# 2013–14 Texas Tech Red Raiders basketball team

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, 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, and Vince Taylor.
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.
US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | 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: "Texas Tech 2013 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved April 24, 2013. "2013 Texas Tech Basketball Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved April 24, 2013. "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 24, 2013. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved April 24, 2013. "2013 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved April 24, 2013. ||||||

## Schedule

| 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 No. 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 | No. 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 | No. 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 | No. 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 No. 11 Iowa State | L 64–70 | 13–12 (5–7) | Hilton Coliseum (14,384) Ames, IA |
| 02/18/2014 7:00 pm, B12N | No. 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 No. 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. 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.