Texas Tech forward JT Toppin suffers season-ending torn ACL

BY ALEJANDRO LOPEZ

Texas Tech will have to move on without its star forward the rest of the season.

Red Raiders forward JT Toppin has suffered a season-ending torn ACL, the team announced on Wednesday. The injury came in the second-half of a Red Raiders loss to Arizona State on Tuesday.

Injury Update on JT Toppin:

An MRI has confirmed that Texas Tech junior forward JT Toppin sustained a season-ending torn ACL in his right knee Tuesday night in the game at Arizona State.

— Texas Tech Basketball (@TexasTechMBB) February 18, 2026

Toppin’s injury marks a brutal loss for the Big 12 and college basketball as a whole. This news comes shortly after BYU star Richie Saunders also suffered a season-ending torn ACL.

Texas Tech is 19-7 on the season and 9-4 in conference play. Now, the season will get exponentially more difficult without their best player in an already brutal conference filled with talent.

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