2021–22 Texas Tech Red Raiders basketball team

2021–22 Texas Tech Red Raiders basketball
2021–22 Texas Tech Red Raiders basketball
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 12
AP	No. 12
Record	27–10 (12–6 Big 12)
Head coach	Mark Adams (1st season);
Assistant coaches	Barret Peery (1st season); Corey Williams (1st season); Talvin Hester (1st season);
Home arena	United Supermarkets Arena
	Seasons ← 2020–21 2022–23 →

The 2021–22 Texas Tech Red Raiders basketball team represented Texas Tech University in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season as a member of the Big 12 Conference. The Red Raiders were led by first-year coach Mark Adams. They played their home games at the United Supermarkets Arena in Lubbock, Texas. They finished the season 27–10, 12–6 in Big 12 play to finish in third place. In the Big 12 tournament, they defeated Iowa State and Oklahoma to advance to the championship game, but lost to Kansas. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 3 seed in the West region. There they defeated Montana State and Notre Dame to advance to the Sweet Sixteen. In the Sweet Sixteen, they lost to Duke.

2021–22 Big 12 men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 3 Kansas †	14	–	4	.778	34	–	6	.850
No. 4 Baylor	14	–	4	.778	27	–	7	.794
No. 12 Texas Tech	12	–	6	.667	27	–	10	.730
No. 25 Texas	10	–	8	.556	22	–	12	.647
TCU	8	–	10	.444	21	–	13	.618
Oklahoma State*	8	–	10	.444	15	–	15	.500
Iowa State	7	–	11	.389	22	–	13	.629
Oklahoma	7	–	11	.389	19	–	16	.543
Kansas State	6	–	12	.333	14	–	17	.452
West Virginia	4	–	14	.222	16	–	17	.485
*Oklahoma State was ineligible for both the 2022 Big 12 Tournament and the 2022 NCAA tournament due to postseason ban imposed by the NCAA.

† 2022 Big 12 Tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

Previous season

In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Red Raiders finished the season 18–11, 9–8 in Big 12 play to finish in tie for sixth place. They lost in the quarterfinals to Texas of the Big 12 tournament. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they defeated Utah State in the first round before losing Arkansas in the second round.

On April 1, 2021, head coach Chris Beard left the school after five seasons to accept the head coaching job at Texas.^[1] The Red Raiders named top assistant Mark Adams as head coach on April 5.^[2]

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Mac McClung	0	G	6'2"	185	Junior	Gate City, VA	Declared for 2021 NBA draft
Jamarius Burton	2	G	6'4"	205	Junior	Charlotte, NC	Transferred to Pittsburgh
Micah Peavy	5	G	6'7"	215	Freshman	Cibolo, TX	Transferred to TCU
Tyreek Smith	10	F	6'7"	220	RS Freshman	Baton Rouge, LA	Transferred to Oklahoma State
Kyler Edwards	11	G	6'4"	195	Junior	Arlington, TX	Transferred to Houston
Marcus Santos-Silva	14	F	6'7"	250	Graduate Transfer	Taunton, MA	Graduated; transferred to NFL team Cleveland Browns
Avery Benson	21	G	6'4"	195	RS Junior	Springdale, AR	Walk-on; transferred to Texas
Vladislav Goldin	50	F	7'1"	240	Freshman	Nalchik, Russia	Transferred to Florida Atlantic

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous school
Kevin Obanor	0	F	6'8"	235	RS Senior	Houston, TX	Oral Roberts
Davion Warren	2	G	6'6"	205	Graduate Student	Buffalo, NY	Hampton
Daniel Batcho	4	F	6'11"	235	RS Freshman	Paris, France	Arizona
Sardaar Calhoun	5	G	6'6"	210	Senior	Tappahannock, VA	Florida State
Bryson Williams	11	F	6'8"	240	Graduate Student	Fresno, CA	UTEP
Mylik Wilson	13	G	6'3"	175	Junior	Rayville, LA	Louisiana
KJ Allen	21	F	6'6"	255	Sophomore	Los Angeles, CA	East Los Angeles College
Adonis Arms	25	G	6'5"	200	Graduate Student	Milwaukee, WI	Winthrop

Recruiting classes

2021 recruiting class

There were no incoming recruits for the class of 2021.

