2024–25 Texas Tech Red Raiders basketball team

2024–25 Texas Tech Red Raiders basketball
2024–25 Texas Tech Red Raiders basketball
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Record	8–2 (0–0 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
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 3 Iowa State	0	–	0	–	9	–	1	.900
No. 19 Cincinnati	0	–	0	–	8	–	1	.889
Arizona State	0	–	0	–	8	–	2	.800
BYU	0	–	0	–	8	–	2	.800
Colorado	0	–	0	–	8	–	2	.800
No. 8 Kansas	0	–	0	–	8	–	2	.800
Texas Tech	0	–	0	–	8	–	2	.800
UCF	0	–	0	–	8	–	2	.800
Utah	0	–	0	–	8	–	2	.800
West Virginia	0	–	0	–	8	–	2	.800
Baylor	0	–	0	–	7	–	3	.700
No. 15 Houston	0	–	0	–	7	–	3	.700
Oklahoma State	0	–	0	–	7	–	3	.700
Kansas State	0	–	0	–	6	–	4	.600
TCU	0	–	0	–	6	–	4	.600
Arizona	0	–	0	–	5	–	5	.500

† 2025 Big 12 tournament winner As of December 17, 2024 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

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

Big 12 Preseason Poll

	Big 12 Coaches	Points
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
Caleb Love	Arizona
LJ Cryer	Houston
J’Wan Roberts	Houston
Tamin Lipsey	Iowa State
Hunter Dickinson†	Kansas
† denotes unanimous selection Reference:^[3]

Second Team

Player	School
Norchad Omier	Baylor
Jeremy Roach	Baylor
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

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

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
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)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: October 17, 2024

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
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						United Supermarkets Arena Lubbock, TX
Big 12 regular season
December 31, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	UCF						United Supermarkets Arena Lubbock, TX
January 4, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Utah						Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, UT
January 7, 2025 8:00 p.m., ESPN+	at BYU						Marriott Center Provo, UT
January 11, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN/ESPN2	Iowa State						United Supermarkets Arena Lubbock, TX
January 14, 2025 8:00 p.m., CBSSN	at Kansas State						Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, KS
January 18, 2025 TBA, ABC/ESPN2	Arizona						United Supermarkets Arena Lubbock, TX
January 21, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN2/ESPNU	at Cincinnati						Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH
January 26, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	Oklahoma State						United Supermarkets Arena Lubbock, TX
January 29, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN2/ESPNU	TCU						United Supermarkets Arena Lubbock, TX
February 1, 2025 5:00 p.m., ESPN/ESPN2	at Houston						Fertitta Center Houston, TX
February 4, 2025 8:00 p.m., ESPN/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

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	Final
AP	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	—	—
Coaches	RV	RV	22	RV	RV	RV	RV

References

^ "2023-24 Texas Tech Red Raiders Men's Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
^ Giese, Nathan. "Texas Tech basketball opens 2024 NCAA Tournament play vs. NC State". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
^ ^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.
^ "Here's who Texas Tech basketball will face during the 2024-25 season". lubbockonline.com. Retrieved August 14, 2024.

[1] "2023-24 Texas Tech Red Raiders Men's Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved 29 July 2024.

[2] Giese, Nathan. "Texas Tech basketball opens 2024 NCAA Tournament play vs. NC State". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. Retrieved 29 July 2024.

[Big_12_Preseason_Poll/Honors-3] "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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