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Texas Tech basketball: Best dynamic duos in Red Raider history

By Matthew Conner

LUBBOCK, TX - FEBRUARY 04: The Texas Tech Red Raiders mascot "Raider Red" cheers with the student section before the game against the West Virginia Mountaineers on February 04, 2019 at United Supermarkets Arena in Lubbock, Texas. (Photo by John Weast/Getty Images)
LUBBOCK, TX - FEBRUARY 04: The Texas Tech Red Raiders mascot "Raider Red" cheers with the student section before the game against the West Virginia Mountaineers on February 04, 2019 at United Supermarkets Arena in Lubbock, Texas. (Photo by John Weast/Getty Images) /
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No. 1: Sasser and Carr 1995-96

The best duo in Texas Tech basketball history was Jason Sasser and Cory Carr in 1995-96.  The dynamic tandem carried Tech to a 30-2 record and a meeting in the Sweet 16 with Georgetown and Allen Iverson.

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Along the way, they put up a combined 35.6 points, 11.6 rebounds, and 4.4 assists per game.  That helped the Red Raiders go undefeated in the final year of SWC basketball and also win the last SWC Tournament ever.

Some believe that Sasser might have been the best player in program history.  A SWC Hall of Famer, he was the 1996 Southwest Conference Player of the Year and three-time All-SWC First-Team honoree.

Additionally, he ranks fourth on Texas Tech’s all-time scoring list with 2,104 career points.  He also received consensus All-America Third-Team honors and was a Wooden Award Finalist in 1995-96.

That season, his stat line read: 19.5 Pts, 7.8 Reb, 2.9 Ast per game.  That was actually down over a half-point from his junior year and the first time since his freshman season that he didn’t average more than 20 points per game.

As for Carr, the Arkansas native actually came off the bench to provide instant offense.  The moment he stepped on the court, he was ready to shoot, and shoot the ball is what his team wanted him to do.

Making 39.1% of his attempts from behind the arc and 44% overall, he was a sniper.  He attempted 7.3 shots per game from deep, making an average of 2.9.

Of course, this team also had the likes of center Tony Battie, forward Darvin Ham, Koy Smith, and guard Stan Bonewitz on the roster.  It was truly an embarrassment of riches.

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But the two players through which everything ran were Sasser and Carr.  Until Chris Beard arrived, this team was easily the best in Texas Tech basketball history and it remains in the discussion as the most talented.  And nowhere was it more talented than at the top of the roster where Sasser and Carr combined to become the best duo in program history.

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