2013–14 Texas Tech Red Raiders Basketball Team
The 2013–14 Texas Tech Red Raiders basketball team represented Texas Tech University in the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. 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 United Spirit Arena in Lubbock, Texas, Lubbock, Texas and were members of the Big 12 Conference. Joining Smith as assistant coaches for the 2013–14 season were Joe Esposito (basketball), Joe Esposito, 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 2014 Big 12 men's basketball tournament, Big 12 tournament to Oklahoma State. Pre-season Departures PG Josh Gray (basketball), Josh Gray (Transfer) PG Ty Nurse (Graduated) Recruits The recruiting section will be filled in on Friday afternoon or Saturday morning. Schedule , - !colspan=12 style="background:#CC ...
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Tubby Smith
Orlando Henry "Tubby" Smith (born June 30, 1951) is an American college basketball coach who last coached the men's basketball team at High Point University, his alma mater. Smith previously served in the same role at the University of Tulsa, the University of Georgia, the University of Kentucky, the University of Minnesota, Texas Tech University, and the University of Memphis. With Kentucky, he coached the Wildcats to the 1998 NCAA championship. In his 31 years as a head coach, Smith achieved 26 winning seasons. In 2005, he joined Roy Williams, Nolan Richardson, Denny Crum, and Jim Boeheim as the only head coaches to win 365 games in 15 seasons or fewer. With Texas Tech's invitation to the 2016 NCAA tournament, Smith became only the second of three coaches in history to lead five different teams to the NCAA tournament. Smith has three sons. G.G. Smith, who played for his father at the University of Georgia, was formerly the head coach at Loyola (Md), and also formerly ...
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