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No. 19 Tech turns attention to No. 3 Duke
December 17, 2025 | Men's Basketball
LUBBOCK – A marquee matchup in Madison Square Garden is set between No. 19 Texas Tech and No. 3 Duke for 7 p.m. (CST) on Saturday in New York. The Red Raiders (8-3) are looking for their first ranked win of the season while the Blue Devils (11-0) come into the game as one of only seven teams without a loss.
Texas Tech and Duke will be meeting for the third time, including a game at MSG back on December 20, 2018 where the Blue Devils earned a 69-58 win in the first matchup. Most recently, Duke secured a 78-73 win in the 2022 Sweet 16 in San Francisco. The Red Raiders are coming off their highest point production of the season with a 101-90 win over Northern Colorado on Tuesday night to extend a 45-game non-conference home winning streak while the Blue Devils stayed unblemished with a 97-73 home win over Lipscomb. Tech is currently 2-2 in neutral-court games this season with wins over Wake Forest and LSU but losses to Purdue and Arkansas.
A full preview and game notes will be posted and distributed on Thursday afternoon.
Along with the AP Top 25, the Red Raiders are at No. 19 in the USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll, No. 26 in the NCAA NET and No. 27 in the Kenpom ratings. Texas Tech was at No. 10 in the AP Top 25 Preseason Poll for its highest preseason ranking in program history after finishing last season at No. 8 following a trip to the Elite Eight. The team was at No. 16 last week before a loss to Arkansas in Dallas. The Blue Devils are at No. 2 in the NCAA NET and No. 5 in Kenpom ratings.
JT Toppin travels to New York in the top 10 of the nation and second in the Big 12 in scoring (21.9) and rebounding (10.6) while Christian Anderson leads the Big 12 and is fourth nationally with 7.5 assists per game. A returning Consensus Second Team All-American and 2025 Big 12 Player of the Year, Toppin is currently seventh nationally in scoring, eighth in rebounding and also ranks fourth nationally with 4.9 offensive rebounds per game. He is the only player in the nation in the top 10 in scoring and rebounding this season. Toppin, who has five double-doubles this season, is coming off a game against Northern Colorado where he had 23 points and matched a career-high with five blocks while Anderson provided 14 points and six assists. Anderson ranks sixth in the Big 12 and in the top 50 nationally with 19.3 points per game and has three double-doubles with each coming with 11-assist performances.
LeJuan Watts led Tech in the win over the Bears on Tuesday night with a career-high 36 points after going 12-for-13 (92%) from the field and 9-of-11 at the free-throw line. Watts, who had a previous season-high of 21 points at Illinois, is the first Big 12 player in history to score over 35 points while shooting over 90 percent. He made his first 12 shots in the game before missing a late 3-pointer. Watts, who was named the Big 12 Preseason Newcomer of the Year, is now averaging 14.0 points per game and has eight career games scoring over 20 points. Donovan Atwell gives Tech four double-figure scorers this season with an average of 11.3 points per game after scoring 10 in the win over Northern Colorado. Atwell and Anderson are both shooting 35-for-83 on 3-pointers this season. The pair are currently tied for fourth in the Big 12 with their 42.2 percentages and 3.2 3-pointers per game.
Tech leads the Big 12 with 11.0 made 3-pointers per game after going 12-for-28 (42.9%) in the win over Northern Colorado. It was the third straight game with 10 or more 3-pointers and the eighth time through 11 games this season. The Red Raiders opened the season with a program record by making 17 3-pointers against Lindenwood and made 13 in the neutral-court games against LSU and Arkansas over the past two weeks. The Red Raiders are currently shooting 37.6% on 3-pointers for the season with six games shooting over 40%. Tech is currently scoring 83.6 points per game and will be going up against a Duke team that leads the nation by holding opponents to 34.6% shooting and ranks fourth nationally by limiting teams to only 60.8 points per game. The Blue Devils are scoring 87.7 points per game through 11 wins with freshman Cameron Boozer leading the nation with 23.3 points along with adding 10.2 rebounds per game.
The Red Raiders will return to Lubbock after the game for their final non-conference contest of the season against Winthrop at 1 p.m. on Sunday, December 28 before opening Big 12 play by hosting Oklahoma State on Saturday, January 3. Tech is currently 6-0 at home this season and has won 99 of its last 100 non-conference home games.
