The Texas Tech Red Raiders and Lady Raiders are the athletic teams that represent Texas Tech University, located in Lubbock, Texas, United States. The women's basketball team uses the name Lady Raiders, while the school's other women's teams use the "Red Raiders" name.
Kirby Hocutt is the athletic director at Texas Tech University in Lubbock, Texas and the Big 12 representative to the College Football Playoff committee. Additionally, Hocutt is the chairman of the NCAA Division I Football Recruiting Subcommittee. Hocutt formerly held the same position at Ohio University in Athens, Ohio from 2005 to 2008 and the University of Miami in Coral Gables, Florida from 2008 to 2011.
Larry Hays is a US college baseball, basketball, women's basketball, and softball coach. He was the head baseball coach at Lubbock Christian University (LCU) (1971–1986) and Texas Tech University (1987–2008). He was the head coach of the LCU Chaparrals basketball, LCU Lady Chaps basketball (1982–83), LCU Lady Chaps softball (2010) and LCU athletic director (1979–1987).
John O'Dell Morgan was an American football player and coach of football, basketball and baseball. He served as the head football coach at Texas Tech University from 1941 to 1950, compiling a record of 55–49–3. Morgan was also the head basketball coach at Texas Tech from 1931 to 1934, tallying a mark of 42–29. In addition, he was the head baseball coach at Auburn University from 1934 to 1939 and at Rice University from 1953 to 1961, amassing a career college baseball coaching record of 146–143–2.
Peter Willis Cawthon was an American football, basketball, and baseball player, coach, and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Austin College from 1923 to 1927 and at Texas Technological College—now Texas Tech University—from 1930 to 1940, compiling a career college football coaching record of 99–52–10. Cawthon was the head coach for the Brooklyn Dodgers/Tigers of the National Football League (NFL) from 1942 to 1943. He served as the athletic director at Texas Tech from 1930 to 1941 and the University of Alabama from 1952 to 1953.
James Anthony Carlen III was an American football player, coach, and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at West Virginia University (1966–1969) and Texas Tech University (1970–1974). He served as both the head football coach and athletic director of the University of South Carolina (1975–1981). Carlen compiled an overall career college football record of 107–69–6.
Grailey Hewett "Grady" Higginbotham was an American football and baseball player, coach of football, basketball, and baseball, and college athletics administrator. Commonly known as Grady, he was also nicknamed "Big Hig".
Ewing Young "Big 'un" Freeland was an American football and baseball player and coach of football, basketball, and baseball. He served as the head football coach at Daniel Baker College (1912–1914), Texas Christian University (1915), Austin College, Millsaps College (1921), Southern Methodist University, and Texas Tech University (1925–1928), compiling a career college football record of 77–49–16. Freeland was also the head basketball coach at TCU for one season in 1915–16 and at Millsaps for one season, in 1921–22. In addition, he was the head baseball coach at TCU (1916), SMU (1923–1924), and Texas Tech (1926–1927), amassing a career college baseball record of 50–47–3.
Wade Hampton Walker was an American college football player, coach, and athletics administrator. He played football as a tackle at the University of Oklahoma under head coaches Jim Tatum and Bud Wilkinson. Walker was named an all-conference player all four years and a first-team All-American in 1949. He served as the head football coach at Mississippi State for six seasons, from 1956 to 1961, and compiled a 22–32–2 record. He also served as the athletic director at Mississippi State and Oklahoma.
The Trinity Tigers is the nickname for the sports teams of Trinity University in San Antonio, Texas. They participate in the NCAA's Division III and the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (SCAC). The school mascot is LeeRoy, a Bengal tiger. In the 1950s, LeeRoy was an actual tiger who was brought to sporting events, but today LeeRoy is portrayed by a student wearing a tiger suit. Early in its history, the school participated in Division I and Division II athletics, but by 1991 the entire program made the move to Division III, at which time it joined the SCAC.
The Texas Tech Red Raiders basketball team represents Texas Tech University in basketball. Texas Tech competes in NCAA Division I, and has been a charter member of the Big 12 Conference since its first season in 1996. The team previously competed in the Border Conference and Southwest Conference. The team was founded in 1925, having since won 13 regular season conference championship, and made 20 appearances in the NCAA tournament as of the 2023-2024 season. Since 1999, the Red Raiders have played their home games at the United Supermarkets Arena on the university's campus in Lubbock, Texas.
Gerald Myers is an American former college basketball coach. He was the head coach of the Texas Tech Red Raiders men's basketball team and the Houston Baptist Huskies men's basketball team and athletic director at Texas Tech University.
The 1961–62 Texas Tech Red Raiders men's basketball team represented Texas Tech University in the Southwest Conference during the 1961–62 NCAA University Division men's basketball season. The head coach was Gene Gibson, his 1st year with the team. Gibson replaced Polk Robison who became the Texas Tech athletic director. The Red Raiders played their home games in the Lubbock Municipal Coliseum in Lubbock, Texas.
The 1960–61 Texas Tech Red Raiders men's basketball team represented Texas Tech University in the Southwest Conference during the 1960–61 NCAA University Division men's basketball season. The head coach was Polk Robison, his 14th and final year with the team. Robison became the Texas Tech athletic director the next year. The Red Raiders played their home games in the Lubbock Municipal Coliseum in Lubbock, Texas.
The 1955–56 Texas Tech Red Raiders men's basketball team represented Texas Tech University in the Border Intercollegiate Athletic Association during the 1955–56 NCAA men's basketball season. This was Texas Tech's last year in the Border Conference before becoming members of the Southwest Conference. The head coach was Polk Robison, his 9th year with the team.
The 1954–55 Texas Tech Red Raiders men's basketball team represented Texas Tech University in the Border Intercollegiate Athletic Association during the 1954–55 NCAA men's basketball season. The head coach was Polk Robison, his 8th year with the team.
The 1953–54 Texas Tech Red Raiders men's basketball team represented Texas Tech University in the Border Intercollegiate Athletic Association during the 1953–54 NCAA men's basketball season. The head coach was Polk Robison, his 7th year with the team.
Polk Robison coached the Texas Tech Red Raiders basketball teams from 1942 through 1946 and 1947 through 1961, before stepping down to become the athletic director for the Texas Tech Red Raiders. Robison became the second head coach to coach the Red Raiders in nonconsecutive terms. Robison compiled a 254–195 record. Under Robison, the Red Raiders won two conference championships, one co-championship and earned their first bid to the NCAA tournament.
Russell T. Whitt is the head strength and conditioning coach for the Tulane Green Wave football team in New Orleans, LA. He previously served as the head S&C coach with the Troy Trojans football team in Troy, AL from 2020 to 2023. He previously served as an assistant S&C coach with the Army Black Knights football team at the United States Military Academy in West Point, NY in 2019 and as the head S&C coach for the Texas Tech Red Raiders football team in Lubbock, TX from 2016 to 2018 and the Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns football team in Lafayette, LA from 2010 to 2016.
