Texas Tech Men’s Basketball 2021 NCAA Tournament Capsule
March 6, 2021 · CSM Staff
Texas Tech Red Raiders
Big 12 (17-10, 9-8)
Big Wins: 12/22 at Oklahoma (69-67), 1/13 at Texas (79-77), 1/30 at LSU (76-71)
Bad Losses: 12/17 Kansas (57-58), 2/9 West Virginia (71-82), 2/20 at Kansas (61-67)
Coach: Chris Beard
Probable Starters:
Mac McClung, Junior, Guard, 15.7 ppg, 2.2 apg
Kyler Edwards, Junior, Guard, 10.0 ppg, 2.7 apg, 4.6 rpg
Kevin McCullar, Sophomore, Guard, 10.1 ppg, 2.0 apg, 6.1 rpg, 1.9 spg
Terrence Shannon Jr., Sophomore, Guard, 12.7 ppg, 1.4 apg, 4.1 rpg
Marcus Santos-Silva, Senior, Forward, 8.5 ppg, 6.5 rpg, 1.2 bpg
Key Role Players:
Tyreek Smith, Freshman, Forward, 2.8 ppg, 2.6 rpg
Micah Peavy, Freshman, Guard, 5.8 ppg, 1.4 apg
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 73.3 (125th in nation, 6th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 63.3 (25, 1)
Field-Goal Percentage: 44.5 (152, 4)
Field-Goal Defense: 40.8 (43, 2)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 6.2 (270, 10)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 34.6 (123, 4)
Free-Throw Percentage: 71.4 (155, 4)
Rebound Margin: 2.3 (113, 6)
Assists Per Game: 13.1 (178, 8)
Turnovers Per Game: 10.9 (22, 1)
Recent Postseason Appearances:
| 2019 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Northern Kentucky |
| 2019 | NCAA | Round of 32 win over Buffalo |
| 2019 | NCAA | Regional Semifinal win over Michigan |
| 2019 | NCAA | Regional Final win over Gonzaga |
| 2019 | NCAA | National Semifinal win over Michigan State |
| 2019 | NCAA | National Final loss to Virginia |
| 2018 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Stephen F Austin |
| 2018 | NCAA | Round of 32 win over Florida |
| 2018 | NCAA | Regional Semifinal win over Purdue |
| 2018 | NCAA | Regional Final loss to Villanova |
| 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 3/7
