1954 |
First Round | Santa Clara | L 64–73 | |
1956 |
First Round | SMU | L 67–68 | |
1961 |
Sweet Sixteen Regional 3rd Place Game |
Cincinnati Houston |
L 55–78 W 69–67 | |
1962 |
First Round Sweet Sixteen Regional 3rd Place Game |
Air Force Colorado Creighton |
W 68–66 L 60–67 L 61–63 | |
1973 |
First Round | South Carolina | L 70–78 | |
1976 |
First Round Sweet Sixteen |
Syracuse Missouri |
W 69–56 L 75–86 | |
1985 | #6 | First Round | #11 Boston College | L 53–55 |
1986 | #13 | First Round | #4 Georgetown | L 64–70 |
1993 | #12 | First Round | #5 St. John's | L 67–85 |
1996 | #3 | First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen |
#14 Northern Illinois #6 North Carolina #2 Georgetown |
W 74–73 W 92–73 L 90–98 |
2002 | #6 | First Round | #11 Southern Illinois | L 68–76 |
2004 | #8 | First Round Second Round |
#9 Charlotte #1 Saint Joseph's |
W 76–73 L 65–70 |
2005 | #6 | First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen |
#11 UCLA #3 Gonzaga #7 West Virginia |
W 78–66 W 71–69 L 60–65 |
2007 | #10 | First Round | #7 Boston College | L 75–84 |
2016 | #8 | First Round | #9 Butler | L 61–71 |
2018 | #3 | First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight |
#14 Stephen F. Austin #6 Florida #2 Purdue #1 Villanova |
W 70–60 W 69–66 W 78–65 L 59–71 |
2019 | #3 | First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight Final Four National Championship |
#14 Northern Kentucky #6 Buffalo #2 Michigan #1 Gonzaga #2 (E) Michigan State #1 (S) Virginia |
W 72–57 W 78–58 W 63–44 W 75–69 W 61–51 L 77–85OT |
2021 | #6 | First Round Second Round |
#11 Utah State #3 Arkansas |
W 65–53 L 66–68 |
2022 | #3 | First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen |
#14 Montana State #11 Notre Dame #2 Duke |
W 97–62 W 59–53 L 73–78 |
2024 | #6 | First Round | #11 NC State | L 67–80 |
NIT results
The Red Raiders have appeared in the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) four times. Their combined record is 6–4.
Year | Round | Opponent | Result |
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1979 | First Round | Indiana | L 59–78 |
1995 | First Round | Washington State | L 82–94 |
2003 | First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals 3rd Place Game |
Nevada San Diego State Georgia Tech St. John's Minnesota |
W 66–54 W 57–48 W 80–72 L 63–64 W 71–61 |
2010 | First Round Second Round Quarterfinals |
Seton Hall Jacksonville Ole Miss |
W 87–69 W 69–64 L 87–902OT |
NAIA tournament results
The Red Raiders have appeared in the
Year | Round | Opponent | Result |
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1942 |
First Round Second Round |
Louisiana Tech Southeastern Oklahoma State |
W 59–47 L 36–37 |
1949 |
First Round Second Round Quarterfinals |
Western Montana North Dakota Hamline |
W 79–43 W 62–57 L 56–80 |
Season-by-season results
Home arenas
The Red Raiders play their home games at
Texas Tech students broke both school and Big 12 Conference records for student attendance at the United Supermarkets Arena during a February 25, 2014, loss to Kansas State. The record of 6,086 students fell less than 2,000 short of the national record.[20]
Players
AP All Americans
Second team | |||
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Number | Player | Season | |
23 | Jarrett Culver | 2018–2019 | |
14 | Andre Emmett | 2003–2004 |
Third team | ||
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Number | Player | Season |
12 | Keenan Evans | 2017–2018 |
33 | Jason Sasser | 1995–1996 |
Honorable Mention | ||
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Number | Player | Season |
