Red Raider Roster Report | Game 11 - Texas Tech Red Raiders

LUBBOCK, Texas – Joe Toussaint leads Texas Tech with 14.6 points, 4.2 assists, and a 2.5 assist-to-turnover ratio, Pop Isaacs is at 13.9 ppg. and 3.6 apg,, while Warren Washington tops the team with 8.5 rebounds and 1.2 blocks going into its game against UT Arlington at 1 p.m. on Thursday at United Supermarkets Arena.

The Red Raiders (8-2) are coming off their third 20-plus point victory of the season after rolling to a 76-54 neutral-court win over Vanderbilt on Saturday night in Fort Worth, while the Mavericks (6-4) picked up a 76-73 win over Air Force in the game before Tech's at Dickies Arena. Tech finished the game against Vandy with 22 assists and were 9-for-16 (56.3 percent) on 3-pointers in a game it never trailed after jumping out to a 9-0 lead with two 3-pointers from Pop Isaacs and one from Kerwin Walton to start the game. Isaacs finished with a team-high 19 points and a career-high seven assists and was joined in double-figure scoring by Chance McMillian who had 14 points and 12 points each from Toussaint and Walton.

Grant McCasland's inaugural roster at Texas Tech has 14 players on it with five returners and nine newcomers… McCasland was named the 19th head coach in program history on March 31, 2023, after leading North Texas to the 2023 NIT Championship… He is currently in his 10th season as an NCAA head coach and has a 219-91 overall record with head coaching experiences at Midwestern State, Arkansas State, and North Texas… He was also an assistant at Baylor from 2011-16 and won the 2007 NJCAA National Championship in his first head coaching role leading Midland College
Tech is currently second in the Big 12 by shooting 77.6 percent from the free-throw line, led by Toussaint who is 38-for-41 (92.7%)… The Red Raiders have made 15 or more free throws in seven of 10 games this season after going 15-for-17 against Vandy… As a team, Tech has shot 80% or better from the free-throw line in half of its games this season
Tech has now made nine or more 3-pointers in five of 10 games this season and is 48-for-120 (40.0%) on 3-pointers in its past five games, including Walton who is 13-for-18 (72.2%), McMillian going 12-for-24 (50%), and Darrion Williams (9-for-18) in those games that started with the 73-57 win over Michigan in the Bahamas
Tech has been led in scoring by six different players in its opening 10 games after Warren Washington had his game-high 18 points against ORU following Walton scoring his career-high 22 points against Omaha a game after McMillian led the team for the second time this season with his 24 at Butler… Isaacs has now led Tech in scoring in nine games in his Texas Tech career after his team-high 19 against Vandy
The Red Raiders returned Lamar Washington, Pop Isaacs, D'Maurian Williams, Kerwin Walton, and Robert Jennings who are each in their second season in the program… Tech returned only 25.4 percent of its scoring from last season with eight departures from last year's roster… Isaacs is Tech's leading returning scorer after going for 11.5 points per game as a true freshman in 25 games played last season
The list of newcomers includes five players from the transfer portal in Devan Cambridge (Arizona State), Chance McMillian (Grand Canyon), Joe Toussaint (West Virginia), Darrion Williams (Nevada), and Warren Washington (Arizona State)… All five players signed out of the transfer portal played on teams that advanced to the 2023 NCAA Tournament… The transfer portal additions had a combined 492 games of experience and 3,454 points scored coming into the season
Cambridge suffered a season-ending knee injury in the win over Omaha on December 6 and will miss the remainder of the year… A starter in all eight games before the injury, Cambridge will have the option after the season to file a medical hardship through the Big 12… He averaged 10.5 points and 4.5 rebounds for the Red Raiders and is currently at 983 points and 515 rebounds in his career
Tech's starting lineup for the opening eight games was: Cambridge, Isaacs, Toussaint, Warren Washington, Darrion Williams… Kerwin Walton made the start against ORU and Vanderbilt
Toussaint had scored in double figures in the first eight games of the season before finishing with nine against ORU for the longest double-figure scoring streak of the season… Jarrett Culver began the 2018-19 season with 13 straight double-figure scoring games for the previous long to start a season
Tech established a season-high with five players in double-figure scoring at Butler with McMillian (24), Isaacs (18), Toussaint (18), Cambridge (16), Warren Washington (10)… The Red Raiders matched a previous season-high with four players scoring in double-figures against Michigan after also having four double-figure scorers against UNI and Corpus… Against UNI, Toussaint (21), Isaacs (18), Cambridge (10), Darrion Williams (10) after also having four against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi with McMillian (17), Toussaint (14), Warren Washington (13), Darrion Williams (10)
A season-high 11 players scored in the opener against Texas A&M-Commerce… Tech is coming off a game against Vandy where eight players scored
