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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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MANHATTAN, KS – FEBRUARY 11: Alan Voskuil #20 of the Texas Tech Red Raiders drives to the basket against pressure from defender Darren Kent #42 of the Kansas State Wildcats during the second half on February 11, 2009 at Bramlage Coliseum in Manhattan, Kansas. (Photo by Peter G. Aiken/Getty Images)
MANHATTAN, KS – FEBRUARY 11: Alan Voskuil #20 of the Texas Tech Red Raiders drives to the basket against pressure from defender Darren Kent #42 of the Kansas State Wildcats during the second half on February 11, 2009 at Bramlage Coliseum in Manhattan, Kansas. (Photo by Peter G. Aiken/Getty Images) /

No. 19:  Alan Voskuil

Next on our list is yet another player who will most be remembered as a 3-point sniper, Alan Voskuil.  The Hurst, Texas native should also be commended for being one of the most improved Red Raiders in program history.

In his first two seasons (2005-06, and 2006-07), he put up just 3.6 and 4.2 points per game respectively.  But as a junior (2007-08), he scored 13.1 points per game, and a year later (2008-09), his scoring average jumped to 13.8 p.p.g.

Through it all, Voskuil was deadly from deep. The lowest he ever shot from 3-point range was 35.1%, which was his percentage as a sophomore.  But remarkably, he followed that up a year later by shooting 50% from deep which is even more impressive when you consider that he averaged 4.3 attempts from downtown per contest.

With 1,106 points, Voskuil is 31st all-time in scoring for the Red Raiders.  He also 12th in program history in Big 12 scoring with 550 points.

On the other end of the court, Voskuil was a sneaky good defender.  Using his basketball savvy to make up for a lack of elite athleticism, he led his team in steals as a junior with 1.3 per game and as a senior with 1.2.

But it will always be the 3-ball that Voskuil will be known for.  A career 44% shooter from long distance, he holds the school record with 9 made 3-pointers in a single game back in his senior year when he helped engineer an 84-65 upset of Kansas in Lubbock.

That day, Voskuil capped the day with 35 points to cement his status as a Red Raider fan-favorite.  And part of why so many Red Raiders loved to pull for him was because he was a player that we got to see grow and improve over the course of his four-years in Lubbock.

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