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.

2016–17 Texas Tech Red Raiders basketball
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Record18–14 (6–12 Big 12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaUnited Supermarkets Arena
Seasons
2016–17 Big 12 men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 3 Kansas 16 2   .889 31 5   .861
No. 13 West Virginia 12 6   .667 28 9   .757
No. 12 Baylor 12 6   .667 27 8   .771
No. 16 Iowa State 12 6   .667 24 11   .686
Oklahoma State 9 9   .500 20 13   .606
Kansas State 8 10   .444 21 14   .600
Texas Tech 6 12   .333 18 14   .563
TCU 6 12   .333 24 15   .615
Oklahoma 5 13   .278 11 20   .355
Texas 4 14   .222 11 22   .333
2017 Big 12 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll[1]

Previous season

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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

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Departures

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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

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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

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

Roster

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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

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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

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  1. ^ "2019-20 Big 12 Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 26–30. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
  2. ^ "Memphis hires Tubby Smith away from Texas Tech". CBSSports.com. Retrieved February 16, 2017.
  3. ^ "Chris Beard hired by Texas Tech after short stay at UNLV". USA TODAY. Retrieved February 16, 2017.
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