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No. 20 Tech, Wyoming set for Sunday matinee
November 28, 2025 | Men's Basketball
LUBBOCK – No. 20 Texas Tech eyes a continuance of its home dominance when it hosts Wyoming at 2 p.m. on Sunday at United Supermarkets Arena. The Red Raiders (5-2) extended the nation's third longest streak to 43 straight non-conference home games after rolling to a 32-point win over New Orleans on Wednesday and are now 4-0 in home games this season and 20-0 in non-conference home games under head coach Grant McCasland. The win streak includes a 96-49 win over the Cowboys last season on November 13, 2024 in a game where JT Toppin recorded his first double-double as a Red Raider with 24 points and 12 rebounds and Christian Anderson made his collegiate debut – scoring nine points and having four assists and three steals after he had missed the first two games of his freshman season.
Wyoming (6-1) is on a two-game winning streak after earning a 101-59 win over Denver on Wednesday and will be playing its second road game of the season. The only loss on the Cowboys resume came with a 78-70 loss at Sam Houston – a team Texas Tech earned a 98-77 win over on Nov. 7 at the USA. The matchup will be the 14th all-time between the two programs with the Cowboys owning a 7-6 all-time advantage but also looking to respond from a 47-point loss to the Red Raiders last season.
Toppin and Anderson continue leading the Red Raiders this season and are among the Big 12 and national leaders in multiple categories. Anderson is coming off a game against New Orleans where he set a new career high with six 3-pointers and finished with 23 points while Toppin recorded his 34th career double-double with 19 points and a season-high 16 rebounds. Toppin leads the Big 12 and is fifth nationally with 11.3 rebounds per game and is fourth in the conference with 21.3 points per game. He is currently second in the nation with 5.3 offensive rebounds per game after having a season-high nine offensive rebounds against New Orleans. Anderson is in the top 10 of the Big 12 with 7.1 assists, 18.6 points, 2.29 steals and 3.14 made 3-pointers per game. His 7.1 assists per game ranks ninth nationally. Donovan Atwell leads the Big 12 and is seventh nationally with 3.86 made 3-pointers per game after hitting three against New Orleans – giving him three or more 3-pointers made in six of seven games this season. Atwell is third on the team with 13.1 points per game while LeJuan Watts is adding 10.3 points and 5.8 rebounds per game after contributing 12 points and eight rebounds in the win over New Orleans.
Atwell is approaching the 1,000-point milestone with 981 points through 101 career games played. He also leads Tech by shooting 45.8 percent on 3-pointers this season, making 27-of-59 through seven games. Â
Tech has made 10 or more 3-pointers in five of the first seven games of the season, including setting a new program record with 17 in the season opener against Lindenwood and knocking down 11 in the win over New Orleans. The Red Raiders come into the matchup against Wyoming shooting 79-for-219 (36.1 percent) and leading the Big 12 with an average of 11.3 made per game. Tech also leads the Big 12 with 15.3 offensive rebounds per game and is fourth in the conference with a 1.60 assist-to-turnover ratio. Through seven games, Texas Tech is averaging 82.1 points, 17.1 assists, 40.3 rebounds, 8.0 steals and 3.4 blocks per game as a team. Defensively, Tech has not allowed an opponent to make more than eight 3-pointers in a game and is limiting the opposition to 71.4 points per game. The Red Raiders limited New Orleans to only 16 points in the second half and held the Privateers to only 2-of-15 shooting from beyond the arc.
As a program, Tech has not lost a non-conference home game since a 76-4 overtime loss to No. 15 Kentucky on January 25, 2020. The streak is only behind Auburn (63) and Baylor (47) for the longest in the nation. Tech's program record is a 54-game home non-conference winning streak which was snapped with the loss to Kentucky.
