# 2009–10 Texas Tech Red Raiders basketball team

The 2009-10 Texas Tech Red Raiders men's basketball team represented Texas Tech University in the 2009-10 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Red Raiders' were led by Pat Knight in his second full season as head coach. The team played its home games in the United Spirit Arena in Lubbock, Texas and are members of the Big 12 Conference. They finished the season 19–16, 4–12 in Big 12 play. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the 2010 Big 12 men's basketball tournament before falling to #1 Kansas. They were invited to the 2010 National Invitation Tournament where they advanced to the quarterfinals before falling to Mississippi.

## Recruiting
### 2009

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Jaye Crockett SF | Clovis, New Mexico | Clovis HS | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | May 6, 2008 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 88 ||||||
| Mike Davis PG | Houston, Texas | Wheatley High School | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | Sep 14, 2008 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 86 ||||||

### Transfers

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Theron Jenkins SF | Fulton, Mississippi | Itawamba Community College | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 211 lb (96 kg) | Transfer |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: N/A ||||||
| Brad Reese SF | Panama City, Florida | Gulf Coast Community College | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | Transfer |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: N/A ||||||
| David Tairu SG | Levelland, Texas | South Plains College | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 177 lb (80 kg) | Transfer |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: N/A ||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: ||||||
| 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 2009 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved January 25, 2009. "2009 Texas Tech Basketball Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved January 25, 2009. "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 25, 2009. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved January 25, 2009. "2009 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved January 25, 2009. ||||||

