I love it when head coaches show respect for their contemporaries and heap praise around for impressive performances or the hard work that another team has put into getting into the postseason.
And that’s exactly what Texas Tech men’s basketball head coach Grant McCasland did after the Red Raiders managed to dismantle the Akron Zips in the opening round of the 2026 NCAA men’s basketball tournament.
McCasland made it clear during the opening statements of his postgame presser that he had an abundance of respect for the Zips, their head coach, and everything that Akron had accomplished this season.