Southern Jaguars basketball

College basketball team

Southern Jaguars men's basketball

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University| Southern University
Head coach| Kevin Johnson (2nd season)
Conference| SWAC
Location| Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Arena| F. G. Clark Center
(capacity: 7,500)
Nickname| Jaguars
Colors| Columbia blue and gold[1]

NCAA tournament round of 32
1993
NCAA tournament appearances
1981, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1993, 2006, 2013, 2016
Conference tournament champions
1974*, 1975*, 1977*, 1981, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1993, 2006, 2013, 2016
Conference regular-season champions
1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1965, 1978, 1981, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 2006, 2014, 2025

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The Southern Jaguars basketball team is the basketball team that represents Southern University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States. The school's team currently competes in the Southwestern Athletic Conference.

## Postseason results

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### NCAA Division I Tournament results

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The Jaguars have appeared in the NCAA tournament nine times, the second most appearances of any SWAC school. Their combined record is 1–9. They were the second (after Alcorn State in 1980) and, as of 2022, the most recent SWAC team to advance to the regional quarterfinals, or Round of 32. Their #13 seed in the 1993 tournament is the highest seed given to a SWAC team since the tournament expanded to 64 teams in 1985.

F. G. Clark Center Year  | Seed  | Round  | Opponent  | Result

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1981 | 11 | First Round | Wichita State | L 70–95
1985 | 16 | First Round | St. John's | L 59–83
1987 | 15 | First Round | Temple | L 56–75
1988 | 15 | First Round | Kentucky | L 84–99
1989 | 15 | First Round | North Carolina | L 79–93
1993 | 13 | First Round
Second Round | Georgia Tech
George Washington | W 93–78
L 80–90
2006 | 16 | First Round | Duke | L 54–70
2013 | 16 | Second Round | Gonzaga | L 58–64
2016 | 16 | First Four | Holy Cross | L 55–59

### NCAA Division II

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The Jaguars appeared in the NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament three times. They had a record of 1–5.

Year  | Round  | Opponent  | Result

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1974 | Regional Semifinals
Regional Third Place | New Orleans
Tennessee State | L 80–85
L 88–98
1975 | Regional Semifinals
Regional Third Place | Lincoln (MO)
West Georgia | L 87–93
W 103–98
1977 | Regional Semifinals
Regional Third Place | North Alabama
Lincoln | L 88–105
L 87–103

### NIT results

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The Jaguars have appeared in the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) one time. Their record is 0–1.

Year  | Round  | Opponent  | Result

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1990 | First Round | Fordham | L 80–106

### NAIA results

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The Jaguars appeared in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) Basketball Tournament one time. Their record is 2–1.

Year  | Round  | Opponent  | Result

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1965 | First Round
Second Round
Quarter Finals | Indiana Tech
Eastern Montana
Ouachita Baptist (Ark.) | W 94–77
W 97–86
L 64–65

### Retired numbers

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The Jaguars have retired three numbers.

Southern Jaguars retired jerseys

No.  | Player  | Career  | Year of Retirement
15 | Avery Johnson | 1986–88 | 2012
34 | Bobby Phills | 1987–91 | 2012
41 | Bob Love | 1961–65 | 2012

## See also

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* List of NCAA Division I men's basketball programs

## References

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1. ^ Southern University Style Guide (PDF). Retrieved December 27, 2017.

## External links

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* Official website

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Venues|

* F. G. Clark Center (1975–present)

People|

* Head coaches
* Statistical leaders

Seasons|

* List of seasons
* 1949–50
* 1950–51
* 1951–52
* 1952–53
* 1953–54
* 1954–55
* 1955–56
* 1956–69
* 1969–70
* 1970–71
* 1971–72
* 1972–73
* 1973–74
* 1974–75
* 1975–76
* 1976–77
* 1977–78
* 1978–79
* 1979–80
* 1980–81
* 1981–82
* 1982–83
* 1983–84
* 1984–85
* 1985–86
* 1986–87
* 1987–88
* 1988–89
* 1989–90
* 1990–91
* 1991–92
* 1992–93
* 1993–94
* 1994–95
* 1995–96
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* 2000–01
* 2001–02
* 2002–03
* 2003–04
* 2004–05
* 2005–06
* 2006–07
* 2007–08
* 2008–09
* 2009–10
* 2010–11
* 2011–12
* 2012–13
* 2013–14
* 2014–15
* 2015–16
* 2016–17
* 2017–18
* 2018–19
* 2019–20
* 2020–21
* 2021–22
* 2022–23
* 2023–24
* 2024–25

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Southwestern Athletic Conference men's basketball

Teams|

* Alabama A&M Bulldogs
* Alabama State Hornets
* Alcorn State Braves
* Arkansas–Pine Bluff Golden Lions
* Bethune–Cookman Wildcats
* Florida A&M Rattlers
* Grambling State Tigers
* Jackson State Tigers
* Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils
* Prairie View A&M Panthers
* Southern Jaguars
* Texas Southern Tigers

Championships & awards|

* SWAC men's basketball tournament
* Player of the Year

Seasons|

* 1956–57
* 1957–58
* 1958–59
* 1959–60
* 1960–61
* 1961–62
* 1962–63
* 1963–64
* 1964–65
* 1965–66
* 1966–67
* 1967–68
* 1968–69
* 1969–70
* 1970–71
* 1971–72
* 1972–73
* 1973–74
* 1974–75
* 1975–76
* 1976–77
* 1977–78
* 1978–79
* 1979–80
* 1980–81
* 1981–82
* 1982–83
* 1983–84
* 1984–85
* 1985–86
* 1986–87
* 1987–88
* 1988–89
* 1989–90
* 1990–91
* 1991–92
* 1992–93
* 1993–94
* 1994–95
* 1995–96
* 1996–97
* 1997–98
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* 2002–03
* 2003–04
* 2004–05
* 2005–06
* 2006–07
* 2007–08
* 2008–09
* 2009–10
* 2010–11
* 2011–12
* 2012–13
* 2013–14
* 2014–15
* 2015–16
* 2016–17
* 2017–18
* 2018–19
* 2019–20
* 2020–21
* 2021–22
* 2022–23

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Southern University and A&M College

Academics|

* Southern University System
* Southern University at New Orleans
* Southern University at Shreveport
* Southern University Law Center

Athletics|

* Jaguars and Lady Jaguars
* Baseball
* Basketball
* Men
* Women
* Football

Campus|

* A. W. Mumford Stadium
* F. G. Clark Center
* Lee-Hines Field
* Laboratory School

Student life|

* Human Jukebox

People|

* University presidents
* Theophile T. Allain

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