Texas Tech University Athletics
Texas Tech Travels To No. 16 Texas
February 08, 2000 | Men's Basketball
Feb. 8, 2000
TEXAS TECH AT #16 TEXAS
Wed., Feb. 9, 2000 -- 7:05 p.m.Frank Erwin Center
Austin, Texas
TEXAS GAME CLOSES TOUGH STRETCH
Texas Tech is finally at the end of a four-game stretch of ranked opponents. The Red Raiders faced Oklahoma (#17), Oklahoma State (#14) and Kansas (#15) in their last three games and meet Texas (#13) Wednesday night.
Television
FOX Sports Southwest
Bill Land (Play-by-play)
Jim Haller (Color Analyst)
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.
DON'T FORGET GAME TIME CHANGE
Texas Tech and Baylor tip-off at 7:30 p.m. Sat., Feb. 12, at the United Spirit Arena. The originally-scheduled time of 7 p.m. was changed to accommodate a television broadcast by FOX Sports Net.
SCOUTING TEXAS TECH
The Red Raiders dropped to 9-10 overall and 0-8 in the Big 12 following Saturday's 87-62 home loss at #15 Kansas. Rayford Young continues to lead the team with 16.2 points per game, while Mario Layne (13.2) and James Ware (11.3) follow. Brodney Kennard leads with 6.9 rebounds and is third in the league with 2.5 blocks per game. Texas Tech is averaging 70.8 points per game and holds a slim advantage over its opponents by 1.6 points. Tech is hitting 44.4 percent from the field and 34.2 percent from the three-point arc. Tech leads the Big 12 with a 70.3 free throw percentage.
SCOUTING TEXAS
Texas enters the game with an overall record of 16-6 and a 6-2 mark in the Big 12 Conference. The Longhorns have won six of their last eight, since losing 77-67 at Connecticut on Jan. 10. Texas owns victories against the likes of Michigan State and DePaul this season. Junior Chris Mihm leads the team with averages of 18.1 points and 10.4 rebounds per game, while hitting on 53 percent of his field goal attempts. Senior forward Gabe Muoneke ranks just behind Mihm with averages of 13.8 points and 6.2 rebounds per game. Rick Barnes, in his second season as the head coach of the Longhorns, has an overall record of 34-18. Barnes' career record stands at 236-153, including four years at Clemson, six seasons at Providence and one year at George Mason.
TEXAS TECH
| Pos. | # | Player | HT | WT | CL | HOMETOWN | PPG | RPG |
| G | 03 | Rayford Young | 5-11 | 180 | Sr. | Pampa, Texas | 16.2 | 4.1 |
| G | 05 | James Ware | 6-5 | 210 | Sr. | Minneapolis, Minn. | 11.3 | 2.8 |
| C | 25 | Johnny Phillips | 6-9 | 235 | Jr. | Fort Worth, Texas | 1.2 | 1.6 |
| F | 33 | Brodney Kennard | 6-8 | 210 | Sr. | Fort Worth, Texas | 6.9 | 6.9 |
| F | 14 | Mario Layne | 6-7 | 195 | Sr. | St. Michael, Barbados | 13.2 | 5.2 |
TEXAS
| Pos. | # | Player | HT | WT | CL | HOMETOWN | PPG | RPG |
| G | 05 | Ivan Wagner | 6-1 | 195 | Sr. | San Antonio, Texas | 8.4 | 3.1 |
| G | 22 | Lawrence Williams | 6-1 | 190 | Jr. | Ruston, La. | 6.4 | 1.8 |
| G | 23 | William Clay | 6-2 | 190 | Sr. | Bryan, Texas | 8.6 | 3.8 |
| C | 04 | Chris Mihm | 7-0 | 262 | Jr. | Austin, Texas | 18.1 | 10.4 |
| F | 03 | Gabe Muoneke | 6-7 | 250 | Sr. | Houston, Texas | 13.8 | 6.2 |
HORNS HOLD NARROW ADVANTAGE IN SERIES WITH RED RAIDERS
Texas leads the all-time series with Texas Tech 52-50, including this season's 72-59 win in Lubbock. The Longhorns won the initial meeting in the series Dec. 15, 1939. Texas Tech's longest winning streak of 10 games came during a five-year stretch from 1969-74. The Horns rattled off 11-straight from 1988-93. The two teams have played at least once every year since 1958.
