PREVIEW: Houston Baptist
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LUBBOCK, Texas – The Texas Tech men's basketball program is taking its show to the Permian Basin for the first time since 1951 this week when the Red Raiders play Houston Baptist at 7 p.m. on Wednesday at the Chaparral Center in Midland.
The No. 11-ranked Red Raiders (2-0) have started their season with wins over Eastern Illinois and Bethune-Cookman to follow-up their run to the 2019 NCAA Championship Final and Big 12 regular-season championship, while HBU (0-2) travels to the neutral-court game after dropping games to Tulsa and Oral Roberts last week. Tech has outscored its opponents with a 30-point margin through two games by limiting teams to 35.1 percent shooting and a balanced offensive attack that has three players averaging in double-figures and five scoring seven or more points per game.
The game will be streamed live on TexasTech.tv and on the radio throughout the Texas Tech Sports Network including the flagship station Double T 97.3 in Lubbock. The radio and streaming options will both carry the call from Geoff Haxton and Chris Level who will be teamed up together for the first time this season and the first since calling the NCAA Final Four last year. TexasTechTV is the streaming platform for Texas Tech Athletics' live events and on-demand content. Fans can watch on desktop and via the mobile web, through Texas Tech Athletics' official mobile app, and on Apple TV, Roku, and through Google Chromecast. | Details
Tech last traveled to the Permian Basin region on Dec. 6, 1951 when it played TCU at Odessa College under head coach Polk Robison. The Red Raiders lost that game 70-53 in their second game of the season. Wednesday's game will be the first time the Texas Tech basketball program has played a game in Midland.
The Red Raiders are 6-0 all-time against the Huskies with the last meeting coming in Chris Beard's first game leading the program to begin the 2016-17 season. Beard, who has since earned 2019 Associated Press National Coach of the Year and two straight Big 12 Coach of the Year honors, is now 78-31 as Tech's head coach. He also improved to 52-5 at home with the win over BCU on Saturday night that took the program's non-conference home winning streak to 49 game and his record in those games to 30-0.
The Red Raiders will return to the USA to host Tennessee State on Thursday, Nov. 21 and Long Island on Sunday, Nov. 24 as part of the Continental Tire Las Vegas Invitational regional rounds.
RANKINGS: Up two spots after opening the season with two impressive wins, Texas Tech is now ranked No. 11 in the Associated Press Top 25 Poll. The Red Raiders came into the season with the program's best preseason ranking at No. 12 in the USA TODAY Coaches Poll and No. 13 in the Associated Press Top-25. Tech was unranked coming into last season and finished the year at No. 2 in the Coaches Poll and at No. 7 in the AP Poll. The Red Raiders were picked third of 10 in the Big 12 Preseason Poll after being picked seventh the past two seasons.
PLAYER NOTES: TJ Holyfield, Jahmi'us Ramsey and Davide Moretti are each averaging in double figures through two games for the Red Raiders, while Chris Clarke has 11 assists and is averaging 5.5 rebounds per game coming into the neutral-court game against Houston Baptist. Holyfield leads the Red Raiders with 17.5 points per game and is also adding 6.0 rebounds per contest after going off for 20 points in the win over Bethune-Cookman. He was named the Big 12 Newcomer of the Week on Monday for his performances. A graduate transfer from SFA, Holyfield is shooting 15-for-19 from the field and also has two blocked shots in his first season at Tech. Against BCU, Holyfield was 8-for-11 from the field and 4-for-4 at the free-throw line to help lead the team to the 35-point victory.
Moretti has been on fire through the first two games, shooting 6-for-8 on 3-pointers and has gone 4-for-4 at the free-throw line a year after leading the nation at 92.4 percent from the line. A junior from Italy who earned All-Big 12 Third Team honors last season, Moretti has scored 13 points in each of the first two games where he has gone 3-for-4 on 3-pointers in both of them. He is now 105-for-248 in his career from beyond the arc and has made 125 of 137 attempts from the free-throw line. Moretti, who has scored in double figures 29 times, comes into Wednesday's game having scored 592 points in 77 games played where the Red Raiders have a 60-17 record. Ramsey, a freshman from Arlington, came to Tech after winning a state championship at Duncanville HS and has helped the Red Raiders cruise to the 2-0 record with two strong performances. Ramsey led the Red Raiders with 19 points in the season-opening win over EIU and then went for 13 points and nine rebounds on Saturday against BCU. He is currently averaging 16.0 points and 7.0 rebounds per game and has also contributed five steals and four assists. He is 4-for-9 on 3-pointers and 4-for-6 at the free-throw line.
