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2020–21 Texas Tech Red Raiders basketball team

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2020–21 Texas Tech Red Raiders basketball
NCAA tournament, second round
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 22
APNo. 21
Record18–11 (9–8 Big 12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaUnited Supermarkets Arena
Seasons
2020–21 Big 12 men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 1 Baylor 13 1   .929 28 2   .933
No. 16 Kansas 12 6   .667 21 9   .700
No. 21 Texas 11 6   .647 19 8   .704
No. 18 West Virginia 11 6   .647 19 10   .655
No. 19 Oklahoma State 11 7   .611 21 9   .700
No. 22 Texas Tech 9 8   .529 18 11   .621
Oklahoma 9 8   .529 16 11   .593
TCU 5 11   .313 12 14   .462
Kansas State 4 14   .222 9 20   .310
Iowa State 0 18   .000 2 22   .083
2021 Big 12 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll


The 2020–21 Texas Tech Red Raiders basketball team represented Texas Tech University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season as a member of the Big 12 Conference. The Red Raiders were led by fifth-year coach Chris Beard. They played their home games at the United Supermarkets Arena in Lubbock, Texas. They finished the season 18–11, 9–8 in Big 12 Play to tie for 6th place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 tournament to Texas. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they defeated Utah State in the First Round before losing in the Second Round to Arkansas.

Previous season

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The Red Raiders finished the season 18–13, 9–9 in Big 12 play to finish in 6th place in the division. They were scheduled to play Texas in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 tournament before the tournament was canceled due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.[1] All postseason play, including the NCAA tournament, was also canceled due to the pandemic.[2]

Offseason

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Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Jahmi'us Ramsey 3 G 6'4" 195 Freshman Arlington, TX Declared for the NBA draft; selected 43rd overall by the Sacramento Kings.
Joel Ntambwe 5 F 6'8" 220 Freshman Kinshasa, DR Congo Left the program for personal reasons[3]
Andrei Savrasov 12 F 6'7" 225 RS Freshman Orenburg, Russia Transferred to Georgia Southern
T. J. Holyfield 22 F 6'8" 225 Senior Albuquerque, NM Graduated
Davide Moretti 25 G 6'3" 180 Junior Bologna, Italy Opted out of senior season to play professionally in Europe; signed with Olimpia Milano.
Chris Clarke 44 G 6'6" 220 Senior Virginia Beach, VA Graduated
Russel Tchewa 54 C 7'0" 260 Freshman Douala, Cameroon Transferred to South Florida

Incoming transfers

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Texas Tech added three players, Marcus Santos-Silva, Mac McClung, and Jamarius Burton as transfers. On April 29, 2020, Santos-Silva announced he was transferring in from VCU.[4] On May 27, 2020, McClung announced that he was transferring in from Georgetown.[5] On September 17, 2020, Burton received a waiver from the NCAA and thus became immediately eligible following his transfer from Wichita State.[6]

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous school
Mac McClung 0 G 6'2" 185 Junior Gate City, VA Georgetown
Jamarius Burton 2 G 6'4" 205 Junior Charlotte, NC Wichita State
Marcus Santos-Silva 14 F 6'7" 245 Senior Taunton, MA VCU

Recruits

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Recruiting class of 2020

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Micah Peavy
#5 SG
Cibolo, TX Duncanville High School 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Nov 4, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
Chibuzo Agbo
#23 SG
San Diego, CA St. Augustine High School 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Aug 12, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Nimari Burnett
#25 CG
Chicago, IL Prolific Prep 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Nov 12, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:5/5 stars
Vladislav Goldin
#50 PF
Nalchik, Russia Putnam Science Academy 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 240 lb (110 kg) Jul 9, 2020 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars
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:

  • "2020 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

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2020–21 Texas Tech Red Raiders men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Mac McClung 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Georgetown Gate City, VA
G 1 Terrence Shannon Jr. 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So IMG Academy Chicago, IL
G 2 Jamarius Burton 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Wichita State Charlotte, NC
G 3 Clarence Nadolny 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Scotland Performance Institute Montreuil, France
G 5 Micah Peavy 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Duncanville Cibolo, TX
F 10 Tyreek Smith 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS Fr Trinity Christian Baton Rouge, LA
G 11 Kyler Edwards 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Findlay Prep Arlington, TX
F 14 Marcus Santos-Silva 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Sr VCU Taunton, MA
G 15 Kevin McCullar Jr. 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS So Karen Wagner San Antonio, TX
G 21 Avery Benson (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS Jr Southwest Christian Academy Springdale, AR
G 23 Chibuzo Agbo 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr St. Augustine San Diego, CA
F 50 Vladislav Goldin 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Fr Putnam Science Academy Nalchik, Russia
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: December 27, 2020

