NCAA Basketball: ACC struggles, Gonzaga dropping, and more takeaways

By Brian Rauf | Jan 5, 2020

CHAPEL HILL, NORTH CAROLINA - JANUARY 04: Head coach Roy Williams of the North Carolina Tar Heels watches on against the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets during their game at Dean Smith Center on January 04, 2020 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images) /

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LUBBOCK, TEXAS – NOVEMBER 05: Guard Jahmi’us Ramsey #3 of the Texas Tech Red Raiders (Photo by John E. Moore III/Getty Images) /

4) Jahmi’us Ramsey has Texas Tech doing Texas Tech things

Texas Tech improved to 10-3 on the season and will likely move into the top 20 following a dominant 85-50 win over a solid Oklahoma State team, and freshman guard Jahmi’us Ramsey is the biggest reason why.

The 6-4, 195-pounder led the way with 18 points, showcasing the two-way chops that had him ranked among the top 50 prospects in the country.

Texas Tech freshman Jahm'ius Ramsey is quietly having a solid season. He hit four 3's and finished with 18 points in an 85-50 win over Oklahoma State 👀 pic.twitter.com/fFfGwaOxAh
— B/R Hoops (@brhoops) January 4, 2020

Chris Beard has a history of annually developing new superstars at Texas Tech, and Ramsey already looks like this team’s leader despite being a freshman. The Arlington native can do it all on the court, so him having success isn’t necessarily a surprise.

He leads Texas Tech in scoring (17.4 per game) and steals (1.6) while ranking second in rebounding (5.5), all things we knew he could do coming out of high school. However, he has greatly improved as a shooter, which has really opened up the rest of his offensive game. Ramsey is shooting an even 50 percent from the field, including an excellent 47.5 percent from three-point range, making 2.4 per game.

He gives Texas Tech a needed go-to guy on the offensive end à la Jarrett Culver a year ago, and their record reflects that. Red Raiders improved to 8-0 when Ramsey is healthy compared to just 2-3 without him. If he can avoid further injury, and Texas Tech continues to develop at their current rate – which is eerily similar to the rate they progressed last year – they could be one of the nation’s best teams by March.

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