Chris Braden Position: Strength & Conditioning Coach

Chris Braden enters his second season at Texas Tech as the Strength and Conditioning Coach for Men's Basketball. He joined the Red Raider basketball staff after spending two seasons as the Assistant Strength Coach at the University of Texas in Austin for the men's and women's basketball programs.

Chris was born in Morristown, New Jersey, and grew up in Houston. He earned his undergraduate degree (B.S. in Human Nutrition) from Texas A&M in 2002 and his graduate degree (M. Ed. in Exercise Physiology/Sport Sciences and Nutrition) from UT-Austin in 2005. In addition to his work at UT, Chris also served as a graduate intern for one year with UT football and one year as a strength coach for football.

Chris and his wife, Whitney, welcomed their first child, Paxton, in May 2007.