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Texas Tech basketball: Who should be first inductees in Ring of Honor?

By Matthew Conner

DALLAS - MARCH 13: Andre Emmett #14 of the Texas Tech Red Raiders reacts on the court against the Baylor Bears during the Phillips 66 Big XII Championships at American Airlines Center on March 13, 2003 in Dallas, Texas. The Red Raiders won 68-65. (Photo by Brian Bahr/Getty Images)
DALLAS - MARCH 13: Andre Emmett #14 of the Texas Tech Red Raiders reacts on the court against the Baylor Bears during the Phillips 66 Big XII Championships at American Airlines Center on March 13, 2003 in Dallas, Texas. The Red Raiders won 68-65. (Photo by Brian Bahr/Getty Images) /
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Rick Bullock: 1973-76

The third-leading scorer in Texas Tech basketball history, Rick Bullock remains one of the top Red Raiders of all-time.  The only Tech player to score 2,000 points and grab 1,000 rebounds, he was inducted into the SWC Hall of Fame in 2013.

At the time of his graduation, he was the program leader in career points, field goals made, field goals attempted, field goal percentage and blocks, and he ranked third in career rebounds. And almost half-a-century later, the 6-foot-9 center still ranks in the top 5 in each category.

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During his career, Tech won the 1973 and 1976 SWC titles and reached the Sweet 16 in 1976.  What’s more, he was the 1975 and 1976 SWC Player of the Year and was a four-time All-SWC selection.

The three-time All-American owns two of the top 10 individual game scoring performances in Texas Tech basketball history. His 44 points against Arkansas in 1976 ranks third and his 41-point outburst in 1974 against TCU is tied with three other performances for seventh-best.

Last year, Gerald Myers had some high praise for Bullock when reflecting on his career in Lubbock.

"“Rick in my opinion is the best player to ever be at Texas Tech,” Myers told the “Dallas Morning News” “and he’s definitely the best player that I coached.”"

That is certainly high praise and makes Bullock a logical choice to be included in the ring of honor.

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Those men seem to be the most likely Red Raiders to be in the first class enshrined in the ring of honor.  Other players that have a case include Dub Malaise, Keenan Evans, Jason Sasser, Cory Carr and Will Flemmons along with former head coach Bob Knight, who retired from Texas Tech as the winningest head coach in Division I history.

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