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Report: Ex-NBA Player, Texas Tech Star Andre Emmett Murdered in Dallas

Former Texas Tech star Andre Emmett was murdered in Dallas, Texas on Monday morning, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic. Emmett was 37 years old.

Emmett led Texas Tech to the NCAA Tournament twice from 2000 to 2004 under head coach Bobby Knight. He averaged 17.6 points per game in his career as a Red Raider and finished his college career with 2,256 career points. Emmett was inducted into Texas Tech's Hall of Fame in 2018.

Texas Tech's men's basketball Twitter account tweeted, "Thank you for the competitor you were on the court and the incredible person you were off of it.