2017–18 Texas Southern Tigers basketball team explained

Mode:	Basketball
Sex:	none
Year:	2017–18
Team:	Texas Southern Tigers
Conference:	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Short Conf:	SWAC
Record:	16–20
Conf Record:	12–6
Head Coach:	Mike Davis
Hc Year:	6th
Assoc Coach:	Shyrone Chatman
Asst Coach1:	Michael Davis, Jr.
Asst Coach2:	J. Keith LeGree
Stadium:	Health and Physical Education Arena
Champion:	National champions (Black College Sports Page) SWAC tournament champions
Bowl Result:	First Round

The 2017–18 Texas Southern Tigers basketball team represented Texas Southern University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Tigers, led by sixth-year head coach Mike Davis, played their home games at the Health and Physical Education Arena in Houston, Texas as members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference. They finished the season 16–20, 12–6 in SWAC play to finish in a three-way tie for second place. Due to Grambling State's Academic Progress Rate violations and subsequent postseason ineligibility, they received the No. 3 seed in the SWAC tournament where they defeated Alabama State, Prairie View A&M and Arkansas–Pine Bluff to become SWAC Tournament champions. They received the SWAC's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they defeated North Carolina Central in the First Four before losing in the first round to Xavier.

On June 5, 2018, head coach Mike Davis announced he would step down as head coach to become the head coach at Detroit, which was made official on June 13.^{[1] [2]} On June 25, the school hired Nevada associate head coach and former North Texas and LSU head coach Johnny Jones for the job.^[3]

Previous season

The Tigers finished the 2016–17 season 23–12, 16–2 in SWAC play to win the regular season SWAC championship. They defeated Alabama State, Grambling State, and Alcorn State to win the SWAC tournament.^{[4] [5]} As a result, they received the SWAC's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as a No. 16 seed in the East region.^[6] There they lost in the first round to North Carolina.^{[7] [8]}

Schedule and results

|-! colspan="9" style=| Non-conference regular season |-! colspan="9" style=| SWAC regular season|-! colspan="9" style=| SWAC tournament|-!colspan=9 style=| NCAA tournament

Notes and References

1. News: Detroit Mercy to hire Mike Davis as head coach. 2018-06-06. CollegeBasketballTalk. 2018-06-13. en-US.
2. News: Mike Davis hired by Detroit Mercy; press conference Thursday. The Detroit News. Tony. Paul. June 13, 2018. June 13, 2018.
3. News: Former LSU basketball coach Johnny Jones to be Texas Southern's new coach. The Times-Picayune. New Orleans, LA. Brody. Miller. June 25, 2018. June 25, 2018.
4. Web site: Alcorn State vs. Texas Southern – Game Recap – March 11, 2017 – ESPN. ESPN.com. 2017-11-09.
5. News: TSU tops Alcorn State to capture SWAC tourney title. Houston Chronicle. 2017-11-09.
6. News: No. 16 seed TSU opens NCAA Tournament against North Carolina. Houston Chronicle. 2017-11-09.
7. News: North Carolina destroys Texas Southern just to make a point. 2017-03-18. New York Post. 2017-11-09. en-US.
8. Web site: Texas Southern vs. North Carolina – Game Recap – March 17, 2017 – ESPN. ESPN.com. 2017-11-09.