Texas Tech basketball star JT Toppin’s season is over after torn ACL vs. Arizona

Texas Tech’s national title hopes took a big hit with its loss to Arizona State on Tuesday night, but it got even worse the next day. The Red Raiders have confirmed that star forward JT Toppin suffered a season-ending knee injury in the loss with just six games remaining in the regular season.

Toppin hurt his knee in the second half and remained down on the court for several minutes before being helped into the locker room. He received an MRI on Wednesday, which revealed a torn ACL, the team announced on social media.

JT Toppin heads to the locker room following an apparent right leg injury. pic.twitter.com/1JDSGcYK5J

— ESPN (@espn) February 18, 2026

Toppin’s season ends with 21.8 points, 10.8 rebounds, 2.1 assists and 1.7 blocks per game in 25 outings. He was a top-10 finalist for the Karl Malone Award, given annually to the nation’s best power forward.

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