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2019–20 Texas Tech Red Raiders basketball
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Record18–13 (9–9 Big 12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaUnited Supermarkets Arena
Seasons
2019–20 Big 12 men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 1 Kansas 17 – 1   .944 28 – 3   .903
No. 5 Baylor 15 – 3   .833 26 – 4   .867
No. 24 West Virginia 9 – 9   .500 21 – 10   .677
Texas 9 – 9   .500 19 – 12   .613
Oklahoma 9 – 9   .500 19 – 12   .613
Texas Tech 9 – 9   .500 18 – 13   .581
TCU 7 – 11   .389 16 – 16   .500
Oklahoma State 7 – 11   .389 18 – 14   .563
Iowa State 5 – 13   .278 12 – 20   .375
Kansas State 3 – 15   .167 11 – 21   .344
Note: The 2020 Big 12 Tournament was canceled prior to the quarterfinals due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Rankings from AP poll


The 2019–20 Texas Tech Red Raiders basketball team represented Texas Tech University in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season as a member of the Big 12 Conference. The Red Raiders were led by fourth-year coach Chris Beard. They played their home games at the United Supermarkets Arena in Lubbock, Texas.

Previous season

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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 Stephen F. Austin, Buffalo, Michigan and Gonzaga to advance to their first Final Four in school history. In the Final Four they defeated Michigan State to advanced to the National Championship Game, which they were defeated by Virginia in overtime. With 31 wins, they finish with most wins in school history.

Offseason

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Departures

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On April 18, 2019 Jarrett Culver announced he would declare for the NBA draft and sign with an agent.[1] On April 18, 2019 Khavon Moore entered his name in the NCAA transfer portal,[2] then on May 16, 2019 announced his decision to transfer to Clemson.[3] On May 11, 2019 Malik Ondigo entered his name in the NCAA transfer portal,[4] then on June 17, 2019 announced his decision to transfer to Rice.[5] On May 15, 2019 Josh Mballa entered his name in the NCAA transfer portal,[6] then on June 7, 2019 announced he was transferring to Buffalo.[7]

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Brandone Francis 1 G 6'5" 215 RS Senior La Romana, Dominican Republic Graduated
DeShawn Corprew 3 F 6'5" 210 Junior Norfolk, VA Dismissed from the team[8]
Malik Ondigo 10 F 6'10" 215 Sophomore St. Louis, MO Transferred to Rice
Tariq Owens 11 F 6'10" 215 RS Senior Odenton, MD Graduated
Matt Mooney 13 G 6'3" 200 Senior Wauconda, IL Graduated
Parker Hicks 20 G 6'6" 210 Sophomore Decatur, TX Transferred to Lubbock Christian
Khavon Moore 21 F 6'7" 215 Freshman Macon, GA Transferred to Clemson
Jarrett Culver 23 F 6'5" 195 Sophomore Lubbock, TX Declared for the NBA draft; selected 6th overall by the Phoenix Suns.
Norense Odiase 32 C 6'8" 250 RS Senior Crowley, TX Graduated
Josh Mballa 35 F 6'7" 215 Freshman Bordeaux, France Transferred to Buffalo

Incoming transfers

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Texas Tech added three players, Chris Clarke, T. J. Holyfield, and Joel Ntwambe, as transfers. On May 11, 2019, T. J. Holyfield announced he was transferring in from Stephen F. Austin.[9] On May 15, 2019 Chris Clarke announced he was transferring in from Virginia Tech.[10] On May 26, 2019 Joel Ntwambe announced he was transferring in from UNLV.[11]

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous school
Joel Ntambwe 5 F 6'8" 220 Junior Kinshasa, DR Congo UNLV
T. J. Holyfield 22 F 6'8" 225 RS Senior Albuquerque, NM Stephen F. Austin
Chris Clarke 44 G 6'6" 220 RS Senior Virginia Beach, VA Virginia Tech

