Texas Tech 2018-19 Men's Basketball Roster
#25 DAVIDE MORETTI
HEIGHT 6-2
WEIGHT 175
CLASS Sophomore
HOMETOWN Bologna, Italy
HIGH SCHOOL: -
Former club: Treviso Basket
PRIOR TO TEXAS TECH
One of the best international guards of the 2017 class … Combo guard who is a dynamic playmaker, scorer and shooter … Can attack the basket and his three-point shooting are top main weapons … Represented Italy at six FIBA events which include 2013 U16 European, 2014 U17 World, 2014 U16 European, 2015 U18 European, 2016 U20 European and 2017 U20 European Championships … Posted over 10 points per game in five of six tournaments most recently career-best with 13.3 points and 3.9 assists per game in 2017 U20’s … Italy won a bronze medal at 2016 U20’s … Averaged 12.7 points and 2.2 assists per game for Treviso Basket as best U22 player in the Serie A2 Division … Signed his Athletic Scholarship Agreement (ASA) in June 2017 … Chose Texas Tech over Indiana, UConn and Utah.
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#13 - MATT MOONEY
HEIGHT 6-3
WEIGHT 200
CLASS Redshirt Senior
HOMETOWN Wauconda, Ill.
HIGH SCHOOL Notre Dame Prep
PRIOR TO TEXAS TECH
Mooney started all 68 games during the 2016-17 and 2017-18 seasons at South Dakota … Picked up two All-Summit League First-Team and two National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) All-District 12 First-Team selections … Captured Lou Henson All-America status in 2017-18 and was one of 40 finalists for the 2018 Lou Henson Award presented to the nation’s top Division 1 mid-major player … USD won 48 games, the 2016-17 Summit League regular season championship and made a pair of postseason appearances during Mooney’s two seasons … Registered the fourth and fifth best single-season scoring totals in South Dakota history … Amassed 1,271 points fueled by 62 games in double figures and 31 performances of 20-plus points … Put together a streak of 25 straight games in double figures (Dec. 16, 2016-Nov. 15, 2017) … Knocked down 45.2 percent of his field goal attempts … Recorded 142 steals and ranked among the NCAA’s Top 25 in steals over last two seasons … Drained 152 three-pointers and connected on three or more treys in 27 games … Came away with 23 points, five rebounds and five assists at Iowa (March 15, 2017) in NIT First Round … Poured in 31 points on 12-of-22 from the floor at TCU (Nov. 15, 2017) … Turned in a solid all-around performance with 23 points, seven rebounds and three assists at UCLA (Dec. 19, 2017) … Garnered a trio of 30-point efforts versus Summit League champion South Dakota State sparked by 33 points on the road … Played his freshmen season at Air Force in 2014-15 where he averaged 6.9 points and 1.8 assists per game … Chipped in eight points during a nonconference game at Texas Tech (Nov. 30, 2014) … Sat out the 2015-16 season due to NCAA Transfer Rules … Signed his Athletic Scholarship Agreement (ASA) in May 2018 … Chose Texas Tech over Creighton and Northwestern in graduate transfer process … Played high school basketball for Tom Les at Notre Dame College Prep near Chicago where he graduated Summa Cum Laude … Averaged 18.0 points, 6.0 rebounds and 4.0 assists per game as a senior … Captured All-State accolades and was a two-time All-Conference player.
PERSONAL
Parents are Michael and Angela Mooney … Born on February 7 … Graduated with his undergraduate degree in innovation and entrepreneurship in May 2018 from South Dakota.
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#23JARRETT CULVER
HEIGHT 6-6
WEIGHT 195
CLASS Sophomore
HOMETOWN Lubbock, Texas
HIGH SCHOOL Coronado HS
PRIOR TO TEXAS TECH
A versatile guard who uses his athleticism and physical tools to make an impact on both ends of the court … Can handle the ball, score in transition and get his own shot … Played his high school basketball for Randy Dean at Coronado High School … Rated a three-star prospect by ESPN.com, Rivals.com and 247 Sports … The nation’s No. 80 overall player and No. 8 player in Texas as ESPN Top 100 member … One of the best player to come out of Lubbock in recent decades behind Craig Ehlo of the Cleveland Cavaliers … Secured 20.0 points and 6.0 rebounds per game and led the Mustangs to the 6A regional semifinal round as a junior … Upped his scoring average to 30.0 points per game during his senior season … Played for Pro Skills (Texas) where he tallied 18.3 points and 5.0 rebounds per game at Nike EYBL in April 2016 … Inked his National Letter of Intent (NLI) in November 2016 … Chose Texas Tech over Texas, Texas A&M, Baylor, TCU and Oklahoma State.
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TARIQ OWENS
HEIGHT 6-10
WEIGHT 205
CLASS Redshirt Senior
HOMETOWN Odenton, Md.
