After last season’s surprising run to the NCAA Tournament, the Red Raider basketball team entered the 2016-17 season with high expectations. But in the ever-changing landscape of college hoops, previous success doesn’t ensure future success. Individual player improvement, coaching tweaks and lucky bounces can all change a team’s fate dramatically.
March Madness is the most thrilling time of the season, but a team’s chance for one shining moment is often created in December or January. Over 300 teams have a chance to play their way into the tournament, so every game matters.
Each week we’ll take a look around the country and then analyze Texas Tech’s chances of making the NCAA or NIT Tournaments.