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The Texas Tech Red Raiders basketball team is embracing an underdog mindset ahead of its biggest test of the early 2025-2026 season. As the No. 15 ranked Red Raiders prepare to take on the No. 1 Purdue Boilermakers in Friday’s Baha Mar Championship Final, head coach Grant McCasland offered an honest take on what it […]

After the Texas Tech basketball team lost to the Florida Gators in the Elite Eight last season, the program had high expectations heading into the current year. With the Texas Tech basketball program signing head coach Grant McCasland to an extension after the deep run in the tournament, the team is off to a 2-1 […]

JT Toppin is one of the best players in the nation. He is going to be a force to be reckoned with this season and will be a major reason why the Texas Tech Red Raiders will be contending for a championship. Toppin missed the season opener against Lindenwood but will be back tonight for […]

The Texas Tech Red Raiders just made a late splash in the 2025 recruiting class, landing the commit of Washington’s top prospect in Jaylen Petty. Petty announced his commitment to the Red Raiders on Saturday, per On3 insider Joe Tipton. He originally pledged to the New Mexico Lobos and Stanford Cardinal before changing course and […]

The college basketball transfer portal now has one of its best players officially available as former Texas Tech basketball forward Darrion Williams has withdrawn from the 2025 NBA Draft. Williams entered the transfer portal when the season ended, and he decided that he was going to test the NBA Draft waters. Now, he is officially […]

Texas Tech basketball locked in Grant McCasland for a lengthy period. The Red Raiders handed him a new extension Monday, all after their Elite 8 run in March Madness. Basketball insider Jeff Goodman of Stadium revealed the McCasland news Monday. The TTU head coach is earning six more years in Lubbock. “Texas Tech’s Grant McCasland […]

The Texas Tech Red Raiders received good news on Wednesday when it was announced that rising star JT Toppin would bypass the NBA Draft and return to the program amid a lucrative NIL deal. Following Toppin’s decision, Texas Tech received another bout of good news with the commitment of Tyeree Bryan out of the transfer […]

With the explosion of NIL (name, image, likeness) deals in college basketball, it’s had an effect on players deciding to declare for the NBA Draft. In some cases, the NIL deals might surpass what they might make on an NBA rookie contract. Texas Tech Red Raiders’ star JT Toppin opted to skip the NBA Draft, […]

After an incredible NCAA tournament run, Texas Tech forward JT Toppin made a huge announcement. According to Jeff Goodman of The Field of 68, he revealed what the forward will be doing next season. “MAMMOTH news for Texas Tech as big man JT Toppin just announced on IG that he’s coming back to school,” the […]

Grant McCasland and the Texas Tech Red Raiders suffered heartbreak in the Elite Eight of the 2025 NCAA Tournament. Leading against the Florida Gators with three minutes left in the game, the Red Raiders conceded an 18-4 run down the stretch as they lost 84-79. This ended their pursuit of a Final Four appearance, which […]

Although Texas Tech basketball endured a painful loss to Florida, alum Patrick Mahomes shared a simple yet effective message to the group. “Great season!!! 💪🏽💪🏽 @TexasTechMBB,” the tweet says. For the Red Raiders, there is much to be proud of. The team had a combined 28-8 record and were second in the Big 12. The […]

Walter Clayton Jr. had an explosive performance in the Florida Gators’ 84-79 win against the Texas Tech Red Raiders in the Elite Eight of the 2025 NCAA Tournament. In 35 minutes of action, Clayton Jr. finished with a stat line of 30 points, four assists and two rebounds. He shot 7-of-14 from the field, including […]

John Calipari had a timeout to use when the 10-seed Arkansas Razorbacks lost 85-83 to the 3-seed Texas Tech Red Raiders in the Sweet 16 of the 2025 NCAA Tournament on Thursday night. This drew criticism from basketball analyst Jay Williams. After Maryland took the lead with seven seconds remaining in overtime, Calipari had a […]

As the Texas Tech Red Raiders spent the majority of the 2nd half of Thursday night’s Sweet Sixteen matchup with the Arkansas Razorbacks chipping away at a double-digit deficit, 2nd-year head coach Grant McCasland continued to preach one defiant message to his team. “In the huddle, Coach kept saying, ‘We’re going to find a way to […]

It would have been understandable if you wrote off Texas Tech basketball coach Grant McCasland’s team last night against Arkansas. After all, the Red Raiders trailed 61-45 with under 10 minutes to go in the game. However, McCasland apparently never gave up hope. The second-year Tech coach kept encouraging his team even with the game […]

A ticket to the Final Four is on the line as Texas Tech faces Florida. It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a Texas Tech-Florida prediction and pick. Texas Tech is 28-8 on the year and would have a three-seed in the NCAA tournament. Texas Tech would open its tournament with UNC […]

Before Thursday night, John Calipari never lost a NCAA Tournament game when his team was leading by six points or more at halftime. His Arkansas Razorbacks had a seven-point cushion against Texas Tech. But the Red Raiders quickly reminded the country how dangerous they can be when the game heats up. They fell behind to […]

Patrick Mahomes is already one of the greatest NFL quarterbacks of all-time and has led the Kansas City Chiefs to three consecutive Super Bowl appearances. But he still remembers his roots. Although the 29-year-old superstar did not experience much winning while playing for Texas Tech, he still expresses great enthusiasm for his Alma mater. Mahomes […]

