LUBBOCK, TEXAS - DECEMBER 06: Associate head coach Mark Adams of the Texas Tech Red Raiders addresses players during a timeout during the second half of the college basketball game against the Grambling State Tigers at United Supermarkets Arena on December 06, 2020 in Lubbock, Texas. (Photo by John E. Moore III/Getty Images)
There were a number of ways that the Texas Tech AD Kirby Hocutt could have gone when hiring a new head basketball coach. But in the end, he made the decision that made the most sense for the current state of the Texas Tech basketball program.