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Momo Challenge, other cyberbullying methods pose issues for students

By ARIEANNA PETERS Staff Writer

Bullying has been an issue that has followed each generation. Since technology has improved over the years, bullying is now taking place more and more on the internet.

Whether it be website hackers, scammers or people who sit behind a screen and verbally abuse others, people can be at risk of cyberbullying in a variety of ways.

According to Forbes, the “Momo challenge” was a cyberbullying method that surfaced on the internet in late February. It was a form of cyberbullying targeting younger children through YouTube and consisted of the video instructing viewers to commit self-harm or harm to their families.

Although it later turned out

to be a hoax.

Even so, Scott Hall, managing director of Information Technology Help Central at Texas Tech, said its best to stay aware about situations, such as the Momo challenge, and it is necessary for parents to know the type of content their children are watching.

“I think the biggest factor would be awareness about it and know what it is and how it transpires,” Hall said.

John Thomas, managing director for Technology Support within the IT division at Tech, said cyberbullying is a real-life epidemic happening on internet, and the popularity of social media has increased the impact of cyberbullying.

“It is a very real thing,” Thomas said. “A lot of people think that maybe being on-

line that its more anonymous then in a school yard.

But technology-wise, it’s really less anonymous, and we’re able to see where those things originated from.”

In addition, Thomas said working in the IT division, the staff has seen cases that have caused some internet users to be more vulnerable to depression and anxiety.

Regarding social media, Hall said some hackers have motives to hack social media platforms. He said the motive for some hackers could be money, but he is unsure what the Momo challenge’s motives were.

Sabrina Paris, a senior political science major from Dallas, said she has never faced or been a victim of cyberbullying, but she had witnessed it on a few occasions.

“I feel like people hide behind the walls of the internet and use it as an excuse to say what they need to say,” Paris said. “It super common with social media.”

In addition to a cyberbully’s methods, Paris said she knew of a situation where a woman, who was humiliated on Facebook due to the shape of her body and the tightness of her clothes, received awful comments and was called nasty names.

“I think it’s messed up,” Paris said. “They’re using that as a platform to spread danger instead of good things.”

Whether it be the Momo challenge or other forms of cyberbullying, Thomas said the best approach is for people to know how to protect themselves online and utilize proper online etiquette.

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Whether it be on one’s laptop or phone, college students can be susceptible to different types of cyberbullying.

In addition, he said he has kids himself, and as a parent, he is responsible for educating his kids on awareness.

“There are bad things all over in the world, and we’ve learned as citizens in Lub-

bock, Texas, don’t go into these areas because they’re not good for you,” Thomas said. “We just have to have a similar approach to things that are online.” @DailyToreador

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Tech Credit Union construction continues, brings updated services

By ADÁN RUBIO Staff Writer

People who use the services at the Texas Tech Credit Union on campus may have noticed the construction taking place.

Whether it be more room for staff or new services for

members, the expansion of TTCU’s main branch, which is located at 1802 Texas Tech Parkway, could provide a variety of resources for the Tech community.

Tyler Young, business development director of the TTCU, said the credit union

provides financial services, such as saving accounts, checking accounts, personal loans and auto loans to members.

“What our field of membership is comprised of is Texas Tech students, alumni, faculty and staff. Also, any of the local school districts within the Lubbock county,” he said. “We’re an educational credit union.”

For members of the TTCU and the general public, Young said the staff is hoping to have the expanded main branch open in May after the staff has moved into the building.

“The construction has gone well, but it always is a process,” he said. “Hoping to be in there I say in the next two to three months.”

The current renovation of the building is a phase Young said will start after the expansion is completed.

He said the staff is hoping the renovation phase will be completed in the fall.

“The Texas Tech Credit Union has been fortunate to be in that location since 2001,” Young said regarding the main branch location. “We relocated what we call our main office to that west side of campus in ‘01. From there, have really just seen a lot of growth in the last 18 years.”

This construction is a project Young said is being overseen by DBSI, which is a branch contractor, and has been in the making for the last three years.

He said the new edition of

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The Texas Tech Credit Union main branch is being expanded to accommodate more workers and new technology. The TTCU main branch is located at 1802 Texas Tech Parkway.

the main branch will add 17,000-square feet to the current building space.

With the expansion of the TTCU main branch, Young said the plan is to improve member experience.

