# 2015–16 Texas Tech Red Raiders basketball team

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. 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.

## 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

| 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

College recruiting information :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Jordan Jackson SG | Houston, TX | St. Pius X High School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | Oct 12, 2014 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ||||||
| C.J. Williamson Jr. PG | Orlando, FL | Maynard Evans High School | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | Oct 18, 2014 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ||||||
| 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: "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. ||||||

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||||||
| 11/02/2015* 7:00 pm, Texas Tech TV | | Concordia (TX) | W 100–49 | | 15 – Tied | 15 – Ross | 5 – Williamson | United Supermarkets Arena (4,677) Lubbock, TX |
| 11/09/2015* 7:00 pm, Texas Tech TV | | West Texas A&M | W 91–74 | | 23 – Gotcher | 8 – Manderson | 4 – Williams | United Supermarkets Arena (5,236) Lubbock, TX |
| Non-conference |||||||||
| 11/13/2015* 8:00 pm, FCS | | High Point | W 77–73 | 1–0 | 26 – Williams | 8 – Williams | 3 – Williams | United Supermarkets Arena (5,881) Lubbock, TX |
| 11/19/2015* 6:00 pm, ESPN2 | | vs. No. 16 Utah Puerto Rico Tip-Off quarterfinals | L 63–73 | 1–1 | 12 – Gotcher | 8 – Smith | 5 – Gotcher | Roberto Clemente Coliseum (1,947) San Juan, PR |
| 11/20/2015* 4:00 pm, ESPNU | | vs. Mississippi State Puerto Rico Tip-Off consolation round | W 76–74 | 2–1 | 15 – Williams | 10 – Odiase | 3 – Williams | Roberto Clemente Coliseum (2,001) San Juan, PR |
| 11/22/2015* 1:30 pm, ESPNU | | vs. Minnesota Puerto Rico Tip-Off 5th place game | W 81–68 | 3–1 | 21 – Williams | 9 – Ross | 5 – Evans | Roberto Clemente Coliseum (1,492) San Juan, PR |
| 11/28/2015* 3:00 pm, FSSW+ | | Hawaii | W 82–74 | 4–1 | 19 – Williams | 7 – Williams | 4 – Williams | United Supermarkets Arena (7,132) Lubbock, TX |
| 12/02/2015* 8:00 pm, FSSW+ | | Sam Houston State | W 71–56 | 5–1 | 16 – Odiase | 14 – Smith | 4 – Smith | United Supermarkets Arena (6,545) Lubbock, TX |
| 12/09/2015* 8:00 pm, FSSW+ | | Tennessee–Martin | W 68–49 | 6–1 | 20 – Gotcher | 7 – Ross | 7 – Evans | United Supermarkets Arena (5,767) Lubbock, TX |
| 12/16/2015* 7:00 pm, FSSW+ | | South Dakota State | W 79–67 | 7–1 | 17 – Gotcher | 6 – Smith | 4 – Evans | United Supermarkets Arena (5,438) Lubbock, TX |
| 12/19/2015* 3:00 pm, FSSW+ | | Arkansas–Pine Bluff | W 94–54 | 8–1 | 15 – Ross | 7 – Odiase | 4 – Williams | United Supermarkets Arena (6,612) Lubbock, TX |
| 12/22/2015* 2:00 pm, FSSW | | Arkansas–Little Rock | W 65–53 | 9–1 | 12 – Gotcher | 12 – Smith | 3 – Evans | United Supermarkets Arena (5,955) Lubbock, TX |
| 12/29/2015* 4:00 pm, FSSW+ | | Richmond | W 85–70 | 10–1 | 17 – Williams | 9 – Odiase | 5 – Evans | United Supermarkets Arena (1,994) Lubbock, TX |
| Conference games |||||||||
| 01/02/2016 1:00 pm, ESPNU | | Texas | W 82–74 | 11–1 (1–0) | 23 – Williams | 7 – Odiase | 3 – Evans | United Supermarkets Arena (12,689) Lubbock, TX |
| 01/06/2016 8:00 pm, ESPNU | | at No. 13 Iowa State | L 69–76 | 11–2 (1–1) | 14 – Gray | 9 – Gray | 8 – Gotcher | Hilton Coliseum (14,384) Ames, IA |
| 01/09/2016 8:00 pm, ESPNU | | No. 1 Kansas | L 59–69 | 11–3 (1–2) | 14 – Odiase | 6 – Smith | 3 – Thomas | United Supermarkets Arena (14,231) Lubbock, TX |
| 01/12/2016 7:00 pm, FSSW | | at Kansas State | L 70–83 | 11–4 (1–3) | 23 – Gray | 8 – Gray | 4 – Ross | Bramlage Coliseum (12,316) Manhattan, KS |
| 01/16/2016 2:00 pm, FSSW | | No. 22 Baylor | L 60–63 | 11–5 (1–4) | 16 – Williams | 7 – Smith | 3 – Odiase | United Supermarkets Arena (12,827) Lubbock, TX |
| 01/18/2016 6:00 pm, ESPNU | | at TCU | W 76–69 | 12–5 (2–4) | 16 – Ross | 9 – Smith | 5 – Smith | Schollmaier Arena (5,905) Fort Worth, TX |
| 01/23/2016 12:00 pm, ESPNews | | No. 6 West Virginia | L 76–80 | 12–6 (2–5) | 18 – Z. Smith | 6 – Gray | 3 – Thomas | United Supermarkets Arena (10,732) Lubbock, TX |
| 01/26/2016 6:00 pm, ESPN2 | | at No. 1 Oklahoma | L 67–91 | 12–7 (2–6) | 20 – Gray | 14 – Z. Smith | 4 – Evans | Lloyd Noble Center (10,682) Norman, OK |
| 01/30/2016* 3:00 pm, ESPNU | | at Arkansas Big 12/SEC Challenge | L 68–75 $^{OT}$ | 12–8 | 19 – Smith | 9 – Ross | 3 – Evans | Bud Walton Arena (15,975) Fayetteville, AR |
| 02/03/2016 6:00 pm, ESPNews | | Oklahoma State | W 63–61 $^{OT}$ | 13–8 (3–6) | 22 – Ross | 8 – Z. Smith | 2 – Thomas | United Supermarkets Arena (10,032) Lubbock, TX |
| 02/06/2016 1:00 pm, LHN | | at Texas | L 59–69 | 13–9 (3–7) | 14 – Evans | 7 – Z. Smith | 4 – Z. Smith | Frank Erwin Center (14,951) Austin, TX |
| 02/10/2016 8:00 pm, ESPNU | | No. 14 Iowa State | W 85–82 $^{OT}$ | 14–9 (4–7) | 20 – Ross | 7 – Z. Smith | 7 – Gotcher | United Supermarkets Arena (6,715) Lubbock, TX |
| 02/13/2016 7:00 pm, ESPNU | | at No. 21 Baylor | W 84–66 | 15–9 (5–7) | 21 – Evans | 9 – Z. Smith | 5 – Evans | Ferrell Center (7,540) Waco, TX |
| 02/17/2016 8:00 pm, ESPNU | | No. 3 Oklahoma | W 65–63 | 16–9 (6–7) | 17 – Ross | 9 – Z. Smith | 3 – Evans | United Supermarkets Arena (14,471) Lubbock, TX |
| 02/20/2016 8:30 pm, ESPNU | | at Oklahoma State | W 71–61 | 17–9 (7–7) | 24 – Gotcher | 9 – Tied | 4 – Evans | Gallagher-Iba Arena (4,679) Stillwater, OK |
| 02/23/2016 8:00 pm, ESPNews | | TCU | W 83–79 | 18–9 (8–7) | 25 – Ross | 8 – Z. Smith | 3 – 3 tied | United Supermarkets Arena (9,676) Lubbock, TX |
| 02/27/2016 11:00 am, ESPN | | at No. 2 Kansas | L 58–67 | 18–10 (8–8) | 20 – Gotcher | 14 – Z. Smith | 5 – Evans | Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS |
| 03/02/2016 6:00 pm, ESPNU | | at No. 10 West Virginia | L 68–90 | 18–11 (8–9) | 15 – Gray | 5 – Ross | 2 – 5 tied | WVU Coliseum (12,680) Morgantown, WV |
| 03/05/2016 2:00 pm, ESPNews | | Kansas State | W 80–71 | 19–11 (9–9) | 20 – Tied | 6 – Tied | 3 – Tied | United Supermarkets Arena (12,359) Lubbock, TX |
| Big 12 Tournament |||||||||
| 03/09/2016 8:30 pm, ESPNU | (7) | vs. (10) TCU First Round | L 62–67 | 19–12 | 13 – Tied | 15 – Z. Smith | 5 – Williams | Sprint Center (18,972) Kansas City, MO |
| NCAA tournament |||||||||
| 03/17/2016* 11:40 am, truTV | (8 MW) | vs. (9 MW) Butler First Round | L 61–71 | 19–13 | 18 – Williams | 7 – Evans | 5 – Evans | PNC Arena (19,722) Raleigh, NC |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest. All times are in Central Time. |||||||||