RED RAIDER BULLET POINTS
• 101st season of Texas Tech Basketball - First game played on January 25, 1925 (1,563-1,188 all-time record)
• Tech is coming off a trip to the 2025 NCAA Tournament Elite Eight - third Elite Eight appearance in program history
• Tech is at No. 19 in the AP Top 25 this week to extend a program-record of being in 16 straight AP polls... Finished last season at No. 8
• Duke leads series 2-0 all-time... Last meeting: Duke won 78-73 in 2022 Sweet 16... First meeting: Duke won 69-58 in MSG on Dec. 20, 2018
• Toppin is Top 10 nationally and 2nd in Big 12 in scoring (21.9) and rebounds (10.6); Anderson leads the Big 12, 4th nationally with 7.5 assists per game
• Toppin named to Big 12 Starting Five after going for 30 points, 11 rebounds, 3 blocks against Arkansas (5th double-double of season)
• Watts recorded career-high 36 points vs. Northern Colorado on 12-for-13 shooting... First Big 12 player ever with 35-plus on 90-plus shooting
• ESPN NBA Draft Top 100 Prospects: Anderson (38), Toppin (48)
• 3 players had double-doubles against LSU: Anderson (27 points/10 assists); Toppin (15 rebounds/11 points); Watts (15 points, 10 rebounds)
• Tech set program record with 17 3-pointers in season-opening win over Lindenwood... Has made 10 or more in 8-of-11 games this season
• Roster of 14 players - 6 returners and 8 newcomers... 3 seniors, 2 juniors, 4 sophomores, 5 freshmen
• 2 Returners who started games for Tech last season: Toppin (33 games), Anderson (7 games)
• 5 Transfers: Atwell (UNC Greensboro), Bamgboye (VCU), Bryan (Santa Clara), Moseley (Villanova), Watts (Washington State)
• 5 Freshmen: Akuentok (Canada), Groves (Long Lake, Minnesota), Henderson (Dallas), Hoover (San Antonio), Petty (Seattle, Washington)
GAME INFORMATION
Matchup: No. 3 Duke Blue Devils (11-0) No. 19 Texas Tech Red Raiders (8-3)
Location: New York City
Venue: Madison Square Garden
Tip: 7 p.m. (CST), Saturday, December 20
TV: ESPN
TV CALL: Dan Shulman and Jay Bilas
TEXAS TECH SPORTS NETWORK: Geoff Haxton and Clark Lammert
RED RAIDER ROSTER REPORT (*"players defining themselves")
JT Toppin: "Dawg. Fearless. Resilient."
Nationally, Toppin ranks seventh in scoring 21.9 points per game and eighth in rebounding with 10.6 rebounds per game coming into the matchup against Duke… He scored 23 points, matched a career-high with five blocks and had three rebounds against Northern Colorado – recording his 25th career game with 20 or more points and getting five blocks for the fifth time through 79 college games… Toppin earned Big 12 Starting Five honors on Monday after notching his 36th career double-double and sixth career double-double with over 30 points after going for 30 points, 11 rebounds and three blocks against Arkansas last Saturday in Dallas… The reigning Big 12 Player of the Year and Consensus All-America ranks second in the Big 12 in scoring and rebounding and is seventh in the conference with 1.8 blocks per game… He also produced a double-double with 15 rebounds and 11 points in the win over LSU… Toppin also leads the Big 12 and is fourth nationally with 4.9 offensive rebounds per game with a season-high nine in a home win over New Orleans and seven against Arkansas last week… 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 Deacons… Toppin was named to the Big 12 Starting Five for the first time this season after he produced 35 points and 11 rebounds at No. 14 Illinois… The 35/11 double-double at Illinois was his fifth double-double of his career with 30-or-more points and double-digit rebounds… He now has 60 double-figure scoring performances in his career and in seven straight games… 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… 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 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 Duke having already produced 1,266 points, 742 rebounds and 134 blocked shots through 79 career games… Toppin played his freshman season at New Mexico and has now played 43 games as a Red Raider where he has scored 821 points and has 416 rebounds – averaging 19.1 points and 9.7 rebounds in a Texas Tech uniform.
Christian Anderson: "Tough. Team player. Human highlight."
