2015–16 Texas Tech Red Raiders basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 February 2024 Basketball 2015–16 Texas Tech Red Raiders Texas Tech University beveled logo.svg 175px Big 12 Conference Big 12 19–13 9–9 Tubby Smith 3rd Joe Esposito 3rd Vince Taylor 3rd Pooh Williamson 3rd United Supermarkets Arena NCAA tournament First Round 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.https://www.lubbockonline.com/story/sports/college/golf/2016/03/10/texas-tech-falls-tcu-67-62/14926830007/ Texas Tech falls to TCU 67-62 Krista Pirtle Lubbock Avalanche-Journal March 9, 2016 February 4, 2024 They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the first round to Butler. Smith departed for the head coaching job with the University of Memphis on April 14, 2016.https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/15201859/tubby-smith-reaches-agreement-memphis-tigers Memphis hires Texas Tech coach Tubby Smith ESPN April 14, 2016 February 4, 2024 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 thumb|left|180px|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 no no 2014 Jordan Jackson SG Houston, TX St. Pius X High School 6 4 175 10/12/2014 3 3 3 C.J. Williamson Jr. PG Orlando, FL Maynard Evans High School 6 7 200 10/18/2014 3 3 3 3 2015 Texas Tech 2015 Basketball Commitments 2015 Texas Tech Basketball Commits ESPN yes Roster 2015 Texas Tech Red Raiders y yes Devaugntah Williams 0 G 6 2 200 SR Canton, OH CantonMissouri-West Plains Devon Thomas 2 G 5 10 175 JR Silver Springs, MD Kimball Union AcademyCloud County CC C. J. Williamson 3 G 6 7 210 FR Orlando, FL Evans Donovan Ham 4 G 6 2 200 FR Atlanta, GA North Atlanta W Justin Gray 5 F 6 6 195 SO Tampa, FL Berkeley Prep Zach Smith 11 F 6 9 220 SO Plano, TX Plano East Keenan Evans y 12 G 6 4 180 SO Richardson, TX Berkner Aaron Ross 15 F 6 9 220 JR y North Little Rock, AR Parkview Toddrick Gotcher y 20 G 6 4 200 SR y Garland, TX Lakeview C Rokas Ulvydas 21 F 6 11 240 SO Kaunas, Lithuania Mt. Zion Prep-MD Jordan Jackson 22 G 6 4 185 FR Houston, TX St. Pius X Andrew Sorrells 30 G 6 3 170 FR North Richland Hills, TX Birdville W Norense Odiase y 32 C 6 10 255 SO Crowley, TX North Crowley y Matthew Temple 34 C 6 10 240 JR Wichita Falls, TX Rider High School W Tubby Smith (High Point) Joe Esposito (Marist College) Vince Taylor (Duke) Pooh Williamson (Tulsa) http://www.texastech.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/text-m-baskbl-mtt.html Schedule yes yes |- !colspan=12 style="background:#CC0000; color:black;"| Exhibition 11/02/2015 7:00 pm yes Concordia (TX) United Supermarkets Arena Lubbock, TX Texas Tech TV Tied 15 Ross 15 Williamson 5 100–49 4,677 11/09/2015 7:00 pm yes West Texas A&M United Supermarkets Arena Lubbock, TX Texas Tech TV Gotcher 23 Manderson 8 Williams 4 91–74 5,236 |- !colspan=12 style="background:#CC0000; color:black;"| Non-conference 11/13/2015 8:00 pm yes High Point United Supermarkets Arena Lubbock, TX FCS Williams 26 Williams 8 Williams 3 77–73 5,881 1–0 11/19/2015 6:00 pm yes yes Utah 16 Roberto Clemente Coliseum San Juan, PR Puerto Rico Tip-Off quarterfinals ESPN2 Gotcher 12 Smith 8 Gotcher 5 63–73 1,947 1–1 11/20/2015 4:00 pm yes yes Mississippi State Roberto Clemente Coliseum San Juan, PR Puerto Rico Tip-Off consolation round ESPNU Williams 15 Odiase 10 Williams 3 76–74 2,001 2–1 11/22/2015 1:30 pm yes yes Minnesota Roberto Clemente Coliseum San Juan, PR Puerto Rico Tip-Off 5th place game ESPNU Williams 21 Ross 9 Evans 5 81–68 1,492 3–1 11/28/2015 3:00 pm yes Hawaii United Supermarkets Arena Lubbock, TX FSSW+ Williams 19 Williams 7 Williams 4 82–74 7,132 4–1 12/02/2015 8:00 pm yes Sam Houston State United Supermarkets Arena Lubbock, TX FSSW+ Odiase 16 Smith 14 Smith 4 71–56 6,545 5–1 12/09/2015 8:00 pm yes