Eight players have made their Tech debut this season, including Jack Francis and KyeRon Lindsay who played for their first time this season against Omaha
Darrion Williams was McCasland's first signee on April 21, 2023
Cambridge and Toussaint were both officially announced on July 6, 2023, to complete the roster... Six players were signed by McCasland and staff in the off-season
Tech is a team comprised of 5th-year seniors (3), seniors (3), sophomores (6), and freshmen (2)
Tech has players from Texas (4), California (3), Arizona (1), Minnesota (1), Nevada (1), New York (1), Oregon (1), Tennessee (1), Finland (1)
Toussaint leads the Red Raiders with 14.6 points and 4.2 assists per game this season after going for 12 points and four assists against Vandy… He has 28 assists over the past five games, including a career-high 12 at Butler and four assists against Omaha, ORU, and Vandy… He is currently sixth in the Big 12 with a 2.47 assist-to-turnover ratio, 10th in assists, and 18th in scoring… A Bronx native, he went for 20 points and four assists against Omaha after recording his second career double-double with 18 points and a career-high 12 assists at Butler… At the free-throw line, Toussaint is 38-for-41 (92.7 percent) which is second in the Big 12 and is the 19th best percentage nationally after he went 4-for-4 at the line against Vandy… His 12 assists in the overtime loss at Butler were the most for a Tech player since Chris Clarke had an 11-assist game in 2019 and just two back of the Tech single-game record established by Stan Bonewitz against Fresno State in 1996… Toussaint scored the first four points of Tech's season in the opener against Texas A&M-Commerce and finished with 10 points to go along with three rebounds and an assists in his Tech debut… A 6-foot guard, he is in his fifth and final season of college basketball after playing his first three seasons at Iowa and then last year at West Virginia… The New Yorker played against Texas Tech four times as an opponent in his career, including three times last season while at WVU and once while at Iowa in 2019… He scored his career-high 22 points against the Red Raiders in Lubbock after making 12 free throws and has now scored 20 or more three times in his career… He had his first career double-double with 11 assists and 11 points against Alabama State back on Nov. 18, 2021, while playing at Iowa… Toussaint has 938 points, 410 assists, 150 steals, and 285 rebounds through 142 games in his career… His 142 games are the most experience on this year's Tech roster and the fifth most among all active players in the nation… Toussaint is coming off a season at WVU were he averaged 9.4 points and had 89 assists… He started against Texas A&M in the exhibition game, finishing with a team-high seven assists and also having six points and three rebounds in 36 minutes of play… Toussaint's eight games this season in double figures now has him with 34 double-figure scoring games in his career… His points-assist double-double was the first for Tech since John Roberson had 12 points and 12 assists against Iowa State in 2011
Isaacs led Tech with 19 points and a career-high seven assists against Vandy in a game where he also only had one turnover… He is now averaging 13.9 points and 3.6 assists per game this season… He goes into the game against UTA with 426 points and 80 3-pointers made through 35 career games play at Tech… A sophomore from Las Vegas, he had nine points and a team-high five assists in the win over ORU last Tuesday night after scoring 11 points and providing four assists in the win over Omaha… On the road, he had18 points and four assists at Butler, including hitting the game-tying layup as time expired in regulation to force overtime… Proving to be a clutch player for the Red Raiders in his sophomore season, Isaacs also hit the game-winner against UNI with 0.8 on the clock and finished with 18 points and four 3-pointers for the second straight game in the Bahamas… Isaacs now has 23 double-figure scoring performances and 19 games of three or more assists in his career… Isaacs led Tech with 16 points in the Battle 4 Atlantis opener against Villanova where he made four 3-pointers for the first time this season… He scored 19 points for the first time this season in the opener against Texas A&M-Commerce and has now led the team in scoring three this season and nine times in his career… In the preseason, Isaacs also went off for 30 points after going 6-for-10 on 3-pointers in the exhibition win over Texas A&M where he also led the team with three steals… Last season, he made 62 3-pointers (37.8%), including making five 3-pointers in games against Nicholls, TCU, and Texas… Isaacs scored a career-high 24 points in the non-conference game against Nicholls and also had 23 points at Texas after he went off by making 5-of-9 3-pointers against the Longhorns… Isaacs made 24 starts last year and earned Big 12 All-Freshman Team honors during his first season at Tech where he averaged 11.5 points, 2.7 assists, 1.1 steals and 2.0 rebounds per game… He finished third in scoring among freshmen in the Big 12 and was fourth throughout the conference by averaging 2.5 made 3-pointers per game
