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The '''Texas Tech Red Raiders basketball''' team represents [[Texas Tech University]] in [[basketball]]. Texas Tech competes in [[NCAA Division I]] and has been a charter member of the [[Big 12 Conference]] since its first season in 1996. The team previously competed in the [[Border Conference]] and [[Southwest Conference]]. The team was founded in 1925, having since won 13 regular season conference championship, and made 21 appearances in the [[NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|NCAA tournament]] as of the 2024–2025 season. Since 1999, the Red Raiders have played their home games at the [[United Supermarkets Arena]] on the university's campus in [[Lubbock, Texas]].

==History==

===1925–1935===
Texas Tech's basketball program was founded the same year the school opened its doors in 1925. The inaugural game was a 37–25 loss to [[Daniel Baker College]]. Tech would lose two more games before finally clinching their first ever victory—35–21 at [[Sul Ross University]].<ref name="History 1">{{cite web|url=http://texastech.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/archive/text-m-baskbl-a-pastres.html|title=Men's Basketball: Past Season Results|publisher=Texas Tech Athletics|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080421163119/http://texastech.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/archive/text-m-baskbl-a-pastres.html|archive-date=April 21, 2008}}</ref><ref name="History 2">{{cite web|url=http://texastech.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/archive/text-m-baskbl-a-history.html|title=Men's Basketball: History|publisher=Texas Tech Athletics|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080421163114/http://texastech.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/archive/text-m-baskbl-a-history.html|archive-date=April 21, 2008}}</ref>

[[Grady Higginbotham]] was the first coach, earning a 14–18 record over two seasons. Until [[Pat Knight]], Higgenbotham was the only Tech basketball coach to garner an overall losing record (.438) during his stay. Following Higgenbotham's departure, [[Victor Payne]] led the Matadors (as the school's teams were known until 1936) from [[1927 in sports|1927]] to [[1930 in sports|1930]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.areavoices.com/ppundit/?blog=5209|title=The Red Raiders nickname|publisher=Prairie Pundit|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080422015849/http://www.areavoices.com/ppundit/?blog=5209|archive-date=April 22, 2008}}</ref> His final tally stood at 32 wins and 20 losses. [[W. L. Golightly]] coached only one season, bringing in an 11–9 record. [[Dell Morgan]] held the head coaching job from [[1931 in sports|1931]] to [[1934 in sports|1934]], chalking up 42 wins to 29 losses. He was followed by [[Virgil Ballard]]. Though Ballard coached only a single season, it was during his time that the team won their milestone 100th game, a one-point victory over House of David. Ballard left with a 15–9 record.<ref name="History 1" />

[[File:Polk Robison 1945.jpg|thumb|upright|left|[[Polk Robison]]]]

===1935–1971===
[[Berl Huffman]] was twice the head basketball coach at Texas Tech—first from [[1935 in sports|1935]] to [[1942 in sports|1942]] and then from [[1946 in sports|1946]] to [[1947 in sports|1947]]. During his total of eight seasons, he garnered a record of 121–67. [[Polk Robison]] was the only other person to serve two different times as the head basketball coach at the school. When Huffman left in 1942, Robison took the job. And, when Huffman left a second time in 1947, it was Robison who again filled the position, this time remaining until [[1961 in sports|1961]]. At a total of 18 seasons, his stay is the second longest of any Red Raiders basketball coach, behind [[Gerald Myers]]. He departed after leading his teams to 254 wins, 195 losses, and the first two [[NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship|NCAA tournaments]] in school history.<ref name="History 2" />

[[Gene Gibson]] followed Robison into the position. In his eight seasons, he chalked up the second best conference record in Texas Tech history and led the Raiders to a Southwest Conference Championship in 1962. [[Bob Bass]] led the program to a 22–15 record over a season-and-a-half before returning to professional basketball coaching duties.<ref name="History 2" /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/hornets/news/bass_retires040505.html|title=Hornets General Manager Bob Bass Retires|publisher=[[Charlotte Hornets]]}}</ref>

===1971–2001===
[[Gerald Myers]] became coach of the Red Raiders mid-year during the 1970/71 season and stayed until 1991. His stay was the longest of any head basketball coach at Tech, and several milestones were passed during his tenure, including wins #600 ([[TCU Horned Frogs|TCU]]), #700 ([[SMU Mustangs|SMU]]), #800 (at SMU), and #900 ([[Texas A&M Aggies men's basketball|Texas A&M]]). With a Texas Tech career record of 326–261, Myers has more wins with the Red Raiders than any other men's basketball coach in school history. Myers led Tech to 16 winning seasons, two [[Southwest Conference]] championships, three [[Southwest Conference men's basketball tournament|SWC tournament]] titles, and four [[NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship|NCAA tournament]] berths.<ref name="History 2" /> Myers served as the school's athletic director from 1996 to 2011.

