Texas Tech University Athletics
Raiders Open Big 12 Play
January 04, 2000 | Men's Basketball
Jan. 4, 2000
Texas Tech vs. Oklahoma State
SATURDAY, JANUARY 8, 2000
12:45 p.m.
Gallagher-Iba Arena (6,381)
RED RAIDERS BEGIN BIG 12 PLAY
Texas Tech opens the Big 12 season Sat., Jan. 8, at No 12. Oklahoma State. Tip-off is set for 12:45 p.m. (CT) at Gallagher-Iba Arena in Stillwater, Okla.
TECH-OSU GAME TO BE TELEVISED
ESPN Regional will carry Saturday?s game live at 12:45 p.m. Fred White (play-by-play) and Rolando Blackman (color commetary) call the action from Gallagher-Iba Arena.
LISTENING IN
The All Sports Radio Network will air all Red Raider games, beginning approximately 25 minutes prior to tip-off. The network carries nine affiliates across West Texas, including flagship station KKAM 1340 in Lubbock. Broadcasting veteran Jack Dale (play-by-play), in his 47th season, calls the action.
TEXAS TECH HEAD COACH JAMES DICKEY
Texas Tech Head Coach James Dickey is in his ninth season as the Red Raider mentor with a 153-91 overall record. Dickey has guided the Red Raiders to two NCAA Tournaments, including 1996?s Sweet Sixteen appearance. Tech also has made a trip to the NIT under Dickey. He is third all-time at the University with 153 wins, trailing Gerald Myers (326 wins / 1971-91) and Polk Robison (254 wins / 1942-46, 47-61). The Red Raiders won the SWC regular-season title in 1995 and tied for the honor the following season. He became only the second coach in Texas Tech history to take a team through an undefeated conference season, when the Red Raiders finished 14-0 in the SWC in 1996. He also holds the distinction of the being the only coach in school history to record a 30-win season (1995-96). He is a two-time Southwest Conference Coach of the Year.
DICKEY SECURES 150TH WIN
James Dickey secured his 150th victory as head coach at Texas Tech when the Red Raiders knocked off Stephen F. Austin 80-56 in Nacogdoches Wed., Dec. 8. His overall record is 153-91.
OKLAHOMA STATE COACH EDDIE SUTTON
Eddie Sutton is in his 30th season as a collegiate head coach, and 10th at Oklahoma State. Over the past nine-plus seasons, Sutton has tallied a 212-89 record at OSU and has led the Cowboys to seven NCAA Tournament appearances. Sutton has head coaching stints at Creighton, Arkansas and Kentucky. He led the Razorbacks to nine-straight NCAA Tournament appearances and Kentucky to three. The 1998 Big 12 Coach of the Year is the second-winningest coach in OSU history. He also is the only coach in the country to take four different teams to the NCAA Tournament.
DICKEY-SUTTON CONNECTION
Tech head coach James Dickey began his collegiate coaching career at the University of Arkansas under then-Razorback head coach Eddie Sutton, now at OSU. Dickey coached under Sutton for eight seasons at Arkansas and Kentucky, before moving on to Texas Tech as an assistant and head coach.
SCOUTING OKLAHOMA STATE
The Cowboys are 10-1 on the season after dropping their last outing 63-53 against LSU in a non-conference game last weekend. Desmond Mason leads the team with 19.6 points per game and is picking up 6.9 boards. Brian Montonati averages 12.9 points and leads the team with 7.9 rebounds per game, while Glendon Alexander contributes 12.6 and 2.7. Doug Gottlieb leads the Big 12 with 10.7 assists per game. The Cowboys are averaging 83.7 points per game and holding opponents to 63.8 points. OSU is successful on 49.9 percent of its attempts from the field and is hitting 35.5 percent from beyond the three-point arc.