“That incorporates a lot of new technologies that will be available to our membership,” he said. “Expanded services and just more room for our staff.”

A technology bar with quick access to banking services and interactive teller machines with the ability to video-call TTCU employees are some new services that will be available after the expansion is completed.

In addition to the services provided with the expansion, some people may also consider the aesthetic of the TTCU main branch expansion.

Eric Lundberg, chief operations officer of the TTCU, said this is the third branch they have remodeled. He said he worked hand-in-hand with the contractors and design team.

“On this building, we’ve been working on the design since 2016,” he said. “So, we went through the whole design process. We also had to work with Facilities and Planning with Texas Tech to make sure that the exterior of the building matched the campus.

The design of the building is one aspect Lundberg said the TTCU worked with the university to get correct.

“We made sure that the

symmetry of the building lines up with what Tech has planned, so it looks really cohesive with the rest of campus,” Lundberg said. “It was not a hard process, but we wanted to make sure that it fits with Tech’s campus.”

In addition to attending to the design aspects of the construction, the accessibility of the TTCU services is another factor Lundberg said the staff had to consider. Since a third of the TTCU’s current membership does not live in the Lubbock area, he said the staff is implementing a new initiative called “See You Now,” which will take the form of a mobile app that allows TTCU members to interact with employees anywhere.

“We want to be able to serve Texas Tech members no matter where they’re at,” he said regarding the expansion and being able to implement the mobile app. “This building is really going to allow us to launch that full scale and have the capability to keep growing that.”

Regardless of the new technology and designs, the impact of the expansion is another aspect one may consider.

“We’re turning 60 this year,” Young said. “We have a new building that’s going up on our 60th year that will hopefully set the stage for continuing to serve Texas Tech and the Lubbock community the best way we can.” @AdanRubioDT

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Outgoing SGA President reflects on year in office

By MALLORY ROSETTA Staff Writer

When Sean Lewis took office to be the Student Government Association president on May 1, 2018, he never could have imagined all the possibilities the position would offer him.

However, as his term comes to an end this year, he reflects on his favorite moments from his dream-come-true position.

“Serving in this capacity as the student body president has been the greatest honor of my life so far,” he said.

Lewis, a senior history major, attended high school in Virginia Beach, Virginia, and had his heart set on an east coast school. However, he said his sister chose to come to Texas Tech first, and after helping her move into her dorm room, he became amazed at how beautiful the campus was and how welcoming and gracious the people were.

In high school, Lewis was his senior class president, and when he got to Tech, he said he experienced the university differently than someone from in-state might.

As a freshman, Lewis became

involved in the SGA Freshman Leadership Association.

“I saw a lot of things through a different lens,” he said. “I knew that in order for me to advocate for a better university to recruit students from all over the state and all over the world, I had to immediately become involved with student government.”

Patrick Smallwood, a political science major and firstyear transfer student from Tyler, said as the office’s student assistant and president of the SGA Student Ambassadors, he has been able to work closely with Lewis, who was one of the first people he met at Tech.

Smallwood said Lewis is always willing to meet and talk to different people and is welcoming to everyone. Lewis has a gift for unlocking the potential in other people and is encouraging, he said.

“Sean is one of the reasons I felt comfortable coming to Texas Tech. He is very encouraging in us, getting out to help people and improve the lives of people on campus,” Smallwood said. “I very much look up to him.”

Amber Acklie, a senior construction management

major from Flower Mound and internal vice president of SGA, said Lewis is proactive. If he wants something done, he will go the extra mile to get it, which is something Acklie said she believes is important in a working environment.

She has learned a lot from Lewis as they have worked in office together, she said, especially about time management and actually doing what he said would be accomplished.

“He is really good about pushing me to never become complacent,” Acklie said.

“Whether it was something we were working on or something we were planning to do, he has done a really good job of that. He did a fantastic job of serving as SGA president.”

One of the main highlights of Lewis’s presidential term is the SGA’s participation in the commencement ceremonies. He said seeing the excitement students have and hearing the cheers from their family members is something he treasures, as well as shaking each student’s hand as they walk across the stage.

Some of Lewis’s other accomplishments as president include the basketball tailgates, alcohol sales at athletic

events, the introduction of Zipcars to campus and Raider Red’s Food Pantry drive to make more food available to students on campus.

Lewis said his main goal throughout his time serving on SGA was to provide a better Red Raider experience for everyone on campus – students, faculty and staff alike.

