2022–23 Texas Tech Red Raiders basketball team

The 2022–23 Texas Tech Red Raiders basketball team represented Texas Tech University in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season as a member of the Big 12 Conference. The Red Raiders were led by second-year coach Mark Adams. They played their home games at the United Supermarkets Arena in Lubbock, Texas. They finished the season 16–16, 5–13 in Big 12 play to finish in a tie for last place. As the No. 9 seed the Big 12 tournament, they lost to West Virginia in the first round.

2022–23 Texas Tech Red Raiders basketball
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Record16–16 (5–13 Big 12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Corey Williams (2nd season)
  • Al Pinkins (1st season)
  • Steve Green (1st season)
Home arenaUnited Supermarkets Arena
Seasons
2022–23 Big 12 men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 4 Kansas 13 5   .722 28 8   .778
No. 5 Texas 12 6   .667 29 9   .763
No. 15 Kansas State 11 7   .611 26 10   .722
No. 11 Baylor 11 7   .611 23 11   .676
Iowa State 9 9   .500 19 14   .576
No. 22 TCU 9 9   .500 22 13   .629
Oklahoma State 8 10   .444 20 16   .556
West Virginia 7 11   .389 19 15   .559
Texas Tech 5 13   .278 16 16   .500
Oklahoma 5 13   .278 15 17   .469
2023 Big 12 tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The day after the Red Raiders' final regular season game, Mark Adams was suspended for what the school called an "inappropriate, unacceptable, and racially insensitive comment" that he had made the previous week.[1] On March 8, 2023, Adams resigned.[2] On March 31, the school named North Texas head coach Grant McCasland the team's new head coach.[3]

Previous season

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The Red Raiders finished the 2021–22 season 27–10, 12–6 in Big 12 play to finish in third place. In the Big 12 tournament, they defeated Iowa State and Oklahoma to advance to the championship game where they lost to Kansas. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 3 seed in the West region. There they defeated Montana State and Notre Dame to advance to the Sweet Sixteen. In the Sweet Sixteen, they lost to Duke.

Offseason

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Departures
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for Departure
Terrence Shannon Jr. 1 G 6’6” 215 lbs Junior Chicago, IL Transferred to Illinois
Davion Warren 2 G 6’6” 205 lbs Super-Senior Buffalo, NY Graduated
Bryson Williams 11 F 6’8” 240 lbs Super-Senior Sacramento, CA Graduated
Mylik Wilson 13 G 6’3” 175 lbs Junior Rayville, LA Transferred to Houston
Marcus Santos-Silva 14 F 6’7” 250 lbs Super-Senior Taunton, MA Graduated
Kevin McCullar Jr. 15 G 6’6” 210 lbs   Junior San Antonio, TX Transferred to Kansas
Chibuzo Agbo 23 G 6’7” 220 lbs Sophomore San Diego, CA Transferred to Boise State
Adonis Arms 25 G 6’5” 200 lbs Super-Senior Milwaukee, WI Graduated
Incoming Transfers
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
D'Maurian Williams 3 G 6’5” 195 lbs Junior Phoenix, AZ Gardner-Webb
Fardaws Aimaq 11 F 6’11” 245 lbs   Junior Vancouver, BC Utah Valley
Jaylon Tyson 20 G 6’7” 185 lbs   Freshman Plano, TX Texas
De'Vion Harmon 23 G 6’2” 192 lbs Senior Denton, TX Oregon
Kerwin Walton 24 G 6’5” 210 lbs Junior Hopkins, MN North Carolina

Recruiting classes

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2022 recruiting class

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Elijah Fisher
#22 SG / SF
Oshawa, ON Crestwood Prep 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) May 26, 2022 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 93
Richard Isaacs
#11 PG
Las Vegas, NV Coronado High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sep 9, 2021 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 82
Lamar Washington
#9 SG
Chandler, AZ Compass Prep 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Dec 23, 2021 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 81
Robert Jennings
#33 PF
DeSoto, TX Texas Association of Christian Athletes 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sep 30, 2021 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 80
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:

  • "2022 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

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2021–22 Texas Tech Red Raiders men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 0 Kevin Obanor 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) RS Sr Oral Roberts Houston, TX
G 1 Lamar Washington 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Compass Prep Chandler, AZ
G 2 Richard Pop Isaacs 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Las Vegas Coronado Las Vegas, NV
G 3 D'Maurian Williams 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Gardner-Webb Phoenix, AZ
F 4 Robert Jennings 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr Texas Alliance of Christian Athletes DeSoto, TX
F 5 K. J. Allen 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 255 lb (116 kg) So East Los Angeles College Los Angeles, CA
F 11 Fardaws Aimaq   6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 245 lb (111 kg) RS Jr Utah Valley Vancouver, BC
F 12 Daniel Batcho 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 235 lb (107 kg) RS So Arizona Paris, France
G 13 CJ Williams (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 155 lb (70 kg) Fr Fayetteville Fayetteville, AR
G 20 Jaylon Tyson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Fr Texas Plano, TX
G 22 Elijah Fisher 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Crestwood Prep Oshawa, ON
G 23 De'Vion Harmon 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Oregon Denton, TX
G 24 Kerwin Walton 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr North Carolina Hopkins, MN
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
November 7, 2022*
8:00 p.m., ESPN+
No. 25 Northwestern State W 73–49  1–0
 12  Batcho   10  Batcho   4  Tied  United Supermarkets Arena (15,098)
Lubbock, TX
November 10, 2022*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
No. 25 Texas Southern W 78–54  2–0
 13  Tied   6  Obanor   4  Isaacs  United Supermarkets Arena (13,835)
Lubbock, TX
November 14, 2022*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
No. 23 Louisiana Tech W 64–55  3–0
 15  Tied   8  Obanor   6  Harmon  United Supermarkets Arena (13,027)
Lubbock, TX
November 21, 2022*
1:30 p.m., ESPN2
No. 21 vs. No. 10 Creighton
Maui Invitational Tournament quarterfinals
L 65–76  3–1
 17  Batcho   5  Tied   3  Tied  Lahaina Civic Center (2,400)
Maui, HI
November 22, 2022*
1:30 p.m., ESPN2
No. 21 vs. Louisville
Maui Invitational Tournament consolation round
W 70–38  4–1
 15  Obanor   12  Batcho   4  Washington  Lahaina Civic Center (2,400)
Maui, HI
November 23, 2022*
1:30 p.m., ESPN2
No. 21 vs. Ohio State
Maui Invitational Tournament 5th–place game
L 73–80  4–2
 21  Batcho   6  Tied   6  Harmon  Lahaina Civic Center (2,400)
Maui, HI
November 30, 2022*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Georgetown
Big East–Big 12 Battle
W 79–65  5–2
 18  Tied   13  Batcho   4  Isaacs  United Supermarkets Arena (14,649)
Lubbock, TX
December 7, 2022*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Nicholls W 78–71  6–2
 24  Isaacs   9  Batcho   5  Tied  United Supermarkets Arena (12,682)
Lubbock, TX
December 13, 2022*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Eastern Washington W 77–70  7–2
 25  Obanor   6  Obanor   4  Washington  United Supermarkets Arena (11,627)
Lubbock, TX
December 17, 2022*
3:00 p.m., HBCUGO
vs. Jackson State
HBCU Roundball Classic
W 102–52  8–2
 17  Williams   7  Allen   2  Tied  Delmar Fieldhouse (1,424)
Houston, TX
December 21, 2022*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
Houston Christian W 111–67  9–2
 22  Tied   10  Batcho   9  Harmon  United Supermarkets Arena (10,025)
Lubbock, TX
December 27, 2022*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
South Carolina State W 110–71  10–2
 24  Obanor   9  Obanor   7  Harmon  United Supermarkets Arena (13,473)
Lubbock, TX
December 31, 2022
11:00 a.m., ESPNU
at No. 18 TCU L 61–67  10–3
(0–1)
 17  Isaacs   9  Batcho   4  Tyson  Schollmaier Arena (5,899)
Fort Worth, TX
January 3, 2023
8:00 p.m., ESPN2
No. 3 Kansas L 72–75  10–4
(0–2)
 26  Obanor   9  Tyson   3  Tyson  United Supermarkets Arena (14,385)
Lubbock, TX
January 7, 2023
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
Oklahoma L 63–68 OT 10–5
(0–3)
 23  Harmon   6  Tied   7  Tied  United Supermarkets Arena (14,082)
Lubbock, TX
January 10, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at No. 14 Iowa State L 50–84  10–6
(0–4)
 14  Harmon   5  Harmon   4  Harmon  Hilton Coliseum (13,464)
Ames, IA
January 14, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN
at No. 10 Texas L 70–72  10–7
(0–5)
 23  Isaacs   14  Tyson   3  Isaacs  Moody Center (11,313)
Austin, TX
January 17, 2023
8:00 p.m., ESPNU
No. 21 Baylor L 74–81  10–8
(0–6)
 19  Tyson   12  Tyson   6  Harmon  United Supermarkets Arena (14,152)
Lubbock, TX
January 21, 2023
1:00 p.m., ESPN2
at No. 13 Kansas State L 58–68  10–9
(0–7)
 13  Tied   8  Obanor   3  Tied  Bramlage Coliseum (11,000)
Manhattan, KS
January 25, 2023
6:00 p.m., ESPNU
West Virginia L 61–76  10–10
(0–8)
 20  Obanor   8  Obanor   3  Batcho  United Supermarkets Arena (11,802)
Lubbock, TX
January 28, 2023*
1:00 p.m., ESPNU
at LSU
Big 12/SEC Challenge
W 76–68  11–10
 22  Obanor   9  Fisher   8  Harmon  Pete Maravich Assembly Center (9,939)
Baton Rouge, LA
January 30, 2023
8:00 p.m., ESPN2
No. 13 Iowa State W 80–77 OT 12–10
(1–8)
 24  Obanor   13  Obanor   5  Harmon  United Supermarkets Arena (10,428)
Lubbock, TX
February 4, 2023
12:00 p.m., CBS
at No. 11 Baylor L 62–89  12–11
(1–9)
 20  Harmon   10  Tyson   5  Washington  Ferrell Center (10,343)
Waco, TX
February 8, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Oklahoma State L 68–71  12–12
(1–10)
 20  Tyson   7  Obanor   2  Tied  Gallagher-Iba Arena (7,467)
Stillwater, OK
February 11, 2023
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
No. 12 Kansas State W 71–63  13–12
(2–10)
 20  Harmon   6  Obanor   4  Harmon  United Supermarkets Arena (12,973)
Lubbock, TX
February 13, 2023
8:00 p.m., ESPN
No. 6 Texas W 74–67  14–12
(3–10)
 25  Harmon   8  Aimaq   3  Tied  United Supermarkets Arena (14,241)
Lubbock, TX
February 18, 2023
11:00 a.m., ESPNU
at West Virginia W 68–62  15–12
(4–10)
 27  Tyson   12  Aimaq   3  Harmon  WVU Coliseum (13,940)
Morgantown, WV
February 21, 2023
8:00 p.m., ESPN2
at Oklahoma W 74–63  16–12
(5–10)
 19  Aimaq   10  Aimaq   4  Harmon  Lloyd Noble Center (5,203)
Norman, OK
February 25, 2023
11:00 a.m., ESPN2
No. 24 TCU L 82–83  16–13
(5–11)
 19  Aimaq   9  Obanor   5  Tied  United Supermarkets Arena (14,410)
Lubbock, TX
February 28, 2023
8:00 p.m., ESPN
at No. 3 Kansas L 63–67  16–14
(5–12)
 15  Harmon   18  Aimaq   3  Tyson  Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
Lawrence, KS
March 4, 2023
5:00 p.m., ESPN2
Oklahoma State L 68–71  16–15
(5–13)
 9  Tied   8  Aimaq   6  Harmon  United Supermarkets Arena (13,885)
Lubbock, TX
Big 12 tournament
March 8, 2023
6:00 p.m., ESPNU
(9) vs. (8) West Virginia
First round
L 62–78  16–16
 15  Isaacs   7  Batcho   4  Isaacs  T-Mobile Center 
Kansas City, MO
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
W=West.
All times are in Central Time.

Source[6] Source[7]

Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415161718Final
AP252321RVRVRVRVRVNot released
Coaches242220RVRVRVRVRVRVRVRVRVRV

*AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings.

References

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  1. ^ "Texas Tech announces suspension of Mark Adams". TexasTech.com.
  2. ^ Press • •, Dave Skretta | Associated. "Texas Tech Coach Mark Adams Resigns After Suspension for Racially Insensitive Comments". NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth. Retrieved April 4, 2023.
  3. ^ "Texas Tech hires UNT's McCasland as new coach". ESPN.com. March 31, 2023. Retrieved April 4, 2023.
  4. ^ "Al Pinkins Returning to Tech Basketball Staff". texastech.com. Retrieved June 2, 2022.
  5. ^ "Adams Adds Steve Green to Tech Basketball Staff". texastech.com. Retrieved June 2, 2022.
  6. ^ "Red Raiders to Host Georgetown in Big 12-Big East Battle". texastech.com. Retrieved June 2, 2022.
  7. ^ "2022–23 Men's Basketball Schedule". texastech.com. Retrieved September 4, 2022.