2022–23 Texas Tech Red Raiders basketball team

2022–23 Texas Tech Red Raiders basketball
2022–23 Texas Tech Red Raiders basketball
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Record	16–16 (5–13 Big 12)
Head coach	Mark Adams (2nd season; regular season games); Corey Williams (Big 12 Tournament);
Assistant coaches	Corey Williams (2nd season); Al Pinkins (1st season); Steve Green (1st season);
Home arena	United Supermarkets Arena

2022–23 Big 12 men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 4 Kansas	13	–	5	.722	28	–	8	.778
No. 5 Texas †	12	–	6	.667	29	–	9	.763
No. 15 Kansas State	11	–	7	.611	26	–	10	.722
No. 11 Baylor	11	–	7	.611	23	–	11	.676
Iowa State	9	–	9	.500	19	–	14	.576
No. 22 TCU	9	–	9	.500	22	–	13	.629
Oklahoma State	8	–	10	.444	20	–	16	.556
West Virginia	7	–	11	.389	19	–	15	.559
Texas Tech	5	–	13	.278	16	–	16	.500
Oklahoma	5	–	13	.278	15	–	17	.469

† 2023 Big 12 tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

The 2022–23 Texas Tech Red Raiders basketball team represented Texas Tech University in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season as a member of the Big 12 Conference. The Red Raiders were led by second-year coach Mark Adams. They played their home games at the United Supermarkets Arena in Lubbock, Texas. They finished the season 16–16, 5–13 in Big 12 play to finish in a tie for last place. As the No. 9 seed the Big 12 tournament, they lost to West Virginia in the first round.

The day after the Red Raiders' final regular season game, Mark Adams was suspended for what the school called an "inappropriate, unacceptable, and racially insensitive comment" that he had made the previous week.^[1] On March 8, 2023, Adams resigned.^[2] On March 31, the school named North Texas head coach Grant McCasland the team's new head coach.^[3]

Previous season

The Red Raiders finished the 2021–22 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 where they 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.

Offseason

Departures
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for Departure
Terrence Shannon Jr.	1	G	6’6”	215 lbs	Junior	Chicago, IL	Transferred to Illinois
Davion Warren	2	G	6’6”	205 lbs	Super-Senior	Buffalo, NY	Graduated
Bryson Williams	11	F	6’8”	240 lbs	Super-Senior	Sacramento, CA	Graduated
Mylik Wilson	13	G	6’3”	175 lbs	Junior	Rayville, LA	Transferred to Houston
Marcus Santos-Silva	14	F	6’7”	250 lbs	Super-Senior	Taunton, MA	Graduated
Kevin McCullar Jr.	15	G	6’6”	210 lbs	Junior	San Antonio, TX	Transferred to Kansas
Chibuzo Agbo	23	G	6’7”	220 lbs	Sophomore	San Diego, CA	Transferred to Boise State
Adonis Arms	25	G	6’5”	200 lbs	Super-Senior	Milwaukee, WI	Graduated

Incoming Transfers
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
D'Maurian Williams	3	G	6’5”	195 lbs	Junior	Phoenix, AZ	Gardner-Webb
Fardaws Aimaq	11	F	6’11”	245 lbs	Junior	Vancouver, BC	Utah Valley
Jaylon Tyson	20	G	6’7”	185 lbs	Freshman	Plano, TX	Texas
De'Vion Harmon	23	G	6’2”	192 lbs	Senior	Denton, TX	Oregon
Kerwin Walton	24	G	6’5”	210 lbs	Junior	Hopkins, MN	North Carolina

Recruiting classes

2022 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Elijah Fisher #22 SG / SF	Oshawa, ON	Crestwood Prep	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	May 26, 2022
Elijah Fisher #22 SG / SF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 93
Rickie Isaacs #11 PG	Las Vegas, NV	Coronado High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Sep 9, 2021
Rickie Isaacs #11 PG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 82
Lamar Washington #9 SG	Chandler, AZ	Compass Prep	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Dec 23, 2021
Lamar Washington #9 SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 81
Robert Jennings #33 PF	DeSoto, TX	Texas Association of Christian Athletes	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Sep 30, 2021
Robert Jennings #33 PF	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.