[[James Dickey (basketball coach)|James Dickey]] replaced Myers as head coach prior to the 1991/92 season and would remain at Texas Tech until his dismissal at the end of the 2000/01 season. During his 10 seasons at Texas Tech, Dickey amassed a 166–124 win–loss record (164–123 with vacated games omitted). The program also won its 1,000th game under Dickey—a 71–62 victory at [[Arkansas-Little Rock Trojans|UALR]].<ref name="History 2" />

Dickey took over a Texas Tech program that had finished with a 13–45 combined record over Myers' final two years and led his first team to a winning season and fifth-place finish in [[Southwest Conference]] play, after having been picked to finish last in the conference. In his second year as head coach, the Red Raiders won the Southwest Conference tournament championship, the school's fourth, to secure the league's automatic bid to the [[1993 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|NCAA tournament]]. Texas Tech finished the 1994/95 season with a 20–10 record, sharing the SWC regular season championship with [[Texas Longhorns men's basketball|Texas]] and earning a berth in the [[1995 National Invitation Tournament]]. In the SWC's final season, Dickey's 1995–96 Red Raiders produced one of the most successful seasons in school history and one of the more memorable seasons in the history of the conference, finishing 30–2 overall and undefeated in conference play, winning both the SWC regular season championship and the conference tournament title, advancing to the [[1996 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|"Sweet Sixteen"]] in the NCAA Tournament, and finishing #8 in the [[Associated Press Poll|AP poll]] and #10 in the [[Coaches' Poll]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Head Coach James Dickey|work=[[Lubbock Avalanche-Journal]]|url=http://www.redraiders.com/mbball/dickey.htm|access-date=September 10, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070814184442/http://www.redraiders.com/mbball/dickey.htm|archive-date=August 14, 2007}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Texas Tech Fires Coach, Clearing Way for Knight|work=[[The New York Times]]|url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9804E7DF123AF933A25750C0A9679C8B63|access-date=April 29, 2008 | date=March 10, 2001}}</ref>

The Raiders moved to the Big 12 for the 1996/97 season, and appeared to pick up right where they left off with a solid 19–9 season. For all intents and purposes, however, Dickey's tenure ended on the first day of the inaugural [[Big 12 men's basketball tournament|Big 12 basketball tournament]]. During the Raiders' first-round game, it was discovered that two players had played the entire season while academically ineligible. Hours after that game, Texas Tech announced that it was withdrawing from postseason consideration and forfeiting its entire conference schedule. The Raiders had lost that game, and would have had to forfeit it if they had won. A subsequent investigation revealed massive violations dating back to 1990 in men's basketball and nine other sports. As a result, the NCAA stripped Tech of its two NCAA tournament wins in 1996 and docked it nine scholarships over four years.<ref>{{cite news|title=Tech receives four years probation|work=[[Lubbock Avalanche-Journal]]|url=http://redraiders.com/news/98/08/04/tech_probation.htm |access-date=September 10, 2008 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20060618132516/http://redraiders.com/news/98/08/04/tech_probation.htm |archive-date = June 18, 2006}}</ref> Dickey was unable to recover from the lost scholarships, and his Red Raiders finished with four consecutive losing seasons, during which they only won a total of 18 games in Big 12 play. He was fired after his 2000/01 team produced a 9–19 overall record.

[[File:bobknight.jpg|thumb|left|[[Bob Knight]] (middle) with [[Pat Knight]] (right)]]

===Bob Knight era: 2001–2008===
[[Bob Knight]] served as the Texas Tech men's basketball head coach from [[2001–02 Texas Tech Red Raiders basketball team|2001]]–[[2007–08 Texas Tech Red Raiders basketball team|2008]].

Hired in March 2001 to replace James Dickey as head coach, [[Bob Knight]] quickly improved the program, which had not received a bid to the [[NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship|NCAA tournament]] nor achieved a winning record since 1996. Knight led the Red Raiders to three NCAA Tournament appearances and one [[National Invitation Tournament|NIT]] appearance in his first four years at Texas Tech, including an appearance in the [[2005 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|Sweet Sixteen]] in 2005. Texas Tech finished the 2005/06 season with a 15–17 overall record, marking the only time that Knight finished a complete season at Tech with a losing record and fewer than 21 wins. During the 2005–06 season, the ESPN reality TV show centering on Knight and the Red Raiders, ''[[Knight School (U.S. TV series)|Knight School]]'', was filmed. The Red Raiders recovered in 2006/07, finishing 21–13 and again earning a bid to the NCAA Tournament, where they would lose to [[Boston College Eagles basketball|Boston College]] in the first round. In both 2006 and 2007, Knight's Texas Tech teams defeated two top 10-ranked teams in consecutive weeks. During Knight's first six years at Texas Tech, the Red Raiders won 126 games, an average of 21 wins per season.

On New Year's Day [[2007 in sports|2007]], Texas Tech recorded a 70–68 defeat of [[New Mexico Lobos basketball|New Mexico]] to give Knight his 880th career victory, making him the highest winning coach in men's college basketball history.

On January 16, 2008, Knight registered his 900th career victory when the Red Raiders upset the ninth-ranked [[2007–08 Texas A&M Aggies men's basketball team|Texas A&M Aggies]], 68–53.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=280162641|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211127110139/https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=280162641|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 27, 2021|title=Tech easily handles Texas A&M as Knight wins 900th game|publisher=[[ESPN]]}}</ref> Knight won two more games as head coach—against [[Missouri Tigers|Missouri]] and [[Oklahoma State Cowboys men's basketball|Oklahoma State]]—prior to announcing his retirement on February 4, 2008, after having led his 2007–08 team to a 12–8 mid-season record. His son [[Pat Knight]], the head coach designate since 2005, was immediately named as his successor.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://lubbockonline.com/stories/020408/loc_243647726.shtml|title=Knight resigns effective immediately|work=[[Lubbock Avalanche-Journal]]|access-date=February 4, 2008|date=February 4, 2008|author=Walker, Jeff}}</ref> The younger Knight stated that, after many years of coaching, his father was exhausted and ready to retire.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/seth_davis/02/05/davis.night/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080208132022/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/seth_davis/02/05/davis.night/|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 8, 2008|title='He was just worn out':Pat Knight sheds light on father's decision to leave|magazine=[[Sports Illustrated]]|access-date=February 5, 2008|date=February 5, 2008|author=Davis, Seth}}</ref>

Bob Knight finished with an overall win–loss record of 138–82 at Texas Tech.

