Texas Southern Tigers basketball

For the Texas Southern University women's basketball team, see Texas Southern Lady Tigers basketball.

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.

Texas Southern Tigers
2024–25 Texas Southern Tigers basketball team
University	Texas Southern University
Head coach	Johnny Jones (7th 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

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.

Home of TSU Basketball (H&PE Arena)

Postseason results

NCAA tournament results

TSU's PJ Henry during the 2022 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament

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 84–92OT
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 95–89OT W 94–85 W 108–1023OT L 86–87OT
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

• Orlando Coleman (born 1992), basketball player for the Apollon Patras of the Greek Basket League
• 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