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15 NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES 1954 • 1956 • 1961 • 1962 • 1973 • 1976 • 1985 • 1986 TEXAS TECH 1993 • 1996 • 2002 • 2004 • 2005 • 2007 • 2016 MEN’S BASKETBALL CONTACT MATT DUNAWAY • [email protected] 2017-18 BASKETBALL OFFICE (806) 834-7980 • CELL (727) 215-3857 WWW.TEXASTECH.COM No. 22/22 Texas Tech (6-0) vs. RV/No. 24 Seton Hall (5-1) 7 GAME 7 • MADISON SQUARE GARDEN • NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK • THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 30 • 5:30 P.M. CT TV: FOX SPORTS 1 • FOX SPORTS GO APP • RADIO: DOUBLE T 97.3 FM • LUBBOCK • TUNE-IN RADIO APP TEXAS TECH (6-0 • 0-0 BIG 12) TEXAS TECH POSSIBLE STARTING LINEUP • BASED ON LAST GAME H: 4-0 • A: 0-0 • N: 2-0 • OT: 0-0 No. 12 • Keenan Evans • G NOVEMBER • 6-0 Naismith Memorial HOF Tipoff Regional Round • Nov. 10 & 14 6-3 • 190 • Sr. • Richardson, Texas Fri. 10 South Alabama • FCS W • 75-50 2017-18 AVERAGES NOTABLES LAST GAME • SAVANNAH STATE Tue. 14 Maine • FCS W • 83-44 15.0 PPG Evans reached 10+ PTS in 25 straight GMS (12/21/16-11/22/17) and 30 of last 32 GMS; The 25-game streak was T-11th at TTU 0 PTS Naismith Memorial HOF Tipoff • Uncasville, Conn. • Nov. 18-19 31-59 FG • 7-20 3-PT FG • 21-25 FT Became the 40th player with 1000+ PTS after 25 PTS vs. #20 NW (11/19) 0-8 FG • 0-3 3-PT FG • 0-0 FT Sat. 18 vs. Boston College • Watch ESPN W • 75-64 Sun. 19 vs. No. 20/20 Northwestern • ESPN2 W • 85-49 2.7 RPG His 1,028 PTS are 3rd, 251 ASST are 4th and 99 STL are 5th on the Big 12 active lists; The 1,028 PTS also is 37th in Tech history 5 REB Wed. 22 Wofford • FSSW+ W • 79-56 3.5 APG Racked up a career-best 29 PTS vs. BC (11/18) with 14 PTS during last 10:46; His 15.0 PPG are 10th in Big 12 rankings (Thru 11/27) 7 ASST Sat. 25 Savannah State • FSSW+ W • 103-69 2.0 SPG Evans turned in 15.4 PPG, 3.0 APG, 2.8 RPG and 1.0 SPG in 2016-17; Started 67 of his last 68 GMS; Missed LSU (01/28) due to injury 2 STL Under Armour Reunion • New York City, N.Y. • Nov. 30 Thur. 30 vs. Seton Hall • FS1 5:30 p.m. No. 5 • Justin Gray • G DECEMBER • 0-0 6-6 • 210 • Sr. • Tampa, Florida Tue. 5 Nevada • FCS 7 p.m. 2017-18 AVERAGES NOTABLES LAST GAME • SAVANNAH STATE Wed. 13 Kennesaw State • FSSW+ 8 p.m. Throwback Game • Lubbock Municipal Coliseum • Dec. 16 5.3 PPG Gray has started 33 of last 34 GMS (11/23/16-11/25/17) & 56 of 84 career GMS; Hit on 221-of-394 of his career 2-PT attempts 9 PTS Sat. 16 Rice 7 p.m. 10-24 FG • 0-4 3-PT FG • 12-15 FT Tallied season’s best 9 PTS and 6 REB versus SSU (11/25) 3-3 FG • 0-1 3-PT FG • 3-4 FT Tue. 19 Florida Atlantic • FSSW+ 7 p.m. 3.2 RPG His 694 PTS are 11th, 349 REB are 9th, 71 STL are 10th and 57 BLK are 8th on Big 12 active lists 6 REB Fri. 22 Abilene Christian • FSSW+ 2 p.m. 1.3 APG Gray posted 8.9 PTS, 5.3 RPG, 1.7 APG, 0.9 SPG & 0.9 BPG in 2016-17; Tallied season-high 18 PTS versus TCU (01/18) & NICH (12/14) 1 ASST Fri. 29 Baylor • Big 12 • FCS 7 p.m. 0.8 SPG Fired in a career-best 23 PTS at K-STATE (01/12/16); Added 20 PTS at #1 OU (01/26/16); 17 of 31 GMS with 10+ PTS in Big 12 play 0 STL JANUARY • 0-0 Tue. 2 at Kansas • Big 12 • ESPN2 8 p.m. No. 10 • Niem Stevenson • G Sat. 6 Kansas State • Big 12 • FSSW+ 3 p.m. 6-5 • 205 • Sr. • Dallas, Texas Tue. 9 at Oklahoma • Big 12 • ESPNU 6 p.m. Sat. 13 West Virginia • Big 12 • ESPN/ESPN2 1 p.m. 2017-18 AVERAGES NOTABLES LAST GAME • SAVANNAH STATE Wed. 17 at Texas • Big 12 • LHN 7 p.m. 8.5 PPG Stevenson has started in 13 of the last 16 GMS (02/04-11/25); Racked up 10-plus PTS in 11 of his last 18 GMS (01/28-11/25) 18 PTS Sat. 20 at Iowa State • Big 12 • ESPNU 1 p.m. 19-39 FG • 5-11 3-PT FG • 8-9 FT Secured a season-high 18 PTS & 3rd highest scoring output versus SSU (11/25) 6-11 FG • 2-3 3-PT FG • 