| Mode: | Basketball |
| Sex: | none |
| Year: | 2020–21 |
| Prev Year: | 2019–20 |
| Next Year: | 2021–22 |
| Team: | Texas Southern Tigers |
| Conference: | Southwestern Athletic Conference |
| Short Conf: | SWAC |
| Record: | 17–9 |
| Conf Record: | 10–3 |
| Head Coach: | Johnny Jones |
| Hc Year: | 3rd |
| Asst Coach1: | Randy Peele |
| Asst Coach2: | Shyrone Chatman |
| Asst Coach3: | JD Williams |
| Asst Coach4: | Brandon Chambers |
| Stadium: | Health and Physical Education Arena |
| Champion: | SWAC tournament champions |
| Tourney: | NCAA tournament |
| Tourney Result: | first round |
The 2020–21 Texas Southern Tigers basketball team represented Texas Southern University during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Tigers were led by third-year head coach Johnny Jones and played their home games at the Health and Physical Education Arena in Houston, Texas, as members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC). They finished the season 17-9, 11-3 in SWAC Play to finish in 3rd place. They defeated Alcorn State, Jackson State, and Prairie View A&M to be champions of the SWAC tournament. They received the conference’s automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they defeated Mount St Mary’s in the First Four before losing in the first round to Michigan.
The Tigers finished the 2019–20 season 16–16 overall, 12–6 in SWAC play, to finish third place in the conference.[1] [2] The Tigers defeated Grambling State in the quarterfinals of the SWAC tournament.[3] The remainder of the tournament was cancelled by the National Collegiate Athletic Association due to the COVID-19 pandemic on March 12, 2020.[4]
| Name | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | 6'5" | 180 | LaPlace, Louisiana | Completed college eligibility | |||
| G | 5'10" | 170 | Houston, Texas | Graduated | |||
| F | 6'6" | 275 | Compton, California | ||||
| F | 6'8" | 225 | Richmond, Texas | Graduated[5] | |||
| F | 6'5" | 194 | (Redshirt) | Houston, Texas | Graduated | ||
| G | 6'1" | 175 | (Redshirt) | Chicago, Illinois | Completed college eligibility | ||
| G | 6'0" | 170 | (Redshirt) | Houston, Texas | Entered transfer portal[6] | ||
| F | 6'10" | 260 | (Redshirt) | Lubumbashi, DR Congo | Entered transfer portal |
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