2021–22 Texas Tech Red Raiders basketball team

2021–22 Texas Tech Red Raiders basketball
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 12
APNo. 12
Record27–10 (12–6 Big 12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaUnited Supermarkets Arena
Seasons
2021–22 Big 12 men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 3 Kansas † 14 – 4   .778 34 – 6   .850
No. 4 Baylor 14 – 4   .778 27 – 7   .794
No. 12 Texas Tech 12 – 6   .667 27 – 10   .730
No. 25 Texas 10 – 8   .556 22 – 12   .647
TCU 8 – 10   .444 21 – 13   .618
Oklahoma State* 8 – 10   .444 15 – 15   .500
Iowa State 7 – 11   .389 22 – 13   .629
Oklahoma 7 – 11   .389 19 – 16   .543
Kansas State 6 – 12   .333 14 – 17   .452
West Virginia 4 – 14   .222 16 – 17   .485
*Oklahoma State was ineligible for both the 2022 Big 12 Tournament and the 2022 NCAA tournament due to postseason ban imposed by the NCAA.
† 2022 Big 12 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

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.[1] The Red Raiders named top assistant Mark Adams as head coach on April 5.[2]

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:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   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:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   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

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 Terrence Shannon Jr. 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr IMG Academy Chicago, IL
G 2 Davion Warren 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) GS Hampton Buffalo, NY
G 3 Clarence Nadolny 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Scotland Performance Institute Montreuil, France
F 4 Daniel Batcho 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 235 lb (107 kg) RS Fr Arizona Paris, France
G 5 Sardaar Calhoun 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Florida State Tappahannock, VA
G 10 Ethan Duncan (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Trinity Christian Lubbock, TX
F 11 Bryson Williams 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) GS UTEP Fresno, CA
G 13 Mylik Wilson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Louisiana Rayville, LA
F 14 Marcus Santos-Silva 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) RS Sr VCU Taunton, MA
G 15 Kevin McCullar Jr. 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Jr Karen Wagner San Antonio, TX
F 21 KJ Allen 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 255 lb (116 kg) So East Los Angeles College Los Angeles, CA
G 23 Chibuzo Agbo 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So St. Augustine San Diego, CA
G 25 Adonis Arms 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) GS Winthrop Milwaukee, WI
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

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[3]

Rankings

See also: 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
RV = Received votes
Week
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CoachesRVRV*RVRVRV2425252519191414911912141112

*AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings. No Coaches Poll for Week 1.

References

  1. ^ "Chris Beard named Men's Basketball head coach". texassports.com. April 1, 2021. Retrieved October 3, 2021.
  2. ^ Borzello, Jeff (April 5, 2021). "Mark Adams to become Texas Tech Red Raiders men's basketball coach". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 6, 2021.
  3. ^ "2021–22 Men's Basketball Schedule". texastech.com. Retrieved October 3, 2021.