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	Lamar Washington	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Fr	Compass Prep	Chandler, AZ
G	2	Ricky Pop Isaacs	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Fr	Las Vegas Coronado	Las Vegas, NV
G	3	D'Maurian Williams	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jr	Gardner-Webb	Phoenix, AZ
F	4	Robert Jennings	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Fr	Texas Alliance of Christian Athletes	DeSoto, TX
F	5	K. J. Allen	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	So	East Los Angeles College	Los Angeles, CA
F	11	Fardaws Aimaq	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	RS Jr	Utah Valley	Vancouver, BC
F	12	Daniel Batcho	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	RS So	Arizona	Paris, France
G	13	CJ Williams (W)	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	155 lb (70 kg)	Fr	Fayetteville	Fayetteville, AR
G	20	Jaylon Tyson	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	RS Fr	Texas	Plano, TX
G	22	Elijah Fisher	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	Crestwood Prep	Oshawa, ON
G	23	De'Vion Harmon	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Sr	Oregon	Denton, TX
G	24	Kerwin Walton	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jr	North Carolina	Hopkins, MN

Head coach

Mark Adams (Texas Tech)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
November 7, 2022* 8:00 p.m., ESPN+	No. 25	Northwestern State	W 73–49	1–0	12 – Batcho	10 – Batcho	4 – Tied	United Supermarkets Arena (15,098) Lubbock, TX
November 10, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	No. 25	Texas Southern	W 78–54	2–0	13 – Tied	6 – Obanor	4 – Isaacs	United Supermarkets Arena (13,835) Lubbock, TX
November 14, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	No. 23	Louisiana Tech	W 64–55	3–0	15 – Tied	8 – Obanor	6 – Harmon	United Supermarkets Arena (13,027) Lubbock, TX
November 21, 2022* 1:30 p.m., ESPN2	No. 21	vs. No. 10 Creighton Maui Invitational Tournament quarterfinals	L 65–76	3–1	17 – Batcho	5 – Tied	3 – Tied	Lahaina Civic Center (2,400) Maui, HI
November 22, 2022* 1:30 p.m., ESPN2	No. 21	vs. Louisville Maui Invitational Tournament consolation round	W 70–38	4–1	15 – Obanor	12 – Batcho	4 – Washington	Lahaina Civic Center (2,400) Maui, HI
November 23, 2022* 1:30 p.m., ESPN2	No. 21	vs. Ohio State Maui Invitational Tournament 5th–place game	L 73–80	4–2	21 – Batcho	6 – Tied	6 – Harmon	Lahaina Civic Center (2,400) Maui, HI
November 30, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Georgetown Big East–Big 12 Battle	W 79–65	5–2	18 – Tied	13 – Batcho	4 – Isaacs	United Supermarkets Arena (14,649) Lubbock, TX
December 7, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Nicholls	W 78–71	6–2	24 – Isaacs	9 – Batcho	5 – Tied	United Supermarkets Arena (12,682) Lubbock, TX
December 13, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Eastern Washington	W 77–70	7–2	25 – Obanor	6 – Obanor	4 – Washington	United Supermarkets Arena (11,627) Lubbock, TX
December 17, 2022* 3:00 p.m., HBCUGO		vs. Jackson State HBCU Roundball Classic	W 102–52	8–2	17 – Williams	7 – Allen	2 – Tied	Delmar Fieldhouse (1,424) Houston, TX
December 21, 2022* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		Houston Christian	W 111–67	9–2	22 – Tied	10 – Batcho	9 – Harmon	United Supermarkets Arena (10,025) Lubbock, TX
December 27, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		South Carolina State	W 110–71	10–2	24 – Obanor	9 – Obanor	7 – Harmon	United Supermarkets Arena (13,473) Lubbock, TX
December 31, 2022 11:00 a.m., ESPNU		at No. 18 TCU	L 61–67	10–3 (0–1)	17 – Isaacs	9 – Batcho	4 – Tyson	Schollmaier Arena (5,899) Fort Worth, TX
January 3, 2023 8:00 p.m., ESPN2		No. 3 Kansas	L 72–75	10–4 (0–2)	26 – Obanor	9 – Tyson	3 – Tyson	United Supermarkets Arena (14,385) Lubbock, TX
January 7, 2023 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Oklahoma	L 63–68 ^OT	10–5 (0–3)	23 – Harmon	6 – Tied	7 – Tied	United Supermarkets Arena (14,082) Lubbock, TX
January 10, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at No. 14 Iowa State	L 50–84	10–6 (0–4)	14 – Harmon	5 – Harmon	4 – Harmon	Hilton Coliseum (13,464) Ames, IA
January 14, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN		at No. 10 Texas	L 70–72	10–7 (0–5)	23 – Isaacs	14 – Tyson	3 – Isaacs	Moody Center (11,313) Austin, TX
January 17, 2023 8:00 p.m., ESPNU		No. 21 Baylor	L 74–81	10–8 (0–6)	19 – Tyson	12 – Tyson	6 – Harmon	United Supermarkets Arena (14,152) Lubbock, TX
January 21, 2023 1:00 p.m., ESPN2		at No. 13 Kansas State	L 58–68	10–9 (0–7)	13 – Tied	8 – Obanor	3 – Tied	Bramlage Coliseum (11,000) Manhattan, KS
January 25, 2023 6:00 p.m., ESPNU		West Virginia	L 61–76	10–10 (0–8)	20 – Obanor	8 – Obanor	3 – Batcho	United Supermarkets Arena (11,802) Lubbock, TX
January 28, 2023* 1:00 p.m., ESPNU		at LSU Big 12/SEC Challenge	W 76–68	11–10	22 – Obanor	9 – Fisher	8 – Harmon	Pete Maravich Assembly Center (9,939) Baton Rouge, LA
January 30, 2023 8:00 p.m., ESPN2		No. 13 Iowa State	W 80–77 ^OT	12–10 (1–8)	24 – Obanor	13 – Obanor	5 – Harmon	United Supermarkets Arena (10,428) Lubbock, TX
February 4, 2023 12:00 p.m., CBS		at No. 11 Baylor	L 62–89	12–11 (1–9)	20 – Harmon	10 – Tyson	5 – Washington	Ferrell Center (10,343) Waco, TX
February 8, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Oklahoma State	L 68–71	12–12 (1–10)	20 – Tyson	7 – Obanor	2 – Tied	Gallagher-Iba Arena (7,467) Stillwater, OK
February 11, 2023 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		No. 12 Kansas State	W 71–63	13–12 (2–10)	20 – Harmon	6 – Obanor	4 – Harmon	United Supermarkets Arena (12,973) Lubbock, TX
February 13, 2023 8:00 p.m., ESPN		No. 6 Texas	W 74–67	14–12 (3–10)	25 – Harmon	8 – Aimaq	3 – Tied	United Supermarkets Arena (14,241) Lubbock, TX
February 18, 2023 11:00 a.m., ESPNU		at West Virginia	W 68–62	15–12 (4–10)	27 – Tyson	12 – Aimaq	3 – Harmon	WVU Coliseum (13,940) Morgantown, WV
February 21, 2023 8:00 p.m., ESPN2		at Oklahoma	W 74–63	16–12 (5–10)	19 – Aimaq	10 – Aimaq	4 – Harmon	Lloyd Noble Center (5,203) Norman, OK
February 25, 2023 11:00 a.m., ESPN2		No. 24 TCU	L 82–83	16–13 (5–11)	19 – Aimaq	9 – Obanor	5 – Tied	United Supermarkets Arena (14,410) Lubbock, TX
February 28, 2023 8:00 p.m., ESPN		at No. 3 Kansas	L 63–67	16–14 (5–12)	15 – Harmon	18 – Aimaq	3 – Tyson	Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS
March 4, 2023 5:00 p.m., ESPN2		Oklahoma State	L 68–71	16–15 (5–13)	9 – Tied	8 – Aimaq	6 – Harmon	United Supermarkets Arena (13,885) Lubbock, TX
Big 12 tournament
March 8, 2023 6:00 p.m., ESPNU	(9)	vs. (8) West Virginia First round	L 62–78	16–16	15 – Isaacs	7 – Batcho	4 – Isaacs	T-Mobile Center Kansas City, MO
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West. All times are in Central Time.

