Sport: | basketball |
Sex: | none |
Prev Year: | 2022–23 |
Year: | 2023–24 |
Next Year: | 2024–25 |
Team: | Southern Jaguars |
Conference: | Southwestern Athletic Conference |
Short Conf: | SWAC |
Record: | 18–14 |
Conf Record: | 12–6 |
Head Coach: | Kevin Johnson |
Hc Year: | 1st |
Asst Coach1: | Rennie Bailey |
Asst Coach2: | Rashaad Richardson |
Asst Coach3: | Jethro Hillman |
Asst Coach4: | Jon Tavel |
Arena: | F. G. Clark Center |
The 2023–24 Southern Jaguars basketball team represented Southern University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Jaguars, led by first-year head coach Kevin Johnson, played their home games at the F. G. Clark Center in Baton Rouge, Louisiana as members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC). They finished the season 18–14, 12–6 in SWAC play, to finish in a tie for third place. As the No. 4 seed in the SWAC tournament, they lost to Bethune–Cookman in the quarterfinals.
The Jaguars finished the 2022–23 season 15–17, 11–7 in SWAC play, to finish in fourth place.[1] As the #4 seed in the SWAC tournament, they were defeated by #5 seed Alabama A&M.[2]
On March 23, 2023, it was announced that head coach Sean Woods was fired after five years at the helm.[3] Less than a week later, on March 29, Tulane assistant coach Kevin Johnson was announced as Woods' successor.[4]
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