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Texas Tech Athletics
No. 4 Iowa State
February 26, 2026 | Men's Basketball
LUBBOCK โ With three top 10 wins already this season, No. 16 Texas Tech goes for its fourth this weekend in a matchup against No. 4 Iowa State at 3 p.m. on Saturday at Hilton Coliseum in Ames, Iowa. Part of a four-way tie for second in the Big 12 standings, the Red Raiders (21-7, 11-4 Big 12) are on a two-game winning streak and 4-3 on the road in conference play while the Cyclones (24-4, 11-4 Big 12) are 15-0 at home entering the game. Along with identical conference records, Tech and Iowa State lead the Big 12 by both shooting 39.2% on 3-pointers. Tech is 319-for-813 (39.2%) and Iowa State is 250-for-537 (39.2%) entering the game from beyond the arc.
"They're one of the best defensive teams in the country and one of the most connected," Texas Tech coach Grant McCasland said. "They haven't lost a home game and present all kinds of challenges. They have great senior leadership, are tough and are competitive in every aspect of the game. They're really well-coached and these games are always about staying together and finding a way to be connected through adversity. We're going to have to play our best to put ourselves in position to win the game."
Tech is coming off an 80-68 win over Cincinnati in a game where Christian Anderson went off for 31 points, a career-high 11 rebounds and seven assists while LeJuan Watts scored 13 points and Donovan Atwell made four 3-pointers and finished with 12 points. Anderson's double-double was his eighth of the season and also included him making three 3-pointers and going 6-of-6 at the free-throw line. Atwell has already established a new Texas Tech single-season record with 104 made 3-pointers while Anderson now has 94 this season to match the previous record that had been held by Cory Carr since the 1996-97 season. Anderson leads the Big 12 and is third nationally with 7.7 assists per game while also ranking fifth in the conference with 19.6 points per game. Atwell is second nationally with 3.71 made 3-pointers per game, third with his 104 total 3-pointers and fourth in the country by shooting 45.6% from beyond the arc. Anderson is in the top 10 nationally by shooting 43.9% on 3-pointers and with 3.48 made 3s per game. He comes into Saturday's game with 208 assists this season which is the third most in program history and with eight games this season with double-figure assist performances and 11 games this season scoring over 20 points. Tech will be playing its third game without all-American JT Toppin who suffered a season-ending injury at Arizona State on February 17. He continues to lead the Big 12 with 16 double-doubles and 10.8 rebounds per game while ranking third with 21.8 points per game.
Tech leads the Big 12 and is fifth nationally with 11.4 made 3-pointers per game and with a 56.1 effective field goal percentage. Defensively, the Cyclones limit opponents to 31.8% shooting on 3-pointers. Tech has shot 40% or higher in three straight games and in 15 games this season with a high of 63.0% against Baylor (17-of-27). The 100 points against Kansas State last Saturday was the third time overall this season and second time in Big 12 play that Tech has scored over 100 with a season-high 102 against Oklahoma State. Tech ranks fifth in the conference with a 1.52 assist-to-turnover ratio and an average of 16.1 assists per game. The team averages 82.0 points per game and has limited opponents to 72.2 points throughout the season. The Red Raiders were 10-for-25 (40.0%) on 3-pointers against Cincinnati and have now made 10 or more in 22-of-28 games this season, including setting a new program record with 17 in games against Baylor, Oklahoma State and Lindenwood. The Red Raiders established new program records on 3-pointers the past two seasons under McCasland by making 371 last season (37 games) and 289 the year before (34 games). As a team, Tech is 319-for-813 (39.2%) on 3-pointers through 28 games this season which is already the second most made in a season in program history.
McCasland will be coaching in his 100th game as Tech's head coach on Saturday. He enters the gameย with a 283-116 record in his NCAA career, including his Texas Tech records of 72-27 overall (99 games โ 72.7ย win%), 37-16 in Big 12 games, 44-6 at home, 23-0 in non-conference home games and 16-12 in true road.
