Texas Tech star G Christian Anderson available for NCAA Tournament

Texas Tech star guard Christian Anderson, injured during the team's loss Thursday in the Big 12 tournament, will be available for the NCAA Tournament, the school announced late Saturday.

The sophomore is an All-Big 12 first-team selection who leads the conference and is fourth nationally with 7.6 assists per game. He also averages 18.9 points, 3.6 rebounds and 1.3 steals in 31 games. Projected to be a first-round NBA draft pick, Anderson has eight double-doubles and set a program mark with 236 assists in a single season.