LUBBOCK, Texas (News Release from Texas Tech Athletics) - Texas Tech will start the 2025-26 season at No. 10 in the Associated Press Top 25 Men’s Basketball Poll.

The Red Raiders are coming off a trip to the 2025 NCAA Tournament Elite Eight and are 51-20 in the first two seasons under head coach Grant McCasland. Tech returns JT Toppin for his junior season after he was named a consensus all-America, Big 12 Player of the Year, Big 12 Newcomer of the Year and All-Big 12 First Team last season as a sophomore.

The team also returns Christian Anderson who earned All-Big 12 Freshman Team honors and welcomes five players from the transfer portal in Tyeree Bryan (Santa Clara), LeJuan Watts (Washington State), Josiah Moseley (Villanova), Luke Bamgboye (VCU) and Donovan Atwell (UNC Greensboro) alo

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