Texas Tech basketball: Georgia transfer KyeRon Lindsay commits to Red Raders

For the second year in a row, the Texas Tech basketball program has added a talented transfer to the program in the middle of the season.  Last year, it was Texas transfer, Jaylon Tyson, who joined the Red Raiders for the spring semester and was part of the program as a redshirt during the run to the Sweet 16.  Now, Georgia transfer KyeRon Lindsay is following the same script.

The former 4-star recruit from Denton, Texas took a visit to Lubbock earlier this week and made known his commitment to Mark Adams’ squad on Friday.  The news was reported by multiple media outlets including On3.com.

While Lindsay won’t be able to help this year’s team, he could be a significant building block for the future.  In fact, he brings to the roster the type of size and athleticism that is currently in short supply from the Red Raider wing players.

At 6-foot-8, 205 pounds, Lindsay is built to deploy the no-middle defense that Adams lives and dies with.  He should also be able to guard almost any player on the court given his size and agility, something that is invaluable in Adams’ scheme which asks players to switch virtually every ball screen.

Currently, the only Red Raider who is built similarly is Tyson at 6-foot-6, 210 pounds.  While Kevin Obanor is approximately the same size as Lindsay, the super-senior is not quite as athletic as Lindsay or Tyson and he is more suited to guard opposing big men.  Of course, he won’t be part of next season’s roster anyway as he will exhaust his eligibility when this season concludes.

Therefore, Lindsay figures to be in line to play a significant role for this program next season.  What’s more, his pedigree suggests that he could be a potential steal for the Red Raiders.

In high school, Lindsay was rated as the No. 98 player overall and the No. 18 power forward in the nation according to 247Sports.com.  Originally a commit to UNLV, he changed his mind and signed with Georgia last spring, a major recruiting win for new Georgia head coach Mike White at the time.

Prior to entering the portal last month, Lindsay had averaged 6.2 points and 5.2 rebounds while playing 19.9 minutes per game in ten appearances.  He had two double-digit scoring games, a 14-point showing against Miami (OH), and a 10-point effort against Wake Forest.

It will be interesting to see how active Tech will be in the portal this offseason.  With only one player, Obanor, set to exhaust his eligibility this season, there doesn’t figure to be as many available scholarships for Adams to fill.

Of course, we can also assume that there will be defections from this year’s roster as is the nature of the college game these days.  Still, with four true freshmen in the mix this year and two 2023 high school recruits slated to become Red Raiders next season, the amount of roster churning that we see this season might not be as great as what we’ve seen in recent years.

Adding Lindsay was a nice move by Adams and Co. as it provides this program with the type of long and athletic wing player that this program needs in order to best execute its defensive scheme.  It’s just too bad that he can’t help this year’s team because he’s exactly the type of player that could make a difference immediately.