2013–14 Texas Tech Red Raiders basketball team

2013–14 Texas Tech Red Raiders men's basketball
Conference Big 12
2013–14 record 14–18 (6–12 Big 12)
Head coach Tubby Smith (1st year)
Assistant coach Joe Esposito
Assistant coach Vince Taylor
Assistant coach Pooh Williamson
Home arena United Spirit Arena
2013–14 Big 12 men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#10 Kansas 14 4   .778     25 10   .714
#21 Oklahoma 12 6   .667     23 10   .697
#9 Iowa State 11 7   .611     28 8   .778
Texas 11 7   .611     24 11   .686
Kansas State 10 8   .556     20 13   .606
#23 Baylor 9 9   .500     26 12   .684
West Virginia 9 9   .500     17 16   .515
Oklahoma State 8 10   .444     21 13   .618
Texas Tech 6 12   .333     14 18   .438
TCU 0 18   .000     9 22   .290
2014 Big 12 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2013–14 Texas Tech Red Raiders basketball team represented Texas Tech University in the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by head coach Tubby Smith,[1] who brought in a whole new coaching staff for his first season. The Red Raiders played their home games at the United Spirit Arena in Lubbock, Texas and were members of the Big 12 Conference.

Joining Smith as assistant coaches for the 2013–14 season were Joe Esposito, Alvin "Pooh" Williamson,[2] and Vince Taylor.[3]

The Red Raiders finished the season 14–18, 6–12 in Big 12 play to finish in ninth place. They lost in the first round of the Big 12 Tournament to Oklahoma State.

Pre-season

Departures

PG Josh Gray (Transfer)

PG Ty Nurse (Graduated)

Recruits

The recruiting section will be filled in on Friday afternoon or Saturday morning.

Name Home town High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: Not Ranked Top 30   Rivals: Not Ranked Top 25  ESPN: Not Ranked Top 50
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

Schedule

[4]

