Texas Southern Tigers
SWAC (18-12, 13-5)
Big Wins: 12/6 at Florida (69-54), 3/12 vs Alcorn State (87-62)
Bad Losses: 1/17 at Jackson State (58-61), 2/14 Southern (58-70)
Coach: Johnny Jones
Probable Starters:
Bryson Etienne, Senior, Guard, 8.5 ppg, 1.6 apg
PJ Henry, Junior, Guard, 8.3 ppg, 1.4 apg
A.J. Lawson, Senior, Guard, 6.3 ppg, 1.3 apg
Brison Gresham, Senior, Forward, 7.2 ppg, 6.8 rpg, 2.2 bpg
Joirdon Karl Nicholas, Senior, Forward, 9.2 ppg, 6.0 rpg
Key Role Players:
Yahuza Rasas, Senior, Forward, 4.6 ppg, 4.8 rpg
John Walker III, Senior, Forward, 9.9 ppg, 4.3 rpg
Justin Hopkins, Senior, Forward, 6.4 ppg, 1.1 apg
Jordan Gilliam, Senior, Guard, 4.7 ppg, 2.2 apg
John Jones, Senior, Guard, 6.0 ppg
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 69.0 (231st in nation, 4th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 64.2 (40, 1)
Field-Goal Percentage: 43.6 (212, 2)
Field-Goal Defense: 40.1 (31, 2)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 5.7 (312, 6)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 31.1 (293, 7)
Free-Throw Percentage: 66.4 (323, 10)
Rebound Margin: 6.3 (24, 1)
Assists Per Game: 10.8 (322, 10)
Turnovers Per Game: 15.0 (325, 10)
Recent Postseason Appearances:
2021 | NCAA | First Round win over Mount St. Mary's |
2021 | NCAA | Round of 64 loss to Michigan |
2019 | CIT | First Round win over New Orleans |
2019 | CIT | Second Round win over UTRGV |
2019 | CIT | Quarterfinal win over Louisiana-Monroe |
2019 | CIT | Semifinal loss to Green Bay |
2018 | NCAA | Opening Round win over North Carolina Central |
2018 | NCAA | Round of 64 loss to Xavier |
2017 | NCAA | Round of 64 loss to North Carolina |
2016 | NIT | First Round loss to Valparaiso |
2015 | NCAA | Round of 64 loss to Arizona |
2014 | NCAA | Opening Round loss to Cal Poly' |
2011 | NIT | First Round loss to Colorado |
2003 | NCAA | Opening Round loss to UNC-Asheville |
1995 | NCAA | Round of 64 loss to Arkansas |
1994 | NCAA | Round of 64 loss to Duke |
1990 | NCAA | Round of 64 loss to Georgetown |
*all team stats through 3/6