How to watch Texas Tech basketball vs. Bethune-Cookman: Game notes and more

Tonight the Texas Tech basketball team takes on Bethune-Cookman to open the 2024-25 season. It is the start of the 100th season in program history and one of the most highly anticipated.

After making a run to the NCAA Tournament last season, much is expected out of the Red Raiders. That's because of the return of key contributors such as Darrion Williams, Kerwin Walton, and Chance McMillan along with the additions of key transfers JT Toppin, Elijah Hawkins, Kevin Overton, and Federiko Federiko.

Of course, there is also optimism that the second year of the Grant McCasland era will result in a step forward for the program. For his career, the Red Raider head coach has averaged 25.4 wins per season as a Division I head coach.

Now, the expectation is that he will approach that number this year with a talented and deep Red Raider team. It is also expected that he will take the Red Raiders on a run in March after being eliminated in the first round of the NCAA Tournament last season.

So let's take a look at everything fans need to know ahead of tonight's game. We'll start with the broadcast information.

Texas Tech vs. Bethune-Cookman broadcast information

Tip Time: 7 p.m. CST
TV: ESPN+
Radio: Texas Tech Sports Network

Texas Tech vs. Bethune-Cookman Odds

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Texas Tech vs. Bethune-Cookman series history

Texas Tech all-time record 1-0
Only meeting: 2019 (79-44 Texas Tech)

Texas Tech vs. Bethune-Cookman game notes

All game notes courtesy of TexasTech.com.

• Kerwin Walton is the longest tenured Red Raider as he enters his third season in the program and fifth as a collegiate player who has 720 points and 169 made 3-pointers in his career. A Minnesota native, Walton is coming off a senior season where he averaged 8.5 points per game and finished 65-for-136 (47.8 percent) from beyond the arc. His percentage was second nationally and second in program history.

• Grant McCasland is the program's 19th head coach. He has a 234-100 career record (.701 winning percentage) including stops at Arkansas State and North Texas.

• Tech returns 6 players (44.5% scoring/44.2% rebounding): Cambridge, Francis, McMillian, Walton, Williams, Yalaho

• The Red Raiders welcome five Transfers: Federiko (Pitt), Green (Air Force), Hawkins (Minnesota), Overton (Drake), Toppin (New Mexico)

• The program also brings in three True Freshmen: Anderson (Oak Hill Academy), Henderson (Faith Family Oak Cliff), Horner (Dynamic Prep)

• Texas Tech opens the 100th season in program history against Bethune-Cookman at 7 p.m. on Tuesday at United Supermarkets Arena riding a 24-game winning streak in season-openers and off its 20th appearance in the NCAA Tournament.

• Bethune-Cookman is coming off a season where they went 17-17 overall and were 11-7 in
  Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) games. Bethune-Cookman is led by head coach Reggie Theus who was an NBA All-Star and finished his NBA career with 19,015 points and 6,453 assists.

• The Red Raiders are 72-27 all-time in season-openers, including winning 24 straight to begin a season after a 73-46 win over Texas A&M-Commerce in McCasland's first game leading the program. The last loss to start a season came against Indiana in a 68-60 decision on Nov. 19, 1999 – the debut of the United Supermarkets Arena (then known as United Spirit Arena).