TEXAS TECH HEAD COACH JAMES DICKEY
Texas Tech Head Coach James Dickey is in his ninth season as the Red Raider mentor with a 154-99 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 154 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 VS. TEXAS
During his eight-plus seasons at Texas Tech, head coach James Dickey is 7-14 against the Longhorns. Texas won the first four games against the Red Raiders under Dickey's tenure, but Texas Tech bounced back to win seven of the next 11 games, before falling in the last six.
RED RAIDERS CASHING IN AT THE LINE
Texas Tech leads the Big 12 in free throw shooting at 70.3 percent. Despite a 65.1 percentage in Big 12 games, the Red Raiders continue to dominate at the line. In 19 games this season, Tech has connected on 282-of-401 attempts. Rayford Young leads the team with 81.2 percent and is second in the Big 12.
LOOK WHO'S LEFT
Maybe it's unique, maybe it isn't, but two of Tech's top six contributors are left-handed. Mario Layne and Jayson Mitchell average 13.2 and 6.6 points per game, respectively for Tech.
REJECTION RECORD
Brodney Kennard is rapidly moving up the blocked shots chart. Kennard leads the team with 48 blocks this season and ranks second on the single-season blocks list at Tech behind Tony Battie (68). Kennard ranks sixth all-time at Tech with 85 rejections.
RED RAIDERS ALL-TIME VS. TEXAS
Rayford Young (8 games)
| Points | 14.2 |
| FG % | .433 |
| Rebounds | 3.3 |
| Assists | 3.0 |
Mario Layne (3 games)
| Points | 4.7 |
| FG % | .276 |
| Rebounds | 2.7 |
| Assists | 2.0 |
James Ware (3 games)
| Points | 5.7 |
| FG % | .444 |
| Rebounds | 2.0 |
| Assists | 1.7 |
Brodney Kennard (3 games)
| Points | 5.0 |
| FG % | .287 |
| Rebounds | 7.0 |
Jayson Mitchell (3 games)
| Points | 3.7 |
| FG % | .500 |
| Rebounds | 1.3 |
| Assists | 0.3 |
Johnny Phillips (6 games)
| Points | 5.0 |
| FG % | .428 |
| Rebounds | 3.3 |
Moses Malone, Jr. (1 game)
| Points | 0.0 |
| FG% | .000 |
| Rebounds | 1.0 |
Ronald Hobbs (1 game)
| Points | 0.0 |
| FG% | .000 |
| Rebounds | 0.0 |
INJURY UPDATE
Andy Ellis - Out for the season ... had surgery Tuesday (2/1) on his left shoulder to repair cartilage damage after dislocating it against Nebraska.
Jayson Mitchell - Returned against Oklahoma State after sitting for one game because of a bruised ankle he suffered at Baylor ... sat out at Kansas ... is day-to-day.
Cliff Owens - Out for the season ... underwent ankle surgery during the preseason ... will receive redshirt season.
MORE THAN A SHOOTER
Over the course of his career Rayford Young has proven he is more than a scorer for the Red Raiders. Young currently leads the team with 16.2 points per game, but also averages 4.5 assists, 4.1 rebounds and 1.9 steals per game.
CLIMBING THE CHARTS
Rayford Young continues to make his move up various statistical categories at Texas Tech:
Scoring
| 1. | Rick Bullock (73-76) | 2,118 |
| 11. | Jeff Taylor (79-82) | 1,424 |
| 12. | Dub Malaise (64-66) | 1,420 |
| 13. | Del Ray Mounts (60-62) | 1,346 |
| 14. | Rayford Young (96-00) | 1,326 |
Three-Point Field Goals
| 1. | Cory Carr (94-98) | 262 |
| 2. | Stan Bonewitz (95-99) | 241 |
| 3. | Koy Smith (92-96) | 237 |
| 4. | Lance Hughes (91-95) | 168 |
| 5. | Rayford Young (96-00) | 149 |
Assists
| 1. | Stan Bonewitz (95-99) | 435 |
| 2. | Sean Gay (85-89) | 432 |
| 3. | Bubba Jennings (80-85) | 378 |
| 4. | Rayford Young (96-00) | 375 |
Steals
| 1. | Sean Gay (85-89) | 196 |
| 2. | Rayford Young (96-00) | 157 |
TEXAS TECH VS. THE BIG 12
Texas Tech has faced the member institutions of the Big 12 on 410 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 | 61-37 |
| Colorado | 4-12 |
| Iowa State | 1-5 |
| Kansas | 1-10 |
| Kansas State | 4-8 |
| Missouri | 3-3 |
| Nebraska | 6-9 |
| Oklahoma | 10-14 |
| Oklahoma State | 6-15 |
| Texas | 50-52 |
| Texas A&M | 52-47 |
| TOTALS | 198-212 (.485) |
TEXAS TECH-KANSAS GAME NOTES
- Of Texas Tech's five starters, only one scored above his average. Brodney Kennard scored 11 points and is averaging 6.9 on the season.