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
November 25, 2020*
6:00 pm, ESPN+
No. 14 Northwestern State W 101–58  1–0
 20  McClung   13  Santos-Silva   7  Edwards  United Supermarkets Arena (3,345)
Lubbock, TX
November 27, 2020*
1:00 pm, ESPNU
No. 14 Sam Houston State W 84–52  2–0
 18  McClung   10  Santos-Silva   3  Shannon Jr.  United Supermarkets Arena (3,176)
Lubbock, TX
November 29, 2020*
4:30 pm, ESPN2
No. 14 vs. No. 17 Houston
Southwest Showcase
L 53–64  2–1
 16  McClung   6  Edwards   3  Edwards  Dickies Arena (3,568)
Fort Worth, TX
December 3, 2020*
8:00 pm, ESPN
No. 17 St. John's
Big East/Big 12 Battle
Canceled due to COVID-19 issues United Supermarkets Arena 
Lubbock, TX
December 4, 2020*
8:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 17 Troy W 80–46  3–1
 20  McClung   7  Santos-Silva   5  Tied  United Supermarkets Arena (4,032)
Lubbock, TX
December 6, 2020*
1:00 pm, ESPNU
No. 17 Grambling State W 81–40  4–1
 13  Edwards   11  Edwards   5  Edwards  United Supermarkets Arena (3,283)
Lubbock, TX
December 9, 2020*
6:00 pm, ESPN+
No. 17 Abilene Christian W 51–44  5–1
 19  Edwards   7  Edwards   3  Burton  United Supermarkets Arena (4,175)
Lubbock, TX
December 12, 2020*
1:00 pm, Texas Tech TV
No. 17 vs. Texas A&M–Corpus Christi W 77–57  6–1
 15  Shannon Jr.   7  Shannon Jr.   6  McClung  Comerica Center (1,380)
Frisco, TX
December 17, 2020
6:00 pm, ESPN
No. 14 vs. No. 5 Kansas L 57–58  6–2
(0–1)
 21  McClung   9  Shannon Jr.   3  Santos-Silva  United Supermarkets Arena (4,250)
Lubbock, TX
December 22, 2020
6:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 15 at Oklahoma W 69–67  7–2
(1–1)
 21  Shannon Jr.   9  Edwards   4  McClung  Lloyd Noble Center (1,328)
Norman, OK
December 29, 2020*
6:00 pm, ESPN+
No. 13 Incarnate Word W 79–51  8–2
 11  Tied   7  Edwards   4  Burnett  United Supermarkets Arena (3,850)
Lubbock, TX
January 2, 2021
3:00 pm, ESPN+
No. 13 Oklahoma State L 77–82 OT 8–3
(1–2)
 21  McClung   7  Tied   3  Edwards  United Supermarkets Arena (4,013)
Lubbock, TX
January 5, 2021
6:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 18 Kansas State W 82–71  9–3
(2–2)
 22  Shannon Jr.   7  McCullar Jr.   2  Tied  United Supermarkets Arena (3,523)
Lubbock, TX
January 9, 2021
3:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 18 at Iowa State W 91–64  10–3
(3–2)
 19  Edwards   11  McCullar Jr.   6  Shannon Jr.  Hilton Coliseum (1,317)
Ames, IA
January 13, 2021
8:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 15 at No. 4 Texas W 79–77  11–3
(4–2)
 22  McClung   8  McCullar Jr.   2  Tied  Frank Erwin Center (0)
Austin, TX
January 16, 2021
3:00 pm, ESPN
No. 15 No. 2 Baylor L 60–68  11–4
(4–3)
 24  McClung   11  Santos-Silva   3  McCullar Jr.  United Supermarkets Arena (4,250)
Lubbock, TX
January 20, 2021
7:00 pm, ESPN+
No. 12 at TCU Postponed due to COVID-19 issues Schollmaier Arena 
Fort Worth, TX
January 23, 2021
3:00 pm, ESPN2/ESPNU
No. 12 Iowa State Postponed due to COVID-19 issues United Supermarkets Arena 
Lubbock, TX
January 25, 2021
8:00 pm, ESPN
No. 10 at No. 11 West Virginia L 87–88  11–5
(4–4)
 30  McClung   8  Tied   4  McCullar Jr.  WVU Coliseum (339)
Morgantown, WV
January 30, 2021*
1:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 10 at LSU
Big 12/SEC Challenge
W 76–71  12–5
 23  Shannon Jr.   12  Santos-Silva   3  Tied  Pete Maravich Assembly Center (2,808)
Baton Rouge, LA
February 1, 2021
8:00 pm, ESPN
No. 13 No. 9 Oklahoma W 57–52  13–5
(5–4)
 15  Shannon Jr.   8  Tied   2  Tied  United Supermarkets Arena (4,250)
Lubbock, TX
