Texas Tech men's basketball head coach Grant McCasland has announced two additions to his coaching staff, hiring Rem Bakamus as assistant coach and Duncan Bacon as Associate Director of Operations. Bakamus arrives in Lubbock after working at Arizona as an assistant coach along with experience as a graduate assistant coach at Baylor and a player for Gonzaga. Bacon returns as the Associate Director of Operations after working as a graduate assistant during last season's run to the NCAA Elite Eight.

Bakamus served as an assistant last season at Arizona after beginning his stint in Tucson as the director of player development for the Wildcats in the 2021-22 season. He helped Arizona reach the Sweet 16 last season and to a 14-6 conference record in its first season competing in the Big 12. Bakamus began his coaching career at Baylor, working as a graduate assistant and helping the Bears win the 2021 national championship.

Bakamus played five season at Gonzaga from 2012-17 with the program reaching the 2017 national championship game during his time. He was a part of teams which won 161 games, five WCC championships and five NCAA Tournament appearances. Bakamus graduated from Gonzaga in 2017 with degrees in Sports Management and Public Relations before earning a graduate degree from Baylor in Sports Pedagogy in 2021. From a basketball family, his father, Bill, is a hall of fame high school coach in Washington.

Bacon served as a graduate assistant for McCasland and his staff last season before being hired by SFA as its Director of Operations in April. He returns to Lubbock as the Coordinator of Basketball Operations. Bacon graduated from Abilene Christian University and worked one season at Harding University as a graduate assistant. He was a student assistant for the ACU basketball program for four seasons, helping the Wildcats earn a Southland Conference Championship and an NCAA Tournament victory over Texas in 2021. Harding reached its first conference tournament in seven seasons during the 2023-24 season before Bacon joined the Red Raider program.

An Abilene, Texas native, Bacon earned first team all-district honors while playing at Abilene Wylie High School and helped the team reach the regional finals. He earned his bachelor's degree in 2022 from ACU and is currently enrolled in the Texas Tech Sports Management program where he is pursuing his master's degree.

The Red Raiders finished last season with a 28-9 overall record, including being second in the Big 12 standings with a 15-5 conference record. Tech matched the program record with a No. 3 seed in the NCAA Tournament and advanced to the program's third Elite 8. The Red Raiders are 51-20 over the past two seasons under McCasland with back-to-back trips to the national tournament.