Texas Tech University Athletics
Red Raiders Remain at No. 12 In AP Top 25
November 25, 2019 | Men's Basketball
LUBBOCK, Texas – Texas Tech will travel to Las Vegas this week as the No. 12-ranked team in the Associated Press Top 25 Poll after improving to 5-0 on the season with a pair of non-conference home wins last week at the United Supermarkets Arena. Tech is also at No. 10 in the NCAA March Madness Power 36 by Andy Katz and is No. 12 in the ESPN Power Rankings.
The Red Raiders rolled to wins over Tennessee State and Long Island to extend a 51-game home non-conference winning streak and remain at No. 12 in the poll for the second straight week. Tech began the year at No. 13 in the preseason poll, jumped to No. 11 after the first week and then dropped back a spot last week. Most of the AP Top 25 remains the same this week, including Duke (6-0) at No. 1 followed by Louisville (6-0), Michigan State (3-1) and Kansas (3-1). The Red Raiders and Louisville are set to square off on Dec. 10 in the Jimmy V Classic at Madison Square Garden.
Kentucky, which travels to Lubbock on Jan. 25 for the Big 12/SEC Challenge is currently ranked No. 9 with a 5-1 record. Along with Tech and Kansas, the Big 12 is represented by No. 19 Baylor (5-1) in the rankings.
In the NCAA statistical rankings, Texas Tech leads the nation with 22.0 assists per game, is fifth with a 26.8 scoring margin of victory and is 11th with a 12.2 rebounding margin. The team is shooting 42.4 percent on 3-pointers which is 10th nationally and the 110 assists through five games is the 14th most throughout the NCAA entering the week. The Red Raiders are coming off a 96-66 win over Long Island where they had 22 assists on 35 shots and were 11-for-19 on 3-pointers (57.9 percent). Individually, TJ Holyfield is second in the nation with a 77.8 shooting percent. A senior from Albuquerque, Holyfield is averaging 13.8 points per game after shooting 28-for-36 from the field. Tech freshman Jahmi'us Ramsey leads the Big 12 with 19.4 points per game after going off for a career-high 27 with five 3-pointers. His 19.4 points per game ranks 50th nationally. Ramsey is currently 36-for-69 from the field this season and is tied with Davide Moretti for the team lead with 12 3-pointers. Kyler Edwards and Moretti both lead the nation at the free-throw line without a miss, Edwards at 15-for-15 and Moretti making all 11 of his attempts.
Chris Clarke ranks third in the conference with 5.8 assists per game and is seventh with 7.8 rebounds per game. Clarke had eight rebounds in both games last week against TSU and LIU and also has an 11-assist performance on his resume coming against Houston Baptist. The Red Raiders are scoring 87.0 points per game which leads the Big 12 and is 12th nationally.
The Red Raiders return to action at 7 p.m. (CT) on Thursday against Iowa at the Continental Tire Las Vegas Invitational at the Orleans Arena in Las Vegas. The game will be broadcasted on FS1 and will be followed by a matchup on Friday against either Creighton or San Diego State. Tech will then play at DePaul on Wednesday, Dec. 4 in Chicago and against No. 2 Louisville on Tuesday, Dec. 10 in New York before returning home to host Southern Mississippi on Monday, Dec. 16 at the USA.
The Red Raiders rolled to wins over Tennessee State and Long Island to extend a 51-game home non-conference winning streak and remain at No. 12 in the poll for the second straight week. Tech began the year at No. 13 in the preseason poll, jumped to No. 11 after the first week and then dropped back a spot last week. Most of the AP Top 25 remains the same this week, including Duke (6-0) at No. 1 followed by Louisville (6-0), Michigan State (3-1) and Kansas (3-1). The Red Raiders and Louisville are set to square off on Dec. 10 in the Jimmy V Classic at Madison Square Garden.
Kentucky, which travels to Lubbock on Jan. 25 for the Big 12/SEC Challenge is currently ranked No. 9 with a 5-1 record. Along with Tech and Kansas, the Big 12 is represented by No. 19 Baylor (5-1) in the rankings.
In the NCAA statistical rankings, Texas Tech leads the nation with 22.0 assists per game, is fifth with a 26.8 scoring margin of victory and is 11th with a 12.2 rebounding margin. The team is shooting 42.4 percent on 3-pointers which is 10th nationally and the 110 assists through five games is the 14th most throughout the NCAA entering the week. The Red Raiders are coming off a 96-66 win over Long Island where they had 22 assists on 35 shots and were 11-for-19 on 3-pointers (57.9 percent). Individually, TJ Holyfield is second in the nation with a 77.8 shooting percent. A senior from Albuquerque, Holyfield is averaging 13.8 points per game after shooting 28-for-36 from the field. Tech freshman Jahmi'us Ramsey leads the Big 12 with 19.4 points per game after going off for a career-high 27 with five 3-pointers. His 19.4 points per game ranks 50th nationally. Ramsey is currently 36-for-69 from the field this season and is tied with Davide Moretti for the team lead with 12 3-pointers. Kyler Edwards and Moretti both lead the nation at the free-throw line without a miss, Edwards at 15-for-15 and Moretti making all 11 of his attempts.
Chris Clarke ranks third in the conference with 5.8 assists per game and is seventh with 7.8 rebounds per game. Clarke had eight rebounds in both games last week against TSU and LIU and also has an 11-assist performance on his resume coming against Houston Baptist. The Red Raiders are scoring 87.0 points per game which leads the Big 12 and is 12th nationally.
The Red Raiders return to action at 7 p.m. (CT) on Thursday against Iowa at the Continental Tire Las Vegas Invitational at the Orleans Arena in Las Vegas. The game will be broadcasted on FS1 and will be followed by a matchup on Friday against either Creighton or San Diego State. Tech will then play at DePaul on Wednesday, Dec. 4 in Chicago and against No. 2 Louisville on Tuesday, Dec. 10 in New York before returning home to host Southern Mississippi on Monday, Dec. 16 at the USA.
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