In the rankings, Tech dropped back five spots to No. 20 in the AP Top 25 Poll last Monday with the loss to Purdue. The Boilermakers (6-0) remained ranked at No. 1 while Arizona (5-0) moved up two spots to No. 2 and is followed by Houston (5-0), Duke (7-0) and UConn (5-1) in the top 5. The Big 12 was also represented by No. 9 BYU (4-1) and No. 15 Iowa State (4-0) in the most recent rankings. Texas Tech has been ranked in 12 straight polls dating back to last season. The team came in at No. 10 in the AP Preseason Poll for its highest preseason ranking in program history and was at No. 15 last week. Tech finished last season at No. 8 in the AP Top 25.
Texas Tech will look to even the all-time series against Wyoming and pick up wins over the Cowboys in consecutive seasons after rolling to a 96-49 win last year. Wyoming holds a 7-6 all-time record over Tech with a 67-62 win on December 14, 2002 being the most recent meeting before last season. Tech is 4-2 at home against the Cowboys in a series that began on December 28, 1940 with a neutral-court matchup in Oklahoma City. Wyoming is coming off a 12-20 overall record last season, including going 5-15 in Mountain West play. The Cowboys ended their season on a five-game losing streak, finishing off the 2024-25 campaign with a 66-61 loss to San Jose State in the opening round of the Mountain West Championship. Wyoming is led by head coach Sundance Wicks who is in his second season after taking over for Texas Tech assistant coach Jeff Linder. The Cowboys have made 16 appearances in the NCAA Tournament with its most recent trip in 2022 under Linder. The program won the NCAA Championship in 1943.
Wyoming has four players averaging in double figures this season, led by Leland Walker who is scoring 12.6 points per game along with having 30 assists through seven games. Khaden Bennett and Nasir Meyer are both averaging 10.7 points per game and Damarion Dennis is at 10.1. Uriyah Rojas leads the team with 12 made 3-pointers and is averaging 9.0 points per game. Against Denver, Walker led the Cowboys with 16 points while Bennett and Meyer both scored 14. The Cowboys are coming off the game against Denver where they shot 10-of-22 on 3-pointers and owned a 44-31 rebounding advantage.
GAME INFORMATION
Matchup: Wyoming (6-1) at Texas Tech (5-2)
Location: Lubbock, Texas
Venue: United Supermarkets Arena
Tip: 2 p.m., Sunday, Nov. 30, 2025
TV: ESPN+
TV CALL: John Harris, Chris Level
TEXAS TECH SPORTS NETWORK: Geoff Haxton, Clark Lammert
RED RAIDER ROSTER REPORT (*"players defining themselves")
JT Toppin: "Dawg. Fearless. Resilient."
Toppin leads the Big 12 and is fifth nationally with 11.3 rebounds per game and is fourth in the conference with 21.3 points per game after dominating with 19 points and 16 rebounds in the win over New Orleans… It was his third double-double of the season and 34th of his career, along with setting new season highs with the 16 rebounds and nine on the offensive end… In the Bahamas, Toppin earned Baha Mar Championship All-Tournament honors after he had 15 points and 8 rebounds in the loss to No. 1 Purdue after producing 21 points and 9 rebounds in the win over Wake Forest where he was 10-for-19 from the field against the Demon Deacons to record his 22nd career game with 20-plus points… Toppin was named to the Big 12 Starting Five two weeks ago after he produced 35 points and 11 rebounds at No. 14 Illinois before having 10 rebounds and seven points against Milwaukee last week… The 35/11 double-double at Illinois was his fifth double-double of his career with 30-or-more points and double-digit rebounds… He now has 56 double-figure scoring performances in his career… Toppin missed the season opener with a lower body injury but showed no signs of alarm in his debut, going off for 31 points, 14 rebounds, four assists and three steals in his junior season debut against Sam Houston… He returned for his junior season from a Consensus Second Team All-America season as a sophomore and has a slew of preseason honors leading into this season… He was named the Big 12 Preseason Player of the Year, Associated Press Preseason All-American and is on the Karl Malone Award Preseason Watch List… A Dallas, Texas native, he was coming off a season where he recorded 19 double-doubles and averaged 18.2 points, 9.4 rebounds and 1.5 blocks per game – each the team's leader… He set a career-high with 41 points in an overtime win over Arizona State and had a career-best 18 rebounds against Saint Joseph's… Toppin recorded three games with 30-plus points including going for 32 points and 12 rebounds at Oklahoma State and producing 30 points and 14 rebounds in the home finale against Colorado… He also had seven double-doubles with 25-plus point performances… Toppin ranked third in the Big 12 in scoring and rebounding while having the seventh most double-doubles in the nation… A sophomore from Dallas, Toppin scored 20 or more points in 17 games last season, passing Jarrett Culver (2018-19) who had 13 games of 20 or more as a sophomore during the run to the 2019 Final Four… His 18.2 points per game were also the most for the program since Culver averaged 18.5 in the 2018-19 season with the program record being 24.5 from Greg Lowery in the 1971-72 season where he posted 19 games of 20-plus scoring… His 19 double-doubles were only behind Tony Battie's 20 during the 1996-97 season in the Tech record book and was the 7th most nationally during the season… Toppin comes into the matchup against Wyoming having already produced 1,175 points, 704 rebounds and 123 blocked shots through 75 career games.
