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Big 12 Basketball: Grades for each team in this 2020 offseason

By Matthew Mastandrea

WACO, TEXAS - FEBRUARY 22: Jared Butler #12 of the Baylor Bears and Marcus Garrett #0 of the Kansas Jayhawks in the second half at Ferrell Center on February 22, 2020 in Waco, Texas. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)
WACO, TEXAS - FEBRUARY 22: Jared Butler #12 of the Baylor Bears and Marcus Garrett #0 of the Kansas Jayhawks in the second half at Ferrell Center on February 22, 2020 in Waco, Texas. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images) /
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3. Texas Tech: B 

The Red Raiders are coming off a slightly disappointing season where they finished 18-13 overall and 9-9 in Big 12 play. As they look to rebound and find what got them to the NCAA Championship two seasons ago against Virginia, they will have to overcome some devastating losses.

First off, comes the loss of Jahmi’us Ramsey. He only lasted one year in college, but his short stay shouldn’t surprise anyone, as the premiere guard averaged 15 points per game while posting a 42.6% clip from downtown.

Texas Tech also needs to make up for the loss of Davide Moretti. The Italian guard had his best year yet, averaging 13 points per game while shooting 90.2% from the charity stripe. He played a career-high 34.1 minutes per game. While Moretti is playing professionally overseas, Ramsey is expected to get taken in the upcoming NBA draft.

Texas Tech did great in the transfer game, picking up Mac Mcclung from Georgetown and Jamarius Burton from Wichita State. Burton has two seasons of eligibility left and averaged 10.3 points and 3.4 assists per game. A fantastic pickup, fans have been making even more noise about Mcclung. Last year he averaged 15.7 points per game, and like Burton has two years of eligibility left.

In addition to some great transfer pick-up’s, Chris Beard and company are ecstatic to see their freshman five-star recruit, Nimari Burnett. A native of Chicago, Illinois, the 6-4 guard averaged 23.5 points per game during his junior season in high school where he also posted 6.5 rebounds and 5 assists per game. Burnett is said to potentially follow in Ramsey’s footsteps and be a one-and-done player.

While it would be disheartening for the Red Raiders, they certainly wouldn’t mind seeing an NBA draft caliber year from Burnett as they attempt to re-establish themselves as favorites in the Big 12. Head Coach Chris Beard enters his fifth season with Texas Tech, and he is just another reason why Texas Tech should have every chance to finish in the top three in the Big 12 this season.

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