February 6, 2021
3:00 pm, ESPN+
No. 13 at Kansas State W 73–62  14–5
(6–4)
 23  McClung   8  Edwards   5  Santos-Silva  Bramlage Coliseum (1,000)
Manhattan, KS
February 9, 2021
8:00 pm, ESPN
No. 7 No. 14 West Virginia L 71–82  14–6
(6–5)
 17  McClung   7  Edwards   6  Edwards  United Supermarkets Arena (4,500)
Lubbock, TX
February 13, 2021
1:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 7 at No. 2 Baylor Postponed due to COVID-19 issues Ferrell Center 
Waco, TX
February 16, 2021
TBA, TBA
No. 15 TCU Postponed due to inclement weather United Supermarkets Arena 
Lubbock, TX
February 18, 2021
TBA, TBA
No. 15 at TCU Postponed due to inclement weather Schollmaier Arena 
Fort Worth, TX
February 20, 2021
1:00 pm, ESPN
No. 15 at No. 23 Kansas L 61–67  14–7
(6–6)
 12  Tied   8  Santos-Silva   4  McClung  Allen Fieldhouse (2,500)
Lawrence, KS
February 22, 2021
8:00 pm, ESPN
No. 18 at Oklahoma State L 69–74 OT 14–8
(6–7)
 18  Shannon Jr.   8  Santos-Silva   3  Tied  Gallagher-Iba Arena (3,350)
Stillwater, OK
February 27, 2021
11:00 am, CBS
No. 18 No. 14 Texas W 68–59  15–8
(7–7)
 16  McClung   9  Santos-Silva   4  Tied  United Supermarkets Arena (4,250)
Lubbock, TX
March 2, 2021
6:00 pm, ESPN+
No. 18 TCU W 69–49  16–8
(8–7)
 20  Edwards   7  Peavy   6  McClung  United Supermarkets Arena (4,077)
Lubbock, TX
March 4, 2021
6:00 pm, ESPN+
No. 18 Iowa State W 81–54  17–8
(9–7)
 20  McClung   7  Tied   3  Peavy  United Supermarkets Arena (4,010)
Lubbock, TX
March 7, 2021
3:00 pm, ESPN
No. 18 at No. 3 Baylor L 73–88  17–9
(9–8)
 18  Edwards   5  Edwards   5  Shannon Jr.  Ferrell Center (2,350)
Waco, TX
Big 12 Tournament
March 11, 2021
8:30 pm, ESPN
(6) No. 20 vs. (3) No. 13 Texas
Quarterfinals
L 66–67  17–10
 18  Shannon Jr.   9  Santos-Silva   4  Tied  T-Mobile Center (3,510)
Kansas City, MO
NCAA tournament
March 19, 2021
12:45 pm, TNT
(6 S) No. 21 vs. (11 S) Utah State
First Round
W 65–53  18–10
 16  McClung   7  McCullar Jr.   4  Edwards  Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN
March 21, 2021
5:10 pm, TNT
(6 S) No. 21 vs. (3 S) No. 10 Arkansas
Second Round
L 66–68  18–11
 20  Shannon Jr.   8  Tied   5  Edwards  Hinkle Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis, IN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
т = Tied with team above or below
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
AP14171714151318151210715181820т21Not released
Coaches1313*17141614191513108111718222122

*AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings. No Coaches Poll for Week 1.

References

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  1. ^ Myerberg, Paul. "ACC, Big Ten, Big 12 among major college basketball tournaments cancelled amid coronavirus". USA TODAY. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
  2. ^ "NCAA cancels March Madness tournaments, all other winter and spring championships". NBC News. Retrieved December 6, 2020.
  3. ^ "Joel Ntambwe leaving Texas Tech men's basketball program for personal reasons". ESPN. December 2, 2020. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
  4. ^ "Texas Tech lands commitment from VCU transfer Marcus Santos-Silva". Dallas Morning News. April 29, 2020. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
  5. ^ "Georgetown guard Mac McClung transfers to Texas Tech". Dallas Morning News. May 27, 2020. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
  6. ^ "Texas Tech transfer Jamarius Burton granted waiver to play this season". Dallas Morning News. September 18, 2020. Retrieved December 27, 2020.