Tonight, the Texas Tech basketball season begins in earnest. After five wins over low-major opponents to open that season, the Red Raiders step up in competition significantly to take on Iowa at the Last Vegas Invitational.
Currently, the Hawkeyes are 4-1 on the year with a loss at home to DePaul and four wins over teams that would make those that the Red Raiders have beaten look like murderer’s row. Still, this is a Big 10 team that presents some problems.
Chief among them is their overall size. Even with 6-foot-11 starting forward Jack Nunge out for the year, the Hawkeyes will have a significant size advantage over Tech in the post.