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Texas Tech basketball: Red Raiders add serious size via the portal

Since taking over as head coach of the Texas Tech basketball program in April, Grant McCasland has been hard at work building his initial Red Raider roster but despite several wins on the recruiting trail, there was still a glaring problem with his team, a lack of size. That changed in a big way on Monday when McCasland hauled in one of the largest individuals left in the transfer portal.

Dishon Jackson, a 6-foot-10, 250-pound center who has had an interesting 18 months committed to Texas Tech with a social media post to bring the Red Raiders to within one scholarship player of filling the NCAA allotment of 13.