The Red Raiders are 3-2 against top 10 opponents, including winning three straight. Tech has a neutral-court win over then-No. 3 Duke at Madison Square Garden, a home win over then-No. 6 Houston and a road victory over then-No. 1 Arizona two weeks ago. As a program, Tech now has 27 wins over top 10 opponents in the regular season โ including beating Iowa State when they were ranked No. 9 with a 78-73 on January 23, 2015. The team started the season 0-2 against top 10 teams with a loss against then-No. 1 Purdue in the Bahamas and taking a loss at then-No. 7 Houston in the first matchup against the Cougars. Texas Tech follows its matchup against Iowa State by hosting TCU on Tuesday, March 3 in its home finale at 6 p.m. at United Supermarkets Arena before closing out the regular season with a road game at No. 19 BYU next Saturday in Provo, Utah.
Iowa State has won three of its last four games, including knocking off Kansas, Houston and on Tuesday night earning a 75-59 win at Utah. The team's only loss during that span came at BYU, dropping a 79-69 decision in Provo last Saturday. The Cyclones responded in Salt Lake City, jumping out to a 41-31 halftime lead and never looked back. Joshua Jefferson, who averages 16.6 points per game, led Iowa State with 21 points and six rebounds โ going 7-of-10 at the free-throw line while Milan Momcilovic added 14 points with four 3-pointers. Momcilovic leads Iowa State with 17.4 points per game and is tied with Atwell for the conference lead with 104 made 3-pointers this season. He is shooting 50.7% from beyond the arc which leads the nation this season after making 4-of-9 against Utah. Tamin Lipsey is adding 13.0 points per game and is averaging 5.2 assists per game. Lipsey and Jeffersson are both at 5.2 assists per game, ranking fifth in the Big 12 while Lipsey leads the conference with a 3.79 assist-to-turnover ratio. On the boards, Jefferson also leads Iowa State and is ninth in the Big 12 with 7.5 rebounds per game. Iowa State comes into the matchup against the Red Raiders fourth in the Big 12 by scoring 82.8 points per game while ranking third by limiting opponents to 64.9. The Cyclones also lead the Big 12 with 8.8 steals per game, a 57.6 effective field goal percentage and 15.04 forced turnovers per game. Iowa State follows its matchup against Tech by traveling to Tucson to face No. 2 Arizona on Monday before closing its regular season by hosting Arizona State next Saturday.
SERIES HISTORY
This will be the 47th meeting in the all-time series and only regular-season matchup this yearโฆ It will be the fourth ranked vs. ranked matchup with Iowa State leading that scenario by a 2-1 marginโฆ Iowa State leads the series 24-22 and is on a two-game/year winning streak over Techโฆ The Cyclones took an 85-84 overtime win in Lubbock on January 11, 2025 in the only meeting last season after an 82-74 win in Ames on February 17, 2024 in McCasland's first seasonโฆ McCasland is currently 0-2 against Iowa Stateโฆ The Red Raiders are 6-16 all-time in Ames with their last win at Hilton Coliseum coming with a 91-64 victory on January 9, 2021โฆย Tech is looking to snap a three-game losing streak at Hiltonโฆ The first ever meeting in the series came on December 8, 1955 with the Cyclones earning a 72-52 in Ames.
RANKINGS UPDATE
Texas Tech is at No. 16 in this week's Associated Press Men's Basketball Top 25 to extend its program record to 25 straight appearances in the AP Top 25. Along with the AP Top 25, the Red Raiders (20-7, 10-4 Big 12) come in at No. 15 in the NCAA NET and No. 16 in the USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll and Kenpom ratings. The NCAA Selection Committee slotted the Red Raiders as a four seed (13th overall) on Saturday, Feb. 21 in its preliminary top 16 for the season. Selection Sunday is set for March 15 with the full 68-team bracket to be revealed at 5 p.m. on CBS.ย
RED RAIDER ROSTER REPORT (*"players defining themselves")ย
Christian Anderson: "Tough. Team player. Humanย highlight."ย
