2014–15 Texas Tech Red Raiders basketball team

The 2014–15 Texas Tech Red Raiders basketball team represented Texas Tech University in the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by head coach Tubby Smith, who brought in a whole new coaching staff with him last season. The Red Raiders played their home games at the United Supermarkets Arena in Lubbock, Texas and were members of the Big 12 Conference.

2014–15 Texas Tech Red Raiders basketball
Conference	Big 12
Record	13–19 (3–15 Big 12)
Head coach	Tubby Smith (2nd season)
Assistant coaches	Joe Esposito Vince Taylor Pooh Williamson
Home arena	United Supermarkets Arena
Seasons ← 2013–14 2015–16 →

2014–15 Big 12 men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 10 Kansas	13	–	5		.722			27	–	9		.750
No. 9 Iowa State †	12	–	6		.667			25	–	9		.735
No. 13 Oklahoma	12	–	6		.667			24	–	11		.686
No. 16 Baylor	11	–	7		.611			24	–	10		.706
No. 20 West Virginia	11	–	7		.611			25	–	10		.714
Oklahoma State	8	–	10		.444			18	–	14		.563
Texas	8	–	10		.444			20	–	14		.588
Kansas State	8	–	10		.444			15	–	17		.469
TCU	4	–	14		.222			18	–	15		.545
Texas Tech	3	–	15		.167			13	–	19		.406
† 2015 Big 12 Tournament winner Rankings from AP poll [1]

Recruits

College recruiting information

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Keenan Evans PG	Richardson, Texas	Berkner	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	N/A	Oct 15, 2013
	Star ratings: Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Justin Gray SF	Tampa, FL	Berkeley Prep	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Oct 3, 2013
	Star ratings: Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Justin Jamison PF	West Plains, MO	Missouri State-West Plains	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	260 lb (120 kg)	Mar 11, 2014
	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports:    ESPN: N/A
Isaiah Manderson C	Oldsmar, FL	Oldsmar Christian	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	250 lb (110 kg)	Aug 15, 2014
	Star ratings: Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Norense Odiase PF	Delray Beach, FL	Elev8 Sports Academy	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	240 lb (110 kg)	Mar 14, 2014
	Star ratings: Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN: N/A
Zach Smith SF	Plano, TX	Plano East	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Oct 5, 2013
	Star ratings: Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN: N/A
Devaugntah Williams PG	West Plains, MO	Missouri State-West Plains	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Mar 10, 2014
	Star ratings: 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: "2014 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