Darrion Williams leads Tech with three double-doubles this season after going for 15 points and 10 rebounds in the win over ORU and is now averaging 9.4 points, 7.4 rebounds, 1.5 assists, and 1.0 steals per game after scoring four and having five rebounds against Vandy… His three double-doubles are the third most in the Big 12, behind Hunter Dickinson of Kansas who has seven… Williams had recorded his second double-double of the season and third of his career after going for 13 points and 10 rebounds in the win over Michigan… A sophomore from Sacramento, Williams had approached a double-double against UNI with 10 points and nine rebounds before he fouled out with two minutes remaining in the second game in the Bahamas… Against Michigan, he had a season-high three 3-pointers which was just shy of his career-best of four 3-pointers in a game last season against Arizona State in the NCAA Tournament… He had made two of more 3-pointers in the past four games before going 0-for-1 against Vandy and is now 13-for-35 (37.1%) for the season from beyond the arc… He recorded the first double-double of the season for Texas Tech and the second in his career by going for a career-high 14 rebounds and adding 10 points in the win over Corpus Christi… Williams began his Tech career by going for 14 points and seven rebounds in the win over Commerce before scoring nine points and having six rebounds against San Jose… A sophomore in his first year at Texas Tech, Williams earned Mountain West Freshman of the Year last season while playing at the University of Nevada after earning Nevada Gatorade Player of the Year following his senior year of high school at Bishop Gorman… He transferred to Tech during the summer after averaging 7.6 points and 7.3 rebounds per game as a freshman… He also had 90 assists, 47 steals, and 11 blocks in his first collegiate season… Darrion scored a career-high 16 points in a game against Fresno State and had a previous-best of 13 rebounds in his first-ever double-double against New Mexico last season… His freshman-year report saw him record 11 games with double-figure rebounds, 11 games with double-figure scoring, and one double-double… Williams started against Texas A&M in Tech's exhibition game and finished with six points and two rebounds in 17 minutes… In the scrimmage against UTEP, Darrion had 14 points… Last season, Williams was 91-for-220 (41.4%) from the field and 35-of-98 (35.7%) on 3-pointers... The Athletic had Williams as the 14th best available transfer while ESPN put him at No. 43 on its 2023-24 transfer list
Warren Washington recorded his first double-double of the season and 10th of his career with a season-high 18 points and 12 rebounds in the win over ORU and followed it with 9 points and 7 rebounds against Vandy… He's now averaging 9.1 points, 8.5 rebounds, and 1.2 blocks through 10 starts for the Red Raiders… His 12 rebounds against ORU was the third time this season he had 12 rebounds in a game, including in the season-opener against Commerce and then against Omaha… Washington now has 932 points, 654 rebounds, and 124 blocked shots in 119 games in his career… Washington recorded a season-high four blocked shots against Villanova at Battle 4 Atlantis where he also had eight rebounds… The tallest Red Raider on the roster at 7-foot, Washington scored his previous season-high 13 points against Corpus Christi where he also had eight rebounds and three assists… Washington is a fifth-year senior who has also played at Oregon State, Nevada, and Arizona State before making Texas Tech his final destination in his collegiate career… An Escondido, California native, he has 47 games in double-figure scoring, 16 double-figure rebounding games, and a team-best 10 double-doubles through 119 games in his career… He is coming off a season at Arizona State where he averaged 9.2 points and 6.9 rebounds and earned Pac-12 All-Defensive Team honors… Washington started for the Red Raiders in the exhibition win over Texas A&M, finishing with a team-high seven rebounds but not scoring… In a scrimmage against UTEP, Washington led Tech with 16 points after going 7-for-9 from the field… His career resume includes a career-high 21 points in games against Wyoming and Southern Cal and a 14-rebound performance against Texas Southern last season while at ASU… Washington has 12 total blocks this season with at least one in every game this season besides the opener
