As the Sweet Sixteen is about to get underway, I wanted to go back and reflect over what happened this season with our basketball squad. After being left out of the postseason this year… I wanted to ponder if this first season under Chris Beard was a letdown; or did it measure up to expectations? […]
Preview & Open Thread – Big 12 MBB Tournament (Finals)
Consider this post your open thread for the final day of the Big 12 tourney… Championship Game: Embed from Getty Images Date: Saturday, March 11th Time: 5:00 pm Teams: #4 Iowa State vs #2 West Virginia Location: Sprint Center | Kansas City TV/Stream: ESPN First Regular Season Meeting: WVU won on the road 85-72 Second Regular Season Meeting: WVU […]
Preview & Open Thread – Big 12 MBB Tournament (Quarterfinals)
Consider this post your open thread for the second day of the Big 12 tourney… let’s hope I get these predictions more accurate today than yesterday. Game #3: 🌪 vs. @OSUMBBTipoff at 11:30 am📺 – ESPN2🖥 – https://t.co/8hy6j4jD2p🎙 – TuneIn Radio App📈 – https://t.co/auQkrtYqub pic.twitter.com/EJmKSktUxK — Cyclone Basketball (@CycloneMBB) March 9, 2017 Date: Thursday, March 9th […]
Preview & Open Thread – Big 12 MBB Tournament (First Round)
Consider this post your open thread for the first round of the Big 12 tourney… and Wreck ’em Tech! Game #1: Embed from Getty Images Date: Wednesday, March 8th Time: 6:00 pm Teams: #8 TCU 17-14 (6-12) vs #9 Oklahoma 11-19 (9-13) Location: Sprint Center | Kansas City TV/Stream: ESPNU First Regular Season Meeting: TCU won at home 60-57 […]
Texas Tech Hoops – Seeking First Big 12 Road Win of the Season
We finished last season at 9-9 in the Big 12, and that was only good enough for a #7 seed in the conference. We went up against #10 seed TCU in the Big 12 tournament and lost, yet still found our way into the Big Dance with an impressive out of conference strength of schedule […]
Texas Tech Hoops – Spotlight on Niem Stevenson
For the past 4 basketball games Chris Beard has placed Niem Stevenson in the starting lineup. Stevenson replaced Devon Thomas in the backcourt, most likely because Stevenson had a little more offense to his game and was rangier on the defensive side of the ball. I was not sure about the switch, as I liked […]
Texas Tech was Raining Threes in the Victory over LSU 77-64
–BOX SCORE– Player of the Game | Zach Smith had a career-high 25 points going 8-10 from the field. He was perfect from downtown hitting 2-2, and went 7-9 from the charity stripe. He also added 8 rebounds and 2 assists to his statsheet. This is a game that Smith got to shine as he […]
Texas Tech Hoops – Live by the Three, Die by the Three
One of the most wonderful things about basketball is the three point shot. If you caught the chat I had with Seth on the Tuesday post you can see where we believe the direction of the program is headed under Chris Beard. Actually, Seth brought up that basketball seems to be trending to the three-point […]
Texas Tech Hoops – Notes on Chris Beard from NABC
Searching for articles on the internet to find some insight to Chris Beard’s coaching style, I stumbled upon the website PickAndPop.net run by Army men’s basketball Assistant Coach Zak Boisvert. It is a great site with a lot of X’s & O’s breakdowns, articles, and it also has clinic notes. In his clinic notes section […]
Texas Tech Hoops – Undefeated in Lubbock
“Protect This House” was the motto of the current Texas Tech athletics sponsor Under Armour for many years during the glory days of Red Raiders football. Well, maybe it’s time to bring back the slogan to Lubbock. Not for the gridiron warriors, but for our scrappy basketball squad. I think our basketball team is building […]