Clarke opened his Tech career with eight assists in the season opener and then supplied eight rebounds on Saturday. A graduate transfer from Virginia Tech, Clarke has 11 assists and 11 rebounds through two games as a reserve. Terrence Shannon, Jr. and Kyler Edwards have both started the first two games and are contributing on both ends of the court. Shannon, a freshman from Chicago, is averaging 9.5 points per game, while Edwards is at 7.5 points and 4.5 rebounds per game to begin his sophomore season. An Arlington native, Edwards played as a reserve in all 38 games during his freshman season before making his first career start in the season opener against EIU. He scored nine points and matched Moretti with five assists on Saturday for the team lead and also had two steals. Edwards scored a career-high 19 points in a non-conference win over Northern Colorado last season and also scored 12 points in the NCAA National Championship Final. With three rebounds against Bethune-Cookman, Edwards now has 94 career rebounds and has scored 223 points through 40 career games.
Avery Benson and Russel Tchewa are both averaging 4.5 points per game, while Kevin McCullar has scored four points in each of the first two games. Benson, who celebrated a birthday on Sunday, is 3-for-3 on 3-pointers this season and scored a career-high six points against Bethune-Cookman after drilling two from beyond the arc against the Wildcats. A freshman from Cameroon, Tchewa scored six points in the opener but was limited to three in 11 minutes on Saturday. The freshman class is also highlighted by Clarence Nadolny who scored six in the opener and had four assists against BCU. A native of France, Nadolny had three rebounds and steal in his second game with the Red Raiders.
Moretti/Clarke Named to Preseason Watch Lists: Moretti has been named to the 2020 Bob Cousy Point Guard of the Year Award Watch List following a season where he helped lead the Red Raiders to the NCAA National Championship Final and the Big 12 regular season championship. Moretti averaged 11.5 points per game, had 91 assists and shot 53.5 from the field, 53.5 percent on 3-pointers and 93.1 percent at the free-throw line during conference play as a sophomore. A Bologna, Italy native, Moretti earned All-Big 12 Third Team honors and led the nation by finishing the season at 92.4 percent at the line (97-of-105). Clarke was announced as one of 20 players on the watch list for the 2020 Julius Erving Small Forward of the Year Award. Clarke transferred to Texas Tech this season after averaging 9.2 points, 6.5 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 1.03 steals in 79 games played at Virginia Tech. With the Hokies, Clarke would average 8.2 points and 6.3 rebounds as a junior after going for 11.4 points and 7.3 rebounds per game in his sophomore season. For his career, he has scored 728 points, secured 517 rebounds and has 210 assists in his collegiate career. The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame announced its watch list with 20 candidates for the Bob Cousy Point Guard of the Year Award. Named after Class of 1971 Hall of Famer and former Boston Celtic and Holy Cross guard Bob Cousy, the annual honor now in its seventeenth year recognizes the top point guards in Division I men's college basketball. A national committee of top college basketball personnel determined the watch list of 20 candidates. Named after Class of 1993 Hall of Famer and 16-year professional basketball player Julius Erving, the annual honor in its sixth year recognizes the top small forwards in Division I men's college basketball. A national committee of top college basketball personnel determined the watch list of 20 candidates.
SPANNING THE GLOBE: The Red Raiders are represented by eight players by five international players: Moretti (Italy), Nadolny (France), Ntambwe (Congo), Savrasov (Russia) and Tchewa (Cameroon). The program his two players from Arlington, Texas in Kyler Edwards and Jahmi'us Ramsey, Kevin McCullar is from San Antonio and four from out of state: Avery Benson (Arkansas), TJ Holyfield (New Mexico), Tyreek Smith (Louisiana) and Terrence Shannon (Illinois).
