{"id":714262,"date":"2026-04-19T23:27:53","date_gmt":"2026-04-19T23:27:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/714262\/"},"modified":"2026-04-19T23:27:53","modified_gmt":"2026-04-19T23:27:53","slug":"texas-tech-basketball-news-red-raiders-add-all-mwc-star","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/714262\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Tech basketball news: Red Raiders add All-MWC star"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/clutchpoints.com\/ncaa-basketball\/texas-tech-basketball\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Texas Tech basketball<\/a> aims to recover <a href=\"https:\/\/clutchpoints.com\/ncaa-basketball\/texas-tech-basketball-news-grant-mccasland-singles-out-whos-blame-for-alabama-loss\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">from the Alabama loss in March Madness 2026<\/a>. The Red Raiders took a big step Sunday in addressing the second round defeat: By landing an All-Mountain West standout via Wyoming.<\/p>\n<p>Damarion Dennis is the newest <a href=\"https:\/\/clutchpoints.com\/tag\/college-basketball-transfer-portal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">College Basketball Transfer Portal<\/a> addition to Lubbock. Joe Tipton of On3\/Rivals <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/JoeTipton\/status\/2045990318739222948?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">confirmed the move<\/a> on Sunday evening.<\/p>\n<p>Dennis hands head coach Grant McCasland a recent MWC Honorable Mention to his TTU roster. The 6-foot-1 combo guard averaged 11.2 points per game as a sophomore on the Cowboys.<\/p>\n<p>Dennis delivered three games of surpassing the 20-point mark too, including dropping 20 on conference champ Utah State in the narrow 85-83 loss on Feb. 7. He scored 17 points on St. Patrick&#8217;s Day against Wichita State in the National Invitational Tournament (NIT), which became his final Cowboys game after taking the 74-70 defeat.<\/p>\n<p>TTU brings a Texas native home in this portal move, though.<\/p>\n<p>Dennis originally is from San Antonio, starring for Veterans Memorial High. He established himself as a three-star prospect who landed eight total offers. Dennis stayed in the Lonestar State after his prep career by committing to Southland Conference representative Texas A&amp;M-Corpus Crispi.<\/p>\n<p>He started in nine games for the Islanders, playing in 34 total contests. Dennis grabbed 0.8 steals while dishing out 1.3 assists per game.<\/p>\n<p>But he dipped out of TAMU-Corpus Christi and landed at Wyoming for his sophomore season. Laramie became the place where Dennis thrived more in a CBB environment. Now he&#8217;s back in the home state and this time, taking the power conference leap.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/clutchpoints.com\/ncaa-basketball\/march-madness-news-jaylen-petty-explains-how-texas-tech-defeated-akron\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Texas Tech defeated Akron as its only NCAA Tournament win<\/a> from a month ago. The new PG&#8217;s arrival likely will fuel top 25 chatter for next season.<\/p>\n<p>Texas Tech basketball aims to recover from the Alabama loss in March Madness 2026.  The Red Raiders took a big step Sunday in addressing the second round defeat: By landing an All-Mountain West standout via Wyoming.  Damarion Dennis is the newest College Basketball Transfer Portal addition to Lubbock.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Texas Tech basketball aims to recover from the Alabama loss in March Madness 2026. 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