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No. 16 Tech hosts Colorado on Wednesday night
February 10, 2026 | Men's Basketball
LUBBOCK โ With only four home games remaining, No. 16 Texas Tech is set to host Colorado at 7 p.m. on Wednesday at United Supermarkets Arena before traveling to play at No. 1 Arizona on Saturday in Tucson, Arizona. The Red Raiders (17-6, 7-3 Big 12) are coming off a 70-63 road win at West Virginia on Sunday while the Buffaloes (14-10, 4-7 Big 12) travel to Lubbock after a 78-70 home win over Arizona State last Saturday.
"Every home game is important this time of year," Texas Tech coach Grant McCasland said. "Colorado was fantastic in the second half the last time we played them. We were in a bad spot in the second half because of the way they compete. It's a big home game and we're excited about the opportunity. In this league, especially playing a great offensive team like Colorado, you can't give them good looks. If you do, they have a lot of offensive players who can make you pay. They've won two of their last three games and have played well offensively in those games. Our attention to detail on defense was where it needed to be against West Virginia and we just need to keep improving in that area."
The Red Raiders are currently fifth in the Big 12 standings and 11-1 on their home court this season while the Buffaloes are 1-5 on the road. Tech earned a 73-71 win over CU on January 10 in Boulder with Donovan Atwell leading the team with 17 points after making five 3-pointers and JT Toppin and LeJuan Watts both recording double-doubles. Toppin went for 16 points and 13 rebounds, Watts added 11 points, 11 rebounds and six assists and Anderson finished the game with 15 points. Isaiah Johnson led CU with 21 points after going 13-of-13 at the free-throw line and Barrington Hargress scored 17 points. Tech led the game by as many as 24 points in the second half before holding on to win on the road by two.
Tech snapped a two-game losing streak that had followed a five-game winning streak with its 70-63 win over West Virginia last Saturday in Morgantown. Anderson recorded his sixth double-double of the season and his seventh game with 10-plus assists after going for 13 points and 11 assists while Toppin led the Red Raiders with 22 points and had nine rebounds. Atwell made four 3-pointers, finishing with 15 points and Jaylen Petty had his 11th game this season scoring in double figures with 11 points. The Red Raiders never trailed against WVU and led by as many as 15 in the second half.
Toppin leads the Big 12 with 10.5 rebounds per game and 14 double-doubles and is third in the conference with 21.8 points per game. He is on pace to become only the second player in Big 12 history to average 20-plus points, 10-plus rebounds with Oklahoma's Blake Griffin being the only other player to accomplish the feat. Toppin ranks in the top 10 nationally in rebounding and scoring and leads the nation with 207 made field goals. Andre Emmett owns the Tech record for field goals made with 297 in the 2002-03 season while Jarrius Jackson is the last Red Raider to average over 20 points for a season with him scoring 20.5 points per game in the 2005-06 season. Toppin has scored in double figures in 19 straight games (21 of 22 games this season) and in 72 of 91 games in his career. Atwell has already made 81 3-pointers this season which is the fifth most in a season in program history. He is now behind Cory Carr (94 โ 1996-97), Carr (92 โ 1995-96), Alan Voskuil (91 โ 2008-09) and Stan Bonewitz (84 โ 1997-98) on the all-time list. Anderson has made 75 3-pointers this season which puts him 10th in the record book while his 169 assists already has him with the seventh most in a single season. Elijah Hawkins set the Tech record last season with 226. Anderson leads the Big 12 and is third nationally with 7.7 assists per game which is the best in program history with Hawkins owning the all-time record at 6.46 assists per game.
Tech leads the Big 12 and is sixth nationally with 11.5 made 3-pointers per game and is second in the conference and 10th nationally by shooting 39.1% from beyond the arc. The Red Raiders were 13-of-24 (54.2%) on 3-pointers in the win over WVU and have now made 10 or more in 18-of-23 games this season, including setting a new program record with 17 in games against Baylor, Oklahoma State and Lindenwood. The Red Raiders established new program records on 3-pointers the past two seasons under McCasland by making 371 last season (37 games) and 289 the year before (34 games). As a team, Tech is 264-for-675 (39.1%) on 3-pointers through 23 games this season which is already the fourth most made in a season in program history.
The loss against Texas Tech started a six-game losing streak for the Buffaloes before a win over TCU on February 1. CU is coming off a 78-70 win over Arizona State last Saturday with Hargress going for 23 points and four assists while Sebastian Rancik recorded a double-double with 17 points and 11 rebounds. Johnson leads the team with 16.2 points per game while Hargress scores 14.1 per and Rancik is averaging 13.0 points and 5.3 rebounds per game. Colorado is third in the Big 12 with a 75.8 free-throw percentage and second with only 9.8 turnovers per game. The Buffaloes lead the Big 12 with 30.2 points per game from their bench.
SERIES
This will be the 34th meeting in the all-time series between Texas Tech and Colorado. The Red Raiders have won two straight over the Buffaloes after a 73-71 win on January 10 in Boulder earlier this season and a 91-75 win on March 5, 2025 last season in CU's first season back in the Big 12. Colorado is 18-15 in the all-time series while the Red Raiders are 8-7 against the Buffaloes in Lubbock. The two programs met for the first time ever on December 5, 1959 with the Buffaloes earning a 79-66 win in Boulder. The first meeting in Lubbock came on December 4, 1961 with the Red Raiders earning an 84-82 double-overtime win.
RANKING UPDATE
Tech is at No. 16 in this week's Associated Press Men's Basketball Top 25 to extend their program record to 23 straight appearances. Along with the AP Top 25, Texas Tech comes in at No. 16 in the USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll, No. 19 in the NCAA NET and No. 21 in the Kenpom ratings.
Texas Tech - "Toughest Team Wins"ย
McCasland: "Our saying 'Toughest Team Wins' means a lot to us.ย We'reย going to win because we are competitive in everything we do. We believe in each other and are going to give our hearts to each other. In the toughest of times, I always believe we are going to win."ย
RED RAIDER ROSTER REPORT (*"players defining themselves")ย
JT Toppin: "Dawg. Fearless. Resilient."ย
Toppinย leads the nation with 207 made field goals and is in the top 10 nationally in scoring (21.8), rebounding (10.5) and double-doublesโฆ Going into the matchup at Colorado, Toppin leads the Big 12 with his 10.5 rebounds per game, 14 double-doubles, and 4.1 offensive rebounds per gameโฆ Toppin is currently on pace to be the second player ever in the Big 12 to average 20-plus points, 10-plus rebounds with Blake Griffin (Oklahoma) being the only other one to post the stats in 2008-09โฆ Toppin is coming off a game at West Virginia where he had 22 points and nine rebounds โ recording his 13th game this season scoring over 20 points and the 33rd in his careerโฆ A three-time Big 12 Player of the Week selection, Toppin currently ranks eighth in the nation in scoring and is ninth in reboundingโฆ Toppin recorded his 14th double-double of the season and 45th of his career after going for 27 points and 10 rebounds at UCFโฆ Toppin has recorded a double-double 7-of-10 conference games and is currently averaging 22.7 points and 10.5 rebounds against Big 12 opponentsโฆ Toppin was named the Big 12 Player of the Week for the third time this season and fifth in his career after leading the Red Raiders with 31 points and 12 rebounds in the home win over Houston... A returning All-America, Toppinย was named the Naismith Trophy Player of the Week and Big 12 Player of the Weekย after leading Tech with 27 points and 13 rebounds in the win over BYUย and then went off forย 22 points at Baylorโฆ Toppin, who had career-high seven straight double-doubles going entering the game at Baylor, had only four rebounds against the Bears to see the streak endโฆ He now has 72ย double-figure scoring performances and 33ย games with 20-plus points in his career (13ย thisย season)โฆย ย Along with his scoring and rebounding against Utah, Toppin recorded a career-high seven assists, made three 3-pointers for a career high and matched a career-best with five blocked for the third time this season and the seventh in his careerโฆ Against Utah, Toppin became the first DI player to put up at least 30 points, 10 rebounds, seven assists and five blocks in a game since Georgetown's Mike Sweetney on March 1, 2003โฆ Toppin then put up 27 points and 12 rebounds against BYU, making him the second player to start Big 12 play with five straight double-doubles by Kevin Durantโฆ Against BYU, Toppin was 3-for-4 on 3-pointers for the second straight gameโฆ His double-double with 30-plus points againstย Houstonย was theย eighthย time in his career andย fifthย this seasonโฆ Added to the Wooden Award