PROBABLE STARTERS
TEXAS TECH RED RAIDERS
| Ht | wt | cl | hometown | ppg | rpg | |||
| G | 03 | Rayford Young | 5-11 | 180 | Sr. | Pampa, Texas | 17.9 | 4.7 |
| G | 05 | James Ware | 6-5 | 210 | Sr. | Minneapolis, Minn. | 11.5 | 2.2 |
| C | 55 | Andy Ellis | 6-11 | 225 | So. | Lamesa, Texas | 18.7 | 9.0 |
| F | 33 | Brodney Kennard | 6-8 | 210 | Sr. | Fort Worth, Texas | 6.2 | 7.3 |
| F | 14 | Mario Layne | 6-7 | 195 | Sr. | St. Michael, Barbados | 15.6 | 5.5 |
OKLAHOMA STATE
| Ht | wt | cl | hometown | ppg | rpg | |||
| G | 44 | Doug Gottlieb | 6-1 | 180 | Sr. | Orange, Calif. | 6.5 | 2.2 |
| G | 35 | Joe Adkins | 6-1 | 190 | Sr. | Oklahoma, City, Okla. | 10.7 | 3.5 |
| F | 30 | Brian Montonati | 6-10 | 220 | Sr. | Muskegon, Mich. | 12.9 | 7.9 |
| F | 34 | Desmond Mason | 6-5 | 215 | Sr. | Waxahachie, Texas | 19.6 | 6.9 |
| F | 45 | Alex Webber | 6-10 | 257 | Sr. | Searcy, Ark. | 6.7 | 4.0 |
TEXAS TECH VS. OKLAHOMA STATE
Oklahoma State leads the series 13-6, dating back to the first meeting Jan. 1, 1937. OSU won the first eight games in the series before Tech took its first victory Dec. 13, 1954. Since that point, the Red Raiders hold a 6-5 advantage, but have lost the last four. Since the inception of the Big 12 Conference, OSU leads 4-2. The last six games against OSU:
| GAME | H/A | DATE |
| OSU 93, TTU 67 | A | 2/27/99 |
| OSU 69, TTU 55 | H | 1/17/99 |
| OSU 83, TTU 81 (ot) | H | 2/18/98 |
| OSU 66, TTU 63 | A | 1/10/98 |
| TTU 70, OSU 64 (ot) | H | 1/20/97 |
| TTU 73, OSU 64 | A | 1/8/97 |
DICKEY VS. OSU
Texas Tech head coach James Dickey has coached against the Cowboys on six occasions, all in Big 12 Conference play, and is 2-4 vs. OSU.
TEXAS TECH IN BIG 12 CONFERENCE OPENERS
Texas Tech is 3-0 in Big 12 Conference openers, dating back to the league?s first season during the 1996-97 campaign.
| GAME | H/A | DATE |
| Tech 86, Baylor 75 | H | 1/4/97 |
| Tech 66, Iowa St. 55 | H | 1/3/98 |
| Tech 93, Baylor 62 | H | 1/2/99 |
TECH IN THE UNITED SPIRIT ARENA
Since dropping the inaugural game in the United Spirit Arena to Indiana on Nov. 19, Texas Tech has won five straight at home. The last time Tech won five-consecutive games at home came during the 1997-98 season.
ON THE GLASS
The Red Raiders have out-rebounded their opponents in five of the last seven games, after being out-boards in the first three games. Tech now trails opponents by a narrow 0.4 margin per game. The Red Raiders are 5-0 when out-rebounding their opponents.
SHOT TALK
After shooting 45.1 percent from the field last season, Texas Tech has stepped its offense up a notch and is hitting 49 percent this season. Tech?s best night this season came at Texas A&M-CC when the Red Raiders shot 62.4 percent. Tech?s lowest percentage (32.4) came in the opener against Indiana. Since that loss to Indiana, Texas Tech has shot 51.5 percent from the field.
GOTTA GET TO THE LINE
Texas Tech leads the Big 12 Conference from the foul line at 74.9 percent. Last season, Tech finished the year fourth with a 68.9 percentage. Rayford Young leads the Big 12 individually at 87 percent. The Red Raiders have knocked down 176-of-235 from the charity stripe.
NINETIES THE SECOND-BEST DECADE IN SCHOOL HISTORY
Texas Tech won 160 of 292 games (54.8 percent) played during the 90s. The winningest decade came during the 70s when the Red Raiders won 174 games. Here?s a rundown of the top five decades for wins: 1970s (174), 1990s (160), 1980s (153), 1950s (146), 1940s (143).
