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The Texas Tech Red Raiders men's basketball team has started the new season off with a bang. Coach Grant McCasland & Co. are 4-0 after a four-game homestand to start the season, with impressive wins over Bethune-Cookman, Northwestern State, Wyoming and Arkansas-Pine Bluff.
What's more, Tech won all of those games by 20-plus points, showing the offensive prowess teams will have to deal with this season in Lubbock. © Nathan Giese/Avalanche-Journal / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images Now, after their homestand, the Red Raiders have a chance to put their talents on display on a national stage at the UKG Legends Classic in Brooklyn, New York beginning Thursday at Barclays Center. "We have an awesome opportunity here," Texas Tech coach said.
"Anytime you get to play in an NBA arena in a great city that loves basketball and represent the Big 12 it's a lot of fun. Saint Joseph's has an awesome team. We are going to have to play our best basketball.
It's great to be here and have our fans here. It'll be a great showing for the Red Raiders." Texas Tech arrives in Brooklyn to face the 3-1 Saint Joseph's Hawks on Thursday at 8 p.
m. CT on ESPN2 before matching up with either Texas or Syracuse on Friday. "What I really appreciate about our team is that we have really great camaraderie and our guys love playing for each other," McCasland said.
"You can tell by the way we share the ball. We need to take some steps defensively and be more physical, but it's such a great group to be around. We're excited to compete.
" Related: Red Raiders No. 22 in Coaches Poll The Red Raiders currently sit at No. 22 in the USA TODAY Coaches Poll and are just outside the AP Top 25 with the most votes of any unranked team.
They're at No. 9 on the Kenpom.com grid and lead the country with a 66.
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