2018–19 Texas Tech Red Raiders basketball team

2018–19 Texas Tech Red Raiders basketball
NCAA tournament, Runner-up Big 12 regular season co-champions CBE Hall of Fame Classic champions
National Championship Game, L 77-85OT vs. Virginia
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 2
AP	No. 9
Record	31–7 (14–4 Big 12)
Head coach	Chris Beard (3rd season)
Assistant coaches	Mark Adams Brian Burg Glynn Cyprien
Home arena	United Supermarkets Arena

2018–19 Big 12 men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 19 Kansas State	14	–	4		.778			25	–	9		.735
No. 2 Texas Tech	14	–	4		.778			31	–	7		.816
No. 16 Kansas	12	–	6		.667			26	–	10		.722
Baylor	10	–	8		.556			20	–	14		.588
No. 25 Iowa State †	9	–	9		.500			23	–	12		.657
Texas	8	–	10		.444			21	–	16		.568
Oklahoma	7	–	11		.389			20	–	14		.588
TCU	7	–	11		.389			23	–	14		.622
Oklahoma State	5	–	13		.278			12	–	20		.375
West Virginia	4	–	14		.222			15	–	21		.417
† 2019 Big 12 tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 2018–19 Texas Tech Red Raiders basketball team represented Texas Tech University in the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season as a member of the Big 12 Conference. The Red Raiders were led by third-year coach Chris Beard. They played their home games at the United Supermarkets Arena in Lubbock, Texas. They finished the season 31–7, 14–4 in Big 12 play to win the Big 12 regular season title with Kansas State. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 tournament to West Virginia. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament, where they defeated Northern Kentucky, Buffalo, Michigan and Gonzaga to advance to their first Final Four in school history. In the Final Four they defeated Michigan State to advance to the National Championship Game, in which they were defeated by Virginia in overtime. With 31 wins, they finished with the most wins in school history.

Previous season

They finished the season 27–10, 11–7 in Big 12 play to finish in a tie for second place. They defeated Baylor in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 tournament before losing in the semifinals to West Virginia. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they defeated Stephen F. Austin, Florida, and Purdue to advance to the Elite Eight for the first time in school history. In the Elite Eight, they were eliminated by Villanova.

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Tommy Hamilton IV	0	C	6'10"	250	RS Senior	Chicago, IL	Graduated
Zhaire Smith	2	G	6'5"	195	Freshman	Garland, TX	Declared for 2018 NBA draft
Josh Webster	3	G	6'4"	175	Junior	St. Louis, MO	Transferred to Missouri State
Hyron Edwards	4	G	6'0"	170	Junior	East Chicago, IN	Transferred to Colorado State
Justin Gray	5	F	6'6"	210	Senior	Tampa, FL	Graduated
Niem Stevenson	10	G	6'5"	205	Senior	Irving, TX	Graduated
Zach Smith	11	F	6'8"	220	Senior	Plano, TX	Graduated
Keenan Evans	12	G	6'3"	190	Senior	Richardson, TX	Graduated
Alex Vilarino	13	G	6'1"	180	Freshman	McKinney, TX	Transferred to Boston University

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous school
Deshawn Corprew	3	G	6'6"	190	Junior	Norfolk, VA	South Plains College.
Tariq Owens	11	F	6'11"	205	RS Senior	Odenton, MD	St. John's
Matt Mooney	13	G	6'3"	210	RS Senior	Wauconda, IL	South Dakota

Recruits

2018 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Kyler Edwards #18 SG	Arlington, TX	Findley Prep	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Sep 17, 2017
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN: N/A
Khavon Moore #9 SF	Macon, GA	Westside High School	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	187 lb (85 kg)	Feb 26, 2018
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Kevin McCullar Jr. #42 SF	San Antonio, TX	Karen Wagner High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jul 5, 2018
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN: N/A
Josh Mballa SF	Bordeaux, France	Putnam Science Academy	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jul 12, 2018
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A
Andrei Savrasov PF	Saint Petersburg, Russia	BC Zenit	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jan 28, 2019
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:    ESPN: N/A
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: "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

2019 Recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for 2019 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Clarence Nadolny #43 CG	Montreuil, France	Scotland Performance Institute	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Apr 29, 2019
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN: N/A
Jahmi'us Ramsey #5 CG	Duncanville, TX	Duncanville High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Nov 8, 2018
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Terrence Shannon Jr. #21 SF	Chicago, IL	IMG Academy	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Mar 11, 2019
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Tyreek Smith #22 PF	Baton Rouge, LA	Trinity Christian School	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	May 18, 2019
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Russel Tchewa #71 C	Douala, Cameroon	Putnam Science Academy	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Oct 10, 2018
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
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: "2019 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

2018–19 Texas Tech Red Raiders men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Kyler Edwards 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Findlay Prep Arlington, TX G 1 Brandone Francis 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS Sr Arlington Country Day Florida La Romana, DR F 3 DeShawn Corprew 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS So Quality Education Academy South Plains College Norfolk, VA F 10 Malik Ondigo 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Dysart/Putnam Science Academy El Mirage, AZ F 11 Tariq Owens 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Sr Mount Zion Prep St. John's Odenton, MD F 12 Andrei Savrasov  6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr BC Zenit Saint Petersburg, Russia G 13 Matt Mooney 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Sr Notre Dame College Prep South Dakota Wauconda, IL G 15 Kevin McCullar Jr.  6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Karen Wagner San Antonio, TX G 20 Parker Hicks (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Decatur Decatur, TX F 21 Khavon Moore 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Westside Macon, GA G 23 Jarrett Culver 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Coronado Lubbock, TX G 24 Avery Benson (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Fr Southwest Christian Academy Springdale, AR G 25 Davide Moretti 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Treviso Basket Bologna, Italy G 30 Andrew Sorrells (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) RS Jr Birdville North Richland Hills, TX C 32 Norense Odiase 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 250 lb (113 kg) RS Sr North Crowley Crowley, TX F 35 Josh Mballa 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Putnam Science Academy Bordeaux, France	Head coach Chris Beard (Texas) Assistant coach(es) Mark Adams (Texas Tech) Brian Burg (Lake Erie) Glynn Cyprien (Southern–New Orleans) 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 6, 2018* 6:30 pm, FSSW+		Incarnate Word	W 87–37	1–0	16 – Culver	6 – Odiase	6 – Mooney	United Supermarkets Arena (10,198) Lubbock, TX
