2022–23 Texas Tech Red Raiders basketball team American college basketball season
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
Recruiting classes
2022 recruiting class
College recruiting information
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
Star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : ESPN grade: 93
Richard Isaacs #11 PG
Las Vegas, NV
Coronado High School
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
Sep 9, 2021
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
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
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:
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
Richard 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
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 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 –
8 – Obanor
3 –
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 –
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 –
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 –
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
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*AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings.
References
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