ELLIS WASTES LITTLE TIME RECORDING DOUBLE-DOUBLE
Andy Ellis dominated Prairie View A&M for 25 points and a career-high 20 rebounds for his sixth career double-double and fifth of the season. He established the double-double with 10:46 remaining in the first half. The double-dip also marked the third-straight game Ellis has accomplished the feat.
ELLIS NOTHING SHORT OF EN FUEGO
Over the last three games, Andy Ellis has been nothing short of phenomenal. The 6-foot-11, 225-pound center is averaging 23.3 points and 13.7 rebounds per game over the last three. In the previous seven games, Ellis averaged 16.7 points and seven rebounds per game.
STARTING FIVE
Texas Tech has used the same starting five in each of the 10 games this season. Rayford Young leads the team with 61 career starts.
IRONMEN
Three of Texas Tech?s five starters are seeing action in 30 or more minutes per game. Rayford Young (35.1), Andy Ellis (34.2) and James Ware (32.6) are all averaging over 30 minutes per game. The three have combined for 1,019 (50.9 percent) of Tech?s 2000 minutes this season. Brodney Kennard is just under 30 minutes at 29.7, while Mario Layne is clocking in at 29.5 per game.
TECH STARTERS CARRY THE LOAD
Tech?s starting five is averaging 69.9 points (or 87.8 percent of the points) per game and has scored 699 of the team?s 796 points. The bench has added 9.7 points per game on the year.
TECH LEADS BIG 12 IN BLOCKS
Behind Brodney Kennard?s team-leading 24 blocks and Mario Layne?s 12 rejections, the Red Raiders have 55 rejections this season and lead the Big 12 with 5.5 blocks per game. Kennard is third in the Big 12 with 2.4 blocks per game and Layne is ninth with 1.2 blocks.
RED RAIDERS LEAD BIG 12 IN REJECTIONS
Texas Tech leads the Big 12 Conference with 5.5 blocks per game. Second-place Nebraska is averaging 5.45, while Texas is third with 4.9 blocks per game. As for total number of blocks, the Huskers lead with 60, followed by Texas (51) and Tech (50).
OVER/UNDER
Despite shooting over 50 percent from the field in six games this season, Tech is averaging just under with 49 percent on the year.
RED RAIDERS BY THE NUMBERS
- Rayford Young ? Young is currently 16th on the all-time scoring chart at Texas Tech with 1,197 career points ? began the season at 24th on the list ? needs three for 1,200th career point ? ranks seventh all-time with 326 career assists and needs 10 to break the top five ? fourth all-time with 139 steals ? ranks eighth with 129 made three-pointers and sixth with 329 three-point attempts ? second on the team with 17.9 points per game ? shooting 87 percent from the foul line on the season and 84.1 during career ? has started every game this season.
- Brodney Kennard ? Kennard is eighth all-time with 61 career blocks, including 24 already this season ? if he keeps his current pace (2.4 bpg), he will finish third all-time at Tech ? has three double-figure rebounding games this season with 11 against Indiana, 10 against North Texas and 11 at New Mexico State ? has led the team in rebounding in five of eight games ? averaging 7.3 rebounds per game after picking up only 4.3 a year ago ? tied his career-high of 12 points at UTEP ? career-high five blocks at Stephen F. Austin ? posted four blocks against Southwest Texas ? has started every game this season.
- Andy Ellis ? Ellis posted his sixth career double-double against Prairie View A&M with an impressive 25 points and 20 rebounds ... has posted back-to-back-to-back double-doubles in the last three games ? leads the team with 18.7 points per game and nine rebounds ? hitting 53.8 percent from the field and 74.6 percent from the foul line ? has started every game this season.
- James Ware ? Averaging 11.5 points per game and 2.4 assists ? knocked down five threes against Prairie View A&M ? scored a career-high 23 points and recorded his first collegiate dunk at Texas A&M-CC earlier this season ? knocked down 4-of-5 from three range and hit 8-of-11 overall from the field in that game ? has started every game this season.
- Mario Layne ? Exploded for a career-high 32 points against Prairie View A&M on 12-of-20 shooting ? also had five boards and three assists in that game ? best performance from three-land, knocking down 3-of-4 against the Panthers ? has started every game this season.
