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Texas Tech basketball: Jahmi’us Ramsey goes off in the Bahamas

By Matthew Conner

NEW YORK, NY - AUGUST 18: Jahmius Ramsey #10 of Team Ramsey watches the girls match before his game against Team Stanley during the SLAM Summer Classic 2018 at Dyckman Park on August 18, 2018 in New York City. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY - AUGUST 18: Jahmius Ramsey #10 of Team Ramsey watches the girls match before his game against Team Stanley during the SLAM Summer Classic 2018 at Dyckman Park on August 18, 2018 in New York City. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images) /
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The Red Raider freshmen are impressive

With all apologies to The Who, what jumps out most about Thursday’s game is the fact that the Texas Tech basketball team’s kids are alright.  In fact, they proved to be more than alright against a professional team from Europe.

The six Tech freshmen to see the court against Bemax (guard Kevin McCullar was held out for precautionary reasons as he continues to work his way back from injury) were the driving force of the two-point win.  They accounted for 73 of the team’s 94 points (77.6%).

In addition to Ramsey, Terrence Shannon had 13 points on 5/7 shooting and was Tech’s second-best player in the second half.  Point guard Clarence Nadolny matched that point total but he shot just 5/13 from the field.

Shannon displayed an aggressive attitude on both ends of the floor for the second-straight game and he was especially explosive when finishing at the rim (as you can see in the highlight above).  Meanwhile, Nadolny looked to have an impressively quick first step when making a move off the bounce and his athleticism may take some by surprise as it did Bemax in the clip below.

Forward Tyreek Smith saw 9:27 of court time and put up two points while pulling down four rebounds.  7-footer Russel Tchewa was not nearly as noticeable as he was Wednesday but in 7:59 of action, he managed to give his team two rebounds and a steal.

Andrei Savrasov, a redshirt freshman from Russia was quiet as well.  He added only three rebounds in just over seven minutes of playing time.

Because over 50% of the scholarship players on the roster are freshmen, the youth on this team will have to grow up in a hurry.  As was the case Thursday, the players that comprised the No. 16 recruiting class in the nation will likely be what determines how the 2019-20 season plays out in Lubbock.  If this game was any indication, we already know that because of this young and amazingly athletic group of freshmen, this year will be entertaining and full of excitement.

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