Men's Basketball 
Texas Tech defeats Seton Hall to advance in NIT(1)
Texas Tech defeated Seton Hall 87-69 Tuesday night in Newark, N.J., advancing to the second round of the National Invitation Tournament.
Tech got a big boost early in the first half, when Seton Hall’s Herb Pope was ejected. Pope was called for an intentional foul after punching Darko Cohadarevic in the groin.
Tech then went on a 13-0 [...]
Okories sets career, Tech season high with 34 points
BOULDER, Colo. — Nick Okorie scored 34 points against Colorado on Saturday, the most points by any Texas Tech player this season. It also broke his personal career-high of 28, which he set at Nebraska on Feb. 27.
“Any time you’re a senior, you want to win and try to get a win,” coach Pat Knight [...]
Linehan: Cancer is uglier than wearing sneakers with suits
A few weeks ago I watched two of my best friends get married. When I first saw the groom’s mother at the wedding, I did not recognize her even though we’d met several times. She was beautiful on her son’s wedding day, a stark contrast from the last time I saw her, when she was [...]
Red Raider Basketball Notebook
Okorie’s 3-pointers make big impact
Nick Okorie didn’t have a problem starting Wednesday night’s game on the bench.
He didn’t have problem when he got on the court, either.
Okorie finished with 15 points on 5-of-12 shooting and four assists as Texas Tech defeated Iowa State 78-71.
“He was big,” John Roberson said. “They were going on a run, [...]
Big 12 Review Week 1
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A public display of passion
Pat Knight paused a moment before storming farther onto the court during the second half of Saturday’s game at No. 3 Kansas.
Nick Okorie had just missed a 3-pointer under heavy pressure from the Jayhawks, and Knight appeared certain a foul should have been called.
With Texas Tech trailing Kansas by 21 points, though, Knight’s next steps [...]
Tech hoops notebook: Ray’s status, AP ranking and Knight votes for Ruff
Texas Tech sophomore forward Corbin Ray hoped to be back on the practice court before Tech began its conference season. As of Saturday, he was halfway there.
Ray, who suffered a concussion during a preseason closed scrimmage and then hit his head twice more after trying to return to practice, is attending workouts in street clothes [...]
Men’s Basketball Notebook
Roberson scores 1,000 points
John Roberson didn’t know that his free throw with 44 seconds left in Tuesday’s game would put him among an elite group of Texas Tech basketball players.
The basket gave the junior point guard his 14th point of the night and 1,000th of his college career.
“Nobody tells me about any of that stuff,” [...]