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Texas Tech basketball transfer portal tracker: Who's in, who's out for Red Raiders?
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The Texas Tech basketball team had a successful debut season under coach Grant McCasland, who will now try to achieve even more in Year 2.
The Red Raiders are coming off a 23-11 overall season that saw the team go 11-7 in Big 12 play to finish third in the conference standings, earning a No. 6 seed in the 2024 NCAA Tournament.
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The transfer portal officially opened March 18 and runs through May 1. During this time, college basketball players are able to put their into into the portal, be contacted and recruited by other schools and find new homes, if they choose.
Much of McCasland's first squad was assembled through the transfer portal. With no current commitments from the 2024 high school recruiting class, look for the Red Raiders to build through the portal once again.
Here's a breakdown of the Texas Tech roster as it stands. Keep this story bookmarked as it will be updated with each addition and departure.
Texas Tech's head coach Grant McCasland gestures to his team during the Big 12 basketball game against Kansas, Monday, Feb. 12, 2024, at United Supermarkets Arena.
Texas Tech basketball players expected to return
This list is based on Red Raiders who have eligibility remaining, haven't announced intentions to transfer and were still with the team in March. School years reflect their eligibility standing for the 2024-25 season.
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Darrion Williams, Jr., guard, 6-foot-6, 225 pounds
2023-24 stats:32.6 minutes, 11.4 points, 7.5 rebounds (team best), 2.4 assists, 1.1 steals, 1.6 turnovers, 49.4% FG, 45.8% 3FG, 87.5% FT, 33 starts in 33 games
Notable:A third-team all-Big 12 selection and all-newcomer team honoree by conference coaches. He took to social media on April 16 to confirm he'd be back next season.
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Chance McMillian, Sr. (5th year), guard, 6-foot-3, 185 pounds
2023-24 stats:27.9 minutes, 10.8 points, 4.0 rebounds, 1.2 assists, 0.7 steals, 0.6 turnovers, 47.5% FG, 38.7% 3FG, 90.9% FT, 1 start in 33 games
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Notable:Has one COVID year of eligibility remaining; spent three years at Grand Canyon, one with Texas Tech. McMillian affirmed his return to the Red Raiders via social media on April 22.
Kerwin Walton, Sr. (5th year), guard, 6-foot-5, 210 pounds
2023-24:24.5 minutes, 8.5 points, 2.4 rebounds, 0.5 assists, 0.4 steals, 0.3 turnovers, 49.7% FG, 47.8% 3FG, 72.7% FT, 26 starts in 33 games
Notable:Has one COVID year of eligibility remaining; spent two years at North Carolina, two with Texas Tech
Devan Cambridge, Sr. (6th year), forward, 6-foot-6, 210 pounds
2023-24 stats:26.0 minutes, 10.5 points, 4.5 rebounds, 1.1 assists, 0.6 steals, 1.1 turnovers, 52.7% FG, .09% 3FG, 69.4% FT, 8 starts in 8 games
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Notable:Suffered season-ending knee injury in December; pursuing a medical hardship waiver to regain year of eligibility; told the Avalanche-Journal he intends to return to Texas Tech if he receives the waiver; spent three years at Auburn, one at Arizona State. On3 reported April 2 he was headed for the portal , then reported April 4 he had changed course and plans to return to the Red Raiders . The outlet cited Cambridge as the source of information each time. Cambridge had never officially entered the portal.
Eemeli Yalaho, So., forward, 6-foot-8, 240 pounds
2023-24 stats:9.2 minutes, 2.5 points, 1.5 rebounds, 48.5% FG, 27.3% 3FG, 35.0% FT, appeared in 17 games
Jack Francis, Jr., guard, 6-foot-3, 185 pounds
Notable: Walk-on who appeared in five games for a total of seven minutes, scored two points
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Transfer portal additions
JT Toppin, So., 6-foot-9, forward (New Mexico)
2023-24 stats: 36 games, 35 starts, 26.6 minutes, 12.4 points, 9.1 rebounds, 0.6 assists,1.9 blocks, 62.3% FG, 34.4% 3FG, 56.5% FT, 33 turnovers, 38 steals.
Notable:Toppin was the Mountain West freshman of the year last year, giving Tech each of the last two award winners on its roster. Toppin was a teammate of Jazz Henderson at Oak Cliff Faith Family Academy and led the conference in FG%, rebounds, offensive rebounds and blocks. His FG% is top 20 all-time in NCAA Division I history for a freshman.
Elijah Hawkins, Sr., 5-foot-11, guard (Minnesota)
2023-24 stats:33 games, 33 starts, 33.3 minutes, 9.5 points, 7.5 assists, 3.6 rebounds, 39% FG, 36% 3FG, 78% FT, 54 steals, 90 turnovers (2.7-to-1 assist-to-turnover ratio)
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Notable:Hawkins set Minnesota program records for assists in a season, regular-season game and postseason game in his one year with the Golden Gophers. His 2.7-to-1 assist-to-turnover ration was 34th in the nation and he was second nationally in assists per game.
Kevin Overton, So., 6-foot-5, guard (Drake)
2023-24 stats:30.0 minutes, 11.3 points, 3.3 rebounds, 1.1 assists, 44% FG, 34.6% 3FG, 79.5% FT
Notable:Overton was a four-time Missouri Valley Conference freshman of the week and made the all-freshman team for the conference champion Bulldogs. He played a post-grad year at Sunrise Christian under current Tech assistant Luke Barnwell. He ranked fourth in scoring and third in minutes for Drake, an NCAA Tournament team in 2024. Overton's signing was made official on April 17.
