# 2021–22 Texas Tech Red Raiders basketball team

The 2021–22 Texas Tech Red Raiders basketball team represented Texas Tech University in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season as a member of the Big 12 Conference. The Red Raiders were led by first-year coach Mark Adams. They played their home games at the United Supermarkets Arena in Lubbock, Texas. They finished the 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, but 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.

## Previous season

In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Red Raiders finished the season 18–11, 9–8 in Big 12 play to finish in tie for sixth place. They lost in the quarterfinals to Texas of the Big 12 tournament. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they defeated Utah State in the first round before losing Arkansas in the second round.
On April 1, 2021, head coach Chris Beard left the school after five seasons to accept the head coaching job at Texas. The Red Raiders named top assistant Mark Adams as head coach on April 5.

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
| Mac McClung | 0 | G | 6'2" | 185 | Junior | Gate City, VA | Declared for 2021 NBA draft |
| Jamarius Burton | 2 | G | 6'4" | 205 | Junior | Charlotte, NC | Transferred to Pittsburgh |
| Micah Peavy | 5 | G | 6'7" | 215 | Freshman | Cibolo, TX | Transferred to TCU |
| Tyreek Smith | 10 | F | 6'7" | 220 | RS Freshman | Baton Rouge, LA | Transferred to Oklahoma State |
| Kyler Edwards | 11 | G | 6'4" | 195 | Junior | Arlington, TX | Transferred to Houston |
| Marcus Santos-Silva | 14 | F | 6'7" | 250 | Graduate Transfer | Taunton, MA | Graduated; transferred to NFL team Cleveland Browns |
| Avery Benson | 21 | G | 6'4" | 195 | RS Junior | Springdale, AR | Walk-on; transferred to Texas |
| Vladislav Goldin | 50 | F | 7'1" | 240 | Freshman | Nalchik, Russia | Transferred to Florida Atlantic |

### Incoming transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous school |
| Kevin Obanor | 0 | F | 6'8" | 235 | RS Senior | Houston, TX | Oral Roberts |
| Davion Warren | 2 | G | 6'6" | 205 | Graduate Student | Buffalo, NY | Hampton |
| Daniel Batcho | 4 | F | 6'11" | 235 | RS Freshman | Paris, France | Arizona |
| Sardaar Calhoun | 5 | G | 6'6" | 210 | Senior | Tappahannock, VA | Florida State |
| Bryson Williams | 11 | F | 6'8" | 240 | Graduate Student | Fresno, CA | UTEP |
| Mylik Wilson | 13 | G | 6'3" | 175 | Junior | Rayville, LA | Louisiana |
| KJ Allen | 21 | F | 6'6" | 255 | Sophomore | Los Angeles, CA | East Los Angeles College |
| Adonis Arms | 25 | G | 6'5" | 200 | Graduate Student | Milwaukee, WI | Winthrop |

### Recruiting classes
#### 2021 recruiting class

There were no incoming recruits for the class of 2021.

