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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 | ||
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: theββbasketball 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. 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 winβ»
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 71β64. TSU is the first HBCU teamββto beat a team that went onββto reach the Final Four that same season.
Basketball rivalriesβ»
Prairie View A&M basketball rivalryβ»
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+.
Southern University basketball rivalryβ»
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.
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Postseason resultsβ»
NCAA tournament resultsβ»
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The Tigers have appeared in eleven NCAA Tournaments, the most in the conference. Their combined record is 3β11, tying them with Alcorn State for the most wins by, a SWAC school in the tournament.
Year | Seed | Round | Opponent | Result |
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1990 | #14 | First Round | #3 Georgetown | L 52β70 |
1994 | #15 | First Round | #2 Duke | L 70β82 |
1995 | #15 | First Round | #2 Arkansas | L 78β79 |
2003 | #16 | Opening Round | #16 UNC Asheville | L 84β92 |
2014 | #16 | First Four | #16 Cal Poly | L 69β81 |
2015 | #15 | First Round | #2 Arizona | L 72β93 |
2017 | #16 | First Round | #1 North Carolina | L 64β103 |
2018 | #16 | First Four First Round |
#16 North Carolina Central #1 Xavier |
W 64β46 L 83β102 |
2021 | #16 | First Four First Round |
#16 Mount St. Mary's #1 Michigan |
W 60β52 L 66β82 |
2022 | #16 | First Four First Round |
#16 Texas A&MβCorpus Christi #1 Kansas |
W 76β67 L 56β83 |
2023 | #16 | First Four | #16 Fairleigh Dickinson | L 61β84 |
NIT resultsβ»
The Tigers have appeared in two National Invitation Tournament (NIT). Their combined record is 0β2.
Year | Round | Opponent | Result |
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2011 | First Round | Colorado | L 74β88 |
2016 | First Round | Valparaiso | L 73β84 |
CIT resultsβ»
The Tigers have appeared in the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT), two times. Their record is 3β2.
Year | Round | Opponent | Result |
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2019 | First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals |
New Orleans UTβRio Grande Valley LouisianaβMonroe Green Bay |
W 95β89 W 94β85 W 108β102 L 86β87 |
2024 | First Round | Tarleton | L 71β82 |
NAIA tournament resultsβ»
The Tigers have appeared in the NAIA Tournament seven times. Their combined record is 18β6. They were NAIA National Champions in 1977.
Year | Round | Opponent | Result |
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1955 | First Round Second Round |
Adrian Gustavus Adolphus |
W 102β83 L 55β67 |
1956 | First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals National Championship Game |
Hastings Rockhust Midwestern State Wheaton McNeese State |
W 108β61 W 64β61 W 85β82 W 82β73 L 55β60 |
1957 | First Round Second Round Quarterfinals |
New Haven State Ball State Pacific Lutheran |
W 67β66 W 97β72 L 72β91 |
1958 | First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals National 3rd Place Game |
Oklahoma Baptist Drury Coe Tennessee State Georgetown (KY) |
W 79β68 W 91β61 W 98β78 L 85β101 W 121β109 |
1971 | First Round | Fairmont State | L 78β79 |
1976 | First Round Second Round Quarterfinals |
West Florida Fairmont State Coppin State |
W 81β59 W 82β75 L 77β88 |
1977 | First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals National Championship Game |
Central State Wisconsin Parkside East Texas State Grand Valley State Campbell |
W 89β65 W 82β80 W 87β68 W 69β62 W 71β44 |
Notable playersβ»
- 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
Referencesβ»
- ^ TSU Graphic Standards (PDF). September 1, 2015. Retrieved April 9, 2016.
- ^ "Detroit Mercy to hire Mike Davis as head coach". CollegeBasketballTalk. 2018-06-06. Retrieved 2018-06-13.
- ^ Miller, Brody (June 25, 2018). "Former LSU basketball coach Johnny Jones to be, Texas Southern's new coach". The Times-Picayune. New Orleans, LA. Retrieved June 25, 2018.
- ^ "Texas Southern stuns No. 22 Michigan State in OT". USA Today. Archived from the original on 2023-04-22.
- ^ "Texas Southern - Men's Basketball vs Prairie View A&M; on 2/7/2015". tsuball.com. Archived from the original on 2015-10-06.