2016–17 Texas Tech Red Raiders basketball team
American college basketball season
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 .[ 2] The next day, the school hired Chris Beard, the head coach at Little Rock , as head coach.[ 3]
Offseason
Departures
Incoming transfers
Recruits
Texas Tech did not have any incoming players in the 2017 recruiting class.
Roster
2016–17 Texas Tech Red Raiders men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Previous school
Hometown
G
1
Brandone Francis (I)
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
RS So
Arlington Country Day Florida
La Romana, DR
G
2
Devon Thomas
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
Sr
Kimball Union Academy Cloud County CC
Silver Springs, MD
C
3
Tommy Hamilton IV
6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
260 lb (118 kg)
Sr
IMG Academy DePaul
Chicago, IL
G
4
Shandell Millinghaus
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
Jr
Believe Prep Academy NW Florida State
Brooklyn, NY
F
5
Justin Gray
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
Jr
Berkeley Prep
Tampa, FL
G
10
Niem Stevenson
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
Jr
Ranchview
Irving, TX
F
11
Zach Smith
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
Jr
Plano East
Plano, TX
G
12
Keenan Evans
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
Jr
Berkner
Richardson, TX
F
15
Aaron Ross
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
RS Sr
Parkview
North Little Rock, AR
F
21
Anthony Livingston
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
Sr
Stevens Prep Arkansas State
Washington, D.C.
F
22
Thomas Brandsma
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
Sr
Colleyville Heritage Little Rock Trojans
Colleyville, TX
G
23
Giovanni Mclean
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
Sr
Bronx Regional Quinnipiac
Bronx, NY
G
30
Andrew Sorrells (W)
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
170 lb (77 kg)
So
Birdville
North Richland Hills, TX
C
32
Norense Odiase
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
255 lb (116 kg)
Jr
North Crowley
Crowley, TX
F
34
Matthew Temple
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
240 lb (109 kg)
Sr
Rider
Wichita Falls, TX
F
44
John Brown (W)
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
240 lb (109 kg)
Fr
Magnolia
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
External links
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