The 2013–14 Texas Tech Red Raiders basketball team represented Texas Tech University in the

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. The team was led by head coach Tubby Smith, who brought in a whole new coaching staff for his first season. The Red Raiders played their home games at the

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in Lubbock, Texas and were members of the Big 12 Conference. Joining Smith as assistant coaches for the 2013–14 season were

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, Alvin "Pooh" Williamson, and Vince Taylor. The Red Raiders finished the season 14–18, 6–12 in Big 12 play to finish in ninth place. They lost in the first round of the

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to Oklahoma State.

Pre-season

Departures

PG Josh Gray (Transfer) PG Ty Nurse (Graduated)

Recruits

The recruiting section will be filled in on Friday afternoon or Saturday morning.

Schedule

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Incidents

On February 8, 2014, in the closing minutes of a game at

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, Oklahoma State player Marcus Smart shoved a Texas Tech fan in the stands after a verbal altercation and received a technical foul. At a press conference the following afternoon, neither Smart nor OSU coach

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addressed the question of what the fan said. OSU announced that Smart would be suspended for 3 games because of the incident. Separately, Texas Tech announced its findings that the fan had not used a racial slur (as had been reported by some sources) but had spoken inappropriately to Smart, and the fan agreed not to attend any further Texas Tech games during the 2013-2014 season."Statement Regarding Incident At Texas Tech-Oklahoma State Men's Basketball Game"
Texas Tech University, February 9, 2014.

References

External links

Official Texas Tech Red Raiders men's basketball page
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