Texas Tech Men's Basketball Coach

Last Modified Mar 29, 2025 13:11 GMT
Grant McCasland
Grant McCasland. (Source: Getty)

The Texas Tech Red Raiders represents Texas Tech University and began competing at the varsity level in 1925. The Red Raiders competes in the Big 12 Conference and are five-time conference tournament champions and 12-time regular-season champions, as of March 2025. It has made 22 NCAA tournament appearances, as of March 2025. The team plays its home games at United Supermarkets Arena, which is located in Lubbock, Texas

Texas Tech Men's Basketball Head Coach 2025

Grant McCasland was appointed as the head coach of the Texas Tech Red Raiders men's basketball team in 2023, as per ESPN. He joined the program after enjoying a six-year spell with the North Texas Mean Green, where he lifted three Conference USA titles. McCasland also enjoyed head coaching spells at Arkansas State (2016-17), Midwestern State (2009-2011), and Midland College (2004-2009). The American also made assistant coaching stops at Northwestern Junior College, Midland College, and his alma mater Baylor.

Grant McCasland Physical Attributes

AgeHeight
48 years old5 feet 9 inches (1.75 meters)

Grant McCasland Age

Grant McCasland is 48 years old, as of March 2025. He was born on October 14, 1976, in Irving, Texas, United States.

Grant McCasland Height

Grant McCasland is listed at a height of 5 feet 9 inches, or 1.75 meters, as per ESPN.

Texas Tech Men's Basketball Head Coach Year by Year

No.NameTermOverall WinsOverall Losses
1Grady Higginbotham1925–19271418
2Victor Payne1927–19303121
3W. L. Golightly1930–1931119
4Dell Morgan1931–19344227
5Virgil Ballard1934–19351410
6Berl Huffman1935–1942, 1946–194711672
7Polk Robison1943–1946, 1947–1961248195
8Gene Gibson1961–196910191
9Bob Bass1969–19701410
10Gerald Myers1970–1991326261
11James Dickey1991–2001164123
12Bob Knight2001–200813882
13Pat Knight2008–20115061
14Billy Gillispie2011–2012823
15Chris Walker2012–20131120
16Tubby Smith2013–20164650
17Chris Beard2016–202111255
18Mark Adams2021–20234325
19Grant McCasland2023–Present5119

Texas Tech Men's Basketball Coaching Staff 2025

NameTitle
Grant McCaslandHead Coach
Matt BraeuerAssistant Coach
Achoki MoikobuAssistant Coach
Luke BarnwellAssistant Coach
Jeff LinderAssistant Coach

Assistant Coach

Matt Braeuer, Achoki Moikobu, Luke Barnwell, and Jeff Linder are the assistant coaches of the Texas Tech Red Raiders men's basketball team, as of March 2025.

Braeuer is in his second season with the program and earlier spent five seasons with Grant McCasland at North Texas. Moikobu is also in his second year at Texas Tech and spent one season with McCasland at North Texas before his arrival in Lubbock. Barnwell joined Texas Tech in 2023 and earlier spent 10 seasons at Sunrise Christian Academy. Linder is in his first season as a Red Raiders assistant coach and was previously the head coach of Wyoming Cowboys (2020-2024) and Northern Colorado Bears (2016-2020), as per Texas Tech's official website.

Texas Tech Men's Basketball Support Staff 2025

NameTitle
Kellen BuffingtonGeneral Manager
Andrew WrightStrength & Conditioning Coach
Mike NealAssistant Athletics Director / Sports Medicine
Chris NottinghamDirector of Player Development
Jardon PowellDirector of Administration & Operations
Brian PeteVideo Coordinator
Cooper AndersonAssociate Director of Operations
Eric RwahwireGraduate Assistant
Trajan WesleyGraduate Assistant
Beau MartinGraduate Assistant
Coleman SparlingGraduate Assistant
Jalyn TurnerGraduate Assistant
Duncan BaconGraduate Assistant
Chris MarmolejoCreative Manager

FAQs on Texas Tech Red Raiders

A. Grant McCasland is the head coach of the Texas Tech Red Raiders men's basketball team, as of March 2025.

A. The Texas Tech Red Raiders team competes in the Big 12 Conference.

A. United Supermarkets Arena is the Texas Tech men's basketball team's home arena.

A. Matt Braeuer, Achoki Moikobu, Luke Barnwell, and Jeff Linder are the assistant coaches of the Texas Tech Raiders men's basketball team, as of March 2025.

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