2022 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for 2022 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Rickie Isaacs #15 PG	Las Vegas, NV	Coronado High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Sep 9, 2021
Rickie Isaacs #15 PG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 82
Robert Jennings #37 PF	DeSoto, TX	Texas Association of Christian Athletes	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Sep 30, 2021
Robert Jennings #37 PF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 80
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: "2022 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

2021–22 Texas Tech Red Raiders men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	0	Kevin Obanor	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	RS Sr	Oral Roberts	Houston, TX
G	1	Terrence Shannon Jr.	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jr	IMG Academy	Chicago, IL
G	2	Davion Warren	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	GS	Hampton	Buffalo, NY
G	3	Clarence Nadolny	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jr	Scotland Performance Institute	Montreuil, France
F	4	Daniel Batcho	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	RS Fr	Arizona	Paris, France
G	5	Sardaar Calhoun	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Sr	Florida State	Tappahannock, VA
G	10	Ethan Duncan (W)	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Fr	Trinity Christian	Lubbock, TX
F	11	Bryson Williams	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	GS	UTEP	Fresno, CA
G	13	Mylik Wilson	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Jr	Louisiana	Rayville, LA
F	14	Marcus Santos-Silva	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	RS Sr	VCU	Taunton, MA
G	15	Kevin McCullar Jr.	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	RS Jr	Karen Wagner	San Antonio, TX
F	21	KJ Allen	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	So	East Los Angeles College	Los Angeles, CA
G	23	Chibuzo Agbo	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	So	St. Augustine	San Diego, CA
G	25	Adonis Arms	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	GS	Winthrop	Milwaukee, WI

