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2015–16 Texas Southern Tigers basketball team
American college basketball season
The 2015–16 Texas Southern Tigers basketball team represented Texas Southern University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Tigers, led by fourth year head coach Mike Davis, played pik home games at the Health and Physical Education Arena and were members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference. They finished the season 18–15, 16–2 in SWAC play to win the regular season SWAC championship. They defeated Alabama A&M in the quarterfinals of the SWAC tournament to advance to the semifinals where they lost to Southern. As regular season conference champions who failed to win their conference tournament, they received an automatic bid to the National Invitation Tournament where they lost to Valparaiso in the first round.
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SWAC regular season champions | |
NIT, First round | |
| Conference | Southwestern Athletic Conference |
| Record | 18–15 (16–2 SWAC) |
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| Associate head coach | Donnie Marsh |
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| Home arena | Health and Physical Education Arena |
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More information Conf, Overall ...
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| Texas Southern | 16 | – | 2 | .889 | 18 | – | 15 | .545 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alcorn State* | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 15 | – | 15 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jackson State | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 20 | – | 16 | .556 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern † | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 22 | – | 13 | .629 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alabama State | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 14 | – | 17 | .452 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prairie View A&M | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 7 | – | 24 | .226 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alabama A&M | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 11 | – | 18 | .379 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas–Pine Bluff | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 8 | – | 25 | .242 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi Valley State | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 8 | – | 27 | .229 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Grambling State | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 7 | – | 24 | .226 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| *ineligible for postseason due to APR violations | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2016 SWAC tournament winner | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Tigers finished the 2014–15 season with a record of 22–13, 16–2 in conference and winners of the SWAC regular season and Tournament. By winning the tournament, they received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the second round to Arizona.
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More information Date time, TV, Rank# ...
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Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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| 11/13/2015* 5:30 pm, RTRM |
at New Mexico | L 57–86 | 0–1 |
The Pit (12,269) Albuquerque, NM | |||||||
| 11/14/2015* 5:00 pm, FS2 |
at Creighton Men Who Speak Up Main Event |
L 70–93 | 0–2 |
CenturyLink Center Omaha (16,538) Omaha, NE | |||||||
| 11/19/2015* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at Clemson Men Who Speak Up Main Event |
