2015 – 16 Texas Tech Red Raiders basketball team represented Texas Tech University in the 2015 – 16 NCAA Division I men 's basketball season . The Red Raiders were led by the 2016 Big 12 coach of the year Tubby Smith . They played their home games at the United Supermarkets Arena in Lubbock , Texas and were members of the Big 12 Conference . They finished the season 19 – 13 , 9 – 9 in Big 12 play to finish in seventh place . They lost in the first round of the Big 12 Tournament to TCU . They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament where they lost in the first round to Butler
Big 12 Tournament
2016 Big 12 Men's Basketball Tournament
2015–16 Texas Tech Red Raiders basketball team