The Red Raiders played their home games at the United Spirit Arena in Lubbock, Texas and were members of the Big 12 Conference.

Joining Smith as assistant coaches for the 2013–14 season were Joe Esposito, Alvin "Pooh" Williamson,[3] and Vince Taylor.

Sources: [5] On February 8, 2014, in the closing minutes of a game at Texas Tech, Oklahoma State player Marcus Smart shoved a Texas Tech fan in the stands after a verbal altercation and received a technical foul.

At a press conference the following afternoon, neither Smart nor OSU coach Travis Ford addressed the question of what the fan said.

[6] Separately, Texas Tech announced its findings that the fan had not used a racial slur (as had been reported by some sources) but had spoken inappropriately to Smart, and the fan agreed not to attend any further Texas Tech games during the 2013-2014 season.