Texas Tech Men’s Basketball 2026 NCAA Tournament Capsule
March 7, 2026 · CSM Staff
Texas Tech Red Raiders
Big 12 (22-10, 12-6)
Big Wins: 12/2 vs Duke (82-81), 2/14 at Arizona (78-75)
Bad Losses: 2/17 at Arizona State (67-72), 3/3 TCU (65-73)
Coach: Grant McCasland
Probable Starters:
Luke Bamgboye, Sophomore, Forward, 4.7 ppg, 3.3 rpg, 1.7 bpg
LeJuan Watts, Junior, Forward, 11.5 ppg, 6.0 rpg, 2.5 apg
Jaylen Petty, Freshman, Guard, 9.5 ppg, 2.2 apg, 3.9 rpg
Donovan Atwell, Senior, Guard, 13.5 ppg, 3.3 rpg
Christian Anderson, Sophomore, Guard, 18.9 ppg, 7.6 apg, 3.6 rpg
Key Role Players:
Leon Horner, Sophomore, Guard, 2.4 ppg, 1.9 rpg
Josiah Moseley, Sophomore, Forward, 4.6 ppg, 3.7 rpg
Tyeree Bryan, Senior, Guard, 3.7 ppg, 2.6 rpg
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 81.3 (66th in nation, 7th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 72.5 (138, 8)
Field-Goal Percentage: 47.1 (67, 6)
Field-Goal Defense: 43.6 (137, 7)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 11.6 (5, 1)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 39.6 (7, 1)
Free-Throw Percentage: 71.7 (213, 11)
Rebound Margin: 3.3 (94, 6)
Assists Per Game: 16.0 (65, 6)
Turnovers Per Game: 10.8 (112, 6)
Recent Postseason Appearances:
| 2025 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over UNC Wilmington |
| 2025 | NCAA | Round of 32 win over Drake |
| 2025 | NCAA | Regional Semifinal win over Arkansas |
| 2025 | NCAA | Regional Final loss to Florida |
| 2024 | NCAA | Round of 64 loss to NC State |
| 2022 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Montana State |
| 2022 | NCAA | Round of 32 win over Notre Dame |
| 2022 | NCAA | Regional Semifinal loss to Duke |
| 2021 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Utah State |
| 2021 | NCAA | Round of 32 loss to Arkansas |
| 2019 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Northern Kentucky |
| 2019 | NCAA | Round of 32 win over Buffalo |
| 2019 | NCAA | Regional Semifinal win over Michigan |
| 2019 | NCAA | Regional Final win over Gonzaga |
| 2019 | NCAA | National Semifinal win over Michigan State |
| 2019 | NCAA | National Final loss to Virginia |
| 2018 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Stephen F Austin |
| 2018 | NCAA | Round of 32 win over Florida |
| 2018 | NCAA | Regional Semifinal win over Purdue |
| 2018 | NCAA | Regional Final loss to Villanova |
| 2016 | NCAA | Round of 64 loss to Butler |
| 2010 | NIT | First Round win over Seton Hall |
| 2010 | NIT | Second Round win over Jacksonville |
| 2010 | NIT | Quarterfinal loss to Mississippi |
| 2007 | NCAA | Round of 64 loss to Boston College |
| 2005 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over UCLA |
| 2005 | NCAA | Round of 32 win over Gonzaga |
| 2005 | NCAA | Regional Semifinal loss to West Virginia |
| 2004 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Charlotte |
| 2004 | NCAA | Round of 32 loss to St. Joseph’s |
| 2003 | NIT | First Round win over Nevada |
| 2003 | NIT | Second Round win over San Diego State |
| 2003 | NIT | Quarterfinal win over Georgia Tech |
| 2003 | NIT | Semifinal loss to St. John’s |
*all team stats through 3/8
