2016–17 Texas Tech Red Raiders basketball team

2016–17 Texas Tech Red Raiders basketball
Conference Big 12 Conference
2016–17 record 18–14 (6–12 Big 12)
Head coach Chris Beard (1st season)
Assistant coach Chris Ogden
Assistant coach Al Pinkens
Assistant coach Mark Adams
Home arena United Supermarkets Arena (15,098)
2016–17 Big 12 men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
No. 3 Kansas 16 2   .889     31 5   .861
No. 13 West Virginia 12 6   .667     28 9   .757
No. 12 Baylor 12 6   .667     27 8   .771
No. 16 Iowa State 12 6   .667     24 11   .686
Oklahoma State 9 9   .500     20 13   .606
Kansas State 8 10   .444     21 14   .600
Texas Tech 6 12   .333     18 14   .563
TCU 6 12   .333     24 15   .615
Oklahoma 5 13   .278     11 20   .355
Texas 4 14   .222     11 22   .333
2017 Big 12 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016–17 Texas Tech Red Raiders basketball team represented Texas Tech University in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Red Raiders were led by first-year coach Chris Beard. They played their home games at the United Supermarkets Arena in Lubbock, Texas as members of the Big 12 Conference. They finished the season 18–14, 6–12 in Big 12 play to finish in a tie for seventh place. They lost in the first round of the Big 12 Tournament to Texas.

Previous season

The Red Raiders finished the 2015–16 season 19–13, 9–9 in Big 12 play to finish in seventh place in conference. They lost in the first round of the Big 12 Tournament to TCU. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament where they lost in the First Round to Butler.

On April 14, 2016, head coach Tubby Smith left the school to accept the head coaching position at Memphis.[1] The next day, the school hired Chris Beard, the head coach at Little Rock, as head coach.[2]

Offseason

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Devaugntah Williams 0 G 6'4" 205 Senior Canton, OH Graduated
Isaiah Manderson 1 C 6'10" 255 Junior Bronx, NY Transferred to South Florida
C. J. Williamson 3 G 6'7" 210 Freshman Orlando, FL Transferred to Florida Gulf Coast
Donovan Ham 4 G 6'2" 200 Freshman Atlanta, GA Walk-on; transferred to Georgia Highlands College
Toddrick Gotcher 20 G 6'4" 195 Senior Garland, TX Graduated
Rokas Ulvydas 21 F 6'11" 240 Junior Kaunas, Lithuania Transferred to La Salle
Jordan Jackson 22 G 6'4" 185 Freshman Houston, TX Transferred to Midland College

Incoming transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Brandone Francis-Ramirez 1 G 6'6" 214 RS Sophomore La Romana, Dominican Republic Transferred from Florida. Under NCAA transfer rules, Francis-Ramirez will not play for the 2016–17 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility.
Tommy Hamilton IV 3 C 6'11" 255 Senior Chicago, IL Transferred from DePaul. Will be eligible to play immediately since Hamilton IV graduated from DePaul.
Shandell Millinghaus 4 G 6'2" 210 Junior Brooklyn, NY Junior college transferred from Northwest Florida State College
Niem Stevenson 10 G 6'6" 230 Junior Irving, TX Junior college transferred from Seward County Community College
Anthony Livingston 21 F 6'9" 226 Senior Washington, D.C. Transferred from Arkansas State. Will be eligible to play immediately since Livingston graduated from Arkansas State.
Giovanni McLean 23 G 6'2" 202 RS Senior Bronx, NY Transferred from Quinnipiac. Will be eligible to play immediately since McLean graduated from Quinnipiac.

Roster

2016–17 Texas Tech Red Raiders men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Francis, BrandoneBrandone Francis (I) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS So Arlington Country Day
Florida
La Romana, DR
G 2 Thomas, DevonDevon Thomas 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr Kimball Union Academy
Cloud County CC
Silver Springs, MD
C 3 Hamilton IV, TommyTommy Hamilton IV 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 260 lb (118 kg) Sr IMG Academy
DePaul
Chicago, IL
G 4 Millinghaus, ShandellShandell Millinghaus 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Believe Prep Academy
NW Florida State
Brooklyn, NY
F 5 Gray, JustinJustin Gray 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Berkeley Prep Tampa, FL
G 10 Stevenson, NiemNiem Stevenson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Ranchview Irving, TX
F 11 Smith, ZachZach Smith 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Plano East Plano, TX
G 12 Evans, KeenanKeenan Evans 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Berkner Richardson, TX
F 15 Ross, AaronAaron Ross 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS Sr Parkview North Little Rock, AR
F 21 Livingston, AnthonyAnthony Livingston 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Stevens Prep
Arkansas State
Washington, D.C.
F 22 Brandsma, ThomasThomas Brandsma 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Colleyville Heritage
Little Rock Trojans
Colleyville, TX
G 23 Mclean, GiovanniGiovanni Mclean 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Bronx Regional
Quinnipiac
Bronx, NY
G 30 Sorrells, AndrewAndrew Sorrells (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Birdville North Richland Hills, TX
C 32 Odiase, NorenseNorense Odiase 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 255 lb (116 kg) Jr North Crowley Crowley, TX
F 34 Temple, MatthewMatthew Temple 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Sr Rider Wichita Falls, TX
F 44 Brown, JohnJohn Brown (W) 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Fr Mangnolia Magnolia, TX
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition

11/04/2016*
7:30 PM
Missouri Western State W 92–40 
 20  Livingston  Smith  9  6  Evans  United Supermarkets Arena (9,642)
Lubbock, TX
Regular season

11/11/2016*
6:30 PM, FCS
Houston Baptist W 93–67  1–0
 28  Evans  5  5 tied  3  3 tied  United Supermarkets Arena (10,989)
Lubbock, TX

11/15/2016*
6:30 PM, FSSW+
North Texas W 70–43  2–0
 13  Ross  11  Smith  3  3 tied  United Supermarkets Arena (9,534)
Lubbock, TX

11/19/2016*
1:00 PM, FSSW
Eastern Kentucky
Cancún Challenge Regional Round
W 90–71  3–0
 20  Millinghaus  7  Millinghaus  5  Thomas  United Supermarkets Arena (5,898)
Lubbock, TX

11/22/2016*
5:00 PM, CBSSN
vs. Auburn
Cancún Challenge semifinals
L 65–67  3–1
 17  Ross  10  Smith  2  3 tied  Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (1,610)
Cancún, Mexico

11/23/2016*
5:00 PM, CBSSN
vs. Utah State
Cancún Challenge 3rd place game
W 75–51  4–1
 28  Livingston  9  Livingston  5  Thomas  Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (1,610)
Cancún, Mexico

11/25/2016*
2:00 PM, FSSW
Idaho State
Cancún Challenge Regional Round
W 91–58  5–1
 16  Evans  11  Smith  5  Evans  United Supermarkets Arena (5,964)
Lubbock, TX

11/30/2016*
6:30 PM, FCS
Incarnate Word W 69–48  6–1
 14  Tied  6  Tied  5  Evans  United Supermarkets Arena (8,878)
Lubbock, TX

12/03/2016*
1:00 PM, FSSW
Rice W 85–84  7–1
 33  Livingston  7  Livingston  4  Millinghaus  United Supermarkets Arena (10,452)
Lubbock, TX

12/07/2016*
8:00 PM, FSSW+
UTSA W 87–50  8–1
 16  Tied  6  Tied  6  Thomas  United Supermarkets Arena (10,008)
Lubbock, TX

12/14/2016*
8:00 PM, FSSW+
Nicholls State W 89–46  9–1
 23  Evans  11  Gray  4  Evans  United Supermarkets Arena (9,242)
Lubbock, TX

12/17/2016*
11:00 AM, ESPNU
at Richmond W 79–72  10–1
 17  Tied  10  Smith  5  Evans  Robins Center (6,703)
Richmond, VA

12/21/2016*
4:00 PM, FSSW
Longwood W 91–60  11–1
 19  Livingston  12  Smith  6  Livingston  United Supermarkets Arena (9,057)
Lubbock, TX

12/30/2016
3:00 PM, ESPNU
at Iowa State L 56–63  11–2
(0–1)
 13  Livingston  14  Smith  1  Tied  Hilton Coliseum (14,384)
Ames, IA

01/03/2017
8:15 PM, ESPNews
No. 7 West Virginia W 77–76 OT 12–2
(1–1)
 15  Smith  8  Stevenson  4  Smith  United Supermarkets Arena (10,013)
Lubbock, TX