COACHING STAFF: The Red Raiders are led by head coach Chris Beard who is in his fourth season. Beard was named the Associated Press National Coach of the Year last season along with earning Big 12 Coach of the Year for the second consecutive season. Beard has led the Red Raiders to a 78-31 record coming into Wednesday's game against HBU, including a 52-5 record at home after Saturday's win over BCU. Beard is joined on the coaching bench by assistant coaches Mark Adams, Brian Burg and Ulric Maligi, Tim MacAllister (Chief of Staff), Bob Donewald(Player Development), Sean Sutton(Executive Advisor), John Reilly (Strength & Conditioning), Mike Neal (Athletic Trainer) and graduate assistants Casey Perrin, Ronald Ross, Matt Temple, Elliott De Wit, Khristian Smith, Joey Kuhl, Rusty Grafeland Mike Fallone. Adams was named the TABC Assistant Coach of the Year last season for his role in helping Beard and the Red Raiders reach the national championship final. Burg was listed by The Athletic as one of the top rising assistants in the game as he enters his fourth season at Tech and fifth with Beard after also being at Little Rock with Beard and Adams. Maligi is in his first season at Texas Tech after working at Texas A&M last year. Neal is also new to the program, joining the Red Raiders after working at Little Rock where he was also a player before going into athletic training. Adams and Burg were previously on Beard's staff at Little Rock along with athletic trainer Mike Neal who is in his first season at Tech. MacAllister was named to the NABC 30 Under 30 list after last year and enters his second season with the Red Raiders. Along with being 22 wins away from 100 at Tech, Beard is 174-61 as a collegiate head coach after prior leadership at Little Rock, Angelo State and McMurry.
OPPONENT THREE: Houston Baptist is led by head coach Ron Cottrell who is 475-391 in 28 seasons leading the program. The Huskies are 0-2 this season after dropping an 80-72 decision in their opener at Tulsa before falling 95-81 at Oral Roberts last Friday. HBU is coming off a 12-18 overall record last season where they were also 8-10 in Southland Conference play.
Jalon Gates leads HBU with 20.5 points per game after going for 16 at Tulsa and then 25 at Oral Roberts. A senior from Selma, Gates averaged 8.8 points per game last season for the Huskies. Ian Dubose lead the team with 7.5 rebounds per game to begin his junior season after securing 10 at Tulsa and five more at ORU. The Huskies are also getting double-digit scoring through two games from Qon Murphy (10.5) and Ty Dalton (10.0), while Dalton leads the team with six assists and six steals.
The Huskies will return to action against Michigan on Friday, Nov. 22 in Ann Arbor, Michigan before taking on Houston on Nov. 26 at the Fertitta Center.
STREAKING: Texas Tech has won 49 straight non-conference home games after its 85-60 win over EIU on Tuesday and the 79-44 victory over Bethune-Cookman. The team came into the season following a 67-64 win over Arkansas to complete a 9-0 mark in those games last year. TTU started the streak with a 100-69 win over St. Mary's on Dec. 30, 2013. Chris Beard is 30-0 in non-conference home games as the team's head coach.
SELL-OUT WITH ME: Fresh off the success of reaching the program's first NCAA Final Four, Texas Tech fans filled the USA last week for the 20th and 21st sell-out in program history. It was the first time in program history with two sell-outs to begin the season and doubled the previous amount of non-conference games at capacity. The Red Raiders had four sell-outs last season where the program averaged 12,098 which was the second most ever behind only a 13,743 count in the 2001-02 season. Prior sell-outs in non-conference play came against New Mexico (2007) and UNLV (2006).
DEPARTURES: Texas Tech will look to replace the winningest team in program history that is now without Jarrett Culver, Matt Mooney, Tariq Owens, Brandone Francis and Norense Odiase. Culver declared for the NBA Draft after his sophomore season and was selected No. 6 overall. After leading the Red Raiders with 18.5 points per and 6.4 rebounds per game and earning Big 12 Player of the Year and Consensus All-America honors, Culver is now on the Minnesota Timberwolves. Mooney was the team's third leading scorer behind Culver and Moretti and is now with the Memphis Hustle in the G-League, while Owens established a new program single-season record with 92 blocked shots and is with Odiase on the Northern Arizona Suns (G-League). Francis was a member of the 2018 Elite Eight run and 2019 runner-up team and is on the Iowa Wolves roster. Along with players from last year's team, Max Lefevre is now with the Timberwolves working in video and athletic trainer Chris Williams joined the Timberwolves and Iowa Wolves athletic training staff.
WE WROTE A BOOK: The story of the 2018-19 season has been chronicled in a commemorative book titled Raider Power: Texas Tech's Journey From Unranked to the Final Four. The Texas Tech Athletic Communications Office produced book is filled with images from our photographers and stories from throughout the season. The book will be published on Nov. 15 and is available now through preorders. It is published by the TTU Press.
