Texas Southern Tigers | |||
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University | Texas Southern University | ||
Head coach | Johnny Jones (7th season) | ||
Conference | SWAC | ||
Location | Houston, Texas | ||
Arena | Health and Physical Education Arena (capacity: 8,100) | ||
Nickname | Tigers | ||
Colors | Maroon and gray[1] | ||
NCAA tournament appearances | |||
1990, 1994, 1995, 2003, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2021, 2022, 2023 | |||
Conference tournament champions | |||
1990, 1994, 1995, 2003, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2021, 2022, 2023 | |||
Conference regular season champions | |||
1957, 1958, 1977, 1983, 1989, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1998, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017 |
The Texas Southern Tigers basketball team is the basketball team that represents Texas Southern University in Houston, Texas, United States. The team currently competes in the Southwestern Athletic Conference. Their current head coach is Johnny Jones, who took over after Mike Davis took the Detroit Mercy head coaching job on June 5, 2018.[2][3] Texas Southern has appeared in the NCAA tournament 11 times, and most recently in 2023. The Tigers play their home games at the Health and Physical Education Arena.