Anderson recorded his eighth career game with 20-or-more points and his third career double-double with 26 points and 11 assists against Arkansas after his second career double-double with 27 points and 10 assists in the win over LSU… He's coming off a game against Northern Colorado where he had 14 points and six assists… Anderson leads the Big 12 and is fourth nationally in assists after his 11 assists against Arkansas matched a career-high for the third time with him also having 11 assists in games against Lindenwood and Illinois this season… Anderson, who earned Big 12 Starting Five honors for the second time this season last week, was 5-for-11 on 3-pointers against Arkansas after going 5-for-9 on 3-pointers against LSU and is now averaging 19.3 points, 7.5 assists and is tied for fourth in the Big 12 with 3.1 made 3-pointers per game… He has now scored in double figures in a team-high 10 games this season and in 28 games in his career after also producing a team-best 23 points against New Orleans in a game he set a new career-high with six 3-pointers… Anderson, who also leads the Big 12 and is second nationally by playing 37:57 minutes per game, has recorded five or more assists in 10-of-11 games this season… Anderson is currently 35-for-83 on 3-pointers this season, shooting 42.2% from deep… An Atlanta, Georgia native, he was named the Big 12 Player of the Week and to the Big 12 Starting Five on November 11 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 season opener and followed it with 18 points and seven assists in the win over Sam Houston… 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… A 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 comes into the matchup against Duke with 584 points, 159 assists, 143 rebounds and 61 steals through 46 career games.
LeJuan Watts: "Tough. Leader. Consistent."
Watts scored a career-high 36 points after going 12-for-13 from the field with three 3-pointers in the win over Northern Colorado… According to ESPN Insights, Watts is the first player in Big 12 history to score over 35 points while shooting over 90%... A redshirt junior in his first season at Tech, he was 12-for-12 from the field before missing a 3-pointer with 1:22 remaining in the game… 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 sophomore… Named the Big 12 Preseason Newcomer of the Year, Watts is now averaging 14.0 points, 5.9 rebounds and 2.6 assists through 10 games played this season... 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 LSU and was coming off a game against Arkansas where he contributed 8 points, 5 assists and 4 rebounds… He knocked on the door of his first double-double of the season with 10 points and nine rebounds in the win over Milwaukee… Watts, who now has 47 double-figure scoring performances in his career with seven this season, scored a previous season-high 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 after missing the 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 10 double-doubles and also recorded a triple-double with 20 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists against Santa Clara… He scored a previous career-high 24 points in a game against San Francisco and grabbed a career-best 14 rebounds against Idaho last season… Watts comes into the matchup against Duke with 908 points, 444 rebounds, 229 assists, eight games scoring 20-or-more points and 11 double-doubles through 76 games played in his career.
Donovan Atwell: "Hit shots. Consistent. Play hard."
Atwell reached the 1,000-point career milestone in the game against Arkansas where he finished with 6 points on 2-for-5 shooting on 3-pointers and is coming of his fifth double-figure scoring performance of the season after scoring 10 points against Northern Colorado… Atwell is currently fourth in the Big 12 by shooting 42.2% on 3-pointers and with 3.2 made 3-pointers per game… In his fourth collegiate season, Atwell now has 1,013 career points through 105 games played… A starter in all 11 games this season, he is currently 35-for-83 on 3-point attempts… Against LSU, Atwell went 3-for-8 on 3-pointers and finished the game with 9 points, 4 rebounds and a steal from the starting lineup… He is now averaging 11.3 points and 2.4 rebounds per game… 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 points… Atwell made six 3-pointers against Sam Houston and Lindenwood – just two back of his career-high… He comes into matchup against Duke with 17 career games with five or more 3-pointers… 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 Houston… 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… 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 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… A Huntersville, North Carolina native, he comes into the matchup against Duke with 49 career double-figure scoring games, 1,013 career points and is 246-for-620 (39.7 percent) on 3-pointers through 105 games in his career.
Tyeree Bryan: "Team player. Competitor. Hard worker."
A starter in all 11 games this season, Bryan is averaging 5.6 points and 4.5 rebounds per game after contributing 8 points and 4 rebounds against Arkansas but going scoreless against Northern Colorado… He was 2-for-5 on 3-pointers in the game against the Razorbacks and has now made 11 3-pointers this season… 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-pointers… Along with scoring 13 against Wake Forest, he also had seven rebounds, two steals and made a season-high three 3-pointers… 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 Houston… 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 College… 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 155-for-386 (40.2 percent) on 3-pointers in his career… Bryan has 962 points, 463 rebounds, 133 assists and 68 steals through 104 career games played.
