# List of Texas Tech Red Raiders basketball seasons

The Texas Tech Red Raiders college basketball team competes in the National Collegiate Athletic Association's (NCAA) Division I, representing Texas Tech University in the South Division of the Big 12 Conference. Texas Tech has played its home games at United Spirit Arena in Lubbock, Texas since its opening in 1999.
Texas Tech (then known as Texas Technological College) fielded its first intercollegiate men's basketball team during the 1925–26 season. The school's athletics teams were known as the "Matadors" from 1925 to 1936, to reflect the influence of the Spanish Renaissance architecture on campus. In 1932, Texas Tech was admitted to the Border Intercollegiate Athletic Association, also known as the Border Conference. In the team's first season of conference play, Texas Tech went undefeated, winning the first of three consecutive Border Conference championships. At the beginning of the 1937–38 season, Texas Tech's short-lived Matadors moniker was replaced officially with "Red Raiders", the nickname the team has today. Texas Tech received their first postseason bid in 1942 to the National Association of Intercollegiate Basketball (NAIB) tournament. Before withdrawing from the Border Conference in 1956, the Red Raiders won five conference championships and one co-championship.
In 1957, Texas Tech was admitted to the Southwest Conference (SWC), in which it experienced similar success as it had in the Border Conference. In the regular season, the Red Raiders won four conference championships and three conference co-championships. At the end of the 1976 regular season, the Southwest Conference began an annual conference tournament known as the SWC Classic. Texas Tech won five SWC Classic titles in their six appearances in the conference tournament championship game. The university remained in the SWC until the conference ceased operations in 1996, when the Red Raiders ended the 1995–96 season ranked #8 in both the AP (Associated Press) Poll and Coaches' Poll. Following the dissolution of the SWC, the university became a charter member in the South Division of the Big 12 Conference. Since joining the Big 12 Conference, the Red Raiders did not receive a bid to postseason play until 2002, when Hall of Fame coach Bob Knight was hired. During Knight's six-year tenure, Texas Tech received five postseason bids, participating in four NCAA tournaments and one National Invitation Tournament (NIT). The Red Raiders won the third place playoff in the 2003 NIT tournament, the farthest a Red Raiders basketball team has advanced in postseason play before Chris Beard lead the team to 2019 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship Game.

## Seasons

Statistics overview :
| Season | Coach | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason |
| Grady Higginbotham (Independent) (1925–1927) ||||||
| 1925–26 | Grady Higginbotham | 6–8 | | | |
| 1926–27 | Grady Higginbotham | 8–10 | | | |
| Victor Payne (Independent) (1927–1930) ||||||
| 1927–28 | Victor Payne | 9–7 | | | |
| 1928–29 | Victor Payne | 9–8 | | | |
| 1929–30 | Victor Payne | 13–6 | | | |
| W. L. Golightly (Independent) (1930–1931) ||||||
| 1930–31 | W. L. Golightly | 11–9 | | | |
| Dell Morgan (Independent) (1931–1932) ||||||
| 1931–32 | Dell Morgan | 9–14 | | | |
| Dell Morgan (Border Conference) (1932–1934) ||||||
| 1932–33 | Dell Morgan | 13–9 | 4–0 | 1st | |
| 1933–34 | Dell Morgan | 18–5 | 7–1 | 1st | |
| Virgil Ballard (Border Conference) (1934–1935) ||||||
| 1934–35 | Virgil Ballard | 15–9 | 9–1 | 1st | |
