2015–16 Texas Tech Red Raiders basketball team

The 2015–16 Texas Tech Red Raiders basketball team represented Texas Tech University in the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Red Raiders were led by the 2016 Big 12 coach of the year Tubby Smith. They played their home games at the United Supermarkets Arena in Lubbock, Texas and were members of the Big 12 Conference. They finished the season 19–13, 9–9 in Big 12 play to finish in seventh place. They lost in the first round of the Big 12 Tournament to TCU. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament where they lost in the first round to Butler.

2015–16 Texas Tech Red Raiders basketball
NCAA Tournament, First Round
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
2015–16 record19–13 (9–9 Big 12)
Head coachTubby Smith (3rd season)
Assistant coaches
Home arenaUnited Supermarkets Arena
2015–16 Big 12 men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 1 Kansas †15–3 .833  33–5  .868
No. 8 West Virginia13–5 .722  26–9  .743
No. 7 Oklahoma12–6 .667  29–8  .784
Texas11–7 .611  20–13  .606
No. 21 Baylor10–8 .556  22–12  .647
No. 22 Iowa State10–8 .556  23–12  .657
Texas Tech9–9 .500  19–13  .594
Kansas State5–13 .278  17–16  .515
Oklahoma State3–15 .167  12–20  .375
TCU2–16 .111  12–21  .364
† 2016 Big 12 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll [1]

Smith departed for the head coaching job with the University of Memphis on April 14, 2016.

Previous season

The Red Raiders finished the season 13–19 (3–15 in Big 12 play) to finish in last place in the Big 12. They lost in the first round of the Big 12 Tournament to the Texas Longhorns.

Departures
NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Stan Mays2G6'2"185SophomoreBaton Rouge, LAWalk-on; left the team
Randy Onwuasor3G6'3"190SophomoreInglewood, CATransferred to Southern Utah
Justin Jamison4F6'9"260JuniorGarfield Heights, OHGraduate transferred to MidAmerican Nazarene
Luke Adams13G5'9"170SeniorBig Spring, TXGraduated
Robert Turner14G6'3"180SeniorAugusta, GAGraduated
Alex Foster34F6'8"225SophomoreJoliet, ILTransferred to Bradley
Clark Lammert35F6'8"210SeniorSan Antonio, TXGraduated

Incoming Transfers
NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Devon Thomas2G5'10"167JuniorBaltimore, MDJunior college transferred from Cloud County Community College

Recruits
US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Jordan Jackson
SG		 Houston, TX St. Pius X High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Oct 12, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
C.J. Williamson Jr.
PG		 Orlando, FL Maynard Evans High School 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Oct 18, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

    Roster
    2015–16 Texas Tech Red Raiders men's basketball team
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
    G 0 Devaugntah Williams 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)200 lb (91 kg) SrCanton
    Missouri-West Plains    		 Canton, OH
    G 2 Devon Thomas 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)175 lb (79 kg) JrKimball Union Academy
    Cloud County CC    		 Silver Springs, MD
    G 3 C. J. Williamson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)210 lb (95 kg) FrEvans Orlando, FL
    G 4 Donovan Ham (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)200 lb (91 kg) FrNorth Atlanta Atlanta, GA
    F 5 Justin Gray 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)195 lb (88 kg) SoBerkeley Prep Tampa, FL
    F 11 Zach Smith 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)220 lb (100 kg) SoPlano East Plano, TX
    G 12 Keenan Evans 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)180 lb (82 kg) SoBerkner Richardson, TX
    F 15 Aaron Ross 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)220 lb (100 kg) RS JrParkview North Little Rock, AR
    G 20 Toddrick Gotcher (C) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)200 lb (91 kg) RS SrLakeview Garland, TX
    F 21 Rokas Ulvydas 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)240 lb (109 kg) SoMt. Zion Prep-MD Kaunas, Lithuania
    G 22 Jordan Jackson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)185 lb (84 kg) FrSt. Pius X Houston, TX
    G 30 Andrew Sorrells (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)170 lb (77 kg) FrBirdville North Richland Hills, TX
    C 32 Norense Odiase  6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)255 lb (116 kg) SoNorth Crowley Crowley, TX
    C 34 Matthew Temple (W) 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)240 lb (109 kg) JrRider High School Wichita Falls, TX
    Head coach
    Assistant coach(es)
    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • (W) Walk-on