Christian Anderson: "Tough. Team player. Human highlight."
Anderson is second in the Big 12 and is ninth nationally with 7.1 assists per game along with contributing 18.6 points, 3.1 rebounds and 2.3 steals per game to begin his sophomore season… He has now scored in double figures in a team-high six games this season and in 24 games in his career after a team-best 23 points against New Orleans in a game he set a new career-high with six 3-pointers… Anderson, who also leads the Big 12 and is sixth nationally by playing 37:30 minutes per game, has recorded five or more assists in six of seven games this season with 11 assists in two games… Anderson is currently 22-for-53 on 3-pointers this season and is sixth in the Big 12 by making 3.14 3-pointers per game… An Atlanta, Georgia native, he was named the Big 12 Player of the Week and to the Big 12 Starting Five on November 11 after averaging 26.0 points, 9.0 assists, 4.5 rebounds and 3.5 steals in the first week of the season – along with only having three turnovers… He recorded his first career double-double and established new career highs with 34 points and 11 assists in the win over Lindenwood in the season opener and followed it with 18 points and seven assists in the win over Sam Houston… He is the first player in program history to have a double-double with 30-plus points and 10-plus assists… Entering the season, Anderson was named to the All-Big 12 Preseason Team and is on the Bob Cousy Award Preseason Watch List… He is coming off a freshman season where he averaged 10.6 points and 2.2 assists per game – earning All-Big 12 Freshman Team honors before helping Germany to the silver medal in the FIBA U19 World Cup during the summer in Switzerland… A 6-foot-3 point guard, Anderson scored a previous career-high 22 points in the Sweet 16 win over Arkansas last season and matched the team lead by making 71 3-pointers… He led the Red Raiders with 46 made 3-pointers in Big 12 play and finished the season shooting 38.0 percent from distance… During the summer with Germany, Anderson averaged 17.3 points, 6.6 assists and 4.9 rebounds, including scoring 18 points and having nine assists against the USA in the championship game… He finished his freshman season with four games of scoring 20 or more points and had a career-high six assists in the win at Kansas… Anderson comes into the matchup against Wyoming with 502 points, 127 assists, 127 rebounds and 57 steals through 42 career games.
Tyeree Bryan: "Team player. Competitor. Hard worker."
Bryan is averaging 6.9 points and 4.7 rebounds per game after having six rebounds in the win over New Orleans – his 100th career game played… In the Bahamas, he recorded his 52nd career game scoring in double figures after going for 13 points against Wake Forest but was held scoreless for the first time this season in the loss to Purdue… Along with scoring 13 against Wake Forest, he also had seven rebounds, two steals and made a season-high three 3-pointers… Bryan hit his season-high 13 points for the first time on 5-for-10 shooting in the win over Milwaukee in Tech's last home game after having a previous high of 12 against Sam Houston… An Orlando, Florida native, Bryan has started all six games this season… He is in his first season at Texas Tech after playing the past two at Santa Clara and beginning his career with one season at Charleston Southern and one at River State College… He is coming off a season at Santa Clara where he averaged 10.4 points per game and shot 66-for-154 (42.9 percent) on 3-pointers… Bryan scored a career-high 35 points against Gonzaga last season after going 7-for-12 from deep… He made four or more 3-pointers in seven games last season and is now 152-for-372 (40.9 percent) on 3-pointers in his career… Bryan has 948 points, 454 rebounds, 127 assists and 67 steals through 100 career games played.
