# 2024–25 Texas Tech Red Raiders basketball team

The 2024–25 Texas Tech Red Raiders basketball team represents Texas Tech University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season as a member of the Big 12 Conference. The Red Raiders are led by second-year coach Grant McCasland, and play their home games at the United Supermarkets Arena located in Lubbock, Texas.

## Previous season

The Red Raiders finished the 2023–24 season 23–11, 11–7 in Big 12 play to finish in a tie for third place. As the No. 4 seed in the Big 12 tournament, they defeated BYU in the quarterfinals, before losing to Houston in the semifinals. The Red Raiders received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 6 seed in the South Region, where they were defeated by NC State in the first round.

## Preseason

Big 12 Preseason Poll
| | Big 12 Coaches | Points |
| 1. | Kansas | 215 (9) |
| 2. | Houston | 211 (5) |
| 3. | Iowa State | 194 (1) |
| 4. | Baylor | 185 |
| 5. | Arizona | 179 (1) |
| 6. | Cincinnati | 140 |
| 7. | Texas Tech | 135 |
| 8. | Kansas State | 133 |
| 9. | BYU | 116 |
| 10. | TCU | 90 |
| 11. | UCF | 83 |
| 12. | Arizona State | 64 |
| 13. | West Virginia | 62 |
| 14. | Oklahoma State | 46 |
| 15. | Colorado | 37 |
| 16. | Utah | 30 |
| Reference: (#) first-place votes |||
Pre-Season All-Big 12 Team

### First Team

| Player | School |
| Caleb Love | Arizona |
| LJ Cryer | Houston |
| J’Wan Roberts | Houston |
| Tamin Lipsey | Iowa State |
| Hunter Dickinson† | Kansas |
| † denotes unanimous selection Reference: ||

### Second Team

| Player | School |
| Norchad Omier | Baylor |
| Jeremy Roach | Baylor |
| Keshon Gilbert | Iowa State |
| Dajuan Harris Jr | Kansas |
| Coleman Hawkins | Kansas State |
| † denotes unanimous selection Reference: ||
* Player of the Year: Hunter Dickinson, Kansas
* Co-Newcomer of the Year: Jeremy Roach, Baylor & Coleman Hawkins, Kansas State
* Freshman of the Year: V. J. Edgecombe, Baylor

