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. They are currently led by 1st year head coach Corey Lowery 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.
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+.
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.
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 69–812015 #15 First Round #2 Arizona L 72–932017 #16 First Round #1 North Carolina L 64–1032018 #16 First FourFirst Round #16 North Carolina Central#1 Xavier W 64–46 L 83–1022021 #16 First FourFirst Round #16 Mount St. Mary's#1 Michigan W 60–52 L 66–822022 #16 First FourFirst Round #16 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi#1 Kansas W 76–67 L 56–832023 #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. 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.
2019 First Round Second Round Quarterfinals SemifinalsNew OrleansUT–Rio Grande ValleyLouisiana–MonroeGreen Bay W 95–89OT W 94–85 W 108–1023OTL 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.
1955 First RoundSecond Round AdrianGustavus Adolphus W 102–83L 55–67 1956 First RoundSecond RoundQuarterfinalsSemifinalsNational Championship Game HastingsRockhustMidwestern StateWheatonMcNeese State W 108–61W 64–61W 85–82W 82–73L 55–60 1957 First RoundSecond RoundQuarterfinals New Haven StateBall StatePacific Lutheran W 67–66W 97–72L 72–91 1958 First RoundSecond RoundQuarterfinalsSemifinalsNational 3rd Place Game Oklahoma BaptistDruryCoeTennessee StateGeorgetown (KY) W 79–68W 91–61W 98–78L 85–101W 121–109 1971 First Round Fairmont State L 78–79 1976 First RoundSecond RoundQuarterfinals West FloridaFairmont StateCoppin State W 81–59W 82–75L 77–88 1977 First RoundSecond RoundQuarterfinalsSemifinalsNational Championship Game Central StateWisconsin ParksideEast Texas StateGrand Valley StateCampbell W 89–65W 82–80W 87–68W 69–62W 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
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