Gerald Myers was a head coach of the Texas Tech Red Raiders mens basketball team. Myers currently serves as the athletic director at Texas Tech (Texas Tech University). Originally from Borger, Texas, Myers played basketball for Texas Tech from 1956-1959. As a player, he had an 86.9 percent free throw shooting average. He received a bachelors degree in education from Texas Tech in 1959 and later earned a Masters Degree there in 1965. He coached basketball for Lubbock Monterey High School and Houston Baptist University. In 1970, he returned to Texas Tech as an assistant coach. He became head coach of the team during the 1970-1971 basketball season and held this position for twenty years. Under Myers, the Red Raiders won two conference championships and earned four trips to the NCAA tournament.