Texas Tech basketball to play Vanderbilt Dec. 16 in Fort Worth
The Red Raiders are headed back to Fort Worth.
The Texas Tech men's basketball team announced Monday the addition of a non-conference game against Vanderbilt to the 2023-24 schedule. The game is part of the third annual US LBM Coast-to-Coast Challenge.
Tech's game will be the second of a tripleheader on Dec. 16 in Dickies Arena with tip tentatively scheduled for 6:30 p.m. It will follow a matchup between UT Arlington and Air Force, scheduled for 4 p.m. TCU and Arizona State will close out the night with a 9 p.m. contest.
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This will mark the second game in Dickies Arena for the Red Raiders, the first coming in a 64-53 loss to Houston in 2020. Vanderbilt holds a 6-2 record all-time against Texas Tech, the last meeting coming in 1979.
Vanderbilt is led by former NBA player and the reigning SEC co-coach of the year Jerry Stackhouse. The Commodores also feature high-scoring guards Tyrin Lawrence and Ezra Manjon, who averaged 13.1 and 10.5 points a game, respectively, last season.
Tickets can be purchased through Ticketmaster or the Texas Tech Ticket Office.
This article originally appeared on Lubbock Avalanche-Journal: Texas Tech basketball to play Vanderbilt Dec. 16 in Fort Worth
