2023–24 Texas Southern Tigers basketball team

2023–24 Texas Southern Tigers basketball
2023–24 Texas Southern Tigers basketball
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Record	4–11 (2–2 SWAC)
Head coach	Johnny Jones (6th season);
Assistant coaches	Shyrone Chatman; Josh White; Stacy Hollowell; John Jones;
Home arena	Health and Physical Education Arena

2023–24 SWAC men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Jackson State	3	–	0	1.000	7	–	9	.438
Alabama State	4	–	1	.800	9	–	9	.500
Southern	3	–	1	.750	9	–	8	.529
Grambling State	3	–	1	.750	6	–	11	.353
Bethune–Cookman	2	–	1	.667	7	–	9	.438
Texas Southern	2	–	2	.500	4	–	11	.267
Alabama A&M	2	–	3	.400	3	–	15	.167
Arkansas–Pine Bluff	1	–	2	.333	6	–	10	.375
Prairie View A&M	1	–	2	.333	6	–	10	.375
Alcorn State	1	–	2	.333	2	–	14	.125
Florida A&M	0	–	3	.000	2	–	12	.143
Mississippi Valley State	0	–	4	.000	0	–	17	.000

† 2024 SWAC tournament winner As of January 13, 2024

The 2023–24 Texas Southern Tigers basketball team represents 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.

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]

Roster

2023–24 Texas Southern Tigers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Kolby Granger	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	RS So	Ridge Point High School	Missouri City, Texas
F	1	Kenny Hunter	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	236 lb (107 kg)	RS Jr	Louisiana Tech	Shreveport, Louisiana
F	2	Jahmar Young Jr.	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	RS Sr	Memphis	Dallas, Texas
G	3	PJ Henry	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	177 lb (80 kg)	Sr	Hartford	Houston, Texas
G/F	4	Chris Craig	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sr	North Lake College	Denton, Texas
G	5	Jaylen Wysinger	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Jr	Paris Junior College	Houston, Texas
G	7	Deon Stroud	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	204 lb (93 kg)	Sr	Eastern Washington	Fresno, California
F	8	Shaqir O'Neal	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	201 lb (91 kg)	RS So	Union Grove High School	Los Angeles, California
G	11	Jonathan Cisse	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Sr	Incarnate Word	Lafayette, Louisiana
G	12	Zytarious Mortle	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	199 lb (90 kg)	So	Sunrise Christian Academy	Alexandria, Louisiana
G	15	Zaire Hayes	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	So	Northwest Kansas Tech	Houston, Texas
G	23	Mario Davis	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	GS	Fisk	Houston, Texas
F	25	Grayson Carter	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	RS So	UT Arlington	Dallas, Texas
G	32	Kehlin Farooq	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	196 lb (89 kg)	RS Jr	Hampton	Houston, Texas
F	35	Xavier Ball	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	232 lb (105 kg)	Jr	Lamar	Winnfield, Louisiana

Head coach

Johnny Jones (LSU)

Assistant coach(es)

Shyrone Chatman (Memphis)
Josh White (North Texas)
Stacy Hollowell (St. Edward's)
John Jones (Texas Southern)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: December 7, 2023