LeJuan Watts: "Tough. Leader. Consistent."
Watts contributed 12 points and eight rebounds in the win over New Orleans and is now averaging 10.3 points and 5.8 rebounds this season… He knocked on the door of his first double-double of the season by having 10 points and nine rebounds in the win over Milwaukee… Watts, who now has 44 double-figure scoring performances in his career, scored a season-high 21 points on 8-for-10 shooting from the field (2-2 on 3s) at No. 14 Illinois… He made his Tech debut in the second game of the season against Sam Houston and finished with 11 points and six rebounds in 25 minutes of play after missing the opener with a lower body injury… Watts is in his first season at Texas Tech and entered the season as the Big 12 Preseason Newcomer of the Year along with being selected for the Julius Erving Award Preseason Watch List… A Fresno, California native, he is in his fourth year in college after playing last season at Washington State and spending two seasons at Eastern Washington where he redshirted as a freshman… At Washington State last season, he averaged 13.7 points, 6.7 rebounds and 4.4 assists per game… He had 10 double-doubles and also recorded a triple-double with 20 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists against Santa Clara… He scored a career-high 24 points in a game against San Francisco and grabbed a career-best 14 rebounds against Idaho last season… Watts comes into the matchup against Wyoming with 830 points, 420 rebounds, 217 assists and 10 double-doubles through 72 career games played in his career.
Donovan Atwell: "Hit shots. Consistent. Play hard."
Atwell is only 19 points away from 1,000 in his career and leads the Big 12 by making 3.86 3-pointers per game after he made three against New Orleans and finished with 13 points… He is 27-for-59 (45.8 percent) on 3-pointers to begin the season after going 3-for-6 from deep and scoring nine points in the win over Wake Forest and then going 3-for-9 against Purdue… He is now averaging 13.1 points and 2.9 rebounds per game from the starting lineup… Atwell, who played in his 100th career game against Purdue, started the season with two straight games with six 3-pointers before a game against Milwaukee last Friday where he was 5-for-9 from deep and finished with 17 points… Atwell made six 3-pointers against Sam Houston and Lindenwood… He comes into matchup against Wyoming with 17 career games with five or more 3-pointers… Atwell went 6-for-13 on 3-pointers and also added four rebounds and two steals in the opener against Lindenwood and was 6-for-11 on 3-pointers in the second game of the season against Sam Houston… He joined the Red Raiders for his senior season after playing the past three at UNC Greensboro and is coming off a junior season where he averaged 13.3 points per game and was 96-for-241 (39.8 percent) on 3-pointers… His 96 3-pointers were the 43rd most in the nation… He scored a career-high 28 points last season at Chattanooga by going 6-for-7 on 3-pointers and has two games in his career with eight made 3-pointers… Atwell has averaged scoring in double figures the past two seasons, including going for 11.4 points per game as a sophomore in the 2023-24 season where he was 93-for-220 (42.3 percent) on 3-point attempts… His career-high for 3-pointers made is eight, knocking down eight 3s against Kansas City and Eastern Kentucky during the 2023-24 season while at UNC Greensboro… He comes into the matchup against Wyoming with 981 career points and is 238-for-596 (39.9 percent) on 3-pointers through 101 games in his career.
Jaylen Petty: "Leader. Creative. Bucket-getter."
