LUBBOCK, Texas (NEWS RELEASE) - Bubba Jennings and Jason Sasser are set to be enshrined in the Texas Tech Men’s Basketball Ring of Honor, an elite recognition that will now grow to six. Both legends earned multiple all-America honors during their remarkable careers as Red Raiders and their accomplishments remain as top achievements in program history.
Sasser and Jennings will join Rick Bullock, Andre Emmett, Dub Malaise and Jim Reed who were part of the inaugural class in the Texas Tech Basketball Ring of Honor in 2019. The enshrinement will take place next season on a date to be determined.
Jennings finished his Texas Tech career with 1,760 points which is ninth all-time. He was named the Southwest Conference Player of the Year and earned All-Southwest Conference First Team honors as a senior after averaging 19.5 points per game following being an All-SWC Second Team selection as a junior and sophomore. Jennings was an Associated Press All-America Honorable Mention and UPI All-America selection and two-time Academic All-America. He also earned the Frances Pomeroy Naismith Hall of Fame’s National Player of the Year – an award for the top player under six-foot tall.
Jennings was inducted into the Texas Tech Hall of Fame in 1995. He scored a career-high 34 points at New Mexico State and had a stretch of seven straight games scoring 20 or more points during his senior season. He ranks fifth in the program’s history with 714 made baskets, is fourth by shooting 85.1 percent (332-for-390) from the free-throw line, is sixth with 378 total assists and seventh with 156 total steals.
A Clovis, New Mexico native, Jennings arrived in Lubbock as a freshman during the 1980-81 season and was named to the Southwest Conference All-Newcomer Team after averaging 10.9 points per game. He would average in double figures throughout his career as a starter in 117 games played under head coach Gerald Myers. Jennings, who led the Red Raiders in scoring for three straight seasons, was selected by the Dallas Mavericks in the 1985 NBA Draft.
Sasser is fourth in Tech’s program history by scoring 2,102 points, averaging 17.7 points per game throughout his all-America career from 1992-93 through 1995-96. A Dallas, Texas native, Sasser was inducted into the Texas Tech Hall of Fame in 2007 after earning Southwest Conference First Team honors three times. He earned Southwest Conference Player of the Year as a senior to reward a season where he averaged 19.5 points per game and led the Red Raiders to the conference championship. Sasser was Tech’s first Wooden Award Finalist and Consensus All-America. He is fourth in program history with 34 double-doubles in his career.
During his career, Sasser helped Tech to an 87-35 record, including the winningest season in program history when Tech won its second straight Southwest Conference championship and went 30-2 during his senior season. Sasser’s senior season saw the Red Raiders reach the NCAA Sweet 16 and go 13-0 at home and 11-0 on the road under head coach James Dickey. He scored 27 points in a second-round win over North Carolina in the 1996 NCAA Tournament and dropped 25 against Georgetown in the Sweet 16.
Sasser led the Red Raiders in scoring three straight seasons, including going for 20.6 points per game as a sophomore and 20.1 as a junior. He scored a career-high 36 points twice in his career, both coming against TCU in 1995. He finished his career with eight games scoring 30 or more points, beginning with a freshman-best 31 points against Baylor in his first season in Lubbock. A streak of 71 straight games scoring in double figures remains the program record and he is second all-time with 534 made free throws, fourth with 736 made field goals and fifth with 895 rebounds.
Sasser earned Associated Press All-America Third Team as a senior after being selected AP All-America Honorable Mention as a junior. He was also a Basketball Times All-America, College Sports Magazine All-America and two-time UPI All-America. Along with playing at Texas Tech, he represented the country by playing on the USA National Team at the FIBA World Championship in 1997 and 1998. He was selected by the Sacramento Kings in the 1996 NBA Draft.
Sasser and Jennings will join Rick Bullock, Andre Emmett, Dub Malaise and Jim Reed who were part of the inaugural class in the Texas Tech Basketball Ring of Honor in 2019. The enshrinement will take place next season on a date to be determined.
Jennings finished his Texas Tech career with 1,760 points which is ninth all-time. He was named the Southwest Conference Player of the Year and earned All-Southwest Conference First Team honors as a senior after averaging 19.5 points per game following being an All-SWC Second Team selection as a junior and sophomore. Jennings was an Associated Press All-America Honorable Mention and UPI All-America selection and two-time Academic All-America. He also earned the Frances Pomeroy Naismith Hall of Fame’s National Player of the Year – an award for the top player under six-foot tall.
Jennings was inducted into the Texas Tech Hall of Fame in 1995. He scored a career-high 34 points at New Mexico State and had a stretch of seven straight games scoring 20 or more points during his senior season. He ranks fifth in the program’s history with 714 made baskets, is fourth by shooting 85.1 percent (332-for-390) from the free-throw line, is sixth with 378 total assists and seventh with 156 total steals.
A Clovis, New Mexico native, Jennings arrived in Lubbock as a freshman during the 1980-81 season and was named to the Southwest Conference All-Newcomer Team after averaging 10.9 points per game. He would average in double figures throughout his career as a starter in 117 games played under head coach Gerald Myers. Jennings, who led the Red Raiders in scoring for three straight seasons, was selected by the Dallas Mavericks in the 1985 NBA Draft.
Sasser is fourth in Tech’s program history by scoring 2,102 points, averaging 17.7 points per game throughout his all-America career from 1992-93 through 1995-96. A Dallas, Texas native, Sasser was inducted into the Texas Tech Hall of Fame in 2007 after earning Southwest Conference First Team honors three times. He earned Southwest Conference Player of the Year as a senior to reward a season where he averaged 19.5 points per game and led the Red Raiders to the conference championship. Sasser was Tech’s first Wooden Award Finalist and Consensus All-America. He is fourth in program history with 34 double-doubles in his career.
During his career, Sasser helped Tech to an 87-35 record, including the winningest season in program history when Tech won its second straight Southwest Conference championship and went 30-2 during his senior season. Sasser’s senior season saw the Red Raiders reach the NCAA Sweet 16 and go 13-0 at home and 11-0 on the road under head coach James Dickey. He scored 27 points in a second-round win over North Carolina in the 1996 NCAA Tournament and dropped 25 against Georgetown in the Sweet 16.
Sasser led the Red Raiders in scoring three straight seasons, including going for 20.6 points per game as a sophomore and 20.1 as a junior. He scored a career-high 36 points twice in his career, both coming against TCU in 1995. He finished his career with eight games scoring 30 or more points, beginning with a freshman-best 31 points against Baylor in his first season in Lubbock. A streak of 71 straight games scoring in double figures remains the program record and he is second all-time with 534 made free throws, fourth with 736 made field goals and fifth with 895 rebounds.
Sasser earned Associated Press All-America Third Team as a senior after being selected AP All-America Honorable Mention as a junior. He was also a Basketball Times All-America, College Sports Magazine All-America and two-time UPI All-America. Along with playing at Texas Tech, he represented the country by playing on the USA National Team at the FIBA World Championship in 1997 and 1998. He was selected by the Sacramento Kings in the 1996 NBA Draft.