Ahead of Texas Tech basketball’s Sweet Sixteen contest against Arkansas on Thursday, the Red Raiders have received positive injury news on senior guard Chance McMillian. Head coach Grant McCasland’s No. 3 scoring leader is looking more on track to play against the Razorbacks, per RedRaiderSports.com. McMillan has been sidelined since leaving his last appearance against […]

Thursday’s Sweet 16 games conclude as Arkansas faces Texas Tech. It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with an Arkansas-Texas Tech prediction and pick. Arkansas is 22-13 on the year, and earned a ten-seed in the NCAA tournament. This resulted in a first-round game with Kansas. It was a tight first half, with […]

Some college basketball fans have complained about the lack of Cinderella teams in this NCAA Tournament, as many of the top mid-major programs lost in the first round. One of the few remaining teams that could make a feel-good run to the second weekend was Drake after a very impressive win over Missouri in the […]

In its first-round win over UNC Wilmington, Texas Tech set a new NCAA men’s basketball tournament record, even if it did not go as smoothly as planned. Though the Red Raiders ended up winning by 10, the game was much closer throughout than the final score suggests. To get the victory, Texas Tech needed to […]

Texas Tech basketball has fans filling out March Madness brackets believing the Red Raiders will make a deep run. Head coach Grant McCasland is leading the No. 3 seed out West, and hearing chatter about winning that regional. However, he dropped a murky Chance McMillian injury update. McMillian isn’t healthy and fully set to go. […]

After Texas Tech basketball’s 86-80 loss to Arizona in the Big 12 tournament semifinal, the Red Raiders now await an at-large bid on Selection Sunday. The good news is, they could potentially have two of their best players available for the Big Dance. Head coach Grant McCasland addressed the media postgame in regards to Chance […]

Arizona head coach Tommy Lloyd made it clear after his team’s hard-fought victory over Texas Tech that the Wildcats aren’t satisfied just yet. Following their 86-80 win in the Big 12 Tournament semifinals, Lloyd sent a message that should have Arizona fans fired up for the championship game against top-seeded Houston. “You beat Kansas in […]

JT Toppin was dominant in the Texas Tech Red Raiders’ contest against the Baylor Bears on Thursday. He played so well that he channeled Blake Griffin with his performance. In 32 minutes of action, Toppin finished with 26 points, 10 rebounds, three blocks, and an assist. He shot 10-of-19 from the field, including 2-of-3 from […]

It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a Texas Tech-Arizona State prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Texas Tech-Arizona State. The Big 12 regular season concludes this weekend, as the conference prepares for its tournament next week. Texas Tech has been one of the better teams in the Big 12 […]

Texas Tech has built one of the best basketball teams in the nation this season. Grant McCasland’s group looks like it could potentially contend for a national championship after navigating a very difficult Big 12 slate with relative ease. A massive reason why Texas Tech has been so good this season and is in contention […]

It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a Colorado-Texas Tech prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Colorado-Texas Tech. The Texas Tech Red Raiders have delivered a very strong season. They are, to this point in time, the only Big 12 team this season to beat the conference champion Houston Cougars […]

Zeke Mayo had disgusting racist messages to show from Kansas Jayhawks fans after the team’s loss to Texas Tech on Saturday. Mayo revealed the messages on social media via X, showing how some fans of the Jayhawks went too far with their direct messages to the star. He conceded his performance had a lot to […]

Two of the top teams in the Big 12 face off as Texas Tech visits Kansas. It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a Texas Tech-Kansas prediction and pick. Texas Tech is 21-7 on the year, and 12-5 in conference play. That places them in third place in the Big 12. They […]

It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a Houston-Texas Tech prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Houston-Texas Tech. There are some interesting games on the Monday slate in college hoops. This might be the best game of the bunch. The last time Houston and Texas Tech played each other was […]

One of the best in the Big 12 takes the court as Texas Tech faces West Virginia. It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a West Virginia-Texas Tech prediction and pick. West Virginia is also 16-10 on the year and 7-8 in conference play, placing them in ninth in the Big 12. […]

The No. 9 Texas Tech Red Raiders (20-5, 11-3 Big 12) take on the TCU Horned Frogs (14-11, 7-7 Big 12) Tuesday night. Below we will continue our College Basketball odds series with a Texas Tech-TCU prediction and pick. We will also let you know how to watch the game. Here are the Texas Tech-TCU […]

Texas Tech comes in as one of the hottest teams in the Big 12 as they take on Oklahoma State. It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a Texas Tech-Oklahoma State prediction and pick. Texas Tech is the No. 12 team in the country. It’s been a very impressive season so far […]

In one of the best college basketball games of the year, No. 12-ranked Texas Tech basketball survived a spirited upset bid from Arizona State with a wild 111-106 win in double overtime. Thanks to some big time plays down the stretch, most notably by star big man JT Toppin, the Red Raiders kept pace in […]

Texas Tech star forward JT Toppin posted a stat line not seen in 30 years in the Red Raiders’ win over Arizona State. The home clash between head coach Grant McCasland’s team and the Sun Devils was much more complicated than expected. The Red Raiders eventually sealed the deal in their 111-106 double overtime victory […]

It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with an Arizona State-Texas Tech prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Arizona State-Texas Tech. The Arizona State Sun Devils were on a very positive track in the first month of their intended journey to the NCAA Tournament. Coach Bobby Hurley guided the Sun Devils […]

It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a Texas Tech-Arizona prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Texas Tech-Arizona. The Arizona Wildcats are flying high. Tommy Lloyd had a team which was just 6-5 through its first 11 games in the middle of December. Everyone in Tucson was wondering what was […]