“If we as the Student Government Association can provide an opportunity for students and members of the community to come together, it directly impacts the desire for someone to stay on campus, which leads to retention, which enhances their overall experience,” Lewis said. “As my presidency is coming to an end, I am so proud of all of the work we have been able to do and am so hopeful for the future.”

Post presidency, Lewis said he plans on attending law school. He hopes incoming SGA president David Rivero focuses on the “bread and butter” issues, which are topics that focus on what students want, what will better enhance their Red Raider experience and push them to stay at Tech for their entire academic careers.

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Sean Lewis, Student Government Association president, will conclude his term and graduate in May. “I hope that the next leadership is continuing to focus on that and continuing to find opportunities to make students feel included and have their voices heard,” Lewis said. “That has been my theme throughout this year, enhancing the Red

Raider Experience, because I want students to make the most of their time here on campus.

Like I said, I am hopeful for the future and cannot wait to see what will be done on campus in the next couple of years.” @MalloryRosettaDT

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Honors College Bayless Mentoring program impacts lives

By ALLISON MONACELLI Staff Writer

Select Texas Tech Honors College faculty and students take time out of their busy lives to mentor students from Bayless, a lower-class elementary school at least once a week.

This program gives Tech students an opportunity to give back to the Lubbock community and impact young students lives.

Stacy Poteet, the lead administrator for scholarships in the Honors College, coordinates the Bayless Mentor program.

Poteet said the college adopted the Bayless program about four years ago when Michael San Francisco, the current dean of the Honors College, wanted to give back to the Lubbock community and thought a mentoring program for Honors College students would be a great opportunity.

“Dr. San Francisco and I also mentor, so that’s fun,” Poteet said, “I don’t know many deans that are actually in an elementary school mentoring, so that’s phenomenal.”

There are a little over 100 Tech students who go to Bayless to mentor at least once a week, Poteet said.

The honors students are held accountable to mentor at least once a week, and the Lubbock Independent School District has a policy that Bayless students can not be taken out the instructional setting, so students are mentored during lunch or physical education, Poteet said.

“Our mentoring consists of academics, positive role modeling, encouraging higher education, so it can look different for each child,” Poteet said.

Some honors students sign up for service hours and go into it thinking they will impact a life of an elementary student, she said, but the college students often realize they are being impacted themselves.

Sometimes the students will highlight their times at Bayless in their scholarship letters as being their best experiences at Tech, she said.

Adrian Falco, a senior biochemistry major from Friendswood, serves on the Bayless Board as the current president.

Falco said he has been a mentor since the spring of his freshman year at Tech.

“I am extremely impressed with how dedicated many of our mentors are,” Falco said.

“We have an extremely high retention with our mentors.

They come back year after year, just like me and my other friends. It’s definitely one of our favorite organizations that we get to be a part of.”

Falco saw a post about the Bayless mentoring program his freshman year, and he wanted to get involved with the Lubbock community, so this was the perfect way, he said.

During his second year of mentoring, he said he was trying to see what his mentees were passionate about regarding academics, and one of his mentees chose said they were interested in chemistry, which is perfect due to his major in biochemistry. He was excited

when his 4th grade mentee memorized half the periodic table by the end of the semester.

Claire Crawford, a junior microbiology major from Midland, serves as the current secretary on the Bayless Board.

Bayless is an opportunity to provide consistency to elementary school students who do not have consistency in their home life, she said.

“I heard that it was a great way to get involved with some Lubbock youth, because that’s something we don’t see as much with our everyday college kid life,” Crawford said. “So, that was a form of volunteering

that I was really interested in.”

Crawford has had the same mentee for the past four and a half semesters, she said, which is a great motivator for her to continue working with the mentoring program.

Her relationship with her mentee is sisterly, she said, and she prides herself on teaching the student life lessons. For her mentee’s birthday, Crawford said she got her four presents, and to work on her sharing, she told her student to share one of the presents with another mentee, and she jumped at the opportunity.

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“I want (people) to know how rewarding it is to have a relationship with a student that not only needs them but likes them,” Crawford said, “Every experience is very different, because it is shaped by their mentee relationship. If anyone is interested, it is definitely worth the 45 minutes a week.”

There are a lot of kids at Bayless who ask for mentors, Poteet said, because the honors students are seen as rock stars

to the kids.

