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Texas Tech Basketball: Breaking down the 2018 recruiting class

By Lukas Harkins

LUBBOCK, TX - FEBRUARY 24: General view of ESPN's College Game Day prior to the game between the Texas Tech Red Raiders and the Kansas Jayhawks on February 24, 2018 at United Supermarket Arena in Lubbock, Texas. (Photo by John Weast/Getty Images)
LUBBOCK, TX - FEBRUARY 24: General view of ESPN's College Game Day prior to the game between the Texas Tech Red Raiders and the Kansas Jayhawks on February 24, 2018 at United Supermarket Arena in Lubbock, Texas. (Photo by John Weast/Getty Images) /
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BOSTON, MA – MARCH 25: Head coach Chris Beard of the Texas Tech Red Raiders reacts. (Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)
BOSTON, MA – MARCH 25: Head coach Chris Beard of the Texas Tech Red Raiders reacts. (Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images) /

After an excellent 2017-18 campaign, head coach Chris Beard is bringing in a high-quality recruiting class for the future of Texas Tech basketball.

Texas Tech basketball’s Chris Beard is one of the top rising stars in the coaching ranks. Even though he only has three years of experience as a head coach at the Division-I level, there are few who have been as successful. He has already risen to taking the top job at a major conference program at Texas Tech and guided them to a tremendous campaign in just Year 2. In his three-year career to this point, Coach Beard has put together a 75-29 record (.721) and reached two NCAA Tournaments.

Now, as we look ahead to this upcoming campaign, it will be interesting to see what rabbit Coach Beard pulls out of his hat. Even though the Red Raiders seemingly lost a ton of talent this offseason, including Keenan Evans and Zhaire Smith, I would not want to be the person projecting this program to miss the Big Dance. Key returners will be the focal point of the team this year but newcomers will also play a big role.

For starters, Texas Tech is bringing in two of the top graduate transfers in the entire country. Both Matt Mooney (South Dakota) and Tariq Owens (St. John’s) represent elite additions that can help the team win right away. Furthermore, Coach Beard secured a more than respectable recruiting class in the country. When taken together, the four incoming players (three freshmen and one JUCO transfer) make up the No. 32 overall recruiting class.

So, with these being said, let’s break down how each of these incoming recruits might impact the program.

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