The 2024-25 Texas Tech basketball season has arrived.
In Grant McCasland’s first year as head coach, the Red Raiders went 23-11 overall, 11-7 in Big 12 Conference play, tied for third in the conference standings and made an appearance in the 2024 NCAA Tournament before falling to eventual Final Four team NC State in the first round.
As the Red Raiders look for another trip to March Madness, here’s everything you need to know about this year’s team.
2024-25 Texas Tech basketball roster
- #0 Chance McMillian ― Guard, 6-foot-3, 190 pounds, Super-Senior (2nd year) (Previous college: Grand Canyon)
- 2023-24 stats: 27.9 minutes, 10.8 points, 4.0 rebounds, 1.2 assists, 0.7 steals, 0.6 turnovers, 47.5% FG, 38.7% 3FG, 90.9% FT, 1 start in 33 games
- #1 Kevin Overton ― Guard, 6-foot-5, 200 pounds, Sophomore (1st year) (Previous college: Drake)
- 2023-24 stats: 30.0 minutes, 11.3 points, 3.3 rebounds, 1.1 assists, 44% FG, 34.6% 3FG, 79.5% FT
- #2 Jazz Henderson ― Guard, 5-foot-11, 175 pounds, Freshman (1st year)
- #3 Elijah Hawkins ― Guard, 5-foot-11, 160 pounds, Senior (1st year) (Previous college: Minnesota, Howard)
- 2023-24 stats: 33 games, 33 starts, 33.3 minutes, 9.5 points, 7.5 assists, 3.6 rebounds, 39% FG, 36% 3FG, 78% FT, 54 steals, 90 turnovers (2.7-to-1 assist-to-turnover ratio)
- #4 Christian Anderson ― Guard, 6-foot-2, 165 pounds, Freshman (1st year)
- #5 Darrion Williams ― Forward, 6-foot-6, 225 pounds, Junior (2nd year) (Previous college: Nevada)
- 2023-24 stats: 32.6 minutes, 11.4 points, 7.5 rebounds (team-best), 2.4 assists, 1.1 steals, 1.6 turnovers, 49.4% FG, 45.8% 3FG, 87.5% FT, 33 starts in 33 games
- #6 Leon Horner ― Guard, 6-foot-4, 215 pounds, Freshman (1st year)
- #10 Jack Francis ― Guard, 6-foot-3, 185 pounds, Junior (2nd year)
- Notable: Walk-on who appeared in five games for a total of seven minutes, scored two points
- #15 JT Toppin ― Forward, 6-foot-9, 225 pounds, Sophomore (1st year) (Previous college: New Mexico)
- 2023-24 stats: 36 games, 35 starts, 26.6 minutes, 12.4 points, 9.1 rebounds, 0.6 assists,1.9 blocks, 62.3% FG, 34.4% 3FG, 56.5% FT, 33 turnovers, 38 steals.
