Grant McCasland

Biography

Grant McCasland has led Texas Tech to the NCAA Tournament in each of his first three seasons and to a 74-31 overall record. McCasland and the Red Raiders advanced to the program’s third Elite Eight during the 2025 NCAA Tournament in a season where the team went 28-9 overall and set a program record with 15 wins in Big 12 play and followed it by advancing to the 2026 NCAA Second Round. McCasland has a 285-120 overall record in 12 seasons as an NCAA head coach and is the first Texas Tech coach in program history to lead the program to the NCAA Tournament in his first three seasons. The Red Raiders were ranked in the AP Top 25 throughout the 2025-26 season and had a 23-11 overall record and finished third in the Big 12 with a 12-6 conference mark. Tech has been ranked for 28 straight AP Top 25 releases to set a program record and has earned 10-plus conference wins for the first time since joining the Big 12. The 2025-26 season saw McCasland earn NABC All-District Coach of the Year honors and the program received two All-American selections with JT Toppin and Christian Anderson both earning the honors. Tech made 384 3-pointers during the season to set a new program record and finished in the top five nationally. McCasland’s second season in Lubbock proved to be historic with the Red Raiders matching a program record with a No. 3 seed in the NCAA Tournament and advancing to the Elite 8 for the third time. He was named a Naismith Werner Ladder National Coach of the Year semifinalis