NOTING THE PRAIRIE VIEW A&M GAME
- Andy Ellis recorded his sixth career double-double with 25 points and a career-high 20 rebounds.
- Mario Layne led all scorers with a career-high 32 points on 12-of-20 shooting from the field, including 3-of-4 from three and five free throws. He also grabbed five rebounds and dished out three assists.
- Rayford Young, playing with a stomach virus, managed on six points on the night, but moved with four points of his 1,200th career point. He now has 1,197 career points.
- Ellis and Layne provided 69.5 percent of the offense with 57 points between the two.
- Tech handed out 21 assists, led by Jayson Mitchell?s career-high six assists. Young totaled five, while James Ware added four.
- All five of James Ware?s baskets came from beyond the three-point arc.
- The Red Raiders shot 50 percent from the field for the sixth time this season. Tech 6-0 when shooting better than 50 percent.
- Moses Malone, Jr. and Josh Faltesek saw action for the first time as Red Raiders. Malone became eligible at the semester break after transferring from the University of Houston last January. Faltesek walked-on at the semester break.
- Tech out-rebounded its opponent for the second-straight game and fifth time this season.
- Everyone saw action in the game for the first time this season.
- Tech?s 20-point margin was the third-highest of the season (+30 over North Texas and +24 over Stephen F. Austin.
TECH TOPS LAST YEAR?S ROAD WIN TOTAL
Texas Tech?s three road wins this season top last year?s two wins the Red Raiders got all season away from home. The Red Raiders are 3-1 on the road this year.
MALONE READY TO PLAY
Sophomore forward/guard Moses Malone, Jr. is eligible, but has missed his first three games since becoming eligible prior to the New Mexico State game. Malone is recovering from a stress fracture to his left foot he suffered during preseason training. He is listed as week-to-week.
NEW ADDITION
Texas Tech added some much needed depth at the post position with the addition of Josh Faltesek. The 6-foot-8, 240-pound freshman joined the team following fall finals. He attended a junior college in Amarillo during the fall semester, but did not compete with the basketball team there. Faltesek prepped at Amarillo High School.
TECH OPPONENTS RANKED AMONG NATION?S BEST
Five Red Raider opponents are ranked among the top 25 in this week?s ESPN/USA Today and Associated Press polls. Kansas (10/9), Oklahoma State (11/12), Indiana (12/11), Texas (15/16) and Oklahoma (22/19) are all rankes. Rankings are listed (ESPN-USA Today/AP).
TEXAS TECH VS. THE BIG 12
Texas Tech has faced the member institutions of the Big 12 on 402 occasions. Tech played its 400th game against a current Big 12 opponent with a 90-84 home win over Kansas Feb. 13, 1999. Here are Texas Tech?s series record with each of the Big 12 schools:
| TEAM | RECORD |
| Baylor | 61-36 |
| Colorado | 4-12 |
| Iowa State | 1-5 |
| Kansas | 1-9 |
| Kansas State | 4-8 |
| Missouri | 3-3 |
| Nebraska | 6-8 |
| Oklahoma | 10-13 |
| Oklahoma State | 6-13 |
| Texas | 50-51 |
| Texas A&M | 52-46 |
| TOTALS | 198-204 (.493) |
M*A*S*H
In addition to the injury to Malone, Red Raider Cliff Owens has yet to suit up this season because of ankle surgery he underwent prior to the start of the season. The 6-foot-8, 240-pound forward is out indefinitely.
PACK?EM IN
Texas Tech?s sellout crowd of 15,050 against Indiana at the inaugural game in the United Spirit Arena marked the largest home crowd in school history to witness a Red Raider basketball game.
RED RAIDERS 47th IN SAGARIN RATINGS
Texas Tech is currently 47th in the latest Sagarin Ratings, released Mon., Jan. 3. Others in the Big 12 include Oklahoma State (10), Kansas (12), Oklahoma (13), Texas (17), Iowa State (25), Colorado (44), Missouri (53), Kansas State (118), Nebraska (143), Baylor (148) and Texas A&M (191).
BIG 12 FIRST IN SAGARINS
The Big 12 Conference is first in the latest Sagarin ratings. The Big 12 leads the Big Ten, Southeastern, Atlantic Coast and Pac-10 conferences.