2019 recruiting class

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College recruiting information
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 
Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    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 
Star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:5/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
Terrence Shannon Jr.
#21 SF 		Chicago, IL IMG Academy 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Mar 11, 2019 
Star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
Tyreek Smith
#22 PF 		Baton Rouge, LA Trinity Christian School 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) May 18, 2019 
Star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Russel Tchewa
#71 C 		Douala, Cameroon Putnam Science Academy 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Oct 10, 2018 
Star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN: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:

  • "2019 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

2020 Recruiting class

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College recruiting information (2020)
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Chibuzo Agbo
#24 SF 		San Diego, CA St. Augustine High School 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Aug 12, 2019 
Star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN: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:

Roster

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2019–20 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) So Findlay Prep Arlington, TX
G 1 Terrence Shannon Jr. 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr IMG Academy Chicago, IL
G 2 Clarence Nadolny 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Scotland Performance Institute Montreuil, France
G 3 Jahmi'us Ramsey 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Duncanville Arlington, TX
F 5 Joel Ntambwe 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr UNLV Kinshasa, DR Congo
F 10 Tyreek Smith 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Trinity Christian Baton Rouge, LA
F 12 Andrei Savrasov 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS Fr BC Zenit Saint Petersburg, Russia
G 15 Kevin McCullar Jr. 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS Fr Karen Wagner San Antonio, TX
F 22 T. J. Holyfield 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr Stephen F. Austin Albuquerque, NM
G 24 Avery Benson (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS So Southwest Christian Academy Springdale, AR
G 25 Davide Moretti 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Treviso Basket Bologna, Italy
G 44 Chris Clarke 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Virginia Tech Virginia Beach, VA
C 54 Russel Tchewa 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 260 lb (118 kg) Fr Putnam Science Academy Douala, Cameroon
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: November 3, 2019

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 5, 2019*
7:00 pm, FSSW+ 		No. 13 Eastern Illinois W 85–60  1–0
  19 – Ramsey   7 – Edwards   3 – Tied  United Supermarkets Arena (15,098)
Lubbock, TX
November 9, 2019*
7:00 pm, FSSW+ 		No. 13 Bethune–Cookman W 79–44  2–0
  20 – Holyfield   9 – Ramsey   5 – Tied  United Supermarkets Arena (15,098)
Lubbock, TX
November 13, 2019*
7:00 pm, Texas Tech TV 		No. 11 Houston Baptist W 103–74  3–0
  25 – Ramsey   7 – Tied   9 – Clarke  Chaparral Center (5,500)
Midland, TX
November 21, 2019*
7:00 pm, FSSW+ 		No. 12 Tennessee State W 72–57  4–0
  19 – Moretti   12 – Clarke   4 – Clarke  United Supermarkets Arena (12,584)
Lubbock, TX
November 24, 2019*
1:00 pm, FSSW+ 		No. 12 Long Island W 96–66  5–0
  27 – Ramsey   8 – Clarke   8 – Edwards  United Supermarkets Arena (13,286)
Lubbock, TX
November 28, 2019*
7:00 pm, FS1 		No. 12 vs. Iowa
Las Vegas Invitational semifinal 		L 61–72  5–1
  11 – Clarke   10 – Clarke   5 – Clarke  Orleans Arena 
Las Vegas, NV
November 29, 2019*
9:30 pm, FS1 		No. 12 vs. Creighton
Las Vegas Invitational 3rd place game 		L 76–83 OT 5–2
  23 – Moretti   8 – Edwards   9 – Clarke  Orleans Arena (N/A)
Las Vegas, NV
December 4, 2019*
7:30 pm, FS1 		at DePaul
Big East/Big 12 Battle 		L 60–65 OT 5–3
  24 – Shannon Jr.   11 – Clarke   4 – Clarke  Wintrust Arena (5,493)
Chicago, Illinois
December 10, 2019*
6:00 pm, ESPN 		vs. No. 1 Louisville
Jimmy V Classic 		W 70–57  6–3
  18 – Moretti   12 – Clarke   6 – Clarke  Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
December 16, 2019*
6:00 pm, ESPN2 		No. 24 Southern Miss W 71–65  7–3
  18 – Shannon Jr.   11 – Clarke   6 – Clarke  United Supermarkets Arena (12,290)
Lubbock, TX
December 21, 2019*
1:00 pm, FSSW+ 		No. 24 Texas–Rio Grande Valley W 68–58  8–3
  15 – Ramsey   9 – Tied   4 – Tied  United Supermarkets Arena (13,516)
Lubbock, TX
December 29, 2019*
3:00 pm, FSSW 		No. 23 Cal State Bakersfield W 73–58  9–3
  20 – Tied   7 – Tied   9 – Clarke  United Supermarkets Arena (14,055)
Lubbock, TX
January 4, 2020
11:00 am, ESPN2 		No. 22 Oklahoma State W 85–50  10–3
(1–0) 		 18 – Ramsey   10 – Clarke   5 – Tied  United Supermarkets Arena (14,325)
Lubbock, TX
January 7, 2020
8:00 pm, ESPN2 		No. 22 No. 4 Baylor L 52–57  10–4
(1–1) 		 20 – Ramsey   7 – Shannon Jr.   4 – Clarke  United Supermarkets Arena (15,098)
Lubbock, TX
January 11, 2020
5:00 pm, ESPN 		No. 22 at No. 17 West Virginia L 54–66  10–5
(1–2) 		 16 – Moretti   8 – Edwards   7 – Clarke  WVU Coliseum (14,111)
Morgantown, WV
January 14, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		No. 23 at Kansas State W 77–63  11–5
(2–2) 		 24 – Edwards   8 – Clarke   4 – Clarke  Bramlage Coliseum (7,327)
Manhattan, KS
January 18, 2020
3:00 pm, ESPNU 		No. 23 Iowa State W 72–52  12–5
(3–2) 		 22 – Edwards   4 – Tied   4 – Clarke  United Supermarkets Arena (15,096)
Lubbock, TX
January 21, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		No. 18 at TCU L 54–65  12–6
(3–3) 		 15 – Ramsey   7 – Clarke   4 – Edwards  Schollmaier Arena (6,966)
Fort Worth, TX
January 25, 2020*
5:00 pm, ESPN 		No. 18 No. 15 Kentucky
Big 12/SEC Challenge 		L 74–76 OT 12–7
  18 – Edwards   8 – Holyfield   5 – Clarke  United Supermarkets Arena (14,763)
Lubbock, TX
January 29, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		No. 12 West Virginia W 89–81  13–7
(4–3) 		 25 – Moretti   7 – Shannon Jr.   7 – Clarke  United Supermarkets Arena (13,586)
Lubbock, TX
February 1, 2020
3:00 pm, ESPN 		at No. 3 Kansas L 75–78  13–8
(4–4) 		 26 – Ramsey   11 – Shannon Jr.   6 – Edwards  Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
Lawrence, KS
February 4, 2020
8:00 pm, ESPN2 		Oklahoma W 69–61  14–8
(5–4) 		 21 – Holyfield   7 – McCullar Jr.   3 – Tied  United Supermarkets Arena (12,224)
Lubbock, TX
February 8, 2020
3:00 pm, ESPN2 		at Texas W 62–57  15–8
(6–4) 		 18 – Ramsey   8 – Holyfield   4 – Clarke  Frank Erwin Center (12,887)
Austin, TX
February 10, 2020
8:00 pm, ESPN2 		No. 24 TCU W 88–42  16–8
(7–4) 		 17 – Tied   4 – Tied   5 – Clarke  United Supermarkets Arena (13,050)
Lubbock, TX
February 15, 2020
12:00 pm, CBS 		No. 24 at Oklahoma State L 70–73  16–9
(7–5) 		 15 – Tied   5 – McCullar Jr.   5 – Moretti  Gallagher-Iba Arena (8,424)
Stillwater, OK
February 19, 2020
8:00 pm, ESPN2 		Kansas State W 69–62  17–9
(8–5) 		 18 – Moretti   6 – McCullar Jr.   4 – Tied  United Supermarkets Arena (14,695)
Lubbock, TX
February 22, 2020
5:00 pm, ESPNU 		at Iowa State W 87–57  18–9
(9–5) 		 25 – Ramsey   11 – McCullar Jr.   7 – Ramsey  Hilton Coliseum (14,278)
Ames, IA
February 25, 2020
8:00 pm, ESPN2 		No. 22 at Oklahoma L 51–65  18–10
(9–6) 		 13 – McCullar Jr.   6 – Clarke   3 – McCullar Jr.  Chesapeake Energy Arena (6,879)
Oklahoma City, OK
February 29, 2020
11:00 am, ESPN 		No. 22 Texas L 58–68  18–11
(9–7) 		 13 – Ramsey   5 – Shannon Jr.   6 – Ramsey  United Supermarkets Arena (15,098)
Lubbock, TX
March 2, 2020
8:00 pm, ESPN 		at No. 4 Baylor L 68–71 OT 18–12
(9–8) 		 13 – Ramsey   8 – Clarke   5 – Clarke  Ferrell Center (8,953)
Waco, TX
March 7, 2020
1:00 pm, ESPN 		No. 1 Kansas L 62–66  18–13
(9–9) 		 18 – Moretti   8 – McCullar Jr.   5 – Edwards  United Supermarkets Arena (15,098)
Lubbock, TX
Big 12 Tournament
Mar 12, 2020
11:30 am, ESPN2 		(5) vs. (4) Texas
Quarterfinals 		Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[12] Sprint Center
Kansas City, MO
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Rankings

