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,[2] 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.

2013–14 Texas Tech Red Raiders basketball
ConferenceBig 12
Record14–18 (6–12 Big 12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaUnited Spirit Arena
Seasons
2013–14 Big 12 men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 10 Kansas 14 4   .778 25 10   .714
No. 21 Oklahoma 12 6   .667 23 10   .697
Texas 11 7   .611 24 11   .686
No. 9 Iowa State 11 7   .611 28 8   .778
Kansas State 10 8   .556 20 13   .606
West Virginia 9 9   .500 17 16   .515
No. 23 Baylor 9 9   .500 26 12   .684
Oklahoma State 8 10   .444 21 13   .618
Texas Tech 6 12   .333 14 18   .438
TCU 0 18   .000 9 22   .290
2014 Big 12 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll [1]

Joining Smith as assistant coaches for the 2013–14 season were Joe Esposito, Alvin "Pooh" Williamson,[3] and Vince Taylor.[4]

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

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Departures

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PG Josh Gray (Transfer)

PG Ty Nurse (Graduated)

Recruits

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The recruiting section will be filled in on Friday afternoon or Saturday morning.

College recruiting information
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

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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

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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.[6] 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.[7]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "2019-20 Big 12 Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 26–30. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
  2. ^ "Texas Tech hires Tubby Smith". ESPN. Retrieved April 2, 2013.
  3. ^ "Texas Tech introduces Alvin Williamson and Joe Eposito as Tubby Smith staff members". Dallas Morning News. Retrieved April 30, 2013.
  4. ^ "Vince Taylor joins Texas Tech basketball staff". KKAM 1340 The Fan. Retrieved June 25, 2013.
  5. ^ "Red Raider basketball releases 2013-14 schedule". KLBK. Archived from the original on August 9, 2013. Retrieved August 8, 2013.
  6. ^ Brendan Malloy, "Marcus Smart suspended 3 games for altercation with fan" Archived 2014-02-22 at the Wayback Machine, Sports Illustrated, February 9, 2014.
  7. ^ "Statement Regarding Incident At Texas Tech-Oklahoma State Men's Basketball Game", Texas Tech University, February 9, 2014.
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