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Texas Tech basketball: The top 25 Red Raiders in the Big 12 era

By Matthew Conner

MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA - APRIL 08: Jarrett Culver #23 of the Texas Tech Red Raiders celebrates the play against the Virginia Cavaliers in the second half during the 2019 NCAA men's Final Four National Championship game at U.S. Bank Stadium on April 08, 2019 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images)
MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA - APRIL 08: Jarrett Culver #23 of the Texas Tech Red Raiders celebrates the play against the Virginia Cavaliers in the second half during the 2019 NCAA men's Final Four National Championship game at U.S. Bank Stadium on April 08, 2019 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images) /
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LUBBOCK, TX – JANUARY 02: General view of a rack of Under Armour basketballs taken before the game between the Texas Tech Red Raiders and the Texas Longhorns on January 02, 2016 at United Supermarkets Arena in Lubbock, Texas. Texas Tech won the game 82-74. (Photo by John Weast/Getty Images)
LUBBOCK, TX – JANUARY 02: General view of a rack of Under Armour basketballs taken before the game between the Texas Tech Red Raiders and the Texas Longhorns on January 02, 2016 at United Supermarkets Arena in Lubbock, Texas. Texas Tech won the game 82-74. (Photo by John Weast/Getty Images) /

No. 5: Ross

Few players in the history of Teas Tech basketball improved more over the course of their careers than Ronald Ross.  The Hobbs, New Mexico product came to Lubbock as a walk-on in 2001 ahead of the second year of Bob Knight’s tenure on the South Plains but ended up as one of the best players in the Big 12, if not the entire nation.

In 2004-05, gritty point guard led his team in scoring with 17.5 points per game and steals with 2.6 while ranking second in assists with 3.1.  What’s more, he was also second on the team in rebounds with 5.5.

In the NCAA Tournament, he led Tech to the Sweet 16 with a then school-record 28 points in a round-one win over UCLA and 24 points in a second-round upset of No. 3 seed Gonzaga.  In Tech’s Sweet 16 loss to West Virginia, he was solid with 16 points as he played his final game as a Red Raider in his home state of New Mexico.

That season, he shot 55% from the field in Big 12 games, 6th best Big 12 mark in program history.  And his 51% career shooting percentage in Big 12 games ranks 4th.

Earning first-team honors, Ross was not only Tech’s best player that year, but he was also the team’s leader on and off the court.  And over the course of his career, he became one of Bob Knight’s favorite players.

Finishing his career with 1,174 career points, Ross ranks 23rd in program history in scoring.  He is also 12th in career assists with 320 while ranking first in program history with 204 career steals.

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