| Sport: | basketball |
| Year: | 2021–22 |
| Prev Year: | 2020–21 |
| Next Year: | 2022–23 |
| Team: | Texas Tech Red Raiders |
| Conference: | Big 12 Conference |
| Short Conf: | Big 12 |
| Coachrank: | 12 |
| Aprank: | 12 |
| Record: | 27–10 |
| Conf Record: | 12–6 |
| Head Coach: | Mark Adams |
| Hc Year: | 1st |
| Asst Coach1: | Barret Peery |
| Ac1 Year: | 1st |
| Asst Coach2: | Corey Williams |
| Ac2 Year: | 1st |
| Asst Coach3: | Talvin Hester |
| Ac3 Year: | 1st |
| Arena: | United Supermarkets Arena |
| Tourney: | NCAA tournament |
| Tourney Result: | Sweet Sixteen |
The 2021–22 Texas Tech Red Raiders basketball team represents Texas Tech University in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season as a member of the Big 12 Conference. The Red Raiders were led by first-year coach Mark Adams. They played their home games at the United Supermarkets Arena in Lubbock, Texas. They finished the 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, but 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.
In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Red Raiders finished the season 18–11, 9–8 in Big 12 play to finish in tie for sixth place. They lost in the quarterfinals to Texas of the Big 12 tournament. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they defeated Utah State in the first round before losing Arkansas in the second round.
On April 1, 2021, head coach Chris Beard left the school after five seasons to accept the head coaching job at Texas.[1] The Red Raiders named top assistant Mark Adams as head coach on April 5.[2]
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | G | 6'2" | 185 | Junior | Declared for 2021 NBA draft | |||
| 2 | G | 6'4" | 205 | Junior | Transferred to Pittsburgh | |||
| Micah Peavy | 5 | G | 6'7" | 215 | Freshman | Transferred to TCU | ||
| Tyreek Smith | 10 | F | 6'7" | 220 | RS Freshman | Transferred to Oklahoma State | ||
| 11 | G | 6'4" | 195 | Junior | Transferred to Houston | |||
| 14 | F | 6'7" | 250 | Graduate Transfer | Graduated; transferred to NFL team Cleveland Browns | |||
| Avery Benson | 21 | G | 6'4" | 195 | RS Junior | Walk-on; transferred to Texas | ||
| 50 | F | 7'1" | 240 | Freshman | Transferred to Florida Atlantic |
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous school | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | F | 6'8" | 235 | RS Senior | Oral Roberts | |||
| Davion Warren | 2 | G | 6'6" | 205 | Graduate Student | Hampton | ||
| Daniel Batcho | 4 | F | 6'11" | 235 | RS Freshman | Arizona | ||
| Sardaar Calhoun | 5 | G | 6'6" | 210 | Senior | Florida State | ||
| 11 | F | 6'8" | 240 | Graduate Student | UTEP | |||
| Mylik Wilson | 13 | G | 6'3" | 175 | Junior | Louisiana | ||
| KJ Allen | 21 | F | 6'6" | 255 | Sophomore | East Los Angeles College | ||
| 25 | G | 6'5" | 200 | Graduate Student | Winthrop |
There were no incoming recruits for the class of 2021.
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See also: 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings. *AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings.No Coaches Poll for Week 1.