    Roster

    Schedule
    Date
    time, TV    		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Exhibition
    11/02/2015*
    7:00 PM, Texas Tech TV    		 Concordia (TX) W 100–49 
    		 15 – Tied  15 – Ross  5 – Williamson  United Supermarkets Arena (4,677)
    Lubbock, TX
    11/09/2015*
    7:00 PM, Texas Tech TV    		 West Texas A&M W 91–74 
    		 23 – Gotcher  8 – Manderson  4 – Williams  United Supermarkets Arena (5,236)
    Lubbock, TX
    Non-conference
    11/13/2015*
    8:00 PM, FCS    		 High Point W 77–73  1–0
    		  26 – Williams  8 – Williams  3 – Williams  United Supermarkets Arena (5,881)
    Lubbock, TX
    11/19/2015*
    6:00 PM, ESPN2    		 vs. No. 16 Utah
    Puerto Rico Tip-Off quarterfinals    		 L 63–73  1–1
    		  12 – Gotcher  8 – Smith  5 – Gotcher  Roberto Clemente Coliseum (1,947)
    San Juan, PR
    11/20/2015*
    4:00 PM, ESPNU    		 vs. Mississippi State
    Puerto Rico Tip-Off consolation round    		 W 76–74  2–1
    		  15 – Williams  10 – Odiase  3 – Williams  Roberto Clemente Coliseum (2,001)
    San Juan, PR
    11/22/2015*
    1:30 PM, ESPNU    		 vs. Minnesota
    Puerto Rico Tip-Off 5th place game    		 W 81–68  3–1
    		  21 – Williams  9 – Ross  5 – Evans  Roberto Clemente Coliseum (1,492)
    San Juan, PR
    11/28/2015*
    3:00 PM, FSSW+    		 Hawaii W 82–74  4–1
    		  19 – Williams  7 – Williams  4 – Williams  United Supermarkets Arena (7,132)
    Lubbock, TX
    12/02/2015*
    8:00 PM, FSSW+    		 Sam Houston State W 71–56  5–1
    		  16 – Odiase  14 – Smith  4 – Smith  United Supermarkets Arena (6,545)
    Lubbock, TX
    12/09/2015*
    8:00 PM, FSSW+    		 Tennessee–Martin W 68–49  6–1
    		  20 – Gotcher  7 – Ross  7 – Evans  United Supermarkets Arena (5,767)
    Lubbock, TX
    12/16/2015*
    7:00 PM, FSSW+    		 South Dakota State W 79–67  7–1
    		  17 – Gotcher  6 – Smith  4 – Evans  United Supermarkets Arena (5,438)
    Lubbock, TX
    12/19/2015*
    3:00 PM, FSSW+    		 Arkansas–Pine Bluff W 94–54  8–1
    		  15 – Ross  7 – Odiase  4 – Williams  United Supermarkets Arena (6,612)
    Lubbock, TX
    12/22/2015*
    2:00 PM, FSSW    		 Arkansas–Little Rock W 65–53  9–1
    		  12 – Gotcher  12 – Smith  3 – Evans  United Supermarkets Arena (5,955)
    Lubbock, TX
    12/29/2015*
    4:00 PM, FSSW+    		 Richmond W 85–70  10–1
    		  17 – Williams  9 – Odiase  5 – Evans  United Supermarkets Arena (1,994)
    Lubbock, TX
    Conference games
    01/02/2016
    1:00 PM, ESPNU    		 Texas W 82–74  11–1
    (1–0)    		  23 – Williams  7 – Odiase  3 – Evans  United Supermarkets Arena (12,689)
    Lubbock, TX
    01/06/2016
    8:00 PM, ESPNU    		 at No. 13 Iowa State L 69–76  11–2
    (1–1)    		  14 – Gray  9 – Gray  8 – Gotcher  Hilton Coliseum (14,384)
    Ames, IA
    01/09/2016
    8:00 PM, ESPNU    		 No. 1 Kansas L 59–69  11–3
    (1–2)    		  14 – Odiase  6 – Smith  3 – Thomas  United Supermarkets Arena (14,231)
    Lubbock, TX
    01/12/2016
    7:00 PM, FSSW    		 at Kansas State L 70–83  11–4
    (1–3)    		  23 – Gray  8 – Gray  4 – Ross  Bramlage Coliseum (12,316)
    Manhattan, KS
    01/16/2016
    2:00 PM, FSSW    		 No. 22 Baylor L 60–63  11–5
    (1–4)    		  16 – Williams  7 – Smith  3 – Odiase  United Supermarkets Arena (12,827)
    Lubbock, TX
    01/18/2016
    6:00 PM, ESPNU    		 at TCU W 76–69  12–5
    (2–4)    		  16 – Ross  9 – Smith  5 – Smith  Schollmaier Arena (5,905)
    Fort Worth, TX
    01/23/2016
    12:00 PM, ESPNews    		 No. 6 West Virginia L 76–80  12–6
    (2–5)    		  18 – Z. Smith  6 – Gray  3 – Thomas  United Supermarkets Arena (10,732)
    Lubbock, TX
    01/26/2016
    6:00 PM, ESPN2    		 at No. 1 Oklahoma L 67–91  12–7
    (2–6)    		  20 – Gray  14 – Z. Smith  4 – Evans  Lloyd Noble Center (10,682)
    Norman, OK
    01/30/2016*
    3:00 PM, ESPNU    		 at Arkansas
    Big 12/SEC Challenge    		 L 68–75 OT 12–8
    		  19 – Smith  9 – Ross  3 – Evans  Bud Walton Arena (15,975)
    Fayetteville, AR
    02/03/2016
    6:00 PM, ESPNews    		 Oklahoma State W 63–61 OT 13–8
    (3–6)    		  22 – Ross  8 – Z. Smith  2 – Thomas  United Supermarkets Arena (10,032)
    Lubbock, TX
    02/06/2016
    1:00 PM, LHN    		 at Texas L 59–69  13–9
    (3–7)    		  14 – Evans  7 – Z. Smith  4 – Z. Smith  Frank Erwin Center (14,951)
    Austin, TX
    02/10/2016
    8:00 PM, ESPNU    		 No. 14 Iowa State W 85–82 OT 14–9
    (4–7)    		  20 – Ross  7 – Z. Smith  7 – Gotcher  United Supermarkets Arena (6,715)
    Lubbock, TX
    02/13/2016
    7:00 PM, ESPNU    		 at No. 21 Baylor W 84–66  15–9
    (5–7)    		  21 – Evans  9 – Z. Smith  5 – Evans  Ferrell Center (7,540)
    Waco, TX
    02/17/2016
    8:00 PM, ESPNU    		 No. 3 Oklahoma W 65–63  16–9
    (6–7)    		  17 – Ross  9 – Z. Smith  3 – Evans  United Supermarkets Arena (14,471)
    Lubbock, TX
    02/20/2016
    8:30 PM, ESPNU    		 at Oklahoma State W 71–61  17–9
    (7–7)    		  24 – Gotcher  9 – Tied  4 – Evans  Gallagher-Iba Arena (4,679)
    Stillwater, OK
    02/23/2016
    8:00 PM, ESPNews    		 TCU W 83–79  18–9
    (8–7)    		  25 – Ross  8 – Z. Smith  3 – 3 tied  United Supermarkets Arena (9,676)
    Lubbock, TX
    02/27/2016
    11:00 AM, ESPN    		 at No. 2 Kansas L 58–67  18–10
    (8–8)    		  20 – Gotcher  14 – Z. Smith  5 – Evans  Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
    Lawrence, KS
    03/02/2016
    6:00 PM, ESPNU    		 at No. 10 West Virginia L 68–90  18–11
    (8–9)    		  15 – Gray  5 – Ross  2 – 5 tied  WVU Coliseum (12,680)
    Morgantown, WV
    03/05/2016
    2:00 PM, ESPNews    		 Kansas State W 80–71  19–11
    (9–9)    		  20 – Tied  6 – Tied  3 – Tied  United Supermarkets Arena (12,359)
    Lubbock, TX
    Big 12 Tournament
    03/09/2016
    8:30 PM, ESPNU    		 (7) vs. (10) TCU
    First round    		 L 62–67  19–12
    		  13 – Tied  15 – Z. Smith  5 – Williams  Sprint Center (18,972)
    Kansas City, MO
    NCAA Tournament
    03/17/2016*
    11:40 AM, truTV    		 (8 MW) vs. (9 MW) Butler
    First round    		 L 61–71  19–13
    		  18 – Williams  7 – Evans  5 – Evans  PNC Arena (19,722)
    Raleigh, NC
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest.
    All times are in Central Time.
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