The 2017–18 Texas Tech Red Raiders basketball team represented Texas Tech University in the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season as a member of the Big 12 Conference. The Red Raiders were led by second-year coach Chris Beard. They played their home games at the United Supermarkets Arena in Lubbock, Texas. They finished the season 27–10, 11–7 in Big 12 play to finish in a tie for second place. They defeated Baylor in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 tournament before losing in the semifinals to West Virginia. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they defeated Stephen F. Austin, Florida, and Purdue to advance to the Elite Eight for the first time in school history. In the Elite Eight, they were eliminated by Villanova.

Previous season The Red Raiders finished the 2016–17 season 18–14, 6–12 in Big 12 play to finish in a tie for seventh place. They lost in the first round of the Big 12 tournament to Texas.

Offseason

Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure Devon Thomas 2 G 6'0" 175 Senior Silver Spring, MD Graduated Shandell Millighaus 4 G 6'2" 195 Junior Brooklyn, NY Graduate transferred to Georgetown (KY) Aaron Ross 15 F 6'8" 215 RS Senior North Little Rock, AR Graduated Anthony Livingston 21 F 6'8" 220 Senior Washington, DC Graduated Thomas Brandsma 22 F 6'5" 220 Senior Colleyville, TX Graduated Giovanni McLean 23 G 6'0" 190 Senior Bronx, NY Graduated Matthew Temple 34 F 6'10" 240 Senior Wichita Falls, TX Graduated John Brown 44 F 6'10" 240 Freshman Magnolia, TX Walk-on; didn't return

Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous college Josh Webster 3 G 6'4" Junior St. Louis, MO Junior college transferred from South Plains College Hyron Edwards 4 G 6'1" 165 Junior East Chicago, IN Junior college transferred from Trinity Valley Community College

Recruits

Recruiting Class of 2017

Recruiting class of 2018

Roster

Schedule and results

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!colspan=12 style=|Regular season

!colspan=12 style=| Big 12 Tournament

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Rankings

*AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings.

References