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Federiko Federiko, Sr., 6-foot-11, center (Pittsburgh)
2023-24 stats:21.4 minutes, 4.7 points, 5.1 rebounds, 1.3 blocks, 63.7% FG, 41.3% FTs
Notable:The Helsinki, Finland, native spent two years with the Panthers and has one year of eligibility remaining (began his career in the JUCO ranks). Federiko spent last summer training with the Finnish national team. He also appeared in the 2023 NCAA Tournament with Pittsburgh, beating Iowa State and falling to Xavier.
High school recruits
Jazz Henderson Jr., 6-foot, guard (Faith Family Academy)
Notable:Henderson committed to the Red Raiders as a preferred walk-on after helping Oak Cliff Faith Family Academy to three-straight Class 4A state championships. He will not count toward the 13 scholarship roster spots. Texas Tech had limited numbers to practice late in the season and adding walk-ons like Henderson can help that.
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Leon Horner III, 6-foot-6, wing (Dynamic Prep)
Notable:Horner committed to the Red Raiders on May 5. He reclassified to the 2024 recruiting class, playing his high school ball at Frisco Memorial before taking a prep year at Dynamic Prep. Most of Horner's other offers came from the likes of Sam Houston State, Tarleton State and UT-Arlington.
Christian Anderson, 5-foot-11, guard (Oak Hill Academy)
Notable:Anderson formerly committed and signed with Michigan but reopened his recruitment after Juwan Howard was fired in Ann Arbor. He has been listed as a 5-foot-11 or 6-foot-1 guard, depending on the outlet, and is ranked as a four-star recruit by 247Sports.
Pop Isaacs #2 of Texas Tech loses control of the ball against Richie Saunders #15 of BYU during the second half of a quarterfinal game of the Big 12 Men's Basketball Tournament at T-Mobile Center on Thursday, March 14, 2024 in Kansas City, Missouri.
Confirmed departures
Pop Isaacs, Jr., guard, 6-foot-2, 180 pounds
2023-24 stats:32.8 minutes, 15.8 points (team best), 3.2 rebounds, 3.4 assists, 1.0 steals; 2.5 turnovers; 34% FG, 29.3% 3FG, 83.6% FT, 34 starts in 34 games
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Notable:A third-team all-Big 12 selection by conference coaches and second team selection by the AP. Isaacs officially entered the porta l on April 1. Isaacs took to social media on April 16 to thank Tech fans for his two years in Lubbock. He committed to Creighton on April 27.
Robert Jennings, Jr., forward, 6-foot-7, 230 pounds
2023-24 stats: 12.3 minutes, 4.4 points, 3.3 rebounds, 0.4 assists, 0.2 steals, 1.1 turnovers, 52.7% FG, 74.5% FT, 10 starts in 31 games
Notable:Stepped into the starting lineup when Warren Washington suffered a foot injury late in the season; entered the transfer portal during spring of 2023 before opting to return. Jennings officially entered the portal on April 1. He committed to Oklahoma State on April 25.
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Lamar Washington, Jr., guard, 6-foot-4, 200 pounds
2023-24 stats:8.9 minutes, 2.1 points, 1.5 rebounds, 0.7 assists, 0.3 steals, 0.6 turnovers, 38.2% FG, 23.5% 3FG, 68.0% FT, appeared in 30 games. Washington officially entered the portal on April 3. On April 25, he committed to Pacific, a program now run by Dave Smart and Clay Wilson, who were assistants on Tech's staff last season.
Joe Toussaint, guard, 6-foot-0, 195 pounds
2023-24 stats:33.4 minutes, 12.2 points, 2.6 rebounds, 4.2 assists, 1.3 steals, 2.2 turnovers, 40.0% FG, 29.6% 3FG, 86.3% FT, 34 starts in 34 games
Notable:Honorable mention all-Big 12 by conference coaches; exhausted eligibility; spent three years at Iowa, one at West Virginia and one with Texas Tech
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Warren Washington, center, 7-foot-0, 230 pounds
2023-24 stats:26.9 minutes, 9.7 points, 7.4 rebounds, 1.7 assists, 1.5 blocks, 1.5 turnovers, 62.3% FG, 55.6% FT, 24 starts in 25 games
Notable:Missed eight of the team's last 10 games with a foot injury; exhausted eligibility; spent two years at Oregon State (one redshirt year), three at Nevada (sat out one year for transfer rules), one at Arizona State and one with Texas Tech.
D'Maurian Williams, Sr. (5th year), guard, 6-foot-3, 195 pounds
Notable:Appeared in seven games for a total of 19 minutes, scored two points; has one COVID year of eligibility remaining; spent two years at Gardner-Webb, two with Texas Tech. Williams entered the portal on April 3. He committed to High Point on May 2.
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Drew Steffe, forward, 6-foot-5
Notable:Left the team in December, announced entry into transfer portal in January. He committed to Southern Illinois on April 19.
KyeRon Lindsay, Jr., forward, 6-foot-8, 215 pounds
Notable:Appeared in nine games, scored 24 points and grabbed 12 rebounds; left the team in late February but has remained on the Texas Tech roster until he entered the transfer portal March 26 , a Texas Tech spokesman confirmed. Lindsay committed to Murray State on May 5.
This article originally appeared on Lubbock Avalanche-Journal: Texas Tech basketball transfer portal tracker: JT Toppin adds size
