2008–09 Texas Tech Red Raiders basketball team

2008–09 Texas Tech Red Raiders men's basketball
Conference Big 12 Conference South
2008–09 record 14–19 (3–13 Big 12)
Head coach Pat Knight
Assistant coach Chris Beard
Assistant coach Stew Robinson
Assistant coach Bubba Jennings
Home arena United Spirit Arena
Seasons
« 2007–08 2009–10 »
2008–09 Big 12 men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#14 Kansas 14   2   .875     27   8   .771
#7 Oklahoma 13   3   .813     30   6   .833
#9 Missouri† 12   4   .750     31   7   .816
Kansas State 9   7   .563     22   12   .647
Texas 9   7   .563     23   12   .657
Texas A&M 9   7   .563     24   10   .706
Oklahoma State 9   7   .563     23   12   .657
Nebraska 8   8   .500     18   13   .581
Baylor 5   11   .313     24   15   .615
Iowa State 4   12   .250     15   17   .469
Texas Tech 3   13   .188     14   19   .424
Colorado 1   15   .063     9   22   .290
† 2009 Big 12 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2008–09 Texas Tech Red Raiders men's basketball team represented Texas Tech University during the 2008–09 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team plays in the Big 12 Conference at the United Spirit Arena in Lubbock, Texas. It marked Pat Knight's first full season as head coach.

Contents

Preseason

Personnel changes

Pat Knight took over the head coaching duties late in the 2007–08 season after Bob Knight resigned on February 4, 2008.[1] This was Pat's first full season as head coach of the Red Raiders.[2] Pat hired Bubba Jennings as an assistant coach in addition to Chris Beard and Stew Robinson.[3]

Recruiting

Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Darko Cohadarevic
PF		 Liberal, KS Seward County JC 6 ft 9 in (206 cm) 245 lb (111 kg) Mar 24,
2008 
Scout:   Rivals:   ESPN grade: N/A
Nick Okorie
PG		 Levelland, TX South Plains JC 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) 185 lb (84 kg) Feb 6,
2008 
Scout:   Rivals:N/A   ESPN grade: N/A
Tyree Graham[A]
SG		 Durham, NC Village Christian Academy 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) 180 lb (82 kg) Oct 26,
2007 
Scout:   Rivals:   ESPN grade: 78
Robert Lewandowski
PF		 Overland Park, KS Blue Valley Northwest HS 6 ft 9 in (206 cm) 250 lb (110 kg) Sep 13,
2007 
Scout:   Rivals:   ESPN grade: 40
Corbin Ray
SF		 Katy, TX Taylor HS 6 ft 8 in (203 cm) 210 lb (95 kg) Apr 25,
2007 
Scout:   Rivals:   ESPN grade: 89
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: NR   Rivals: NR  ESPN: NR
Note: In many cases, Scout and Rivals may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
In these cases, an average of the two was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.
Sources:
A In January 2009, Tyree Graham announced he would be leaving the team, citing family reasons.[4]

Roster

Name Number Position Height Weight Year Hometown
Darko Cohadarevic 31 F 6–9 242 Junior Belgrade, Serbia
Trevor Cook 24 F 6–9 241 Junior Coppell, Texas
Rogderick Craig 2 F 6–6 217 Senior Portola Valley, California
Wally Dunn 10 G 6–4 194 Sophomore Midland, Texas
Tyree Graham 3 G 6–0 190 Freshman Durham, North Carolina
Robert Lewandowski 15 F 6–10 240 Freshman Overland Park, Kansas
Nick Okorie 23 G 6–1 195 Junior Houston, Texas
Michael Prince 30 F 6–7 208 Senior Plano, Texas
Corbin Ray 4 F 6–7 225 Freshman Katy, Texas
Esmir Rizvic 34 C 7–0 262 Senior Zenica, Bosnia
John Roberson 21 G 5–11 161 Sophomore Plano, Texas
D'walyn Roberts 5 F 6–7 194 Sophomore Dallas, Texas
Mike Singletary 32 F 6–6 230 Sophomore Humble, Texas
Damir Suljagic 41 F 6–9 250 Senior Tucson, Arizona
Alan Voskuil 20 G 6–3 181 Senior Bedford, Texas

