2019–20 Texas Tech Red Raiders basketball team

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.

2019–20 Texas Tech Red Raiders basketball
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Record	18–13 (9–9 Big 12)
Head coach	Chris Beard (4th season)
Assistant coaches	Mark Adams (4th season) Brian Burg (4th season) Ulric Maligi (1st season)
Home arena	United Supermarkets Arena
Seasons ← 2018–19 2020–21 →

2019–20 Big 12 men's basketball standings

v t e	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

Previous season

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

Departures

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

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

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes

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.

2020 Recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for 2020 recruits
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
	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: "2020 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

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 Chris Beard (Texas) Assistant coach(es) Mark Adams (Texas Tech) Brian Burg (Lake Erie) Ulric Maligi (Howard) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: November 3, 2019

Schedule and results

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

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
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Final
AP	13	11	12	12	RV	RV	24	23	22	22	23	18	RV	RV	24	RV	22	RV	RV	RV
Coaches	12	12*	12	12	RV	RV	25-T	22	22	21	23	18	RV	RV	24	RV	21	RV	RV	RV

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

References

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.