Texas Tech University Athletics
Wednesday, November 1
United Supermarkets Arena
7:00 PM
Texas Tech Athletics
vs
Angelo State
Red Raider Preview: Angelo State
October 31, 2017 | Men's Basketball
The Red Raiders will play the first of two exhibition games versus Angelo State on Wednesday.
LUBBOCK, Texas – The Texas Tech men's basketball team takes on Angelo State in the first of two exhibition games Wednesday at the United Supermarkets Arena.
Tipoff is slated for 7 p.m. CT, and fans are admitted for free. There is no television or radio for Wednesday's exhibition contest, but www.TexasTech.com will provide game highlights along with the team's postgame press conference afterwards.
Fans are reminded to go clear at all Texas Tech basketball games. The clear bag policy provides a safer atmosphere and speeds up the entry process into the United Supermarkets Arena.
Texas Tech is led by second-year coach Chris Beard who led the Red Raiders to an 18-14 record last season. The 18 victories are the third-highest total in program history for a coach during his first season. Texas Tech also won a pair of games against Associated Press Top 10 opponents for the time since the 2007-08 season when Beard served as an assistant under Bob and Pat Knight.
The Red Raiders return their Top 4 scorers from Big 12 action last season in Keenan Evans (16.9 PPG), Zach Smith (11.7 PPG), Niem Stevenson (9.2 PPG) and Justin Gray (8.8 PPG).
Evans and Smith are the third set of Texas Tech teammates to garner All-Big 12 Preseason awards. The duo joins Jarrius Jackson and Martin Zeno in 2005-06 along with John Roberson and Mike Singletary in 2010-11. Smith also is one of 20 players nationally to be recognized for the Karl Malone Award.
Texas Tech brings in a talented class of newcomers. Former Top 100 recruits Brandone Frances and Tommy Hamilton IV practiced with the Red Raiders as transfers last season. Texas Tech also signed National Junior College Athletic Association Junior College (NJCAA) standouts Hyron Edwards and Josh Webster. The Red Raiders freshmen class is sparked by Jarrett Culver, Davide Moretti, Malik Ondigo and Zhaire Smith.
"The big thing this time of year is just to continue to improve," Beard said. "We thought we got better last Saturday against Mississippi State during that experience. We have two practices between now and then, we want to get better again tomorrow against Angelo State. They are a team we have a lot of respect for. They've got really good players and a really good coach. When we scheduled this game, we did it on purpose. We really wanted to challenge ourselves."
Fans are reminded to go clear at all Texas Tech basketball games. The clear bag policy provides a safer atmosphere and speeds up the entry process into the United Supermarkets Arena.
Up Next
Texas Tech will play a Hurricane Relief exhibition contest against New Mexico State on Sunday to benefit the Greater Houston Community Foundation. Tipoff is scheduled for 1 p.m. CT from the Chaparral Center in Midland. All tickets for the event are $10 and can be purchased through the Texas Tech Athletics Ticket Office.
Tickets are on-sale and feature an affordable season ticket package that starts at $99. 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 (TECH). Mini-plan ticket information will be announced on Monday, Nov. 6 and Big 12 single-game tickets will go on-sale on Monday, Dec. 4 from the Texas Tech Athletics Ticket Office.
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 by liking TexasTechMBB on Facebook along with following @TexasTechMBB on Twitter, Instagram and Snapchat.
Tipoff is slated for 7 p.m. CT, and fans are admitted for free. There is no television or radio for Wednesday's exhibition contest, but www.TexasTech.com will provide game highlights along with the team's postgame press conference afterwards.
Fans are reminded to go clear at all Texas Tech basketball games. The clear bag policy provides a safer atmosphere and speeds up the entry process into the United Supermarkets Arena.
Texas Tech is led by second-year coach Chris Beard who led the Red Raiders to an 18-14 record last season. The 18 victories are the third-highest total in program history for a coach during his first season. Texas Tech also won a pair of games against Associated Press Top 10 opponents for the time since the 2007-08 season when Beard served as an assistant under Bob and Pat Knight.
The Red Raiders return their Top 4 scorers from Big 12 action last season in Keenan Evans (16.9 PPG), Zach Smith (11.7 PPG), Niem Stevenson (9.2 PPG) and Justin Gray (8.8 PPG).
Evans and Smith are the third set of Texas Tech teammates to garner All-Big 12 Preseason awards. The duo joins Jarrius Jackson and Martin Zeno in 2005-06 along with John Roberson and Mike Singletary in 2010-11. Smith also is one of 20 players nationally to be recognized for the Karl Malone Award.
Texas Tech brings in a talented class of newcomers. Former Top 100 recruits Brandone Frances and Tommy Hamilton IV practiced with the Red Raiders as transfers last season. Texas Tech also signed National Junior College Athletic Association Junior College (NJCAA) standouts Hyron Edwards and Josh Webster. The Red Raiders freshmen class is sparked by Jarrett Culver, Davide Moretti, Malik Ondigo and Zhaire Smith.
"The big thing this time of year is just to continue to improve," Beard said. "We thought we got better last Saturday against Mississippi State during that experience. We have two practices between now and then, we want to get better again tomorrow against Angelo State. They are a team we have a lot of respect for. They've got really good players and a really good coach. When we scheduled this game, we did it on purpose. We really wanted to challenge ourselves."
Fans are reminded to go clear at all Texas Tech basketball games. The clear bag policy provides a safer atmosphere and speeds up the entry process into the United Supermarkets Arena.
Up Next
Texas Tech will play a Hurricane Relief exhibition contest against New Mexico State on Sunday to benefit the Greater Houston Community Foundation. Tipoff is scheduled for 1 p.m. CT from the Chaparral Center in Midland. All tickets for the event are $10 and can be purchased through the Texas Tech Athletics Ticket Office.
Tickets are on-sale and feature an affordable season ticket package that starts at $99. 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 (TECH). Mini-plan ticket information will be announced on Monday, Nov. 6 and Big 12 single-game tickets will go on-sale on Monday, Dec. 4 from the Texas Tech Athletics Ticket Office.
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 by liking TexasTechMBB on Facebook along with following @TexasTechMBB on Twitter, Instagram and Snapchat.
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