Texas Tech University Athletics
Red Raider Report | Game 4
November 12, 2025 | Men's Basketball
LUBBOCK – Riding a 40-game non-conference home winning streak, No. 11 Texas Tech returns to action against Milwaukee at 7 p.m. on Friday at United Supermarkets Arena. The Red Raiders (2-1) dropped their first game of the season with an 81-77 road loss at No. 14 Illinois on Tuesday night despite JT Toppin going off for 35 points, 11 rebounds, three assists, three blocks and three steals – becoming the first player in Big 12 history to accumulate those numbers in a game. Through three games, Tech is averaging 91.0 points, 18.7 assists and 11.7 3-pointers per game this season and currently leads the Big 12 with 16.3 offensive rebounds per game. The program has not lost a non-conference home game since falling to Kentucky in overtime on January 25, 2020 which snapped a 54-game streak and is currently 18-0 under head coach Grant McCasland in those games.
The Panthers (2-1) play at Indiana tonight at Assembly Hall before making the trip to Lubbock. They opened their season with a win over Hampton, fell at Wofford and are coming off a 92-72 win over Little Rock ahead of the matchup against the Hoosiers. Tech and Milwaukee will be meeting for the first time ever.
Toppin comes into Friday's game averaging 33.0 points, 12.5 rebounds, 3.0 steals and 2.0 blocks through two games played after missing the opener with a lower body injury while Christan Anderson leads the team with 20.0 points, 9.7 assists and 3.0 steals through three games played. LeJuan Watts, who also missed the opener, is now averaging 16.0 points and 5.0 rebounds after scoring 21 against Illinois by shooting 8-for-10 from the field, including 2-of-2 on 3-pointers and Donovan Atwell is averaging 14.7 points per game and leads the team with 13 made 3-pointers. Tech, which established a new program record with 17 3-pointers made in the season opener against Lindenwood, is currently 35-for-95 (36.8 percent) as a team from deep.
The Red Raiders follow their second straight Friday night game by traveling to the Bahamas next week to play in the Baha Mar Championship. Tech opens against Wake Forest at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, November 20 before playing either No. 2 Purdue or Memphis on Friday. Both games will be televised on CBS Sports Network.
RED RAIDER ROSTER REPORT (*"players defining themselves")
Tyeree Bryan: "Team player. Competitor. Hard worker."
Bryan recorded his 50th career game scoring in double figures after going for 12 points in the win over Sam Houston and is coming off a game at Illinois where he scored three with one 3-pointer… Against Sam Houston, he also added seven rebounds and two steals in his second game with the Red Raiders after he started and contributed eight rebounds and seven points against Lindenwood in his Red Raider debut… An Orlando, Florida native, Bryan has started all three games this season and is averaging 7.3 points and 5.0 rebounds per game… He 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 College… Bryan has 922 points, 436 rebounds, 124 assists and 65 steals through 96 career games played… He is 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-pointers… Bryan scored a career-high 35 points against Gonzaga last season after going 7-for-12 from deep… He made four or more 3-pointers in seven games last season and is now 148-for-358 (41.3 percent) on 3-pointers in his career.
Jazz Henderson: "Vocal. Confident. Energetic."
Henderson 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 Houston… He is in his second season with the Texas Tech basketball program after redshirting due to injury last season… 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.
LeJuan Watts: "Tough. Leader. Consistent."
Watts is averaging 16.0 points, 5.0 rebounds and 1.5 assists through two games played after scoring a season-best 21 points on 8-for-10 shooting from the field (2-2 on 3s) at No. 14 Illinois… 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… He had missed the season opener with a lower body injury… Watts is in his first season at Texas Tech and entered the season as the Big 12 Preseason Newcomer of the Year along with being selected for the Julius Erving Award Preseason Watch List… 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 freshman… At Washington State last season, he averaged 13.7 points, 6.7 rebounds and 4.4 assists per game… He had nine double-doubles and also recorded a triple-double with 20 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists against Santa Clara… He scored a career-high 24 points in a game against San Francisco and grabbed a career-best 14 rebounds against Idaho last season… Watts now has 800 points, 395 rebounds, 206 assists and 10 double-doubles through 68 career games played in his career.
Christian Anderson: "Tough. Team player. Human highlight."