Source

Coaches

Name Type
Pat Knight Head Coach
Chris Beard Associate Head Coach
Bubba Jennings Assistant Coach
Stew Robinson Assistant Coach
Chris Braden Strength and Conditioning Coach
Les Fertig Director of Basketball Operations

Source

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Record
November 14, 2008* 8:00 PM Saint Francis United Spirit Arena • Lubbock, TX W 81–47  1–0
November 17, 2008* 7:00 PM Sam Houston State United Spirit Arena • Lubbock, TX W 87–76  2–0
November 20, 2008* 7:00 PM East Central United Spirit Arena • Lubbock, TX W 167–115  3–0
November 22, 2008* 1:00 PM Eastern Kentucky United Spirit Arena • Lubbock, TX W 98–84  4–0
November 25, 2008* 7:00 PM Southeastern Louisiana United Spirit Arena • Lubbock, TX W 74–63  5–0
November 28, 2008* 7:50 PM vs. #4 Pittsburgh Prudential Center • Newark, NJ
(Legends Classic semifinal)		 L 67–80  5–1
November 29, 2008* 5:30 PM vs. Mississippi State Prudential Center • Newark, NJ
(Legends Classic third-place game)		 W 77–73  6–1
December 3, 2008* 7:00 PM Wichita State United Spirit Arena • Lubbock, TX W 72–69  7–1
December 13, 2008* 7:05 PM at Lamar Montagne Center • Beaumont, TX L 79–85  7–2
December 17, 2008* 7:07 PM at UTEP Don Haskins Center • El Paso, TX L 78–96  7–3
December 20, 2008* 12:00 PM New Mexico United Spirit Arena • Lubbock, TX W 86–78  8–3
December 23, 2008* 7:00 PM Centenary United Spirit Arena • Lubbock, TX W 67–53  9–3
December 28, 2008* 7:00 PM at Stanford Maples Pavilion • Stanford, CA FSN L 66–111  9–4
January 1, 2009* 3:00 PM Stephen F. Austin United Spirit Arena • Lubbock, TX W 69–55  10–4
January 6, 2009* 7:00 PM TCU United Spirit Arena • Lubbock, TX L 80–85  10–5
January 10, 2009 12:45 PM at #23 Baylor Ferrell Center • Waco, TX Big 12 Network L 61–73  10–6
January 17, 2009 3:00 PM #11 Texas United Spirit Arena • Lubbock, TX Big 12 Network L 49–71  10–7
January 20, 2009 7:00 PM Colorado United Spirit Arena • Lubbock, TX W 63–55  11–7
January 24, 2009 12:47 PM at Missouri Mizzou Arena • Columbia, MO Big 12 Network L 86–97  11–8
January 28, 2009 8:05 PM at Texas A&M Reed Arena • College Station, TX ESPNU L 70–79  11–9
January 31, 2009 7:00 PM Nebraska United Spirit Arena • Lubbock, TX Big 12 Network L 69–82  11–10
February 4, 2009 8:05 PM at Oklahoma State Gallagher-Iba Arena • Stillwater, OK ESPNU L 80–81  11–11
February 7, 2009 7:00 PM Baylor United Spirit Arena • Lubbock, TX ESPNU W 83–76  12–11
February 11, 2009 8:00 PM at Kansas State Bramlage Coliseum • Manhattan, KS ESPNU L 73–85  12–12
February 14, 2009 12:45 PM at #2 Oklahoma Lloyd Noble Center • Norman, OK Big 12 Network L 74–95  12–13
February 18, 2009 8:30 PM Oklahoma State United Spirit Arena • Lubbock, TX ESPN2 L 82–92  12–14
February 21, 2009 5:00 PM Texas A&M United Spirit Arena • Lubbock, TX L 73–79  12–15
February 25, 2009 8:40 PM at #25 Texas Frank Erwin Center • Austin, TX ESPN2 L 81–87  12–16
February 28, 2009 2:30 PM #3 Oklahoma United Spirit Arena • Lubbock, TX ABC L 63–78  12–17
March 4, 2009 8:30 PM #9 Kansas United Spirit Arena • Lubbock, TX ESPN2 W 84–65  13–17
March 7, 2009 12:45 PM at Iowa State Hilton Coliseum • Ames, IA Big 12 Network L 76–78  13–18
Big 12 Tournament
March 11, 2009 8:30 PM vs. Texas A&M Ford Center • Oklahoma City, OK Big 12 Network W 88–83  14–18
March 12, 2009 8:30 PM vs. #14 Missouri Ford Center • Oklahoma City, OK ESPN2 L 60–81  14–19
*Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from AP Poll.