#### 2022 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for 2022 recruits :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Rickie Isaacs #15 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 |||||||
| Robert Jennings #37 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. |||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season |||||||||
| November 9, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | North Florida | W 89–74 | 1–0 | 22 – Williams | 7 – Williams | 7 – Wilson | United Supermarkets Arena (14,245) Lubbock, TX |
| November 12, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Grambling State | W 88–62 | 2–0 | 24 – McCullar Jr. | 9 – Tied | 3 – Tied | United Supermarkets Arena (14,171) Lubbock, TX |
| November 15, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Prairie View A&M | W 84–49 | 3–0 | 18 – Williams | 7 – Tied | 5 – Tied | United Supermarkets Arena (12,419) Lubbock, TX |
| November 20, 2021* 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | vs. Incarnate Word South Padre Island Battle on the Beach | W 84–62 | 4–0 | 17 – McCullar Jr. | 8 – Batcho | 6 – Shannon Jr. | South Padre Island Convention Centre (1,340) South Padre Island, TX |
| November 23, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Omaha | W 96–40 | 5–0 | 18 – Shannon Jr. | 10 – Batcho | 6 – Batcho | United Supermarkets Arena (12,670) Lubbock, TX |
| November 27, 2021* 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Lamar | W 89–57 | 6–0 | 20 – Obanor | 12 – Santos-Silva | 4 – Wilson | United Supermarkets Arena (12,233) Lubbock, TX |
| December 1, 2021* 7:30 p.m., FS1 | | at Providence Big East–Big 12 Battle | L 68–72 | 6–1 | 17 – Shannon Jr. | 7 – Arms | 1 – Tied | Dunkin' Donuts Center (10,022) Providence, RI |
| December 7, 2021* 6:00 p.m., ESPN | | vs. No. 13 Tennessee Jimmy V Classic | W 57–52 $^{OT}$ | 7–1 | 18 – Shannon Jr. | 12 – Shannon Jr. | 5 – McCullar Jr. | Madison Square Garden New York, NY |
| December 14, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | No. 25 | Arkansas State | W 75–62 | 8–1 | 21 – McCullar Jr. | 5 – Tied | 4 – McCullar Jr. | United Supermarkets Arena (12,431) Lubbock, TX |
| December 18, 2021* 12:00 p.m., CBS | No. 25 | vs. No. 5 Gonzaga Jerry Colangelo Classic | L 55–69 | 8–2 | 14 – McCullar Jr. | 10 – McCullar Jr. | 3 – Warren | Footprint Center (7,831) Phoenix, AZ |
| December 22, 2021* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | No. 25 | Eastern Washington | W 78–46 | 9–2 | 12 – Tied | 7 – Obanor | 5 – McCullar Jr. | United Supermarkets Arena (12,133) Lubbock, TX |
| December 28, 2021* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | No. 25 | Alabama State | W 75–53 | 10–2 | 15 – Warren | 9 – Batcho | 7 – McCullar Jr. | United Supermarkets Arena (12,059) Lubbock, TX |
| January 5, 2022 3:00 p.m., ESPNU | No. 25 | at No. 11 Iowa State | L 47–51 | 10–3 (0–1) | 12 – Warren | 10 – Obanor | 3 – Tied | Hilton Coliseum (11,699) Ames, IA |
| January 8, 2022 3:00 p.m., ESPN2 | No. 25 | No. 6 Kansas | W 75–67 | 11–3 (1–1) | 22 – Williams | 8 – Williams | 5 – Wilson | United Supermarkets Arena (14,320) Lubbock, TX |
| January 11, 2022 6:00 p.m., ESPN2 | No. 19 | at No. 1 Baylor | W 65–62 | 12–3 (2–1) | 14 – Arms | 9 – Arms | 5 – Arms | Ferrell Center (8,569) Waco, TX |
| January 13, 2022 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | No. 19 | Oklahoma State rescheduled from Jan. 1 | W 78–57 | 13–3 (3–1) | 17 – Obanor | 10 – Santos-Silva | 4 – McCullar Jr. | United Supermarkets Arena (14,853) Lubbock, TX |
| January 15, 2022 11:00 a.m., ESPNU | No. 19 | at Kansas State | L 51–62 | 13–4 (3–2) | 20 – Williams | 7 – Arms | 3 – McCullar Jr. | Bramlage Coliseum (5,971) Manhattan, KS |
| January 18, 2022 8:00 p.m., ESPNU | No. 18 | No. 15 Iowa State | W 72–60 | 14–4 (4–2) | 16 – Williams | 8 – Obanor | 3 – McCullar Jr. | United Supermarkets Arena (15,098) Lubbock, TX |
| January 22, 2022 11:00 a.m., ESPN2 | No. 18 | West Virginia | W 78–65 | 15–4 (5–2) | 23 – Shannon Jr. | 6 – Tied | 4 – McCullar Jr. | United Supermarkets Arena (14,556) Lubbock, TX |
| January 24, 2022 8:00 p.m., ESPN | No. 13 | at No. 5 Kansas | L 91–94 $^{2OT}$ | 15–5 (5–3) | 33 – Williams | 8 – Obanor | 5 – Warren | Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS |
| January 29, 2022* 5:00 p.m., ESPN2 | No. 13 | Mississippi State Big 12/SEC Challenge | W 76–50 | 16–5 | 16 – Arms | 9 – Santos-Silva | 7 – Arms | United Supermarkets Arena (15,098) Lubbock, TX |
| February 1, 2022 8:00 p.m., ESPN2 | No. 14 | No. 23 Texas | W 77–64 | 17–5 (6–3) | 19 – McCullar Jr. | 9 – Arms | 4 – Arms | United Supermarkets Arena (15,300) Lubbock, TX |
| February 5, 2022 1:00 p.m., ESPN | No. 14 | at West Virginia | W 60–53 | 18–5 (7–3) | 15 – Williams | 9 – McCullar Jr. | 3 – Wilson | WVU Coliseum (12,673) Morgantown, WV |
| February 9, 2022 8:00 p.m., ESPNU | No. 9 | at Oklahoma | L 55–70 | 18–6 (7–4) | 12 – McCullar Jr. | 4 – Wilson | 3 – Warren | Lloyd Noble Center (7,298) Norman, OK |
| February 12, 2022 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | No. 9 | TCU | W 82–69 | 19–6 (8–4) | 20 – Shannon Jr. | 5 – Arms | 4 – Arms | United Supermarkets Arena (14,810) Lubbock, TX |
| February 16, 2022 8:00 p.m., ESPN2 | No. 11 | No. 7 Baylor | W 83–73 | 20–6 (9–4) | 23 – Obanor | 13 – Obanor | 5 – Shannon Jr. | United Supermarkets Arena (14,923) Lubbock, TX |
| February 19, 2022 11:30 a.m., ABC | No. 11 | at No. 20 Texas | W 61–55 | 21–6 (10–4) | 17 – Williams | 8 – Santos-Silva | 3 – Shannon Jr. | Frank Erwin Center (16,540) Austin, TX |
| February 22, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | No. 9 | Oklahoma | W 66–42 | 22–6 (11–4) | 16 – Warren | 6 – Santos-Silva | 5 – Arms | United Supermarkets Arena (15,098) Lubbock, TX |
| February 26, 2022 5:00 p.m., ESPN2 | No. 9 | at TCU | L 66–69 | 22–7 (11–5) | 21 – Williams | 5 – Arms | 4 – Arms | Schollmaier Arena (7,026) Fort Worth, TX |
| February 28, 2022 8:00 p.m., ESPN2 | No. 12 | Kansas State | W 73–68 | 23–7 (12–5) | 23 – Warren | 8 – Allen | 6 – Arms | United Supermarkets Arena (15,098) Lubbock, TX |
| March 5, 2022 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | No. 12 | at Oklahoma State | L 51–52 | 23–8 (12–6) | 16 – Obanor | 10 – Obanor | 4 – Shannon Jr. | Gallagher-Iba Arena (10,184) Stillwater, OK |
| Big 12 Tournament |||||||||
| March 10, 2022 8:30 p.m., ESPN2 | (3) No. 14 | vs. (6) Iowa State Quarterfinals | W 72–41 | 24–8 | 15 – Shannon Jr. | 6 – Obanor | 3 – Tied | T-Mobile Center (15,805) Kansas City, MO |
| March 11, 2022 8:30 p.m., ESPN2 | (3) No. 14 | vs. (7) Oklahoma Semifinals | W 56–55 | 25–8 | 11 – Tied | 6 – Santos-Silva | 5 – Arms | T-Mobile Center (16,557) Kansas City, MO |
| March 12, 2022 5:00 p.m., ESPN | (3) No. 14 | vs. (1) No. 6 Kansas Championship | L 65–74 | 25–9 | 17 – Williams | 8 – Arms | 5 – McCullar Jr. | T-Mobile Center (16,344) Kansas City, MO |
| NCAA tournament |||||||||
| March 18, 2022* 12:45 p.m., TNT | (3 W) No. 12 | vs. (14 W) Montana State First Round | W 97–62 | 26–9 | 20 – Tied | 11 – Obanor | 6 – Shannon Jr. | Viejas Arena San Diego, CA |
| March 20, 2022* 6:10 p.m., TBS | (3 W) No. 12 | vs. (11 W) Notre Dame Second Round | W 59–53 | 27–9 | 15 – Obanor | 15 – Obanor | 4 – Arms | Viejas Arena San Diego, CA |
| March 24, 2022* 8:40 p.m., CBS | (3 W) No. 12 | vs. (2 W) No. 9 Duke Sweet Sixteen | L 73–78 | 27–10 | 21 – Williams | 10 – Obanor | 7 – Arms | Chase Center (17,514) San Francisco, CA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West. All times are in Central Time. |||||||||
Source

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking RV = Received votes :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Final |
| AP | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 19 | 18 | 13 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 12 | Not released |
| Coaches | RV | RV* | RV | RV | RV | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 19 | 19 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 12 |
*AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings. No Coaches Poll for Week 1.