Petty matched a career-high with 11 points in the win over Wake Forest in the Bahamas after going 3-for-6 on 3-pointers following scoring 11 points with three 3-pointers in the win over Milwaukee in Tech's last home game… Against No. 1 Purdue, he led Tech with four assists and also had five points and three rebounds in 34 minutes of play as a reserve… Through seven games played in his freshman season, Petty is averaging 5.9 points, 3.1 rebounds and 2.4 assists… He made a strong collegiate debut by going for nine points, eight rebounds, five assists, two steals and having only one turnover against Lindenwood in the opener after playing 34 minutes off the bench and finishing the night with four offensive rebounds and made two 3-pointers… Petty earned Washington Gatorade Player of the Year honors last season after averaging 24.5 points, 5.9 rebounds, 5.5 assists and 3.2 steals per game at Rainier Beach High School… A four-star recruit from Seattle, Washington, he led his team to a state championship and had a triple-double in a game where he produced 61 points, 15 assists and 15 steals… Petty was a McDonald's All-American nominee, adidas All-America, NBPA Topp 100 selection, a two-time Donovan Mitchell camp participant, an Allen Iverson Showcase selection and the Iverson Class 24K Showcase MVP.
Luke Bamgboye: "Resilient. Humble. Athletic."
Bamgboye recorded his second four-block game of the season and scored a season-high 13 points in the win over New Orleans… It was his fourth game played this season and second straight start… He is now averaging 7.0 points, 2.5 blocks and 3.5 rebounds per game… Bamgboye made his first start as a Red Raider in the loss against No. 1 Purdue and finished with five points, two rebounds and one blocked shot after he had contributed six points, six rebounds and one blocked shot in the win over Wake Forest… A 6-foot-11 sophomore, he made his Texas Tech debut with four blocked shots and four points in the win over Milwaukee… He had missed the first three games this season with a lower body injury… He transferred to Texas Tech after playing his freshman season at VCU where he ranked second among all freshmen in the nation with 75 blocks and was tied for 17th overall with 2.14 blocks per game... A London native, he averaged 3.8 points and 3.3 rebounds in a season where he earned Atlantic 10 Conference All-Defensive Team and All-Rookie honors… He appeared in 35 games with 24 starts, including scoring a career-high 17 points and having a career-best seven blocks against UMass… Bamgboye will be playing in his 40th career game when the Red Raiders host Wyoming and currently has 85 blocked shots, 162 points and 130 rebounds.
Leon Horner: "Vocal. High intensity. Coachable."
Horner provided a career-high three assists and scored two points in the win over New Orleans after he had five points and five rebounds in the loss against No. 1 Purdue… In his second season at Tech, Horner is now averaging 4.3 points and 2.5 rebounds through four games played this season… A sophomore, he scored a career-high 10 points after making 2-of-3 shots from beyond the arc in the season opener against Lindenwood along with grabbing six rebounds but missed the games against Sam Houston and No. 14 Illinois with a lower body injury… Horner has played in 13 career games after he returned for his second season at Texas Tech following playing nine games last season as a true freshman… A Dallas, Texas native, he scored his first career points in a win over Oral Roberts and had one rebound in five games… Horner played at Dynamic Prep and a was a McDonald's All-American nominee as a senior where he averaged 14.5 points, 6.0 rebounds and 3.0 assists.
Marial Akuentok: "Energetic. Encouraging. Fearless."
Akuentok started and made his college debut in the win over Lindenwood – going for eight rebounds, seven points and having one blocked shot – before playing in a reserve role against Sam Houston, Illinois and Purdue… Through four games played, Akuentok is averaging 2.3 points and 3.0 rebounds per game… He was 3-for-5 from the field in 17 minutes of action against Lindenwood and scored the first points of the season for the Red Raiders with a 3-pointer… Akuentok returned for his second season at Texas Tech after redshirting last year… He joined the program in January and experienced the journey to the Elite Eight… Akuentok is from Edmonton, Alberta, Canada and was a top 100 recruit who reclassified… He played at Fort Erie International Academy and was named the co-player of the year and defensive player of the year… He also competed for the U18 Canada National Team and helped lead them to the bronze medal at the 2024 FIBA U18 AmeriCup.