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See also: 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
RV = Received votes т = Tied with team above or below
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415161718Final
AP13111212RVRV242322222318RVRV24RV22RVRVRV
Coaches1212*1212RVRV25-T2222212318RVRV24RV21RVRVRV

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

References

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  1. ^ "Texas Tech's Culver declares for NBA draft after 2 seasons". Associated Press. April 18, 2019. Retrieved April 18, 2019.
  2. ^ "Report: Texas Tech 4-star basketball prospect Khavon Moore enters transfer portal". Dallas Morning News. April 18, 2019. Retrieved April 18, 2019.
  3. ^ "Clemson lands transfer, former top 60 recruit". Charlotte Observer. Retrieved May 16, 2019.
  4. ^ "Malik Ondigo Announces That He Will Be Entering The Transfer Portal". Talk 1340. Retrieved May 11, 2019.
  5. ^ "Men's Basketball Adds Transfer Malik Ondigo". Rice Owls Athletics. Retrieved June 17, 2019.
  6. ^ "Texas Tech basketball: Forward Josh Mballa to transfer". Fansided. May 15, 2019. Retrieved May 15, 2019.
  7. ^ "Texas Tech transfer Josh Mballa commits to UB basketball". Buffalo News. Retrieved June 7, 2019.
  8. ^ "Texas Tech basketball: Ramifications of Deshawn Corprew's departure". September 11, 2019.
  9. ^ "Texas Tech adds Stephen F. Austin grad transfer forward T.J. Holyfield". Dallas Morning News. May 11, 2019. Retrieved May 11, 2019.
  10. ^ "Chris Clarke transferring to Texas Tech". Roanoke News. Retrieved May 15, 2019.
  11. ^ "UNLV forward Joel Ntambwe commits to Texas Tech". Dallas Morning News. May 26, 2019. Retrieved May 26, 2019.
  12. ^ "All Power 5 leagues cancel conference tournaments". ESPN.com. March 12, 2020.
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