Texas Tech’s Toppin has torn ACL, out for season

February 18, 2026 No Comments

Texas Tech’s JT Toppin has torn ACL, out for seasonplayJT Toppin goes down with an injury (1:28)JT Toppin drives to the basket and goes down awkwardly with an injury for Texas Tech. (1:28)ESPN News ServicesMultiple AuthorsFeb 18, 2026, 04:08 PM ET

Texas Tech star forward JT Toppin has a torn ACL in his right knee and will miss the remainder of the season, the school reported Wednesday.

Toppin, a junior, suffered the injury while driving to the basket with 6:03 remaining in Tuesday’s 72-67 loss to Arizona State. He went down in a heap, holding his right leg. An MRI validated the injury.

The preseason All-America selection, who is averaging 21.8 points, needed assistance to limp off the court and didn’t return. He finished with 20 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 blocks.

He leads the No. 13 Red Raiders in scoring, rebounding (10.8 per game) and blocked shots (1.7 per game).

Texas Tech (19-7) next plays Kansas State on Saturday and Cincinnati on Tuesday.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.