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LUBBOCK, Texas – The Texas Tech men's basketball program is taking its show to the Permian Basin for the first time since 1951 this week when the Red Raiders play Houston Baptist at 7 p.m. on Wednesday at the Chaparral Center in Midland.
The No. 11-ranked Red Raiders (2-0) have started their season with wins over Eastern Illinois and Bethune-Cookman to follow-up their run to the 2019 NCAA Championship Final and Big 12 regular-season championship, while HBU (0-2) travels to the neutral-court game after dropping games to Tulsa and Oral Roberts last week. Tech has outscored its opponents with a 30-point margin through two games by limiting teams to 35.1 percent shooting and a balanced offensive attack that has three players averaging in double-figures and five scoring seven or more points per game.
The game will be streamed live on TexasTech.tv and on the radio throughout the Texas Tech Sports Network including the flagship station Double T 97.3 in Lubbock. The radio and streaming options will both carry the call from Geoff Haxton and Chris Level who will be teamed up together for the first time this season and the first since calling the NCAA Final Four last year. TexasTechTV is the streaming platform for Texas Tech Athletics' live events and on-demand content. Fans can watch on desktop and via the mobile web, through Texas Tech Athletics' official mobile app, and on Apple TV, Roku, and through Google Chromecast. | Details
Tech last traveled to the Permian Basin region on Dec. 6, 1951 when it played TCU at Odessa College under head coach Polk Robison. The Red Raiders lost that game 70-53 in their second game of the season. Wednesday's game will be the first time the Texas Tech basketball program has played a game in Midland.
The Red Raiders are 6-0 all-time against the Huskies with the last meeting coming in Chris Beard's first game leading the program to begin the 2016-17 season. Beard, who has since earned 2019 Associated Press National Coach of the Year and two straight Big 12 Coach of the Year honors, is now 78-31 as Tech's head coach. He also improved to 52-5 at home with the win over BCU on Saturday night that took the program's non-conference home winning streak to 49 game and his record in those games to 30-0.
The Red Raiders will return to the USA to host Tennessee State on Thursday, Nov. 21 and Long Island on Sunday, Nov. 24 as part of the Continental Tire Las Vegas Invitational regional rounds.
RANKINGS: Up two spots after opening the season with two impressive wins, Texas Tech is now ranked No. 11 in the Associated Press Top 25 Poll. The Red Raiders came into the season with the program's best preseason ranking at No. 12 in the USA TODAY Coaches Poll and No. 13 in the Associated Press Top-25. Tech was unranked coming into last season and finished the year at No. 2 in the Coaches Poll and at No. 7 in the AP Poll. The Red Raiders were picked third of 10 in the Big 12 Preseason Poll after being picked seventh the past two seasons.
PLAYER NOTES: TJ Holyfield, Jahmi'us Ramsey and Davide Moretti are each averaging in double figures through two games for the Red Raiders, while Chris Clarke has 11 assists and is averaging 5.5 rebounds per game coming into the neutral-court game against Houston Baptist. Holyfield leads the Red Raiders with 17.5 points per game and is also adding 6.0 rebounds per contest after going off for 20 points in the win over Bethune-Cookman. He was named the Big 12 Newcomer of the Week on Monday for his performances. A graduate transfer from SFA, Holyfield is shooting 15-for-19 from the field and also has two blocked shots in his first season at Tech. Against BCU, Holyfield was 8-for-11 from the field and 4-for-4 at the free-throw line to help lead the team to the 35-point victory.
Moretti has been on fire through the first two games, shooting 6-for-8 on 3-pointers and has gone 4-for-4 at the free-throw line a year after leading the nation at 92.4 percent from the line. A junior from Italy who earned All-Big 12 Third Team honors last season, Moretti has scored 13 points in each of the first two games where he has gone 3-for-4 on 3-pointers in both of them. He is now 105-for-248 in his career from beyond the arc and has made 125 of 137 attempts from the free-throw line. Moretti, who has scored in double figures 29 times, comes into Wednesday's game having scored 592 points in 77 games played where the Red Raiders have a 60-17 record. Ramsey, a freshman from Arlington, came to Tech after winning a state championship at Duncanville HS and has helped the Red Raiders cruise to the 2-0 record with two strong performances. Ramsey led the Red Raiders with 19 points in the season-opening win over EIU and then went for 13 points and nine rebounds on Saturday against BCU. He is currently averaging 16.0 points and 7.0 rebounds per game and has also contributed five steals and four assists. He is 4-for-9 on 3-pointers and 4-for-6 at the free-throw line.
