Texas Tech basketball coach Grant McCasland has been telling his forward Luke Bamgboye to stop thinking he is a center and to just play basketball.

His advice is starting to pay off as the 6-foot-11 VCU transfer had four blocked shots, 13 points, five rebounds and four assists in the Red Raiders' 82-50 win over New Orleans on Thanksgiving.

No. 20 Texas Tech (5-2) will try to build on that win Sunday afternoon when it hosts Wyoming (6-1) in Lubbock, Texas.

"Luke Bamgboye played tremendous and he really gave us a lift," McCasland said after the Red Raiders bounced back from an 86-56 loss to top-ranked Purdue. "You can see how his impact helps, by blocking shots and being competitive and his athleticism around the rim. He has got a good feel."

The London native missed three games because

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