2023–24 Texas Southern Tigers basketball team explained

Mode:basketball
Sex:none
Year:2023–24
Prev Year:2022–23
Team:Texas Southern Tigers
Conference:Southwestern Athletic Conference
Short Conf:SWAC
Record:16–17
Conf Record:12–6
Head Coach:Johnny Jones
Hc Year:6th
Asst Coach1:Shyrone Chatman
Asst Coach2:Josh White
Asst Coach3:Stacy Hollowell
Asst Coach4:John Jones
Stadium:Health and Physical Education Arena
Tourney Result:First Round

The 2023–24 Texas Southern Tigers basketball team represented Texas Southern University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Tigers, led by sixth-year head coach Johnny Jones, play their home games at the Health and Physical Education Arena located in Houston, Texas, as members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference. They finished the season 16–17, 12–6 in SWAC play to finish in a tie for third place. As the No. 3 seed in the WAC Tournament, they defeated Jackson State in the quarterfinals, and Alabama A&M in the semifinals, before losing to Grambling State in the championship. They received an invitation to the CIT, where they lost to Tarleton in the first round.

Previous season

The Tigers finished the 2022–23 season 14–20, 7–11, in SWAC play to finish in eighth place.[1] They upset top-seeded Alcorn State,[2] Alabama A&M,[3] and Grambling State to become champions of the SWAC tournament and receiving the SWAC's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.[4] They lost to Fairleigh Dickinson in the First Four.[5]

With a record of 14–20, Texas Southern entered the NCAA Tournament with the sixth-worst regular season record ever, with a winning percentage of 41.18%. It was also the most losses by an automatic bid in the history of the tournament.[6]

Schedule and results

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Notes and References

  1. News: 2022-23 Men's Basketball Standings. Southwestern Athletic Conference. December 7, 2023. en.
  2. News: Tigers Take Down Top-Seeded Alcorn State In Tourney Opener. Texas Southern University Athletics. December 7, 2023. en.
  3. News: Texas Southern beats Alabama A&M 74-61 in SWAC tourney. CBS Sports. December 7, 2023. en.
  4. News: How about them Tigers! Texas Southern's men's basketball clinches berth to NCAA after SWAC win. ABC13 Houston. December 7, 2023. en.
  5. News: Texas Southern Struggled in Loss to Fairleigh Dickinson. Sports Illustrated. December 7, 2023. en.
  6. News: Teams with the worst records to make the men's NCAA tournament. NCAA.com. December 7, 2023. en.
  7. News: 2023-24 Men's Basketball Schedule. Texas Southern University Athletics. December 7, 2023. en.
  8. News: Texas Southern Tigers 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule. ESPN. December 7, 2023. en.