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 […]
Texas Tech Hoops – Previewing the Frontcourt
Texas Tech basketball practice has officially kicked-off this week, so I am back in the saddle with my weekly posts. It feels bittersweet. A huge ugly cloud is sitting over the college basketball world with the recent scandal allegations. All season we are going to hear about the dirty side of the sport that I […]
Texas Tech Hoops – Sean Sutton Added to the Coaching Staff
Sean Sutton is the son of the legendary coach Eddie Sutton from Oklahoma State University. In college he was a player for Kentucky, then transferred and was on the Oklahoma State team. He started his coaching career as an assistant for Ole Miss, then went to join his father’s staff as an assistant at Oklahoma […]
Texas Tech Hoops – 2017 Hall of Fame Tip-off Tournament
According to the Basketball Hall of Fame website HoopHall.com, it looks like the Texas Tech men’s basketball team will be playing in the 2017 Basketball Hall of Fame Tip-off Tournament. The tourney will be played from November 10th – 19th with the following invitees: Boston College, Sacred Heart University, LaSalle University, Saint Peter’s University, University […]
Texas Tech Hoops – Did We Expect Too Much?
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
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– 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 […]