Davis arrives as one of the portal's most sought-after names, finishing as the No. 26 overall transfer and No. 2 combo guard according to On3 after averaging 20.1 points and 4.7 assists last season at Hofstra, a run that earned him CAA Player of the Year. Gibbs-Lawhorn comes over after leading the Mountain West in scoring at UNLV, putting up 20.7 points per game while shooting better than 41 percent from three. On3 had him ranked as the No. 135th overall transfer when he committed to Texas Tech.
Both players spent Thursday's media session discussing how they fit together in the backcourt and which teammates have caught their eye early in practice.
For Red Raiders fans, this is the kind of backcourt addition that shifts expectations fast. Two guards who each averaged 20-plus points at their previous stops now have to figure out how to share the ball. How quickly they mesh could shape Texas Tech's season before it even tips off. Neighbors who follow the program know Lubbock has become a real destination for portal talent, and this pairing is the latest test of that.