2016–17 Texas Tech Red Raiders basketball team

American college basketball season

2016–17 Texas Tech Red Raiders basketball

Conference| Big 12 Conference
Record| 18–14 (6–12 Big 12)
Head coach|

* Chris Beard (1st season)

Assistant coaches|

* Chris Ogden
* Al Pinkens
* Mark Adams

Home arena| United Supermarkets Arena

Seasons

<- 2015–16

2017–18 ->

2016–17 Big 12 men's basketball standings

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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]

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

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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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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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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
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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

* Chris Beard (Texas)

Assistant coach(es)

* Mark Adams (Texas Tech)
* Chris Ogden (Texas)
* Al Pinkens (NC State)

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Legend

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

* Injured
* Current redshirt

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Roster

## Schedule

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Date
time, TV  | Rank# | Opponent# | Result  | Record  | High points  | High rebounds  | High assists  | Site (attendance)
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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.

## External links

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* Official Texas Tech Red Raiders men's basketball page

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* Livestock Judging Pavilion (1925–1927)
* Tech Gymnasium (1927–1956)
* City Bank Coliseum (1956–1999)
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