2013–14 Texas Tech Red Raiders basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 2013–14 Texas Tech Red Raiders none Texas Tech University beveled logo.svg 175px Big 12 Big 12 14–18 6–12 Tubby Smith 1st Joe Esposito 1st Vince Taylor 1st Pooh Williamson 1st United Spirit Arena 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,https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/9121347/texas-tech-red-raiders-hire-tubby-smith-head-coach Texas Tech hires Tubby Smith ESPN 2013-04-02 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 and were members of the Big 12 Conference. Joining Smith as assistant coaches for the 2013–14 season were Joe Esposito, Alvin "Pooh" Williamson,http://collegesportsblog.dallasnews.com/2013/04/texas-tech-basketball-introduces-alvin-williamson-and-joe-esposito-as-tubby-smith-staff-members.html/ Texas Tech introduces Alvin Williamson and Joe Eposito as Tubby Smith staff members Dallas Morning News 2013-04-30 and Vince Taylor.http://1340thefan.com/vince-taylor-joins-texas-tech-basketball-staff/ Vince Taylor joins Texas Tech basketball staff KKAM 1340 The Fan 2013-06-25 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 Big 12 tournament 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. no no 2013 2013 Texas Tech 2013 Basketball Commitments 2013 Texas Tech Basketball Commits ESPN texastech 188 2641 Not Ranked Top 30 Not Ranked Top 25 Not Ranked Top 50 April 24, 2013 yes Schedule http://www.everythinglubbock.com/story/red-raider-basketball-releases-2013-14-schedule/d/story/KttZZi-lCUiC27HBaybtSQ Red Raider basketball releases 2013-14 schedule KLBK 2013-08-08 https://archive.today/20130809041610/http://www.everythinglubbock.com/story/red-raider-basketball-releases-2013-14-schedule/d/story/KttZZi-lCUiC27HBaybtSQ 2013-08-09 dead yes no |- !colspan=12 style="background:#CC0000; color:black;"| Exhibition 11/01/2013 7:00 pm yes no Angelo State United Spirit Arena Lubbock, TX FCS Atlantic 65–46 2,713 |- !colspan=12 style="background:#CC0000; color:black;"| Non-conference regular season 11/08/2013 7:00 pm yes no Houston Baptist United Spirit Arena Lubbock, TX FCS 76–61 5,295 1–0 11/11/2013 7:00 pm yes no Northern Arizona United Spirit Arena Lubbock, TX FSSW 88–68 6,002 2–0 11/14/2013 8:00 pm yes yes no Alabama Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL Big 12/SEC Challenge ESPN2 64–76 10,746 2–1 11/18/2013 7:00 pm yes no Texas Southern United Spirit Arena Lubbock, TX Legends Classic ESPNU 80–71 6,896 3–1 11/21/2013 7:00 pm yes no South Dakota State United Spirit Arena Lubbock, TX Legends Classic FSSW+ 68–54 5,714 4–1 11/25/2013 6:30 pm yes yes no Pittsburgh Barclays Center Brooklyn, NY Legends Classic semifinals ESPN2 53–76 6,231 4–2 11/26/2013 6:00 pm yes yes no Houston Barclays Center Brooklyn, NY Legends Classic 3rd place game ESPN3 76–64 3,514 5–2 11/29/2013 7:00 pm yes no UTSA United Spirit Arena Lubbock, TX FCS 94–64 5,857 6–2 12/03/2013 8:00 pm yes yes no Arizona 2 McKale Center Tucson, AZ P12N 58–79 14,545 6–3 12/15/2013 1:00 pm yes no Central Arkansas United Spirit Arena Lubbock, TX FSSW+ 79–57 4,894 7–3 12/18/2013 8:00 pm yes no LSU United Spirit Arena Lubbock, TX ESPNU 69–71 5,985 7–4 12/21/2013 5:30 pm yes yes no Arizona State Wells Fargo Arena Tempe, AZ P12N 