01/07/2017
6:15 PM, ESPN2
at No. 3 Kansas L 68–85  12–3
(1–2)
 17  Tied  7  Smith  5  Evans  Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
Lawrence, KS

01/10/2017
8:15 PM, ESPNews
No. 25 Kansas State W 66–65  13–3
(2–2)
 18  Evans  7  Smith  5  Thomas  United Supermarkets Arena (8,217)
Lubbock, TX

01/14/2017
7:30 PM, ESPNU
at Oklahoma L 75–84  13–4
(2–3)
 16  Tied  8  Smith  4  Thomas  Lloyd Noble Center (8,601)
Norman, OK

01/18/2017
6:30 PM, FSSW
TCU W 75–69  14–4
(3–3)
 20  Evans  7  Smith  3  Tied  United Supermarkets Arena (10,052)
Lubbock, TX

01/21/2017
1:00 PM, ESPNU
Oklahoma State L 64–83  14–5
(3–4)
 15  Evans  9  Gray  3  Evans  United Supermarkets Arena (11,360)
Lubbock, TX

01/25/2017
7:00 PM, ESPNews
at No. 5 Baylor L 61–65  14–6
(3–5)
 14  Ross  4  Gray  3  Evans  Ferrell Center (7,059)
Waco, TX

01/28/2017*
1:00 PM, ESPNU
LSU
Big 12/SEC Challenge
W 77–64  15–6
 25  Smith  8  Smith  5  Gray  United Supermarkets Arena (11,056)
Lubbock, TX

02/01/2017
8:00 PM, ESPNU
at Texas L 58–62  15–7
(3–6)
 15  Evans  13  Smith  3  Gray  Frank Erwin Center (10,644)
Austin, TX

02/04/2017
6:00 PM, ESPNU
Oklahoma W 77–69  16–7
(4–6)
 18  Ross  9  Smith  3  Tied  United Supermarkets Arena (10,194)
Lubbock, TX

02/07/2017
7:00 PM, ESPNews
at TCU L 61–62  16–8
(4–7)
 20  Evans  10  Smith  5  Ross  Schollmaier Arena (6,468)
Fort Worth, TX

02/11/2017
1:00 PM, ESPN
No. 3 Kansas L 79–80  16–9
(4–8)
 25  Evans  10  Tied  3  Stevenson  United Supermarkets Arena (13,806)
Lubbock, TX

02/13/2017
6:00 PM, ESPNU
No. 4 Baylor W 84–78  17–9
(5–8)
 23  Evans  10  Gray  5  Stevenson  United Supermarkets Arena (9,202)
Lubbock, TX

02/18/2017
1:00 PM, ESPN2
at No. 9 West Virginia L 74–83  17–10
(5–9)
 28  Evans  6  Tied  4  Evans  WVU Coliseum (14,150)
Morgantown, WV

02/20/2017
6:00 PM, ESPNU
Iowa State L 80–82 OT 17–11
(5–10)
 17  Stevenson  10  Smith  4  Evans  United Supermarkets Arena (8,389)
Lubbock, TX

02/25/2017
1:00 PM, ESPNU
at Oklahoma State L 63–80  17–12
(5–11)
 18  Evans  11  Gray  3  Evans  Gallagher-Iba Arena (7,835)
Stillwater, OK

03/01/2017
8:00 PM, ESPN2
Texas W 67–57  18–12
(6–11)
 18  Evans  9  Stevenson  3  Evans  United Supermarkets Arena (12,643)
Lubbock, TX

03/04/2017
12:00 PM, ESPNews
at Kansas State L 48–61  18–13
(6–12)
 11  Stevenson  6  Smith  2  Smith  Bramlage Coliseum (12,290)
Manhattan, KS
Big 12 Tournament

03/08/2017
8:30, ESPNU
(7) vs. (10) Texas
First round
L 52–61  18–14
 11  Evans  8  Stevenson  2  Evans  Sprint Center (18,972)
Kansas City, MO
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

References

  1. "Memphis hires Tubby Smith away from Texas Tech". CBSSports.com. Retrieved 2017-02-16.
  2. "Chris Beard hired by Texas Tech after short stay at UNLV". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2017-02-16.
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