2018–19 Texas Tech Red Raiders basketball team

2018–19 Texas Tech Red Raiders basketball
NCAA tournament, Runner-up
Big 12 regular season co-champions
CBE Hall of Fame Classic champions
National Championship Game,
L 77–85 OT vs. Virginia
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 2
APNo. 9
Record31–7 (14–4 Big 12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaUnited Supermarkets Arena
2018–19 Big 12 men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 19 Kansas State144 .778259  .735
No. 2 Texas Tech144 .778317  .816
No. 16 Kansas126 .6672610  .722
Baylor108 .5562014  .588
No. 25 Iowa State99 .5002312  .657
Texas810 .4442116  .568
Oklahoma711 .3892014  .588
TCU711 .3892314  .622
Oklahoma State513 .2781220  .375
West Virginia414 .2221521  .417
2019 Big 12 tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2018–19 Texas Tech Red Raiders basketball team represented Texas Tech University in the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season as a member of the Big 12 Conference. The Red Raiders were led by third-year coach Chris Beard. They played their home games at the United Supermarkets Arena in Lubbock, Texas. They finished the season 31–7, 14–4 in Big 12 play to win the Big 12 regular season title alongside Kansas State. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 tournament to West Virginia. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament, where they defeated Northern Kentucky, Buffalo, Michigan and Gonzaga to advance to their first Final Four in school history. In the Final Four they defeated Michigan State to advance to the National Championship Game, in which they were defeated by Virginia in overtime. With 31 wins, they finished with the most wins in school history.