62–76 6,039 7–5 12/30/2013 7:00 pm yes no Mount St. Mary's United Spirit Arena Lubbock, TX FCS 100–69 4,821 8–5 |- !colspan=12 style="background:#CC0000; color:black;"| Big 12 regular season 01/04/2014 12:30 pm no Iowa State 13 United Spirit Arena Lubbock, TX B12N 62–73 5,861 8–6 0–1 01/06/2014 6:00 pm no West Virginia United Spirit Arena Lubbock, TX ESPNU 86–89 OT 5,232 8–7 0–2 01/11/2014 7:00 pm yes no Texas Frank Erwin Center Austin, TX LHN 64–67 9,097 8–8 0–3 01/15/2014 8:00 pm no Baylor 12 United Spirit Arena Lubbock, TX ESPNU 82–72 9,516 9–8 1–3 01/18/2014 5:00 pm yes no TCU Daniel-Meyer Coliseum Fort Worth, TX FSSW 61–48 6,055 10–8 2–3 01/22/2014 7:00 pm yes no West Virginia WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV B12N 81–87 5,031 10–9 2–4 01/25/2014 3:00 pm no Oklahoma United Spirit Arena Lubbock, TX B12N 65–74 9,317 10–10 2–5 01/28/2014 7:00 pm yes no Kansas State Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, KS B12N 59–66 11,805 10–11 2–6 02/01/2014 12:30 pm no TCU United Spirit Arena Lubbock, TX B12N 60–54 7,365 11–11 3–6 02/08/2014 8:30 pm no Oklahoma State 19 United Spirit Arena Lubbock, TX ESPNU 65–61 15,098 12–11 4–6 02/12/2014 7:00 pm yes no Oklahoma Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK B12N 68-60 13,002 13–11 5–6 02/15/2014 12:30 pm yes no Iowa State 11 Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA B12N 64–70 14,384 13–12 5–7 02/18/2014 7:00 pm no Kansas 8 United Spirit Arena Lubbock, TX B12N 63–64 12,667 13–13 5–8 02/22/2014 12:30 pm yes no Oklahoma State Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, OK B12N 62–84 11,539 13–14 5–9 02/25/2014 6:00 pm no Kansas State United Spirit Arena Lubbock, TX ESPN2 56–60 12,224 13–15 5–10 03/01/2014 12:30 pm yes no Baylor Ferrell Center Waco, TX B12N 49–59 8,827 13–16 5–11 03/05/2014 7:00 pm yes no Kansas 8 Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS B12N 57–82 16,300 13–17 5–12 03/08/2014 3:00 pm no Texas United Spirit Arena Lubbock, TX ESPNews 59–53 12,429 14–17 6–12 |- !colspan=12 style="background:#CC0000; color:black;"| Big 12 Tournament 03/12/2014 6:00 pm yes no Oklahoma State Sprint Center Kansas City, MO First round 62–80   14–18 Central Time Incidents On February 8, 2014, in the closing minutes of a game at Texas Tech, 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 Travis Ford addressed the question of what the fan said. OSU announced that Smart would be suspended for 3 games because of the incident.Brendan Malloy, "Marcus Smart suspended 3 games for altercation with fan" https://web.archive.org/web/20140222003430/http://tracking.si.com/2014/02/09/marcus-smart-suspended-3-games/ 2014-02-22 , Sports Illustrated, February 9, 2014. 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" https://web.archive.org/web/20160630013239/http://www.texastech.com/genrel/020914aab.html June 30, 2016 , Texas Tech University, February 9, 2014. See also 2013–14 Texas Tech Lady Raiders basketball team References External links Official Texas Tech Red Raiders men's basketball page https://web.archive.org/web/20150627170918/http://www.texastech.com/sports/m-baskbl/text-m-baskbl-body.html 2015-06-27 Category:Texas Tech Red Raiders basketball seasons Texas Tech Category:2014 in sports in Texas Texas Tech