Tennessee–Martin United Supermarkets Arena Lubbock, TX FSSW+ Gotcher 20 Ross 7 Evans 7 68–49 5,767 6–1 12/16/2015 7:00 pm yes South Dakota State United Supermarkets Arena Lubbock, TX FSSW+ Gotcher 17 Smith 6 Evans 4 79–67 5,438 7–1 12/19/2015 3:00 pm yes Arkansas–Pine Bluff United Supermarkets Arena Lubbock, TX FSSW+ Ross 15 Odiase 7 Williams 4 94–54 6,612 8–1 12/22/2015 2:00 pm yes Arkansas–Little Rock United Supermarkets Arena Lubbock, TX FSSW Gotcher 12 Smith 12 Evans 3 65–53 5,955 9–1 12/29/2015 4:00 pm yes Richmond United Supermarkets Arena Lubbock, TX FSSW+ Williams 17 Odiase 9 Evans 5 85–70 1,994 10–1 |- !colspan=12 style="background:#CC0000; color:black;"| Conference games 01/02/2016 1:00 pm Texas United Supermarkets Arena Lubbock, TX ESPNU Williams 23 Odiase 7 Evans 3 82–74 12,689 11–1 1–0 01/06/2016 8:00 pm yes Iowa State 13 Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA ESPNU Gray 14 Gray 9 Gotcher 8 69–76 14,384 11–2 1–1 01/09/2016 8:00 pm Kansas 1 United Supermarkets Arena Lubbock, TX ESPNU Odiase 14 Smith 6 Thomas 3 59–69 14,231 11–3 1–2 01/12/2016 7:00 pm yes Kansas State Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, KS FSSW Gray 23 Gray 8 Ross 4 70–83 12,316 11–4 1–3 01/16/2016 2:00 pm Baylor 22 United Supermarkets Arena Lubbock, TX FSSW Williams 16 Smith 7 Odiase 3 60–63 12,827 11–5 1–4 01/18/2016 6:00 pm yes TCU Schollmaier Arena Fort Worth, TX ESPNU Ross 16 Smith 9 Smith 5 76–69 5,905 12–5 2–4 01/23/2016 12:00 pm West Virginia 6 United Supermarkets Arena Lubbock, TX ESPNews Z. Smith 18 Gray 6 Thomas 3 76–80 10,732 12–6 2–5 01/26/2016 6:00 pm yes Oklahoma 1 Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK ESPN2 Gray 20 Z. Smith 14 Evans 4 67–91 10,682 12–7 2–6 01/30/2016 3:00 pm yes yes Arkansas Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, AR Big 12/SEC Challenge ESPNU Smith 19 Ross 9 Evans 3 68–75 OT 15,975 12–8 02/03/2016 6:00 pm Oklahoma State United Supermarkets Arena Lubbock, TX ESPNews Ross 22 Z. Smith 8 Thomas 2 63–61 OT 10,032 13–8 3–6 02/06/2016 1:00 pm yes Texas Frank Erwin Center Austin, TX LHN Evans 14 Z. Smith 7 Z. Smith 4 59–69 14,951 13–9 3–7 02/10/2016 8:00 pm Iowa State 14 United Supermarkets Arena Lubbock, TX ESPNU Ross 20 Z. Smith 7 Gotcher 7 85–82 OT 6,715 14–9 4–7 02/13/2016 7:00 pm yes Baylor 21 Ferrell Center Waco, TX ESPNU Evans 21 Z. Smith 9 Evans 5 84–66 7,540 15–9 5–7 02/17/2016 8:00 pm Oklahoma 3 United Supermarkets Arena Lubbock, TX ESPNU Ross 17 Z. Smith 9 Evans 3 65–63 14,471 16–9 6–7 02/20/2016 8:30 pm yes Oklahoma State Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, OK ESPNU Gotcher 24 Tied 9 Evans 4 71–61 4,679 17–9 7–7 02/23/2016 8:00 pm TCU United Supermarkets Arena Lubbock, TX ESPNews Ross 25 Z. Smith 8 3 tied 3 83–79 9,676 18–9 8–7 02/27/2016 11:00 am yes Kansas 2 Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS ESPN Gotcher 20 Z. Smith 14 Evans 5 58–67 16,300 18–10 8–8 03/02/2016 6:00 pm yes West Virginia 10 WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV ESPNU Gray 15 Ross 5 5 tied 2 68–90 12,680 18–11 8–9 03/05/2016 2:00 pm Kansas State United Supermarkets Arena Lubbock, TX ESPNews Tied 20 Tied 6 Tied 3 80–71 12,359 19–11 9–9 |- !colspan=12 style="background:#CC0000; color:black;"| Big 12 Tournament 03/09/2016 8:30 pm yes TCU 7 10 Sprint Center Kansas City, MO First Round ESPNU Tied 13 Z. Smith 15 Williams 5 62–67 18,972 19–12 |- !colspan=12 style="background:#CC0000; color:black;"| NCAA tournament 03/17/2016 11:40 am yes yes 8 MW 9 MW Butler PNC Arena Raleigh, NC First Round truTV Williams 18 Evans 7 Evans 5 61–71 19,722 19–13 Central Time MW Midwest References External links Official Texas Tech Red Raiders men's basketball page Category:Texas Tech Red Raiders basketball seasons Texas Tech Texas Tech Texas Tech Texas Tech