Texas Tech contacts senior transfer guard from the Mountain West Conference

There's no question that the Texas Tech basketball program needs help at the guard position after losing all three of its starting guards to graduation following the 2024-25 season. Tech has already landed a commitment from Tyeree Bryan to help fill the void, and now, another mid-major guard could be on the Red Raiders' radar.

Utah State transfer Deyton Albury has heard from head coach Grant McCasland and his staff (according to The Portal Report). In addition, Charlotte, Virginia Commonwealth, Iowa, Wichita State, Robert Morris, Alabama Birmingham, Clemson, Wyoming, and others have expressed interest as well.

A senior with one year of eligibility remaining, he's played in 66 games at the Division-I level after starting his career in the JUCO ranks. The 6-foot-2, 190-pound native of the Bahamas put up 7.8 points, 2.5 rebounds, and 1.7 assists per game for the Aggies in 2024-25 while starting 23 of 34 games.

Albury is an attacking guard who finishes well around the basket. He shot 57.5% this past season from two-point range, a sign that many of his field goal attempts were near the rim.

On the other hand, he is a capable outside shooter, even if he doesn't fire away from deep all that often. He was successful on 43.3% of his 3-point attempts in his one season at Utah State, but he only hoisted 30 shots from beyond the arc.

On defense, he came up with 30 total steals this season. That's an average of 0.9 per game. Of course, all of these stats were accrued while playing an average of just 18.8 minutes in each contest.

With that in mind, it is fair to wonder what role Texas Tech head coach Grant McCasland and his coaching staff have in mind for Albury.

It seems as if he might be looked at as a backup guard capable of handling some point guard minutes off of the bench. Though adding backup guards is not necessarily a sexy move, those types of players are important over the course of a season.

Thus, it would be wise to keep an eye on Albury's recruitment. He has experience playing in one of the top mid-major conferences in the country, and he's a senior, so he would bring some important experience to the roster. And doing due diligence on players like him is all part of piecing together a balanced and deep team capable of getting the Red Raiders in position to compete for a National Championship.