A Wooden Award Top 20 and Jersey Mike's Naismith Trophy Player of the Year Late-Season selection and two-time Big 12 Player of the Week this season, Anderson leads the Big 12 and is third nationally with 7.7 assists per game while also ranking fifth in the conference in scoring with 19.6 points per gameโฆ He is coming off a performance against Cincinnati where he recorded his eighth double-double with 31 points, a career-high 11 rebounds and seven assists after he had 21 points and 10 assists against Kansas State for the seventh double-double of his seasonโฆ Anderson, who went for 19 points with six 3-pointers and eight assists at Arizona, is also third in the Big 12 by shooting 43.9% on 3-pointers and with 3.48 made 3-pointers per gameโฆ He is 94-for-214 (43.9%) from beyond the arc for the season and extended a streak of 11 straight games scoring in double figures and 11 straight with six or more assists with his 31 points/7 assists showing against Cincinnatiโฆ Andersonย missed his only game of the season in the loss against Kansas after starting the previous 21 but returned to post his sixth double-double of the season with 13 points and 11 assists in the win over West Virginiaโฆ He now has eight games with double-figure assists, including a career-high of 13 in a win over Oklahoma Stateโฆ A sophomore guard also on the Bob Cousy Award Midseason Top 10, Andersonย made a career-high eight 3-pointers (8-for-10) and led the Red Raiders with 26 points and six assists in the win at Baylorโฆ Heย now has 11 games this season scoring over 20 points (15 in his career) and has made five or more 3-pointers in seven games this seasonโฆ Anderson scored a career-high 34 points in the season opener against Lindenwood in a game he also produced 11 assists for his first career double-doubleโฆ His 13 assistsย against Oklahoma Stateย matched a program record in Big 12 games and was only one behind the all-time single-game record of 14 by Stan Bonewitz in 1996 against Fresno Stateโฆ He was the Big 12 Player of the Week for the second time this season after leading the Red Raiders with 27 points and five assists in the win over Dukeโฆ Against the Blue Devils, he scored 23 of his 27 points in the second half and finished the game shooting 5-for-9 on 3-pointers and then scored 25 points in the first half against Winthropโฆ In non-conference play, he also produced 26 points and 11 assists against Arkansas along with 27 points and 10 assists in the win over LSUโฆ Anderson, who has made the Big 12 Starting Five four times this season, also leads the Big 12 and is second nationally by playing 38:47 minutes per game and has recorded five or more assists in 24-of-26ย games played this seasonโฆ He has played all 40 minutes inย nineย games this season, including playing all 45 in the overtime win over Arizona and 40 against Wyoming, Duke, Arkansas,ย Colorado,ย BYU, at home game against Houston, at WVU and against Cincinnatiโฆ An Atlanta, Georgia native, he was named the Big 12 Player of the Week and to the Big 12 Starting Five on November 11 afterย averaging 26.0 points, 9.0 assists, 4.5 rebounds and 3.5 steals in the first week of the season โ along with only having three turnoversโฆ He is the first player in program history to have a double-double with 30-plus points and 10-plus assistsโฆ Entering the season, Anderson was named to the All-Big 12 Preseason Team and is on the Bob Cousy Award Preseason Watch Listโฆ He was coming off aย freshmanย season where he averaged 10.6 points and 2.2 assists per game โ earning All-Big 12ย Freshmanย Team honors before helping Germany to the silver medal in the FIBA U19 World Cup during the summer in Switzerlandโฆ A 6-foot-3 point guard, Anderson scoredย a freshman-season high of 22 points in the Sweet 16 win over Arkansas last season and matched the team lead by making 71 3-pointersโฆ He led the Red Raiders with 46 made 3-pointers in Big 12 play and finished the season shooting 38.0 percent from distanceโฆ 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 gameโฆ 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 Kansasโฆ Anderson comes into the matchup at Iowa State with 900ย points, 285ย assists, 209ย rebounds, 76 steals and is 165-for-401ย (41.1%) on 3-pointers through 62ย career gamesโฆ In Big 12 games, Anderson is averaging 18.6ย points, 8.3ย assists and is shooting 50-for-113 (44.2%) on 3-pointers against conference opponentsโฆ Along with having eight games this season with double-figure assists, Anderson has 13 games with eight or more assists and is only 18 assists away from matching the single-season record held by Elijah Hawkins who set it last season at 226 through 35 games.
Donovan Atwell: "Hit shots.ย Consistent. Play hard."ย
Atwell has already established a new Texas Tech single-season record for 3-pointers and comes into the matchup against Cincinnati shooting 104-for-228 (45.6%) from beyond the arcโฆ Tech's only starter in all 28 games, he led the Red Raiders with a season-high 26 points in the win over Kansas State after going 6-of-9 on 3-pointers and is coming off a game against Cincinnati where he was 4-for-9 on 3s and finished with 12 points to extend a streak of 10 straight games scoring in double figuresโฆ Atwell leads the Big 12 and is third nationally with his 104 made 3-pointers this season along with leading the conference with 3.71 made 3s per game and is second by shooting 45.6% from deepโฆ He ranks second nationally in 3-pointers per game and is fourth in the country in percentageโฆ Atwell is averaging 13.0 points per game and is seventh in the conference by playing 34:26 minutes per gameโฆ His 104 3-pointers broke the Texas Tech single-season record that had been held by Cory Carr since the 1996-97 seasonโฆ Atwell has made 315-of-765 (41.2%) 3-pointers in 122ย career gamesโฆ Over the past five games, Atwell has made 23 3-pointers (51.1%) after also hitting 6-of-10 against Colorado at home and then having seven during the two-game road trip in Arizonaโฆ He made a season-high seven 3-pointers (7-for-10) and finished with 21 points in the winย atย Baylorย before providing 18 points against Houston where he was 5-for-8 on 3-pointers in the win... His production against K-State was his fourth game scoring over 20 points this seasonย while his six 3s was his 23rdย career game making five or more in a game... In the NCAA, Atwell is fourth in career free-throw percentage among all active players at 90.4% and is 11th with his 315 made 3-pointersโฆ Throughย 15ย Big 12 games, he is averaging 14.7ย points per conference game and isย 64-for-133ย (48.1%) on 3-pointers against conference opponentsโฆ He reached the 1,000-point career milestone in the game against Arkansas where he finished with six points on 2-for-5 shooting on 3-pointersโฆ 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 pointsโฆ Atwell made sixย 3-pointers against Sam Houston and Lindenwood โ just two back of his career-high coming into the seasonโฆ 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 Houstonโฆ He joined the Red Raiders for his senior season after playing the past three at UNC Greensboro and was coming off a junior season where he averaged 13.3 points per game and was 96-for-241 (39.8 percent) on 3-pointersโฆ His 96 3-pointers last season were the 43rd most in the nationโฆ 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-pointersโฆ 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 attemptsโฆ 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 Greensboroโฆ A Huntersville, North Carolina native, he comes into theย game against Iowa State with 1,252ย career points in his career.ย
LeJuan Watts: "Tough.ย Leader. Consistent."ย
Watts is now averaging 12.2 points, 6.0 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game this season after having 19 points and six rebounds last Saturday against Kansas State and then posting 13 points and five rebounds in the win over CincinnatiโฆHe recorded his third double-double of the season and led Tech with 19 points and 12 rebounds against Kansasโฆ A redshirt junior in his first season at Tech, Watts reached the 1,000-point career milestone at Baylor after providing 13 points and seven rebounds in theย roadย winโฆ Against Baylor, he entered the game with 996 career points and is now at 1,098ย career pointsโฆ Watts put up 20 points and eight rebounds in the win over BYU for his fourth game this season and 10th in his career with 20-plus pointsโฆ In the first matchup at Colorado, he recorded his second double-double of the season after going for 11 points and 11 rebounds along with adding six assistsโฆ A double-figure scorer in 15 games this season and 55 in his career, he scored 19 points in the win against Oklahoma State while also producing nine reboundsโฆ Named the Big 12 Preseason Newcomer of the Year, he earned Big 12 Newcomer of the Week and Lute Olson National Player of the Week honors after providing 20 points, six rebounds, three assists and three steals against Duke following a career-high 36 points after going 12-for-13 from the field with three 3-pointers in the win over Northern Coloradoโฆ According to ESPN Insights, the shooting performance against Northern Colorado makes Watts the first player in Big 12 history to score over 35 points while shooting over 90% (he was 12-for-12 from the field before missing a 3-pointer with 1:22 remaining in the game)โฆ 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 sophomoreโฆ He recorded his first double-double as a Red Raider and the 11th of his career with 15 points and 10 rebounds in the win over LSUโฆ He knocked on the door of his first double-double of the season with 10 points and nine rebounds in the win over Milwaukeeย and just missed his second with nine rebounds against OSUโฆ Watts scored a previous season-high 21 points on 8-for-10 shooting from the field (2-2 on 3s) at No. 14 Illinoisโฆ 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 injuryโฆ Watts entered the season as the Big 12 Preseason Newcomer of the Year along with being selected for the Julius Erving Award Preseason Watch Listโฆ 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 true freshmanโฆ At Washington State last season, he averaged 13.7 points, 6.7 rebounds and 4.4 assists per gameโฆ He had 10 double-doublesย and alsoย recorded a triple-double with 20 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists against Santa Claraโฆ He scored a previous career-high 24 points in a game against San Francisco and grabbed a career-best 14 rebounds against Idaho last seasonโฆ Watts comes into the matchup against Iowa State with 1,098ย points, 548ย rebounds, 270ย assists, 10 games scoring 20-or-more points and 13 double-doubles through 93ย games played in his careerโฆ Through 15ย Big 12 games, Watts is averaging 11.1ย points andย 6.4ย rebounds against conference opponents.ย
Jaylen Petty: "Leader. Creative. Bucket-getter."ย
Petty has scored in double figures in 13 games this season after going for 10 points against Kansas State before providing nine points and seven rebounds in the win over Cincinnatiโฆ A starter in all 15 conference games and 16 overall this season, heย is averaging 9.0 points per game and has made 52 3-pointers as a true freshmanโฆ Against Kansas, he also had a career-high seven assists to go along with 11 points and is now averaging 2.2 assists per gameโฆ He also scored 18 points after going 4-for-6 on 3-pointers in the home win over Houston and had a career-best nine rebounds at Coloradoโฆ Petty is shooting 52-for-145 (35.9%) on 3-pointers... ย Along with his 3-point sharpshooting, Petty is now 32-of-37 (85.7%) from the free-throw line this season, including going 4-of-4 at the line against Houston and 2-of-2 against Kansas State...ย Petty matched a career high and led Texas Tech with 20 points at Houstonย in the first meeting against the Cougarsย after going 5-for-9 on 3-pointersโฆย A Seattle native, he now has two games with 20 points and is averaging 9.5 points per game against Big 12 opponents and is 31-for-86ย (36.0%) in Big 12 games on 3-pointersโฆ Petty made his first career start and scored a career-high 20 points for the first time in the win over Winthrop after making two 3-pointers and going 6-of-7 at the free-throw lineโฆ A reserve in his first 11 appearances of the season, he started for the first time against Winthrop in the non-conference finale and then against versus Oklahoma State in the Big 12 opener where he finished with four 3-pointers in a game where he scored 12 points to mark his sixth double-figure scoring performance of his freshman seasonโฆ Petty recordedย a previousย 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 before contributing five points in the win over Dukeโฆ He had matched hisย previousย 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 eight points and six reboundsโฆ 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 Forestโฆ Against No. 1 Purdue, he led Tech with four assistsย and alsoย had five points and three rebounds in 34 minutes of play as a reserveโฆ He made a strong 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 benchโฆ 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 Schoolโฆ A four-star recruit, 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 stealsโฆ Petty was a McDonald's All-American nominee, adidas All-America, NBPA Top 100 selection, a two-time Donovan Mitchell camp participant, an Allen Iverson Showcase selection and the Iverson Class 24K Showcase MVPโฆ Through 27 collegiate games, Petty has 242 points, 101 rebounds, 59 assists and 16 steals.
Tyeree Bryan: "Team player.ย Competitor. Hard worker."ย
Bryan reached the 1,000-point milestone in his career after knocking down a 3-pointer and finishing with three points and four rebounds in the win over Kansas Stateโฆ A senior in his first season at Tech, Bryan now has 1,001 points and has made 164 3-pointers through 120 games in his careerโฆ A starter in 12 games this season and a reserve throughout Big 12 play, Bryan is averaging 3.7ย points and 2.7 rebounds per game with nine points against Oklahoma State for his conference-high this seasonโฆ The game against Oklahoma State was his first to play as a reserve this season and was his second game where he made three 3-pointersโฆ He was 2-for-5 on 3-pointers in the game against Arkansas and has now made 20-of-68 on 3-pointย attemptsย this seasonโฆ 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-pointersโฆ Along with scoring 13 against Wake Forest, he also had seven rebounds, two steals and made a season-high three 3-pointersโฆ 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 Houstonโฆ 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 Collegeโฆ He was 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-pointersโฆ Bryan scored a career-high 35 points against Gonzaga last season after going 7-for-12 from deepโฆ He made four or more 3-pointers in seven games last season and is now 164-for-414 (39.6%) on 3-pointers in his careerโฆ Bryan has 1,001ย points, 495ย rebounds, 138 assists and 72 steals through 120ย career games played.ย
