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The Texas Tech Red Raiders college basketball team competes in the National Collegiate Athletic Association's (NCAA) Division I, representing Texas Tech University in the South Division [1] of the Big 12 Conference. [2] Texas Tech has played its home games at United Spirit Arena in Lubbock, Texas since its opening in 1999. [3]
The program has had 17 head coaches since it began play during the 1925–26 NCAA men's basketball season. [2] Texas Tech (then known as Texas Technological College) basketball team was formerly named the "Matadors" from 1925 to 1936, to reflect the influence of the Spanish Renaissance architecture on campus. [3]
Texas Tech did get an invitation to the inaugural College Basketball Invitational, but declined the offer. [15] In the third game of the 2008–09 season, Tech defeated Division II opponent East Central 167–115, setting a new school record for most points scored in a game.
Gene Gibson coached the Texas Tech Red Raiders basketball teams from 1961 to 1969 and the third-most conference victories in Tech's history. [1] In Gibson's eight seasons at Texas Tech, he compiled a 101–91 record won two conference co-championships and earned one NCAA tournament bid.
The Red Raiders represent Texas Tech University in the NCAA's Big 12 Conference. Texas Tech began competing in intercollegiate basketball in 1925. [ 1 ] However, the school's record book does not generally list records from before the 1950s, as records from before this period are often incomplete and inconsistent.
Texas Tech athletics teams compete at the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I level and is a founding member of the Big 12 Conference. From 1932 until 1956, the university belonged to the Border Intercollegiate Athletic Association. Texas Tech was admitted to the Southwest Conference on May 12, 1956.
In the third game of the season, Texas Tech defeated Division II opponent East Central 167–115, setting a new school record for most points scored in a game. The previous record of 128 was set in the double overtime victory over Texas on February 20, 1994. The combined total of 282 points also became a new record. [6] [7]
The Texas Tech Red Raiders became a charter member of the Big 12 Conference. Due to NCAA violations, Texas Tech was forced to vacate all conference wins during the 1996–97 NCAA Division I men's basketball season and two postseason wins during the 1996 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament. Source: [1] [3]