Nolan Groves: "Hardworking. Coachable. Team player."
Groves established a new Texas Tech freshman record in his college debut by grabbing 16 rebounds in the win over Lindenwood and scored seven points in the first two games of the season… In the Bahamas, Groves came off the bench and scored four points against No. 1 Purdue with one 3-pointer and a free throw… Through six games played, he is averaging 3.0 points and 2.7 rebounds per game… Against Lindenwood, he had six offensive rebounds and 10 on the defensive side of the court to go along with scoring seven points, dishing out three assists and coming away with two steals in 27 minutes of action from the starting lineup… Groves entered his freshman season after earning Minnesota Gatorade Player of the Year while playing for Orono High School… He finished his senior season averaging 34.1 points, 8.5 rebounds, 6.0 assists and 3.0 steals per game… A Long Lake, Minnesota native, Groves scored 40 or more points in nine games and had a 57-point performance.
Jazz Henderson: "Vocal. Confident. Energetic."
Henderson made his college debut and scored two points in seven minutes of playing time against Lindenwood and contributed two rebounds in the win over Sam Houston… He is in his second season with the Texas Tech basketball program after redshirting due to injury last season… A Dallas, Texas native, he was a three-time state champion at Oak Cliff Faith Family High School where he averaged 14 points and 7 assists as a senior.
Josiah Moseley: "Versatile. Energetic. All over the court."
Moseley has missed the first five games of the season with a lower body injury… He returned to his home state of Texas after playing his freshman season at Villanova where he played in 30 games as a reserve… A Round Rock, Texas native, he was the 2023-24 Texas Gatorade Player of the Year after averaging 22.8 points and 8.9 rebounds for Stony Point High School… At Villanova, Moseley scored a career-high 10 points against Lafayette and had a career-best seven rebounds against Temple… He finished his freshman season averaging 1.9 points and 2.3 rebounds per game.
Jack Francis: "Humble. Resilient. Coachable."
Francis is the longest tenured Red Raider, having joined the program as a practice player in the 2022-23 season… He has appeared in 19 games over the past three seasons, including playing in 11 last season… An Austin, Texas native, Francis played at Anderson High School where he scored over 1,000 points in his career… At Tech, he scored his first career points with a pair of free throws against Sam Houston and also scored last season against Oral Roberts… Texas Tech is 19-1 in games he has appeared in.
LaTrell Hoover: "Energetic. Coachable. Hardworking."
The final addition to this year's roster, Hoover signed with the Red Raiders on September 8 and immediately joined the program to begin practicing… McCasland said he plans to redshirt Hoover this season… Hoover is listed at 7-foot tall, making him the tallest player on the roster… A San Antonio, Texas native, Hoover played at Samuel Clements High School where he averaged 11.4 points and 8.8 rebounds per game as a senior – earning all-district second team honors
McCasland is now 267-111 in his NCAA career, including his Texas Tech records of 56-22 overall (78 games), 26-12 in Big 12 games, 33-5 at home and 12-9 in true road games… McCasland has also been the head coach at Midwestern State (56-12 record / 2 seasons), Arkansas State (20-12 / 1 season) and North Texas (135-65 / 6 seasons). Along with coaching Texas Tech, McCasland is also an assistant coach for the USA Basketball Men's Junior National Team which won the 2025 FIBA U19 World Cup over the summer in Switzerland after winning the 2024 FIBA U18 AmeriCup in Buenos Aires… McCasland was a 2025 Werner Ladder Naismith Men's College Coach of the Year Semifinalist presented by AXIA Time… His 54-21 record at Tech is the best start for a head coach in program history… McCasland joined Bob Knight as the only two coaches in program history with 20-plus wins in their first two seasons after Knight's teams accomplished it in 2001-02 and 2002-03… In 11 seasons as an NCAA coach, McCasland has won 20 or more games 10 times with the only exception coming in an 18-win year in 2020-21 at UNT with reduced games because of Covid restrictions… He is in his 10th season as an NCAA Division I coach.
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