November 9, 2018* 8:00 pm, FSSW+		Mississippi Valley State Hall of Fame Classic campus-site game	W 84–52	2–0	17 – Moretti	10 – Odiase	5 – Mooney	United Supermarkets Arena (9,873) Lubbock, TX
November 13, 2018* 6:30 pm, FSSW		Southeastern Louisiana Hall of Fame Classic campus-site game	W 59–40	3–0	21 – Culver	13 – Odiase	4 – Tied	United Supermarkets Arena (8,650) Lubbock, TX
November 19, 2018* 8:30 pm, ESPN2		vs. USC Hall of Fame Classic semifinals	W 78–63	4–0	18 – Culver/Owens	9 – Culver	5 – Culver	Sprint Center  Kansas City, MO
November 20, 2018* 8:30 pm, ESPN2		vs. Nebraska Hall of Fame Classic finals	W 70–52	5–0	26 – Culver	8 – Owens	2 –  3 Tied	Sprint Center (6,521) Kansas City, MO
November 24, 2018* 4:30 pm, FSSW		Northern Colorado	W 93–62	6–0	20 – Culver	5 –  3 Tied	6 – Culver	United Supermarkets Arena (9,689) Lubbock, TX
December 1, 2018* 1:30 pm, ESPNU	No. 20	vs. Memphis HoopHall Miami Invitational	W 78–67	7–0	20 – Culver	11 – Owens	6 –  Tied	American Airlines Arena  Miami, FL
December 5, 2018* 6:30 pm, FSSW+	No. 13	Arkansas–Pine Bluff	W 65–47	8–0	13 – Culver	7 – Culver	5 – Mooney	United Supermarkets Arena (9,503) Lubbock, TX
December 12, 2018* 6:30 pm, FSSW+	No. 11	Northwestern State	W 79–44	9–0	15 – Culver	8 – Owens	6 – Moretti	United Supermarkets Arena (10,086) Lubbock, TX
December 15, 2018* 6:00 pm	No. 11	Abilene Christian Throwback Game	W 82–48	10–0	30 – Culver	8 – Corprew	4 – Culver	Lubbock Municipal Coliseum (7,169) Lubbock, TX
December 20, 2018* 6:00 pm, ESPN2	No. 12	vs. No. 2 Duke New York Showcase	L 58–69	10–1	25 – Culver	7 – Odiase	4 – Culver	Madison Square Garden (19,812) New York, NY
December 28, 2018* 6:00 pm, FSSW+	No. 11	Texas–Rio Grande Valley	W 71–46	11–1	19 – Culver	10 – Corprew	6 – Mooney	United Supermarkets Arena (11,418) Lubbock, TX
January 2, 2019 6:00 pm, ESPNU	No. 11	at West Virginia	W 62–59	12–1 (1–0)	18 – Culver	6 – Culver	2 – Culver	WVU Coliseum  Morgantown, WV
January 5, 2019 1:00 pm, ESPNU	No. 11	Kansas State Saturday Showcase	W 63–57	13–1 (2–0)	19 – Moretti	8 – Owens	3 – Culver	United Supermarkets Arena (15,098) Lubbock, TX
January 8, 2019 8:00 pm, ESPNews	No. 8	No. 23 Oklahoma Super Tuesday	W 66–59	14–1 (3–0)	23 – Culver	13 – Culver	3 – Moretti	United Supermarkets Arena (14,090) Lubbock, TX
January 12, 2019 1:00 pm, LHN	No. 8	at Texas	W 68–62	15–1 (4–0)	22 – Mooney	9 – Culver	6 – Culver	Frank Erwin Center (14,070) Austin, TX
January 16, 2019 8:00 pm, ESPNU	No. 8	Iowa State	L 64–68	15–2 (4–1)	20 – Culver	16 – Culver	2 – Edwards	United Supermarkets Arena (15,098) Lubbock, TX
January 19, 2019 5:00 pm, ESPN2	No. 8	at Baylor Saturday Showcase	L 62–73	15–3 (4–2)	19 – Culver	9 – Culver	5 – Culver	Ferrell Center (9,018) Waco, TX
January 22, 2019 6:00 pm, ESPN2	No. 14-T	at Kansas State Super Tuesday	L 45–58	15–4 (4–3)	17 – Culver	7 – Culver	3 – Tied	Bramlage Coliseum (11,134) Manhattan, KS
January 26, 2019* 5:00 pm, ESPN2	No. 14-T	Arkansas Big 12/SEC Challenge/Saturday Showcase	W 67–64	16–4	21 – Moretti	7 – Odiase	4 – Culver	United Supermarkets Arena (14,290) Lubbock, TX
January 28, 2019 8:00 pm, ESPN	No. 16	TCU Big Monday	W 84–65	17–4 (5–3)	18 – Tied	7 – Culver	7 – Moretti	United Supermarkets Arena (12,736) Lubbock, TX