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023* 8:30 pm, MWN	at New Mexico	L 55–92	0–1	11 – Cisse	6 – Farooq	4 – Cisse	The Pit (11,106) Albuquerque, NM
November 11, 2023* 2:30 pm, P12N	at Arizona State	L 52–63	0–2	12 – Henry	9 – Hunter	4 – Cisse	Desert Financial Arena (7,263) Tempe, AZ
November 16, 2023* 6:00 pm, ACCN	at Virginia	L 33–62	0–3	7 – 2 Tied	5 – Young Jr.	1 – 5 Tied	John Paul Jones Arena (13,099) Charlottesville, VA
November 18, 2023* 7:30 pm, FS2	at No. 8 Creighton	L 50–82	0–4	14 – Mortle	7 – 2 Tied	1 – 3 Tied	CHI Health Center Omaha (16,845) Omaha, NE
November 21, 2023* 7:00 pm, SLN	at Oral Roberts	L 63–65	0–5	20 – Stroud	8 – Young Jr.	4 – Cisse	Mabee Center (5,893) Tulsa, OK
November 25, 2023* 6:00 pm, ESPN+	at Drake	L 71–77	0–6	27 – Henry	6 – Young Jr.	4 – 2 Tied	Knapp Center (2,886) Des Moines, IA
November 28, 2023* 8:30 pm, B1G	at No. 1 Purdue	L 67–99	0–7	25 – Mortle	7 – Stroud	7 – Stroud	Mackey Arena (14,876) West Lafayette, IN
December 16, 2023* 8:30 pm, ESPN+	vs. North Carolina A&T Chris Paul's HBCU Challenge	L 79–85	0–8	19 – Carter	9 – Granger	4 – 2 Tied	Michelob Ultra Arena Paradise, NV
December 17, 2023* 5:00 pm, ESPNU	vs. Howard Chris Paul's HBCU Challenge	W 79–78	1–8	26 – Henry	6 – Henry	7 – Henry	Michelob Ultra Arena Paradise, NV
December 21, 2023* 6:00 pm, YouTube	Samford	L 65–87	1–9	13 – Henry	11 – Carter	2 – Wysinger	H&PE Arena (754) Houston, TX
December 28, 2023* 6:00 pm, YouTube	Biblical Studies	W 108–72	2–9	16 – Henry	8 – Granger	5 – 2 Tied	H&PE Arena (770) Houston, TX
SWAC regular season
January 6, 2024 5:30 pm	at Southern	L 51–58	2–10 (0–1)	11 – Cisse	12 – Hunter	5 – Cisse	F. G. Clark Center (3,259) Baton Rouge, LA
January 8, 2024 7:30 pm	at Grambling State	W 54–52	3–10 (1–1)	16 – Hayes	8 – Hayes	6 – Cisse	Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (1,318) Grambling, LA
January 13, 2024 5:00 pm, YouTube	Arkansas–Pine Bluff	L 67–70	3–11 (1–2)	21 – Cisse	9 – Cisse	3 – Cisse	H&PE Arena (1,208) Houston, TX
January 15, 2024 7:30 pm, YouTube	Mississippi Valley State	W 93–61	4–11 (2–2)	21 – Cisse	8 – Carter	7 – Hayes	H&PE Arena (790) Houston, TX
January 20, 2024 3:00 pm	at Alcorn State						Davey Whitney Complex Lorman, MS
January 22, 2024 7:30 pm	at Jackson State						Williams Assembly Center Jackson, MS
January 27, 2024 5:00 pm, YouTube	Alabama A&M						H&PE Arena Houston, TX
January 29, 2024 7:30 pm, YouTube	Alabama State						H&PE Arena Houston, TX
February 3, 2024 5:30 pm	at Prairie View A&M						William J. Nicks Building Prairie View, TX
February 10, 2024 3:00 pm	at Florida A&M						Al Lawson Center Tallahassee, FL
February 12, 2024 7:30 pm	at Bethune–Cookman						Moore Gymnasium Daytona Beach, FL
February 17, 2024 5:00 pm, YouTube	Grambling State						H&PE Arena Houston, TX
February 19, 2024 7:30 pm, YouTube	Southern						H&PE Arena Houston, TX
February 24, 2024 6:00 pm	at Mississippi Valley State						Harrison HPER Complex Itta Bena, MS
February 26, 2024 7:30 pm	at Arkansas–Pine Bluff						H.O. Clemmons Arena Pine Bluff, AR
March 2, 2024 5:00 pm, YouTube	Jackson State						H&PE Arena Houston, TX
March 4, 2024 7:30 pm, YouTube	Alcorn State						H&PE Arena Houston, TX
March 9, 2024 5:00 pm, YouTube	Prairie View A&M						H&PE Arena Houston, TX
SWAC tournament
March 13–16, 2024	vs.						Bartow Arena Birmingham, AL
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

Sources:^[7]^[8]

References

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

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[1] "2022-23 Men's Basketball Standings". Southwestern Athletic Conference. Retrieved December 7, 2023.

[2] "Tigers Take Down Top-Seeded Alcorn State In Tourney Opener". Texas Southern University Athletics. Retrieved December 7, 2023.

[3] "Texas Southern beats Alabama A&M 74-61 in SWAC tourney". CBS Sports. Retrieved December 7, 2023.

[4] "How about them Tigers! Texas Southern's men's basketball clinches berth to NCAA after SWAC win". ABC13 Houston. Retrieved December 7, 2023.

[5] "Texas Southern Struggled in Loss to Fairleigh Dickinson". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved December 7, 2023.

[6] "Teams with the worst records to make the men's NCAA tournament". NCAA.com. Retrieved December 7, 2023.

[7] "2023-24 Men's Basketball Schedule". Texas Southern University Athletics. Retrieved December 7, 2023.

[8] "Texas Southern Tigers 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved December 7, 2023.

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