HIGH SCHOOL Mt. Zion Prep
PRIOR TO TEXAS TECH
Owens made 65 appearances and started 34 times during the 2016-17 and 2017-18 seasons at St. John’s … Posted 8.4 points, 5.9 rebounds and 2.8 blocks per game as a junior in 2017-18 … The 2.8 BPG paced the BIG EAST and ranked 11th nationally … His 94 total blocks were good enough for a second place tie in St. John’s history for a single season and eighth in the nation … Piled up 163 rejections over his two seasons is fifth in St. John’s record book … Tony Battie and Brodney Kennard are the only Texas Tech players to average over 2.0 blocks per game for a season in program history … Secured seven of his 11 games in double figures versus BIG EAST competition … Accounted for career-highs of 19 points and 14 rebounds at No. 23 Seton Hall (Dec. 31, 2017) … Fired in a pair of 17-point efforts against No. 16 Arizona State (Dec. 9, 2017) and in upset of No. 4 Duke (Feb. 3, 2018) … Secured 5.2 points, 5.2 rebounds and 2.2 blocks per game in his sophomore campaign … Tallied a season’s best 12 points versus Creighton (Jan. 4, 2017) … Played his freshman season at Tennessee in 2014-15 under former Texas Tech assistant coach Al Pinkins … Appeared in 28 games and started five times … Notched seven points and three rebounds against Arkansas (March 13, 2015) in quarterfinals at SEC Tournament … Made his first collegiate start versus Kansas State (Dec. 6, 2014) as part of SEC/Big 12 Challenge … Sat out the 2015-16 season due to NCAA Transfer Rules … Signed his Athletic Scholarship Agreement in April 2018 … Chose Texas Tech over Maryland and Ohio State during the graduate transfer process … A four-star, Top 100 prospect out of high school where he was coached by Rodrick Harrison at Mt. Zion Prep in Baltimore … Rated Maryland’s eight-best prospect for Class of 2014 … Played AAU ball for Baltimore’s Finest program.
PERSONAL
Parents are Renard and the late Cassandra Owens … Born on June 30, 1995 … Graduated with his sport management degree in May 2018 from St. John’s.
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#32 NORENSE ODIASE
HEIGHT 6-8
WEIGHT 250
CLASS Redshirt Senior
HOMETOWN Fort Worth, Texas
HIGH SCHOOL North Crowley HS
PERSONAL
Son of Nick and Osa Odiase ... Born on September 14, 1995 in Fort Worth, Texas ... Has a twin brother, Nick Odiase, who is a Texas Tech graduate... Committed to Texas Tech on March 14, 2014 ... Name is pronounced Nor-ense Oh-DEE-ah-say ... Majoring in media strategies.
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#0 - KYLER EDWARDS
GUARD 6'3" 200 LBS
HEIGHT 6-3
WEIGHT 200
CLASS Freshman
HOMETOWN Arlington, Texas
HIGH SCHOOL Findlay Prep – Nev.
PRIOR TO TEXAS TECH
Edwards is an all-purpose, all-around guard who can score the ball equally well with his deep jumper, his drive game or solid pull-up jumper from midrange … Played high school basketball for Celester Collier at James Bowie High School in Arlington and for Rodney Haddix at Findlay Prep in Nevada … Rated as a four-star prospect and received an 81 scout grade from ESPN.com … Posted 16.4 points, 5.2 rebounds and 4.2 assists per game as a senior … Poured in a team-leading 23 points versus La Lumiere from Indiana in quarterfinal round of GEICO Nationals in New York … Amassed 22.4 points, 6.0 rebounds and 3.1 assists per game during his junior season at James Bowie High School in Arlington … Tabbed District 4-6A Offensive Player of the Year … Signed his National Letter of Intent (NLI) in November 2017 … Received close to 30 scholarship offers out of high school … Chose Texas Tech over Butler, Georgia Tech, Kansas State, Oklahoma State and Virginia Tech.
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HEIGHT 6-5
WEIGHT 215
CLASS Redshirt Senior
HOMETOWN La Romana, Dominican Republic
HIGH SCHOOL Arlington Country Day - Florida
PRIOR TO TEXAS TECH
Francis appeared in 29 games and started twice for Florida as a redshirt freshman in 2015-16 … His two starts were at No. 1 Michigan State (Dec. 12) and versus Oklahoma State (Dec. 19) … Notched nine points and buried a trio of three-pointers in Florida’s 88-71 victory over No. 9 West Virginia (Jan. 30) during the Big 12/SEC Challenge … Provided seven points apiece versus No. 20 Kentucky (Feb. 6) and Vanderbilt (Feb. 23) in SEC play … Scored a season’s best 10 points against North Carolina A&T (Nov. 16).
HIGH SCHOOL
Coached by Rex Morgan at Arlington Country Day in Jacksonville, Florida … A four-star recruit and was rated a Top 35 player by ESPN.com, Rivals and 24.7 Sports for the Class of 2014 … One of the highest-rated recruits to sign with Texas Tech in program history … Led ACD to Sunshine Independent Athletic Association (SSIA) state championship and a 30-5 record as a senior … Knocked down the game-winning shot in the 53-51 state final win versus Potter’s House.
PERSONAL
Parents are Bob Francis and Kenia Ramirez … Born on September 10, 1995 … Has three siblings: Jorge Catherine, Brianna and Kyrah … His father played basketball at Boston College during the 1980s … Majoring in human sciences.
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