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season |||||||||
| November 5, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Bethune–Cookman | W 94–61 | 1–0 | 21 – Walton | 8 – Toppin | 6 – Williams | United Supermarkets Arena (12,034) Lubbock, TX |
| November 8, 2024* 8:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Northwestern State | W 86–65 | 2–0 | 25 – Toppin | 8 – tied | 11 – Williams | United Supermarkets Arena (13,610) Lubbock, TX |
| November 13, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Wyoming | W 96–49 | 3–0 | 24 – Toppin | 12 – Toppin | 5 – Hawkins | United Supermarkets Arena (11,456) Lubbock, TX |
| November 18, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Arkansas–Pine Bluff | W 98–64 | 4–0 | 19 – Williams | 11 – Toppin | 11 – Hawkins | United Supermarkets Arena (9,847) Lubbock, TX |
| November 21, 2024* 8:00 p.m., ESPN2 | | vs. Saint Joseph's Legends Classic semifinals | L 77–78 | 4–1 | 22 – Toppin | 18 – Toppin | 4 – Anderson | Barclays Center (6,941) Brooklyn, NY |
| November 22, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPNU | | vs. Syracuse Legends Classic 3rd place game | W 79–74 | 5–1 | 20 – Williams | 6 – tied | 6 – Hawkins | Barclays Center (6,572) Brooklyn, NY |
| November 29, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Northern Colorado | W 89–64 | 6–1 | 21 – Williams | 15 – Toppin | 3 – tied | United Supermarkets Arena (13,274) Lubbock, TX |
| December 4, 2024* 8:00 p.m., ESPNU | | DePaul Big East–Big 12 Battle | W 76–62 | 7–1 | 22 – McMillian | 6 – tied | 5 – Hawkins | United Supermarkets Arena (11,465) Lubbock, TX |
| December 8, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN2 | | vs. No. 22 Texas A&M Coast-to-Coast Challenge | L 67–72 | 7–2 | 23 – McMillian | 6 – Federiko | 5 – tied | Dickies Arena (12,642) Fort Worth, TX |
| December 16, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Oral Roberts | W 86–50 | 8–2 | 23 – Federiko | 12 – Federiko | 9 – Williams | United Supermarkets Arena (9,967) Lubbock, TX |
| December 21, 2024* 12:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Lamar | W 101–57 | 9–2 | 23 – Williams | 7 – Williams | 7 – Hawkins | United Supermarkets Arena (10,013) Lubbock, TX |
| Big 12 regular season |||||||||
| December 31, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | UCF | L 83–87 | 9–3 (0–1) | 26 – Toppin | 10 – Toppin | 5 – Anderson | United Supermarkets Arena (12,767) Lubbock, TX |
| January 4, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Utah | W 93–65 | 10–3 (1–1) | 19 – Williams | 6 – McMillian | 9 – Williams | Jon M. Huntsman Center (7,798) Salt Lake City, UT |
| January 7, 2025 8:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at BYU | W 72–67 | 11–3 (2–1) | 22 – Hawkins | 8 – McMillian | 5 – Hawkins | Marriott Center (17,307) Provo, UT |
| January 11, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN | | No. 3 Iowa State | L 84–85 $^{OT}$ | 11–4 (2–2) | 18 – tied | 9 – Toppin | 10 – Hawkins | United Supermarkets Arena (14,263) Lubbock, TX |
| January 14, 2025 8:00 p.m., CBSSN | | at Kansas State | W 61–57 | 12–4 (3–2) | 16 – Williams | 7 – Federiko | 9 – Hawkins | Bramlage Coliseum (8,019) Manhattan, KS |
| January 18, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN2 | | Arizona | W 70–54 | 13–4 (4–2) | 20 – Toppin | 16 – Toppin | 9 – Hawkins | United Supermarkets Arena (15,098) Lubbock, TX |
| January 21, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPNU | | at Cincinnati | W 81–71 | 14–4 (5–2) | 20 – Toppin | 7 – Toppin | 3 – tied | Fifth Third Arena (10,790) Cincinnati, OH |
| January 26, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Oklahoma State | W 64–54 | 15–4 (6–2) | 14 – McMillian | 8 – Federiko | 5 – Hawkins | United Supermarkets Arena (13,794) Lubbock, TX |
| January 29, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN2 | No. 22 | TCU | W 71–57 | 16–4 (7–2) | 18 – Toppin | 14 – Toppin | 5 – Hawkins | United Supermarkets Arena (14,114) Lubbock, TX |
| February 1, 2025 5:00 p.m., ESPN2 | No. 22 | at No. 6 Houston | W 82–81 $^{OT}$ | 17–4 (8–2) | 23 – McMillian | 6 – tied | 4 – Hawkins | Fertitta Center (7,324) Houston, TX |
| February 4, 2025 8:00 p.m., ESPN2 | No. 13 | Baylor | W 73–59 | 18–4 (9–2) | 19 – McMillian | 8 – tied | 7 – Hawkins | United Supermarkets Arena (15,098) Lubbock, TX |
| February 8, 2025 9:30 p.m., ESPN | No. 13 | at No. 20 Arizona | L 73–82 | 18–5 (9–3) | 21 – Toppin | 13 – Toppin | 12 – Hawkins | McKale Center (14,688) Tucson, AZ |
| February 12, 2025 8:00 p.m., CBSSN | No. 12 | Arizona State | W 111–106 $^{2OT}$ | 19–5 (10–3) | 41 – Toppin | 15 – Toppin | 7 – Hawkins | United Supermarkets Arena (13,290) Lubbock, TX |
| February 15, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | No. 12 | at Oklahoma State | W 93–55 | 20–5 (11–3) | 32 – Toppin | 12 – Toppin | 6 – Hawkins | Gallagher-Iba Arena (7,702) Stillwater, OK |
| February 18, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | No. 9 | at TCU | L 66–69 | 20–6 (11–4) | 21 – Williams | 11 – Toppin | 9 – Hawkins | Schollmaier Arena (6,339) Fort Worth, TX |
| February 22, 2025 12:00 p.m., ESPN+ | No. 9 | West Virginia | W 73–51 | 21–6 (12–4) | 22 – Toppin | 8 – Toppin | 5 – Hawkins | United Supermarkets Arena (14,466) Lubbock, TX |
| February 24, 2025 8:00 p.m., ESPN | No. 10 | No. 4 Houston | L 61–69 | 21–7 (12–5) | 14 – tied | 10 – Toppin | 5 – Hawkins | United Supermarkets Arena (15,098) Lubbock, TX |
| March 1, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN | No. 10 | at Kansas | W 78–73 | 22–7 (13–5) | 21 – Toppin | 9 – Williams | 6 – Anderson | Allen Fieldhouse (15,300) Lawrence, KS |
| March 5, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | No. 9 | Colorado | W 91–75 | 23–7 (14–5) | 30 – Toppin | 14 – Toppin | 7 – Hawkins | United Supermarkets Arena (15,098) Lubbock, TX |
| March 8, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPNU | No. 9 | at Arizona State | W 85–57 | 24–7 (15–5) | 25 – Toppin | 11 – Toppin | 6 – McMillian | Desert Financial Arena (8,895) Phoenix, AZ |
| Big 12 tournament |||||||||
| March 13, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN | (2) No. 9 | vs. (7) Baylor Quarterfinals | W 76–74 | 25–7 | 26 – Toppin | 10 – Toppin | 11 – Hawkins | T-Mobile Center (15,491) Kansas City, MO |
| March 14, 2025 8:30 p.m., ESPN2 | (2) No. 9 | vs. (3) Arizona Semifinals | L 80–86 | 25–8 | 20 – Overton | 6 – tied | 5 – Hawkins | T-Mobile Center (13,946) Kansas City, MO |
| NCAA tournament |||||||||
| March 20, 2025 9:10 p.m., TruTV | (3 W) No. 9 | vs. (14 W) UNC Wilmington First Round | | | | | | Intrust Bank Arena Wichita, KS |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. S=South. All times are in Central Time. |||||||||
Source

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received votes :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | Final |
| AP | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | — | — | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 22 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | |
| Coaches | RV | RV | 22 | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 25 | 19 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | |