Texas Tech basketball: Best dynamic duos in Red Raider history

No. 3: Flemmons and Hughes  1992-93

Yet another fantastic duo that lost in the first round of the NCAA Tournament was Will Flemmons and Lance Hughes in 1992-93.  Helping Tech get to 18-12 on the season, they earned a No. 12 seed but were outside by No. 5 St. John’s.

Still, this forward/guard combination was stellar.  They averaged 36.4 points, 14.8 rebounds, and 3.9 assists per game.

A case could be made that Flemmons is the second-best forward in Texas Tech basketball history behind Rick Bullock.  He is 11th in program history in scoring and fourth in rebounds.

As a senior in 1992-93, he had his best year with 20.2 points, 10.8 rebounds, and 1.7 assists per game.  That came on the heels of a year in which he scored 19.6 p.p.g.

Meanwhile, Hughes was not far behind with 16.2 points, 4.0 rebounds, and 2.2 assists.  He also shot 47.7% from 3-point range that year, second-best in one season for any Red Raider ever.

Of course, these are also two of the most popular players to ever represent the Double T.  From the tiny West Texas town of Paducah, Flemmons was a hard-nosed player who embodied the rugged attitude that has come to define Red Raider sports.  Meanwhile, the high-flying Hughes is still in the discussion of the best dunkers to ever play for Tech.

But as spectacular as this duo was, it isn’t higher on this list because there were two other all-time Red Raider greats on that year’s team, both being freshmen.  Jason Sasser averaged 10.6 points and 5.1 assists per game while point guard Koy Smith put up 11.4 points and 3.2 assists.

With so much talent on that roster, it’s tough to imagine Tech falling in the first round of the tournament and that’s another reason that this duo doesn’t sit any closer to the top of this ranking.  However, the fact remains that Flemmons and Hughes made quite the pair in 1992-93.