PRIME TIME
Texas Tech christened the United Spirit Arena in front a live national audience on ESPN Fri., Nov. 19, when the Red Raiders host Big Ten power Indiana in the season opener for both teams. The Red Raiders also play the following games on television:
| Date | Opponent | Network |
| J8 | at Oklahoma St. | ESPN+ |
| J15 | Texas A&M | FOX |
| J22 | Texas | FOX |
| J29 | Oklahoma | ESPN+ |
| F5 | at Kansas | ESPN+ |
| F19 | at Texas A&M | ESPN+ |
| F23 | at Oklahoma | ESPN+ |
| F26 | Kansas State | ESPN+ |
| M4 | at Colorado | ESPN+ |
TECH CELEBRATES 75TH SEASON
The 1999-2000 season is the 75th in the history of the Red Raiders men?s basketball program. The school began the program prior to the 1925-26 season. Tech?s first game was a 37-25 loss to Daniel Baker on Jan. 25, 1926. The first win was a 35-21 victory at Sul Ross State on Feb. 4 of the same season. Now in their 75th season, the Red Raiders hold an overall record of 1,093-804 (.576).
BACK TO 1900
Despite playing in the new millennium, Texas Tech is not quite on course to play its 2,000th game in the program?s history. The Red Raiders? home game against Texas will mark the 1900th game in the 75-year history of the program.
RED RAIDERS INK THREE PLAYERS
Texas Tech signed three players to national letters of intent during the early signing period ? Marcus Shropshire (Grand Prairie, Texas / South Grand Prairie H.S), Jamal Brown (Dallas, Texas / Fort Scott C.C.) and Jermichael Miller (Houston, Texas / Wheatley). Shropshire is considered the No. 1 senior guard prospect in the state and the No. 5 player overall.
RAIDERS FIND PRESEASON PERFECTION
The Red Raiders finished the preseason with a 2-0 record, marking the eighth time in head coach James Dickey?s career that Texas Tech has finished the preseason unscathed. Dickey is 17-1 all-time in nine seasons in exhibition games, with the only loss coming last season. Tech knocked off the Arkansas Express 68-60 and defeated Global Sports 90-80.
HOME SCHEDULE
The Red Raiders play host to 17 home games, including the two exhibitions. In addition to Indiana, Tech hosts North Texas, Louisiana-Lafayette, Southwest Texas State, Oral Roberts, Prairie View A&M and Centenary in non-conference home games. In Big 12 action, Texas A&M, Texas, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Baylor, Missouri, Kansas State and Iowa State all visit the confines of the United Spirit Arena.
ON THE ROAD AGAIN
The Red Raiders make 12 road trips this season, including eight in Big 12 Conference play. Tech faces Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, Texas-El Paso, Stephen F. Austin and New Mexico State in non-conference action away from home. Oklahoma State, Nebraska, Baylor, Kansas, Texas, Texas A&M, Oklahoma and Colorado dot the Big 12 road slate.
TEXAS TECH?S RECORD WHEN...
| Playing ranked teams | 0-0 |
| Leading at the half | 7-0 |
| Trailing at the half | 1-2 |
| Tied at the half | 0-0 |
| Leading with 5:00 left | 8-0 |
| Trailing with 5:00 left | 0-2 |
| Tied with 5:00 left | 0-0 |
| In overtime | 0-0 |
| Out-rebounding opponents | 5-0 |
| Opponents out-rebound Tech | 3-2 |
| Teams tie in rebounds | 0-0 |
| Shooting 50% or better | 6-0 |
| Shooting less than 50% | 2-2 |
| Opponents shoot 50% or better | 0-0 |
| Opponents shoot less than 50% | 8-2 |
| Tech shoots better than opponent | 8-1 |
| Opponent shoots better than Tech | 0-1 |
| Tech scores 70 or more | 7-1 |
| Tech scores less than 70 | 1-1 |
| Opponent scores 70 or more | 4-1 |
| Opponent scores less than 70 | 4-1 |
| Tech has 15 or less turnovers | 3-1 |
| Tech has more turnovers than opp | 5-0 |
| Tech/Opp tie in turnovers | 1-0 |