“The university has taken notice of Bayless, and because we only open Bayless to Honors College students, because Dean San Francisco and I can only hold our students accountable, the university is looking at hopefully modeling this in other colleges,” she said. “So, that would be wonderful, because I think every school could use a mentoring program.” @AllisonMonacelliDT

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South Korea faces own #metoo reckoning in hidden camera scandals

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fter seeing so many people outed or convicted on claims or charges of sexual misconducts in America in recent years, South Korea is facing its own scandal among worldpopular K-Pop groups.

Famously, South Koreans have had a problem with hidden cameras in hotel rooms, changing rooms and public bathrooms, with as many as 6,400 reported incidents in 2017 alone, according to

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South Korean police have organized teams armed with infrared scanners to spot hidden cameras in response.

While police have identified more than 26,000 victims of illicit filming between 2012 and 2016, because of the secrecy of the filming, many victims may not even realize they’re victims. This is only an estimate of what cameras have been found investigating, and criminology professor at Soonchunhyang University, Oh Yoon-sung, states the numbers would

likely be “10 times higher” if they knew the full extent.

From hiding cameras in a motel room, a place where no one should ever fear unsolicited filming, the new scandal within the K-pop industry now touches on privacy and relationship issues in unsolicited filming between consensual sexual partners.

Recently, news about a group chat involving some very big names in the K-pop music scene was dropped.

The group chat was used to discuss and share videos of sexual relations the men were allegedly having with women, included videos of allegedly drugged women. The members of the group chat responded with chuckles.

One man, Jung JoonYoung was arrested and,

according to the Hollywood Reporter, could face up to seven years in prison. Others involved are BIGBANG’s Seungri and F.T. Island’s Choi Jong-Hoon.

These cases within the #Metoo moment extend to violations of trust between two individuals. Consenting to a sexual relationship should be respected and held in the highest regard. To have that trust broken by secretly video taping and sending it to a bunch of friends is not only completely repulsive, but it is a violation of privacy that could well affect a person’s reputation.

The individual not only is unaware of filming, but is also unaware about where that film is watched, how many times it is watched and who

watches it. Women should not fear the consenting relationships with men, even if it was only a one-night stand.

To have that trust broken, sent to a group chat and now having this all brought into the public eye cannot be easy.

It takes courage to deal with this everyday, even if no one knows it was you. You don’t just forgive and forget.

You are still hurt about being disrespected, and now you are constantly on edge if your name is revealed.

These women are strong, and although none of them were physically assaulted, they were still scarred by this situation.

The relationship may have been consensual, but the recordings were not. This epidemic has caused women

of South Korea to take action, and last year, a demonstration was hosted in Seoul where “tens of thousands of women took to the street of Seoul and other cities to protest against the practice and demand action, under the slogan ‘My Life is Not Your Porn.’”

This attack on unsolicited filming is another step toward social change within the #Metoo Movement, which is now visibly spreading beyond its American roots.

While all situations are very different, it is still crucial to stand behind women who are seeking truth, justice and to see a visible change from the current fear of cameras they have now. @DailyToreador

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Smollett acquittal highlights inequality in criminal justice system

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he case of Jussie Smollett, actor in the television show “Empire,” has reached numerous climaxes during its twists and turns the last few months.

What’s surprising, in this case, is the lack of collaboration between the Chicago Police Department and the State’s Attorney’s office.

Chicago PD’s Commander Ed Wodnicki issued a state-

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ment expressing his disapproval of such a decision from the State’s office in an interview with NBC Chicago. “ We w o r k e d c l o s e l y throughout our three-week investigation to get to point where we arrested the offender. For the state’s attorney at

this point to dismiss charges without discussing this with us at all is just shocking,” he said during the interview.

Was the lack of communication purposeful in the fact the State’s office saw and understood the level of social status that Smollett holds? Could it be Smollett knew his social status would ultimately protect him if things turned south? Chi-

cago Mayor Rahm Emanuel sure thought so, stating in a press conference the situation “ … sends a clear message that if you are in a position of influence and power you’ll get treated one-way, other people will be treated another way.”

Imagine the justice and satisfaction we could have if only an emphasis was placed on equality and integrity,

an equality of social status where people in influential positions don’t receive special treatment. A new image would be created that shows high social status does not guarantee freedom or charge dismissal.

We must demand answers and demand the wealthy be processed through the same system as anyone else who allegedly commits a crime.

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The Latest: Pope warns over building walls to bar migrants RABAT, Morocco (AP) — The Latest on Pope Francis' trip to Morocco: Pope Francis is warning that political leaders who want to build walls to keep out migrants "end up prisoners of the walls that they build."

Francis said he simply couldn't understand in his head or his heart how a government could be so cruel as to put up concertina-wired fences to keep out migrants, or prevent migrant rescue boats from docking in ports.

Speaking en route home from Morocco, Francis said: "This is not the way to resolve the serious problem of immigration.

I understand a government has a hot potato in its hands. But it has to resolve it in other ways, humanely."

Francis said he wept

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after a Spanish journalist showed him a piece of concertina wire from the border at Spain's North African enclave of Ceuta.

Organizers say some 10,000 people are attending Pope Francis' public Mass in Morocco, most of them foreigners representing about 60 countries.

The liturgy held in a sports arena in Morocco's capital of Rabat on Sunday was the final event on the schedule for the pope's twoday visit.

Nora Moso is originally from the Philippines and works in Casablanca as a nanny. She said she was grateful her employer gave her the day off so she could attend the Mass.

Diego Sanchez lives in Ceuta, the Spanish enclave in North Africa that is a destination of migrants who pour into Morocco hoping to

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find a way to Europe.

Sanchez says he thinks Catholicism is multiracial and universal. He said: "We have people from European origins, we have people from Arab origins, we have people from Africa sub-Saharan origins, so we are very happy."

Moroccans who converted to Christianity are hoping Pope Francis' visit will compel Moroccan authorities to become more tolerant of respecting religious freedom.

The number of Moroccan converts from Islam is estimated to between 2,000 and 6,000. They must practice Christianity privately, often holding house Masses and having to hide their religious affiliations for fear of prosecutions and arrests.

Many came to the kingdom's capital, Rabat, to

attend Francis' Mass on Sunday.

Adam Rbati, a Moroccan Christian, told The Associated Press that he was pleased the pope made the visit and hoped it would lead to positive change.

Rbati said: "We are really happy. With this visit, we want to tell the pope and the Moroccan society that we are proud to be Christians.

It might not change much, but it will certainly create the space for future positive change."

He is attending the Mass with his wife, also a Moroccan Christian, and their newborn son.

Pope Francis is turning his attention to Morocco's small Christian community during a two-day visit after already reaching out to the kingdom's Muslim majority and calling for a greater welcome for its growing number

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of migrants.

On his second and final day in Morocco, Francis is visiting a church-run social services center, meeting with Catholic priests and other Christian representatives, and celebrating a Mass on Sunday.

Morocco has become the main departure point in Africa for migrants attempting to reach Europe after Italy essentially closed its borders to asylum-seekers leaving from Libya.

Francis thanked Morocco on Saturday for protecting migrants and warned that walls won't stop people from trying to escape terrible conditions in their home countries.

He addressed migrants directly: "You are not the marginalized. You are at the center of the church's heart."

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Tech’s journey to Final Four culmination of Red Raider history

By AUSTIN WATTS Managing Editor

For the first time in Texas Tech history, the men’s basketball team is headed to the Final Four of the NCAA Tournament, a historic event over a decade in the making.

After taking down Gonzaga in the Elite Eight, Tech’s next opponent will be the 2-seed Michigan State Spartans out of the east bracket. The Spartans toppled heavy-conference favorite Duke in the Elite Eight, and tipoff for the two teams’ Final Four matchup is set for 7:49 p.m. central on Saturday, April 6.

The process all started in 2001 for Tech, when then coach Bob Knight brought in Chris Beard to be a member of his staff. Beard spent seven seasons under Knight before spending another three working for his son Pat Knight. Despite leaving the program after the 2011 season, Beard cites his 10 years working with both Bob and Pat Knight as major influences in his path to becoming a good head coach.

“I wouldn’t trade my time with Coach Knight and Pat for anything. It was like getting a Ph.D. in coaching everyday. I learned so much from those guys, a lot of things they probably don’t even realize I learned from them,” Beard said, according to the NCAA. “One of many things is just the idea of preparation.”

Beard eventually found himself at ArkansasLittle Rock after stops at McMurry and Angelo State, working for the first time with coach Mark Adams, a Tech alumnus and the mastermind behind Tech’s defense. Together, Beard and Adams led the Trojans to a first place finish in the Sun Belt Conference, securing an NCAA Tournament bid in which the pair led the Trojans to a first round upset of Purdue.

In his lone season at Arkansas-Little Rock, Beard set the program record for wins with 30, besting the previous record by four. Beard and Adams’ defense also set the program record for least points per game allowed in a season at 60.8, according to sports-reference.com.

The impact Beard and Adams had on the Trojans’ defense is almost unfeasible, as the team jumped from 254th in defensive rating out of 351 teams in 20142015 to eighth in the country in 2015-16, before falling back to 174th after the duo’s departure, according to sports-reference.com.

Beard and Adams, one a tenured veteran under Knight and the other a 1979 Tech graduate, were brought in to replace the departing Tubby Smith. Having tasted victory at a smaller school like Arkansas-Little Rock, Beard set the standard early on. He came back to Lubbock to compete for championships

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Texas Tech men’s basketball head coach Chris Beard and assistant coach Mark Adams examine the game against Texas on Wednesday, March 1, 2017, in the United Supermarkets Arena.

Beard and Adams first coached together at Arkansas-Little Rock together before coming to Tech.

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Redshirt senior center Norense Odiase shoots a free throw during Texas Tech’s game against West Virginia on Monday, Feb. 4, 2019, in the United Supermarkets Arena. Odiase missed two back-toback seasons at Tech due to injury, but played as a redshirt junior and senior the last two seasons. despite the stigma Tech basketball was incapable of such feats.

“Simply stated, it is great to be home. Lubbock, Texas, Texas Tech University, the state of Texas, this is exactly where I want to be. This is my dream job, it always has been and today is one of the best days of my life,” Beard said in his introductory press conference, according to Tech Athletics.

In his opening press conference, Beard stated the Final Four expectation he had for the program, a statement that seemed frivolous in light of the program’s history in the NCAA Tournament. With Adams at his side and a defensive scheme the league was unprepared for, the duo set out to take the Red Raiders to a Final Four.

“I want to do what Coach (Marsha) Sharp did here, I want to take a team to the Final Four. I want to do what some of the great coaches in the tradition of this program have done, take teams to the NCAA Tournament,” Beard said in his introductory press conference, according to Tech Athletics. “But certainly the foundation here is very, very solid, the roster is set and in recruiting we’ll try to get some help for these guys. But this is a great opportunity and time to be at Texas Tech.”

Beard’s first season as head coach at Tech was rife with struggles, as the team had difficulties once it left Lubbock, going 1-9 in road games and 1-2 in

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neutral games over the 201617 season. With a roster comprised mostly of players from Tubby Smith’s tenure at Tech, the team won one less game than the year before, going 18-14 overall and 6-12 in conference play.

Where Beard saw progress, however, was on the defensive side of the ball, as the early implementation of the scheme Beard and Adams’ created saw Tech’s defensive rating buoy from 186th of 351 teams the year before to 116th of 351 in 2016-17, according to sports-reference.com.

Beard also set out to lay the foundation for the years ahead, recruiting freshmen such as Davide Moretti, Jarrett Culver and Zhaire Smith, while bringing in veteran help such as Brandone Francis, Josh Webster and Tommy Hamilton IV. Paired with returning veterans like Keenan Evans, Zach Smith, Norense Odiase, Niem Stevenson and Justin Gray, Beard and Adams had the foundation necessary to take Tech’s defense to the next level in 2017-18. “(Moretti) has came in at a real disadvantage, because he wasn’t with the team this summer, he’s the only guy that wasn’t with us this summer,” Beard said during 2017’s Media Day. “But he’s really competed. He’s made great strides…he can shoot the ball, and he’s got a great demeanor. He’s a guy that’s going to get on the floor. Obviously with Jarrett Culver,

right from here in town, he’s a special player…if we played a game today, Culver would be in the rotation.”

Heading into the 201718 season, the presence of returning seniors and the emergence of a strong freshman class raised expectations for the program from within and from those in Lubbock, but that same optimism was not reflected among the Big 12, as Tech came in seventh in the Big 12 coaches’ preseason poll.

A major factor in the Red Raiders’ success was the full return of Odiase, who suffered a broken foot that held him out for the majority of the 2016-17 season. Due to only appearing in three games, Odiase was able to receive a medical redshirt, extending his career another season and giving him the chance to enter the 2017-18 season as a junior.

do anything for Norense to get through a full season this year.”

