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
Conference	Big 12
Record	14–18 (6–12 Big 12)
Head coach	Tubby Smith (1st season)
Assistant coaches	Joe Esposito Vince Taylor Pooh Williamson
Home arena	United Spirit Arena
Seasons ← 2012–13 2014–15 →

2013–14 Big 12 men's basketball standings

v t e	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

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

^[5]

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.^[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

• 2013–14 Texas Tech Lady Raiders basketball team

References

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" 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.

External links

• Official Texas Tech Red Raiders men's basketball page 2015-06-27 at the Wayback Machine