Men's Basketball Poll

#22 Texas Tech Red Raiders

2024

Overall Record

23-11

Last Game

vs Baylor W 78-68

Conference Record

11-7

Next Game

@Baylor 03/09/2024

Texas Tech guard Pop Isaacs (2) encourages the crowd during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Baylor Saturday, March 9, 2024, in Lubbock, Texas. (AP Photo/Justin Rex)

Isaacs scores 20 as Texas Tech hits from deep to beat No. 11 Baylor in regular-season finale

Pop Isaacs scored 20 points and hit the first of Texas Tech’s four consecutive 3-pointers after No. 11 Baylor took its only lead after halftime in the Red Raiders’ 78-68 victory.

Texas' forward Dylan Disu looks to pass the ball against Texas Tech during an NCAA college basketball game, Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2024, in Lubbock, Texas. (Annie Rice/Lubbock Avalanche-Journal via AP)

Texas rolls over Texas Tech 81-69 in game delayed by fans throwing objects onto floor

Central Florida guard Jaylin Sellers, right, drives past Texas Tech guard Kerwin Walton, left, during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game, Saturday, Feb. 24, 2024, in Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux)

UCF uses 20-3 run in the second half to stifle No. 23 Texas Tech in 75-61 victory

Texas Tech guard Darrion Williams (5) and guard Pop Isaacs (2) celebrate a Tech score against TCU during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2024, in Lubbock, Texas. (AP Photo/Justin Rex)

Isaacs scores 19 points as No. 23 Texas Tech rallies from 10 down to beat TCU 82-81

Texas Tech guard Darrion Williams (5) reacts after a score against Kansas during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game, Monday, Feb. 12, 2024, in Lubbock, Texas. (AP Photo/Justin Rex)

AP Player of the Week: Texas Tech’s Darrion Williams was perfect in rout of Kansas

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Brides leads No. 11 Baylor against Texas Tech after 32-point outing

No. 11 Baylor visits the Texas Tech Red Raiders after Jalen Bridges scored 32 points in the Bears’ 93-85 win against the Texas Longhorns.

Head injury sidelines Texas Tech pitcher who was struck by a batted ball during a workout

Texas Tech pitcher Brady Trombello is out for the season following a nearly two-week stay in a hospital for treatment for a head injury after getting struck by a batted ball during a workout.

Isaacs scores 19 points, Williams adds 18 to help Texas Tech roll past Oklahoma State 75-58

Pop Isaacs scored 19 points, Darrion Williams added 18 and Texas Tech jumped out early and cruised past Oklahoma State 75-58.

Toussaint and Texas Tech host Oklahoma State

Texas Tech takes on the Oklahoma State Cowboys after Joe Toussaint scored 21 points in the Red Raiders’ 81-70 win over the West Virginia Mountaineers.

Toussaint scores 21, McMillian adds 19 and Texas Tech hits 13 3-pointers to beat West Virginia 81-70

Joe Toussaint scored 21 points, Chance McMillian added 19 and Texas Tech beat West Virginia 81-70. It was tied 63-all with 7:46 remaining.

No. 15 Kansas State women wrap up regular season with 73-49 win over Texas Tech

Serena Sundell and Gabby Gregory scored 13 points apiece and No. 15 Kansas State cruised by Texas Tech 73-49 in both team’s regular-season finale on Saturday.

Texas Tech visits Battle and West Virginia

West Virginia plays the Texas Tech Red Raiders after Raequan Battle scored 28 points in West Virginia’s 94-90 overtime loss to the Kansas State Wildcats.

Texas Tech plays Texas in conference matchup

Texas takes on Texas Tech in Big 12 play Tuesday. Tuesday’s game will be the second meeting this season between the two teams.

No. 23 Texas Tech faces Texas, aims for 4th straight home win

No. 23 Texas Tech enters a matchup with Texas as winners of three straight home games. The teams meet Tuesday for the second time this season.

UCF takes on No. 23 Texas Tech following Johnson’s 29-point game

UCF plays the No. 23 Texas Tech Red Raiders after Darius Johnson scored 29 points in UCF’s 77-67 loss to the West Virginia Mountaineers.

Iowa State guard Keshon Gilbert (10) drives the ball inside as Texas Tech guard Joe Toussaint (6) defends in the first half during an NCAA college basketball game, Saturday, Feb. 17, 2024, in Ames, Iowa. (AP Photo/Bryon Houlgrave)

Gilbert scores 24, leads No. 10 Iowa State past Texas Tech 82-74

Keshon Gilbert had 24 points and eight rebounds to lead No. 10 Iowa State past Texas Tech 82-74 on Saturday.

