LUBBOCK, Texas (PRESS RELEASE) – The Texas Tech basketball team’s 100th season begins Tuesday, Nov. 5, against Bethune-Cookman in the first of 18 home games at United Supermarkets Arena. The Red Raiders will play eight home non-conference games and are riding a 30-game winning streak in home non-conference games entering the second season under head coach Grant McCasland, who led the team to its 20th NCAA Tournament appearance, a third-place finish in the Big 12 standings and a 23-11 overall record.
Tech’s non-conference home games include Bethune-Cookman (Nov. 5 – 7 p.m.), Northwestern State (Nov. 8 – 7 p.m.), Wyoming (Nov. 13 – 7 p.m.), Arkansas-Pine Bluff (Nov. 18 – 7 p.m.), Northern Colorado (Nov. 29 – 7 p.m.), DePaul (Dec. 4 – to be announced), Oral Roberts (Dec. 16 – 7 p.m.) and Lamar (Dec. 21 – noon).
In addition to home non-conference games, Tech has announced it will also travel to New York for two non-conference games and to Fort Worth to play Texas A&M. The Red Raiders will face Saint Joseph’s in the semifinals of the 2024 Legends Classic presented by Old Trapper at Barclays Center on Nov. 21 and either Syracuse or Texas on Nov. 22. Tech and Texas A&M will renew the rivalry on Dec. 8 at Dickies Arena.
TEXAS TECH BIG 12 MATCHUPS (dates, times to be announced)
Home and away games: Arizona, Arizona State, Houston, Oklahoma State, TCU
Only at home: Baylor, UCF, Colorado, Iowa State, West Virginia
Away only: BYU, Cincinnati, Kansas, Kansas State, Utah
The 30-game winning streak against non-conference opponents began with a victory over Northwestern State in the 2020–21 season opener after a 54-game winning streak ended with an overtime loss to Kentucky the year before. Tech went 15-2 at home in McCasland’s first season, 8-0 against non-conference opponents and 7-2 in conference home games.
November 5, 2024: Bethune-Cookman at Texas Tech
Tech has a 1-0 record against Bethune-Cookman in program history, with the only other meeting coming in the second game of the 2019-20 season. The Red Raiders won 79-44 in front of a sold-out home crowd on Nov. 9, 2019, after a Final Four appearance the previous season. The Wildcats are coming off a season in which they went 17-17 overall and 11-7 in Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) games. Bethune-Cookman is led by head coach Reggie Theus, who was an NBA All-Star and finished his NBA career with 19,015 points and 6,453 assists.
The Red Raiders have a 72-27 record in season openers, including 24 straight wins to start a season following a 73-46 victory over Texas A&M-Commerce in McCasland’s first game as the program’s leader. The last loss to start a season came against Indiana in a 68-60 decision on Nov. 19, 1999 – the debut of United Supermarkets Arena (then known as United Spirit Arena).
November 8, 2024: Northwestern State at Texas Tech
Tech holds a 7-0 lead over Northwestern State, with all seven wins coming at home. The Red Raiders picked up a 73-49 victory in the last meeting with the Louisiana school in the 2022-23 season opener. The Demons are coming off a season in which they went 9-23 overall, including a 7-11 record in the Southland Conference. The team finished the season with a four-game losing streak and a loss to Texas A&M-Commerce in the conference tournament that ended the year. Rick Cabrera is in his first season as the program’s head coach after leading Tallahassee Community College to the semifinals of the National Junior College Athletic Association national tournament.
November 13, 2024: Wyoming at Texas Tech
Wyoming has a 7-5 overall record against the Red Raiders. The last meeting was on Dec. 14, 2002, when the Cowboys earned a 67-62 victory in Casper, Wyoming. The Red Raiders have a 3-2 record against the Cowboys in games played in Lubbock — most recently on Jan. 1, 2002 with a 90-84 victory. The programs are meeting for the 13th time. The first meeting was on Dec. 28, 1940, in Oklahoma City. The Cowboys are coming off a season in which they went 15-17 overall and 8-10 in Mountain West games. The program is led by head coach Sundance Wicks, who took over for Tech assistant coach Jeff Linder, who left Laramie to join McCasland’s staff this season.
November 18, 2024: Arkansas Pine-Bluff at Texas Tech
The Arkansas-Pine Bluff program will travel to Lubbock for the fourth time, where the Red Raiders lead the all-time series 3-0. Tech won 65-47 in the final game of the series on Dec. 5, 2019. The Golden Lions went 13-18 overall and 8-10 in SWAC play last season under head coach Solomon Bozeman, who also coached at Oral Roberts, Abilene Christian and Arkansas-Little Rock.
November 29, 2024: Northern Colorado at Texas Tech
Tech has a 4-0 overall record against Northern Colorado, including a 93-62 win on Nov. 24, 2019 in the last meeting. The Red Raiders have hosted all games between the two programs, with the first game being in 1971. The Golden Bears went 19-14 overall last season, including a 12-6 record in Big Sky play. Steve Smiley has a 64-61 record as the program’s head coach since succeeding Linder over the past four seasons.
December 4, 2024: DePaul at Texas Tech
DePaul holds a 3-0 series lead after a 65-60 overtime win over the Red Raiders the last time they met on Dec. 4, 2019 in Chicago. Tech has a 1-3 overall record in Big 12-Big East battle after losing 103-95 in overtime at Butler at Hinkle Fieldhouse last season after beating Georgetown at home the previous season. The Blue Demons also won 76-70 in Orlando on Nov. 25, 2011, and 50-47 in Osaka, Japan on Dec. 17, 1983. Chris Holtman will lead DePaul in his first season after serving as the head coach at Ohio State for seven seasons, including three at Butler and three at Gardner-Webb. The Blue Demons are coming off a 2023-24 season in which they went 3-29, were 0-20 in Big East play and finished with a road record of 0-11.
December 16, 2024: Oral Roberts at Texas Tech
The Red Raiders have an 8-1 overall record against Oral Roberts after an 82-76 win last season in the USA on Dec. 12, 2023. Tech has a 5-0 overall record against ORU at home, including a 117-99 win on Feb. 15, 1993 in the programs’ first-ever meeting. The Golden Eagles earned their lone win in the series with a 72-56 victory on Dec. 22, 2011 in a game in Tulsa. ORU went 12-19 overall last season in head coach Russell Springman’s first season and 5-11 in the Summit League.
December 21, 2024: Lamar at Texas Tech
Tech has a 4-1 overall record against Lamar following an 89-57 win on Nov. 27, 2021, in the last game and an 83-68 win on Dec. 13, 1979, in the first game of the series. The Red Raiders’ lone loss came in 2008, when Lamar won 85-79 at Beaumont. Tech has a 4-0 overall record against the Cardinals in Lubbock. Lamar is coached by Alvin Brooks, who was an assistant coach at Texas Tech when McCasland was the program’s director of operations. Brooks has also coached at Houston, Kentucky, Texas A&M, UTEP and North Texas. The Cardinals are coming off a season in which they went 19-14 overall and 12-6 in the Southland Conference. Brooks begins his ninth season as head coach, including five as head coach in Houston (1993-98) and three in Beaumont.
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