2023–24 Texas Tech Red Raiders basketball team

The 2023–24 Texas Tech Red Raiders basketball team represented Texas Tech University in the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season as a member of the Big 12 Conference. The Red Raiders are led by first-year coach Grant McCasland. They played their home games at the United Supermarkets Arena in Lubbock, Texas.

2023–24 Texas Tech Red Raiders basketball
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Record0–0 (0–0 Big 12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Matt Braeuer (1st season)
  • Achoki Moikobu (1st season)
  • Luke Barnwell (1st season)
  • Dave Smart (1st season)
Home arenaUnited Supermarkets Arena
2023–24 Big 12 men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 20 Baylor00 00  
BYU00 00  
Cincinnati00 00  
No. 7 Houston00 00  
Iowa State00 00  
No. 1 Kansas00 00  
Kansas State00 00  
Oklahoma00 00  
Oklahoma State00 00  
TCU00 00  
No. 18 Texas00 00  
Texas Tech00 00  
UCF00 00  
West Virginia00 00  
2024 Big 12 tournament winner
As of October 27, 2023
Rankings from AP poll

Previous season

The Red Raiders finished the 2022–23 season 16–16, 5–13 in Big 12 play to finish in a tie for last place. As the No. 9 seed the Big 12 tournament, they lost to West Virginia in the first round.

The day after the Red Raiders' final regular season game, Mark Adams was suspended for what the school called an "inappropriate, unacceptable, and racially insensitive comment" that he had made the previous week.[1] On March 8, 2023, Adams resigned.[2] On March 31, the school named North Texas head coach Grant McCasland the team's new head coach.[3]

Offseason

Departures
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for Departure
Kevin Obanor0F6'8"235Redshirt SeniorHouston, TXGraduated/undrafted in 2023 NBA draft; signed with the Toronto Raptors
K. J. Allen5F6'6"255SophomoreLos Angeles, CATransferred to Portland State
Fardaws Aimaq11F6'11"245Redshirt JuniorVancouver, BCTransferred to California
Daniel Batcho12F6'11"235Redshirt FreshmanParis, FranceTransferred to Louisiana Tech
CJ Williams13G6'1"155FreshmanFayetteville, ARWalk-on; transferred to Auburn
Jaylon Tyson20G6'6"210Redshirt FreshmanPlano, TXTransferred to California
Elijah Fisher22G6'6"190FreshmanOshawa, ONTransferred to DePaul
De'Vion Harmon23G6'2"205SeniorDenton, TXGraduated
Incoming Transfers
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Chance McMillian0G6'3"185JuniorVallejo, CAGrand Canyon
Darrion Williams5F6'6"210SophomoreLas Vegas, NVNevada
Joe Toussaint6G6'0"190GS SeniorBronx, NYWest Virginia
KyeRon Lindsay21F6'7"205SophomoreDenton, TXGeorgia
Warren Washington22C7'0"225GS SeniorEscondido, CAArizona State
Devan Cambridge35G/F6'6"215GS SeniorNashville, TNArizona State

2023 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Drew Steffe
#27 SG
Frisco, TX Memorial High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jan 26, 2022 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 81
Eemeli Yalah
SF
Hudson, OH Western Reserve Academy 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (100 kg) May 19, 2023 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A   ESPN grade: NR
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:

  • "2023 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

2023–24 Texas Tech Red Raiders men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Chance McMillian 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)185 lb (84 kg) JrGrand Canyon Vallejo, CA
G 1 Lamar Washington 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)205 lb (93 kg) SoCompass Prep Chandler, AZ
G 2 Ricky Pop Isaacs 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)170 lb (77 kg) SoLas Vegas Coronado Las Vegas, NV
G 3 D'Maurian Williams 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)200 lb (91 kg) SrGardner-Webb Phoenix, AZ
F 5 Darrion Williams 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)210 lb (95 kg) SoNevada Las Vegas, NV
G 6 Joe Toussaint 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)190 lb (86 kg) GSWest Virginia Bronx, NY
G 10 Jack Francis (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)190 lb (86 kg) SoAnderson HS Austin, TX
F 11 Drew Steffe 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)180 lb (82 kg) FrMemorial HS Frisco, TX
G 21 KyeRon Lindsay 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)205 lb (93 kg) SoGeorgia Denton, TX
F 22 Warren Washington 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)225 lb (102 kg) GSArizona State Escondido, CA
F 23 Eemeli Yalaho 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)210 lb (95 kg) FrWestern Reserve Academy Jyväskylä, Finland
G 24 Kerwin Walton 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)200 lb (91 kg) SrNorth Carolina Hopkins, MN
F 25 Robert Jennings 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)225 lb (102 kg) SoTexas Alliance of Christian Athletes DeSoto, TX
G 35 Devan Cambridge 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)215 lb (98 kg) GSArizona State Nashville, TN
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 29, 2023*
4:30 p.m.
vs. No. 15 Texas A&M
Compete 4 Cause Classic
    The Super Pit 
Denton, TX
Non-conference regular season
November 8, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Texas A&M–Commerce     United Supermarkets Arena 
Lubbock, TX
November 12, 2023*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
San Jose State     United Supermarkets Arena 
Lubbock, TX
November 16, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi     United Supermarkets Arena 
Lubbock, TX
November 22, 2023*
1:30 p.m., TBD
vs. Villanova
Battle 4 Atlantis quarterfinals
    Imperial Arena 
Nassau, Bahamas
November 23, 2023*
11:00 a.m./4:00 p.m., TBD
vs. North Carolina/Northern Iowa
Battle 4 Atlantis
    Imperial Arena 
Nassau, Bahamas
November 24, 2023*
TBA
vs. TBA
Battle 4 Atlantis
    Imperial Arena 
Nassau, Bahamas
November 30, 2023*
5:30 p.m., FS1
at Butler
Big East–Big 12 Battle
    Hinkle Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis, IN
December 6, 2023*
7:00 p.m.
Omaha     United Supermarkets Arena 
Lubbock, TX
December 12, 2023*
8:00 p.m.
Oral Roberts     United Supermarkets Arena 
Lubbock, TX
December 16, 2023*
6:30 p.m., ESPN+
vs. Vanderbilt
USLBM Coast to Coast Challenge
    Dickies Arena 
Fort Worth, TX
December 21, 2023*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
UT Arlington     United Supermarkets Arena 
Lubbock, TX
December 28, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Sam Houston     United Supermarkets Arena 
Lubbock, TX
January 1, 2023*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
North Alabama     United Supermarkets Arena 
Lubbock, TX
Big 12 regular season
January 6, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN2
at Texas     Moody Center 
Austin, TX
January 9, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Oklahoma State     United Supermarkets Arena 
Lubbock, TX
January 13, 2024
3:00 p.m., ESPN2
Kansas State     United Supermarkets Arena 
Lubbock, TX
January 17, 2024
8:00 p.m., ESPNU
at Houston     Fertitta Center 
Houston, TX
January 20, 2024
TBD, TBD
BYU     United Supermarkets Arena 
Lubbock, TX
January 27, 2024
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Oklahoma     Lloyd Noble Center 
Norman, OK
January 30, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN2
TCU     United Supermarkets Arena 
Lubbock, TX
February 3, 2024
5:00 p.m., ESPN+
Cincinnati     United Supermarkets Arena 
Lubbock, TX
February 6, 2024
8:00 p.m., ESPN2
at Baylor     Ferrell Center 
Waco, TX
February 10, 2024
3:00 p.m., ESPN+
UCF     United Supermarkets Arena 
Lubbock, TX
February 12, 2024
8:00 p.m., ESPN
Kansas     United Supermarkets Arena 
Lubbock, TX
February 17, 2024
11:00 a.m., ESPN+
at Iowa State     Hilton Coliseum 
Ames, IA
February 20, 2024
8:00 p.m., TBD
TCU     United Supermarkets Arena 
Lubbock, TX
February 24, 2024
3:00 p.m., ESPN+
at UCF     Addition Financial Arena 
Orlando, FL
February 27, 2024
8:00 p.m., TBD
Texas     United Supermarkets Arena 
Lubbock, TX
March 2, 2024
5:00 p.m., TBD
at West Virginia     WVU Coliseum 
Morgantown, WV
March 5, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Oklahoma State     Gallagher-Iba Arena 
Stillwater, OK
March 9, 2024
5:00 p.m., ESPN2
Baylor     United Supermarkets Arena 
Lubbock, TX
Big 12 tournament
March 12–16, 2024
TBA
vs. TBA     T-Mobile Center 
Kansas City, MO
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Source[4]

Rankings

Ranking movements
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415161718Final
APNot released
Coaches

*AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings.

References

  1. "Texas Tech announces suspension of Mark Adams". TexasTech.com.
  2. Press • •, Dave Skretta | Associated. "Texas Tech Coach Mark Adams Resigns After Suspension for Racially Insensitive Comments". NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth. Retrieved 2023-04-04.
  3. "Texas Tech hires UNT's McCasland as new coach". ESPN.com. 2023-03-31. Retrieved 2023-04-04.
  4. "2023–24 Men's Basketball Schedule". texastech.com. Retrieved September 6, 2023.
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