Source for regular season
Source for Big 12 Tournament

Notable games and events

East Central

In the third game of the season, Texas Tech defeated Division II opponent East Central University 167–115, setting a new school record for most points scored in a game. The previous record of 128 was set in the double overtime victory over Texas on February 20, 1994. The combined total of 282 points also became a new record.[5][6]

Wichita State

Texas Tech led the Wichita State Shockers 43–26 going into halftime. The lead quickly deteriorated as Wichita State went on a 12–3 run to open the second half.[7] The shockers eventually tied the game with about 41 seconds remaining.[8] Mike Singletary then hit a 3-pointer with 4.1 seconds left to give the Red Raiders the win, 72–69.[9]

Nebraska

In a 69–82 loss to Nebraska, Knight ran on to the court to argue with officials after Texas Tech player Alan Voskuil was called for a foul. After receiving two technical fouls, Knight was ejected from the game. Once in the tunnel, Knight ran back onto the court to continue arguing.[10] Knight was not suspended, rather receiving a public reprimand from the Big 12 Conference.[11]

Texas

The Red Raiders were without head coach Pat Knight against Texas after he was suspended for criticizing the officials in a game four days earlier against Texas A&M.[12][13]

Kansas

Texas Tech upset #9 Kansas 84–65 at home on senior night. Senior Alan Voskuil had a career high 35 points, going 9–14 from 3-point range and 10–17 overall.[14] It was Kansas' worst defeat of the season and marked their third straight loss at the United Spirit Arena.[15]

Big 12 Tournament

The only chance the Red Raiders had at making the postseason was to win the Big 12 Tournament where the winner receives an automatic bid in the NCAA Tournament.[16] Texas Tech went into the tournament as the #11 seed after losing to Iowa State 76–78 in the last game of the regular season, thus giving Iowa State the #10 seed.[17]

Texas A&M

Texas A&M took a 29–48 lead into halftime and built it up to 21 early in the second half.[18] In the second half, sophomore Mike Singletary scored 29 points in a row to help Texas Tech take a 79–78 lead with 39.4 seconds left in the game and eventually win 88–83.[19] Singletary finished the game with 43 points, a career high and Big 12 Tournament record for most points in a single game.[20] Mike Singletary's 29 consecutive points is the second longest streak in NCAA history and Texas Tech's comeback from 21 points down is a Big 12 Tournament record.[19][21]

Missouri

Texas Tech was able to manage a 31–31 halftime tie against #3 seed Missouri.[22] In the second half, however, Missouri's full-court press defense allowed the Tigers to go on a 13 point run early in the second half.[23][24] Mike Singletary led Texas Tech with 17 points and Missouri's DeMarre Carroll had 19 to help Missouri win 81–60.[25]

Awards and honors

Esmir Rizvic
John Roberson
Mike Singletary
Alan Voskuil

See also

References

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  3. ^ ""Bubba" Jennings Named Asst. Basketball Coach". RaiderPower.com. 2008-07-08. http://texastech.scout.com/2/767815.html. Retrieved 2009-03-25. 
  4. ^ George, Brandon (2009-01-12). "Freshman Tyree Graham leaving Texas Tech basketball program". The Dallas Morning News. http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/spt/colleges/texastech/stories/011309dnspotechbbbrief.1b5b3005.html. Retrieved 2009-03-26. 
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