The 2022–23 Texas Tech Red Raiders basketball team represented Texas Tech University in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season as a member of the Big 12 Conference. The Red Raiders were led by second-year coach Mark Adams. They played their home games at the United Supermarkets Arena in Lubbock, Texas. They finished the 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. On March 8, 2023, Adams resigned. On March 31, the school named North Texas head coach Grant McCasland the team's new head coach.
Previous season The Red Raiders finished the 2021–22 season 27–10, 12–6 in Big 12 play to finish in third place. In the Big 12 tournament, they defeated Iowa State and Oklahoma to advance to the championship game where they lost to Kansas. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 3 seed in the West region. There they defeated Montana State and Notre Dame to advance to the Sweet Sixteen. In the Sweet Sixteen, they lost to Duke.
Offseason Departures Terrence Shannon Jr. 1 G 6’6” 215 lbs Junior Chicago, IL Transferred to Illinois Davion Warren 2 G 6’6” 205 lbs Super-Senior Buffalo, NY Graduated Bryson Williams 11 F 6’8” 240 lbs Super-Senior Sacramento, CA Graduated Mylik Wilson 13 G 6’3” 175 lbs Junior Rayville, LA Transferred to Houston Marcus Santos-Silva 14 F 6’7” 250 lbs Super-Senior Taunton, MA Graduated Kevin McCullar Jr. 15 G 6’6” 210 lbs Junior San Antonio, TX Transferred to Kansas Chibuzo Agbo 23 G 6’7” 220 lbs Sophomore San Diego, CA Transferred to Boise State Adonis Arms 25 G 6’5” 200 lbs Super-Senior Milwaukee, WI Graduated
Incoming transfers D'Maurian Williams 3 G 6’5” 195 lbs Junior Phoenix, AZ Gardner-Webb Fardaws Aimaq 11 F 6’11” 245 lbs Junior Vancouver, BC Utah Valley Jaylon Tyson 20 G 6’7” 185 lbs Freshman Plano, TX Texas De'Vion Harmon 23 G 6’2” 192 lbs Senior Denton, TX Oregon Kerwin Walton 24 G 6’5” 210 lbs Junior Hopkins, MN North Carolina
Recruiting classes
2022 recruiting class
Roster
Schedule and results
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Rankings
*AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings.
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