Luke Bamgboye: "Resilient.ย Humble. Athletic."ย
A starter in the past two games with Toppin out, Bamgboye went for 12 points, six rebounds and three blocked shots in 21 minutes of play last Saturday against K-State and then provided three blocks, six points and two rebounds against Cincinnatiโฆ It was his sixth game this season with three or more blocksโฆ Bamgboye has now played in 15 games this season, including matching a season-high with six rebounds at Arizona State and playing in the win over Arizona where he provided three rebounds, one steal and one point in 13 minutes as a reserveโฆ He recorded seven points, four blocks and three rebounds in the win over Colorado after he had three blocks, five rebounds and two points against WVUโฆ He is averaging 4.6 points, 1.9 blocks and 3.3 rebounds per gameโฆ A sophomore in his first season at Texas Tech, Bamgboye played in his first Big 12 game at UCF and provided two points and two blocks before playing 8:39 minutes against Kansasโฆ He had missed the previous nine games with a lower body injury after he left the game against Northern Colorado where he scored four points and had two rebounds in seven minutes of actionโฆ He also had missed the game against Arkansas due to being in concussion protocol after he had started the past four gamesโฆ Against LSU, Bamgboye provided 6 points and 3 rebounds in the winโฆ 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 gamesโฆ 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 Forestโฆ A 6-foot-11 sophomore, he made his Texas Tech debut with four blocked shots and four points in the win over Milwaukeeโฆ He had missed the first three games this season with a lower body injuryโฆ He transferred to Texas Tech after playing hisย freshmanย season at VCU where he ranked second among allย freshmenย 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 honorsโฆ He appeared in 35 games with 24 starts, including scoring a career-high 17 points and having a career-best seven blocks against UMassโฆ Bamgboye has played in 50 career games and currently has 103 blocked shots, 203 points and 165 rebounds.ย
Josiah Moseley: "Versatile.ย Energetic. All over the court."ย
Moseley made his Texas Tech debut in the home win over Houston after missing the first 19 games of the season with a lower body injury he suffered in the summerโฆ He has now played in eight games and is coming off a performance against Cincinnati where he had six points, four rebounds and a career-high three blocked shotsโฆ Moseley scored six points and had six rebounds against Houston in his debut, going 2-for-2 on 3-pointers and pulling down three offensive rebounds in 9:37 of playing time... Against K-State, he had five rebounds, four points and one blocked shot after he scored four points and had one assists at Arizona State in his sixth appearance of the seasonโฆ At UCF, Moseley once again scored six points and added three rebounds and an assist in 17 minutes of playing timeโฆ Through eight games played this season, Moseley is averaging 3.3 points and 2.9 rebounds per gameโฆ He returned to his home state of Texas after playing hisย freshmanย season at Villanova where he played in 30 games as a reserveโฆ 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 Schoolโฆ At Villanova, Moseley scored a career-high 10 points against Lafayette and had a career-best seven rebounds against Templeโฆ He finished hisย freshmanย season averaging 1.9 points and 2.3 rebounds per gameโฆ Moseley has played in 38 games in his collegiate career and currently has 84 points, 91 rebounds and eight blocked shots.
Leon Horner: "Vocal. High intensity. Coachable."ย
Horner played a career-high 26 minutes in the win over Arizona and finished with five points and five rebounds before having four points at Arizona State in 10 minutes of actionโฆ Horner, who has played 19 games as a reserve this season, made a 3-pointer in the first half against Arizona and was 2-for-3 from the fieldโฆ He also contributed five points and four rebounds in the win over Oklahoma State after scoring six points in theย previousย two games against Winthrop and Dukeโฆ A sophomore in his second season at Tech, he is currently averaging 2.7 points and 2.2 reboundsโฆ Against Winthrop, Horner matched a career-high with five rebounds after also having five rebounds against Purdue earlier this seasonโฆ A Dallas native, he also had three rebounds in the win over LSU after playing against Wyoming where he had four points and four rebounds in 18 minutes of actionโฆ Horner provided a career-high three assists and scored two points in the win over New Orleans after he had five points and five rebounds in the loss against No. 1 Purdueโฆ 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 6 rebounds but missed the games against Sam Houston and No. 14 Illinois with a lower body injuryโฆ Horner has played in 21 career games after he returned for his second season at Texas Tech following playing nine games last season as a true freshmanโฆ A Dallas, Texas native, he scored his first career points in a win over Oral Roberts and had one rebound in five gamesโฆ Horner played at Dynamic Prep and was a McDonald's All-American nominee as a senior where he averaged 14.5 points, 6.0 rebounds and 3.0 assists.ย