February 2, 2019 3:00 pm, CBS	No. 16	at No. 11 Kansas	L 63–79	17–5 (5–4)	14 – Moretti	10 – Owens	3 – Mooney	Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS
February 4, 2019 8:00 pm, ESPN	No. 18	West Virginia Big Monday	W 81–50	18–5 (6–4)	16 – Francis	10 – Odiase	5 – Mooney	United Supermarkets Arena (12,831) Lubbock, TX
February 9, 2019 5:00 pm, ESPNU	No. 18	at Oklahoma Saturday Showcase	W 66–54	19–5 (7–4)	14 – Moretti	11 – Odiase	6 – Edwards	Lloyd Noble Center (9,463) Norman, OK
February 13, 2019 8:00 pm, ESPN2	No. 15	at Oklahoma State Wednesday Night Hoops	W 78–50	20–5 (8–4)	19 – Culver	7 – Owens	8 – Moretti	Gallagher-Iba Arena (6,155) Stillwater, OK
February 16, 2019 1:00 pm, ESPN	No. 15	Baylor Saturday Showcase	W 86–61	21–5 (9–4)	18 – Culver	8 – Culver	4 – Culver	United Supermarkets Arena (14,598) Lubbock, TX
February 23, 2019 8:00 pm, ESPN	No. 14	No. 12 Kansas Saturday Showcase/Rivalry Week	W 91–62	22–5 (10–4)	26 – Culver	13 – Odiase	6 – Mooney	United Supermarkets Arena (15,098) Lubbock, TX
February 27, 2019 6:00 pm, ESPNU	No. 11	Oklahoma State	W 84–80 OT	23–5 (11–4)	20 – Moretti	10 – Culver	6 – Mooney	United Supermarkets Arena (12,248) Lubbock, TX
March 2, 2019 3:00 pm, ESPN2	No. 11	at TCU Saturday Showcase	W 81–66	24–5 (12–4)	15 – Culver	13 – Owens	7 – Culver	Schollmaier Arena (6,616) Fort Worth, TX
March 4, 2019 8:00 pm, ESPN	No. 8	Texas Big Monday	W 70–51	25–5 (13–4)	16 – Culver	7 – Culver	4 – Tied	United Supermarkets Arena (15,098) Lubbock, TX
March 9, 2019 1:00 pm, ESPNews	No. 8	at Iowa State Saturday Showcase	W 80–73	26–5 (14–4)	31 – Culver	14 – Owens	5 – Mooney	Hilton Coliseum (14,384) Ames, IA
Big 12 Tournament
March 14, 2019 6:00 pm, ESPN2	(2) No. 7	vs. (10) West Virginia Quarterfinals	L 74–79	26–6	26 – Culver	10 – Culver	5 – Mooney	Sprint Center  Kansas City, MO
NCAA tournament
March 22, 2019* 12:30 pm, TNT	(3 W) No. 9	vs. (14 W) Northern Kentucky First Round	W 72–57	27–6	29 – Culver	8 – Culver	8 – Mooney	BOK Center (12,352) Tulsa, OK
March 24, 2019* 5:10 pm, TNT	(3 W) No. 9	vs. (6 W) No. 15 Buffalo Second Round	W 78–58	28–6	16 – Culver	15 – Odiase	5 – Culver	BOK Center (12,606) Tulsa, OK
March 28, 2019* 8:39 pm, CBS	(3 W) No. 9	vs. (2 W) No. 8 Michigan Sweet Sixteen	W 63–44	29–6	22 – Culver	10 – Owens	4 – Tied	Honda Center (16,145) Anaheim, CA
March 30, 2019* 5:09 pm, TBS	(3 W) No. 9	vs. (1 W) No. 4 Gonzaga Elite Eight	W 75–69	30–6	19 – Culver	7 – Owens	5 – Mooney	Honda Center (15,277) Anaheim, CA
April 6, 2019* 8:49 pm, CBS	(3 W) No. 9	vs. (2 E) No. 5 Michigan State Final Four	W 61–51	31–6	22 – Mooney	9 – Odiase	2 – Tied	U.S. Bank Stadium (72,711) Minneapolis, MN
April 8, 2019* 8:20 pm, CBS	(3 W) No. 9	vs. (1 S) No. 2 Virginia National Championship	L 77–85 OT	31–7	17 – Francis	9 – Culver	6 – Culver	U.S. Bank Stadium (72,062) Minneapolis, MN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West, E=East, S=South. All times are in Central Time.

Rankings

See also: 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes т = Tied with team above or below

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	Final
AP	RV	RV	RV	20	13	11	12	11	11	8	8	14-T	16	18	15	14	11	8	7	9	Not released
Coaches	—	—	RV	19	13	11	11	13	11	8	9	13	15	18	15	14	11	8	6	10	2

*AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings.