Texas Tech AD apologizes: 'We have failed them'
Marlene Stollings' dismissal by Texas Tech on Thursday and Friday's apology by AD Kirby Hocutt marked a reversal from earlier in the week, when the school initially backed the women's basketball coach.
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2020 Schedule
18-11, 6th in Big 12
- 11/14W 99-57
- 11/18W 98-60
- 11/22W 79-49
- 11/29W 82-48
- 11/30W 64-60
- 12/4W 84-48
- 12/15W 59-51
- 12/17W 82-48
- 12/20W 81-55
- 12/22W 83-38
- 12/29W 115-58
- 1/3L 96-66
- 1/8W 80-76
- 1/11L 76-72
- 1/15L 92-66
- 1/18L 67-50
- 1/22W 89-84
- 1/252L 87-79
- 2/1W 109-79
- 2/5L 84-70
- 2/9L 81-66
- 2/12W 89-72
- 2/15L 67-60
- 2/182L 77-62
- 2/23W 77-74
- 2/26L 74-58
- 3/125W 87-83
- 3/4L 71-69
- 3/7W 106-94
- 3/12CANC
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Texas Tech fires Stollings one day after report
Texas Tech fired women's basketball coach Marlene Stollings on Thursday, a day after a scathing report alleging a culture of abuse in her program.
Report: TTU coach created 'toxic environment'
In addition to allegations of mental abuse by Texas Tech women's basketball coach Marlene Stollings, a USA Today Sports report cited multiple allegations of sexual harassment against a strength and conditioning coach who resigned in March.
Midwestern State coach Noel Johnson dies at 47
Longtime Midwestern State women's basketball coach Noel Johnson, the point guard for Texas Tech's 1993 national championship team, died Tuesday. She was 47.
Gordon, Carr help Texas Tech hold off No. 25 TCU women 87-83
Lexi Gordon scored 30 points with 11 rebounds and she and Chrislyn Carr scored clutch points in the fading seconds as Texas Tech survived a furious fourth-quarter rally to defeat No. 25 TCU 87-83 Sunday afternoon.
Mulkey fastest to 600 as No. 2 Baylor women top Texas Tech
Baylor's Kim Mulkey became the fastest Division I men's or women's coach to 600 wins, reaching the milestone when Juicy Landrum scored 19 points to lift the No. 2 Lady Bears to a 77-62 victory over Texas Tech on Tuesday night.
No. 2 Baylor women beat Texas Tech for 50th home win in row
Juicy Landrum scored 20 points and had two 3-pointers in an early run that put No. 2 Baylor ahead to stay, and the Lady Bears beat Texas Tech 87-79 on Saturday to extend their Big 12 record to 47 consecutive regular-season conference wins.
Landrum comes up with nice block on Adams (0:25)
No. 1 Baylor women rout Texas Tech 100-61 in Big 12 quarters
Kalani Brown and NaLyssa Smith scored 14 points each Saturday to help No. 1 Baylor rout Texas Tech 100-61 for its 21st straight victory in the Big 12 women's tournament quarterfinals.
Brewer scores 40, Texas Tech women beat Oklahoma 104-84
Brittany Brewer scored a career-high 40 points and grabbed 15 rebounds, Zuri Sanders added 25 points, and No. 9 seed Texas Tech beat No. 8 seed Oklahoma 104-84 in the first round of the Big 12 tournament on Friday night.
Carleton rallies No. 20 Iowa St. women past Texas Tech 64-62
Bridget Carleton scored all of her 27 points in the second half, including a layup with 3.1 seconds left, as No. 20 Iowa State rallied late to beat Texas Tech 64-62 on Tuesday night.
Holmes helps No. 19 Texas women roll past Texas Tech 81-57
Joyner Holmes scored 16 of her 20 points in a dominant first half and No. 19 Texas rolled to an 81-57 win over Texas Tech on Saturday.
No. 1 Baylor women dominate inside to beat Texas Tech 96-37
Kalani Brown dominated inside with 23 points on nine layups, adding free throws on five of those after being fouled, and top-ranked Baylor won its 32nd consecutive Big 12 game, 96-37 over Texas Tech on Saturday.
Carleton moves up scoring list, No. 23 Iowa State women romp
Bridget Carleton scored 27 points to move into fourth place on Iowa State's all-time scoring list and the 23rd-ranked Cyclones walloped Texas Tech 105-66 on Tuesday night.
No. 12 Longhorn women rally past Texas Tech 78-71
Jatarie White scored four straight points and Sug Sutton hit a go-ahead jumper to start a 14-4 surge in the final quarter as No. 12 Texas rallied past Texas Tech 78-71 in a Big 12 clash on Saturday.
Texas Tech hires Minnesota's Stollings as coach
Marlene Stollings, who was Minnesota's coach the past four seasons, was hired as Texas Tech's coach Monday.
Whitaker fired as hoops coach at Texas Tech
Texas Tech on Monday fired basketball coach Candi Whitaker following the team's lackluster 6-7 start.
Joe Lunardi Senior Writer, ESPN.com
BIGGEST WINNER (29Dec2017): With seven sub-200 home wins, Texas Tech needs a little more meat on the bone. By blasting Baylor in their Big 12 opener, the Red Raiders began to legitimize their 12-1 overall record. The win was especially handy given that two of their next three games are at Kansas and at Oklahoma.
Late mother inspires Swoopes to reconnect with basketball
Sheryl Swoopes put together a career that landed her in the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame. But it took some words of advice from her mother, who died in March, to restore her passion for the game.
Baylor routs Texas Tech for Mulkey's 500th career win (0:37)
Big 12 Week 4 Power Rankings: Baylor, West Virginia hold on to remain unbeaten
The Big 12 power rankings mostly held steady this week, but with West Virginia set to host K-State next week, changes could be on the horizon.
Big 12 Week 3 helmet stickers: Prolific pairs at OSU, Tech share honors
It was a tough week for the Big 12, but a couple QB-WR combos at Oklahoma State and Texas Tech still provided some entertaining performances.
Texas Tech stages WWE-like match after practice
Coming off a feel-good blowout win over Stephen F. Austin, Texas Tech decided to stage its own version of "Monday Night Raw" on Labor Day.
Big 12 stats and trends: Points-off-turnovers margin
Which Big 12 teams do the best job of punishing their opponents' mistakes by scoring points off turnovers?
Big 12 roundtable: Breaking down the top 25 player ranking
We break down our top 25 Big 12 player ranking, which will conclude Friday with the league's top five players.
2019-20 Big 12 Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baylor | 17-1 | - | 28-2 |
| TCU | 13-5 | 4 | 22-7 |
| Texas | 11-7 | 6 | 19-11 |
| Iowa State | 10-8 | 7 | 18-11 |
| Kansas State | 10-8 | 7 | 16-13 |
| Texas Tech | 7-11 | 10 | 18-11 |
| West Virginia | 7-11 | 10 | 17-12 |
| Oklahoma State | 6-12 | 11 | 15-15 |
| Oklahoma | 5-13 | 12 | 12-18 |
| Kansas | 4-14 | 13 | 15-14 |