The most fascinating offseason in recent Texas Tech basketball history took another turn Wednesday as it is being reported that a third scholarship player is leaving the program. According to Evan Daniels of 247Sports and FoxSports1, forward Josh Mballa will be leaving the Red Raiders after appearing in just 17 games during his true freshman season.
Mballa joins fellow 2018 signee Khavon Moore and sophomore forward Malik Ondigo as players who have decided to seek other opportunities after seeing limited action during Tech’s wildly successful 2018-19 season.
In the case of Moore, his recovery from a broken leg kept him out for over half the season until he appeared in the January 16th game against Iowa State for just two minutes.