Anderson is averaging 20.0 points and 9.7 assists per game this season – making him the only player nationally over 20 and with that assist total… He matched his career-high with 11 assists and also scored eight points in the loss to No. 14 Illinois… He is currently third nationally in assists and now has six games with five or more assists… An Atlanta, Georgia native, he was named the Big 12 Player of the Week and to the Big 12 Starting Five after averaging 26.0 points, 9.0 assists, 4.5 rebounds and 3.5 steals in the first week of the season – along with only having three turnovers… He recorded his first career double-double and established new career highs with 34 points and 11 assists in the win over Lindenwood in the opener and followed it with 18 points and seven assists in the win over Sam Houston last Friday… He is the first player in program history to have a double-double with 30-plus points and 10-plus assists… Entering the season, Anderson was named to the All-Big 12 Preseason Team and is on the Bob Cousy Award Preseason Watch List… He is coming off a freshman season where he averaged 10.6 points and 2.2 assists per game – earning All-Big 12 Freshman Team honors before helping Germany to the silver medal in the FIBA U19 World Cup during the summer in Switzerland… An 6-foot-3 point guard, Anderson scored a previous career-high 22 points in the Sweet 16 win over Arkansas last season and matched the team lead by making 71 3-pointers… He led the Red Raiders with 46 made 3-pointers in Big 12 play and finished the season shooting 38.0 percent from distance… 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 game… 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 Kansas… Anderson has now scored in double figures in 20 games and has 432 points, 106 assists, 117 rebounds and 50 steals through 38 career games.
Josiah Moseley: "Versatile. Energetic. All over the court."
Moseley has missed the first three games of the season with a lower body injury… He returned to his home state of Texas after playing his freshman season at Villanova where he played in 30 games as a reserve… 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 School… At Villanova, Moseley scored a career-high 10 points against Lafayette and had a career-best seven rebounds against Temple… He finished his freshman season averaging 1.9 points and 2.3 rebounds per game.
Leon Horner: "Vocal. High intensity. Coachable."
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 six rebounds but missed the games against Sam Houston and No. 14 Illinois with a lower body injury… Horner has played in 10 career games after he returned for his second season at Texas Tech following playing nine games last season as a true freshman… A Dallas, Texas native, he scored his first career points in a win over Oral Roberts and had one rebound in five games… Horner played at Dynamic Prep and a was a McDonald's All-American nominee as a senior where he averaged 14.5 points, 6.0 rebounds and 3.0 assists.
Nolan Groves: "Hardworking. Coachable. Team player."
Groves established a new Texas Tech freshman record in his college debut by grabbing 16 rebounds in the win over Lindenwood and has scored seven points in both home games this season… Through three games played, he is averaging 4.7 points and 5.3 rebounds per game… Against Lindenwood, he had six offensive rebounds and 10 on the defensive side of the court to go along with scoring seven points, dishing out three assists and coming away with two steals in 27 minutes of action from the starting lineup… Groves entered his freshman season after earning Minnesota Gatorade Player of the Year while playing for Orono High School… He finished his senior season averaging 34.1 points, 8.5 rebounds, 6.0 assists and 3.0 steals per game… A Long Lake, Minnesota native, Groves scored 40 or more points in nine games and had a 57-point performance.
Luke Bamgboye: "Resilient. Humble. Athletic."
Bamgboye has missed all three games this season with a lower body injury and is listed as day-to-day leading into the matchup with Milwaukee… He transferred to Texas Tech after playing his freshman season at VCU where he ranked second among all freshmen 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 honors… He appeared in 35 games with 24 starts, including scoring a career-high 17 points and having a career-best seven blocks against UMass.
Jack Francis: "Humble. Resilient. Coachable."
Francis is the longest tenured Red Raider, having joined the program as a practice player in the 2022-23 season… He has appeared in 18 games over the past three seasons, including playing in 11 last season… An Austin, Texas native, Francis played at Anderson High School where he scored over 1,000 points in his career… At Tech, he scored his first career points with a pair of free throws against Sam Houston and also scored last season against Oral Roberts… Texas Tech is 18-0 in games he has appeared in.
Jaylen Petty: "Leader. Creative. Bucket-getter."
Petty is averaging 4.7 points, 3.0 rebounds and 2.3 assists through his first three games of his freshman season… He showed out in his 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 bench and finishing the night with four offensive rebounds and made two 3-pointers… 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 School… A four-star recruit from Seattle, Washington, 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 steals… Petty was a McDonald's All-American nominee, adidas All-America, NBPA Topp 100 selection, a two-time Donovan Mitchell camp participant, an Allen Iverson Showcase selection and the Iverson Class 24K Showcase MVP.
Donovan Atwell: "Hit shots. Consistent. Play hard."
Atwell is 13-for-28 (46.4 percent) on 3-pointers to begin the season and is averaging 14.7 points and 4.7 rebounds per game… He started the season with two straight games with six 3-pointers, going 6-for-11 and finishing with 19 points in the win over Sam Houston last Friday and now has 16 career games with five or more 3-pointers in his career… He also led Tech with six 3-pointers and finished with 22 points in the season-opening win over Lindenwood… Atwell went 6-for-13 on 3-pointers and also added four rebounds and two steals in the opener… He joined the Red Raiders for his senior season after playing the past three at UNC Greensboro and is coming off a junior season where he averaged 13.3 points per game and was 96-for-241 (39.8 percent) on 3-pointers… His 96 3-pointers were the 43rd most in the nation…A Huntersville, North Carolina native, Atwell now has 933 career points and is 224-for-565 (39.6 percent) on 3-pointers in his career… 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-pointers… Atwell has 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 attempts… 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 Greensboro.