===Pat Knight era: 2008–2011===
[[File:Tech win over UT 001.jpg|thumb|Students and fans rush the court after the unranked Red Raiders upset the #5 Texas Longhorns in 2008.]]
After assuming the head coaching role midseason, [[Pat Knight]]'s initial two games were defeats on the road. The first was an 80–74 loss to [[Baylor Bears men's basketball|Baylor]] on February 6, 2008. The second came three days later at [[Nebraska Cornhuskers basketball|Nebraska]]. Knight's first head coaching win came at home when the Red Raiders upset #18 [[Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball|Kansas State]], 84–75, at [[United Spirit Arena]]. Going into the game, KSU was in sole possession of first place in the [[Big 12 Conference|Big 12]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://media.www.dailytoreador.com/media/storage/paper870/news/2008/02/14/Sports/Pat-Knight.Earns.First.Win.As.Head.Coach-3209580.shtml|title=Pat Knight earns first win as head coach|work=[[The Daily Toreador]]|access-date=February 14, 2008|date=February 14, 2008|author=Coleman, Adam|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080327064210/http://media.www.dailytoreador.com/media/storage/paper870/news/2008/02/14/Sports/Pat-Knight.Earns.First.Win.As.Head.Coach-3209580.shtml|archive-date=March 27, 2008}}</ref> On March 1, 2008, the Red Raiders again defeated the top team in the conference by beating #5 [[Texas Longhorns men's basketball|Texas]], 83–80, ending a month-long, eight-game winning streak for the Longhorns.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/sports/5584658.html|title=Tech halts UT's win streak with 83–80 victory|work=[[Houston Chronicle]]|access-date=March 1, 2008|date=March 1, 2008|author=Fallas, Bernardo}}</ref>

The Red Raiders finished the regular season with back-to-back losses, first at [[Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball|Kansas]] and then to Baylor. At the [[2008 Big 12 men's basketball tournament]], they added another loss—to [[Oklahoma State Cowboys men's basketball|Oklahoma State]]—in the first round. The team did not receive an invitation to play at either the [[NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship]] or at the [[National Invitation Tournament]]. Texas Tech did get an invitation to the inaugural [[College Basketball Invitational]], but declined the offer.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://lubbockonline.com/stories/031708/red_258542291.shtml|title=Knocked Out! Texas Tech's season over after failing to get NIT bid|work=[[Lubbock Avalanche-Journal]]|last=Walker|first=Jeff}}</ref>

In the third game of the [[2008–09 Texas Tech Red Raiders men's basketball team|2008–09 season]], Tech defeated [[NCAA Division II|Division II]] opponent [[East Central Tigers|East Central]] 167–115, setting a new school record for most points scored in a game. The previous record of 128 was set in the double overtime victory over [[Texas Longhorns men's basketball|Texas]] on February 20, 1994. The combined total of 282 points also became a new record.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=283252641 |title=Ten Texas Tech players score in double figures in big win |website=[[ESPN|ESPN.com]] |agency=Associated Press |date=November 21, 2008 |access-date=March 31, 2022 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201109020044/https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=283252641 |archive-date=November 9, 2020}}</ref>

On March 7, 2011, Texas Tech terminated Knight's position as head coach.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kcbd.com/global/story.asp?s=14201197|title=TTU fires basketball coach Pat Knight|author=Green, James|publisher=KCBD, NewsChannel 11 Lubbock|access-date=March 7, 2011}}</ref> He left with an overall record of 50–61, becoming the second coach in the school's history to depart with more losses than wins.

===Billy Gillispie era: 2011–2012===
[[Billy Gillispie]] became the head coach of the team on March 20, 2011. He only stayed for one season before resigning on September 21, 2012, in the wake of a school investigation into his treatment of his players.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/8404645/billy-gillispie-resigns-texas-tech-red-raiders-men-basketball-coach| title = Billy Gillispie resigns as Texas Tech Red Raiders men's basketball coach| date = September 20, 2012}}</ref>

===Tubby Smith era: 2013–2016===
[[File:Tubby-smith2.jpg|thumb|Texas Tech University head basketball coach Tubby Smith during the 2013–14 season]]
[[Tubby Smith]] was hired to replace interim head coach [[Chris Walker (basketball, born 1969)|Chris Walker]] on April 1, 2013, after 6 seasons as head coach of [[Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball|Minnesota]].<ref>{{cite web| url = https://abcnews.go.com/Sports/wireStory/apnewsbreak-texas-tech-tubby-smith-agree-deal-18856287| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130403150641/http://abcnews.go.com/Sports/wireStory/apnewsbreak-texas-tech-tubby-smith-agree-deal-18856287| archive-date = April 3, 2013| title = Texas Tech Hires Tubby Smith as Basketball Coach – ABC News| website = [[ABC News (United States)|ABC News]]}}</ref> Smith's first season showed some signs of progress, with Texas Tech picking up its first victory over a top-25 team since 2009. Texas Tech's victory over the then #12 Baylor Bears was the first win over a ranked opponent since December 2009, when the team defeated #10 Washington.<ref name=Upset>{{cite web|title=Tech Looking For Second Top 25 Upset|url=http://www.texastech.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/012414aab.html|publisher=Texas Tech University|access-date=February 26, 2014}}</ref> Smith would later earn another top 25 upset with a victory over #19 Oklahoma State on February 8, 2014. Following outreach by Smith and the athletic department, Texas Tech students broke both school and Big 12 Conference records for student attendance at the [[United Spirit Arena]] during a February 25, 2014, loss to Kansas State. The record of 6,086 students fell less than 2,000 short of the national record.<ref name=Record>{{cite news|last=Rose|first=Rex|title=Tech breaks Big 12 attendance record, falls to Kansas State|url=http://www.dailytoreador.com/sports/article_f4ab2a9e-9eae-11e3-aa91-001a4bcf6878.html|access-date=February 26, 2014|newspaper=The Daily Toreador|date=February 26, 2014}}</ref>

