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 1916, 412 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.

2009–10 Texas Tech Red Raiders basketball
NIT Quarterfinals, L, 90-87 2OT v. Ole Miss
ConferenceBig 12
DivisionSouth
2009–10 record1916 (412 Big 12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaUnited Spirit Arena
200910 Big 12 men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 1 Kansas151 .938  333  .917
No. 7 Kansas State115 .688  298  .784
No. 19 Baylor115 .688  288  .778
No. 23 Texas A&M115 .688  2410  .706
Missouri106 .625  2311  .676
Texas97 .563  2410  .706
Oklahoma State97 .563  2211  .667
Colorado610 .375  1516  .484
Texas Tech412 .250  1916  .543
Iowa State412 .250  1517  .469
Oklahoma412 .250  1318  .419
Nebraska214 .125  1518  .455
2010 Big 12 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll [1]

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 8849  10
    United Spirit Arena (8,541)
    Lubbock, Texas
    11/14/09*
    6:00 pm
    Texas A&M-Corpus Christi
    Duel in the Desert
    W 6659  20
    United Spirit Arena (7,761)
    Lubbock, Texas
    11/15/09*
    3:00 pm
    Oregon State
    Duel in the Desert
    W 6460  30
    United Spirit Arena (7,860)
    Lubbock, Texas
    11/19/09*
    7:00 pm
    Northwestern State W 9475  40
    United Spirit Arena (7,913)
    Lubbock, Texas
    11/21/09*
    7:00 pm
    Lamar W 7754  50
    United Spirit Arena (8,783)
    Lubbock, Texas
    11/24/09*
    7:00 pm
    at Stephen F. Austin W 6361  60
    William R. Johnson Coliseum (3,752)
    Nacogdoches, Texas
    11/28/09*
    3:30 pm
    Samford W 7453  70
    United Spirit Arena (7,930)
    Lubbock, Texas
    12/03/09*
    6:00 pm, ESPN2
    No. 10 Washington
    Big 12/Pac-10 Hardwood Series
    W 9992 OT 80
    United Spirit Arena (9,912)
    Lubbock, Texas
    12/08/09*
    6:30 pm, The Mtn.
    No. 23 at TCU W 8070  90
    Daniel-Meyer Coliseum (5,825)
    Fort Worth, Texas
    12/19/09*
    7:05 pm
    No. 16 at Wichita State L 8583  91
    Charles Koch Arena (10,506)
    Wichita, Kansas
    12/22/09*
    7:00 pm
    No. 23 Stanford W 10087  101
    United Spirit Arena (13,617)
    Lubbock, Texas
    12/29/09*
    7:00 pm, CBS College Sports
    No. 20 at No. 19 New Mexico L 9075  102
    University Arena (14,586)
    Albuquerque, New Mexico
    01/01/09*
    2:00 pm
    No. 20 McNeese State W 7675  112
    United Spirit Arena (9,972)
    Lubbock, Texas
    01/03/09*
    2:00 pm, ESPN360
    No. 20 UTEP W 8678  122
    United Spirit Arena (8,029)
    Lubbock, Texas
    01/09/09
    7:00 pm, ESPN360
    No. 20 at Oklahoma State L 8152  123 (01)
    Gallagher-Iba Arena (11,548)
    Stillwater, Oklahoma
    01/13/10
    8:00 pm, ESPNU
    Missouri L 9489 OT 124 (02)
    United Spirit Arena (9,788)
    Lubbock, Texas
    01/16/10
    12:45 pm, ESPN360
    at No. 3 Kansas L 8963  125 (03)
    Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
    Lawrence, Kansas
    01/20/10
    6:30 pm, ESPN360
    Iowa State W 7871  135 (13)
    United Spirit Arena (8,410)
    Lubbock, Texas
    01/23/10
    7:00 pm, ESPN360
    Oklahoma W 7565  145 (23)
    United Spirit Arena (10,408)
    Lubbock, Texas
    01/27/10
    8:00 pm, ESPNU
    at No. 6 Texas L 9583  146 (24)
    Frank Erwin Center (16,414)
    Austin, Texas
    01/30/10
    8:00 pm
    at Texas A&M L 8570  147 (25)
    Reed Arena (13,648)
    College Station, Texas
    02/06/10
    12:30 pm, ESPN360
    Oklahoma State W 8174  157 (35)
    United Spirit Arena (9,508)
    Lubbock, Texas
    02/09/10
    7:00 pm, ESPN360
    at Oklahoma W 7271  167 (45)
    Lloyd Noble Center (10,323)
    Norman, Oklahoma
    02/13/10
    4:00 pm, ESPN2
    Texas A&M L 6765  168 (46)
    United Spirit Arena (11,453)
    Lubbock, Texas
    02/16/10
    7:00 pm, ESPN360
    at No. 22 Baylor L 8870  169 (47)
    Ferrell Center (9,391)
    Waco, Texas
    02/20/10
    1:00 pm, ESPN
    No. 15 Texas L 7167  1610 (48)
    United Spirit Arena (12,481)
    Lubbock, Texas
    02/23/10
    7:00 pm, ESPN360
    No. 6 Kansas State L 8364  1611 (49)
    United Spirit Arena (9,447)
    Lubbock, Texas
    02/27/10
    3:00 pm, ESPN360
    at Nebraska L 8379 2OT 1612 (410)
    Bob Devaney Sports Center (10,785)
    Lincoln, Nebraska
    03/02/10
    7:00 pm, ESPN360
    No. 21 Baylor L 8668  1613 (411)
    United Spirit Arena (9,232)
    Lubbock, Texas
    03/06/10
    3:00 pm, ESPN360
    at Colorado L 10190  1614 (412)
    Coors Events Center (8,826)
    Boulder, Colorado
    Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship
    03/10/10
    11:30 am, ESPN360
    vs. Colorado
    First Round
    W 8267  1714
    Sprint Center (18,879)
    Kansas City, Missouri
    03/11/10
    11:30 am, ESPN2
    vs. No. 1 Kansas
    Quarterfinals
    L 8068  1715
    Sprint Center (18,879)
    Kansas City, Missouri
    National Invitation Tournament
    03/16/10
    8:00 pm, ESPN2
    at Seton Hall
    First Round
    W 8769  1815
    Prudential Center (1,829)
    Newark, New Jersey
    03/20/10
    2:00 pm
    Jacksonville
    Second Round
    W 6964  1915
    United Spirit Arena (5,465)
    Lubbock, Texas
    03/23/10
    6:00 pm, ESPN
    at Ole Miss
    Quarterfinals
    L 9087 2OT 1916
    Tad Smith Coliseum (6,014)
    Oxford, Mississippi
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    All times are in Central Time[2].

    Rankings

    Ranking Movement
    Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
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    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  

    See also

    References

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