Date
Time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Exhibition
11/01/2013*
7:00 pm, FCS Atlantic
Angelo State W 65–46 
United Spirit Arena (2,713)
Lubbock, TX
Non-conference regular season
11/08/2013*
7:00 pm, FCS
Houston Baptist W 76–61  1–0
United Spirit Arena (5,295)
Lubbock, TX
11/11/2013*
7:00 pm, FSSW
Northern Arizona W 88–68  2–0
United Spirit Arena (6,002)
Lubbock, TX
11/14/2013*
8:00 pm, ESPN2
at Alabama
Big 12/SEC Challenge
L 64–76  2–1
Coleman Coliseum (10,746)
Tuscaloosa, AL
11/18/2013*
7:00 pm, ESPNU
Texas Southern
Legends Classic
W 80–71  3–1
United Spirit Arena (6,896)
Lubbock, TX
11/21/2013*
7:00 pm, FSSW+
South Dakota State
Legends Classic
W 68–54  4–1
United Spirit Arena (5,714)
Lubbock, TX
11/25/2013*
6:30 pm, ESPN2
vs. Pittsburgh
Legends Classic semifinals
L 53–76  4–2
Barclays Center (6,231)
Brooklyn, NY
11/26/2013*
6:00 pm, ESPN3
vs. Houston
Legends Classic 3rd place game
W 76–64  5–2
Barclays Center (3,514)
Brooklyn, NY
11/29/2013*
7:00 pm, FCS
UTSA W 94–64  6–2
United Spirit Arena (5,857)
Lubbock, TX
12/03/2013*
8:00 pm, P12N
at #2 Arizona L 58–79  6–3
McKale Center (14,545)
Tucson, AZ
12/15/2013*
1:00 pm, FSSW+
Central Arkansas W 79–57  7–3
United Spirit Arena (4,894)
Lubbock, TX
12/18/2013*
8:00 pm, ESPNU
LSU L 69–71  7–4
United Spirit Arena (5,985)
Lubbock, TX
12/21/2013*
5:30 pm, P12N
at Arizona State L 62–76  7–5
Wells Fargo Arena (6,039)
Tempe, AZ
12/30/2013*
7:00 pm, FCS
Mount St. Mary's W 100–69  8–5
United Spirit Arena (4,821)
Lubbock, TX
Big 12 regular season
01/04/2014
12:30 pm, B12N
#13 Iowa State L 62–73  8–6
(0–1)
United Spirit Arena (5,861)
Lubbock, TX
01/06/2014
6:00 pm, ESPNU
West Virginia L 86–89 OT 8–7
(0–2)
United Spirit Arena (5,232)
Lubbock, TX
01/11/2014
7:00 pm, LHN
at Texas L 64–67  8–8
(0–3)
Frank Erwin Center (9,097)
Austin, TX
01/15/2014
8:00 pm, ESPNU
#12 Baylor W 82–72  9–8
(1–3)
United Spirit Arena (9,516)
Lubbock, TX
01/18/2014
5:00 pm, FSSW
at TCU W 61–48  10–8
(2–3)
Daniel-Meyer Coliseum (6,055)
Fort Worth, TX
01/22/2014
7:00 pm, B12N
at West Virginia L 81–87  10–9
(2–4)
WVU Coliseum (5,031)
Morgantown, WV
01/25/2014
3:00 pm, B12N
Oklahoma L 65–74  10–10
(2–5)
United Spirit Arena (9,317)
Lubbock, TX
01/28/2014
7:00 pm, B12N
at Kansas State L 59–66  10–11
(2–6)
Bramlage Coliseum (11,805)
Manhattan, KS
02/01/2014
12:30 pm, B12N
TCU W 60–54  11–11
(3–6)
United Spirit Arena (7,365)
Lubbock, TX
02/08/2014
8:30 pm, ESPNU
#19 Oklahoma State W 65–61  12–11
(4–6)
United Spirit Arena (15,098)
Lubbock, TX
02/12/2014
7:00 pm, B12N
at Oklahoma W 68-60  13–11
(5–6)
Lloyd Noble Center (13,002)
Norman, OK
02/15/2014
12:30 pm, B12N
at #11 Iowa State L 64–70  13–12
(5–7)
Hilton Coliseum (14,384)
Ames, IA
02/18/2014
7:00 pm, B12N
#8 Kansas L 63–64  13–13
(5–8)
United Spirit Arena (12,667)
Lubbock, TX
02/22/2014
12:30 pm, B12N
at Oklahoma State L 62–84  13–14
(5–9)
Gallagher-Iba Arena (11,539)
Stillwater, OK
02/25/2014
6:00 pm, ESPN2
Kansas State L 56–60  13–15
(5–10)
United Spirit Arena (12,224)
Lubbock, TX
03/01/2014
12:30 pm, B12N
at Baylor L 49–59  13–16
(5–11)
Ferrell Center (8,827)
Waco, TX
03/05/2014
7:00 pm, B12N
at #8 Kansas L 57–82  13–17
(5–12)
Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
Lawrence, KS
03/08/2014
3:00 pm, ESPNews
Texas W 59–53  14–17
(6–12)
United Spirit Arena (12,429)
Lubbock, TX
Big 12 Tournament
03/12/2014
6:00 pm
vs. Oklahoma State
First round
L 62–80  14–18
Sprint Center
Kansas City, MO
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Incidents

On February 8, 2014, in the closing minutes of a game at Texas Tech, Oklahoma State player Marcus Smart shoved a Texas Tech fan in the stands after a verbal altercation and received a technical foul. At a press conference the following afternoon, neither Smart nor OSU coach Travis Ford addressed the question of what the fan said. OSU announced that Smart would be suspended for 3 games because of the incident.[5] Separately, Texas Tech announced its findings that the fan had not used a racial slur (as had been reported by some sources) but had spoken inappropriately to Smart, and the fan agreed not to attend any further Texas Tech games during the 2013-2014 season.[6]

See also

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