1972–73 Texas Tech Red Raiders basketball team

{{short description|American college basketball season}}

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{{Infobox NCAA team season

|mode = basketball

|year = 1972–73

|team = Texas Tech Red Raiders

|image = Double T Original.png

|image_size =

|conference = Southwest Conference

|division =

|short_conf = SWC

|CoachRank =

|APRank =

|record = 19–18

|conf_record = 12–2

|wins_vacated =

|wins_forfeited =

|conf_wins_vacated =

|conf_wins_forfeited =

|head_coach = Gerald Myers

|hc_year = 3rd

|asst_coach1 =

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|asst_coach2 =

|ac2_year =

|asst_coach3 =

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|stadium = Lubbock Municipal Coliseum

|champion =

|bowl= NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
First round

|bowl_result=L, 78–70 v. South Carolina

}}

The 1972–73 Texas Tech Red Raiders men's basketball team represented Texas Tech University in the Southwest Conference during the 1972–73 NCAA University Division men's basketball season. The head coach was Gerald Myers, his 3rd year with the team. The Red Raiders played their home games in the Lubbock Municipal Coliseum in Lubbock, Texas.{{cite web|title=2009–10 Texas Tech Red Raiders Basketball Media Guide |url=http://www.texastech.com/photos/schools/text/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/0910-complete-mediaguide.pdf |publisher=Texas Tech University |accessdate=2010-01-04 }}{{dead link|date=September 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}