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The offseason carousel for the Texas Tech men’s basketball team may finally be nearing its end. Guard Kevin Wagner became the sixth Red Raider from last season’s roster to transfer on Wednesday. Wagner, the local product from Estacado who played 18 games as a freshman last season, will continue his career at McLennan Community College in Waco, his father Tony told The Avalanche-Journal. Wagner missed almost half of last season due to an injury to the posterior cruciate ligament in his left knee, but his father said the rehab is going well.

Former Tech basketball assistant Chris Beard taking over at McMurry 05/15/12 - 5:26am

Former Texas Tech basketball assistant Chris Beard on Monday was named the new head coach at McMurry after he backed out of a job he’d accepted last week at Lamar State College-Port Arthur. At McMurry, Beard replaces J.D. Isler, who resigned last week after one season. Isler, a former Lubbock Christian University player, said he needed to be available and closer for his parents who live in New Mexico. McMurry went 20-9 last season. The War Hawks are moving from NCAA Division III, a non-scholarship level, to a provisional member of NCAA Division II next season.

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Former Tech guard Minnis lands at Rhode Island 05/11/12 - 5:17am

DeShon Minnis will transfer to Rhode Island, the former Texas Tech guard announced on his Twitter page Thursday. The move to the East Coast means Minnis, who is from the Philadelphia area, will continue his college career closer to home. Minnis averaged 3.1 points per game last season. He scored a career-high 12 points in Tech’s season opening win against Troy, and he scored 10 in a loss to Oklahoma State in the first round of the Big 12 Conference tournament.

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Two more Tech basketball players set to transfer 05/09/12 - 10:18pm

Two more players are set to transfer from the Texas Tech basketball program. Guards Terran Petteway and DeShon Minnis had their names added to CBSSports.com's list of nationwide transfers over the weekend, and the Avalanche-Journal has learned that both players are taking visits to other schools this week. Minnis was set to visit Providence this week and reportedly has a visit set up with Rhode Island, as well. Minnis, who averaged 3.1 points per game as a freshman, is from the Philadelphia area.

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Willis to transfer from Tech basketball team 05/05/12 - 5:44am

Guard Javarez Willis will transfer from Texas Tech to Ohio University, he announced on Twitter on Friday afternoon. The Avalanche-Journal confirmed that Willis is leaving the Tech program, where he played for two seasons. Willis will have to sit out next season due to NCAA transfer rules and will then have two years of eligibility remaining.

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Point guard completes Tech recruiting 05/02/12 - 5:58pm

Texas Tech has completed its 2012 recruiting class by adding Houston Wheatley point guard Josh Gray, who confirmed the signing in a text message Tuesday. Gray is the ninth member of Tech coach Billy Gillispie’s first full recruiting class, which is heavy on perimeter talent. “It feels great,” Gray said via text of making his decision, “especially to be a Red Raider. My family and I feel like we made the right decision.”

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Tech adds point guard to complete recruiting class 05/01/12 - 5:39pm

Texas Tech has completed its 2012 recruiting class by adding Houston Wheatley point guard Josh Gray, who confirmed the signing in a text message. Gray is the ninth member of Tech coach Billy Gillispie's first full recruiting class, which is heavy on perimeter talent. "It feels great," Gray said via text of making his decision, "especially to be a Red Raider. My family and I feel like we made the right decision."

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Touted guard from Houston to visit Tech this weekend 04/19/12 - 5:57pm

Josh Gray, a 6-foot-2 guard out of Houston Wheatley, will visit Texas Tech this weekend. Gray, the 15th-ranked player in Texas, according to ESPN.com, was originally signed with Mississippi State, but he was granted a release from his national letter of intent when longtime coach Rick Stansbury retired following the Bulldogs' first-round loss in the National Invitation Tournament. As a senior at Wheatley last season, Gray averaged 23.8 points, 5.9 assists, 3.3 rebounds and 2.9 steals per game while helping lead the Wildcats to Class 4A playoffs.

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Added weapons should benefit Tolbert 04/17/12 - 9:44pm

It is easy to look at Jordan Tolbert's dip in scoring production last season during Big 12 Conference play and surmise that the freshman hit a road block, that an increase in competiton revealed that he still had major strides to make in order to become an impact player. To a degree, that is true. As many freshmen do, Tolbert realized he had to elevate his work level, learning that success in games is predicated on the work put in during practice. His overall feel and knowledge of the game can only grow.

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