{"id":353916,"date":"2026-06-28T23:58:22","date_gmt":"2026-06-28T23:58:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/353916\/"},"modified":"2026-06-28T23:58:22","modified_gmt":"2026-06-28T23:58:22","slug":"texas-tech-lands-commitment-for-6-4-sg-amari-barrett","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/353916\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Tech lands commitment for 6-4 SG Amari Barrett"},"content":{"rendered":"

Texas Tech<\/a> has landed a commitment from Amari Barrett<\/a>, a 6-foot-4 shooting guard in the 2026 class, he told Rivals.<\/p>\n

Barrett is unranked nationally but is considered a three-star prospect. He is a back-to-back state champion at Millwood High School (OK) and was originally committed to Ball State before reopening his recruitment.<\/p>\n

\u201cI chose Texas Tech because the coaches believe in me, showed love from the beginning, and the winning culture of the program,\u201d he said. \u201cMy relationship with the coaches is very genuine which allowed me to trust them.\u201d<\/p>\n

Barrett played on the EYBL Circuit<\/a> this spring with Mokan Elite, averaging 9.3 points, 6.9 rebounds, 3.1 assists, and 2.2 steals per game.<\/p>\n

\u201cI would describe myself as an all around basketball player and not put myself into a box,\u201d he said. \u201cMy play style is just an ultimate competitor. I\u2019m excited to be apart of the Red Raider family. Can\u2019t wait to compete this season!\u201d<\/p>\n

Barrett becomes Grant McCasland\u2019s third high school commitment in the 2026 class, joining four-star shooting guard Dakari Spear<\/a> (No. 33 NATL) and unranked small forward Trey Hall<\/a>. The Red Raiders are also bringing three transfers into the program in UNLV guard Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn<\/a> (20.7 PPG), Wyoming guard Damarion Dennis<\/a> (11.2 PPG), and Hofstra guard Cruz Davis<\/a> (20.1 PPG). <\/p>\n

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