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Former Tech coach endorses Kliff Kingsbury during in-game interview

Tommy Tuberville acknowledged in an ESPN interview Thursday that the Texas Tech coaching job “wasn’t a great fit at times” and endorsed the university’s hiring of Kliff Kingsbury as his replacement. Tuberville discussed the unexpected chain of events during ESPN’s telecast of the Belk Bowl in which Cincinnati beat Duke. He’s taking over as head coach at Cincinnati after three years at Texas Tech. His Dec. 8 resignation took nearly everyone at Tech by surprise.

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Walker hopes young players can learn from three straight losses 12/28/12 - 1:48am

Tech hosts North Carolina A&T at 6 p.m. Friday in United Spirit Arena.

Don’t touch the stove. It’s hot; you’ll get burned. Makes sense, but every little kid is going to reach up to that red coil and not realize his or her mistake until it’s too late. Texas Tech men’s basketball coach Chris Walker faces a similar situation. He can tell his players not to drive into triple teams, jack up unnecessary 3-pointers or force passes all day long, but until they actually experience the sting that comes with making poor decisions, they won’t learn.

Texas Tech notes: Hannahs makes most of start 12/23/12 - 1:46am

In his first career start, the freshman guard hit a trio of 3-pointers for a career-high nine points

Tech freshman Hannahs makes most of first start Freshman Dusty Hannahs made his first career start for Texas Tech on Saturday, and it didn’t take him long to make an impact. Hannahs hit a 3-pointer 31 seconds into the game to put the Red Raiders in front, and he finished with a career-high nine points on 3 of 7 shooting from behind the arc. “It felt good,” Hannahs said. “You just always have to be ready. You never know when your time is going to come. I’m just taking it as it comes.”

Carson takes over down the stretch to push ASU past Texas Tech 12/23/12 - 10:42am

Red Raiders drop their third straight game, fourth in the last five

Texas Tech was chipping away, putting itself in position for one final run on Saturday against Arizona State. Then Jahii Carson took over. The ASU freshman point guard hit a 3-pointer, then relentlessly attacked the rim, ripping off a personal 11-2 run that helped the Sun Devils cruise to a 77-62 win inside United Spirit Arena. “It’s a great luxury,” ASU coach Herb Sendek said. “He’s a tremendous player. He plays with a lot of poise and composure. We all feed off his penetration and his energy.”

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Nurse adjusting to new, reduced role with Red Raiders 12/22/12 - 11:40am

Senior guard is playing fewer minutes but still believes he can be a valuable asset for Tech

Texas Tech guard Ty Nurse logged a season-high in minutes against Alabama on Wednesday with 24. That would have been merely a warm-up a year ago. Nurse led Texas Tech with 30.2 minutes played per game last season, but with a heavy influx of new talent at the guard position — Tech’s recruiting class included five backcourt players — the senior has become more of a role player for the Red Raiders this season. But don’t expect Nurse to complain about reduced playing time.

Texas Tech, Arizona State have seen benefits of up-tempo style 12/22/12 - 11:39am

Both teams have seen scoring increase as the pace quickens

As he walked down from a podium following his introduction as Texas Tech’s interim basketball coach on Oct. 4, Chris Walker was asked by a reporter what his coaching style would look like when his new team hit the floor. The gist of his response: You won’t see us scoring 58 points per game. That was Tech’s offensive clip a season ago, a cringe-worthy number that equated to dead last in the Big 12 Conference. Things weren’t much better at Arizona State, where coach Herb Sendek’s squad finished 10th in the Pac-12 at 61 points per contest.

Complete games have eluded Texas Tech basketball team 12/21/12 - 10:54am

Coach Chris Walker wants to see the Red Raiders turn stretches of good play into 40 minutes of consistency

Texas Tech, during the second half of its 66-62 loss on Wednesday inside United Spirit Arena, had the look of a team that can compete in the Big 12 Conference this season. Problem is, the Red Raiders looked like anything but that in the first — and it wasn’t the first time. “One of our coaches said the other day that we’ve played one half every game,” Tech coach Chris Walker said. “There’s not been a game where we put two solid halves together to where we could say we can really go in and beat a Big 12 team at home or on the road. That’s what we’re working toward.”

Tech's furious comeback falls short against Alabama 12/20/12 - 1:36am

Tech pulled to within two points late in the second half after trailing by as many as 20 earlier in the period

Moral victories don’t tend to make headlines, but at this stage in its development, Texas Tech is sure to draw positives from its loss to Alabama on Wednesday inside United Spirit Arena. The Red Raiders fell to the Crimson Tide, 66-62, but not before giving their Southeastern Conference visitors all they could handle during a furious rally in the second half. "Proud of my guys for the way we fought tonight," Tech coach Chris Walker said.

Tech basketball: Releford guides the Tide; Red Raiders emphasize free throws; Help defense preached 12/18/12 - 10:49pm

Cleaning out the Texas Tech basketball notebook as the Red Raiders prepare to host Alabama at 7 p.m. Wednesday on ESPN3.com ... All in a name Alabama's leading scorer may have a name that is familiar to Big 12 Conference basketball fans. Trevor Releford, who averaging 15.9 points per game, is the younger brother of Kansas guard Travis Releford. While they may look alike, however, Tech coach Chris Walker says their games are not too similar.

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