Nolan Groves: "Hardworking.ย Coachable. Team player."ย
Grovesย establishedย a new Texas Techย freshmanย record in his college debut by grabbing 16 rebounds in the win over Lindenwood and scored seven points in the first two games of the seasonโฆ Through 20ย games played, he is averaging 1.0ย points and 1.3ย rebounds per gameโฆ He did not score against Duke, but played 13 minutes and had a team-best plus-13 while on the court playing strong defenseโฆ Against Winthrop, Groves had three rebounds andย a stealย in 16 minutes of playing timeโฆ In the Bahamas, Groves came off the bench and scored four points against No. 1 Purdue with one 3-pointer and a free throwโฆ 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 lineupโฆ Groves entered his freshman season after earning Minnesota Gatorade Player of the Year while playing for Orono High Schoolโฆ He finished his senior season averaging 34.1 points, 8.5 rebounds, 6.0 assists and 3.0 steals per gameโฆ 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.ย
Jazz Henderson: "Vocal. Confident. Energetic."ย
Henderson made his sixth appearance of his career and made his first 3-pointer against Kansas, hitting a 3 to give Tech a 53-45 lead with 10:38 on the clockโฆ A red-shirt freshman, Henderson finished the game with three points and one assists in a career-high 7:47 minutes of playing timeโฆ Henderson scored one point in the win over Kansas State โ his ninth career appearanceโฆ He 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 Houstonโฆ He appeared in his fifth career game against Oklahoma State but had missed the previous five games due to a lower body injury before playing against Kansasโฆ Henderson is in his second season with the Texas Tech basketball program after redshirting due to injury last seasonโฆ 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.ย
Marial Akuentok: "Energetic. Encouraging. Fearless."ย
Akuentok had four rebounds, a block and two points in 16 minutes against Kansas State before providing three points and three rebounds in the win over Cincinnatiโฆ A redshirt freshman, he returned to the court at Colorado on January 10 after missing seven games due to a lower body injuryย and alsoย playedย limited minutes against Utah and Baylorโฆย Akuentok has been available but had not played due to coach's decision since the game at Baylor on Jan. 20 before playing against K-State...ย His returnย to the courtย at Colorado was his fifth appearance this season and first since playing limited minutes against Purdue in the Bahamas on November 21โฆ He started and made his college debut in the win over Lindenwood โ going for 8 rebounds, 7 points and having one blocked shot โ before playing in a reserve role against Sam Houston,ย Illinoisย and Purdueโฆ Through nine games played, Akuentok is averaging 1.7 points and 2.3 rebounds per gameโฆ 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-pointerโฆ Akuentok returned for his second season at Texas Tech after redshirting last yearโฆ He joined the program in January and experienced the journey to the Elite Eightโฆ Akuentok is from Edmonton, Alberta, Canada and was a top 100 recruit who reclassifiedโฆ He played at Fort Erie International Academy and was named the co-player of the year and defensive player of the yearโฆ He also competed for the U18 Canada National Team and helped lead them to the bronze medal at the 2024 FIBA U18 AmeriCup.ย
Jack Francis: "Humble.ย Resilient. Coachable."ย
Francis is the longest tenured Red Raider, having joined the program as a practice player in the 2022-23 seasonโฆ He has appeared in 28 games in his career, including playing in 12 games this year after making 11 appearances last seasonโฆ An Austin, Texas native, Francis played at Anderson High School where he scored over 1,000 points in his careerโฆ At Tech, he scored his first career points with a pair of free throws against Sam Houstonย and alsoย scored last season against Oral Robertsโฆ Texas Tech is now 27-1 in games he has appeared in after he played in the final minute against Kansas State.ย
LaTrell Hoover: "Energetic.ย Coachable. Hardworking."ย
The final addition to this year's roster, Hoover signed with the Red Raiders on September 8 andย immediatelyย joined the program to begin practicingโฆ McCasland said he plans to redshirt Hoover this seasonโฆ Hoover is listed at 7-foot tall, making him the tallest player on the rosterโฆ 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 โ earning all-district second team honors.ย