Beard’s prayers regarding Odiase’s health were answered, as the powerful center went from two back-to-back injury-riddled seasons to stringing together two healthy seasons as a redshirt junior and redshirt senior, appearing in a total of 72 games, more than his previous three seasons combined, according to Tech Athletics.

With a largely healthy roster, a freshman class that made an immediate impact and senior Evans taking his game to another level, Tech found success early in the 2017-18 season. Over the first 12 games of nonconference play the Red Raiders strung together an 11-1 start, with their sole loss coming against Seton Hall, an eventual NCAA Tourna-

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Guard Keenan Evans goes up for a shot during the Texas Tech’s game against Oklahoma State on Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2018, in the United Supermarkets Arena. During his senior season, Evans helped lead the Red Raiders to an Elite Eight appearance.

“With Norense, I just think the guy deserves a good season with as much as he’s been through,” Beard said during 2017’s Media Day. “Every night before I go to bed, I pray for my three daughters, Avery, Ella and Margo, from time to time I have a selfish prayer in there, maybe that Bob Seger is back, but I pray for Norense, and I mean that in sincerity. This is a guy that lives his life right, he’s a good person, good student, he deserves a break, so I would

ment team. “ We k n o w w h a t w e want, we want to be that team,” Evans said prior to the season. “Nobody remembers that team that’s like, ‘Hey, remember when we were 6-12 in the Big 12?’

We want to be that team where we come back and get to walk on the court together while everybody is clapping for us, because we were that great team that everybody remembers.”

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Like the year before, a dominant non-conference run was not expected to carry over into conference play, as Tech had started 11-1 before stumbling to an 18-14 finish. However, expectations changed when Tech upset Kansas at Allen Fieldhouse, the first victory for the Red Raiders on the Jayhawks’ home court. After the win over No. 10 Kansas, the Red Raiders jumped into the AP Top 10, landing at No. 8. Over the remainder of the season, Tech would never fall below No. 14 in the poll.

A 22-4 start had Tech poised to make its first ever run at the Big 12 regular season title, but disaster struck late in the season a g a i n s t B a y l o r. S e n i o r guard Evans, the team’s leading scorer, suffered a broken foot prior to halftime against the Bears.

Without its top player in good health, Tech tumbled, losing four straight while falling out of contention for the regular season title. Finishing just two games behind the regular season champion Kansas Jayhawks and tied for second with West Virginia, Tech’s outlook for the post-

season looked grim with Evans’ injury.

Evans returned to the court the next game, struggling to score over the next three games. Entering the Big 12 Tournament, a miracle return to form was needed from Evans if Tech was to make a run. Despite the odds, Evans powered through the injury to record six straight postseason games in double digits, helping Tech to its first Big 12 Conference Tournament semifinal since 2005.

In the NCAA Tournament, Evans, Culver and Zhaire Smith wowed onlookers as the trio led Tech past Stephen F. Austin, Florida and Purdue, making program history as the team advanced to the Elite Eight for the first time in program history, all in Beard’s second season as head coach.

In the Elite Eight, the Red Raiders fell to eventual champion Villanova.

Despite their season being over, the Red Raiders had done what nobody from Tech could before, setting program records en route to the best postseason finish in program history.

Beard and Adams’ defense flourished with the emergence of the freshman class, relying on Culver and Smith, as well as the team’s five seniors and Odiase, as

Tech’s defensive rating ballooned to 10th best in the country, a huge increase from its 116th rating the year before, according to sports-reference.com.

However, the loss to Villanova would be the last game for six of Tech’s top 10 players. The five seniors all graduated, while breakout freshman star Zhaire Smith declared for the NBA Draft. Only Culver, Odiase, Francis and Moretti remained from the players who saw heavy minutes over the season, and Beard was faced with the threat of a rebuild around the talent he had left.

But a rebuild was not Beard’s ambition. Instead, he decided to reload around the players he had, landing a pair of experienced graduate transfers in guard Matt Mooney and forward Tariq Owens, while adding sophomore junior college transfer Deshawn Corprew and freshman Kyler Edwards to give Tech much-needed bench scoring alongside Francis.