0 | Mac McClung | 2020–2021 |
22 | Jarrius Jackson | 2006–2007 |
22 | Jarrius Jackson | 2005–2006 |
24 | Ronald Ross | 2004–2005 |
4 | Tony Battie | 1996–1997 |
21 | Cory Carr | 1996–1997 |
33 | Jason Sasser | 1994–1995 |
44 | Will Flemons | 1992–1993 |
44 | Will Flemons | 1991–1992 |
4 | Bubba Jennings | 1984–1985 |
30 | Mike Russell | 1977–1978 |
54 | Rick Bullock | 1975–1976 |
54 | Rick Bullock | 1974–1975 |
22 | Dub Malaise | 1965–1966 |
22 | Dub Malaise | 1964–1965 |
20 | Harold Hudgens | 1960–1961 |
50 | Jim Reed | 1954–1955 |
Conference Player of the Year
Big 12 Conference | ||
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Number | Player | Seasons |
23 | Jarrett Culver | 2018–2019 |
Southwest Conference | ||
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Number | Player | Seasons |
33 | Jason Sasser | 1995–1996 |
44 | Will Flemons | 1992–1993 |
44 | Will Flemons | 1991–1992 |
4 | Bubba Jennings | 1984–1985 |
54 | Rick Bullock | 1975–1976 |
54 | Rick Bullock | 1974–1975 |
22 | Dub Malaise | 1964–1965 |
All Conference first team
Big 12 Conference | ||
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Number | Player | Seasons |
11 | Bryson Williams | 2021–2022 |
23 | Jarrett Culver | 2018–2019 |
12 | Keenan Evans | 2017–2018 |
22 | Jarrius Jackson | 2006–2007 |
22 | Jarrius Jackson | 2005–2006 |
24 | Ronald Ross | 2004–2005 |
14 | Andre Emmett | 2003–2004 |
14 | Andre Emmett | 2002–2003 |
14 | Andre Emmett | 2001–2002 |
21 | Cory Carr | 1997–1998 |
24 | Tony Battie | 1996–1997 |
Southwest Conference | ||
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Number | Player | Seasons |
33 | Jason Sasser | 1995–1996 |
42 | Mark Davis | 1994–1995 |
33 | Jason Sasser | 1994–1995 |
33 | Jason Sasser | 1993–1994 |
44 | Will Flemons | 1992–1993 |
44 | Will Flemons | 1991–1992 |
13 | Sean Gay | 1988–1989 |
4 | Bubba Jennings | 1984–1985 |
1 | Mike Russell | 1977–1978 |
1 | Mike Russell | 1976–1977 |
54 | Rick Bullock | 1975–1976 |
1 | William Johnson | 1974–1975 |
54 | Rick Bullock | 1974–1975 |
54 | Rick Bullock | 1973–1974 |
1 | Richard Little | 1973–1974 |
1 | Richard Little | 1972–1973 |
1 | Ron Richardson | 1972–1973 |
15 | Greg Lowery | 1971–1972 |
25 | Gene Knolle | 1970–1971 |
15 | Greg Lowery | 1969–1970 |
25 | Gene Knolle | 1969–1970 |
1 | Vernon Paul | 1966–1967 |
22 | Dub Malaise | 1965–1966 |
22 | Dub Malaise | 1964–1965 |
22 | Dub Malaise | 1963–1964 |
1 | Harold Denney | 1964–1965 |
1 | Harold Denney | 1963–1964 |
22 | Del Ray Mounts | 1961–1962 |
22 | Del Ray Mounts | 1960–1961 |
1 | Harold Hudgens | 1961–1962 |
1 | Harold Hudgens | 1960–1961 |
1 | Leon Hill | 1958–1959 |
22 | Gerald Myers | 1957–1958 |
All tournament team
NCAA Tournament | ||
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Number | Player | Seasons |
23 | Jarrett Culver | 2018–2019 |
13 | Matt Mooney | 2018–2019 |
Big 12 Tournament | ||
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Number | Player | Seasons |
1 | Terrence Shannon Jr. | 2021–2022 |
11 | Bryson Williams | 2021–2022 |
32 | Mike Singletary | 2008–2009 |
24 | Ronald Ross | 2004–2005 |
14 | Andre Emmett | 2002–2003 |
Ring of Honor
Texas Tech does not retire jersey numbers, but they do honor players with a Ring of Honor.
Texas Tech Red Raiders Ring of Honor | ||||
No. | Player | Career | ||
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14 | Andre Emmett | 2000–2004 | ||
22 | Dub Malaise | 1963–1966 | ||
50 | Jim Reed | 1952–1956 | ||
54 | Rick Bullock | 1972–1976 |
Individual awards
- Ronald Ross, 2004–05
- Bubba Jennings, 1984–85
Head coaches
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