Texas Tech basketball inks best recruiting class in program history

Wednesday, the Texas Tech basketball program inked the highest-rated recruiting class in the history of the program as four standout recruits signed their letters of intent officially making them Red Raiders.

Wednesday will go down as one of the best days in the history of the Texas Tech basketball as Chris Beard and his staff officially signed the best class in program history.  The Red Raiders added four highly-regarded 2019 high school prospects in what is rated as a top-25 class by virtually every recruiting service.

247Sports.com has Texas Tech’s class at No. 21 overall in the nation ahead of programs such as Syracuse (No. 22), Maryland (No. 23), UCLA (No. 25) and even Duke (No. 26).  It was a continuation of the incredible momentum Beard has been building on the recruiting trail in his three seasons as head coach.

Last year, Beard and his staff landed the No. 33 signing class which was also considered to be the best class in program history at that time.  That class included top-40 national signee Khavon Moore, JUCO transfer Deshawn Corprew, point guard Kyler Edwards and forward Josh Mballa.

And in just three games this year, Corprew and Edwards have already proven to be an integral part of the team while Mballa has seen action in every game thus far.  Meanwhile, Moore is still working his way back from a broken leg but he will be part of the regular rotation upon his return.

Beard’s first signing class in 2017 was one of the most underrated classes in the nation checking in at No. 39 in the country.  But what the recruiting experts did not know about that class was how much of an instant impact Jarrett Culver and Zhaire Smith would make as true freshmen.  Had they been able to foresee what those recruits would mean to last year’s Elite 8 team, the 2017 class would have been rated much higher than it was.

So it is easy to understand why Red Raider fans are so excited about this year’s class.  If Beard can take Texas Tech to the Elite 8 with a roster of players that were not blue-chip recruits, one can only dream about what he may be able to do once the 2019 class arrives.

So let’s take a closer look at the players that joined the Texas Tech basketball family on Wednesday.  Get to know these names because soon, they will be the foundation of the program.