This is a big deal and I hope we all recognize what a big deal this is as Texas Tech’s Clark Lammert has been named the Big 12 Male Sports Person of the Year (via Big 12 Sports and Texas Tech), which is given to the student-athlete who displayed an extraordinary degree of sportsmanship, community […]
Zach Smith, Keenan Evans and Norense Odiase Want to be the Building Blocks
Three of Texas Tech’s freshmen that played big minutes last year discussed what they experienced their freshman year and their initial impressions of each other. These three are looking forward to taking a more leadership role next year as the seniors depart. How they encourage each other and how they help make each other accountable […]
College Hoops | NCAA Oversight Panel Approves Changes
Over the last few weeks proposed NCAA rule changes were highlighted in the media and discussed here on STP. Let’s look at what rules were approved for the 2015-16 season including my favorite; finally allowing players to DUNK/SLAM/JAM the ball during pregame warm-ups.
Texas Tech Hoops | Stats Don’t Lie
I’ve delayed long enough, no matter how painful it is… let’s take a look at how our hoops team did in key statistical categories and rankings compared to the nation and our Big 12 counterparts.
Too Close for Comfort on Texas Tech’s Football and Men’s Basketball APR Scores
The NCAA released their APR scores, and for a second day in a row, I’m taking screenshots of this stuff. If you want to read the report for 2013-14 and 2012-13, and they can all be found in database. Here’s the main stuff (full size here): The good news is that all of the major […]
Hoops on the Plains: Checking in on the Roster and Scholarship Availability
We check in on the roster and scholarship availability for Tubby Smith and the men’s basketball team after Smith has added (perhaps) the last member of the 2015 recruiting class in Shawntrez Davis.
The 2013-14 Texas Tech Athletic Department Finance Report
The USA Today released their NCAA Finances for the academic years of 2013-14. The USA Today always embeds their information and they make it near impossible to link to a particular school’s finances, I’ve taken screenshots for your review. Up first is the main graph, which has Texas Tech 36th overall in total revenue (full […]
Jordan Jackson Has All of Your Dunks. All of Them.
Texas Tech signee, Jordan Jackson, son of Texas Tech great Sheryl Swoopes, was in a dunk contest in Dallas recently (and won) and he’s got a dunk for you, and a dunk for you, and a dunk for you.
Hoops on the Plains: 2015 PF Shawntrez Davis Player Profile
Tubby Smith gets his big man as Shawntrez Davis a power forward from Georgia has committed to Texas Tech and fills a huge need.
College Hoops | Shot Clock Expected to Undergo Change
Rick Byrd (Belmont head coach) who is also the NCAA rules committee chairman said that the men’s basketball shot clock is likely to undergo a change from 35 seconds to 30 seconds. Is this a good thing?