Texas Tech basketball: The all-time Red Raider team from West Texas

Shooting guard: Dub Malaise

Another undersized guard, Dub Malaise would start alongside Young.  The 5-foot-11 Odessa native was a Red Raider from 1963-66 when he averaged 20.3 points per game.

Leading Tech to the SWC title in 1965, he was part of a team that went 17-6 but was not invited to the NCAA Tournament. It’s a shame because that prevented the nation from getting a look at one of the most explosive scorers in the nation.

To this day, he remains the only Red Raider to ever score 50 points in a game.  Making that feat even more satisfying is the fact that that school record came at the expense of Texas when Malaise went off in Austin in 1966.  He also had four games of at least 40 points during his career.

Despite playing in an era when players could not participate on the varsity squad as freshmen, Malaise is 20th in Tech history in scoring at 1,420 points.  He was also a member of Tech’s inaugural Ring of Honor class.

The problem here is that playing two 5-foot-11 guards together in the backcourt would be less than ideal defensively.  While both Young and Malaise would be dynamic scorers in any era, there’s a question if they would be able to play alongside one another should they come up against another mythical all-time team from other regions (which we will revel in the upcoming days).  Still, it would be fun to see these two guards team up on the offensive end of the court.