2020–21 Texas Southern Tigers basketball team

American college basketball season

2020–21 Texas Southern Tigers basketball

SWAC tournament champions

NCAA tournament, first round

Conference| Southwestern Athletic Conference
Record| 17–9 (10–3 SWAC)
Head coach|

* Johnny Jones (3rd season)

Assistant coaches|

* Randy Peele
* Shyrone Chatman
* JD Williams
* Brandon Chambers

Home arena| Health and Physical Education Arena

Seasons

<- 2019–20

2021–22 ->

2020–21 SWAC men's basketball standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | PCT |  |  | W |  | L |  | PCT
Prairie View A&M | 13 | - | 0 |  | 1.000 |  |  | 16 | - | 5  |  | .762
Jackson State | 11 | - | 0 |  | 1.000 |  |  | 12 | - | 6  |  | .667
Texas Southern † | 10 | - | 3 |  | .769 |  |  | 17 | - | 9  |  | .654
Grambling State | 9 | - | 6 |  | .600 |  |  | 12 | - | 12  |  | .500
Southern | 8 | - | 6 |  | .571 |  |  | 8 | - | 11  |  | .421
Alcorn State | 6 | - | 7 |  | .462 |  |  | 6 | - | 13  |  | .316
Alabama A&M* | 4 | - | 9 |  | .308 |  |  | 6 | - | 9  |  | .400
Alabama State* | 4 | - | 14 |  | .222 |  |  | 4 | - | 14  |  | .222
Arkansas–Pine Bluff | 3 | - | 12 |  | .200 |  |  | 4 | - | 21  |  | .160
Mississippi Valley State | 2 | - | 13 |  | .133 |  |  | 2 | - | 22  |  | .083
*Ineligible for postseason due to APR violations
† 2021 SWAC tournament winner

The 2020–21 Texas Southern Tigers basketball team represented Texas Southern University during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Tigers were led by third-year head coach Johnny Jones and played their home games at the Health and Physical Education Arena in Houston, Texas, as members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC). They finished the season 17-9, 11-3 in SWAC Play to finish in 3rd place. They defeated Alcorn State, Jackson State, and Prairie View A&M to be champions of the SWAC tournament. They received the conference’s automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they defeated Mount St Mary’s in the First Four before losing in the first round to Michigan.

## Previous season

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The Tigers finished the 2019–20 season 16–16 overall, 12–6 in SWAC play, to finish third place in the conference.[1][2] The Tigers defeated Grambling State in the quarterfinals of the SWAC tournament.[3] The remainder of the tournament was cancelled by the National Collegiate Athletic Association due to the COVID-19 pandemic on March 12, 2020.[4]

## Offseason

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### Departures

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Jordan Andrews | G  | 6'5"  | 180  | Graduate student | LaPlace, Louisiana | Completed college eligibility
Tyrik Armstrong | G  | 5'10"  | 170  | Senior | Houston, Texas | Graduated[5]
Michael Dobbins | F  | 6'6"  | 275  | Sophomore | Compton, California |
Eden Ewing | F  | 6'8"  | 225  | Senior | Richmond, Texas | Graduated[5]
Kevin Granger | F  | 6'5"  | 194  | Junior (Redshirt)  | Houston, Texas | Graduated[5]
Divonte Lumpkin | G  | 6'1"  | 175  | Senior (Redshirt)  | Chicago, Illinois | Completed college eligibility
Ja'Mere Redus | G  | 6'0"  | 170  | Freshman (Redshirt)  | Houston, Texas | Entered transfer portal[6]
Jethro Tshisumpa | F  | 6'10"  | 260  | Junior (Redshirt)  | Lubumbashi, DR Congo | Entered transfer portal[6]

## Roster

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2020–21 Texas Southern Tigers men's basketball team

Players | Coaches
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F | 0  | Yahuza Rasas | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | Jr | Mineral Area College | St. Louis, Missouri
F | 1  | Galen Alexander | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | Sr | Georgetown | Breaux Bridge, Louisiana
G | 2  | Ja'Mare Redus | 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | So | Eisenhower HS | Houston, Texas
G | 4  | Bryson Etienne | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | Sr | Temple College | Houston, Texas
F | 5  | Joirdon Karl Nicholas | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | Jr | Stephen F. Austin | Pearland, Texas
G | 11  | Jordan Gilliam | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | RS Jr | UC Riverside | Houston, Texas
G | 12  | John Jones | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 165 lb (75 kg) | Sr | Nevada | Baton Rouge, Louisiana
F | 14  | Chris Baldwin | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | Sr | UMass | Springfield, Massachusetts
F | 15  | Justin Hopkins | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | GS | Samford | Huntsville, Alabama
G | 20  | Michael Weathers | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | Sr | Oklahoma State | Roeland Park, Kansas
G | 23  | Ashton McClelland | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 155 lb (70 kg) | RS So | Cypress Ranch HS | Houston, Texas
F | 24  | John Walker III | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | RS Jr | Texas A&M | Houston, Texas
G | 32  | Andrew Malveaux III | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | RS So | Strake Jesuit College Prep | Houston, Texas
G | 33  | Quinton Brigham | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | Sr | Hill College | Fort Worth, Texas

Head coach

* Johnny Jones (LSU)

Assistant coach(es)

* Randy Peele
* Shyrone Chatman
* JD Williams
* Brandon Chambers

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Legend

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

* Injured
* Current redshirt

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Roster
Last update: January 3, 2021

## Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV  | Rank# | Opponent# | Result  | Record  | High points  | High rebounds  | High assists  | Site (attendance)
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Non-conference regular season
November 25, 2020*
10:00 pm, P12N |  | at Washington State | L 52–56 | 0–1
|  10 – Tied |  9 – Weathers |  4 – Gilliam | Beasley Coliseum
Pullman, WA
November 28, 2020*
6:30 pm, ESPN+ |  | at Oklahoma State | L 65–85 | 0–2
|  22 – Alexander |  9 – Nicholas |  4 – Walker | Gallagher-Iba Arena (3,350)
Stillwater, OK
November 30, 2020*
8:00 pm |  | at Wyoming | W 76–74 | 1–2
|  21 – Weathers |  7 – Weathers |  3 – Weathers | Arena-Auditorium (1,066)
Laramie, WY
December 3, 2020*
9:00 p.m. |  | at Saint Mary's | L 70–82 | 1–3
|  23 – Weathers |  6 – Nicholas |  3 – Weathers | University Credit Union Pavilion
Moraga, CA
December 11, 2020*
5:00 p.m. |  | LeTourneau | W 103–60 | 2–3
|  35 – Walker |  10 – Nicholas |  5 – Gilliam | H&PE Arena
Houston, TX
December 15, 2020*
6:00 p.m. |  | at Auburn | L 63–80 | 2–4
|  11 – Weathers |  5 – Tied |  3 – Tied | Auburn Arena (1,824)
Auburn, AL
December 21, 2020*
8:00 p.m., BYUtv |  | at BYU | L 71–87 | 2–5
|  23 – Weathers |  12 – Rasas |  5 – Weathers | Marriott Center
Provo, UT
December 23, 2020*
12:00 pm, P12N |  | at USC | Cancelled[7] | Galen Center
Los Angeles, CA
December 26, 2020*
4:00 pm |  | at LSU | Cancelled[8] | Pete Maravich Assembly Center
Baton Rouge, LA
December 30, 2020*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ |  | at TCU | Cancelled[9] | Schollmaier Arena
Fort Worth, TX
SWAC regular season
January 2, 2021
5:30 p.m. |  | at Alcorn State | Postponed[10] | Davey Whitney Complex
Lorman, MS
January 4, 2021
7:30 p.m. |  | at Southern | Postponed[10] | F. G. Clark Center
Baton Rouge, LA
January 11, 2021
7:00 p.m. |  | at Prairie View A&M | L 67–73 | 2–6
(0–1)  |  15 – Alexander |  9 – Alexander |  3 – Weathers | William J. Nicks Building (429)
Prairie View, TX
January 16, 2021
7:30 p.m. |  | Grambling State | L 72–78 | 2–7
(0–2)  |  17 – Alexander |  7 – Walker |  4 – Gilliam | H&PE Arena
Houston, TX
January 18, 2021
7:30 p.m. |  | Jackson State | Postponed[11] | H&PE Arena
Houston, TX
January 23, 2021
7:00 p.m. |  | at Arkansas–Pine Bluff | W 66–57 | 3–7
(1–2)  |  14 – Alexander |  9 – Rasas |  4 – Gilliam | K. L. Johnson Complex
Pine Bluff, AR
January 25, 2021
7:30 p.m. |  | at Mississippi Valley State | Postponed[12] | Harrison HPER Complex
Itta Bena, MS
January 30, 2021
7:30 p.m. |  | Alabama State | W 80–73 | 4–7
(2–2)  |  18 – Tied |  9 – Tied |  5 – Weathers | H&PE Arena (500)
Houston, TX
February 1, 2021
7:30 p.m. |  | Alabama A&M | W 66–49 | 5–7
(3–2)  |  15 – Gilliam |  9 – Tied |  8 – Weathers | H&PE Arena (450)
Houston, TX
February 6, 2021
7:30 p.m. |  | Prairie View A&M | Postponed[13] | H&PE Arena
Houston, TX
February 6, 2021*
7:00 p.m. |  | Texas–Rio Grande Valley | W 77–75 | 6–7
|  26 – Alexander |  8 – Gilliam |  5 – Gilliam | H&PE Arena (473)
Houston, TX
February 13, 2021
3:30 p.m. |  | at Grambling State | W 75–73 | 7–7
(4–2)  |  18 – Gilliam |  14 – Nicholas |  9 – Gilliam | Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (450)
Grambling, LA
February 16, 2021
3:00 p.m. |  | at Jackson State | Postponed[14] | Williams Assembly Center
Jackson, MS
February 21, 2021
4:00 p.m. |  | Prairie View A&M | L 75–77 | 7–8
(4–3)  |  20 – Weathers |  9 – Nicholas |  3 – Tied | H&PE Arena
Houston, TX
February 23, 2021
7:30 p.m. |  | Mississippi Valley State | W 82–45 | 8–8
(5–3)  |  19 – Nicholas |  10 – Weathers |  3 – Gilliam | H&PE Arena
Houston, TX
February 25, 2021
7:30 p.m. |  | Arkansas–Pine Bluff | W 79–65 | 9–8
(6–3)  |  23 – Weathers |  10 – Nicholas |  5 – Weathers | H&PE Arena (567)
Houston, TX
February 27, 2021
4:30 p.m. |  | at Alabama State | W 86–76 | 10–8
(7–3)  |  23 – Weathers |  9 – Walker |  4 – Gilliam | Dunn–Oliver Acadome (970)
Montgomery, AL
March 1, 2021
7:30 p.m. |  | at Alabama A&M | W 68–58 | 11–8
(8–3)  |  18 – Weathers |  11 – Alexander |  3 – Weathers | Elmore Gymnasium (146)
Huntsville, AL
March 4, 2021
7:30 p.m. |  | Alcorn State | W 80–78 | 12–8
(9–3)  |  18 – Weathers |  9 – Alexander |  3 – Weathers | Campbell Center
Houston, TX
March 6, 2021
7:30 p.m. |  | Southern | W 80–74 | 13–8
(10–3)  |  28 – Weathers |  9 – Nicholas |  6 – Weathers | Campbell Center
Houston, TX
SWAC tournament
March 11, 2021
2:00 pm, ESPN3 | (3)  | vs. (6) Alcorn State
Quarterfinals | W 78–55 | 14–8
|  24 – Nicholas |  13 – Nicholas |  5 – Weathers | Bartow Arena (222)
Birmingham, AL
March 12, 2021
2:00 pm, ESPN3 | (3)  | vs. (2) Jackson State
Semifinals | W 84–81 OT | 15–8
|  30 – Weathers |  9 – Alexander |  5 – Weathers | Bartow Arena
Birmingham, AL
March 13, 2021
5:00 pm, ESPNU | (3)  | vs. (1) Prairie View A&M
Championship | W 80–61 | 16–8
|  16 – Nicholas |  12 – Nicholas |  6 – Gilliam | Bartow Arena
Birmingham, AL
NCAA tournament
March 18, 2021
4:10 pm, truTV | (16 E)  | vs. (16 E) Mount St. Mary's
First Four | W 60–52 | 17–8
|  19 – Walker III |  9 – Walker III |  4 – Weathers | Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall
Bloomington, IN
March 20, 2021
2:00 pm, CBS | (16 E)  | vs. (1 E) No. 4 Michigan
First Round | L 66–82 | 17–9
|  24 – Weathers |  8 – Rasas |  2 – Tied | Mackey Arena
West Lafayette, IN

*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.

Source[15]

## References

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1. ^ "Men's Basketball Picked To Win SWAC Title, 3 Tigers Earn Preseason All-SWAC Honors". Texas Southern University Athletics. November 3, 2020. Retrieved November 19, 2020.
2. ^ "Armstrong Named 1st Team All-SWAC, Rasas Earns 2nd Team Honors". Texas Southern University Athletics. March 12, 2020. Retrieved November 19, 2020.
3. ^ "Men's Basketball Takes Control Early, Wins 10th Straight SWAC Tournament Opener". Texas Southern University Athletics. March 10, 2020. Retrieved November 19, 2020.
4. ^ "NCAA cancels remaining winter and spring championships" (Press release). NCAA. March 12, 2020. Retrieved November 19, 2020.
5. ^ a b c "34 Student-Athletes Set To Graduate Saturday, Athletics Holds Virtual Ceremony". Texas Southern University Athletics. May 9, 2020. Retrieved November 19, 2020.
6. ^ a b Goodman, Jeff (October 26, 2020). "College Basketball's 2020-21 Transfer List". Stadium. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
7. ^ "USC Men's Basketball Team Activities Remain Paused; Next Three Games Canceled/Postponed". University of Southern California Athletics. December 15, 2020. Retrieved December 23, 2020.
8. ^ "Saturday's TSU-LSU Men's Basketball Contest Has Been Canceled". Texas Southern University Athletics. December 24, 2020. Retrieved December 26, 2020.
9. ^ "Men's Basketball Non-Conference Finale At TCU Canceled". Texas Southern University Athletics. December 28, 2020. Retrieved January 2, 2021.
10. ^ a b "Men's and Women's Basketball Conference Openers Postponed". Texas Southern University Athletics. December 30, 2020. Retrieved January 2, 2021.
11. ^ "Monday's TSU Men's Basketball Contest Versus Jackson State Postponed". Texas Southern University Athletics. January 12, 2021. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
12. ^ "Monday's Basketball Games At Mississippi Valley State Postponed". Texas Southern University Athletics. January 24, 2021. Retrieved January 26, 2021.
13. ^ "Saturday's TSU Basketball Contests Versus Prairie View A&M Postponed". Texas Southern University Athletics. February 4, 2021. Retrieved February 5, 2021.
14. ^ "Monday's Basketball Games Postponed". Texas Southern University Athletics. February 15, 2021. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
15. ^ "2020-21 Men's Basketball Schedule". Texas Southern Tigers. Retrieved November 25, 2020.

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