| Berl Huffman (Border Conference) (1935–1939) ||||||
| 1935–36 | Berl Huffman | 14–6 | 8–6 | 3rd | |
| 1936–37 | Berl Huffman | 18–7 | 11–5 | 2nd | |
| 1937–38 | Berl Huffman | 9–13 | 7–7 | T–3rd | |
| 1938–39 | Berl Huffman | 13–6 | 13–5 | 2nd | |
| Berl Huffman (Independent) (1939–1941) ||||||
| 1939–40 | Berl Huffman | 21–7 | | | |
| 1940–41 | Berl Huffman | 19–6 | | | |
| Berl Huffman (Border Conference) (1941–1942) ||||||
| 1941–42 | Berl Huffman | 16–11 | 12–4 | 2nd | |
| Polk Robison (Border Conference) (1942–1946) ||||||
| 1942–43 | Polk Robison | 13–11 | 4–5 | 3rd | |
| 1943–44 | Polk Robison | 5–18 | 0–3 | 2nd | |
| 1944–45 | Polk Robison | 10-14 | 7–6 | 5th | |
| 1945–46 | Polk Robison | 15–10 | 7–4 | 3rd | |
| Berl Huffman (Border Conference) (1946–1947) ||||||
| 1946–47 | Berl Huffman | 10–12 | 8–8 | T–5th | |
| Polk Robison (Border Conference) (1947–1956) ||||||
| 1947–48 | Polk Robison | 16–12 | 10–6 | 2nd | |
| 1948–49 | Polk Robison | 21–9 | 11–5 | | |
| 1949–50 | Polk Robison | 14–12 | 8–8 | | |
| 1950–51 | Polk Robison | 14–14 | 10–6 | 3rd | |
| 1951–52 | Polk Robison | 14–10 | 9–5 | 3rd | |
| 1952–53 | Polk Robison | 12–10 | 9–5 | 4th | |
| 1953–54 | Polk Robison | 20–5 | 11–1 | 1st | NCAA first round |
| 1954–55 | Polk Robison | 18–7 | 9–3 | T–1st | |
| 1955–56 | Polk Robison | 13–12 | 8–4 | 1st | NCAA first round |
| Polk Robison (Independent) (1956–1957) ||||||
| 1956–57 | Polk Robison | 12–11 | | | |
| Polk Robison (Southwest Conference) (1957–1961) ||||||
| 1957–58 | Polk Robison | 15–8 | 8–6 | T—3rd | |
| 1958–59 | Polk Robison | 15–9 | 8–6 | 3rd | |
| 1959–60 | Polk Robison | 10–14 | 7–7 | T–4th | |
| 1960–61 | Polk Robison | 15–10 | 11–3 | 1st | NCAA University Division Sweet Sixteen |
| Gene Gibson (Southwest Conference) (1961–1969) ||||||
| 1961–62 | Gene Gibson | 19–8 | 11–3 | T–1st | NCAA University Division Sweet Sixteen |
| 1962–63 | Gene Gibson | 6–17 | 6–8 | T–5th | |
| 1963–64 | Gene Gibson | 16–7 | 11–3 | 2nd | |
| 1964–65 | Gene Gibson | 17–6 | 12–2 | T–1st | |
| 1965–66 | Gene Gibson | 13–11 | 8–6 | 3rd | |
| 1966–67 | Gene Gibson | 9–15 | 7–7 | 5th | |
| 1967–68 | Gene Gibson | 9–15 | 5–9 | T–7th | |
| 1968–69 | Gene Gibson | 11–13 | 6–8 | T–4th | |
| Bob Bass (Southwest Conference) (1969–1971) ||||||
| 1969–70 | Bob Bass | 14–10 | 8–6 | T–3rd | |
| 1970–71 | Bob Bass Gerald Myers | 16–10 | 9–5 | T–3rd | |
| Gerald Myers (Southwest Conference) (1971–1991) ||||||
| 1971–72 | Gerald Myers | 14–12 | 8–6 | 5th | |
| 1972–73 | Gerald Myers | 19–8 | 12–2 | 1st | NCAA University Division first round |
| 1973–74 | Gerald Myers | 17–9 | 10–4 | 2nd | |
| 1974–75 | Gerald Myers | 18–8 | 11–3 | T–2nd | |
| 1975–76 | Gerald Myers | 25–6 | 13–3 | 2nd | NCAA Division I Sweet Sixteen |
| 1976–77 | Gerald Myers | 20–9 | 12–4 | 3rd | |
| 1977–78 | Gerald Myers | 19–10 | 10–6 | 4th | |
| 1978–79 | Gerald Myers | 19–11 | 9–7 | T–4th | NIT first round |
| 1979–80 | Gerald Myers | 16–13 | 8–8 | T–4th | |
| 1980–81 | Gerald Myers | 15–13 | 8–8 | T–4th | |
| 1981–82 | Gerald Myers | 17–11 | 8–8 | 6th | |
| 1982–83 | Gerald Myers | 12–19 | 7–9 | 6th | |
| 1983–84 | Gerald Myers | 17–12 | 10–6 | 4th | |
| 1984–85 | Gerald Myers | 23–8 | 12–4 | 1st | NCAA Division I first round |
| 1985–86 | Gerald Myers | 17–14 | 9–7 | 5th | NCAA Division I first round |
| 1986–87 | Gerald Myers | 15–14 | 9–7 | T–3rd | |
| 1987–88 | Gerald Myers | 9–19 | 4–12 | T–7th | |
| 1988–89 | Gerald Myers | 13–15 | 8–8 | T–4th | |
| 1989–90 | Gerald Myers | 5–22 | 0–16 | 9th | |
| 1990–91 | Gerald Myers | 8–23 | 4–12 | T–7th | |