Midseason Watchlist, Toppin has also produced 16 points/13 rebounds at Colorado, 18 points/11 rebounds at Houston, 23 points/14 rebounds in the Big 12 opener against Oklahoma State, 14 points/11 rebounds in the win over Winthrop and 19 points/10 rebounds in the win over Dukeโฆย ย The reigning Big 12 Player of the Year and Consensus All-America also produced a double-double against Sam Houston, Illinois, New Orleans,ย Arkansasย and LSU in non-conference playโฆ 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 along with producing 21 points and 9 rebounds in the win over Wake Forest where he was 10-for-19 from the field against the Demon Deaconsโฆ Toppin was named to the Big 12 Starting Five for the first time this season after he produced a season-high 35 points and 11 rebounds at No. 14 Illinoisโฆ 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 Houstonโฆ 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 seasonโฆ 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 Listโฆ 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 โ each the team's leaderโฆ 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'sโฆ 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 Coloradoโฆ He also had seven double-doubles with 25-plus point performancesโฆย Toppin ranked third in the Big 12 in scoring and rebounding while having the seventh most double-doubles in the nationโฆ 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 Fourโฆ 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 scoringโฆ 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 seasonโฆ Toppin comes into the matchup against Coloradoย having already produced 1,526ย points, 868ย rebounds and 151 blocked shots through 91ย career gamesโฆ Toppin played his freshman season at New Mexico and has now played 55ย games as a Red Raider where he has scoredย 1,081ย points and has 542ย rebounds โ averaging 19.7ย points and 9.9 rebounds in a Texas Tech uniformโฆ Toppin ranks second among all active players with 45 career double-doubles and is third by averaging 9.5 rebounds throughout his careerโฆ His 45 double-doubles are only behind Yaxel Lendeborg (Michigan) who has 50 and is two ahead of Graham Ike (Gonzaga) going into this weekโฆ Lendeborg also leads all active players with 10.1 rebounds per game in his career while Jamichael Stillwell is second in that category with 9.6 rebounds per game in his careerโฆ He is the 43rd player at Tech to reach the 1,000-point milestone in games played as a Red Raider.
Christian Anderson: "Tough. Team player. Humanย highlight."ย
Andersonย missed his first game of the season in the loss against Kansas after starting the previous 21 but returned to post his sixth double-double of the season with 13 points and 11 assists in the win over West Virginiaโฆ The 11 assists represented his seventh game this season with double-figure assists, including a career-high of 13 in a win over Oklahoma Stateโฆ He leads the Big 12ย and is third nationallyย with 7.5 assists per game along with being sixth in scoring with 19.3 points per game,ย fifth by shooting 43.6% on 3-pointers and fourth in 3-pointers per game (3.41)... A sophomore guard on the Bob Cousy Award Midseason Top 10, Andersonย made a career-high eight 3-pointers (8-for-10) and led the Red Raiders with 26 points and six assists in the win at Baylorย before providing 12 points and nine assists in the win over Houstonโฆ A two-time Big 12 Player of the Weekย selectionย this season,ย heย now has nine games this season scoring over 20 points (13 in his career) and has made five or more 3-pointers in six games this seasonโฆ He recorded his fifth double-double of the season with 26 points and 12ย assists against Utah and followed with 22 points and seven assists against BYUโฆ Anderson matched a previous career-high with six made 3-pointers against the Utes, going 6-for-11 (54.5%)โฆ Anderson, who scored a career-high 34 points in the season opener, is currently on a seven-game streak of double-figure scoring heading into the matchup against the Buffaloes...ย His 13 assistsย against Oklahoma Stateย matched a program record in Big 12 games and was only one behind the all-time single-game record of 14 by Stan Bonewitz in 1996 against Fresno Stateโฆ Anderson was named to the Big 12 Starting Five for the fourth time this season after a 29-point performance against Winthrop in the non-conference finaleโฆ He was the Big 12 Player of the Week for the second time this season after leading the Red Raiders with 27 points and five assists in the win over Dukeโฆ Against the Blue Devils, he scored 23 of his 27 points in the second half and finished the game shooting 5-for-9 on 3-pointers and then scored 25 points in the first half against Winthropโฆ In non-conference play, he also produced 26 points and 11 assists against Arkansas along with 27 points and 10 assists in the win over LSUโฆ Anderson, who has made the Big 12 Starting Five four times this season, also leads the Big 12 and is second nationally by playing 38:38ย minutes per game and has recorded five or more assists in 20-of-22ย games played this seasonโฆ He has played all 40 minutes inย sevenย games this season, including against Wyoming, Duke, Arkansas,ย Colorado,ย BYU, at home game against Houston and most recently at WVUโฆ An Atlanta, Georgia native, he was named the Big 12 Player of the Week and to the Big 12 Starting Five on November 11 afterย averaging 26.0 points, 9.0 assists, 4.5 rebounds and 3.5 steals in the first week of the season โ along with only having three turnoversโฆ He recorded his first career double-double andย establishedย 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 Houstonโฆ He is the first player in program history to have a double-double with 30-plus points and 10-plus assistsโฆ Entering the season, Anderson was named to the All-Big 12 Preseason Team and is on the Bob Cousy Award Preseason Watch Listโฆ He is coming off aย freshmanย season where he averaged 10.6 points and 2.2 assists per game โ earning All-Big 12ย Freshmanย Team honors before helping Germany to the silver medal in the FIBA U19 World Cup during the summer in Switzerlandโฆ A 6-foot-3 point guard, Anderson scoredย a previousย career-high 22 points in the Sweet 16 win over Arkansas last season and matched the team lead by making 71 3-pointersโฆ He led the Red Raiders with 46 made 3-pointers in Big 12 play and finished the season shooting 38.0 percent from distanceโฆ 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 gameโฆ 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 Kansasโฆ Anderson comes into theย home game against Coloradoย with 797ย points, 246ย assists, 178ย rebounds, 74 steals and is 146-for-359ย (40.7%) on 3-pointers through 57ย career gamesโฆ In Big 12 games, Anderson is averaging 17.4ย points, 8.5ย assists and is shooting 31-for-71 (43.7%) on 3-pointers against conference opponents.ย
LeJuan Watts: "Tough.ย Leader. Consistent."ย
Watts recorded his third double-double of the season and led Tech with 19 points and 12 rebounds against Kansas before having seven points, four rebounds and two assists at West Virginiaโฆ Watts is currently averaging 12.7 points, 6.4 rebounds and 2.7 assists per gameโฆ A redshirt junior in his first season at Tech, Watts reached the 1,000-point career milestone at Baylor after providing 13 points and seven rebounds in theย roadย winโฆ Against Baylor, he entered the game with 996 career points and is now at 1,047ย career pointsโฆ Watts put up 20 points and eight rebounds in the win over BYU for his fourth game this season and 10th in his career with 20-plus pointsโฆ In the first matchup against Colorado, he recorded his second double-double of the season after going for 11 points and 11 rebounds along with adding six assistsโฆ A double-figure scorer in 13 games this season and 53 in his career, he scored 19 points in the win against Oklahoma State while also producing nine reboundsโฆ Named the Big 12 Preseason Newcomer of the Year, he earned Big 12 Newcomer of the Week and Lute Olson National Player of the Week honors after providing 20 points, six rebounds, three assists and three steals against Duke following a career-high 36 points after going 12-for-13 from the field with three 3-pointers in the win over Northern Coloradoโฆ According to ESPN Insights, the shooting performance against Northern Colorado makes Watts the first player in Big 12 history to score over 35 points while shooting over 90% (he was 12-for-12 from the field before missing a 3-pointer with 1:22 remaining in the game)โฆ Along with his field goal percentage, Watts went 9-of-11 at the free-throw line to smash his previous career-high of 24 points last season against San Francisco while he was playing for Washington State as a sophomoreโฆ He recorded his first double-double of the season and the 11th of his career with 15 points and 10 rebounds in the win over LSUโฆ He knocked on the door of his first double-double of the season with 10 points and nine rebounds in the win over Milwaukeeย and just missed his second with nine rebounds against OSUโฆ Watts, who now has 13ย double-figure scoring performances this season, scored a previous season-high 21 points on 8-for-10 shooting from the field (2-2 on 3s) at No. 14 Illinoisโฆ 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 injuryโฆ Watts entered the season as the Big 12 Preseason Newcomer of the Year along with being selected for the Julius Erving Award Preseason Watch Listโฆ 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 true freshmanโฆ At Washington State last season, he averaged 13.7 points, 6.7 rebounds and 4.4 assists per gameโฆ He had 10 double-doublesย and alsoย recorded a triple-double with 20 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists against Santa Claraโฆ He scored a previous career-high 24 points in a game against San Francisco and grabbed a career-best 14 rebounds against Idaho last seasonโฆ Watts comes into the matchup against Colorado with 1,047ย points, 525ย rebounds, 263ย assists, 10 games scoring 20-or-more points and 13 double-doubles through 88ย games played in his careerโฆ Through 10ย Big 12 games, Watts is averaging 11.5ย points andย 7.3ย rebounds in conference play.ย
Donovan Atwell: "Hit shots.ย Consistent. Play hard."ย
Atwell leads Tech with 81 made 3-pointers this season after making four against Kansas and West Virginia in the past two gamesโฆ He hit a season-high seven 3-pointers (7-for-10) and finished with 21 points in the winย atย Baylorย before providing 18 points against Houston where he was 5-for-8 on 3-pointers in the win... His production at Baylorย was his second game scoring over 20 points this seasonย while his five 3s against Houston was his 21stย career game making five or more in a game...ย In the NCAA, Atwell is third in career free-throw percentage among all active players at 90.6% and is 13th with 292 made 3-pointersโฆ He was 3-of-3 at the free-throw line at WVU and is now 115-of-127 in his careerโฆ A senior in his first season at Tech, Atwell is currentlyย thirdย in the Big 12 with 3.5ย made 3-pointers per game andย by shooting 44.3% from deepโฆ He is now averaging 12.3ย points per game as Tech's only starter in allย 23ย gamesโฆ Atwell led Tech with 17 points at Colorado after going 5-for-13 on 3-pointers and was coming off a game against Utah where he scored 12 points (4-for-9 on 3-pointers)โฆย Throughย 10ย Big 12 games, he is averaging 13.9ย points per conference game and isย 41-for-88ย (46.6%) on 3-pointers against conference opponentsโฆ Atwell, who has made 292-of-720 (40.6%) 3-pointers in 117ย career games, was 5-for-10 on 3-pointers against Oklahoma State and finished the game with 15 pointsโฆ Atwell is currentlyย 81-for-183ย (44.3%) from beyond the arc overallโฆ He reached the 1,000-point career milestone in the game against Arkansas where he finished with six points on 2-for-5 shooting on 3-pointersโฆ 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 where he was 5-for-9 from deep and finished with 17 pointsโฆ Atwell made sixย 3-pointers against Sam Houston and Lindenwood โ just two back of his career-highโฆ 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 Houstonโฆ He joined the Red Raiders for his senior season after playing the past three at UNC Greensboro and was coming off a junior season where he averaged 13.3 points per game and was 96-for-241 (39.8 percent) on 3-pointersโฆ His 96 3-pointers were the 43rd most in the nationโฆ 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-pointersโฆ Atwell 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 attemptsโฆ 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 Greensboroโฆ A Huntersville, North Carolina native, he comes into theย second matchup against Colorado with 1,171ย career points in his career.ย
Jaylen Petty: "Leader. Creative. Bucket-getter."ย
Petty has scored in double figures in 11 games this season after going for 11 points against West Virginia and Kansas last weekโฆ A starter in all 10 conference games and 11 overall this season, heย is averaging 9.3 points per game and has made 44 3-pointers as a true freshman after making three in both games last weekโฆ Against Kansas, he also had a career-high seven assists and is now averaging 2.3 assists per gameโฆ He also scored 18 points after going 4-for-6 on 3-pointers in the home win over Houston and had a career-best nine rebounds in the first matchup against Coloradoโฆ A starter in 11 straight games, he is shooting 44-for-117 (37.6%) on 3-pointers... ย Along with his 3-point sharpshooting, Petty is now 29-of-33 (87.9%) from the free-throw line this season, including going 4-of-4 at the line against Houston and 2-of-3 against Kansas...ย Petty hadย matched a career-high with five assistsย and alsoย added 10 points in the win over BYUโฆ He matched a career high and led Texas Tech with 20 points at Houstonย in the first meeting against the Cougarsย after going 5-for-9 on 3-pointersโฆย A Seattle native, he now has two games with 20 points and is averaging 10.6 points per game against Big 12 opponents and is 23-for-58ย (39.7%) in Big 12 games on 3-pointersโฆ Petty made his first career start and scored a career-high 20 points for the first time in the win over Winthrop after making two 3-pointers and going 6-of-7 at the free-throw lineโฆ A reserve in his first 11 appearances of the season, he started for the first time against Winthrop in the non-conference finale and then against versus Oklahoma State in the Big 12 opener where he finished with four 3-pointers in a game where he scored 12 points to mark his sixth double-figure scoring performance of his freshman seasonโฆ Petty recordedย a previousย career-high with 14 points in the win over Northern Colorado after going 3-for-5 on 3-pointers and 5-of-5 at the free-throw line before contributing five points in the win over Dukeโฆ He had matched hisย previousย career-high for the third time this season with 11 points in the win over LSU after going 3-for-4 on 3-pointers and was coming off a game against Arkansas where he had eight points and six reboundsโฆ His 11 points in the win over LSU was his third game with 11 points this season after also posting 11 against Milwaukee and Wake Forestโฆ Against No. 1 Purdue, he led Tech with four assistsย and alsoย had five points and three rebounds in 34 minutes of play as a reserveโฆ 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 benchโฆ 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 Schoolโฆ A four-star recruit, 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 stealsโฆ Petty was a McDonald's All-American nominee, adidas All-America, NBPA Top 100 selection, a two-time Donovan Mitchell camp participant, an Allen Iverson Showcase selection and the Iverson Class 24K Showcase MVP.ย
Tyeree Bryan: "Team player.ย Competitor. Hard worker."ย
Bryan comes intoย the game against Colorado with 996ย career points and 163 made 3-pointers after providing six points against Kansas with two made 3-pointers before being limited to three minutes of playing time at WVUโฆ He scored seven points and had two rebounds in the win at Baylorย and finished with two points against Houston and three at UCFโฆ A starter in 12 games this season and a reserve in the opening nineย Big 12 games, Bryan is averaging 3.4ย points and 2.0 rebounds per game with nine points against Oklahoma State for his conference high this seasonโฆ The game against Oklahoma State was his first to play as a reserve this season and was his second game where he made three 3-pointersโฆ He was 2-for-5 on 3-pointers in the game against Arkansas and has now made 15-of-52 on 3-pointย attemptsย this seasonโฆ In the Bahamas, he recorded his 52nd career game scoring in double figures after going for 13 points against Wake Forest with a season-best three 3-pointersโฆ Along with scoring 13 against Wake Forest, he also had seven rebounds, two steals and made a season-high three 3-pointersโฆ 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 Houstonโฆ An Orlando, Florida native, Bryan 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 Collegeโฆ He was 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-pointersโฆ Bryan scored a career-high 35 points against Gonzaga last season after going 7-for-12 from deepโฆ He made four or more 3-pointers in seven games last season and is now 160-for-399 (40.1 percent) on 3-pointers in his careerโฆ Bryan has 996ย points, 483ย rebounds, 135 assists and 71 steals through 115ย career games played.ย
Leon Horner: "Vocal. High intensity. Coachable."ย
Horner contributed five points and four rebounds in the win over Oklahoma State after scoring six points in theย previousย two games against Winthrop and Dukeโฆ A sophomore in his second season at Tech, he is currently averaging 2.7 points and 2.3 rebounds in 15 games played as a reserveโฆ Against Winthrop, Horner matched a career-high with five rebounds after also having five rebounds against Purdue earlier this seasonโฆ A Dallas native, he also had three rebounds in the win over LSU after playing against Wyoming where he had four points and four rebounds in 18 minutes of actionโฆ 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 Purdueโฆ Horner 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 6 rebounds but missed the games against Sam Houston and No. 14 Illinois with a lower body injuryโฆ Horner has played in 21 career games after he returned for his second season at Texas Tech following playing nine games last season as a true freshmanโฆ A Dallas, Texas native, he scored his first career points in a win over Oral Roberts and had one rebound in five gamesโฆ Horner played at Dynamic Prep and was a McDonald's All-American nominee as a senior where he averaged 14.5 points, 6.0 rebounds and 3.0 assists.ย