Clarke opened his Tech career with eight assists in the season opener and then supplied eight rebounds on Saturday. A graduate transfer from Virginia Tech, Clarke has 11 assists and 11 rebounds through two games as a reserve. Terrence Shannon, Jr. and Kyler Edwards have both started the first two games and are contributing on both ends of the court. Shannon, a freshman from Chicago, is averaging 9.5 points per game, while Edwards is at 7.5 points and 4.5 rebounds per game to begin his sophomore season. An Arlington native, Edwards played as a reserve in all 38 games during his freshman season before making his first career start in the season opener against EIU. He scored nine points and matched Moretti with five assists on Saturday for the team lead and also had two steals. Edwards scored a career-high 19 points in a non-conference win over Northern Colorado last season and also scored 12 points in the NCAA National Championship Final. With three rebounds against Bethune-Cookman, Edwards now has 94 career rebounds and has scored 223 points through 40 career games.
Avery Benson and Russel Tchewa are both averaging 4.5 points per game, while Kevin McCullar has scored four points in each of the first two games. Benson, who celebrated a birthday on Sunday, is 3-for-3 on 3-pointers this season and scored a career-high six points against Bethune-Cookman after drilling two from beyond the arc against the Wildcats. A freshman from Cameroon, Tchewa scored six points in the opener but was limited to three in 11 minutes on Saturday. The freshman class is also highlighted by Clarence Nadolny who scored six in the opener and had four assists against BCU. A native of France, Nadolny had three rebounds and steal in his second game with the Red Raiders.
Moretti/Clarke Named to Preseason Watch Lists: Moretti has been named to the 2020 Bob Cousy Point Guard of the Year Award Watch List following a season where he helped lead the Red Raiders to the NCAA National Championship Final and the Big 12 regular season championship. Moretti averaged 11.5 points per game, had 91 assists and shot 53.5 from the field, 53.5 percent on 3-pointers and 93.1 percent at the free-throw line during conference play as a sophomore. A Bologna, Italy native, Moretti earned All-Big 12 Third Team honors and led the nation by finishing the season at 92.4 percent at the line (97-of-105). Clarke was announced as one of 20 players on the watch list for the 2020 Julius Erving Small Forward of the Year Award. Clarke transferred to Texas Tech this season after averaging 9.2 points, 6.5 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 1.03 steals in 79 games played at Virginia Tech. With the Hokies, Clarke would average 8.2 points and 6.3 rebounds as a junior after going for 11.4 points and 7.3 rebounds per game in his sophomore season. For his career, he has scored 728 points, secured 517 rebounds and has 210 assists in his collegiate career. The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame announced its watch list with 20 candidates for the Bob Cousy Point Guard of the Year Award. Named after Class of 1971 Hall of Famer and former Boston Celtic and Holy Cross guard Bob Cousy, the annual honor now in its seventeenth year recognizes the top point guards in Division I men's college basketball. A national committee of top college basketball personnel determined the watch list of 20 candidates. Named after Class of 1993 Hall of Famer and 16-year professional basketball player Julius Erving, the annual honor in its sixth year recognizes the top small forwards in Division I men's college basketball. A national committee of top college basketball personnel determined the watch list of 20 candidates.
SPANNING THE GLOBE: The Red Raiders are represented by eight players by five international players: Moretti (Italy), Nadolny (France), Ntambwe (Congo), Savrasov (Russia) and Tchewa (Cameroon). The program his two players from Arlington, Texas in Kyler Edwards and Jahmi'us Ramsey, Kevin McCullar is from San Antonio and four from out of state: Avery Benson (Arkansas), TJ Holyfield (New Mexico), Tyreek Smith (Louisiana) and Terrence Shannon (Illinois).