| James Dickey (Southwest Conference) (1991–1996) ||||||
| 1991–92 | James Dickey | 15–14 | 6–8 | 5th | |
| 1992–93 | James Dickey | 18–12 | 6–8 | 5th | NCAA Division I first round |
| 1993–94 | James Dickey | 17–11 | 10–4 | T–2nd | |
| 1994–95 | James Dickey | 20–10 | 11–3 | T–1st | NIT first round |
| 1995–96 | James Dickey | 30–2 | 14–0 | 1st | NCAA Division I Sweet Sixteen |
| James Dickey (Big 12 Conference) (1996–2001) ||||||
| 1996–97 | James Dickey | 19–9 | 10–6 | T–3rd | |
| 1997–98 | James Dickey | 13–14 | 7–9 | T–7th | |
| 1998–99 | James Dickey | 13–17 | 5–11 | 11th | |
| 1999–00 | James Dickey | 12–16 | 3–13 | 12th | |
| 2000–01 | James Dickey | 9–19 | 3–13 | 12th | |
| Bob Knight (Big 12 Conference) (2001–2008) ||||||
| 2001–02 | Bob Knight | 23–9 | 10–6 | T–3rd | NCAA Division I first round |
| 2002–03 | Bob Knight | 22–13 | 6–10 | T–7th | NIT Third Place |
| 2003–04 | Bob Knight | 23–11 | 9–7 | T–5th | NCAA Division I second round |
| 2004–05 | Bob Knight | 22–11 | 10–6 | 4th | NCAA Division I Sweet Sixteen |
| 2005–06 | Bob Knight | 15–17 | 6–10 | T–7th | |
| 2006–07 | Bob Knight | 21–13 | 9–7 | 5th | NCAA Division I first round |
| 2007–08 | Bob Knight | 16–15 | 7–9 | T–7th | |
| Pat Knight (Big 12 Conference) (2008–2011) ||||||
| 2008–09 | Pat Knight | 14–19 | 3–13 | 11th | |
| 2009–10 | Pat Knight | 19–16 | 4–12 | T–9th | NIT Quarterfinal |
| 2010–11 | Pat Knight | 13–19 | 5–11 | T–10th | |
| Billy Gillispie (Big 12 Conference) (2011–2012) ||||||
| 2011–12 | Billy Gillispie | 8–23 | 1–17 | 10th | |
| Chris Walker (Big 12 Conference) (2012–2013) ||||||
| 2012–13 | Chris Walker | 11–20 | 3–15 | 9th | |
| Tubby Smith (Big 12 Conference) (2013–2016) ||||||
| 2013–14 | Tubby Smith | 14–18 | 6–12 | 9th | |
| 2014–15 | Tubby Smith | 13–19 | 3–15 | 10th | |
| 2015–16 | Tubby Smith | 19–13 | 9–9 | 7th | NCAA Division I first round |
| Chris Beard (Big 12 Conference) (2016–2021) ||||||
| 2016–17 | Chris Beard | 18–14 | 6–12 | T–7th | |
| 2017–18 | Chris Beard | 27–10 | 11–7 | T–2nd | NCAA Division I Elite Eight |
| 2018–19 | Chris Beard | 31–7 | 14–4 | T–1st | NCAA Division I Runner-up |
| 2019–20 | Chris Beard | 18–13 | 9–9 | T–3rd | No postseason held |
| 2020–21 | Chris Beard | 18–11 | 9–8 | T–6th | NCAA Division I second round |
| Mark Adams (Big 12 Conference) (2021–2023) ||||||
| 2021–22 | Mark Adams | 23–8 | 12–6 | 3rd | NCAA Division I Sweet Sixteen |
| 2022–23 | Mark Adams | 16–16 | 5–13 | 9th | |
| Grant McCasland (Big 12 Conference) (2023–present) ||||||
| 2023–24 | Grant McCasland | 23–11 | 11–7 | T–3rd | NCAA Division I first round |
| 2024–25 | Grant McCasland | 25–8 | 15–5 | 2nd | NCAA Division I |
| Total: | Total: | 1,533–1,170 | | | |
| National champion   Postseason invitational champion   Conference regular season champion   Conference regular season and conference tournament champion  Division regular season champion  Division regular season and conference tournament champion  Conference tournament champion ||||||
    ^A. Bass resigned after the first 13 games of the 1970–71 season, going 8–5 and 1–0 in conference. Gerald Myers was named interim head coach for final 13 games, going 8–5 and 8–5 in conference.
    ^B. Texas Tech vacated its 1996 NCAA tournament appearance due to ineligible players; official record is 28–1.
    ^C. Texas Tech forfeited its entire 1996–97 conference slate due to ineligible players, but Dickey was ruled not to have been affected.
    ^D. Bob Knight resigned after 20 games, going 12–8 and 3–3 in conference. Pat Knight took over, going 4–7 and 4–6 in conference.