Southern Jaguars basketball

The Southern Jaguars basketball team is the basketball team that represents Southern University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States. The school's team currently competes in the Southwestern Athletic Conference.

Southern Jaguars men's basketball
2024–25 Southern Jaguars basketball team
University	Southern University
Head coach	Kevin Johnson (2nd season)
Conference	SWAC
Location	Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Arena	F. G. Clark Center (capacity: 7,500)
Nickname	Jaguars
Colors	Columbia blue and gold[1]
NCAA tournament round of 32
1993
NCAA tournament appearances
1981, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1993, 2006, 2013, 2016
Conference tournament champions
1974*, 1975*, 1977*, 1981, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1993, 2006, 2013, 2016
Conference regular-season champions
1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1965, 1978, 1981, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 2006, 2014, 2025
* at Division II level

Postseason results

NCAA Division I Tournament results

The Jaguars have appeared in the NCAA tournament nine times, the second most appearances of any SWAC school. Their combined record is 1–9. They were the second (after Alcorn State in 1980) and, as of 2022, the most recent SWAC team to advance to the regional quarterfinals, or Round of 32. Their #13 seed in the 1993 tournament is the highest seed given to a SWAC team since the tournament expanded to 64 teams in 1985.

F. G. Clark Center

Year	Seed	Round	Opponent	Result
1981	11	First Round	Wichita State	L 70–95
1985	16	First Round	St. John's	L 59–83
1987	15	First Round	Temple	L 56–75
1988	15	First Round	Kentucky	L 84–99
1989	15	First Round	North Carolina	L 79–93
1993	13	First Round Second Round	Georgia Tech George Washington	W 93–78 L 80–90
2006	16	First Round	Duke	L 54–70
2013	16	Second Round	Gonzaga	L 58–64
2016	16	First Four	Holy Cross	L 55–59

NCAA Division II

The Jaguars appeared in the NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament three times. They had a record of 1–5.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1974	Regional Semifinals Regional Third Place	New Orleans Tennessee State	L 80–85 L 88–98
1975	Regional Semifinals Regional Third Place	Lincoln (MO) West Georgia	L 87–93 W 103–98
1977	Regional Semifinals Regional Third Place	North Alabama Lincoln	L 88–105 L 87–103

NIT results

The Jaguars have appeared in the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) one time. Their record is 0–1.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1990	First Round	Fordham	L 80–106

NAIA results

The Jaguars appeared in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) Basketball Tournament one time. Their record is 2–1.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1965	First Round Second Round Quarter Finals	Indiana Tech Eastern Montana Ouachita Baptist (Ark.)	W 94–77 W 97–86 L 64–65

Retired numbers

The Jaguars have retired three numbers.

Southern Jaguars retired jerseys
No.	Player	Career	Year of Retirement
15	Avery Johnson	1986–88	2012
34	Bobby Phills	1987–91	2012
41	Bob Love	1961–65	2012

See also

• List of NCAA Division I men's basketball programs