McCaslandย is now 282-116 in his NCAA career, including his Texas Tech records of 71-27 overall (98 games โ 72.4ย win%), 36-16 in Big 12 games, 43-6 at home, 23-0 in non-conference home games and 16-12 in true roadโฆ McCasland, who has led the Red Raiders to the NCAA Tournament in his first two seasons (2025 Elite Eight, 2024 First Round), was also 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 Airesโฆ McCasland was a 2025 Werner Ladder Naismith Men's College Coach of the Year Semifinalist presented by AXIA Timeโฆ His record through two complete seasons at Tech is the best start for a head coach in program historyโฆ McCasland joined Bob Knight as the only two coaches in program history with 20-plus wins in their first two seasons after Knight's teamsย accomplishedย it in 2001-02 and 2002-03โฆ 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 restrictionsโฆ He is in his 10th season as an NCAA Division I coach.ย
JT Toppin: "Dawg. Fearless. Resilient."ย
A Wooden Award Top 20 and Jersey Mike's Naismith Trophy Player of the Year Late-Season selection and four-time Big 12 Player of the Week this season, Toppinย suffered a season-ending injury after tearing the ACL in his right knee at Arizona State on February 17โฆ At the time of his injury, Toppin was leading the nation with 234 made field goals and was in the top 10 nationally in scoring (21.8), rebounding (10.8) and double-doubles (16)โฆ Toppin went off for 31 points and 13 rebounds at No. 1 Arizona to secure his ninth career game with a 30-plus point double-double and had 20 points, eight rebounds, four blocks, four assists and two steals against Arizona State before suffering his injuryโฆ Toppin's season ended with him leading the Big 12 with his 10.8 rebounds per game, 16 double-doubles, and 4.20 offensive rebounds per game while ranking third in scoringโฆ Toppin, who had seven offensive rebounds against Arizona and three against ASU, was fifth nationally in the offensive rebounding categoryโฆ Toppin ranked sixth in the nation in rebounds and ninth in scoringโฆ Toppin recorded a double-double in 9-of-13 conference games played and averaged 22.6 points and 11.1 rebounds against Big 12 opponentsโฆ Toppin was named the Big 12 Player of the Week for the third time this season and fifth in his career after leading the Red Raiders with 31 points and 12 rebounds in the home win over Houston... Toppinย was named the Naismith Trophy Player of the Week and Big 12 Player of the Weekย after leading Tech with 27 points and 13 rebounds in the win over BYUย and then went off forย 22 points at Baylorโฆ Toppin, who had career-high seven straight double-doubles going entering the game at Baylor, had only four rebounds against the Bears to see the streak endโฆ He has 75ย double-figure scoring performances and 35ย games with 20-plus points in his career (15ย thisย season)โฆย 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 Deaconsโฆ Toppin was named to the Big 12 Starting Five for the first time this season after he produced a season-high 35 points and 11 rebounds at No. 14 Illinoisโฆ Toppin missed the season opener with a lower body injury for his only missed game before the season-ending injury, going off for 31 points, 14 rebounds, four assists and three steals in his junior season debut against Sam Houstonโฆ He returned for his junior season from a Consensus Second Team All-America season as a sophomore and had a slew of preseason honors leading into this seasonโฆ He was named the Big 12 Preseason Player of the Year, Associated Press Preseason All-American and was on the Karl Malone Award Preseason Watch Listโฆ 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 โ each the team's leaderโฆ 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 during the 2024-25 campaignโฆ 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 Coloradoโฆ He also had seven double-doubles with 25-plus point performancesโฆย Toppin ranked third in the Big 12 in scoring and rebounding while having the seventh most double-doubles in the nationโฆ 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 Fourโฆ 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 scoringโฆ 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 seasonโฆ Toppin has produced 1,593ย points, 907ย rebounds and 159 blocked shots through 94ย career gamesโฆ Toppin played his freshman season at New Mexico and has now played 58ย games as a Red Raider where he has scoredย 1,148ย points and has 581ย rebounds โ averaging 19.8ย points and 10.0 rebounds in a Texas Tech uniformโฆ At the time of his injury, Toppin ranked second among all active players with 47 career double-doubles and by averaging 9.6 rebounds throughout his careerโฆ His 47 double-doubles were only behind Yaxel Lendeborg (Michigan) who had 51โฆ Toppin is the 43rd player at Tech to reach the 1,000-point milestone in games played as a Red Raider.
PROGRAM:ย 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.ย As a program in recent seasons, Tech has advanced to the Elite Eight (2018), NCAA Final (2019), Sweet 16 (2022), and Elite Eight (2025).ย
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