Head coach

Mark Adams (Texas Tech)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
November 9, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		North Florida	W 89–74	1–0	22 – Williams	7 – Williams	7 – Wilson	United Supermarkets Arena (14,245) Lubbock, TX
November 12, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Grambling State	W 88–62	2–0	24 – McCullar Jr.	9 – Tied	3 – Tied	United Supermarkets Arena (14,171) Lubbock, TX
November 15, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Prairie View A&M	W 84–49	3–0	18 – Williams	7 – Tied	5 – Tied	United Supermarkets Arena (12,419) Lubbock, TX
November 20, 2021* 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		vs. Incarnate Word South Padre Island Battle on the Beach	W 84–62	4–0	17 – McCullar Jr.	8 – Batcho	6 – Shannon Jr.	South Padre Island Convention Centre (1,340) South Padre Island, TX
November 23, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Omaha	W 96–40	5–0	18 – Shannon Jr.	10 – Batcho	6 – Batcho	United Supermarkets Arena (12,670) Lubbock, TX
November 27, 2021* 3:00 p.m., ESPN+		Lamar	W 89–57	6–0	20 – Obanor	12 – Santos-Silva	4 – Wilson	United Supermarkets Arena (12,233) Lubbock, TX
December 1, 2021* 7:30 p.m., FS1		at Providence Big East–Big 12 Battle	L 68–72	6–1	17 – Shannon Jr.	7 – Arms	1 – Tied	Dunkin' Donuts Center (10,022) Providence, RI
December 7, 2021* 6:00 p.m., ESPN		vs. No. 13 Tennessee Jimmy V Classic	W 57–52 ^OT	7–1	18 – Shannon Jr.	12 – Shannon Jr.	5 – McCullar Jr.	Madison Square Garden New York, NY
December 14, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	No. 25	Arkansas State	W 75–62	8–1	21 – McCullar Jr.	5 – Tied	4 – McCullar Jr.	United Supermarkets Arena (12,431) Lubbock, TX
December 18, 2021* 12:00 p.m., CBS	No. 25	vs. No. 5 Gonzaga Jerry Colangelo Classic	L 55–69	8–2	14 – McCullar Jr.	10 – McCullar Jr.	3 – Warren	Footprint Center (7,831) Phoenix, AZ
December 22, 2021* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	No. 25	Eastern Washington	W 78–46	9–2	12 – Tied	7 – Obanor	5 – McCullar Jr.	United Supermarkets Arena (12,133) Lubbock, TX
December 28, 2021* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	No. 25	Alabama State	W 75–53	10–2	15 – Warren	9 – Batcho	7 – McCullar Jr.	United Supermarkets Arena (12,059) Lubbock, TX
January 5, 2022 3:00 p.m., ESPNU	No. 25	at No. 11 Iowa State	L 47–51	10–3 (0–1)	12 – Warren	10 – Obanor	3 – Tied	Hilton Coliseum (11,699) Ames, IA
January 8, 2022 3:00 p.m., ESPN2	No. 25	No. 6 Kansas	W 75–67	11–3 (1–1)	22 – Williams	8 – Williams	5 – Wilson	United Supermarkets Arena (14,320) Lubbock, TX
January 11, 2022 6:00 p.m., ESPN2	No. 19	at No. 1 Baylor	W 65–62	12–3 (2–1)	14 – Arms	9 – Arms	5 – Arms	Ferrell Center (8,569) Waco, TX
January 13, 2022 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	No. 19	Oklahoma State rescheduled from Jan. 1	W 78–57	13–3 (3–1)	17 – Obanor	10 – Santos-Silva	4 – McCullar Jr.	United Supermarkets Arena (14,853) Lubbock, TX
January 15, 2022 11:00 a.m., ESPNU	No. 19	at Kansas State	L 51–62	13–4 (3–2)	20 – Williams	7 – Arms	3 – McCullar Jr.	Bramlage Coliseum (5,971) Manhattan, KS
January 18, 2022 8:00 p.m., ESPNU	No. 18	No. 15 Iowa State	W 72–60	14–4 (4–2)	16 – Williams	8 – Obanor	3 – McCullar Jr.	United Supermarkets Arena (15,098) Lubbock, TX
January 22, 2022 11:00 a.m., ESPN2	No. 18	West Virginia	W 78–65	15–4 (5–2)	23 – Shannon Jr.	6 – Tied	4 – McCullar Jr.	United Supermarkets Arena (14,556) Lubbock, TX
January 24, 2022 8:00 p.m., ESPN	No. 13	at No. 5 Kansas	L 91–94 ^2OT	15–5 (5–3)	33 – Williams	8 – Obanor	5 – Warren	Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS
January 29, 2022* 5:00 p.m., ESPN2	No. 13	Mississippi State Big 12/SEC Challenge	W 76–50	16–5	16 – Arms	9 – Santos-Silva	7 – Arms	United Supermarkets Arena (15,098) Lubbock, TX
