Tom Stone

Biography

The winningest coach in program history, Tom Stone enters his 18th season as the head soccer coach at Texas Tech in 2024, as Stone enters the campaign as the reigning Big 12 Coach of the Year. In his 17 seasons donning the Scarlett and Black, Stone has amassed a 197-100-45 record and is the only head coach to lead the Red Raiders to an NCAA tournament appearance. A native of Dallas, Stone has led the Red Raiders to the NCAA Tournament in eight of his 17 seasons including seven Round of 32 appearances and a pair of Round of 16 appearances. Stone guided the Red Raiders to new heights, as Tech Soccer ended the season ranked at No. 9 overall, marking the first time in program history that the Red Raiders concluded the season inside the top-10 of the United Soccer Coaches Association poll (USC). In 2023, the Red Raiders hosted the first three rounds of the NCAA Tournament for the first time in school history, defeating FGCU and Princeton before falling to 22-time national champion UNC in the Round of 16. In addition to the program’s first ever home Round of 16 match and the first regular season Big 12 title, Stone also helped guide the Red Raiders to the first ever perfect home regular season (10-0-0) in the history of the John Walker Soccer Complex. Including the postseason, Tech went an outstanding 11-1-1 at Walker in 2023, with the lone loss coming against the nationally-ranked Tar Heels. After the successful regular season that included the Big 12 title and a trip to the semif