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. The Red Raiders named top assistant Mark Adams as head coach on April 5.
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
Roster
Schedule and results
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!colspan=9 style=|Big 12 Tournament
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Source
Rankings
*AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings. No Coaches Poll for Week 1.
References