Marial Akuentok: "Energetic. Encouraging. Fearless."
Akuentok started and made his college debut in the win over Lindenwood – going for eight rebounds, seven points and having one blocked shot – before playing in a reserve role against Sam Houston and Illinois… Through three games, Akuentok is averaging 3.0 points and 4.0 rebounds per game… 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-pointer… Akuentok returned for his second season at Texas Tech after redshirting last year… He joined the program in January and experienced the journey to the Elite Eight… Akuentok is from Edmonton, Alberta, Canada and was a top-100 recruit who reclassified… He played at Fort Erie International Academy and was named the co-player of the year and defensive player of the year… He also competed for the U18 Canada National Team and helped lead them to the bronze medal at the 2024 FIBA U18 AmeriCup.
JT Toppin: "Dawg. Fearless. Resilient."
Toppin is averaging 33.0 points, 12.5 rebounds, 3.5 assists, 3.0 steals and 2.0 blocks per game to begin his junior season after going off for 35 points and 11 rebounds at No. 14 Illinois… He currently leads the nation in scoring after recording his fifth double-double of his career with 30-or-more points and double-digit rebounds… He now has 33 career double-doubles… 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 Houston… Toppin is the second player in Big 12 history to score at least 30 points in each of his first two games of the season; the other was Kansas State's Michael Beasley in November 2007… Toppin and Beasley are the only Division I players to post 30+ points and 10+ rebounds in each of their first two games of a season in the last 20 years… The 35 points was also his 53rd career game scoring in double figures and the 21st game scoring over 20 points… Toppin 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 season… 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 List… 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 – each the team's leader… 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's… 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 Colorado… He also had seven double-doubles with 25-plus point performances… Toppin ranked third in the Big 12 in scoring and rebounding while having the seventh most double-doubles in the nation… 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 Four… 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 scoring… 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 season… Toppin comes into the matchup against Milwaukee having already produced 1,113 points, 661 rebounds and 120 blocked shots through 71 career games.
LaTrell Hoover: "Energetic. Coachable. Hardworking."
The final addition to this year's roster, Hoover signed with the Red Raiders on September 8 and immediately joined the program to begin practicing… McCasland said he plans to redshirt Hoover this season… Hoover is listed at 7-foot tall, making him the tallest player on the roster… 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 – earning all-district second team honors
McCasland is now 264-110 (70.6%) in his NCAA career, including his Texas Tech records of 53-21 overall (74 games – 71.6%), 26-12 in Big 12 games, 31-5 at home and 12-9 in true road games… McCasland has also been 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 Aires… McCasland was a 2025 Werner Ladder Naismith Men's College Coach of the Year Semifinalist presented by AXIA Time… His 53-21 record at Tech is the best start for a head coach in program history… McCasland joined Bob Knight as the only two coaches in program history with 20-plus wins in their first two seasons after Knight's teams accomplished it in 2001-02 and 2002-03… 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 restrictions… He is in his 10th season as a NCAA Division I coach.
NOTES PROVIDED BY STATS PERFORM: The Big 12 has had four different players record a 30-point performance so far this season, the second most among all DI conferences behind the Big Ten (five)… Texas Tech is the only DI team to have two different players with 30-point games this season… Toppin is the only DI player this century to record at least 30 points, 14 rebounds, four assists and three steals in a season debut. The only other Big 12 players to reach that stat line in a game are Oklahoma's Blake Griffin (Nov. 22, 2008) and Baylor's Terry Black (Nov. 27, 1999)… Anderson is the second DI player in the last 30 years to record at least 30 points and 10 assists in his season debut (South Dakota State's Nate Wolters – 2011-12). Additionally, he is the fourth Big 12 player to put up those numbers in any game all-time (Kansas State's Markquis Nowell, Oklahoma's Trae Young, Baylor's Curtis Jerrells).
MATCHING UP WITH THE MILWAUKEE PANTHERS: Texas Tech and Milwaukee are set to meet for the first time ever with the Red Raiders hosting the Panthers in the third game of the regular season. Milwaukee is coming off a season where it went 21-11 overall and were 14-6 in Horizon League action. The Panthers were 7-8 on the road, including dropping an 84-76 decision at UCF in their only game against a Big 12 opponent last season. The team finished third in the Horizon League standings and had its season end with a loss to Oakland in the conference's tournament quarterfinals. Bart Lundy is entering his fourth season leading the program and is currently 63-38. Over 23 seasons as a head coach, Lundy is 492-228 after 14 seasons at Queens and six at High Point. The Panthers have made four NCAA Tournament appearances with their most recent trip coming in 2014.
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