2014–15 Texas Tech Red Raiders basketball team

2014–15 Texas Tech Red Raiders men's basketball

Conference	Big 12
2014–15 record	13–19 (3–15 Big 12)
Head coach	Tubby Smith (2nd year)
Assistant coach	Joe Esposito
Assistant coach	Vince Taylor
Assistant coach	Pooh Williamson
Home arena	United Supermarkets Arena

	Conf				Overall
2014–15 Big 12 men's basketball standings
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#10 Kansas	13	–	5	.722	27	–	9	.750
#9 Iowa State †	12	–	6	.667	25	–	9	.735
#13 Oklahoma	12	–	6	.667	24	–	11	.686
#16 Baylor	11	–	7	.611	24	–	10	.706
#20 West Virginia	11	–	7	.611	25	–	10	.714
Oklahoma State	8	–	10	.444	18	–	14	.563
Texas	8	–	10	.444	20	–	14	.588
Kansas State	8	–	10	.444	15	–	17	.469
TCU	4	–	14	.222	18	–	15	.545
Texas Tech	3	–	15	.167	13	–	19	.406

† 2015 Big 12 Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 2014–15 Texas Tech Red Raiders basketball team represented Texas Tech University in the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by head coach Tubby Smith, who brought in a whole new coaching staff with him last season. The Red Raiders played their home games at the United Supermarkets Arena in Lubbock, Texas and were members of the Big 12 Conference.

Recruits

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Keenan Evans PG	Richardson, Texas	Berkner	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	N/A	Oct 15, 2013
Keenan Evans PG	Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Justin Gray SF	Tampa, FL	Berkeley Prep	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Oct 3, 2013
Justin Gray SF	Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Justin Jamison PF	West Plains, MO	Missouri State-West Plains	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	260 lb (120 kg)	Mar 11, 2014
Justin Jamison PF	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN: N/A
Isaiah Manderson C	Oldsmar, FL	Oldsmar Christian	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	250 lb (110 kg)	Aug 15, 2014
Isaiah Manderson C	Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Norense Odiase PF	Delray Beach, FL	Elev8 Sports Academy	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	240 lb (110 kg)	Mar 14, 2014
Norense Odiase PF	Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A
Zach Smith SF	Plano, TX	Plano East	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Oct 5, 2013
Zach Smith SF	Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A
Devaugntah Williams PG	West Plains, MO	Missouri State-West Plains	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Mar 10, 2014
Devaugntah Williams PG	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN: N/A
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: "2014 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

2014–15 Texas Tech Red Raiders men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	High School/Junior College	Home town
1.5 !G	0	Williams, DevaugntahDevaugntah Williams	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 200 lb (91 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Canton Missouri-West Plains	Canton, OH
1.5 !G	2	Mays, StanStan Mays	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 185 lb (84 kg)	2.0 !So	Episcopal	Baton Rouge, LA
1.5 !G	3	Onwuasor, RandyRandy Onwuasor	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 190 lb (86 kg)	2.0 !So	Inglewood	Inglewood, CA
3.5 !F	4	Jamison, JustinJustin Jamison	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 260 lb (118 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Strongsville Missouri-West Plains	Garfield Heights, OH
3.5 !F	5	Gray, JustinJustin Gray	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 185 lb (84 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Berkeley Prep	Tampa, FL
3.5 !F	11	Smith, ZachZach Smith	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 210 lb (95 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Plano East	Plano, TX
1.5 !G	12	Evans, KeenanKeenan Evans	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 175 lb (79 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Berkner	Richardson, TX
1.5 !G	13	Adams, LukeLuke Adams	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 69 !5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 170 lb (77 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Big Spring	Big Spring, TX
1.5 !G	14	Turner, RobertRobert Turner	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 180 lb (82 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Laney NMJC	Augusta, GA
3.5 !F	15	Ross, AaronAaron Ross	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 225 lb (102 kg)	2.5 !RS So	Parkview	North Little Rock, AR
1.5 !G	20	Gotcher, ToddrickToddrick Gotcher	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 200 lb (91 kg)	3.5 !RS Jr	Lakeview	Garland, TX
3.5 !F	32	Odiase, NorenseNorense Odiase	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 265 lb (120 kg)	1.0 !Fr	North Crowley	Crowley, TX
3.5 !F	34	Foster, AlexAlex Foster	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 225 lb (102 kg)	2.0 !So	Seton Academy	Joliet, IL
3.5 !F	35	Lammert, ClarkClark Lammert	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 210 lb (95 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Churchill	San Antonio, TX

Head coach

Tubby Smith (High Point)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule

Date	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance)
Exhibition
11/03/2014*	Southeastern Oklahoma State	W 79–67		United Supermarkets Arena (N/A)
11/08/2014*	Texas A&M–Commerce	L 69–72 ^OT		United Supermarkets Arena (4,841)
Non-conference regular season
11/14/2014*	Loyola (MD)	W 71–59	1–0	United Supermarkets Arena (6,041)
11/18/2014*	at LSU (ESPN Tip-Off Marathon)	L 64–69 ^OT	1–1	Maravich Center (8,010)
11/22/2014*	Missouri State	W 80–68	2–1	United Supermarkets Arena (5,107)
11/25/2014*	Northwestern State	W 75–64	3–1	United Supermarkets Arena (4,535)
11/30/2014*	Air Force	W 63–62	4–1	United Supermarkets Arena (4,876)
12/03/2014*	Auburn	W 46–44	5–1	United Supermarkets Arena (7,040)
12/10/2014*	Fresno State	W 73–56	6–1	United Supermarkets Arena (5,530)
12/14/2014*	Prairie View A&M	W 79–51	7–1	United Supermarkets Arena (5,122)
12/17/2014*	South Carolina State (Las Vegas Classic)	W 101–39	8–1	United Supermarkets Arena (5,164)
12/19/2014*	Arkansas–Pine Bluff (Las Vegas Classic)	W 72–51	9–1	United Supermarkets Arena (5,091)
12/22/2014*	vs. Loyola (IL) (Las Vegas Classic semifinals)	L 44–62	9–2	Orleans Arena (1,270)
12/23/2014*	vs. Houston (Las Vegas Classic 3rd place game)	L 69–82	9–3	Orleans Arena (1,125)
12/29/2014*	North Texas	W 60–45	10–3	United Supermarkets Arena (6,033)
Big 12 regular season
01/03/2015	#11 Texas	L 61–70	10–4 (0–1)	United Supermarkets Arena (9,936)
01/05/2015	#14 West Virginia	L 67–78	10–5 (0–2)	United Supermarkets Arena (6,073)
01/10/2015	at Kansas	L 54–86	10–6 (0–3)	Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
01/14/2015	at Kansas State	L 51–58	10–7 (0–4)	Bramlage Coliseum (12,264)
01/17/2015	TCU	L 42–62	10–8 (0–5)	United Supermarkets Arena (9,142)
01/21/2015	at Oklahoma State	L 43–63	10–9 (0–6)	Gallagher-Iba Arena (7,090)
01/24/2015	#9 Iowa State	W 78–73	11–9 (1–6)	United Supermarkets Arena (9,310)
01/28/2015	at #24 Oklahoma	L 36–81	11–10 (1–7)	Lloyd Noble Center (9,857)
01/31/2015	at #17 West Virginia	L 55–78	11–11 (1–8)	WVU Coliseum (12,192)
02/04/2015	Kansas State	W 64–47	12–11 (2–8)	United Supermarkets Arena (7,429)
02/07/2015	at #11 Iowa State	L 38–75	12–12 (2–9)	Hilton Coliseum (14,384)
02/10/2015	#8 Kansas	L 53–71	12–13 (2–10)	United Supermarkets Arena (8,397)
02/14/2015	at Texas	L 41–56	12–14 (2–11)	Frank Erwin Center (13,178)
02/17/2015	#20 Baylor	L 49–54	12–15 (2–12)	United Supermarkets Center (6,572)
02/21/2015	#17 Oklahoma	L 75–79 ^OT	12–16 (2–13)	United Supermarkets Arena (6,761)
02/25/2015	at TCU	L 54–71	12–17 (2–14)	Wilkerson-Greines Activity Center (3,912)
02/28/2015	Oklahoma State	W 63–62	13–17 (3–14)	United Supermarkets Arena (7,480)
03/06/2015	at #14 Baylor	L 74–77	13–18 (3–15)	Ferrell Center (9,554)
Big 12 Tournament
03/11/2015	vs. Texas (First Round)	L 53–65	13–19	Sprint Center (18,972)
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

External links

Official Texas Tech Red Raiders men's basketball page

Texas Tech Red Raiders basketball

Venues	Livestock Judging Pavilion (1925–1927) Tech Gymnasium (1927–1956) Lubbock Municipal Coliseum (1956–1999) United Supermarkets Arena (1999–present)

Culture & lore	Raider Red The Masked Rider "Fight, Raiders, Fight" "The Matador Song" Guns Up Knight School

People	Head coaches NBA draftees

Seasons	1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15