- #22 Corbin Green ― Forward, 6-foot-5, 230 pounds, Junior (1st year) (Previous college: Air Force)
- 2023-24 stats: 11.8 minutes, 2.7 points, 2.8 rebounds, 40.7% FG, 71.4% FT, 1.0 blocks, 1.08 assists, appeared in 12 games
- #23 Eemeli Yalaho ― Forward, 6-foot-8, 240 pounds, Sophomore (2nd year)
- 2023-24 stats: 9.2 minutes, 2.5 points, 1.5 rebounds, 48.5% FG, 27.3% 3FG, 35.0% FT, appeared in 17 games
- #24 Kerwin Walton ― Guard, 6-foot-5, 210 pounds, Super-Senior (3rd year) (Previous college: North Carolina)
- 2023-24: 24.5 minutes, 8.5 points, 2.4 rebounds, 0.5 assists, 0.4 steals, 0.3 turnovers, 49.7% FG, 47.8% 3FG, 72.7% FT, 26 starts in 33 games
- #33 Federiko Federiko ― Forward, 6-foot-11, 215 pounds, Senior (1st year) (Previous college: Pittsburgh)
- 2023-24 stats: 21.4 minutes, 4.7 points, 5.1 rebounds, 1.3 blocks, 63.7% FG, 41.3% FTs
- #35 Devan Cambridge ― Forward, 6-foot-6, 210 pounds, Super-Senior (2nd year) (Previous college: Arizona State, Auburn)
- 2023-24 stats: 26.0 minutes, 10.5 points, 4.5 rebounds, 1.1 assists, 0.6 steals, 1.1 turnovers, 52.7% FG, .09% 3FG, 69.4% FT, 8 starts in 8 games
2024-25 Texas Tech men’s basketball coaching staff
- Head coach ― Grant McCasland
- Assistant coaches ― Matt Braeuer, Achoki Mokobu, Luke Barnwell and Jeff Linder
- General manager ― Kellen Buffington
- Strength & conditioning coach ― Andrew Wright
- Assistant athletics director/sports medicine ― Mike Neal
- Director of player development ― Chris Nottingham
- Director of administration & operations ― Jardon Powell
- Video coordinator ― Brian Pete
- Associate director of operations ― Cooper Anderson
- Graduate assistants ― Eric Rwahwire, Trajan Wesley, Beau Martin, Coleman Sparling, Jalyn Turner and Duncan Bacon
- Creative manager ― Chris Marmolejo
2024-25 Texas Tech men’s basketball schedule
- Nov. 5: Bethune-Cookman, 7 p.m., ESPN+
- Nov. 8: Northwestern State, 8 p.m., ESPN+
- Nov. 13: Wyoming, 7 p.m., ESPN+
- Nov. 18: Arkansas-Pine Bluff, 7 p.m., ESPN+
- Legends Classic — Barclays Center, Brooklyn
- Nov. 21: Saint Joseph’s, 8 p.m., ESPN2
- Nov. 22: Texas or Syracuse, TBD, ESPNU
- Nov. 29: Northern Colorado, 7 p.m., ESPN+
- Big 12-Big East Battle — United Supermarkets Arena, Lubbock
- Dec. 4: DePaul, 8:15 p.m., ESPNU
- US LBM Coast-to-Coast Challenge — Dickies Arena, Fort Worth
- Dec. 8: Texas A&M, 2 p.m., TBD
- Dec. 16: Oral Roberts, 7 p.m., ESPN+
- Dec. 21: Lamar, noon, ESPN+
- Dec. 31: UCF, 1 p.m., ESPN+
- Jan. 4: at Utah, 6 p.m., ESPN+
- Jan. 7: at BYU, 8 p.m., ESPN+
- Jan. 11: Iowa State, 1 p.m., ESPN/ESPN2
- Jan. 14: at Kansas State, 8 p.m., CBS Sports Network
- Jan. 18: Arizona, TBA, ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU
- Jan. 21: at Cincinnati, 6 p.m., ESPN 2/ESPNU
- Jan. 26: Oklahoma State, 2 p.m., ESPN+
- Jan. 29: TCU, 6 p.m., ESPN2
- Feb. 1: at Houston, 5 p.m., ESPN/ESPN2
- Feb. 4: Baylor, 8 p.m., ESPN/ESPN2
- Feb. 8: at Arizona, 9 p.m., ESPN
- Feb. 12: Arizona State, 8 p.m., CBS Sports Network
- Feb. 15: at Oklahoma State, 2 p.m., ESPN+
- Feb. 18: at TCU, 7 p.m., ESPN+
- Feb. 22: West Virginia, Noon, ESPN+
- Feb. 24: Houston, 8 p.m., ESPN
- March 1: at Kansas, 1 p.m., ESPN/ESPN2
- March 5: Colorado, 7 p.m., ESPN+
- March 8: at Arizona State, 9:30 p.m., ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU
- Big 12 Tournament ― T-Mobile Center, Kansas City
- March 11 through March 15
