2023-24 Men's Basketball Roster
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Pop Isaacs
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 180
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Position:
- Guard
- Hometown:
- Las Vegas, Nevada
- Prev School:
- Coronado HS
Bio
AWARDS AND HONORS
SOPHOMORE SEASON (2023-24)
FRESHMAN SEASON (2022-23): Earned Big 12 All-Freshman Team honors during his first season at Tech where he averaged 11.5 points, 2.7 assists, 1.1 steals and 2.0 rebounds per game… Finished third in scoring among freshmen in the Big 12 and was fourth throughout the conference by averaging 2.5 made 3-pointers per game… Started 24 of 25 games played with seven games missed due to injury… Led Tech with 62 made 3-pointers during the season and averaged 12.4 points in Big 12 games… Isaacs scored a career-high 24 points against Nicholls in non-conference play after going 5-for-6 on 3-pointers and 7-of-8 at the free-throw line in the game… In Big 12 play, Isaacs had a high of 23 points at No. 10 Texas where he was 5-for-9 on 3-pointers… Scored in double figures in 16 of 24 games played during the season with two games over 20… Made three or more 3-pointers in 13 games, including leading Tech with 15 points in the Big 12 Championship first-round loss to West Virginia with three 3-pointers… Isaacs finished the season shooting 62-for-164 (37.8 percent) on 3-pointers and 43-for-48 (89.6 percent) at the free-throw line… Scored in double figures for the first time in his career with 10 points in the third game of the third game of the season against Louisiana Tech with two 3-pointers and scored 13 points against No. 10 Creighton in the first game at the Maui Invitational with after going 4-for-5 on 3-pointers… Made at least one 3-pointers in 22 of 25 games played during his freshman season.
PRIOR TO TECH: Averaged 23 points and 5 rebounds per game as a senior at Coronado High in Las Vegas, Nevada… Named the Southern Nevada Offensive Player of the Year… Earned Tarkanian Classic First-Team Honors… Was a Torrey Pines First-Team selection… Listed as a four-star recruit by ESPN, Rivals and 247Sports… Isaacs played at Wasatch Academy (Mount Pleasant, Utah) for the previous two years before returning to play at Coronado this season where he played as a freshman… He earned a gold medal while playing for the USA Basketball U16 team and also plays for Team WhyNot. Isaacs averaged 14.1 points and 2.4 assists per game as a junior at Wasatch Academy… Isaacs chose Texas Tech over multiple offers including from Oklahoma State, Arizona State, Arkansas and UNLV.
PERSONAL: Full name is Richard Corey Isaacs... Major: Sports Management... Born on August 24, 2003... Son of Jennifer Kelly and Rick Isaacs... Signed with Tech on November 17, 2021... Has three brothers, Tremaine Tatum, Jermaine Tatum and Deric Isaacs and one sister, Phoenix Perry... Majoring in Sports Management.
- All-Big 12 Third Team (2023-24)
- NABC All-District Second Team (2023-24)
- Big 12 Player of the Week (01/02/2024)
- Dave Campbell's Texas Basketball Honorable Mention (2023-24)
- Big 12 All-Freshman Team (2022-23)
SOPHOMORE SEASON (2023-24)
- Led Tech with 15.8 points per game and 16.1 ppg. in Big 12 play
- Starter in all 34 games, earned All-Big 12 Third Team honors
- Finished sixth in the Big 12 in scoring overall, fourth in conference-only games
- Scored a career-high 32 points in a win over No. 20 BYU by going 6-for-9 on 3-pointers
- Topped the Red Raiders with 73 made 3-pointers for the season, 13 games with three or more
- Averaged 3.5 assists per game, including a career-high nine assists at TCU
- Led Tech in scoring 15 times throughout the season, including with 22 against BYU in the Big 12 Championship quarterfinal win and with 20 against No. 11 Baylor in the regular-season finale victory
- Had 26 double-figure scoring performances with a streak of 13 straight games during the season
- Scored 20 or more points in nine games... Opened Big 12 play with a team-high 21 points in a road win over No. 20 Texas in Austin
- Earned Big 12 Player of the Week after going for 28 points with five 3-pointers in a non-conference win over Sam Houston
- Has scored 823 points and has 135 made 3-pointers through 59 career games
FRESHMAN SEASON (2022-23): Earned Big 12 All-Freshman Team honors during his first season at Tech where he averaged 11.5 points, 2.7 assists, 1.1 steals and 2.0 rebounds per game… Finished third in scoring among freshmen in the Big 12 and was fourth throughout the conference by averaging 2.5 made 3-pointers per game… Started 24 of 25 games played with seven games missed due to injury… Led Tech with 62 made 3-pointers during the season and averaged 12.4 points in Big 12 games… Isaacs scored a career-high 24 points against Nicholls in non-conference play after going 5-for-6 on 3-pointers and 7-of-8 at the free-throw line in the game… In Big 12 play, Isaacs had a high of 23 points at No. 10 Texas where he was 5-for-9 on 3-pointers… Scored in double figures in 16 of 24 games played during the season with two games over 20… Made three or more 3-pointers in 13 games, including leading Tech with 15 points in the Big 12 Championship first-round loss to West Virginia with three 3-pointers… Isaacs finished the season shooting 62-for-164 (37.8 percent) on 3-pointers and 43-for-48 (89.6 percent) at the free-throw line… Scored in double figures for the first time in his career with 10 points in the third game of the third game of the season against Louisiana Tech with two 3-pointers and scored 13 points against No. 10 Creighton in the first game at the Maui Invitational with after going 4-for-5 on 3-pointers… Made at least one 3-pointers in 22 of 25 games played during his freshman season.
PRIOR TO TECH: Averaged 23 points and 5 rebounds per game as a senior at Coronado High in Las Vegas, Nevada… Named the Southern Nevada Offensive Player of the Year… Earned Tarkanian Classic First-Team Honors… Was a Torrey Pines First-Team selection… Listed as a four-star recruit by ESPN, Rivals and 247Sports… Isaacs played at Wasatch Academy (Mount Pleasant, Utah) for the previous two years before returning to play at Coronado this season where he played as a freshman… He earned a gold medal while playing for the USA Basketball U16 team and also plays for Team WhyNot. Isaacs averaged 14.1 points and 2.4 assists per game as a junior at Wasatch Academy… Isaacs chose Texas Tech over multiple offers including from Oklahoma State, Arizona State, Arkansas and UNLV.
PERSONAL: Full name is Richard Corey Isaacs... Major: Sports Management... Born on August 24, 2003... Son of Jennifer Kelly and Rick Isaacs... Signed with Tech on November 17, 2021... Has three brothers, Tremaine Tatum, Jermaine Tatum and Deric Isaacs and one sister, Phoenix Perry... Majoring in Sports Management.
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