February 1, 2022 8:00 p.m., ESPN2	No. 14	No. 23 Texas	W 77–64	17–5 (6–3)	19 – McCullar Jr.	9 – Arms	4 – Arms	United Supermarkets Arena (15,300) Lubbock, TX
February 5, 2022 1:00 p.m., ESPN	No. 14	at West Virginia	W 60–53	18–5 (7–3)	15 – Williams	9 – McCullar Jr.	3 – Wilson	WVU Coliseum (12,673) Morgantown, WV
February 9, 2022 8:00 p.m., ESPNU	No. 9	at Oklahoma	L 55–70	18–6 (7–4)	12 – McCullar Jr.	4 – Wilson	3 – Warren	Lloyd Noble Center (7,298) Norman, OK
February 12, 2022 3:00 p.m., ESPN+	No. 9	TCU	W 82–69	19–6 (8–4)	20 – Shannon Jr.	5 – Arms	4 – Arms	United Supermarkets Arena (14,810) Lubbock, TX
February 16, 2022 8:00 p.m., ESPN2	No. 11	No. 7 Baylor	W 83–73	20–6 (9–4)	23 – Obanor	13 – Obanor	5 – Shannon Jr.	United Supermarkets Arena (14,923) Lubbock, TX
February 19, 2022 11:30 a.m., ABC	No. 11	at No. 20 Texas	W 61–55	21–6 (10–4)	17 – Williams	8 – Santos-Silva	3 – Shannon Jr.	Frank Erwin Center (16,540) Austin, TX
February 22, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	No. 9	Oklahoma	W 66–42	22–6 (11–4)	16 – Warren	6 – Santos-Silva	5 – Arms	United Supermarkets Arena (15,098) Lubbock, TX
February 26, 2022 5:00 p.m., ESPN2	No. 9	at TCU	L 66–69	22–7 (11–5)	21 – Williams	5 – Arms	4 – Arms	Schollmaier Arena (7,026) Fort Worth, TX
February 28, 2022 8:00 p.m., ESPN2	No. 12	Kansas State	W 73–68	23–7 (12–5)	23 – Warren	8 – Allen	6 – Arms	United Supermarkets Arena (15,098) Lubbock, TX
March 5, 2022 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	No. 12	at Oklahoma State	L 51–52	23–8 (12–6)	16 – Obanor	10 – Obanor	4 – Shannon Jr.	Gallagher-Iba Arena (10,184) Stillwater, OK
Big 12 Tournament
March 10, 2022 8:30 p.m., ESPN2	(3) No. 14	vs. (6) Iowa State Quarterfinals	W 72–41	24–8	15 – Shannon Jr.	6 – Obanor	3 – Tied	T-Mobile Center (15,805) Kansas City, MO
March 11, 2022 8:30 p.m., ESPN2	(3) No. 14	vs. (7) Oklahoma Semifinals	W 56–55	25–8	11 – Tied	6 – Santos-Silva	5 – Arms	T-Mobile Center (16,557) Kansas City, MO
March 12, 2022 5:00 p.m., ESPN	(3) No. 14	vs. (1) No. 6 Kansas Championship	L 65–74	25–9	17 – Williams	8 – Arms	5 – McCullar Jr.	T-Mobile Center (16,344) Kansas City, MO
NCAA tournament
March 18, 2022* 12:45 p.m., TNT	(3 W) No. 12	vs. (14 W) Montana State First Round	W 97–62	26–9	20 – Tied	11 – Obanor	6 – Shannon Jr.	Viejas Arena San Diego, CA
March 20, 2022* 6:10 p.m., TBS	(3 W) No. 12	vs. (11 W) Notre Dame Second Round	W 59–53	27–9	15 – Obanor	15 – Obanor	4 – Arms	Viejas Arena San Diego, CA
March 24, 2022* 8:40 p.m., CBS	(3 W) No. 12	vs. (2 W) No. 9 Duke Sweet Sixteen	L 73–78	27–10	21 – Williams	10 – Obanor	7 – Arms	Chase Center (17,514) San Francisco, CA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West. All times are in Central Time.

Source^[3]

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
RV = Received votes
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Final
AP	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	25	25	25	25	19	18	13	14	9	11	9	12	14	12	Not released
Coaches	RV	RV*	RV	RV	RV	24	25	25	25	19	19	14	14	9	11	9	12	14	11	12

*AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings. No Coaches Poll for Week 1.

References

^ "Chris Beard named Men's Basketball head coach". texassports.com. April 1, 2021. Retrieved October 3, 2021.
^ Borzello, Jeff (April 5, 2021). "Mark Adams to become Texas Tech Red Raiders men's basketball coach". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 6, 2021.
^ "2021–22 Men's Basketball Schedule". texastech.com. Retrieved October 3, 2021.

[1] "Chris Beard named Men's Basketball head coach". texassports.com. April 1, 2021. Retrieved October 3, 2021.

[2] Borzello, Jeff (April 5, 2021). "Mark Adams to become Texas Tech Red Raiders men's basketball coach". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 6, 2021.

[3] "2021–22 Men's Basketball Schedule". texastech.com. Retrieved October 3, 2021.

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