4-4 FT Tue. 23 Oklahoma State • Big 12 • ESPNEWS 6 p.m. 3.3 RPG Piled up career-high 22 PTS & 10 REB vs. #3 KU (02/11/17); Reached 10+PTS 13 times fueled by 5 straight (02/07-02/20) in 2016-17 4 REB Big 12/SEC Challenge • Jan. 27 1.3 APG Stevenson averaged 24.7 PPG, 6.9 RPG, 2.2 APG and 1.6 SPG; Named Named NJCAA First-Team All-American in 2015-16 1 ASST Sat. 27 at South Carolina • ESPN2 11 a.m. 1.0 SPG First player in school history to tuck away two NJCAA All-American selections at Seward County CC in Liberal, Kansas 2 STL FEBRUARY • 0-0 Sat. 3 at TCU • Big 12 • ESPNU 1 p.m. No. 11 • Zach Smith • F Wed. 7 Iowa State • Big 12 • ESPNU 8 p.m. 6-8 • 220 • Sr. • Plano, Texas Sat. 10 at Kansas State • Big 12 • ESPNU 7 p.m. Tue. 13 Oklahoma • Big 12 • ESPNEWS 8 p.m. 2017-18 AVERAGES NOTABLES LAST GAME • SAVANNAH STATE Sat. 17 at Baylor • Big 12 • ESPNU 6:30 p.m. 6.5 PPG Smith has scored in double figures in 20 of last 32 GMS (12/16/16-11/25/17); Provided a career-best 25 PTS vs. LSU (01/28/16); 8 PTS Wed. 21 at Oklahoma State • Big 12 • ESPNU 6 p.m. 16-27 FG • 0-1 3-PT FG • 7-12 FT Was Naismith Hall of Fame All-Tournament; 3rd straight season with MTE tourny honor 4-6 FG • 0-0 3-PT FG • 0-0 FT Sat. 24 Kansas • Big 12 • ESPN/ESPN2 3 p.m. 5.0 RPG Is 2nd on Big 12 REB (640) list and ranks 14th in program history; 71 away from becoming 41st TTU player to reach 1,000 PTS 4 REB Mon. 26 at West Virginia • Big 12 • ESPN2 8 p.m. 1.8 APG Has a BLK in 30 of last 37 GMS & 76 of 100 career GMS; 3 straight seasons of 40+ BLKS & is 19 BLK away from Tony Battie’s program record 0 ASST MARCH • 0-0 1.5 BPG Smith earned All-Big 12 Honorable Mention in 15-16 & 16-17; Named All-Big 12 Preseason First Team in 17-18; Started 98 of 100 career GMS 0 BLK Sat. 3 TCU • Big 12 • ESPN/ESPN2 3 p.m. Big 12 Tournament • Kansas City, Missouri • March 7-10 No. 0 • Tommy Hamilton IV • F Wed. 7 vs. TBA 6-11 • 250 • R-Sr. • Chicago, Illinois All Times Central; Rankings reflect AP/Coaches Top 25 on gameday; 2017-18 AVERAGES NOTABLES LAST GAME • SAVANNAH STATE RV - Receiving Votes; Home Games in Scarlet and Bolded 6.3 PPG Hamilton has played in 98 games with 64 starts; Averaged 8.8 PPG & 5.5 RPG in first 3 seasons at DePaul 6 PTS 15-32 FG • 3-9 3-PT FG • 5-7 FT Named to the 2013-14 All-BIG EAST Rookie Team; Is 157 PTS away from 1,000 3-5 FG • 0-1 3-PT FG • 0-0 FT WHAT’S INSIDE • TOC 3.3 RPG Piled up double figures 39 times with 4 GMS of 20+ PTS; Secured 12 PTS vs. USA (11/10) & added 10 PTS vs. #20 NW (11/19) 6 REB Schedule & Results/Probable Starters/Matchup Breakdown 1 0.8 SPG Wrapped up his prep career at IMG Academy in Florida after three seasons at Whitney Young High School in Chicago 0 STL Off the Bench/Stats Comparison/On the Air 2 0.2 BPG Was a three-star recruit and ranked among the nation’s Top 30 centers by Scout.com and ESPN.com 0 BLK TV/Radio Chart 3 Notebook & Records Watch/Top 25 Polls/2018-19 Signees 4-7 MATCHUP BREAKDOWN Last Time Out: Savannah State 8 Big 12 Standings/Rankings/RPI Breakdown 9 No. 22/22 Texas Tech RV/No. 24 Seton Hall Speciality Stats/Scoring Breakdown 10 Record 6-0 • 0-0 Big 12 Record 5-1 • 0-0 BIG EAST Texas Tech Record When/Game Leaders/Starting Lineups 11 Ranking No. 22 • AP/USA Today Ranking RV • AP • No. 24 • USA Today Game-by-Game Breakdown 12 Last Game W • 103-69 • Savannah State • 11/25 Last Game W • 72-59 • vs. Vanderbilt • 11/24 Series History: Seton Hall & Nonconference Home Streak 13 Head Coach Chris Beard Head Coach Kevin Willard 2017-18 Box Scores 14-15 Texas Tech Record 24-14 • 2nd Season School Record 133-103 • 8th Season 2017-18 Overall Stats/2016-17 Overall Stats 16-17 Player Career Game-by-Game Stats 18-23 NCAA Career Record 120-44 • 6th Season Career Record 178-152 • 10th Season Coach Beard Team & Game Records 24-26 Beard vs.