# 2016–17 Texas Tech Red Raiders basketball team

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. The next day, the school hired Chris Beard, the head coach at Little Rock, as head coach.

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Devaugntah Williams | 0 | G | 6'4" | 205 | Senior | Canton, OH | Graduated |
| Isaiah Manderson | 1 | C | 6'10" | 255 | Junior | Bronx, NY | Transferred to South Florida |
| C. J. Williamson | 3 | G | 6'7" | 210 | Freshman | Orlando, FL | Transferred to Florida Gulf Coast |
| Donovan Ham | 4 | G | 6'2" | 200 | Freshman | Atlanta, GA | Walk-on; transferred to Georgia Highlands College |
| Toddrick Gotcher | 20 | G | 6'4" | 195 | Senior | Garland, TX | Graduated |
| Rokas Ulvydas | 21 | F | 6'11" | 240 | Junior | Kaunas, Lithuania | Transferred to La Salle |
| Jordan Jackson | 22 | G | 6'4" | 185 | Freshman | Houston, TX | Transferred to Midland College |

### Incoming transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Brandone Francis | 1 | G | 6'6" | 214 | RS Sophomore | La Romana, Dominican Republic | Transferred from Florida. Under NCAA transfer rules, Francis-Ramirez will not play for the 2016–17 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility. |
| Tommy Hamilton IV | 3 | C | 6'11" | 255 | Senior | Chicago, IL | Transferred from DePaul. Under NCAA transfer rules, Hamilton IV will not play for the 2016–17 season. Will have one year of remaining eligibility. |
| Shandell Millinghaus | 4 | G | 6'2" | 210 | Junior | Brooklyn, NY | Junior college transferred from Northwest Florida State College |
| Niem Stevenson | 10 | G | 6'6" | 230 | Junior | Irving, TX | Junior college transferred from Seward County Community College |
| Anthony Livingston | 21 | F | 6'9" | 226 | Senior | Washington, D.C. | Transferred from Arkansas State. Will be eligible to play immediately since Livingston graduated from Arkansas State. |
| Giovanni McLean | 23 | G | 6'2" | 202 | RS Senior | Bronx, NY | Transferred from Quinnipiac. Will be eligible to play immediately since McLean graduated from Quinnipiac. |

## Recruits

Texas Tech did not have any incoming players in the 2017 recruiting class.

## 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. |||||||||