The Red Raiders ended Smith's first season with a home victory over the Texas Longhorns, but the Raiders fell to Oklahoma State in the first round of the Big 12 tournament in March. They ended the season with a 14–18 overall record, Smith's first losing season as a head coach.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://texastech.com/news/2014/3/12/Texas_Tech_Falls_to_Oklahoma_State_80_62.aspx |title=Texas Tech Falls to Oklahoma State, 80–62 |agency=Associated Press |publisher=Texas Tech University |date=March 12, 2014 |accessdate=March 31, 2022 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220331223508/https://texastech.com/news/2014/3/12/Texas_Tech_Falls_to_Oklahoma_State_80_62.aspx |archive-date=March 31, 2022}}</ref> 
[[File:JayeCrockettSlam.jpg|thumb|Texas Tech forward Jaye Crockett slams the ball home during the Red Raiders' win against the University of Texas Longhorns on March 8, 2014.]]

Under Smith, the 2015–2016 Red Raiders finished 9–9 in Big 12 play and advanced to their first NCAA Tournament in nine years, earning an 8-seed in the East Regional. Their season ended in the Round of 64 with a loss to the 9-seed Butler Bulldogs.

Following the season, the Smith era came to an end as Smith resigned on April 14 to coach the [[Memphis Tigers]].

===Chris Beard era: 2016–2021===
Texas Tech hired former [[Arkansas-Little Rock Trojans men's basketball|Arkansas-Little Rock]] coach [[Chris Beard (basketball)|Chris Beard]] on April 15, 2016, a week after he was appointed to the same position at [[UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball|UNLV]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://abcnews.go.com/Sports/texas-tech-hires-chris-beard-coach/story?id=38431140 | title=Texas Tech hires Chris Beard as new coach |first=Jeff |last=Goodman |work=[[ABC News (United States)|ABC News]] |date=April 15, 2016 |accessdate=March 31, 2022 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160418172524/https://abcnews.go.com/Sports/texas-tech-hires-chris-beard-coach/story?id=38431140 |archive-date=April 18, 2016}}</ref> In his second season at the helm, Texas Tech reached the Elite Eight for the first time in school history, with a 78–65 win over the [[Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball|Purdue Boilermakers]],<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaab/2018/03/24/sweet-16-ncaa-tournament-texas-tech-purdue-elite-eight/455225002/ | title=No. 3 Texas Tech ousts No. 2 Purdue to reach first-ever NCAA tournament Elite 8 |first=Nancy |last=Armour |newspaper=[[USA Today]] |date=March 24, 2018 |accessdate=March 31, 2022 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180410171419/https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaab/2018/03/24/sweet-16-ncaa-tournament-texas-tech-purdue-elite-eight/455225002/ |archive-date=April 10, 2018}}</ref> where they lost to the eventual national champions, the [[Villanova Wildcats men's basketball|Villanova Wildcats]], 71–59.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.si.com/college/2018/03/26/villanova-beats-texas-tech-final-four-kansas-ncaa-tournament |title=Villanova Remains Resolute, Relentless as it Heads Back to the Final Four |first=Dan |last=Greene |magazine=[[Sports Illustrated|SI.com]] |date=March 25, 2018 |accessdate=March 31, 2022 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210518150312/https://www.si.com/college/2018/03/26/villanova-beats-texas-tech-final-four-kansas-ncaa-tournament |archive-date=May 18, 2021}}</ref>

With a share of the [[2018–19 Big 12 Conference men's basketball season|Big 12 regular season title]], the Red Raiders returned to the NCAA Tournament in 2019 as a #3 seed. Their second trip to the Elite Eight in as many years saw them defeat the #1 seed [[Gonzaga Bulldogs]] 75–69, clinching their first ever Final Four appearance.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2019/03/30/elite-eight-gonzaga-texas-tech-live/ |title=Texas Tech topples Gonzaga in a dazzling match of contrasts to reach Final Four |first1=Chuck |last1=Culpepper |first2=Jacob |last2=Bogage |newspaper=[[Washington Post]] |date=March 30, 2019 |accessdate=March 31, 2022 |url-status=live | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190608044726/https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2019/03/30/elite-eight-gonzaga-texas-tech-live/ |archive-date=June 8, 2019}}</ref> They proceeded to defeat the [[Michigan State Spartans men's basketball|Michigan State Spartans]] 61–51, reaching their first-ever national title game,<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/apr/6/michigan-st-endures-more-final-four-heartbreak-vs-/ |title=Michigan St endures more Final Four heartbreak vs Texas Tech |first=Dave |last=Skretta |agency=Associated Press |newspaper=[[The Washington Times]] |language=en-US |date=April 6, 2019 |access-date=March 31, 2022 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220307023008/https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/apr/6/michigan-st-endures-more-final-four-heartbreak-vs-/ |archive-date=March 7, 2022}}</ref> where they ultimately lost to another #1 seed, the [[Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball|Virginia Cavaliers]], 85–77 in overtime, ending the most successful season in school history.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/news/2019-ncaa-tournament-championship-virginia-completes-epic-journey-from-last-years-ugly-exit-to-win-its-first-title/ |title=2019 NCAA Tournament championship: Virginia completes epic journey from last year's ugly exit to win its first title |first=Matt |last=Norlander |website=CBSSports.com |language=en |date=April 9, 2019 |access-date=March 31, 2022 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210127051238/https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/news/2019-ncaa-tournament-championship-virginia-completes-epic-journey-from-last-years-ugly-exit-to-win-its-first-title/ |archive-date=January 27, 2021}}</ref>

