When you dive into the statistical data of free throw shooting in college basketball one thing sticks out… free throw rate is more important than free throw percentage. It is more important that a team takes a huge amount of free throws than has a super high free throw percentage average from the charity stripe. […]
Texas Tech Hoops | Q&A with Double-T Star Toddrick Gotcher
Former Red Raider basketball stud Toddrick Gotcher took some time out of his schedule to answer questions I fired his way. Gotcher had a remarkable career at Texas Tech, and was a fan favorite. He was a vocal leader on the team, and played a huge role in helping us make the 2016 NCAA Tournament. […]
Texas Tech Hoops beat Wofford 79-56
BOX SCORE Player of the Game | Freshman Jarrett Culver had the hot hand early in the game, and kept scoring in the 2nd half. He was not stellar from the outside going 3-8 from downtown, or from the free throw line only hitting 2-5; yet he still finished connecting on 50% from the field […]
Texas Tech Hoops Knock Off #20 Northwestern 85-49
BOX SCORE Player of the Game | Keenan Evans did it again, and was the best player on the court today. Finished with 25 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists, and 3 steals. Stat of the Game | Shooting, man we were hot! The Red Raiders were making everything. Made 29-48 (60.4%), and from the outside […]
Red Raiders Hoops – Texas Tech takes down Boston College 75-64
BOX SCORE Player of the Game | Keenan Evans sort of put the team on his shoulders and won this game for Texas Tech. When everything stalled for the Red Raiders on offense, Evans just bared down and drove the ball to the rim. He was not good from the outside, but got his 2-pointers […]
Texas Tech Hoops – 4 Bold Predictions
1) Zach Smith will be included on the All-Big 12 First Team & Keenan Evans will be included on the All-Big 12 Second Team. Last season, Evans was selected to the All-Big 12 Third Team, and Smith gained an honorable mention. This preseason Smith was voted as an All-Big 12 player, and Evans was voted […]
Texas Tech Hoops – Preseason Predictions/Rankings
Right now, just like before every college basketball preseason, all the predictions come out on where teams stack-up by rankings. It is a fun exercise, that usually has some merit as to using an educated guess to anticipate how good/bad any given team is going to be for the season. It is always a great […]
Texas Tech Hoops – Three Point Shooting
If you have followed my posts about Texas Tech basketball for the past 6 years, you know my love for the outside shot. I think it is one of the prettiest things in basketball, and can make or break a team. It is all in for me on the live by the three die by […]
Texas Tech Hoops – Non-Conference Breakdown & Big 12 Preseason Poll
Non-Conference Schedule Breakdown Embed from Getty Images To kick-off the regular season in Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Tipoff Tournament Texas Tech will play South Alabama, and then Maine in Lubbock. Both had losing records last season and finished in the bottom half of their conferences. These should be warm-up games for the Red […]
Texas Tech Hoops – Previewing the Backcourt
Last week we took a look at the Red Raiders frontcourt, now it is time to take a glance at the backcourt. There are 17 players listed on the official roster, and I had a good question from KDavis7 asking about Matt Temple and available scholarships. So, I wanted to update everyone on a few […]