Nolan Groves: "Hardworking.ย Coachable. Team player."ย
Grovesย establishedย a new Texas Techย freshmanย record in his college debut by grabbing 16 rebounds in the win over Lindenwood and scored 7 points in the first two games of the seasonโฆ Through 18ย games played, he is averaging 1.0ย points and 1.3ย rebounds per gameโฆ He did not score against Duke, but played 13 minutes and had a team-best plus-13 while on the court playing strong defenseโฆ Against Winthrop, Groves had three rebounds andย a stealย in 16 minutes of playing timeโฆ In the Bahamas, Groves came off the bench and scored four points against No. 1 Purdue with one 3-pointer and a free throwโฆ Against Lindenwood, he had 6 offensive rebounds and 10 on the defensive side of the court to go along with scoring 7 points, dishing out 3 assists and coming away with 2 steals in 27 minutes of action from the starting lineupโฆ Groves entered his freshman season after earning Minnesota Gatorade Player of the Year while playing for Orono High Schoolโฆ He finished his senior season averaging 34.1 points, 8.5 rebounds, 6.0 assists and 3.0 steals per gameโฆ A Long Lake, Minnesota native, Groves scored 40 or more points in nine games and had a 57-point performance during his senior year of high school.ย
Josiah Moseley: "Versatile.ย Energetic. All over the court."ย
Moseley made his Texas Tech debut in the home win over Houston after missing the first 19 games of the season with a lower body injury he suffered in the summerโฆ Moseley scored six points and had six rebounds against the Cougars, going 2-for-2 on 3-pointers and pulling down three offensive rebounds in 9:37 of playing time... At UCF, Moseley once again scored six points and added three rebounds and an assist in 17 minutes of playing timeโฆ Through three games played this season, Moseley is averaging 2.7 points and 2.3 rebounds per gameโฆ He returned to his home state of Texas after playing hisย freshmanย season at Villanova where he played in 30 games as a reserveโฆ 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 Schoolโฆ At Villanova, Moseley scored a career-high 10 points against Lafayette and had a career-best seven rebounds against Templeโฆ He finished hisย freshmanย season averaging 1.9 points and 2.3 rebounds per gameโฆ Moseley has played in 33 games in his collegiate career and currently has 70 points and 78 rebounds.
Luke Bamgboye: "Resilient.ย Humble. Athletic."ย
Bamgboye recorded three blocks, five rebounds and two points against WVU and now has three games with three or more blocks through 10 games played this seasonโฆ A sophomore in his first season at Texas Tech, Bamgboye played in his first Big 12 game at UCF and provided two points and two blocks before playing 8:39 minutes against Kansasโฆ He had missed the previous nine games with a lower body injury after he left the game against Northern Colorado where he scored four points and had two rebounds in seven minutes of actionโฆ He also had missed the game against Arkansas due to being in concussion protocol after he had started the past four gamesโฆ He is currently averaging 4.3 pints, 2.9 rebounds and 1.7 blocks in 10 games played this seasonโฆ Against LSU, Bamgboye provided 6 points and 3 rebounds in the winโฆ He recorded his second four-block game of the season and scored a season-high 13 points in the win over New Orleans before having two blocks and five rebounds against Wyoming in the past two home gamesโฆ 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 Forestโฆ A 6-foot-11 sophomore, he made his Texas Tech debut with four blocked shots and four points in the win over Milwaukeeโฆ He had missed the first three games this season with a lower body injuryโฆ He transferred to Texas Tech after playing hisย freshmanย season at VCU where he ranked second among allย freshmenย 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 honorsโฆ He appeared in 35 games with 24 starts, including scoring a career-high 17 points and having a career-best seven blocks against UMassโฆ Bamgboye has played in 45 career games and currently has 92 blocked shots, 177 points and 145 rebounds.ย