Source^[6] Source^[7]

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Final
AP	25	23	21	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Not released
Coaches	24	22	20	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	—	—	—	—	RV	—	—

*AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings.

References

↑ "Texas Tech announces suspension of Mark Adams". TexasTech.com.
↑ Press • •, Dave Skretta | Associated. "Texas Tech Coach Mark Adams Resigns After Suspension for Racially Insensitive Comments". NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth. Retrieved April 4, 2023.
↑ "Texas Tech hires UNT's McCasland as new coach". ESPN.com. March 31, 2023. Retrieved April 4, 2023.
↑ "Al Pinkins Returning to Tech Basketball Staff". texastech.com. Retrieved June 2, 2022.
↑ "Adams Adds Steve Green to Tech Basketball Staff". texastech.com. Retrieved June 2, 2022.
↑ "Red Raiders to Host Georgetown in Big 12-Big East Battle". texastech.com. Retrieved June 2, 2022.
↑ "2022–23 Men's Basketball Schedule". texastech.com. Retrieved September 4, 2022.

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[1] "Texas Tech announces suspension of Mark Adams". TexasTech.com.

[2] Press • •, Dave Skretta | Associated. "Texas Tech Coach Mark Adams Resigns After Suspension for Racially Insensitive Comments". NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth. Retrieved April 4, 2023.

[3] "Texas Tech hires UNT's McCasland as new coach". ESPN.com. March 31, 2023. Retrieved April 4, 2023.

[4] "Al Pinkins Returning to Tech Basketball Staff". texastech.com. Retrieved June 2, 2022.

[5] "Adams Adds Steve Green to Tech Basketball Staff". texastech.com. Retrieved June 2, 2022.

[6] "Red Raiders to Host Georgetown in Big 12-Big East Battle". texastech.com. Retrieved June 2, 2022.

[7] "2022–23 Men's Basketball Schedule". texastech.com. Retrieved September 4, 2022.

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