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.
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]
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