What this season means for Tech basketball going forward

There are certain schools who make an unprecedented run in the NCAA Tournament only to fade back into obscurity almost as quickly as they emerged.

The 2006 George Masons of the world, the 1990 Loyola Marymounts, heck, even this year’s Loyola Chicago all fall under the category of teams who played well beyond their abilities and will likely never return to that level of success again.

Texas Tech wasn’t supposed to make it to the Elite 8, but this team is anything but one-and-done (although they may have one on their roster in Zhaire Smith). With a coach like Chris Beard and in a conference like the Big 12, Tech is in a unique position to harness this momentum and continue to build off of it…