COACHING STAFF: The Red Raiders are led by head coach Chris Beard who is in his fourth season. Beard was named the Associated Press National Coach of the Year last season along with earning Big 12 Coach of the Year for the second consecutive season. Beard has led the Red Raiders to a 78-31 record coming into Wednesday's game against HBU, including a 52-5 record at home after Saturday's win over BCU. Beard is joined on the coaching bench by assistant coaches Mark Adams, Brian Burg and Ulric Maligi, Tim MacAllister (Chief of Staff), Bob Donewald(Player Development), Sean Sutton(Executive Advisor), John Reilly (Strength & Conditioning), Mike Neal (Athletic Trainer) and graduate assistants Casey Perrin, Ronald Ross, Matt Temple, Elliott De Wit, Khristian Smith, Joey Kuhl, Rusty Grafeland Mike Fallone. Adams was named the TABC Assistant Coach of the Year last season for his role in helping Beard and the Red Raiders reach the national championship final. Burg was listed by The Athletic as one of the top rising assistants in the game as he enters his fourth season at Tech and fifth with Beard after also being at Little Rock with Beard and Adams. Maligi is in his first season at Texas Tech after working at Texas A&M last year. Neal is also new to the program, joining the Red Raiders after working at Little Rock where he was also a player before going into athletic training. Adams and Burg were previously on Beard's staff at Little Rock along with athletic trainer Mike Neal who is in his first season at Tech. MacAllister was named to the NABC 30 Under 30 list after last year and enters his second season with the Red Raiders. Along with being 22 wins away from 100 at Tech, Beard is 174-61 as a collegiate head coach after prior leadership at Little Rock, Angelo State and McMurry.
OPPONENT THREE: Houston Baptist is led by head coach Ron Cottrell who is 475-391 in 28 seasons leading the program. The Huskies are 0-2 this season after dropping an 80-72 decision in their opener at Tulsa before falling 95-81 at Oral Roberts last Friday. HBU is coming off a 12-18 overall record last season where they were also 8-10 in Southland Conference play.
Jalon Gates leads HBU with 20.5 points per game after going for 16 at Tulsa and then 25 at Oral Roberts. A senior from Selma, Gates averaged 8.8 points per game last season for the Huskies. Ian Dubose lead the team with 7.5 rebounds per game to begin his junior season after securing 10 at Tulsa and five more at ORU. The Huskies are also getting double-digit scoring through two games from Qon Murphy (10.5) and Ty Dalton (10.0), while Dalton leads the team with six assists and six steals.
The Huskies will return to action against Michigan on Friday, Nov. 22 in Ann Arbor, Michigan before taking on Houston on Nov. 26 at the Fertitta Center.
STREAKING: Texas Tech has won 49 straight non-conference home games after its 85-60 win over EIU on Tuesday and the 79-44 victory over Bethune-Cookman. The team came into the season following a 67-64 win over Arkansas to complete a 9-0 mark in those games last year. TTU started the streak with a 100-69 win over St. Mary's on Dec. 30, 2013. Chris Beard is 30-0 in non-conference home games as the team's head coach.
SELL-OUT WITH ME: Fresh off the success of reaching the program's first NCAA Final Four, Texas Tech fans filled the USA last week for the 20th and 21st sell-out in program history. It was the first time in program history with two sell-outs to begin the season and doubled the previous amount of non-conference games at capacity. The Red Raiders had four sell-outs last season where the program averaged 12,098 which was the second most ever behind only a 13,743 count in the 2001-02 season. Prior sell-outs in non-conference play came against New Mexico (2007) and UNLV (2006).
DEPARTURES: Texas Tech will look to replace the winningest team in program history that is now without Jarrett Culver, Matt Mooney, Tariq Owens, Brandone Francis and Norense Odiase. Culver declared for the NBA Draft after his sophomore season and was selected No. 6 overall. After leading the Red Raiders with 18.5 points per and 6.4 rebounds per game and earning Big 12 Player of the Year and Consensus All-America honors, Culver is now on the Minnesota Timberwolves. Mooney was the team's third leading scorer behind Culver and Moretti and is now with the Memphis Hustle in the G-League, while Owens established a new program single-season record with 92 blocked shots and is with Odiase on the Northern Arizona Suns (G-League). Francis was a member of the 2018 Elite Eight run and 2019 runner-up team and is on the Iowa Wolves roster. Along with players from last year's team, Max Lefevre is now with the Timberwolves working in video and athletic trainer Chris Williams joined the Timberwolves and Iowa Wolves athletic training staff.
WE WROTE A BOOK: The story of the 2018-19 season has been chronicled in a commemorative book titled Raider Power: Texas Tech's Journey From Unranked to the Final Four. The Texas Tech Athletic Communications Office produced book is filled with images from our photographers and stories from throughout the season. The book will be published on Nov. 15 and is available now through preorders. It is published by the TTU Press.
