Texas Tech basketball hosting 5-star guard Nimari Burnett

This weekend, the Texas Tech basketball team will be hosting Nimari Burnett, a 5-star guard from Chicago who is a top 25 player in the nation.

If the opportunity to help Matt Wells and the football team pick up a critical victory over Iowa State is not enough to motivate fans to get out to Jones Stadium on Saturday, maybe a chance to help Chris Beard land a 5-star recruit will motivate Texas Tech basketball supporters to get up early this weekend.

Beard will be hosting one of the nation’s top players, Nimari Burnett, for an official visit this weekend and there’s no doubt that the homecoming football game will be on the agenda. The 6-foot-3, 185-pounder from Chicago is a consensus 5-star…