Texas Tech guard Darrion Williams (5) passes the ball against Kansas forward Parker Braun (23) and guard Elmarko Jackson, center, during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Monday, Feb. 12, 2024, in Lubbock, Texas. (AP Photo/Justin Rex)

Darrion Williams scores 30 to lead Texas Tech over No. 6 Kansas 79-50

LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — Darrion Williams scored a career-high 30 points on 12-of-12 shooting, including four of Texas Tech’s 10 3-pointers, and the Red Raiders never trailed in a 79-50 win over sixth-ranked Kansas on Monday night.

Texas Tech guard Darrion Williams (5) reacts after a score against Kansas during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game, Monday, Feb. 12, 2024, in Lubbock, Texas. (AP Photo/Justin Rex)

Darrion Williams scores 30 points on perfect shooting as Texas Tech beats No. 6 Kansas 79-50

Darrion Williams scored a career-high 30 points on 12-of-12 shooting, including four of Texas Tech’s 10 3-pointers, and the Red Raiders never trailed in a 79-50 win over sixth-ranked Kansas.

Texas Tech guard Darrion Williams (5) brings the ball up court against Central Florida guard Shemarri Allen (2) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Saturday, Feb. 10, 2024, in Lubbock, Texas. (AP Photo/Justin Rex)

No. 23 Texas Tech never trails in 66-59 win over UCF to snap 3-game losing streak

Darrion Williams had 13 points and 13 rebounds, Kerwin Walton scored 12 points on four 3-pointers before halftime and No. 23 Texas Tech never trailed on its way to a 66-59 win over UCF.

Baylor center Yves Missi (21) dunks the ball past Texas Tech guard KyeRon Lindsay (21) during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game Tuesday, Feb.6, 2024, in Waco, Texas. (AP Photo/Jerry Larson)

Missi’s dunks help power No. 13 Baylor to a 79-73 win over No. 23 Texas Tech

RayJ Dennis scored 21 points, 7-foot Baylor freshman Yves Missi had 17 points with some impressive dunks, and the 13th-ranked Bears beat No. 23 Texas Tech 79-73.

Cincinnati guard Simas Lukosius (41) reacts to winning an NCAA college basketball game against Texas Tech, Saturday, Feb. 3, 2024, in Lubbock, Texas. (AP Photo/Justin Rex)

Cincinnati upends No. 15 Texas Tech 75-72 after Lukosius’s go-ahead jumper with 21 seconds left

Simas Lukosius scored 16 points, including the go-ahead jumper with 21 seconds left, and Cincinnati beat 15th-ranked Texas Tech 75-72.

TCU guard Jameer Nelson Jr. (4) is tripped on a drive to the basket by Texas Tech 's Joe Toussaint, bottom, as Robert Jennings, right, helps defend on the play in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Fort Worth, Texas, Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

Tennyson 23 points as No. 25 TCU beats Big 12-leading No. 15 Texas Tech

Trevian Tennyson scored 23 points, Micah Peavy added 18 against his former team and 25th-ranked TCU beat Big 12-leading No. 15 Texas Tech 85-78.

Texas Tech forward Warren Washington, center, dunks as Oklahoma guard Otega Oweh (3), forward Sam Godwin, second from right, and guard Milos Uzan (12) look on during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Saturday, Jan. 27, 2024, in Norman, Okla. (AP Photo/Nate Billings)

No. 20 Texas Tech beats No. 11 Oklahoma 85-84 to solidify its hold atop Big 12

Chance McMillian scored 27 points to help No. 20 Texas Tech beat No. 11 Oklahoma 85-84 and solidify the Red Raiders’ hold on first place in the Big 12.

Texas Tech's guard Pop Isaacs (2) celebrates during the second half of the team's NCAA college basketball game against BYU, Saturday, Jan. 20, 2024, in Lubbock, Texas. (AP Photo/Chase Seabolt)

Pop Isaacs scores 32 points, No. 25 Texas Tech rallies to beat No. 20 BYU 85-78

Pop Isaacs scored 23 of his career-high 32 points in the second half and No. 25 Texas Tech overcame a 16-point halftime deficit to beat No. 20 BYU 85-78 on Saturday night.

Houston's Jamal Shead (1) encourages the crowd during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Texas Tech Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2024, in Houston. Houston won 77-54. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

Shead scores career-high 29, No. 5 Houston snaps 2-game skid with 77-54 win over No. 25 Texas Tech

HOUSTON (AP) — Life on the road in the Big 12 was not kind to No. 5 Houston last week.

No. 25 Texas Tech learned the same lesson on Wednesday night as Houston returned the favor.

Texas Tech guard Pop Isaacs (2) shoots past Texas forwards Dillon Mitchell (23) and Kadin Shedrick (5) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Austin, Texas, Saturday, Jan. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

Isaacs scores 21 to lead Texas Tech over No. 20 Texas 78-67, a day after assault lawsuit

Texas Tech’s Pop Isaacs scored 21 points to lead the Red Raiders to 78-67 Big 12-opening win over No. 20 Texas a day after he was named in a lawsuit alleging sexual assault of a minor.

Texas Tech guard Pop Isaacs celebrates after sinking a three-point basket in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Vanderbilt in Fort Worth, Texas, Saturday, Dec. 16, 2023. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

Texas Tech says Pop Isaacs is ‘in good standing’ after report of lawsuit alleging sexual assault

Texas Tech says basketball player Pop Isaacs is in good standing after a report of a civil lawsuit accusing the team’s leading scorer of sexual assault of a minor.

Vanderbilt forward Carter Lang, left, has his shot blocked by Texas Tech guard Kerwin Walton (24) in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in Fort Worth, Texas, Saturday, Dec. 16, 2023. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

Pop Isaacs scores 19 points, leads balanced Texas Tech to 76-54 victory over Vanderbilt

Pop Isaacs matched a season best with 19 points to go with a career-high seven assists and Texas Tech cruised past Vanderbilt 76-54 in the Coast-to-Coast Challenge.

In a photo provided by Bahamas Visual Services, Texas Tech's Devan Cambridge (35) dunks during an NCAA college basketball game against Michigan in the Battle 4 Atlantis at Paradise Island, Bahamas, Friday, Nov. 24, 2023. (Ronnie Archer/Bahamas Visual Services via AP)

Texas Tech F Cambridge suffers season-ending knee injury after transfer from Arizona State

Texas Tech senior forward Devan Cambridge will miss the rest of the season because of a knee injury.

North Texas head coach Grant McCasland motions to his players during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Wisconsin in the semifinals of the NIT, Tuesday, March 28, 2023, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)

Texas Tech hires coach Grant McCasland after NIT title

Grant McCasland was hired as Texas Tech’s new coach Friday, getting a six-year contract with the Red Raiders a day after North Texas won the NIT title to wrap up that school’s first 30-win season.

Texas head coach Rodney Terry reacts in the second half of an Elite 8 college basketball game against Miami in the Midwest Regional of the NCAA Tournament Sunday, March 26, 2023, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

Texas names Terry as full-time coach after Elite Eight run

Texas on Monday named Rodney Terry as full-time head basketball coach, removing the interim tag after he led the Longhorns to the Elite Eight following the midseason firing of Chris Beard.

University of Minnesota Athletic Director Mark Coyle, left, introduces Dawn Plitzuweit, the schools new women's NCAA college basketball head coach, during a press conference in Minneapolis, Monday, March 20, 2023. (Elizabeth Flores/Star Tribune via AP)

New Gophers coach Plitzuweit has core freshmen 4 staying put

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The four Minnesota freshmen recruited by Lindsay Whalen all decided their loyalty to the home-state program was stronger than the disappointment of seeing their leader — and Gophers legend — depart.

Kansas's Gradey Dick reacts to a three pointer during the second half of a first-round college basketball game in the NCAA Tournament Thursday, March 16, 2023, in Des Moines, Iowa. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)

No. 1 seed Kansas cruises past Howard with Self still absent

Jalen Wilson had 20 points and seven rebounds for No. 1 seed and defending national champion Kansas in a 96-68 victory over Howard.

Chris Beard speaks at a press conference after being announced as the new Mississippi head basketball coach, Tuesday, March 14, 2023 in Oxford, Miss. (AP Photo/Bruce Newman)

Beard declines to discuss Texas exit at Ole Miss intro

Mississippi on Tuesday introduced new basketball coach Chris Beard, who repeatedly declined to discuss specifics regarding his December domestic violence arrest that led to his eventual firing at Texas.

Baylor guard Keyonte George (1) drives to the basket past Iowa State center Osun Osunniyi (21) in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Saturday, March 4, 2023, in Waco, Texas. (Chris Jones/Waco Tribune-Herald via AP)

NCAA Tournament success depends on strong guard play

This has been a guard’s event for years.