Jaylen Petty: "Leader. Creative. Bucket-getter."
Petty recorded a new 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… He had matched his previous 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 8 points and 6 rebounds… Petty has now made two or more 3-pointers six games this season… 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 Forest… A true freshman from Seattle, he matched his career-high for the first time with 11 points in the win over Wake Forest in the Bahamas after going 3-for-6 on 3-pointers following scoring 11 points with three 3-pointers in the win over Milwaukee… Against No. 1 Purdue, he led Tech with 4 assists and also had 5 points and 3 rebounds in 34 minutes of play as a reserve… Through 10 games played in his freshman season, Petty is averaging 7.4 points, 3.2 rebounds and 1.9 assists… He made a strong collegiate debut by going for 9 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 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.
Luke Bamgboye: "Resilient. Humble. Athletic."
Bamgboye left the game against Northern Colorado with an injury after scoring 4 points and having 2 rebounds in seven minutes of action… He had missed the game against Arkansas due to being in concussion protocol after he had started the past four games… He is currently averaging 5.6 pints, 3.4 rebounds and 1.7 blocks in seven games played this season… Against LSU, Bamgboye provided 6 points and 3 rebounds in the win… 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 games… 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 Forest… A 6-foot-11 sophomore, he made his Texas Tech debut with four blocked shots and four points in the win over Milwaukee… He had missed the first three games this season with a lower body injury… 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… Bamgboye has played in 42 career games and currently has 87 blocked shots, 173 points and 140 rebounds.
Leon Horner: "Vocal. High intensity. Coachable."
Horner is in his second season at Tech and is currently averaging 3.0 points and 2.4 rebounds through seven games played this season… He had 3 rebounds in the win over LSU after playing against Wyoming where he had four points and four rebounds in 18 minutes of action… Horner provided a career-high 3 assists and scored 2 points in the win over New Orleans after he had 5 points and 5 rebounds in the loss against No. 1 Purdue… A sophomore, he 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 injury… Horner has played in 16 career games after he returned for his second season at Texas Tech following playing 9 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.
Marial Akuentok: "Energetic. Encouraging. Fearless."
Akuentok has not played since the game against Purdue due to a lower body injury… He started and made his college debut in the win over Lindenwood – going for 8 rebounds, 7 points and having one blocked shot – before playing in a reserve role against Sam Houston, Illinois and Purdue… Through four games played, Akuentok is averaging 2.3 points and 3.0 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.
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 scored 7 points in the first two games of the season… In the Bahamas, Groves came off the bench and scored four points against No. 1 Purdue with one 3-pointer and a free throw… Through 10 games played, he is averaging 1.8 points and 1.6 rebounds per game… 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 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 during his senior year of high school.
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 appeared in his third career game on Tuesday night against Northern Colorado where he played 2:28 but did not log any stats… 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.
Josiah Moseley: "Versatile. Energetic. All over the court."
Moseley has not played this season after suffering a lower body injury in the summer… 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.
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 22 games in his career, including playing in six games this year after making 11 appearances 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 21-1 in games he has appeared in.
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 270-112 in his NCAA career, including his Texas Tech records of 59-23 overall (82 games), 26-12 in Big 12 games, 36-5 at home, 22-0 in non-conference home games 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 54-21 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 an NCAA Division I coach.
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.
Texas Tech at Madison Square Garden (4-6)
Nov. 26, 2003 – W, 65-54 over Utah
Nov. 28, 2003 – L, 85-65 against Georgia Tech
April 1, 2003 – L, 64-63 against St. John's (NIT semifinals)
April 3, 2003 – W, 71-61 over Minnesota (NIT consolation)
Nov. 17, 2005 – L, 81-46 against No. 16 Syracuse
Nov. 18, 2005 – L, 78-73 (2OT) against No. 19 Wake Forest
Nov. 30, 2017 – L, 89-79 against Seton Hall
Dec. 20, 2018 – L, 69-58 against No. 2 Duke
Nov. 10, 2019 – W, 70-57 over No. 1 Louisville
Dec. 7, 2021 – W, 57-52 over No. 13 Tennessee
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