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Texas Tech Athletics
West Virginia
February 04, 2026 | Men's Basketball
LUBBOCK โย No. 13 Texas Tech begins the second half of Big 12 play with a road game against West Virginia at 12 p.m. (CST) on Sunday in Morgantown, West Virginia at Hope Coliseum. The Red Raiders (16-6, 6-3 Big 12) have dropped consecutive games for the only time this season with a 64-61 loss to No. 11 Kansas on Monday at home after falling at UCF last Saturday in Orlando. Tech, which was on a five-game winning streak, is currently 2-2 on the road against conference opponents while the Mountaineers (15-8, 6-4 Big 12) are 13-1 on their home court. WVU went on the road and earned a 59-54 win over Cincinnati on Thursday night in Ohio. Both teams are 3-2 in their last five games.
"The one thing you'll never do to them is punk them," Texas Tech coach Grant McCasland said. "They're always going to fight. They'll compete in a way that I respect. It's like playing Houston to me. A tough team that you know is going to battle you on the glass and they're going to get between you and the basket. They've got a plan on offense and are never out of a game because they'll always stay together."
This will be the 30th all-time meeting in the series between Tech and WVU and comes with the Red Raiders winning the past two. McCasland is 2-0 against the Mountaineers, including earning an 81-70 win on March 2, 2024 in Morgantown during his first season and then taking a 73-51 win last February in Lubbock. The Mountaineers own an 18-11 all-time advantage in the series, including going 8-4 against the Red Raiders at home. Texas Tech was 0-6 in Morgantown before earning their first win there on January 2, 2019. Tech is currently on a three-game winning streak on WVU's home court.
The Red Raiders lead the Big 12 by making 11.4 3-pointers per game, are second in the conference by shooting 38.6% from beyond the arc, third with a 55.8 effective field goal percentage and fifth with a 1.54 assist-to-turnover ratio. Tech is scoring 82.9 points per game and limits opponents to 74.0. WVU is second in the Big 12 by holding teams to 63.3 points per game but is scoring just 70.3 per game. The Red Raiders have made a program-record 17 3-pointers in three games this season, most recently at Baylor where they set a new Big 12 record by making 14 in the first half. The Red Raiders have made 10 or more 3s in 17-of-22 games this season (seven straight games) after making 12 against Kansas. JT Toppin, who is a three-time Big 12 Player of the Week this season and was the Big 12 Player of the Year last season, leads the Big 12 with 14 double-doubles and 10.6 rebounds per game. He went for 27 points and 10 rebounds at UCF and is now fourth in the Big 12 with 21.8 points per game after producing 10 points, six rebounds and a career-high five steals against the Jayhawks. Christian Anderson, who did not play against the Jayhawks, continues to lead the Big 12 with 7.5 assists per game after having nine assists and 17 points at UCF last Saturday. He ranks fifth in the Big 12 with 19.6 points per game, 43.6% on 3-pointers and 3.43 made 3s per game. LeJuan Watts led Tech with 19 points and 13 rebounds against Kansas for his third double-double of the season and is now averaging 13.0 points and 6.5 rebounds while Donovan Atwell leads the team with 77 made 3-pointers and is scoring 12.1 points per game. Through nine Big 12 games, Toppin is averaging 22.8 points and 10.7 rebounds against conference opponents and has recorded a double-double in seven games while Anderson is providing 18.0 points and 8.3 assists in Big 12 play.
Honor Huff led WVU with 16 points and six assists in the win over Cincinnati on Thursday night while DJ Thomas added 14 points and Brenan Lorient added 11. Huff is currently second in the Big 12 and fifth in the nation with 81 made 3-pointers and comes into the matchup against Tech shooting 37.2% from beyond the arc. He averages 15.8 points per game and has also provided 39 assists this season. Lorient is averaging 10.9 points per game and Treysen Eaglestaff is at 10.2 to give the Mountaineers three players averaging in double figures. Harlan Obioha leads the team with 5.1 rebounds per game while Jasper Floyd is third in the Big 12 with 1.9 steals per game while also leading WVU with 69 assists and scoring 6.6 points per game. WVU is currently 4-1 on its home court against Big 12 opponents with wins over Cincinnati, Kansas, Colorado and Kansas State. Their lone loss at home in conference play came last Saturday with a 63-53 defeat to Baylor at Hope Coliseum.
"The Big 12 conference is a fight every day," McCasland said. "Obviously, with Ross Hodge being one of my best friends, I love what he's doing with their team. They are finding ways to win close games and have been in a lot of them. Winning on the road at Cincinnati says a lot about who they are. We're looking forward to going to compete and we'll have to play our best."
RANKING UPDATE
Tech is at No. 13 in this week's Associated Press Men's Basketball Top 25 to extend their program record to 22 straight appearances. Along with the AP Top 25, Texas Tech comes in at No. 13 in the USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll, No. 20 in the NCAA NET and No. 22 in the Kenpom ratings.ย
COACH CONNECTIONS
McCasland is in his third season leading Texas Tech and has a 67-26 record through 93 games. His 278 career wins include going 135-65 at North Texas over six seasons and 20-12 at Arkansas State with WVU head coach Ross Hodge as the associate head coach on his staff. Working together, McCasland and Hodge led UNT to the 2023 NIT Championship and were 155-77 together. The UNT coaching staff also included current Tech assistant coach Achoki Moikobu and SFA head coach Matt Brauer who has the Lumberjack at 20-3 overall and leading the Southland Conference with a 13-1 conference record going into the weekend. Hodge took over for McCasland at UNT where he was the head coach for two seasons before becoming the WVU head coach this season.
Up Next
The Red Raiders will return from West Virginia to host Colorado at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, February 11 at United Supermarkets Arena before a two-game road trip against No. 1 Arizona on Saturday, February 14 in Tucson and then a meeting with Arizona State on Tuesday, February 17 in Tempe.
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 199 made field goals and is in the top 10 nationally in scoring and reboundingโฆ Going into the matchup at West Virginia, Toppin leads the Big 12 with 10.6 rebounds per game, 14 double-doubles, and 4.2 offensive rebounds per gameโฆ He had 10 points, six rebounds and a career-high five steals against Kansas and is now fourth in the Big 12 and ninth nationally with 21.8 points per gameโฆ His 10.6 rebounds per game puts him sixth nationallyโฆ Toppin recorded his 14th double-double of the season and 45th of his career after going for 27 points and 10 rebounds at UCF last Saturday in Orlandoโฆ Toppin has recorded a double-double 7-of-9 conference games and is currently averaging 22.8 points and 10.7 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 last Monday 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 last 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 endย before his second double-double against Houston of the seasonโฆ He now has 71ย double-figure scoring performances and 32ย games with 20-plus points in his career (12ย 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 West Virginiaย having already produced 1,504ย points, 859ย rebounds and 150 blocked shots through 90ย career gamesโฆ Toppin played his freshman season at New Mexico and has now played 54ย games as a Red Raider where he has scoredย 1,059ย points and has 533ย rebounds โ averaging 19.6ย points and 9.9 rebounds in a Texas Tech uniformโฆ Hisย 45ย careerย double-doubles are only behind 49 from Yaxelย Lendeborgย (Michigan) and is ahead of Graham Ike (Gonzaga) who has 42โฆ Toppin 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 21โฆ He leads the Big 12ย and is third nationallyย with 7.5 assists per game along with being fifth in scoring with 19.6 points per game,ย fifth by shooting 43.6% on 3-pointers and fifth in 3-pointers per game (3.43)... A sophomore guard on the Bob Cousy Award Midseason Top 10, Anderson provided 17 points and nine assists at UCF in a game where he was 3-for-8 on 3-pointers and 4-of-4 at the free-throw lineโฆ 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 tied with Toppin for the team lead with 19ย double-figure scoring performances this season after having an 11-game streak end with seven points at Houstonโฆย He is currently on a six-game streak of double-figure scoring heading into the matchup against the Jayhawks...ย Hisย previousย game with only single-digit scoring this season came with eight points and 11 assists at Illinoisโฆ 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 38:29ย minutes per game and has recorded five or more assists in 18-of-20ย games this seasonโฆ He has played all 40 minutes inย sixย games this season, including against Wyoming, Duke, Arkansas,ย Colorado,ย BYUย and the home game against Houstonโฆ 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 West Virginiaย with 784ย points, 235ย assists, 176ย rebounds, 71 steals and is 143-for-352ย (40.6%) on 3-pointers through 56ย career gamesโฆ In Big 12 games, Anderson is averaging 18.0ย points, 8.3ย assists and is shooting 28-for-64 (43.8%) 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 Kansasโฆ He also finished the game with five assists and is now averaging 13.0 points, 6.5 rebounds and 2.8 assists per game this seasonโฆ 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 1,040ย career pointsโฆ A redshirt junior in his first season at Tech, 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 At 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 rebounds and two assists before having six rebounds, three assists and five points at Houstonโฆ 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 12ย 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 West Virginia with 1,040ย points, 521ย rebounds, 261ย assists, 10 games scoring 20-or-more points and 13 double-doubles through 87ย games played in his careerโฆ Through nineย Big 12 games, Watts is averaging 12.0ย points andย 7.7ย rebounds in conference play.ย
Donovan Atwell: "Hit shots.ย Consistent. Play hard."ย
Atwell leads Tech with 77 made 3-pointers this season after making four and finishing with 12 points against Kansasโฆ He made 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 Atwell is currentlyย fourthย in the Big 12 with 3.5ย made 3-pointers per game andย is fifth by shooting 43.3% from deepโฆ He is now averaging 12.1ย points per game as a starter in allย 22ย 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 nineย Big 12 games, he is averaging 13.8ย points per conference game and isย 37-for-83ย (44.6%) on 3-pointers against conference opponentsโฆ Atwell, who has made 288ย 3-pointers in 116ย career games, was 5-for-10 on 3-pointers against Oklahoma State and finished the game with 15 points before scoring 13 points at Houston with three 3-pointersโฆ Atwell is currentlyย 77-for-178ย (43.3%) 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 game against West Virginia with 1,156ย career points and is 288-for-715ย (40.3%) on 3-pointers through 116ย games in his career.ย
Jaylen Petty: "Leader. Creative. Bucket-getter."ย
Pettyย is averaging 9.2 points per game and has made 41 3-pointers this season after going for 11 points with three 3-pointers and also having a career-high seven assists against Kansasโฆ He also scored 18 points after going 4-for-6 on 3-pointers in the home win over Houstonโฆ A starter in 10 straight games and now with 10 double-figure scoring performances, he is shooting 41-for-111 (36.9%) on 3-pointers and is averaging 2.3 assists per game for the season... ย Along with his 3-point sharpshooting, Petty is now 29-of-32 (90.6%) 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 true freshman, he now hasย nineย double-figure scoring performances this season and two games with 20 pointsโฆ A starter throughout conference play, Petty is averaging 10.6 points per game against Big 12 opponents and is 20-for-52ย (38.5%) 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 A Seattle, Washington native, 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 at West Virginiaย with 996ย career points and 163 made 3-pointers after providing six points against Kansas with two made 3-pointersโฆ 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 4.6ย points and 3.0 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 114ย 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 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 4.6 pints, 2.7 rebounds and 1.6 blocks in nine 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 44 career games and currently has 89 blocked shots, 175 points and 140 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 278-115 in his NCAA career, including his Texas Tech records of 67-26 overall (93 games โ 72.0ย win%), 32-15 in Big 12 games, 41-6 at home, 23-0 in non-conference home games and 14-11 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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