Texas Tech University Athletics
September 16, 2016 | Men's Basketball
The Red Raiders will have every regular season game televised in 2016-17 with the season opener against Houston Baptist carried by FOX College Sports on Friday, November 11th.
LUBBOCK, Texas โ The Texas Tech men's basketball program has added 10 television appearances to its 2016-17 schedule announced Friday by the Texas Tech Athletics Department and Red Raider Sports Properties, a division of Learfield Sports.
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Every regular season and postseason game during the 2016-17 season will be televised. The Red Raiders will make five appearances on FOX Sports Southwest in addition to three games on the school's third-tier network, Texas Tech TV on FOX Sports Southwest Plus.
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A pair of games will be carried nationally across the FOX College Sports platform which include the season opener versus Houston Baptist (Nov. 11 โ 6:30 p.m.). The Red Raiders also take on Incarnate Word (Nov. 30 โ 6:30 p.m.) on FCS. ย ย
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Texas Tech will square off against North Texas (Nov. 15 โ 6:30 p.m.), UTSA (Dec. 7 โ 8 p.m.) and Nicholls State (Dec. 14 โ 8 p.m.) on FOX Sports Southwest Plus. The UTSA and Nicholls State games are part of doubleheaders with the Lady Raiders at the United Supermarkets Arena.
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The Red Raiders will meet Eastern Kentucky (Nov. 19 โ 1 p.m.), Idaho State (Nov. 25 โ 2 p.m.), Rice (Dec. 3 โ 1 p.m.), Longwood (Dec. 21 โ 4 p.m.) and TCU (Jan. 18 โ 6:30 p.m.) on FOX Sports Southwest.
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Texas Tech, under the direction of first-year coach Chris Beard, returns five players who started 10-plus games from last year's team which posted a 19-13 record and earned the program's first NCAA Tournament appearance since 2007 when Beard served as an assistant coach.
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Texas Tech brings back its leading scorer (Aaron Rossย โ 12.5 PPG), leading rebounder (Zach Smith โ 7.5 RPG) and leading assist man (Keenan Evansย โ 2.6 APG) from Big 12 play last season. The Red Raiders also return over 65 percent of their points, rebounds, assists, blocks and steals from 2015-16.
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Texas Tech has added a pair of National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) All-Americans inย Niem Stevensonย andย Shadell Millinghaus. The Red Raiders also have brought in two graduate transfers inย Anthony Livingston, an All-Sun Belt performer at Arkansas State, along withย Giovanni McLeanย who led Quinnipiac in scoring last season. Former four-star recruit Brandone Francisย and Tommy Hamilton IV have transferred to Texas Tech and will sit out the 2016-17 season due to NCAA transfer rules.ย ย ย ย
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More season tickets have already been sold for 2016-17 than all of last season. Fans are encouraged to purchase season tickets now to reserve the best available seats. Season tickets are on-sale and feature affordable payment plans along with a family four-pack of season tickets starting at $199 in designated general admission sections and reserved season tickets for as low as $199.
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Season tickets can be purchased in person at the Texas Tech Athletics Ticket Office located on the East Side of Jones AT&T Stadium, online at www.TexasTech.com or over the phone at (806) 742-8324. Information on single-game tickets and mini-plans will be announced by the Texas Tech Athletics Ticket Office at a later date.
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Visit www.TexasTech.com for the latest news and information on the men's basketball program. Fans also can follow the program on its social media outlets at www.Facebook.com/TexasTechMBB and @TexasTechMBB on Twitter.
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Every regular season and postseason game during the 2016-17 season will be televised. The Red Raiders will make five appearances on FOX Sports Southwest in addition to three games on the school's third-tier network, Texas Tech TV on FOX Sports Southwest Plus.
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A pair of games will be carried nationally across the FOX College Sports platform which include the season opener versus Houston Baptist (Nov. 11 โ 6:30 p.m.). The Red Raiders also take on Incarnate Word (Nov. 30 โ 6:30 p.m.) on FCS. ย ย
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Texas Tech will square off against North Texas (Nov. 15 โ 6:30 p.m.), UTSA (Dec. 7 โ 8 p.m.) and Nicholls State (Dec. 14 โ 8 p.m.) on FOX Sports Southwest Plus. The UTSA and Nicholls State games are part of doubleheaders with the Lady Raiders at the United Supermarkets Arena.
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The Red Raiders will meet Eastern Kentucky (Nov. 19 โ 1 p.m.), Idaho State (Nov. 25 โ 2 p.m.), Rice (Dec. 3 โ 1 p.m.), Longwood (Dec. 21 โ 4 p.m.) and TCU (Jan. 18 โ 6:30 p.m.) on FOX Sports Southwest.
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Texas Tech, under the direction of first-year coach Chris Beard, returns five players who started 10-plus games from last year's team which posted a 19-13 record and earned the program's first NCAA Tournament appearance since 2007 when Beard served as an assistant coach.
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Texas Tech brings back its leading scorer (Aaron Rossย โ 12.5 PPG), leading rebounder (Zach Smith โ 7.5 RPG) and leading assist man (Keenan Evansย โ 2.6 APG) from Big 12 play last season. The Red Raiders also return over 65 percent of their points, rebounds, assists, blocks and steals from 2015-16.
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Texas Tech has added a pair of National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) All-Americans inย Niem Stevensonย andย Shadell Millinghaus. The Red Raiders also have brought in two graduate transfers inย Anthony Livingston, an All-Sun Belt performer at Arkansas State, along withย Giovanni McLeanย who led Quinnipiac in scoring last season. Former four-star recruit Brandone Francisย and Tommy Hamilton IV have transferred to Texas Tech and will sit out the 2016-17 season due to NCAA transfer rules.ย ย ย ย
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More season tickets have already been sold for 2016-17 than all of last season. Fans are encouraged to purchase season tickets now to reserve the best available seats. Season tickets are on-sale and feature affordable payment plans along with a family four-pack of season tickets starting at $199 in designated general admission sections and reserved season tickets for as low as $199.
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Season tickets can be purchased in person at the Texas Tech Athletics Ticket Office located on the East Side of Jones AT&T Stadium, online at www.TexasTech.com or over the phone at (806) 742-8324. Information on single-game tickets and mini-plans will be announced by the Texas Tech Athletics Ticket Office at a later date.
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Visit www.TexasTech.com for the latest news and information on the men's basketball program. Fans also can follow the program on its social media outlets at www.Facebook.com/TexasTechMBB and @TexasTechMBB on Twitter.
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