Where the reload really succeeded was in the two talented freshmen still on the team from a year before. Culver, a full-time starter in 2017-18, became a dynamic scoring threat for the Red Raiders, taking up the mantle Evans

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Sophomore guard Jarrett Culver starts a play during Texas Tech’s against Oklahoma State on Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2019, in the United Supermarkets Arena. In his second season as a Red Raider, Culver has been a key factor in Tech’s trip to the Final Four. previously held as one of the most dangerous players in the conference.

Meanwhile, Moretti developed from a trigger-happy guard with a turnover problem his freshman year into one of the most clutch shooters in the conference, and the Big 12 leader in offensive rating in his sophomore season, according to sports-reference.com.

Despite adding two proven, talented starts in the pair of graduate transfers, Tech once again received little love throughout the offseason, being picked to finish seventh again in the Big 12 coaches’ preseason poll.

With Culver and Odiase returning as starters, the newly added Owens and Mooney joining the lineup and Moretti moving up, Tech’s new starting five proved to be even more fearsome defensively than the year before, as Tech jumped from 10th in defensive rating to first in the country, according to sports-reference.com.

“I’ll say this about our guys, kind of the story that there’s not a lot of five-star guys and this and that, but we’ve got really good players,” Beard said, according to the NCAA. “We’ve got the MVP of the Big 12 Conference, Matt and (Moretti) and Tariq were on the allconference teams, we’ve got good players.”

Like the two seasons before, Tech jumped out to a roaring start, going 15-1 over its first 16 games, including a 4-0 start in Big 12 conference play. The only game that did not go Tech’s way to start the season was a December bout with Duke, in which Tech fell, 69-58.

Tech found itself struggling in early January as the team dropped three straight conference games, prompting speculation the Red Raiders lacked the offense to back up their elite defensive play. Tech responded by winning out,

save for a lone loss to Kansas at Allen Fieldhouse, ending the regular season at 26-5.

The team’s 11-1 run to end the season helped Tech accomplish yet another feat Beard had spoken so highly of for three years — winning a share of the Big 12 regular season title.

For the first time in program history, Tech clinched a share, splitting the honor with Kansas State, of the Big 12 title after the team’s 14-4 finish in conference play, all while snapping Kansas’ 14-year run of winning the Big 12 regular season title.

Entering the Big 12 Tournament, Tech was expected to make a run but was stunned by West Virginia.

Once again, critics doubted the legitimacy of Tech’s postseason chances after suffering the loss. Despite the loss, Tech received a 3-seed in the west bracket of the NCAA Tournament.

I’ll say this about our guys, kind of the story that there’s not a lot of five-star guys and this and that, but we’ve got really good players.

CHRIS BEARD HEAD COACH Tech’s first round opponent of the NCAA Tournament was 14-seed Northern Kentucky, a well-rounded team with a balanced attack on the court. Although Tech led by just four at half, in the second half the Red Raiders took control, taking a resounding 15-point win over the Norse, 72-57.

In the second round, Tech was faced with one of the best offenses in the country, as the 6-seed Buffalo Bulls had lost just three games up to this

point. Tech once again took control, turning an eight point halftime lead into a 20-point rout of the Bulls, 78-58.

Now Sweet 16 bound for the second straight year, Tech’s next opponent appeared to be the t e a m ’s t o u g h e s t s i n c e facing Duke back in December, as the Michigan Wolverines brought the second-best rated defense in the league, trailing just Tech’s defense in defensive rating, according to sportsreference.com.

A low-scoring first half brought the defensive battle many were expecting, as Tech led 24-16 at half but took full control in the second half as the team rolled the Wolverines, 63-44.

Only the second Elite Eight appearance in program history lied ahead for Tech, and the second under Beard in just three seasons as head coach. The 1-seed Gonzaga Bulldogs boasted the top offense in the country per offensive rating, but Tech’s defense proved too much for the Zags to handle, with Tech taking a 75-69 victory to advance to the Final Four for the first time in program history.

Next, the Spartans will give Tech its biggest challenge in program history, as the Red Raiders fight tooth and nail to make the first NCAA Championship appearance in program history. Of the Spartans’ four games leading up to this point, only Duke has presented a challenge, with the Spartans winning by one, 68-67.

Having already broken records and shattered expectations this season, there is so much history being made by Beard and his players. With Michigan State looming ahead, the stage is set for Tech to do what many never thought possible and for Beard to write his name in history. @AustinWattsDT