2024–25 Texas Tech Red Raiders basketball team

The 2024–25 Texas Tech Red Raiders basketball team will represent Texas Tech University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season as a member of the Big 12 Conference. The Red Raiders are led by second-year coach Grant McCasland, and will play their home games at the United Supermarkets Arena located in Lubbock, Texas.

2024–25 Texas Tech Red Raiders basketball
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Record	0-0 (0-0 Big 12)
Head coach	Grant McCasland (2nd season)
Assistant coaches	Matt Braeuer (2nd season) Achoki Moikobu (2nd season) Luke Barnwell (2nd season) Jeff Linder (1st season)
Home arena	United Supermarkets Arena

2024–25 Big 12 men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 10 Arizona	0	–	0		–			1	–	0		1.000
No. 20 Cincinnati	0	–	0		–			1	–	0		1.000
Colorado	0	–	0		–			1	–	0		1.000
No. 4 Houston	0	–	0		–			1	–	0		1.000
No. 5 Iowa State	0	–	0		–			1	–	0		1.000
No. 1 Kansas	0	–	0		–			1	–	0		1.000
Oklahoma State	0	–	0		–			1	–	0		1.000
TCU	0	–	0		–			1	–	0		1.000
UCF	0	–	0		–			1	–	0		1.000
Utah	0	–	0		–			1	–	0		1.000
West Virginia	0	–	0		–			1	–	0		1.000
Arizona State	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
BYU	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
Kansas State	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
Texas Tech	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
No. 8 Baylor	0	–	0		–			0	–	1		.000
† 2025 Big 12 tournament winner As of November 4, 2024 Rankings from AP poll

Previous season

The Red Raiders finished the 2023–24 season 23–11, 11–7 in Big 12 play to finish in a tie for third place. As the No. 4 seed in the Big 12 tournament, they defeated BYU in the quarterfinals, before losing to Houston in the semifinals. The Red Raiders received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 6 seed in the South Region, where they were defeated by NC State in the first round.

Preseason

Big 12 Preseason Poll

	Big 12 Coaches	Points
1.	Kansas	215 (9)
2.	Houston	211 (5)
3.	Iowa State	194 (1)
4.	Baylor	185
5.	Arizona	179 (1)
6.	Cincinnati	140
7.	Texas Tech	135
8.	Kansas State	133
9.	BYU	116
10.	TCU	90
11.	UCF	83
12.	Arizona State	64
13.	West Virginia	62
14.	Oklahoma State	46
15.	Colorado	37
16.	Utah	30
Reference: (#) first-place votes

Pre-Season All-Big 12 Team

First Team

Player	School
Caleb Love	Arizona
LJ Cryer	Houston
J’Wan Roberts
Tamin Lipsey	Iowa State
Hunter Dickinson†	Kansas
† denotes unanimous selection Reference:

Second Team

Player	School
Norchad Omier	Baylor
Jeremy Roach
Keshon Gilbert	Iowa State
Dajuan Harris Jr	Kansas
Coleman Hawkins	Kansas State
† denotes unanimous selection Reference:

• Player of the Year: Hunter Dickinson, Kansas
• Co-Newcomer of the Year: Jeremy Roach, Baylor & Coleman Hawkins, Kansas State
• Freshman of the Year: V. J. Edgecombe, Baylor

Roster

2024–25 Texas Tech Red Raiders men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Chance McMillian 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) GS Grand Canyon Vallejo, CA G 1 Kevin Overton 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Drake Oklahoma City, OK G 2 Jazz Henderson 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Oak Cliff Faith Academy Dallas, TX G 3 Elijah Hawkins 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Sr Minnesota Washington, D.C. F 5 Darrion Williams 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Nevada Sacramento, CA G 6 Leon Horner 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Dynamic Prep Dallas, TX G 10 Jack Francis 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Anderson HS Austin, TX F 15 JT Toppin 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So New Mexico Dallas, TX F 22 Corbin Green 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Air Force Midlothian, TX F 23 Eemeli Yalaho 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) So Western Reserve Academy Jyväskylä, Finland G 24 Kerwin Walton 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) GS North Carolina Hopkins, MN F 33 Federiko Federiko 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Pitt Helsinki, Finland G 35 Devan Cambridge 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) GS Arizona State Nashville, TN	Head coach Grant McCasland (Baylor) Assistant coach(es) Matt Braeuer (Wichita State) Achoki Moikobu (Fort Hays State) Luke Barnwell (Newman) Jeff Linder (Western State) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: October 17, 2024

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 5, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Bethune–Cookman						United Supermarkets Arena  Lubbock, TX
November 8, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Northwestern State						United Supermarkets Arena  Lubbock, TX
November 13, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Wyoming						United Supermarkets Arena  Lubbock, TX
November 18, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Arkansas–Pine Bluff						United Supermarkets Arena  Lubbock, TX
November 21, 2024* 8:00 p.m., ESPN2		vs. Saint Joseph's Legends Classic semifinals						Barclays Center  Brooklyn, NY
November 22, 2024* TBA, ESPNU		vs. Syracuse/Texas Legends Classic						Barclays Center  Brooklyn, NY
November 29, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Northern Colorado						United Supermarkets Arena  Lubbock, TX
December 4, 2024* 8:00 p.m., ESPNU		DePaul Big East–Big 12 Battle						United Supermarkets Arena  Lubbock, TX
December 8, 2024* 2:00 p.m., TBA		vs. Texas A&M Coast-to-Coast Challenge						Dickies Arena  Fort Worth, TX
December 16, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Oral Roberts						United Supermarkets Arena  Lubbock, TX
December 21, 2024* 12:00 p.m., ESPN+		Lamar						United Supermarkets Arena  Lubbock, TX
Big 12 regular season
December 31, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		UCF						United Supermarkets Arena  Lubbock, TX
January 4, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Utah						Jon M. Huntsman Center  Salt Lake City, UT
January 7, 2025 8:00 p.m., ESPN+		at BYU						Marriott Center  Provo, UT
January 11, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN/ESPN2		Iowa State						United Supermarkets Arena  Lubbock, TX
January 14, 2025 8:00 p.m., CBSSN		at Kansas State						Bramlage Coliseum  Manhattan, KS
January 18, 2025 TBA, ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU		Arizona						United Supermarkets Arena  Lubbock, TX
January 21, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN2/ESPNU		at Cincinnati						Fifth Third Arena  Cincinnati, OH
January 26, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Oklahoma State						United Supermarkets Arena  Lubbock, TX
January 29, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN2/ESPNU		TCU						United Supermarkets Arena  Lubbock, TX
February 1, 2025 5:00 p.m., ESPN/ESPN2		at Houston						Fertitta Center  Houston, TX
February 4, 2025 8:00 p.m., ESPN/ESPN2		Baylor						United Supermarkets Arena  Lubbock, TX
February 8, 2025 9:00 p.m., ESPN		at Arizona						McKale Center  Tucson, AZ
February 12, 2025 8:00 p.m., CBSSN		Arizona State						United Supermarkets Arena  Lubbock, TX
February 15, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Oklahoma State						Gallagher-Iba Arena  Stillwater, OK
February 18, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at TCU						Schollmaier Arena  Fort Worth, Texas
February 22, 2025 12:00 p.m., ESPN+		West Virginia						United Supermarkets Arena  Lubbock, TX
February 24, 2025 8:00 p.m., ESPN		Houston						United Supermarkets Arena  Lubbock, TX
March 1, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN/ESPN2		at Kansas						Allen Fieldhouse  Lawrence, KS
March 5, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Colorado						United Supermarkets Arena  Lubbock, TX
March 8, 2025 9:30 p.m., ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU		at Arizona State						Desert Financial Arena  Phoenix, AZ
Big 12 tournament
March 11–15, 2025 TBA		vs.						T-Mobile Center  Kansas City, MO
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. S=South. All times are in Central Time.

Source

Rankings

See also: 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: RV = Received votes

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	Final
AP	RV
Coaches	RV