Texas Tech Red Raiders
Big 12 (18-14, 6-12)
Big Wins: 1/3 West Virginia (77-76), 1/10 Kansas State (66-65), 2/13 Baylor (84-78)
Bad Losses: 11/22 vs Auburn (65-67), 1/14 at Oklahoma (75-84), 2/7 at TCU (61-62)
Coach: Chris Beard
Probable Starters:
Keenan Evans, Junior, Guard, 15.4 ppg, 3.0 apg
Justin Gray, Junior, Guard, 8.9 ppg, 5.3 rpg
Zach Smith, Junior, Forward, 12.1 ppg, 7.2 rpg, 1.4 bpg
Anthony Livingston, Senior, Forward, 9.9 ppg, 3.7 rpg
Matthew Temple, Senior, Forward, 2.3 ppg
Key Role Players:
Devon Thomas, Senior, Guard, 4.3 ppg, 2.7 apg
Aaron Ross, Senior, Forward, 9.0 ppg, 2.8 rpg
Niem Stevenson, Junior, Guard, 8.6 ppg, 3.9 rpg
Shadell Millinghaus, Junior, Guard, 3.9 ppg, 2.1 rpg
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 74.0 (165th in nation, 5th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 67.3 (58, 3)
Field-Goal Percentage: 47.3 (39, 2)
Field-Goal Defense: 43.3 (156, 8)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 6.7 (239, 8)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 37.2 (75, 4)
Free-Throw Percentage: 73.4 (70, 2)
Rebound Margin: 3.3 (80, 4)
Assists Per Game: 14.1 (137, 8)
Turnovers Per Game: 11.1 (26, 2)
Recent Postseason Appearances:
2016 NCAA Round of 64 loss to Butler
2010 NIT First Round win over Seton Hall
2010 NIT Second Round win over Jacksonville
2010 NIT Quarterfinal loss to Mississippi
2007 NCAA Round of 64 loss to Boston College
2005 NCAA Round of 64 win over UCLA
2005 NCAA Round of 32 win over Gonzaga
2005 NCAA Regional Semifinal loss to West Virginia
2004 NCAA Round of 64 win over Charlotte
2004 NCAA Round of 32 loss to St. Joseph's
2003 NIT First Round win over Nevada
2003 NIT Second Round win over San Diego State
2003 NIT Quarterfinal win over Georgia Tech
2003 NIT Semifinal loss to St. John's
*all team stats through 3/5