L 56–76 | 0–3 |
Bon Secours Wellness Arena (6,185) Greenville, SC | |||||||
| 11/23/2015* 3:00 pm |
vs. Howard Men Who Speak Up Main Event |
L 81–87 | 0–4 |
MGM Grand Arena (323) Paradise, NV | |||||||
| 11/25/2015* 12:30 pm |
at UTSA Men Who Speak Up Main Event |
W 91–80 | 1–4 |
MGM Grand Arena (217) Paradise, NV | |||||||
| 11/28/2015* 6:00 pm, P12N |
at Washington State | L 65–77 | 1–5 |
Beasley Coliseum (1,604) Pullman, WA | |||||||
| 12/02/2015* 7:00 pm, SECN |
at Mississippi State | L 73–86 | 1–6 |
Humphrey Coliseum (6,239) Starkville, MS | |||||||
| 12/05/2015* 4:00 pm |
at Stephen F. Austin | L 62–66 | 1–7 |
William R. Johnson Coliseum (2,392) Nacogdoches, TX | |||||||
| 12/12/2015* 3:30 pm, ESPN3 |
at Central Michigan | L 71–79 | 1–8 |
McGuirk Arena (2,492) Mount Pleasant, MI | |||||||
| 12/16/2015* 6:00 pm |
at Iona | L 73–83 | 1–9 |
Hynes Athletic Center (1,326) New Rochelle, NY | |||||||
| 12/27/2015* 1:00 pm, ESPNU |
at Syracuse | L 67–80 | 1–10 |
Carrier Dome (21,601) Syracuse, NY | |||||||
| 12/29/2015* 7:00 pm, ESPNU |
at No. 23 Baylor | L 59–72 | 1–11 |
Ferrell Center (5,223) Waco, TX | |||||||
| 12/31/2015* 2:00 pm |
vs. Hampton | Birmingham, AL | |||||||||
| 01/02/2016 7:30 pm |
Southern | W 88–66 | 2–11 (1–0) |
H&PE Arena (2,467) Houston, TX | |||||||
| 01/04/2016 7:00 pm |
Alcorn State | W 74–58 | 3–11 (2–0) |
H&PE Arena (1,245) Houston, TX | |||||||
| 01/09/2016 7:30 pm |
Prairie View A&M | W 64–38 | 4–11 (3–0) |
H&PE Arena (5,287) Houston, TX | |||||||
| 01/16/2016 5:30 pm |
at Jackson State | W 71–65 | 5–11 (4–0) |
Williams Assembly Center (1,591) Jackson, MS | |||||||
| 01/18/2016 7:30 pm |
at Grambling State | W 69–54 | 6–11 (5–0) |
Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (537) Grambling, LA | |||||||
| 01/23/2016 7:30 pm |
Mississippi Valley State | W 75–60 | 7–11 (6–0) |
H&PE Arena (2,468) Houston, TX | |||||||
| 01/25/2016 7:30 pm |
Arkansas–Pine Bluff | W 78–49 | 8–11 (7–0) |
H&PE Arena (1,271) Houston, TX | |||||||
| 01/30/2016 5:00 pm |
at Alabama State | W 75–72 | 9–11 (8–0) |
Dunn–Oliver Acadome (1,846) Montgomery, AL | |||||||
| 02/01/2016 7:30 pm |
at Alabama A&M | W 71–66 | 10–11 (9–0) |
Elmore Gymnasium Huntsville, AL | |||||||
| 02/06/2016 7:30 pm |
at Prairie View A&M | L 55–59 | 10–12 (9–1) |
William J. Nicks Building (3,527) Prairie View, TX | |||||||
| 02/13/2016 7:30 pm |
Jackson State | W 76–60 | 11–12 (10–1) |
H&PE Arena (2,642) Houston, TX | |||||||
| 02/15/2016 7:30 pm |
Grambling State | W 79–72 | 12–12 (11–1) |
H&PE Arena (1,426) Houston, TX | |||||||
| 02/20/2016 4:00 pm |
at Mississippi Valley State | W 98–67 | 13–12 (12–1) |
Harris Arena (898) Moorhead, MS | |||||||
| 02/22/2016 7:30 pm |
at Arkansas–Pine Bluff | W 54–52 | 14–12 (13–1) |
K. L. Johnson Complex (889) Pine Bluff, AR | |||||||
| 02/27/2016 7:30 pm |
Alabama A&M | W 77–54 | 15–12 (14–1) |
H&PE Arena (2,342) Houston, TX | |||||||
| 02/29/2016 8:00 pm |
Alabama State | W 98–86 | 16–12 (15–1) |
H&PE Arena Houston, TX | |||||||
| 03/03/2016 7:30 pm |
at Southern | L 79–84 | 16–13 (15–2) |
F. G. Clark Center (2,795) Baton Rouge, LA | |||||||
| 03/05/2016 4:00 pm |
at Alcorn State | W 76–66 | 17–13 (16–2) |
Davey Whitney Complex (1,921) Lorman, MS | |||||||
| SWAC tournament | |||||||||||
| 03/09/2016 8:30 pm |
(1) | vs. (8) Alabama A&M Quarterfinals |
W 77–69 | 18–13 |
Toyota Center Houston, TX | ||||||
| 03/11/2016 8:30 pm |
(1) | vs. (4) Southern Semifinals |
L 73–81 | 18–14 |
Toyota Center (2,008) Houston, TX | ||||||
| NIT | |||||||||||
| 3/15/16* 8:15 pm, ESPN3 |
(8) | at (1) Valparaiso First round – Valparaiso Bracket |
L 73–84 | 18–15 |
Athletics–Recreation Center (2,912) Valparaiso, IN | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time Source[3]. | |||||||||||
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