- The Tech bench produced 21 points, the third-highest bench total this season.
- Every Tech player grabbed at least one rebound.
- All but one Tech player scored.
- Kennard recorded his 14th game with multiple rebounds and his ninth with three or more.
- Tech yielded a season-high 54 points in the first half against the Jayhawks, but managed to match KU in the second half 33-33.
TECH ON SEVEN-GAME SKID
Texas Tech currently finds itself in the middle of a seven-game drought, its longest of the season. The last time the Red Raiders lost seven straight came during the 1989-90 season.
TECH IN MIDST OF WORST BIG 12 START
Since the inception of the Big 12 Conference four years ago, Texas Tech finds itself in the midst of its worst start Big 12 play. The Red Raiders are 0-8 in league play, the worst conference start since the 1989-90 season.
TECH DEFENSE RANKS HIGH IN LEAGUE
Texas Tech is fourth in the Big 12 in field goal percentage defense. The Red Raiders are holding opponents to 39.5 percent from the field, one of four teams to do so. Oklahoma State leads the Big 12, limiting the opposition to 37.7 percent.
MALONE CONTRIBUTES AT KANSAS
Moses Malone, Jr. gave the Red Raiders some support off the bench at Kansas with seven points and three rebounds. Malone's career-high point total of 11 points came against Oklahoma.
HOBBS SETS CAREER-HIGH AT KANSAS
Freshman guard Ronald Hobbs posted a career-high nine points at Kansas. His previous career high of seven points came against the Sooners. In the last three games, Hobbs is averaging 7.0 points and 2.7 rebounds per game, after averaging 1.5 points and 1.1 rebounds up to that point.
FALTESEK SHINES IN SECOND GAME
Freshman walk-on Josh Faltesek, playing in only his second game, posted career-highs in minutes (18), points (5) and rebounds (3).
WARE LIGHTING IT UP FROM THE ARC
James Ware continues to lead the team in three-point shooting. He has connected on 45 attempts and is shooting 41.3 percent from the arc. He is averaging 2.4 threes per game.
GET THAT OUTTA HERE
Texas Tech ranks second in the Big 12 in blocked shots with 5.2 per game. Kansas is the leader with 5.9 blocks per outing. Brodney Kennard is the team leader with 2.5 blocks per game.
TECH OPPONENTS RANKED AMONG BEST
Five Red Raider opponents are ranked among the top 25 in the Feb. 7 ESPN/USA Today and Associated Press polls. Indiana (9/10), Oklahoma State (13/14), Texas (16/18), Oklahoma (17/16), Kansas (18/20) and Iowa State (21/17) are all ranked. Rankings are listed (ESPN-USA Today/AP).
ATTENDANCE RECORDS
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. The A&M game crowd of 14,324 is the second largest, while the Texas game drew 14,045.
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. The Red Raiders hold an overall record of 1,094-812 (.576).
NINETIES THE SECOND-BEST DECADE
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).
COACH DICKEY ON THE RADIO
Texas Tech head coach James Dickey can be heard Thursday nights at 7 p.m. during the season on KKAM 1340 in Lubbock on the James Dickey Radio Show. Red Raider play-by-play veteran Jack Dale hosts the show from Jazz - A Louisiana Kitchen. The show is open to callers.
THE JAMES DICKEY SHOW
The James Dickey Show can be seen Sunday nights at 11 p.m. throughout the season on KCBD-TV Channel 11. KCBD sports director Brian Mudd is the host.
PRIME TIME
Texas Tech christened the United Spirit Arena in front a live national audience on ESPN Fri., Nov. 19, when the Red Raiders hosted Big Ten power Indiana in the season opener for both teams. The Red Raiders have played five games on television this season and face five more opponents on the tube before the end of the season:
| Date | Opponent | Network |
| F12 | Baylor | FOX |
| F19 | at Texas A&M | ESPN+ |
| F23 | at Oklahoma | ESPN+ |
| F26 | Kansas State | ESPN+ |
| M4 | at Colorado | ESPN+ |
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 point guard in the state.
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.
WORLD WIDE WEB
Information concerning Texas Tech basketball and the University's 17 intercollegiate sports can be accessed through www.texastech.com. Red Raiders fans also can listen to the live broadcasts of Tech hoops through the website.
