2024–25 Texas Tech Red Raiders basketball team

American college basketball season

2024–25 Texas Tech Red Raiders basketball

Conference| Big 12 Conference
Ranking
Coaches| No. 19
AP| No. 22
Record| 16–4 (7–2 Big 12)
Head coach|

* Grant McCasland (2nd season)

Assistant coaches|

* Matt Braeuer (2nd season)
* Achoki Moikobu (2nd season)
* Luke Barnwell (2nd season)
* Jeff Linder (1st season)

Home arena| United Supermarkets Arena

Seasons

<- 2023–24

2025–26 ->

2024–25 Big 12 men's basketball standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | PCT |  |  | W |  | L |  | PCT
No. 6 Houston | 9 | - | 0 |  | 1.000 |  |  | 17 | - | 3  |  | .850
Arizona | 8 | - | 1 |  | .889 |  |  | 14 | - | 6  |  | .700
No. 3 Iowa State | 7 | - | 2 |  | .778 |  |  | 17 | - | 3  |  | .850
No. 22 Texas Tech | 7 | - | 2 |  | .778 |  |  | 16 | - | 4  |  | .800
No. 11 Kansas | 6 | - | 3 |  | .667 |  |  | 15 | - | 5  |  | .750
BYU | 5 | - | 4 |  | .556 |  |  | 14 | - | 6  |  | .700
Baylor | 5 | - | 4 |  | .556 |  |  | 13 | - | 7  |  | .650
UCF | 4 | - | 5 |  | .444 |  |  | 13 | - | 7  |  | .650
West Virginia | 4 | - | 5 |  | .444 |  |  | 13 | - | 7  |  | .650
Utah | 4 | - | 5 |  | .444 |  |  | 12 | - | 8  |  | .600
Arizona State | 3 | - | 6 |  | .333 |  |  | 12 | - | 8  |  | .600
TCU | 3 | - | 6 |  | .333 |  |  | 10 | - | 10  |  | .500
Kansas State | 3 | - | 6 |  | .333 |  |  | 9 | - | 11  |  | .450
Cincinnati | 2 | - | 7 |  | .222 |  |  | 12 | - | 8  |  | .600
Oklahoma State | 2 | - | 7 |  | .222 |  |  | 10 | - | 10  |  | .500
Colorado | 0 | - | 9 |  | .000 |  |  | 9 | - | 11  |  | .450
† 2025 Big 12 tournament winner
As of January 29, 2025
Rankings from AP poll

The 2024–25 Texas Tech Red Raiders basketball team represents Texas Tech University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season as a member of the Big 12 Conference. The Red Raiders are led by second-year coach Grant McCasland, and play their home games at the United Supermarkets Arena located in Lubbock, Texas.

## Previous season

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The Red Raiders finished the 2023–24 season 23–11, 11–7 in Big 12 play to finish in a tie for third place. As the No. 4 seed in the Big 12 tournament, they defeated BYU in the quarterfinals, before losing to Houston in the semifinals. The Red Raiders received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 6 seed in the South Region, where they were defeated by NC State in the first round.[1][2]

## Preseason

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Big 12 Preseason Poll

| Big 12 Coaches  | Points

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1\.  | Kansas | 215 (9)
2\.  | Houston | 211 (5)
3\.  | Iowa State | 194 (1)
4\.  | Baylor | 185
5\.  | Arizona | 179 (1)
6\.  | Cincinnati | 140
7\.  | Texas Tech | 135
8\.  | Kansas State | 133
9\.  | BYU | 116
10\.  | TCU | 90
11\.  | UCF | 83
12\.  | Arizona State | 64
13\.  | West Virginia | 62
14\.  | Oklahoma State | 46
15\.  | Colorado | 37
16\.  | Utah | 30
Reference:[3] (#) first-place votes

Pre-Season All-Big 12 Team

First Team
Player  | School

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Caleb Love | Arizona
LJ Cryer | Houston
J’Wan Roberts
Tamin Lipsey | Iowa State
Hunter Dickinson†  | Kansas
† denotes unanimous selection
Reference:[3]

Second Team
Player  | School

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Norchad Omier  | Baylor
Jeremy Roach
Keshon Gilbert  | Iowa State
Dajuan Harris Jr  | Kansas
Coleman Hawkins  | Kansas State
† denotes unanimous selection
Reference:[3]

* Player of the Year: Hunter Dickinson, Kansas
* Co-Newcomer of the Year: Jeremy Roach, Baylor & Coleman Hawkins, Kansas State
* Freshman of the Year: V. J. Edgecombe, Baylor

## Roster

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2024–25 Texas Tech Red Raiders men's basketball team

Players | Coaches
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G | 0  | Chance McMillian | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | GS | Grand Canyon | Vallejo, CA
G | 1  | Kevin Overton | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | So | Drake | Oklahoma City, OK
G | 2  | Jazz Henderson | 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | Fr | Oak Cliff Faith Academy  | Dallas, TX
G | 3  | Elijah Hawkins | 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) | 160 lb (73 kg) | Sr | Minnesota | Washington, D.C.
F | 5  | Darrion Williams | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 225 lb (102 kg) | Jr | Nevada | Sacramento, CA
G | 6  | Leon Horner | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | Fr | Dynamic Prep  | Dallas, TX
G | 10  | Jack Francis | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Jr | Anderson HS | Austin, TX
F | 15  | JT Toppin | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 225 lb (102 kg) | So | New Mexico | Dallas, TX
F | 22  | Corbin Green | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 230 lb (104 kg) | Jr | Air Force | Midlothian, TX
F | 23  | Eemeli Yalaho | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 240 lb (109 kg) | So | Western Reserve Academy | Jyväskylä, Finland
G | 24  | Kerwin Walton | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | GS | North Carolina | Hopkins, MN
F | 33  | Federiko Federiko | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | Sr | Pitt | Helsinki, Finland
G | 35  | Devan Cambridge | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | GS | Arizona State | Nashville, TN

Head coach

* Grant McCasland (Baylor)

Assistant coach(es)

* Matt Braeuer (Wichita State)
* Achoki Moikobu (Fort Hays State)
* Luke Barnwell (Newman)
* Jeff Linder (Western State)

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Legend

* (C) Team captain
* (S) Suspended
* (I) Ineligible
* (W) Walk-on

* Injured
* Current redshirt

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Roster
Last update: October 17, 2024

## Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV  | Rank# | Opponent# | Result  | Record  | High points  | High rebounds  | High assists  | Site (attendance)
city, state

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Non-conference regular season
November 5, 2024*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |  | Bethune–Cookman | W 94–61 | 1–0
|  21 – Walton |  8 – Toppin |  6 – Williams | United Supermarkets Arena (12,034)
Lubbock, TX
November 8, 2024*
8:00 p.m., ESPN+ |  | Northwestern State | W 86–65 | 2–0
|  25 – Toppin |  8 – tied |  11 – Williams | United Supermarkets Arena (13,610)
Lubbock, TX
November 13, 2024*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |  | Wyoming | W 96–49 | 3–0
|  24 – Toppin |  12 – Toppin |  5 – Hawkins | United Supermarkets Arena (11,456)
Lubbock, TX
November 18, 2024*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |  | Arkansas–Pine Bluff | W 98–64 | 4–0
|  19 – Williams |  11 – Toppin |  11 – Hawkins | United Supermarkets Arena (9,847)
Lubbock, TX
November 21, 2024*
8:00 p.m., ESPN2 |  | vs. Saint Joseph's
Legends Classic semifinals | L 77–78 | 4–1
|  22 – Toppin |  18 – Toppin |  4 – Anderson | Barclays Center (6,941)
Brooklyn, NY
November 22, 2024*
6:00 p.m., ESPNU |  | vs. Syracuse
Legends Classic 3rd place game | W 79–74 | 5–1
|  20 – Williams |  6 – tied |  6 – Hawkins | Barclays Center (6,572)
Brooklyn, NY
November 29, 2024*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |  | Northern Colorado | W 89–64 | 6–1
|  21 – Williams |  15 – Toppin |  3 – tied | United Supermarkets Arena (13,274)
Lubbock, TX
December 4, 2024*
8:00 p.m., ESPNU |  | DePaul
Big East–Big 12 Battle | W 76–62 | 7–1
|  22 – McMillian |  6 – tied |  5 – Hawkins | United Supermarkets Arena (11,465)
Lubbock, TX
December 8, 2024*
2:00 p.m., ESPN2 |  | vs. No. 22 Texas A&M
Coast-to-Coast Challenge | L 67–72 | 7–2
|  23 – McMillian |  6 – Federiko |  5 – tied | Dickies Arena (12,642)
Fort Worth, TX
December 16, 2024*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |  | Oral Roberts | W 86–50 | 8–2
|  23 – Federiko |  12 – Federiko |  9 – Williams | United Supermarkets Arena (9,967)
Lubbock, TX
December 21, 2024*
12:00 p.m., ESPN+ |  | Lamar | W 101–57 | 9–2
|  23 – Williams |  7 – Williams |  7 – Hawkins | United Supermarkets Arena (10,013)
Lubbock, TX
Big 12 regular season
December 31, 2024
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ |  | UCF | L 83–87 | 9–3
(0–1)  |  26 – Toppin |  10 – Toppin |  5 – Anderson | United Supermarkets Arena (12,767)
Lubbock, TX
January 4, 2025
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |  | at Utah | W 93–65 | 10–3
(1–1)  |  19 – Williams |  6 – McMillian |  9 – Williams | Jon M. Huntsman Center (7,798)
Salt Lake City, UT
January 7, 2025
8:00 p.m., ESPN+ |  | at BYU | W 72–67 | 11–3
(2–1)  |  22 – Hawkins |  8 – McMillian |  5 – Hawkins | Marriott Center (17,307)
Provo, UT
January 11, 2025
1:00 p.m., ESPN |  | No. 3 Iowa State | L 84–85 OT | 11–4
(2–2)  |  18 – tied |  9 – Toppin |  10 – Hawkins | United Supermarkets Arena (14,263)
Lubbock, TX
January 14, 2025
8:00 p.m., CBSSN |  | at Kansas State | W 61–57 | 12–4
(3–2)  |  16 – Williams |  7 – Federiko |  9 – Hawkins | Bramlage Coliseum (8,019)
Manhattan, KS
January 18, 2025
1:00 p.m., ESPN2 |  | Arizona | W 70–54 | 13–4
(4–2)  |  20 – Toppin |  16 – Toppin |  9 – Hawkins | United Supermarkets Arena (15,098)
Lubbock, TX
January 21, 2025
6:00 p.m., ESPNU |  | at Cincinnati | W 81–71 | 14–4
(5–2)  |  20 – Toppin |  7 – Toppin |  3 – tied | Fifth Third Arena (10,790)
Cincinnati, OH
January 26, 2025
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |  | Oklahoma State | W 64–54 | 15–4
(6–2)  |  14 – McMillian |  8 – Federiko |  5 – Hawkins | United Supermarkets Arena (13,794)
Lubbock, TX
January 29, 2025
6:00 p.m., ESPN2 |  No. 22  | TCU | W 71–57 | 16–4
(7–2)  |  18 – Toppin |  14 – Toppin |  5 – Hawkins | United Supermarkets Arena (14,114)
Lubbock, TX
February 1, 2025
5:00 p.m., ESPN2 |  No. 22  | at No. 6 Houston |  |  |  |  |  | Fertitta Center
Houston, TX
February 4, 2025
8:00 p.m., ESPN2 |  | Baylor |  |  |  |  |  | United Supermarkets Arena
Lubbock, TX
February 8, 2025
9:00 p.m., ESPN |  | at Arizona |  |  |  |  |  | McKale Center
Tucson, AZ
February 12, 2025
8:00 p.m., CBSSN |  | Arizona State |  |  |  |  |  | United Supermarkets Arena
Lubbock, TX
February 15, 2025
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |  | at Oklahoma State |  |  |  |  |  | Gallagher-Iba Arena
Stillwater, OK
February 18, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |  | at TCU |  |  |  |  |  | Schollmaier Arena
Fort Worth, Texas
February 22, 2025
12:00 p.m., ESPN+ |  | West Virginia |  |  |  |  |  | United Supermarkets Arena
Lubbock, TX
February 24, 2025
8:00 p.m., ESPN |  | Houston |  |  |  |  |  | United Supermarkets Arena
Lubbock, TX
March 1, 2025
1:00 p.m., ESPN/ESPN2 |  | at Kansas |  |  |  |  |  | Allen Fieldhouse
Lawrence, KS
March 5, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |  | Colorado |  |  |  |  |  | United Supermarkets Arena
Lubbock, TX
March 8, 2025
9:30 p.m., ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU |  | at Arizona State |  |  |  |  |  | Desert Financial Arena
Phoenix, AZ
Big 12 tournament
March 11–15, 2025
TBA |  | vs. |  |  |  |  |  | T-Mobile Center
Kansas City, MO

*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
S=South.
All times are in Central Time.

Source[4]

## Rankings

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See also: 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes| Week

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Poll| Pre| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 10| 11| 12| 13| 14| 15| 16| 17| 18| 19| Final
AP| RV| RV| RV| RV| RV| —| —| RV| RV| RV| RV| RV| 22| | | | | | | |
Coaches| RV| RV| 22| RV| RV| RV| RV| RV| RV| RV| RV| 25| 19| | | | | | | |

## References

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1. ^ "2023-24 Texas Tech Red Raiders Men's Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved July 29, 2024.
2. ^ Giese, Nathan. "Texas Tech basketball opens 2024 NCAA Tournament play vs. NC State". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. Retrieved July 29, 2024.
3. ^ a b c "Kansas Selected As Big 12 Men's Basketball Preseason Favorite, KU's Dickinson Named Preseason Player of the Year". Big12sports.com. Big 12 Conference. October 10, 2024.
4. ^ "Here's who Texas Tech basketball will face during the 2024-25 season". lubbockonline.com. Retrieved August 14, 2024.

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