(AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)(Mary Altaffer / AP) Texas Tech basketball coach Chris Beard started the reload of his roster with the verbal commitment of graduate transfer Tariq Owens on Monday.

Texas Tech coach Chris Beard knew he was losing four of his top five scorers from a 31-win team — namely sophomore Jarrett Culver (to the NBA Draft) plus seniors Matt Mooney, Tariq Owens and ...