Lubbock, Texas – Texas Tech Basketball Season 99 saw the team record the program's sixth-most wins in a season and return to the NCAA Tournament in its first year. grant mccasland.
“We're going to continue to improve our program and continue to take steps to improve,” McCasland said after his team lost to North Carolina State in the NCAA Tournament. “I honestly believe we can compete for a national championship and I believe it will happen soon.”
- At 23-11, they secured the 17th 20-win season in program history and tied for third in the Big 12 standings with an 11-7 conference record.
- The program advanced to the 20th NCAA Tournament…. was the No. 6 seed in the Southern Region.
- grant mccasland He became the third Tech University head coach to win at least 20 games in his first season leading the program, and the fourth to lead his team to the NCAA Tournament in his first year.
- Three players earned All-Big 12 honors. Darrion Williams Named to the All-Big 12 Third Team and the All-Big 12 Freshman Team. pop isaacs Earned All-Big 12 Third Team. Joe Toussaint Secured All-Big 12 honorable mention.
- Overall home record is 15-2, 7-2 at home in Big 12 games (including a 79-50 win over No. 6 Kansas and an 80-67 win over No. 12 Baylor).
- Unranked to start the season through non-conference play, but rose to No. 15 in the AP Top 25 and USA TODAY Coaches Polls…ranked No. 22 in both polls heading into the NCAA Tournament.
- Tech has six wins against teams in the AP Top 25, including two road wins over No. 20 Texas at Austin and No. 11 Oklahoma at Norman.
- 10 consecutive seasons of wins against top 10 opponents
- As a team, they shot 78.0 percent from the free throw line, setting a new program record (previous record was 75.6 percent in 2004-05)…led the Big 12 in making 518 of 664 from the free throw line. , which ranked 13th in the US.Season… Finished the season with a record of 80% or better in 16 games, including 24-22 (91.7%) against Houston in the Big 12 Championship semifinals and 14-12 (85.7%) against North Carolina State in the NCAA Tournament. 1st round
- Darrion Williams Williams had nine double-doubles, the second-most in the Big 12 and the most since Tony Batty set a program record of 20 in the 1996-97 season…Williams had one game. He finished third in the Big 12 with an average of 7.5 rebounds.248 total rebounds
- Four players averaged double-digit points. pop isaacs (15.8 pages), Joe Toussaint (page 12.2), Darrion Williams (page 11.4), Chance McMillian (page 10.8)
- Darrion Williams Set a program record by going 12-of-12 from the field against No. 6 Kansas…Williams made 4-of-4 3-pointers and two free throws for a perfect game and finished the game with 30 points. He matched the Big 12 record set by Oklahoma State's Marshall Moses (2010) and was just three makes shy of the NCAA record held by Louisville's Clifford Rozier, who went 15-for-15. He was named the Associated Press' All-American Player of the Week. 15 in 1983
- The team averaged 75.3 points per game, the program's highest since the 2009-10 season. He averaged 74.4 points.in a Big 12 game – the most since 2001-2002.
- Three players reached the 1,000 point milestone this season. Joe Toussaint He reached the milestone by scoring 13 points against Oklahoma State at home on January 9, finishing with 1,208 career points… warren washington He reached the 11-point milestone on January 13 against Kansas State and finished his career with 1,084 points. Chance McMillian McMillian reached the postseason milestone by scoring 17 points in the Big 12 Championship quarterfinals against BYU on March 14 in Kansas City… McMillian entered his final college season with 1,027 career points (8.3 ppg). Welcome.
- pop isaacs Isaacs scored 32 points in the home win over No. 20 BYU, the best scoring performance of the season for the Red Raiders… Isaacs made 6 of 9 3-pointers in the game and 11 of 19 overall. succeeded
- Tech ranks second in the Big 12 with a 35.9 percent shooting percentage (289 of 804) and third with 8.5 3-pointers per game.
- Kerwin Walton His 3-point shooting percentage was 47.8 percent (65 of 136), the second-best percentage in program history behind Alan Voskuil, who shot 67 of 134 (50.0 percent) in the 2007-08 season. Walton's lower official ranking requires NCAA and Big 12 minimum standards, but he leads the Big 12 (L.J. Cryer – Houston 38.8%) and is the national leader in shooting 49.8% (100 of 201). He would have been right behind Dayton's Coby Blair… Darrion Williams He finished the season with 44 of 96 3-point shots (45.8%). Chance McMillian It was 168 to 65 (38.7%)… pop isaacs After making 73 of 249 (29.3%), he led Tech with 73 3-pointers…His 73 was the same as Davide Moretti, who also made 73 in 2018-19. The program's most since…The program record is Corey Carr's 94 hits in 1996-97, when he had 94 hits in 249 at-bats (37.8%).
