Texas Tech Basketball Lands Top Grad Transfer Matt Mooney

Monday, the Texas Tech basketball team added a huge piece to its 2018-19 team when grad transfer Matt Mooney announced that he will be a Red Raider next season.

Chris Beard got his man, though it took longer than many expected. Almost two months after Texas Tech began to recruit him and following weeks of deliberation on the heels of his official visit to Lubbock, Matt Mooney, a talented graduate transfer who played at South Dakota last year, decided to become a Red Raider.

Mooney was also considering Creighton and Northwestern but could have gone to virtually any program in the nation. That is because last season, Mooney was one of the most talented scorers in the nation putting up 18.7…