Texas Tech University Athletics
Men's Basketball
Chris Nottingham
- Title:
- Assistant Coach
- Email:
- chris.nottingham@ttu.edu
- Phone:
- (806) 252-2622
Chris Nottingham, who joined the Texas Tech men’s basketball program in May 2023, has helped lead the Red Raiders to a 74-31 overall record and three trips to the NCAA Tournament in his first three seasons. Nottingham is an assistant coach entering his fourth season in the program, previously serving as the Director of Player Development in the 2024-25 season and the program's Video Coordinator in his first year. In his second season at Tech,
Nottingham and the Red Raiders advanced to the Elite 8 and finished second in the Big 12 standings with a 15-5 conference record - the most Big 12 wins in program history. The 2025-26 team advanced to the NCAA Tournament Second Round and had all-America selections for Christian Anderson and JT Toppin. Anderson was selected in the 2026 NBA Draft following the season, going with the 18th pick of the first round by the Charlotte Hornets. Tech finished the 2025-26 season with a 23-11 overall record, including earning four top-10 victories with road wins at No. 1 Arizona and No. 4 Iowa State. The Red Raiders were ranked throughout the season for the first time in program history.
A Baylor graduate, Nottingham worked in multiple roles within the BU program that won the 2021 National Championship and a pair of conference championships during his time in Waco. He began as a student manager from 2017-20 before moving into a graduate assistant position from 2020-23. He worked with head coach Scott Drew and his staff along with assisting players in the development of their game.
“Chris really understands how to help our staff through video but has a feel and understanding of the game to improve our team is what separates him,” McCasland said.
A Chickasha, Oklahoma native, Nottingham was a graduate assistant at Baylor where he directly aided assistant coach John Jakus with the guards. He assisted on film projects and individual instruction along with various other roles. During that time, Baylor won the 2021 National Championship and was the 2021 and 2022 Big 12 Conference Champion. He would also gain experience and help the program through analytics that included team offense, team defense, individual defense, and individual/position group offense.
At Baylor, Nottingham earned a master’s in Sports Pedagogy after his bachelor’s in accounting and management.
Nottingham and the Red Raiders advanced to the Elite 8 and finished second in the Big 12 standings with a 15-5 conference record - the most Big 12 wins in program history. The 2025-26 team advanced to the NCAA Tournament Second Round and had all-America selections for Christian Anderson and JT Toppin. Anderson was selected in the 2026 NBA Draft following the season, going with the 18th pick of the first round by the Charlotte Hornets. Tech finished the 2025-26 season with a 23-11 overall record, including earning four top-10 victories with road wins at No. 1 Arizona and No. 4 Iowa State. The Red Raiders were ranked throughout the season for the first time in program history.
A Baylor graduate, Nottingham worked in multiple roles within the BU program that won the 2021 National Championship and a pair of conference championships during his time in Waco. He began as a student manager from 2017-20 before moving into a graduate assistant position from 2020-23. He worked with head coach Scott Drew and his staff along with assisting players in the development of their game.
“Chris really understands how to help our staff through video but has a feel and understanding of the game to improve our team is what separates him,” McCasland said.
A Chickasha, Oklahoma native, Nottingham was a graduate assistant at Baylor where he directly aided assistant coach John Jakus with the guards. He assisted on film projects and individual instruction along with various other roles. During that time, Baylor won the 2021 National Championship and was the 2021 and 2022 Big 12 Conference Champion. He would also gain experience and help the program through analytics that included team offense, team defense, individual defense, and individual/position group offense.
At Baylor, Nottingham earned a master’s in Sports Pedagogy after his bachelor’s in accounting and management.
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