If the Texas Tech basketball program is able to evolve into a perennial factor on the national scene, as so many in the fan base are predicting, we will look back on the 2018-19 as the turning point. And within any season, there are defining moments that forever alter the trajectory of a team and potentially a program.
For instance, in the 2017-18 season, when the Red Raiders reached the Elite 8 for the first time, there were a number of turning points. There was the 82-76 OT comeback win over Nevada in Lubbock, the first ever win for Tech basketball in Lawrence, Kansas, Keenan Evans’ buzzer beater to beat Texas in Lubbock and of course, the toe injury he suffered in Waco five games later.