LUBBOCK, TEXAS - DECEMBER 29: Head coach Chris Beard of the Texas Tech Red Raiders sits on the bench during the second half of the college basketball game against the Incarnate Word Cardinals at United Supermarkets Arena on December 29, 2020 in Lubbock, Texas. (Photo by John E. Moore III/Getty Images)

Texas Tech basketball must improve upon these five things if they’re going to have a successful season.
The first game of the 2021 calendar year was not one to remember as Texas Tech dropped a home game to Oklahoma State in overtime, 82-77.