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
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Record	19–13 (9–9 Big 12)
Head coach	Tubby Smith (3rd season)
Assistant coaches	Joe Esposito Vince Taylor Pooh Williamson
Home arena	United Supermarkets Arena
Seasons ← 2014–15 2016–17 →

2015–16 Big 12 men's basketball standings

v t e	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

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

 

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

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

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
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 Tubby Smith (High Point) Assistant coach(es) Joe Esposito (Marist) Vince Taylor (Duke) Pooh Williamson (Tulsa) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt 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.

References

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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