The 2007–08 Texas Tech Red Raiders basketball team represented

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during the

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. The Red Raiders finished 16–15 overall and 7–9 in

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play. This season marked the final year that

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coach

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led a team. He resigned with 11 games remaining to allow his son and assistant coach,

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, to lead the team prior to taking over head coaching responsibilities full-time in 2008–09. Bob Knight compiled a 12–8 record before stepping down; Pat then went 4–7 to finish out the year.

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