Jazz Henderson: "Vocal. Confident. Energetic."ย
Henderson made his sixth appearance of his career and made his first 3-pointer against Kansas, hitting a 3 to give Tech a 53-45 lead with 10:38 on the clockโฆ A red-shirt freshman, Henderson finished the game with three points and one assists in a career-high 7:47 minutes of playing timeโฆ He 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 Houstonโฆ He appeared in his fifth career game against Oklahoma State but has missed the past five games due to a lower body injury before playing against Kansasโฆ Henderson is in his second season with the Texas Tech basketball program after redshirting due to injury last seasonโฆ 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.ย
Marial Akuentok: "Energetic. Encouraging. Fearless."ย
Akuentok returned to the court against Colorado after missing seven games due to a lower body injuryย and alsoย playedย limited minutes against Utah and Baylorโฆย Akuentok has been available but has not played due to coach's decision in the past three games...ย His returnย to the courtย at Colorado was his fifth appearance this season and first since playing limited minutes against Purdue in the Bahamas on November 21โฆ Akuentok played five minutes at Baylor as a reserveโฆ He started and made his college debut in the win over Lindenwood โ going for 8 rebounds, 7 points and having one blocked shot โ before playing in a reserve role against Sam Houston,ย Illinoisย and Purdueโฆ Through seven games played, Akuentok is averaging 1.4 points and 2.0 rebounds per gameโฆ 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-pointerโฆ Akuentok returned for his second season at Texas Tech after redshirting last yearโฆ He joined the program in January and experienced the journey to the Elite Eightโฆ Akuentok is from Edmonton, Alberta, Canada and was a top 100 recruit who reclassifiedโฆ He played at Fort Erie International Academy and was named the co-player of the year and defensive player of the yearโฆ He also competed for the U18 Canada National Team and helped lead them to the bronze medal at the 2024 FIBA U18 AmeriCup.ย
Jack Francis: "Humble.ย Resilient. Coachable."ย
Francis is the longest tenured Red Raider, having joined the program as a practice player in the 2022-23 seasonโฆ He has appeared in 26 games in his career, including playing in eight games this year after making 11 appearances last seasonโฆ An Austin, Texas native, Francis played at Anderson High School where he scored over 1,000 points in his careerโฆ At Tech, he scored his first career points with a pair of free throws against Sam Houstonย and alsoย scored last season against Oral Robertsโฆ Texas Tech is now 25-1 in games he has appeared in after he played in the final minute at Baylor.ย
LaTrell Hoover: "Energetic.ย Coachable. Hardworking."ย
The final addition to this year's roster, Hoover signed with the Red Raiders on September 8 andย immediatelyย joined the program to begin practicingโฆ McCasland said he plans to redshirt Hoover this seasonโฆ Hoover is listed at 7-foot tall, making him the tallest player on the rosterโฆ 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 โ earning all-district second team honors.ย
McCaslandย is now 279-115 in his NCAA career, including his Texas Tech records of 68-26 overall (94 games โ 72.3ย win%), 33-15 in Big 12 games, 41-6 at home, 23-0 in non-conference home games and 15-11 in true roadโฆ McCasland, who has led the Red Raiders to the NCAA Tournament in his first two seasons (2025 Elite Eight, 2024 First Round), was also 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 Airesโฆ McCasland was a 2025 Werner Ladder Naismith Men's College Coach of the Year Semifinalist presented by AXIA Timeโฆ His record through two complete seasons at Tech is the best start for a head coach in program historyโฆ McCasland joined Bob Knight as the only two coaches in program history with 20-plus wins in their first two seasons after Knight's teamsย accomplishedย it in 2001-02 and 2002-03โฆ 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 restrictionsโฆ He is in his 10th season as an NCAA Division I coach.ย
PROGRAM:ย The Red Raiders finished last season with a 28-9 overall record, including being second in the Big 12 standings with a 15-5 conference record. Tech matched the program record with a No. 3 seed in the NCAA Tournament and advanced to the program's third Elite 8.ย As a program in recent seasons, Tech has advanced to the Elite Eight (2018), NCAA Final (2019), Sweet 16 (2022), and Elite Eight (2025).ย
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