Fansided · Feb 23, 2019
Texas Tech basketball: Comparing this year to last through 26 games
The Texas Tech basketball team is in the midst of its second-straight excellent season under Chris Beard. Interestingly, this year’s squad is eerily similar to last year’s Elite 8 team through 26 games.
Coming in to this season, many expected the Texas Tech basketball team to take a step back after losing six of last season’s top eight scorers including All-American Keenan Evans and first round NBA Draft pick Zhaire Smith. In fact, the Red Raiders were picked to finish just seventh in the Big 12 preseason poll.
Fortunately, Chris Beard’s team has managed to prove just about everyone wrong. And now they are in the mix for a Big 12 title as March nears, just as they were last season.