2014–15 Texas Tech Red Raiders men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Devaugntah Williams 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Canton Missouri-West Plains Canton, OH C 1 Isaiah Manderson 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Fr Oldsmar Christian School Bronx, NY G 2 Stan Mays 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Episcopal Baton Rouge, LA G 3 Randy Onwuasor 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Inglewood Inglewood, CA F 4 Justin Jamison 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 260 lb (118 kg) Jr Strongsville Missouri-West Plains Garfield Heights, OH F 5 Justin Gray 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Berkeley Prep Tampa, FL F 11 Zach Smith 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Plano East Plano, TX G 12 Keenan Evans 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Berkner Richardson, TX G 13 Luke Adams 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Sr Big Spring Big Spring, TX G 14 Robert Turner 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Laney NMJC Augusta, GA F 15 Aaron Ross 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS So Parkview North Little Rock, AR G 20 Toddrick Gotcher 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Jr Lakeview Garland, TX F 32 Norense Odiase 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 265 lb (120 kg) Fr North Crowley Crowley, TX F 34 Alex Foster 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Seton Academy Joliet, IL F 35 Clark Lammert 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Churchill San Antonio, TX	Head coach Tubby Smith (High Point) Assistant coach(es) Joe Esposito (Marist) Vince Taylor (Duke) Pooh Williamson (Tulsa) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/03/2014* 7:00 pm		Southeastern Oklahoma State	W 79–67		United Supermarkets Arena (N/A) Lubbock, TX
11/08/2014* 7:00 pm		Texas A&M–Commerce	L 69–72 OT		United Supermarkets Arena (4,841) Lubbock, TX
Non-conference regular season
11/14/2014* 8:00 pm, FSSW+		Loyola (MD)	W 71–59	1–0	United Supermarkets Arena (6,041) Lubbock, TX
11/18/2014* 9:30 pm, ESPN2		at LSU ESPN Tip-Off Marathon	L 64–69 OT	1–1	Maravich Center (8,010) Baton Rouge, LA
11/22/2014* 7:00 pm, FSSW+		Missouri State	W 80–68	2–1	United Supermarkets Arena (5,107) Lubbock, TX
11/25/2014* 7:00 pm, FSSW+		Northwestern State	W 75–64	3–1	United Supermarkets Arena (4,535) Lubbock, TX
11/30/2014* 1:00 pm, FSSW		Air Force	W 63–62	4–1	United Supermarkets Arena (4,876) Lubbock, TX
12/03/2014* 8:00 pm, SECN/ESPN3		Auburn	W 46–44	5–1	United Supermarkets Arena (7,040) Lubbock, TX
12/10/2014* 8:00 pm, FSSW+		Fresno State	W 73–56	6–1	United Supermarkets Arena (5,530) Lubbock, TX
12/14/2014* 1:00 pm, FSSW		Prairie View A&M	W 79–51	7–1	United Supermarkets Arena (5,122) Lubbock, TX
12/17/2014* 7:00 pm, FCS Central		South Carolina State Las Vegas Classic	W 101–39	8–1	United Supermarkets Arena (5,164) Lubbock, TX
12/19/2014* 7:00 pm, FSSW+		Arkansas–Pine Bluff Las Vegas Classic	W 72–51	9–1	United Supermarkets Arena (5,091) Lubbock, TX
12/22/2014* 7:00 pm		vs. Loyola (IL) Las Vegas Classic semifinals	L 44–62	9–2	Orleans Arena (1,270) Las Vegas, NV
12/23/2014* 8:00 pm, FS1		vs. Houston Las Vegas Classic 3rd place game	L 69–82	9–3	Orleans Arena (1,125) Las Vegas, NV
12/29/2014* 7:00 pm, FSSW+		North Texas	W 60–45	10–3	United Supermarkets Arena (6,033) Lubbock, TX
Big 12 regular season
01/03/2015 1:00 pm, ESPNU		No. 11 Texas	L 61–70	10–4 (0–1)	United Supermarkets Arena (9,936) Lubbock, TX
01/05/2015 6:00 pm, ESPNU		No. 14 West Virginia	L 67–78	10–5 (0–2)	United Supermarkets Arena (6,073) Lubbock, TX
01/10/2015 2:00 pm, ESPNU		at Kansas	L 54–86	10–6 (0–3)	Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS
01/14/2015 8:00 pm, ESPNews		at Kansas State	L 51–58	10–7 (0–4)	Bramlage Coliseum (12,264) Manhattan, KS
01/17/2015 3:00 pm, ESPNews		TCU	L 42–62	10–8 (0–5)	United Supermarkets Arena (9,142) Lubbock, TX
01/21/2015 8:00 pm, ESPNU		at Oklahoma State	L 43–63	10–9 (0–6)	Gallagher-Iba Arena (7,090) Stillwater, OK
01/24/2015 3:00 pm, ESPNU		No. 9 Iowa State	W 78–73	11–9 (1–6)	United Supermarkets Arena (9,310) Lubbock, TX
01/28/2015 6:30 pm, ESPNews		at No. 24 Oklahoma	L 36–81	11–10 (1–7)	Lloyd Noble Center (9,857) Norman, OK
01/31/2015 11:00 am, ESPNU		at No. 17 West Virginia	L 55–78	11–11 (1–8)	WVU Coliseum (12,192) Morgantown, WV
02/04/2015 8:00 pm, ESPNU		Kansas State	W 64–47	12–11 (2–8)	United Supermarkets Arena (7,429) Lubbock, TX
02/07/2015 1:00 pm, ESPNU		at No. 11 Iowa State	L 38–75	12–12 (2–9)	Hilton Coliseum (14,384) Ames, IA
02/10/2015 8:00 pm, ESPN2		No. 8 Kansas	L 53–71	12–13 (2–10)	United Supermarkets Arena (10,397) Lubbock, TX
02/14/2015 7:00 pm, LHN		at Texas	L 41–56	12–14 (2–11)	Frank Erwin Center (13,178) Austin, TX
02/17/2015 6:00 pm, ESPN2		No. 20 Baylor	L 49–54	12–15 (2–12)	United Supermarkets Center (6,572) Lubbock, TX
02/21/2015 11:00 am, ESPNews		No. 17 Oklahoma	L 75–79 OT	12–16 (2–13)	United Supermarkets Arena (6,761) Lubbock, TX
02/25/2015 7:00 pm, FSSW+		at TCU	L 54–71	12–17 (2–14)	Wilkerson-Greines Activity Center (3,912) Fort Worth, TX
02/28/2015 3:00 pm, ESPNews		Oklahoma State	W 63–62	13–17 (3–14)	United Supermarkets Arena (7,480) Lubbock, TX
03/06/2015 8:00 pm, ESPN2		at No. 14 Baylor	L 74–77	13–18 (3–15)	Ferrell Center (9,554) Waco, TX
Big 12 tournament
03/11/2015 8:00 pm, ESPNU		vs. Texas First Round	L 53–65	13–19	Sprint Center (18,972) Kansas City, MO
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

External links

• Official Texas Tech Red Raiders men's basketball page Archived 2015-06-27 at the Wayback Machine

1. "2019-20 Big 12 Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 26–30. Retrieved June 18, 2020.