Beard departed the program after the 2020–21 season, to take the head coaching job at his alma mater, the [[Texas Longhorns men's basketball|University of Texas]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/31177646/sources-texas-longhorns-expected-hire-texas-tech-chris-beard-new-head-coach | title=Texas Longhorns name Texas Tech's Chris Beard as new head basketball coach |first=Jeff |last=Borzello |website=ESPN.com |date=April 1, 2021 |accessdate=March 31, 2022 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211107014407/https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/31177646/sources-texas-longhorns-expected-hire-texas-tech-chris-beard-new-head-coach |archive-date=November 7, 2021}}</ref> Given [[Texas Tech Red Raiders#Rivalries|the rivalry between the two schools]], Texas Tech [[athletic director]] [[Kirby Hocutt]] later remarked, "Had he gone to any other university, he'd be celebrated. But there's just certain things you cannot do, and one of them is you can't leave Texas Tech for Texas."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.dallasnews.com/sports/college-sports/2022/01/31/chris-beard-returns-to-lubbock-soon-hell-be-greeted-by-hostile-crowd-surging-texas-tech-program/ |title=When Chris Beard returns to Lubbock, he'll be greeted by hostile crowd, surging Texas Tech program |first=Evan |last=Grant |newspaper=[[Dallas News]] |date=January 31, 2022 |accessdate=March 31, 2022 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220331072348/https://www.dallasnews.com/sports/college-sports/2022/01/31/chris-beard-returns-to-lubbock-soon-hell-be-greeted-by-hostile-crowd-surging-texas-tech-program/ |archive-date=March 31, 2022}}</ref>

===Mark Adams era: 2021–2023===
[[Mark Adams (basketball, born May 1956)|Mark Adams]], a Texas Tech alumnus and longtime coach around West Texas who had served as Beard's assistant for the last six seasons, was elevated to head coach on April 5, 2021.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.lubbockonline.com/story/sports/college/basketball/2021/04/07/college-basketball-texas-tech-gives-mark-adams-5-year-10-million-deal/7132104002/ | title=Tech gives Adams 5-year, $10-million deal |first=Don |last=Williams |website=Lubbock Online |date=April 7, 2021 |accessdate=March 31, 2022 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210515074039/https://www.lubbockonline.com/story/sports/college/basketball/2021/04/07/college-basketball-texas-tech-gives-mark-adams-5-year-10-million-deal/7132104002/ |archive-date=May 15, 2021}}</ref> The Dustin R. Womble Basketball Center, a new 58,000-square foot, $32.2 million practice facility for the men and women's basketball teams, was inaugurated a month later.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ctinsider.com/sports/article/Texas-Tech-unveils-Womble-basketball-facility-16176326.php |title=Texas Tech unveils Womble basketball facility |first=Nathan |last=Giese |website=CTInsider.com |date=May 14, 2021 |accessdate=March 31, 2022 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220331174232/https://www.ctinsider.com/sports/article/Texas-Tech-unveils-Womble-basketball-facility-16176326.php |archive-date=March 31, 2022}}</ref> Coach Adams swept former coach Chris Beard and the University of Texas in his first season at the helm. 

On March 5, 2023, Texas Tech University announced that they suspended Coach Adams for using "racially insensitive" terms and possibly spitting on a player; [[Corey Williams (basketball, born 1970)|Corey Williams]] led the team in the Big 12 tournament. On March 8, Adams resigned his position.

===Grant McCasland era: 2023–Present===
On March 31, 2023, [[Grant McCasland]] was hired as the 19th head coach of the Red Raiders. He had previously been the head coach of North Texas. Previously, he worked as the Director of Basketball Operations at Texas Tech from 1999-2001. He also earned his master's degree from Texas Tech in 2001. In Coach McCasland's first season, he notched a 23-11 record including a berth to the NCAA Tournament.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://texastech.com/staff-directory/grant-mccasland/4165 | title=Grant McCasland - Head Coach - Staff Directory - Texas Tech |website=Texas Tech Athletics |date=April 16, 2023 |accessdate=November 5, 2024 }}</ref> The Red Raiders were upset in the first round by [[2023–24 NC State Wolfpack men's basketball team|NC State]].

In [[2024–25 Texas Tech Red Raiders basketball team|2024–25]], McCasland guided the Red Raiders to a top-10 AP ranking and a No. 3 seed in the [[2025 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|NCAA tournament]]. The Red Raiders advanced to their third Elite Eight as a program and their first under a coach not named Chris Beard.

==Postseason==

===NCAA tournament results===
The Red Raiders have appeared in the [[NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship|NCAA tournament]] 20 times. However, their 1996 appearance was vacated. Their combined record is 22–21 (20–20 without vacated games).

On April 6, 2019, Texas Tech earned their first trip to the NCAA tournament championship game with a Final Four win over [[2018–19 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team|Michigan State]]. Two days later, the Red Raiders lost the [[2019 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship Game|NCAA tournament championship game]] in overtime 85–77 to [[2018–19 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team|Virginia]].

