The 2018–19 Texas Tech Red Raiders basketball team represented Texas Tech University in the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season as a member of the Big 12 Conference. The Red Raiders were led by third-year coach Chris Beard. They played their home games at the United Supermarkets Arena in Lubbock, Texas. They finished the season 31–7, 14–4 in Big 12 play to win the Big 12 regular season title alongside 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 Northern Kentucky, Buffalo, Michigan and Gonzaga to advance to their first Final Four in school history. In the Final Four they defeated Michigan State to advance to the National Championship Game, in which they were defeated by Virginia in overtime. With 31 wins, they finished with the most wins in school history.
Previous season 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.
Offseason
Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure Tommy Hamilton IV 0 C 6'10" 250 RS senior Chicago, IL Graduated Zhaire Smith 2 G 6'5" 195 Freshman Garland, TX Declared for 2018 NBA draft Josh Webster 3 G 6'4" 175 Junior St. Louis, MO Transferred to Missouri State Hyron Edwards 4 G 6'0" 170 Junior East Chicago, IN Transferred to Colorado State Justin Gray 5 F 6'6" 210 Senior Tampa, FL Graduated Niem Stevenson 10 G 6'5" 205 Senior Irving, TX Graduated Zach Smith 11 F 6'8" 220 Senior Plano, TX Graduated Keenan Evans 12 G 6'3" 190 Senior Richardson, TX Graduated Alex Vilarino 13 G 6'1" 180 Freshman McKinney, TX Transferred to Boston University
Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous school Deshawn Corprew 3 G 6'6" 190 Junior Norfolk, VA South Plains College. Tariq Owens 11 F 6'11" 205 RS senior Odenton, MD St. John's Matt Mooney 13 G 6'3" 210 RS senior Wauconda, IL South Dakota
Recruits
2018 recruiting class
2019 recruiting class
Roster
Schedule and results
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Rankings
*AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings.
References