Kerwin Walton is coming off his second start of the season where he provided 12 points on 2-for-2 shooting from beyond the arc… He has scored 51 points on 12-for-16 shooting on 3-pointers in the past three games after having 11 points in the first six games of the season… Walton, who is currently averaging 6.9 points per game, made his first start of the season against ORU, finishing with 17 points on 4-for-7 shooting from beyond the arc after he had scored a career-high 22 points by going 6-for-7 on 3-pointers in the win over Omaha… Last season, Walton started seven games for the Red Raiders and started 21 at North Carolina… He has now made 119 3-pointers in his career… In the Bahamas, he hit a 3-pointer to cut UNI's lead to 62-59 at Battle 4 Atlantis and finished those three points and then played a season-high 15:48 against Michigan… A senior with two years of eligibility remaining, he is in his second season at Texas Tech after playing two years at North Carolina… A Hopkins, Minnesota native, Walton has made 119 3-pointers (42.0 percent) and scored 503 points through 96 games played in his career… He averaged 3.6 points with 23 3-pointers made in 27 games played last year for the Red Raiders with seven starts… As a freshman at North Carolina, Walton made 58 3-pointers, averaged 8.2 points, started 20 games, and set the UNC freshman percentage record at 42.0 percent… Walton had a previous career-high 19 points against Louisville as a freshman where he made a career-high five 3-pointers… He was a sophomore on the 2022 North Carolina team that advanced to the NCAA National Championship game
Cambridge suffered his season-ending injury with 983 points and 515 rebounds in his career… He was averaging a career-high 10.5 points this season after he scored a season-high 17 points in the win over Michigan in a game where he was 6-for-10 from the field before going for 16 points at Butler on 6-for-11 shooting… He scored in double figures in five of eight games this season and in 45 games through 135 games in his career… Cambridge got into double figure scoring for the second time this season with 11 points against Villanova and was shooting 52.7 percent which was second on the team… He led Tech in scoring for the first time this season with 15 points in the win over San Jose State before his 17 against Michigan… A 6-foot-6 fifth-year senior from Nashville, Tennessee, he averaged 4.5 rebounds, 1.1 assists, and 0.9 blocks per game to go along with his scoring… Cambridge began his career with three seasons at Auburn before playing last season at Arizona State… He averaged 9.8 points and 5.4 rebounds per game last season for the Sun Devils and helped ASU to the second round of the NCAA Tournament… Cambridge has made 116 3-pointers and is 360-for-821 (43.8%) from the field in his career… He scored a career-high 26 points against South Carolina as a freshman on January 22, 2020, and had a career-best 11 rebounds against San Diego on December 18, 2022… Cambridge started against Texas A&M in Tech's exhibition win, scoring 14 points on 5-for-8 shooting from the field and 2-of-3 on 3-pointers… For his career, Cambridge has recorded five double-doubles and has scored 20 or more points in two games
McMillian scored in double-figures for the third time this season with 14 points in the win over Vandy in 31 minutes of play as a reserve… He was 2-for-3 on 3-pointers in the game and is now shooting 19-for-46 (41.3 percent) from beyond the arc this season… McMillian matched a career-high with 24 points at Butler where he established a new career-best with eight 3-pointers and also led the team with seven rebounds in 36 minutes as a reserve… A Vallejo, California native, he is currently averaging 8.1 points, 3.7 rebounds, and 1.1 assists per game and comes into the game against UTA with 751 career points in 101 career games played… McMillian earned Big 12 Newcomer of the Week for the performance at Butler where his eight 3-pointers were just one back of the program record set by Alan Voskuil against Kansas back in 2009… It was the first time a Tech player has made six or more 3-pointers since Toddrick Gotcher made six in 2015 against UT Martin… He also led the Red Raiders in scoring with 17 points in the win over Texas A&M-Corpus Christi in 25 minutes as a reserve before having nine points with three 3-pointers against Villanova in the first game in the Bahamas… McMillian now has 33 games in double-figure scoring in his career and three games with 20 or more… McMillian secured six rebounds in both games against Commerce and San Jose State to begin his career at Tech for his previous season-high in rebounding before his seven against Butler… In his first year at Tech, he is a senior with two years of eligibility remaining after he played the last three years at Grand Canyon in Phoenix, Arizona where he advanced to the 2021 and 2023 NCAA Tournaments… Against Texas A&M in Tech's exhibition, McMillian scored 17 points with four 3-pointers as a reserve in 23 minutes… McMillian is 128-for-314 (40.8%) on 3-pointers in his career including a game last season against SFA in February where he made six 3-pointers for GCU… He scored a career-high 24 points for the first time in his career in that game against SFA on Feb. 24, 2023… McMillian is coming off a season at Grand Canyon where he averaged 10.9 points per game and had 78 assists
Lamar Washington scored a season-high eight points against Omaha and is coming off a game against Vandy where he provided three assists, four rebounds, and two points… He had matched a previous season-high with seven points and added three assists against Villanova after he had scored a season-high seven points in just under 30 minutes of play as a reserve against Corpus Christi… A sophomore with 42 games of experience, he is now averaging 4.1 points, 2.0 rebounds, and 1.5 assists per game this season as a key reserve… In the season opener, he led Tech with four assists and also added five points and four rebounds in the win over Commerce and then had four points and four rebounds against San Jose State… Washington is in his second season at Tech after averaging 3.4 points and 1.8 rebounds per game as a freshman… He finished with 13 points and two steals in the exhibition win over Texas A&M where he played 24 minutes as a reserve… Washington had a career-high 13 points and five steals last season in a win over Kansas State at home… He played in 32 games and made three starts during the 2022-23 season… A 6-foot-4, 200-pound guard, Washington is a Portland, Oregon native who was named the 2021 Oregon Gatorade Player of the Year before finishing prep school in Arizona… Washington has 149 points, 72 assists, and 33 steals through 42 games in his career
Robert Jennings had a career-high eight rebounds and season-best six points in the win over ORU in Tech's last home game and provided four points and four rebounds against Vandy… Against ORU, he secured seven offensive rebounds in the game in just under 10 minutes on the court… A Desoto, Texas native who is listed at 6-foot-7, 230-pounds, Jennings has appeared in seven games this season where he is averaging 2.4 rebounds and 1.7 points per game… A sophomore in his second season, Jennings celebrated a birthday on Saturday, Dec. 3… He had a career-high eight points in games against Houston Christian, Oklahoma, and Louisville last season… He also had strong performances with six rebounds against South Carolina State and West Virginia last year… Jennings played in 30 games with four starts last season as a true freshman where he averaged 2.7 points and 1.9 rebounds per game
D'Maurian Williams has 816 points and a team-best 146 3-pointers made through 87 games played in his career… He scored two points in four minutes of play against Commerce in the opener but has not scored in another game this season… A senior with two years of eligibility remaining, D'Maurian is in his second season at Tech after playing his first two years at Gardner Webb where he averaged 14.5 points per game as a sophomore after 10.8 as a freshman… He played 27 games with one start last season for the Red Raiders, averaging 3.1 points per game and with 14 3-pointers… For his career, Williams is 146-for-379 (38.5%) from beyond the arc… He had a career-high 27 points against Columbia International while playing at Gardner Webb and also had a 10-rebound performance against UNLV… Last season, Williams scored a season-high 17 points against Jackson State after going 5-for-7 on 3-pointers… He's scored in double-figures 40 times in his career and has one double-double
Tech's roster has two true freshman on it with Eemeli Yalaho and Drew Steffe… Yalaho scored two points in six minutes of play in the opener against Commerce to make his collegiate debut and played just under five minutes against San Jose State… He played in the first five games this season but has not played in the past five… An international player from Jyväskylä, Finland, he completed high school with his senior season at Western Reserve Academy (Hudson, Ohio) where he averaged 15.2 points, 7.6 rebounds and 3.5 assists per game… Yalaho is listed as a 6-foot-8, 240-pound forward… Steffe is a four-star recruit who was signed last November out of Frisco Memorial High School… A 6-foot-5, 200-pound forward, he was a Class 5A All-state selection… Steffe has not played this season
Two of the newcomers made their debut in the win over Omaha after they were with the Red Raiders last season but not on the active roster… KyeRon Lindsay transferred to Tech at midterm last December after starting his career at the University of Georgia where he started eight games and played in 10 as a true freshman… He was 2-for-2 at the free-throw line against Omaha for his first points as a Red Raider in a game where he played three minutes… A Denton, Texas native, Lindsay averaged 6.2 points and 5.2 rebounds per game as a Bulldog including recording a double-double with a career-high 14 points and 10 rebounds against Miami (Ohio) on November 14, 2022… Jack Francis is a sophomore from Austin who was on the practice squad last season and earned his spot on this season's roster… Francis is the team's only walk-on and is an accomplished player who scored over 1,000 points at Anderson High School… Lindsay and Francis both practiced with the Red Raiders throughout the 2023 Spring semester
McCasland's staff includes assistant coaches Dave Smart, Matt Braeuer, Achoki Moikobu, and Luke Barnwell along with Kellen Buffington (general manager), Andrew Wright (strength & conditioning), Clay Wilson (player development), Jardon Powell (director of administration and operations), Cooper Anderson (operations), Chris Nottingham (video coordinator), and Christian Hosley (assistant strength & conditioning). Braeuer, Moikobu, Wright, Wilson, and Hosley worked with McCasland at UNT

A BRIEF LOOK AT TECH PROGRAM HISTORY
The Red Raiders are a proud program that has experienced great success with 19 overall NCAA Tournament appearances and advancement to the 2018 Elite 8, 2019 National Championship Final, and 2022 Sweet 16. This is the 99th season in program history and includes recent appearances in the NCAA Tournament in 2016, 2018, 2019, 2021, and 2022, a 2019 Big 12 regular-season championship, 25 NBA Draft selections, and over 1,500 wins. Recently in the NBA Draft, selections of Zhaire Smith (R1-P16), Jarrett Culver (R1-P6), and Jahmi'us Ramsey (R2-P43) were made. Mac McClung represented the program by winning the 2023 NBA Slam Dunk Contest. Tech went 18-0 at home during the 2021-22 season for the best record nationally two years ago. Last season, the program ranked No. 21 in average attendance with 13,222 per game.

FEATURE LINKS
Joe Toussaint – On Point
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McCasland story – Rising through the ranks
Four Journeys to Big 12 Media Day
Our coaching staff's path to coaching
Define Yourself – player video series

GAME INFO
Matchup: UT Arlington (6-4) vs. Texas Tech (8-2)
Location: Lubbock, Texas
Venue: United Supermarkets Arena
Tip: 1:01 p.m., Thursday, December 21, 2023
TV: ESPN+
TV CALL: John Harris (play-by-play), Chris Level (analyst)
RADIO (Texas Tech Sports Network): 97.3 Double T FM
RADIO CALL: Geoff Haxton (play-by-play), Clark Lammert (analyst)

Red Raider Roster Report | Game 11

Players Mentioned

Devan Cambridge

Jack Francis

Pop Isaacs

Robert Jennings

Chance McMillian

Joe Toussaint

Kerwin Walton

Lamar Washington

Warren Washington

D'Maurian Williams

Darrion Williams

Eemeli Yalaho

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