The 2025–26 Texas Tech Red Raiders basketball team represented Texas Tech University during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season as a member of the Big 12 Conference. The Red Raiders were led by third-year coach Grant McCasland, and played their home games at the United Supermarkets Arena located in Lubbock, Texas.

Previous season The Red Raiders finished the 2024–25 season 28–9, 15–5 in Big 12 play to finish in second place. Texas Tech entered as the No. 2 seed of the Big 12 tournament, held at T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, Missouri, they defeated Baylor in the quarterfinals, 76–74. In the semifinals they lost to No. 3 seed Arizona, 86–80. Texas Tech earned an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 3 seed in the West Region. In the first round, they defeated No. 14 seed UNC Wilmington, 82–72. They followed that with a solid 77–64 victory over No. 11 seed Drake in the second round. In the Sweet Sixteen, the Red Raiders edged No. 10 seed Arkansas, 85–83 in overtime, advancing to the Elite Eight for the third time in program history. In the Elite Eight, Texas Tech faced No. 1 seed Florida. Despite a strong effort, the Red Raiders were eliminated with an 84–79 loss to the eventual national champions, ending their season.

Preseason The Big 12 preseason coaches poll was released on October 16, 2025. All awards were voted on by the league's 16 head coaches, who could not vote for their own team or players. The Big 12 preseason media poll was released on October 30, 2025.

Big 12 Preseason Coaches Poll Big 12 CoachesPoints 1.Houston224 (12) 2.BYU204 (1) 3.Texas Tech200 4.Arizona179 (1) 5.Iowa State170 6.Kansas163 7.Baylor137 8.Cincinnati120 9.Kansas State117 10.TCU90 11.West Virginia79 12.Oklahoma State77 13.Utah50 14.UCF39 15.Colorado37 16.Arizona State34Reference: (#) first-place votes

Big 12 Preseason Media Poll Big 12 Media 1.Houston 2.Texas Tech 3.BYU 4.Arizona 5.Iowa State 6.Kansas 7.Baylor 8.Kansas State 9.Cincinnati 10.TCU 11.West Virginia 12.Oklahoma State 13.Utah 14.UCF 15.Colorado 16.Arizona StateReference:

All-Big 12 Preseason First team

Player School Pos. Yr. Ht., wt. Hometown (last school)AJ Dybantsa†BYUFFr.6'9", 195Brockton, MA (Utah Prep)Richie SaundersGSr.6'5", 200Riverton, UT (Wasatch Academy)Emanuel SharpHoustonGR-Sr.6'3", 205Tampa, FL (Bishop McLaughlin School)Joseph TuglerFJr.6'8", 230Monroe, LA (Cypress Falls)Milos Uzan†GSr.6'4", 195Las Vegas, NV (Oklahoma)Tamin LipseyIowa StateGSr.6'1", 200Ames, IA (Ames)Darryn Peterson†KansasGFr.6'5", 205Canton, OH (Napa Christian)P.J. HaggertyKansas StateGJr.6'4", 195Crosby, TX (Memphis)Christian Anderson Jr.Texas TechGSo.6'9", 195Atlanta, GA (Oak Hill Academy)JT Toppin†FJr.6'9", 230Dallas, TX (New Mexico)† denotes unanimous selectionReference:

Player of the Year: JT Toppin, Texas Tech Co-Newcomer of the Year: LeJuan Watts, Texas Tech Freshman of the Year: Darryn Peterson, Kansas

Roster

Schedule and results

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