Coming into the 2015-16 basketball season, the goal for Texas Tech basketball was earning a postseason birth whether that be in the NCAA tournament or the NIT. After the team began 11-1, many experts were predicting that the Red Raiders would be in the NCAA tournament in Tubby Smith’s third season as head coach.
But a 4-game losing streak in conference play seemed to slow the team’s momentum and made a NCAA tournament bid much more questionable. Fortunately, the team pulled out a gutty road win against TCU on Monday to move to 12-5 on the season and 2-4 in the Big 12.