- Chance McMillian He made 8-of-10 3-pointers at Butler, his best 3-point shooting performance of the season…he finished with 24 points and earned the first of two Big 12 Newcomer of the Week honors. …His eight 3-pointers led to nine points in a game against Kansas in 2009, making him second in Texas Tech history behind Alan Voskill's single-game record.
- Joe Toussaint The Tech team totaled 146 assists on the season, the program's most since John Roberson had 190 assists in the 2009-10 season. Toussaint ranked eighth in the Big 12 with 4.3 assists per game. The Red Raiders finished the season with 14.7 assists per game. Assists per game as a team: Toussaint had a career-high 12 assists at Butler, just two behind Stan Bornewitz's single-game record of 14 against Fresno State in 1996. It was widespread.
- warren washington Tech-leading 38 blocked shots – averaging 1.5 per game, season-high four against Villanova and North Alabama…Washington finished his career with 150 blocked shots.
- There were five official sellouts, drawing an average of 12,926 fans over the season, ranking 4th in the Big 12 in average attendance and 24th nationally…The five sellouts are the second-most in program history. It was a number
- An average of 3,349 students supported their teams in nine Big 12 games
- A total of 219,743 fans attended games over the season, ranking 22nd among 365 men's Division I basketball programs.
- Tech finished in the Big 12 with a 75-58 win at Oklahoma State, a 60-59 win over Kansas State, a 66-59 home win over UCF, and a 79-50 win over Kansas State. held their four opponents to 60 points or less. -0 for holding an opponent to 70 points or less after limiting BYU to 67 points in the Big 12 quarterfinals and Baylor to 68 points in the regular season finals.
- The Big 12 Weekly Awards recognized three players during the season. Darrion Williams, Chance McMillian and pop isaacs…Williams was named Big 12 Player of the Week and Big 12 Newcomer of the Week for his regular-season-ending performances against Oklahoma State and Baylor…McMillian was named Big 12 Newcomer of the Week for the second time this season. After scoring 27 points at the University of Oklahoma, Isaacs earned the honor for the first time on Dec. 4 after a 24-point performance on eight 3-pointers at Butler University. He was named Big 12 Player of the Week on January 2nd. -Point performance against Sam Houston
- Tech led 17-1 at halftime after taking a 42-23 lead against BYU, a 40-27 advantage against Baylor and a 38-17 advantage against Oklahoma State. The only lead Tech lost at halftime was against Cincinnati when they led by 37 points.They were -36 at halftime and lost 75-72 in Lubbock.
- Tech won five games overall, including four in the Big 12 after trailing by double digits. The biggest comeback came after falling behind by 17 points against BYU and trailing 48-32 at halftime before coming back to win. …Technology fell behind 20-4 at WVU and trailed by six points at halftime, but earned its biggest come-from-behind road win (16 points) in Morgantown…Technology defeated Kansas State Against University, a win and a nine-point hole led to three second-half comebacks in a Big 12 game in which they trailed by at least nine points in the second half against Oklahoma, where they trailed by 11 points at halftime… Bahamas. In non-conference games, Tech came from behind to win against Northern Iowa after falling behind by 15 points… A 16-point halftime comeback against BYU came at halftime against Iowa State last season. It was the program's biggest comeback since its comeback from a 17-point deficit (up to 23 points)…In the Bahamas, Tech University beat UNI by 15 points. Kansas State had 12 points, BYU had 17 points, TCU had 10 points and WVU had 16 points.
- Tech defeated TCU 82-81, beat Oklahoma 85-84, won 3-0 by a one-point decision, and had a 60-59 win over K-State on Jan. 13, its first. It was a one-point victory.This season…the Red Raiders have won 4 and lost 1 in games decided by 5 points or less, with their only loss being a 75-72 loss to Cincinnati.
- McCasland tied Bob Knight for the most starts for a Tech head coach with 20 games (16-4), joining Mark Adams (2021-22) and Knight (2001-2002). Along with that, he became the only coach in program history to win at least 20 games. Their first season…Adams won 27 games in his first season and led Tech to the 2022 NCAA Sweet 16, while Knight won 23 games in his first season…McCasland was Gene He is the fourth head coach to lead Tech to the NCAA Tournament in its first season, joining Gibson (1962), Knight (2002) and Adams (2022).
- McCasland was named John Lotz “Barnabus” by the 2024 Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA), which recognizes the basketball coach who best exemplifies dedication to Christ, integrity, and encouragement of others and has lived a balanced life. Selected for the award.
- Improved overall performance by 7 wins from the previous season
- The program is in its 100th season with a 145-30 record and 1,528 wins at home over the past 10 years.
- Tech has appeared in six of the past eight NCAA tournaments, including the 2018 Elite 8, 2019 NCAA Championship Finals and 2022 NCAA Sweet 16.
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