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| 11/13/09* 6:00 pm | | South Dakota Duel in the Desert | W 88–49 | 1–0 | United Spirit Arena (8,541) Lubbock, Texas |
| 11/14/09* 6:00 pm | | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Duel in the Desert | W 66–59 | 2–0 | United Spirit Arena (7,761) Lubbock, Texas |
| 11/15/09* 3:00 pm | | Oregon State Duel in the Desert | W 64–60 | 3–0 | United Spirit Arena (7,860) Lubbock, Texas |
| 11/19/09* 7:00 pm | | Northwestern State | W 94–75 | 4–0 | United Spirit Arena (7,913) Lubbock, Texas |
| 11/21/09* 7:00 pm | | Lamar | W 77–54 | 5–0 | United Spirit Arena (8,783) Lubbock, Texas |
| 11/24/09* 7:00 pm | | at Stephen F. Austin | W 63–61 | 6–0 | William R. Johnson Coliseum (3,752) Nacogdoches, Texas |
| 11/28/09* 3:30 pm | | Samford | W 74–53 | 7–0 | United Spirit Arena (7,930) Lubbock, Texas |
| 12/03/09* 6:00 pm, ESPN2 | | No. 10 Washington Big 12/Pac-10 Hardwood Series | W 99–92 $^{OT}$ | 8–0 | United Spirit Arena (9,912) Lubbock, Texas |
| 12/08/09* 6:30 pm, The Mtn. | No. 23 | at TCU | W 80–70 | 9–0 | Daniel-Meyer Coliseum (5,825) Fort Worth, Texas |
| 12/19/09* 7:05 pm | No. 16 | at Wichita State | L 85–83 | 9–1 | Charles Koch Arena (10,506) Wichita, Kansas |
| 12/22/09* 7:00 pm | No. 23 | Stanford | W 100–87 | 10–1 | United Spirit Arena (13,617) Lubbock, Texas |
| 12/29/09* 7:00 pm, CBS College Sports | No. 20 | at No. 19 New Mexico | L 90–75 | 10–2 | University Arena (14,586) Albuquerque, New Mexico |
| 01/01/09* 2:00 pm | No. 20 | McNeese State | W 76–75 | 11–2 | United Spirit Arena (9,972) Lubbock, Texas |
| 01/03/09* 2:00 pm, ESPN360 | No. 20 | UTEP | W 86–78 | 12–2 | United Spirit Arena (8,029) Lubbock, Texas |
| 01/09/09 7:00 pm, ESPN360 | No. 20 | at Oklahoma State | L 81–52 | 12–3 (0–1) | Gallagher-Iba Arena (11,548) Stillwater, Oklahoma |
| 01/13/10 8:00 pm, ESPNU | | Missouri | L 94–89 $^{OT}$ | 12–4 (0–2) | United Spirit Arena (9,788) Lubbock, Texas |
| 01/16/10 12:45 pm, ESPN360 | | at No. 3 Kansas | L 89–63 | 12–5 (0–3) | Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, Kansas |
| 01/20/10 6:30 pm, ESPN360 | | Iowa State | W 78–71 | 13–5 (1–3) | United Spirit Arena (8,410) Lubbock, Texas |
| 01/23/10 7:00 pm, ESPN360 | | Oklahoma | W 75–65 | 14–5 (2–3) | United Spirit Arena (10,408) Lubbock, Texas |
| 01/27/10 8:00 pm, ESPNU | | at No. 6 Texas | L 95–83 | 14–6 (2–4) | Frank Erwin Center (16,414) Austin, Texas |
| 01/30/10 8:00 pm | | at Texas A&M | L 85–70 | 14–7 (2–5) | Reed Arena (13,648) College Station, Texas |
| 02/06/10 12:30 pm, ESPN360 | | Oklahoma State | W 81–74 | 15–7 (3–5) | United Spirit Arena (9,508) Lubbock, Texas |
| 02/09/10 7:00 pm, ESPN360 | | at Oklahoma | W 72–71 | 16–7 (4–5) | Lloyd Noble Center (10,323) Norman, Oklahoma |
| 02/13/10 4:00 pm, ESPN2 | | Texas A&M | L 67–65 | 16–8 (4–6) | United Spirit Arena (11,453) Lubbock, Texas |
| 02/16/10 7:00 pm, ESPN360 | | at No. 22 Baylor | L 88–70 | 16–9 (4–7) | Ferrell Center (9,391) Waco, Texas |
| 02/20/10 1:00 pm, ESPN | | No. 15 Texas | L 71–67 | 16–10 (4–8) | United Spirit Arena (12,481) Lubbock, Texas |
| 02/23/10 7:00 pm, ESPN360 | | No. 6 Kansas State | L 83–64 | 16–11 (4–9) | United Spirit Arena (9,447) Lubbock, Texas |
| 02/27/10 3:00 pm, ESPN360 | | at Nebraska | L 83–79 $^{2OT}$ | 16–12 (4–10) | Bob Devaney Sports Center (10,785) Lincoln, Nebraska |
| 03/02/10 7:00 pm, ESPN360 | | No. 21 Baylor | L 86–68 | 16–13 (4–11) | United Spirit Arena (9,232) Lubbock, Texas |
| 03/06/10 3:00 pm, ESPN360 | | at Colorado | L 101–90 | 16–14 (4–12) | Coors Events Center (8,826) Boulder, Colorado |
| Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship ||||||
| 03/10/10 11:30 am, ESPN360 | | vs. Colorado First Round | W 82–67 | 17–14 | Sprint Center (18,879) Kansas City, Missouri |
| 03/11/10 11:30 am, ESPN2 | | vs. No. 1 Kansas Quarterfinals | L 80–68 | 17–15 | Sprint Center (18,879) Kansas City, Missouri |
| National Invitation Tournament ||||||
| 03/16/10 8:00 pm, ESPN2 | | at Seton Hall First Round | W 87–69 | 18–15 | Prudential Center (1,829) Newark, New Jersey |
| 03/20/10 2:00 pm | | Jacksonville Second Round | W 69–64 | 19–15 | United Spirit Arena (5,465) Lubbock, Texas |
| 03/23/10 6:00 pm, ESPN | | at Ole Miss Quarterfinals | L 90–87 $^{2OT}$ | 19–16 | Tad Smith Coliseum (6,014) Oxford, Mississippi |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. ||||||

## Rankings

Ranking Movement Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. :
| Poll | Pre | Wk 1 | Wk 2 | Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 | Wk 6 | Wk 7 | Wk 8 | Wk 9 | Wk 10 | Wk 11 | Wk 12 | Wk 13 | Wk 14 | Wk 15 | Wk 16 | Wk 17 | Wk 18 | Final |
| AP | NR | NR | NR | RV | 23 | 16 | 23 | 20 | 22 | RV | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | |
| Coaches | NR | NR | NR | RV | RV | 20 | RV | 24 | RV | RV | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | |