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.[2] 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
Record19–13 (9–9 Big 12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaUnited Supermarkets Arena
Seasons
2015–16 Big 12 men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 1 Kansas 15 3   .833 33 5   .868
No. 8 West Virginia 13 5   .722 26 9   .743
No. 7 Oklahoma 12 6   .667 29 8   .784
Texas 11 7   .611 20 13   .606
No. 21 Baylor 10 8   .556 22 12   .647
No. 22 Iowa State 10 8   .556 23 12   .657
Texas Tech 9 9   .500 19 13   .594
Kansas State 5 13   .278 17 16   .515
Oklahoma State 3 15   .167 12 20   .375
TCU 2 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.[3]

Previous season

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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

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Keenan Evans
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Stan Mays 2 G 6'2" 185 Sophomore Baton Rouge, LA Walk-on; left the team
Randy Onwuasor 3 G 6'3" 190 Sophomore Inglewood, CA Transferred to Southern Utah
Justin Jamison 4 F 6'9" 260 Junior Garfield Heights, OH Graduate transferred to MidAmerican Nazarene
Luke Adams 13 G 5'9" 170 Senior Big Spring, TX Graduated
Robert Turner 14 G 6'3" 180 Senior Augusta, GA Graduated
Alex Foster 34 F 6'8" 225 Sophomore Joliet, IL Transferred to Bradley
Clark Lammert 35 F 6'8" 210 Senior San Antonio, TX Graduated

Incoming Transfers

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Devon Thomas 2 G 5'10" 167 Junior Baltimore, MD Junior college transferred from Cloud County Community College

Recruits

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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: 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

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2015–16 Texas Tech Red Raiders men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Devaugntah Williams 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Canton
Missouri-West Plains
Canton, OH
G 2 Devon Thomas 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Kimball Union Academy
Cloud County CC
Silver Springs, MD
G 3 C. J. Williamson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Evans Orlando, FL
G 4 Donovan Ham (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr North Atlanta Atlanta, GA
F 5 Justin Gray 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Berkeley Prep Tampa, FL
F 11 Zach Smith 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Plano East Plano, TX
G 12 Keenan Evans 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Berkner Richardson, TX
F 15 Aaron Ross 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS Jr Parkview North Little Rock, AR
G 20 Toddrick Gotcher (C) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Sr Lakeview Garland, TX
F 21 Rokas Ulvydas 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 240 lb (109 kg) So Mt. Zion Prep-MD Kaunas, Lithuania
G 22 Jordan Jackson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr St. Pius X Houston, TX
G 30 Andrew Sorrells (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Birdville North Richland Hills, TX
C 32 Norense Odiase   6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 255 lb (116 kg) So North Crowley Crowley, TX
C 34 Matthew Temple (W) 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Jr Rider High School Wichita Falls, TX
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule

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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.

References

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  1. ^ "2019-20 Big 12 Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 26–30. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
  2. ^ Pirtle, Krista (March 9, 2016). "Texas Tech falls to TCU 67-62". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. Retrieved February 4, 2024.
  3. ^ "Memphis hires Texas Tech coach Tubby Smith". ESPN. April 14, 2016. Retrieved February 4, 2024.
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