{| class="wikitable"
{{CollegePrimaryHeader|team=Texas Tech Red Raiders|Year|Seed|Round|Opponent|Result}}
|- align="center"
| [[1954 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|1954]] || || First Round || Santa Clara || L 64–73
|- align="center"
| [[1956 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|1956]] || || First Round || SMU || L 67–68
|- align="center"
| [[1961 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|1961]] || || Sweet Sixteen<br />Regional 3rd Place Game || Cincinnati<br />Houston || L 55–78<br />'''W''' 69–67
|- align="center"
| [[1962 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|1962]] || || First Round<br />Sweet Sixteen<br />Regional 3rd Place Game || Air Force<br />Colorado<br />Creighton || '''W''' 68–66<br />L 60–67<br />L 61–63
|- align="center"
| [[1973 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|1973]] || || First Round || South Carolina || L 70–78
|- align="center"
| [[1976 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|1976]] || || First Round<br />Sweet Sixteen || Syracuse<br />Missouri || '''W''' 69–56<br />L 75–86
|- align="center"
| [[1985 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|1985]] || #6 || First Round || #11 Boston College || L 53–55
|- align="center"
| [[1986 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|1986]] || #13 || First Round || #4 Georgetown || L 64–70
|- align="center"
| [[1993 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|1993]] || #12 || First Round || #5 St. John's || L 67–85
|- align="center"
| [[1996 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|1996]] || #3 || First Round<br />Second Round<br />Sweet Sixteen || #14 Northern Illinois<br />#6 North Carolina<br />#2 Georgetown || '''W''' 74–73<br />'''W''' 92–73<br />L 90–98
|- align="center"
| [[2002 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|2002]] || #6 || First Round || #11 Southern Illinois || L 68–76
|- align="center"
| [[2004 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|2004]] || #8 || First Round<br />Second Round || #9 Charlotte<br />#1 Saint Joseph's || '''W''' 76–73<br />L 65–70
|- align="center"
| [[2005 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|2005]] || #6 || First Round<br />Second Round<br />Sweet Sixteen || #11 UCLA<br />#3 Gonzaga<br />#7 West Virginia || '''W''' 78–66<br />'''W''' 71–69<br />L 60–65
|- align="center"
| [[2007 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|2007]] || #10 || First Round || #7 Boston College || L 75–84
|- align="center"
| [[2016 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|2016]] || #8 || First Round || #9 Butler || L 61–71
|- align="center"
| [[2018 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|2018]] || #3 || First Round<br />Second Round<br />Sweet Sixteen<br />Elite Eight || #14 Stephen F. Austin<br />#6 Florida<br />#2 Purdue<br />#1 Villanova || '''W''' 70–60<br />'''W''' 69–66<br />'''W''' 78–65<br />L 59–71
|- align="center"
| [[2019 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|2019]] || #3 || First Round<br />Second Round<br />Sweet Sixteen<br />Elite Eight<br />Final Four<br />National Championship || #14 Northern Kentucky<br />#6 Buffalo<br />#2 Michigan<br />#1 Gonzaga<br />#2 (E) Michigan State<br />#1 (S) Virginia || '''W''' 72–57 <br />'''W''' 78–58 <br />'''W''' 63–44 <br /> '''W''' 75–69 <br /> '''W''' 61–51<br />L 77–85<sup>OT</sup>
|- align="center"
| [[2021 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|2021]] || #6 || First Round<br />Second Round || #11 Utah State<br />#3 Arkansas || '''W''' 65–53<br />L 66–68
|- align="center"
| [[2022 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|2022]] || #3 || First Round<br>Second Round<br>Sweet Sixteen|| #14 Montana State<br>#11 Notre Dame<br>#2 Duke || '''W''' 97–62<br> '''W''' 59–53<br> L 73–78
|- align="center"
| [[2024 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|2024]] || #6 || First Round || #11 NC State || L 67–80
|- align="center"
| [[2025 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|2025]] || #3 || First Round<br />Second Round<br />Sweet Sixteen<br />Elite Eight || #14 UNC Wilmington<br />#11 Drake<br />#10 Arkansas<br />#1 Florida || '''W''' 82–72<br />'''W''' 77–64<br /> '''W''' 85–83<sup>OT</sup><br /> L 79–84
|}

===NIT results===
The Red Raiders have appeared in the [[National Invitation Tournament]] (NIT) four times. Their combined record is 6–4.

{| class="wikitable"
{{CollegePrimaryHeader|team=Texas Tech Red Raiders|Year|Round|Opponent|Result}}
|- align="center"
| [[1979 National Invitation Tournament|1979]] || First Round || Indiana || L 59–78
|- align="center"
| [[1995 National Invitation Tournament|1995]] || First Round || Washington State || L 82–94
|- align="center"
| [[2003 National Invitation Tournament|2003]] || First Round<br />Second Round<br />Quarterfinals<br />Semifinals<br />3rd Place Game || Nevada<br />San Diego State<br />Georgia Tech<br />St. John's<br />Minnesota || '''W''' 66–54<br />'''W''' 57–48<br />'''W''' 80–72<br />L 63–64<br />'''W''' 71–61
|- align="center"
| [[2010 National Invitation Tournament|2010]] || First Round<br />Second Round<br />Quarterfinals || Seton Hall<br />Jacksonville<br />Ole Miss || '''W''' 87–69<br />'''W''' 69–64<br />L 87–90<sup>2OT</sup>
|}

===NAIA tournament results===
The Red Raiders have appeared in the [[NAIA Men's Basketball Championships|NAIA tournament]] two times. Their combined record is 3–2.

{| class="wikitable"
{{CollegePrimaryHeader|team=Texas Tech Red Raiders|Year|Round|Opponent|Result}}
|- align="center" 
| [[1942 NAIA Division I men's basketball tournament|1942]] || First Round<br />Second Round || Louisiana Tech<br />Southeastern Oklahoma State || '''W''' 59–47<br />L 36–37
|- align="center" 
| [[1949 NAIA Division I men's basketball tournament|1949]] || First Round<br />Second Round<br />Quarterfinals || Western Montana<br />North Dakota<br />Hamline || '''W''' 79–43<br />'''W''' 62–57<br />L 56–80
|}

==Season-by-season results==
{{See also|List of Texas Tech Red Raiders men's basketball seasons}}

==Home arenas==
{{main|United Supermarkets Arena}}
[[File:United Spirit Arena.jpg|thumb|United Supermarkets Arena]]
The Red Raiders play their home games at [[United Supermarkets Arena]] located on the [[Campus of Texas Tech University|university campus]]. The Red Raiders previously played at [[Lubbock Municipal Coliseum]] until United Supermarkets Arena opened in 1999. The university's first team, then known as the Matadors, did not have a [[home court]] but instead played at the [[Agricultural Pavilion|Livestock Judging Pavilion]] until a wood and stucco barn was constructed the following season.

Texas Tech students broke both school and Big 12 Conference records for student attendance at the [[United Supermarkets Arena]] during a February 25, 2014, loss to Kansas State. The record of 6,086 students fell less than 2,000 short of the national record.<ref name="Record"/>

==Players==
{{See also|List of Texas Tech University alumni (sports)|List of Texas Tech Red Raiders in the NBA draft}}

{{Clear}}

===AP All Americans===

[[File:Keenan Evans.jpg|thumb|180px|[[Keenan Evans]]]]
{| width="250" class="toccolours" style="margin-right:1em" |
! colspan="3" style="text-align: center; background:#CC0000" | <span style="color:#FFFFFF;">'''Second team'''</span>
|-
!Number
!Player
!Season
|-
| 15 || [[JT Toppin]] || 2024-2025
|-
| 23 || [[Jarrett Culver]] || 2018-2019
|-
| 14 || [[Andre Emmett]] || 2003-2004
|}
{| width="250" class="toccolours" style="margin-right:1em" |
! colspan="3" style="text-align: center; background:#CC0000" | <span style="color:#FFFFFF;">'''Third team'''</span>
|-
!Number
!Player
!Season
|-
| 12 || [[Keenan Evans]] || 2017–2018
|-
| 33 || [[Jason Sasser]] || 1995–1996
|-
|}
{| width="250" class="toccolours" style="margin-right:1em" |
! colspan="3" style="text-align: center; background:#CC0000" | <span style="color:#FFFFFF;">'''Honorable Mention'''</span>
|-
!Number
!Player
!Season
|-
| 0 || [[Mac McClung]] || 2020–2021
|-
| 22 || [[Jarrius Jackson]] || 2006–2007
|-
| 22 || [[Jarrius Jackson]] || 2005–2006
|-
| 24 || [[Ronald Ross (basketball)|Ronald Ross]] || 2004–2005
|-
| 4 || [[Tony Battie]] || 1996–1997
|-
| 21 || [[Cory Carr]] || 1996–1997
|-
| 33 || [[Jason Sasser]] || 1994–1995
|-
| 44 || [[Will Flemons]] || 1992–1993
|-
| 44 || [[Will Flemons]] || 1991–1992
|-
| 4 || [[Bubba Jennings]] || 1984–1985
|-
| 30 || Mike Russell || 1977–1978
|-
| 54 || [[Rick Bullock]] || 1975–1976
|-
| 54 || [[Rick Bullock]] || 1974–1975
|-
| 22 || Dub Malaise || 1965–1966
|-
| 22 || Dub Malaise || 1964–1965
|-
| 20 || Harold Hudgens || 1960–1961
|-
| 50 || Jim Reed || 1954–1955
|-
|}

===Conference Player of the Year===
{| width="250" class="toccolours" style="margin-right:1em" |
! colspan="3" style="text-align: center; background:#CC0000" | <span style="color:#FFFFFF;">'''Big 12 Conference'''</span>
|-
!Number
!Player
!Seasons
|-
| 15 || [[JT Toppin]] || 2024-2025<br />
|-
| 23 || [[Jarrett Culver]] || 2018–2019<br />
|-
|}
{| width="250" class="toccolours" style="margin-right:1em" |
! colspan="3" style="text-align: center; background:#CC0000" | <span style="color:#FFFFFF;">'''Southwest Conference'''</span>
|-
!Number
!Player
!Seasons
|-
| 33 || [[Jason Sasser]] || 1995–1996
|-
| 44 || [[Will Flemons]] || 1992–1993
|-
| 44 || [[Will Flemons]] || 1991–1992
|-
| 4 || [[Bubba Jennings]] || 1984–1985
|-
| 54 || [[Rick Bullock]] || 1975–1976
|-
| 54 || [[Rick Bullock]] || 1974–1975
|-
| 22 || Dub Malaise || 1964–1965<br />
|}

===All Conference first team===
{| width="250" class="toccolours" style="margin-right:1em" |
! colspan="3" style="text-align: center; background:#CC0000" | <span style="color:#FFFFFF;">'''Big 12 Conference'''</span>
|-
!Number
!Player
!Seasons
|-
| 15 || [[JT Toppin]] || 2024-2025
|-
| 5 || [[Darrion Williams]] || 2024-2025
|-
| 11 || [[Bryson Williams]] || 2021–2022
|-
| 23 || [[Jarrett Culver]] || 2018–2019
|-
| 12 || [[Keenan Evans]] || 2017–2018
|-
| 22 || [[Jarrius Jackson]] || 2006-2007
|-
| 22 || [[Jarrius Jackson]] || 2005–2006
|-
| 24 || [[Ronald Ross (basketball)|Ronald Ross]] || 2004–2005
|-
| 14 || [[Andre Emmett]] || 2003–2004
|-
| 14 || [[Andre Emmett]] || 2002–2003
|-
| 14 || [[Andre Emmett]] || 2001–2002
|-
| 21 || [[Cory Carr]] || 1997–1998
|-
| 24 || [[Tony Battie]] || 1996–1997
|}
{| width="250" class="toccolours" style="margin-right:1em" |
! colspan="3" style="text-align: center; background:#CC0000" | <span style="color:#FFFFFF;">'''Southwest Conference'''</span>
|-
!Number
!Player
!Seasons
|-
| 33 || [[Jason Sasser]] || 1995–1996
|-
| 42 || [[Mark Davis (basketball, born 1973)|Mark Davis]] || 1994–1995
|-
| 33 || [[Jason Sasser]] || 1994–1995
|-
| 33 || [[Jason Sasser]] || 1993–1994
|-
| 44 || [[Will Flemons]] || 1992–1993
|-
| 44 || [[Will Flemons]] || 1991–1992
|-
| 13 || Sean Gay || 1988–1989
|-
| 4 || [[Bubba Jennings]] || 1984–1985
|-
| 1 || Mike Russell || 1977–1978
|-
| 1 || Mike Russell || 1976–1977
|-
| 54 || [[Rick Bullock]] || 1975–1976
|-
| 1 || William Johnson || 1974–1975
|-
| 54 || [[Rick Bullock]] || 1974–1975
|-
| 54 || [[Rick Bullock]] || 1973–1974
|-
| 1 || Richard Little || 1973–1974
|-
| 1 || Richard Little || 1972–1973
|-
| 1 || Ron Richardson || 1972–1973
|-
| 15 || Greg Lowery || 1971–1972
|-
| 25 || Gene Knolle || 1970–1971
|-
| 15 || Greg Lowery || 1969–1970
|-
| 25 || Gene Knolle || 1969–1970
|-
| 1 || Vernon Paul || 1966–1967
|-
| 22 || Dub Malaise || 1965–1966
|-
| 22 || Dub Malaise || 1964–1965
|-
| 22 || Dub Malaise || 1963–1964
|-
| 1 || Harold Denney || 1964–1965
|-
| 1 || Harold Denney || 1963–1964
|-
| 22 || Del Ray Mounts || 1961–1962
|-
| 22 || Del Ray Mounts || 1960–1961
|-
| 1 || Harold Hudgens || 1961–1962
|-
| 1 || Harold Hudgens || 1960–1961
|-
| 1 || Leon Hill || 1958–1959
|-
| 22 || [[Gerald Myers]] || 1957–1958
|}

===All tournament team===
{| width="250" class="toccolours" style="margin-right:1em" |
! colspan="3" style="text-align: center; background:#CC0000" | <span style="color:#FFFFFF;">'''NCAA Tournament'''</span>
|-
!Number
!Player
!Seasons
|-
| 23 || [[Jarrett Culver]] || 2018–2019
|-
| 13 || [[Matt Mooney]] || 2018–2019<br />
|}

{| width="250" class="toccolours" style="margin-right:1em" |
! colspan="3" style="text-align: center; background:#CC0000" | <span style="color:#FFFFFF;">'''Big 12 Tournament'''</span>
|-
!Number
!Player
!Seasons
|-
|15
|[[JT Toppin]]
|2024–2025
|-
| 1 || [[Terrence Shannon Jr.]] || 2021–2022
|-
| 11 || [[Bryson Williams]] || 2021–2022
|-
| 32 || Mike Singletary || 2008–2009
|-
| 24 || [[Ronald Ross]] || 2004–2005
|-
| 14 || [[Andre Emmett]] || 2002–2003<br />
|}

===Ring of Honor===
Texas Tech does not retire jersey numbers, but they do honor players with a Ring of Honor.

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
| colspan="5" style= "{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Texas Tech Red Raiders|border=0}}" | '''Texas Tech Red Raiders Ring of Honor'''
|-
! width=40px style="{{CollegeSecondaryStyle|Texas Tech Red Raiders|border=0}}" | No.
! width=150px style="{{CollegeSecondaryStyle|Texas Tech Red Raiders|border=0}}" |Player
! width=150px style="{{CollegeSecondaryStyle|Texas Tech Red Raiders|border=0}}" |Career
|-
| '''14''' || [[Andre Emmett]] || 2000–2004
|-
| '''54''' || [[Rick Bullock]] || 1972–1976
|-
| '''22''' || Dub Malaise || 1963–1966
|-
| '''50''' || Jim Reed || 1952–1956
|-
|}

===Individual awards===
*'''[[Chip Hilton Player of the Year Award]]'''
:[[Ronald Ross (basketball)|Ronald Ross]], 2004–05
*'''[[Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award]]'''
:[[Bubba Jennings]], 1984–85

==Head coaches==
{{Main|List of Texas Tech Red Raiders head basketball coaches}}

==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}

==External links==

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*{{Official website}}

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