2023–24 Texas Southern Tigers basketball team

American college basketball season

2023–24 Texas Southern Tigers basketball

CIT, First Round

Conference| Southwestern Athletic Conference
Record| 16–17 (12–6 SWAC)
Head coach|

* Johnny Jones (6th season)

Assistant coaches|

* Shyrone Chatman
* Josh White
* Stacy Hollowell
* John Jones

Home arena| Health and Physical Education Arena

Seasons

<- 2022–23

2024–25 ->

2023–24 SWAC men's basketball standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | PCT |  |  | W |  | L |  | PCT
Grambling State † | 14 | - | 4 |  | .778 |  |  | 21 | - | 15  |  | .583
Alcorn State | 13 | - | 5 |  | .722 |  |  | 14 | - | 18  |  | .438
Texas Southern | 12 | - | 6 |  | .667 |  |  | 16 | - | 17  |  | .485
Southern | 12 | - | 6 |  | .667 |  |  | 18 | - | 14  |  | .563
Bethune–Cookman | 11 | - | 7 |  | .611 |  |  | 17 | - | 17  |  | .500
Jackson State | 11 | - | 7 |  | .611 |  |  | 15 | - | 17  |  | .469
Alabama A&M | 9 | - | 9 |  | .500 |  |  | 12 | - | 23  |  | .343
Alabama State | 8 | - | 10 |  | .444 |  |  | 13 | - | 19  |  | .406
Arkansas–Pine Bluff | 8 | - | 10 |  | .444 |  |  | 13 | - | 18  |  | .419
Prairie View A&M | 5 | - | 13 |  | .278 |  |  | 10 | - | 21  |  | .323
Florida A&M | 4 | - | 14 |  | .222 |  |  | 6 | - | 23  |  | .207
Mississippi Valley State | 1 | - | 17 |  | .056 |  |  | 1 | - | 30  |  | .032
† 2024 SWAC tournament winner

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

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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

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2023–24 Texas Southern Tigers men's basketball team

Players | Coaches
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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)

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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: December 7, 2023

## 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 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 | W 72–61 | 5–11
(3–2)  |  17 – Carter |  4 – Carter |  5 – Henry | Davey Whitney Complex
Lorman, MS
January 22, 2024
7:30 pm |  | at Jackson State | L 64–73 | 5–12
(3–3)  |  20 – Henry |  6 – Hunter |  2 – Wysinger | Williams Assembly Center (1,652)
Jackson, MS
January 27, 2024
5:00 pm, YouTube |  | Alabama A&M | W 85–69 | 6–12
(4–3)  |  21 – Stroud |  7 – Carter |  3 – Henry | H&PE Arena (3,109)
Houston, TX
January 29, 2024
7:30 pm, YouTube |  | Alabama State | W 56–55 | 7–12
(5–3)  |  21 – Henry |  10 – Cisse |  3 – Henry | H&PE Arena (1,300)
Houston, TX
February 3, 2024
5:30 pm |  | at Prairie View A&M | W 80–69 | 8–12
(6–3)  |  26 – Henry |  11 – Young Jr. |  3 – Cisse | William J. Nicks Building (3,514)
Prairie View, TX
February 10, 2024
3:00 pm |  | at Florida A&M | W 78–75 OT | 9–12
(7–3)  |  24 – Mortle |  7 – Wysinger |  5 – Wysinger | Al Lawson Center (574)
Tallahassee, FL
February 12, 2024
7:30 pm |  | at Bethune–Cookman | L 79–83 | 9–13
(7–4)  |  17 – 2 Tied |  7 – Granger |  5 – Wysinger | Moore Gymnasium (889)
Daytona Beach, FL
February 17, 2024
5:00 pm, YouTube |  | Grambling State | L 63–66 | 9–14
(7–5)  |  14 – Stroud |  8 – Hunter |  3 – 2 Tied | H&PE Arena (1,800)
Houston, TX
February 19, 2024
7:30 pm, YouTube |  | Southern | W 68–56 | 10–14
(8–5)  |  23 – Henry |  8 – Craig |  4 – Cisse | H&PE Arena (3,009)
Houston, TX
February 24, 2024
6:00 pm |  | at Mississippi Valley State | W 73–52 | 11–14
(9–5)  |  16 – Henry |  6 – Carter |  3 – Cisse | Harrison HPER Complex (1,587)
Itta Bena, MS
February 26, 2024
7:30 pm |  | at Arkansas–Pine Bluff | W 77–70 | 12–14
(10–5)  |  25 – Henry |  7 – Hunter |  5 – Henry | H.O. Clemmons Arena (2,182)
Pine Bluff, AR
March 2, 2024
5:00 pm, YouTube |  | Jackson State | W 80–70 | 13–14
(11–5)  |  20 – 2 Tied |  8 – Carter |  6 – Cisse | H&PE Arena (4,036)
Houston, TX
March 4, 2024
7:30 pm, YouTube |  | Alcorn State | L 79–82 | 13–15
(11–6)  |  36 – Cisse |  6 – Craig |  7 – Henry | H&PE Arena (2,836)
Houston, TX
March 9, 2024
5:00 pm, YouTube |  | Prairie View A&M | W 93–78 | 14–15
(12–6)  |  21 – Henry |  7 – 3 Tied |  6 – Cisse | H&PE Arena (6,927)
Houston, TX
SWAC tournament
March 14, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+ | (3)  | vs. (6) Jackson State
Quarterfinals | W 73–62 | 15–15
|  24 – Cisse |  8 – Tied |  6 – Cisse | Bartow Arena (975)
Birmingham, AL
March 15, 2024
8:30 pm, ESPN+ | (3)  | vs. (7) Alabama A&M
Semifinals | W 72–65 | 16–15
|  18 – Cisse |  6 – Tied |  4 – Cisse | Bartow Arena (2,045)
Birmingham, AL
March 16, 2024
8:30 pm, ESPNU/ESPN+ | (3)  | vs. (1) Grambling State
Championship | L 66–75 | 16–16
|  21 – Cisse |  5 – Stroud |  2 – Wysinger | Bartow Arena (2,108)
Birmingham, AL
CIT
March 19, 2024*
6:00 pm, ESPN+ |  | at Tarleton
First round – Lou Henson Classic | L 71–82 | 16–17
|  18 – Tied |  8 – Cisse |  6 – Cisse | Wisdom Gym (1,426)
Stephenville, TX

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

Sources:[7][8]

## References

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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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