Texas Southern Tigers

2023–24 Texas Southern Tigers basketball team

University

Texas Southern University

Head coach

Johnny Jones (6th season)

Conference

SWAC

Location

Houston, Texas

Arena

Health and Physical Education Arena
(Capacity: 8,100)

Nickname

Tigers

Colors

Maroon and gray^[1]

NCAA tournament appearances

1990, 1994, 1995, 2003, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2021, 2022, 2023

Conference tournament champions

1990, 1994, 1995, 2003, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2021, 2022, 2023

Conference regular season champions

1957, 1958, 1977, 1983, 1989, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1998, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017

The Texas Southern Tigers basketball team is the basketball team that represents Texas Southern University in Houston, Texas, United States. The team currently competes in the Southwestern Athletic Conference. Their current head coach is Johnny Jones, who took over after Mike Davis took the Detroit Mercy head coaching job on June 5, 2018.^[2]^[3] Texas Southern has appeared in the NCAA tournament 11 times, and most recently in 2023. The Tigers play their home games at the Health and Physical Education Arena.

Notable win

The Texas Southern Tigers defeated perennial power and nationally ranked Michigan State Spartans on December 20, 2014 in East Lansing, Michigan. The Tigers won in overtime with a score of 71–64. TSU is the first HBCU team to beat a team that went on to reach the Final Four that same season.^[4]

Basketball rivalries

Prairie View A&M basketball rivalry

The Texas Southern-Prairie View A&M rivalry is the highest attended and most anticipated basketball series in the SWAC. In February 2015, the game at Texas Southern University had an attendance of 7,500+.^[5]

Southern University basketball rivalry

Since the 1990s, Texas Southern and Southern have been top contenders for the SWAC Championship every year. As a result, matchups between the schools are heavily anticipated and competitive.

Postseason results

NCAA tournament results

The Tigers have appeared in eleven NCAA Tournaments, the most in the conference. Their combined record is 3–11, tying them with Alcorn State for the most wins by a SWAC school in the tournament.

Year	Seed	Round	Opponent	Result
1990	#14	First Round	#3 Georgetown	L 52–70
1994	#15	First Round	#2 Duke	L 70–82
1995	#15	First Round	#2 Arkansas	L 78–79
2003	#16	Opening Round	#16 UNC Asheville	L 84–92^OT
2014	#16	First Four	#16 Cal Poly	L 69–81
2015	#15	First Round	#2 Arizona	L 72–93
2017	#16	First Round	#1 North Carolina	L 64–103
2018	#16	First Four First Round	#16 North Carolina Central #1 Xavier	W 64–46 L 83–102
2021	#16	First Four First Round	#16 Mount St. Mary's #1 Michigan	W 60–52 L 66–82
2022	#16	First Four First Round	#16 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi #1 Kansas	W 76–67 L 56–83
2023	#16	First Four	#16 Fairleigh Dickinson	L 61–84

NIT results

The Tigers have appeared in two National Invitation Tournament (NIT). Their combined record is 0–2.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
2011	First Round	Colorado	L 74–88
2016	First Round	Valparaiso	L 73–84

CIT results

The Tigers have appeared in the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT), two times. Their record is 3–2.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
2019	First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals	New Orleans UT–Rio Grande Valley Louisiana–Monroe Green Bay	W 95–89^OT W 94–85 W 108–102^3OT L 86–87^OT
2024	First Round	Tarleton	L 71–82

NAIA tournament results

The Tigers have appeared in the NAIA Tournament seven times. Their combined record is 18–6. They were NAIA National Champions in 1977.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1955	First Round Second Round	Adrian Gustavus Adolphus	W 102–83 L 55–67
1956	First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals National Championship Game	Hastings Rockhust Midwestern State Wheaton McNeese State	W 108–61 W 64–61 W 85–82 W 82–73 L 55–60
1957	First Round Second Round Quarterfinals	New Haven State Ball State Pacific Lutheran	W 67–66 W 97–72 L 72–91
1958	First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals National 3rd Place Game	Oklahoma Baptist Drury Coe Tennessee State Georgetown (KY)	W 79–68 W 91–61 W 98–78 L 85–101 W 121–109
1971	First Round	Fairmont State	L 78–79
1976	First Round Second Round Quarterfinals	West Florida Fairmont State Coppin State	W 81–59 W 82–75 L 77–88
1977	First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals National Championship Game	Central State Wisconsin Parkside East Texas State Grand Valley State Campbell	W 89–65 W 82–80 W 87–68 W 69–62 W 71–44

Notable players

Jeremy Combs (born 1995), basketball player for Israeli team Hapoel Ramat Gan Givatayim
Marvin Jones (born 1993), basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League

References

External links

Texas Southern Tigers basketball

Texas Southern Tigers basketball
Venues	Health and Physical Education Arena (1989–present)
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24
NAIA national championship in bold

Southwestern Athletic Conference men's basketball

Southwestern Athletic Conference men's basketball
Teams	Alabama A&M Bulldogs Alabama State Hornets Alcorn State Braves Arkansas–Pine Bluff Golden Lions Bethune–Cookman Wildcats Florida A&M Rattlers Grambling State Tigers Jackson State Tigers Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils Prairie View A&M Panthers Southern Jaguars Texas Southern Tigers
Championships & awards	SWAC men's basketball tournament Player of the Year
Seasons	1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23

Texas Southern University

Texas Southern University
Located in: Houston, Texas
Academics	Thurgood Marshall School of Law Lone Star College–University Center Barbara Jordan – Mickey Leland School of Public Affairs
Athletics	Texas Southern Tigers Baseball Football Men's basketball Women's basketball Southwestern Athletic Conference PNC Stadium Health and Physical Education Arena MacGregor Park
Life	KTSU METRORail University Line Ocean of Soul TSU/UH Athletics District (METRORail station)
Founded: 1927 The Lawson Academy (WALIPP Prep) was on the TSU property from 2007 to 2017