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2022–23 Texas Southern Tigers basketball team
American college basketball season
The 2022–23 Texas Southern Tigers basketball team represented Texas Southern University in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Tigers, led by fifth-year head coach Johnny Jones, played their home games at the Health and Physical Education Arena in Houston, Texas, as members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference.
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| Conference | Southwestern Athletic Conference |
| Record | 14–21 (7–11 SWAC) |
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| Home arena | Health and Physical Education Arena |
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| Alcorn State | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | 18 | – | 14 | .563 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Grambling State | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | 24 | – | 9 | .727 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jackson State | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 14 | – | 19 | .424 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 15 | – | 17 | .469 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alabama A&M | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 15 | – | 18 | .455 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prairie View A&M | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 13 | – | 19 | .406 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bethune–Cookman | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 12 | – | 20 | .375 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas Southern † | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 14 | – | 21 | .400 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alabama State | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 8 | – | 23 | .258 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas–Pine Bluff | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 10 | – | 21 | .323 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida A&M | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 7 | – | 22 | .241 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi Valley State | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 5 | – | 27 | .156 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2023 SWAC tournament winner | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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They finished the season 14-20, 7-11, in SWAC Play to finish in 8th place. They defeated Alcorn State, Alabama A&M, and Grambling State to become champions of the SWAC Tournament for a third straight year. They received the SWAC’s automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament where they lost to Fairleigh Dickinson in the First Four.
With a record of 14–20, Texas Southern entered the NCAA Tournament with one of the worst regular season records ever, with a winning percentage of 41.18%. It also had the most losses by an automatic bid in the history of the tournament.[1]
The Tigers finished the 2021–22 season 19–13, 13–5 in SWAC play to finish in second place. As the No. 2 seed, they defeated No. 7 seed Jackson State,[2] Grambling State[3] and top-seeded Alcorn State to win the SWAC tournament and receive the conference's automatic bid into the NCAA tournament.[4] They were given the No. 16 seed in the Midwest Region, where they would defeat Texas A&M–Corpus Christi in the First Four,[5] before falling to top-seeded and eventual national champion Kansas in the First Round.[6]
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Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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| November 7, 2022* 9:00 pm, WCC |
at San Francisco | L 77–90 | 0–1 |
21 – Henry | 4 – Gilliam | 2 – Barnes | War Memorial Gymnasium (1,730) San Francisco, CA | ||||
| November 10, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at No. 25 Texas Tech | L 54–78 | 0–2 |
12 – Mortle | 12 – Walker III | 2 – Tied | United Supermarkets Arena (13,835) Lubbock, TX | ||||
| November 13, 2022* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Arizona State Pac-12/SWAC Legacy Series |
W 67–66 OT | 1–2 |
22 – Henry | 9 – Nicholas | 4 – Henry | H&PE Arena (3,184) Houston, TX | ||||
| November 15, 2022* 7:00 pm, YouTube |
Oral Roberts Cougar Classic |
L 64–82 | 1–3 |
19 – Barnes | 10 – Carter | 5 – Henry | H&PE Arena (2,109) Houston, TX | ||||
| November 16, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at No. 3 Houston Cougar Classic |
L 48–83 | 1–4 |
15 – Mortle | 7 – Barnes | 1 – Tied | Fertitta Center (7,322) Houston, TX | ||||
| November 18, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at No. 13 Auburn | L 56–72 | 1–5 |
13 – Nicholas | 13 – Nicholas | 2 – Tied | Neville Arena (9,121) Auburn, AL | ||||
| November 20, 2022* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Samford | L 63–78 | 1–6 |
30 – Barnes | 7 – Nicholas | 3 – Barnes | Pete Hanna Center (2,333) Homewood, AL | ||||
| November 28, 2022* 7:30 pm, ESPN+ |
at No. 9 Kansas | L 55–87 | 1–7 |
22 – Barnes | 6 – Mortle | 3 – Nicholas | Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS | ||||
| December 11, 2022* 3:00 p.m., YouTube |
North American | W 95–47 | 2–7 |
20 – Farooq | 12 – Nicholas | 6 – Marin | H&PE Arena (210) Houston, TX | ||||
| December 17, 2022* 8:30 pm, ESPN+ |
vs. North Carolina A&T HBCU Challenge |
L 66–67 OT | 2–8 |
21 – Nicholas | 18 – Nicholas | 5 – Henry | MGM Grand Garden Arena Las Vegas, NV | ||||
| December 18, 2022* 3:30 pm, ESPNU |
vs. Hampton Chris Paul's HBCU Challenge |
W 82–77 | 3–8 |
19 – Farooq | 8 – Farooq | 4 – Granger | MGM Grand Garden Arena (2,029) Las Vegas, NV | ||||
| December 22, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Wichita State | L 56–65 | 3–9 |
16 – Barnes | 12 – Nicholas | 4 – Barnes | Charles Koch Arena (6,468) Wichita, KS | ||||
| December 29, 2022* 7:00 pm, YouTube |
Huston–Tillotson | W 92–54 | 4–9 |
28 – Nicholas | 15 – Nicholas | 3 – Tied | H&PE Arena (170) Houston, TX | ||||
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| January 2, 2023 7:30 pm, YouTube |
Southern | L 76–77 OT | 4–10 (0–1) |
34 – Mortle | 9 – Nicholas | 3 – Tied | H&PE Arena (2,741) Houston, TX | ||||
| January 4, 2023 7:30 pm, YouTube |
Grambling State | L 72–85 | 4–11 (0–2) |
20 – Mortle | 6 – Marin | 4 – Marin | H&PE Arena (2,219) Houston, TX | ||||
| January 7, 2023 3:30 pm, HBCU Go |
at Arkansas–Pine Bluff | L 66–70 | 4–12 (0–3) |
22 – Barnes | 12 – Farooq | 3 – Tied | H. O. Clemmons Arena (1,341) Pine Bluff, AR | ||||
| January 9, 2023 7:30 pm |
at Mississippi Valley State | L 67–71 | 4–13 (0–4) |
18 – Barnes | 6 – Tied | 3 – Farooq | Harrison HPER Complex (1,908) Itta Bena, MS | ||||
| January 14, 2023 5:00 pm, YouTube |
Alcorn State | L 74–79 OT | 4–14 (0–5) |
20 – Barnes | 9 – Craig | 4 – Barnes | H&PE Arena (1,840) Houston, TX | ||||
| January 16, 2023 7:30 pm, HBCU Go |
Jackson State | W 84–82 | 5–14 (1–5) |
28 – Walker III | 5 – Mortle | 8 – Barnes | H&PE Arena (3,152) Houston, TX | ||||
| January 21, 2023 7:00 pm |
at Alabama A&M | W 70–59 | 6–14 (2–5) |
17 – Barnes | 12 – Nicholas | 3 – Mortle | Alabama A&M Events Center (1,954) Huntsville, AL | ||||
| January 23, 2023 7:30 pm |
at Alabama State | W 71–65 | 7–14 (3–5) |
21 – Farooq | 9 – Farooq | 2 – Walker III | Dunn–Oliver Acadome (1,022) Montgomery, AL | ||||
| January 28, 2023 8:00 pm, YouTube |
Prairie View A&M | L 74–89 2OT | 7–15 (3–6) |
19 – Barnes | 9 – Walker III | 3 – Henry | H&PE Arena (7,371) Houston, TX | ||||
| February 4, 2023 5:00 pm, YouTube |
Florida A&M | L 69–76 | 7–16 (3–7) |
26 – Walker III | 11 – Nicholas | 3 – Tied | H&PE Arena (3,892) Houston, TX | ||||
| February 6, 2023 7:30 pm, ESPNU |
Bethune–Cookman | W 69–62 | 8–16 (4–7) |
21 – Walker III | 10 – Nicholas | 6 – Henry | H&PE Arena (2,912) Houston, TX | ||||
| February 11, 2023 5:30 pm |
at Grambling State | L 46–65 | 8–17 (4–8) |
10 – Henry | 8 – Granger | 2 – Tied | Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (1,642) Grambling, LA | ||||
| February 13, 2023 7:30 pm, HBCU Go |
at Southern | W 79–68 | 9–17 (5–8) |
29 – Granger | 16 – Nicholas | 5 – Henry | F. G. Clark Center (4,458) Baton Rouge, LA | ||||
| February 18, 2023 5:00 pm, YouTube |
Mississippi Valley State | W 80–62 | 10–17 (6–8) |
19 – Henry | 8 – Nicholas | 6 – Farooq | H&PE Arena (1,133) Houston, TX | ||||
| February 20, 2023 7:30 pm, YouTube |
Arkansas–Pine Bluff | W 64–59 | 11–17 (7–8) |
19 – Walker III | 9 – Granger | 3 – Henry | H&PE Arena (2,031) Houston, TX | ||||
| February 25, 2023 5:00 pm, HBCU Go |
at Jackson State | L 69–71 | 11–18 (7–9) |
16 – Nicholas | 14 – Nicholas | 3 – Walker III | Williams Assembly Center (2,121) Jackson, MS | ||||
| February 27, 2023 7:30 pm |
at Alcorn State | L 81–89 | 11–19 (7–10) |
41 – Henry | 9 – Walker III | 4 – Barnes | Davey Whitney Complex (956) Lorman, MS | ||||
| March 4, 2023 3:00 pm, HBCU Go |
at Prairie View A&M | L 74–78 | 11–20 (7–11) |
19 – Henry | 12 – Nicholas | 3 – Tied | William Nicks Building (3,282) Prairie View, TX | ||||
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| March 8, 2023 8:30 pm, ESPN+ |
(8) | vs. (1) Alcorn State Quarterfinals |
W 66–62 | 12–20 |
19 – Barnes | 10 – Nicholas | 3 – Tied | Bartow Arena (807) Birmingham, AL | |||
| March 10, 2023 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
(8) | vs. (5) Alabama A&M Semifinals |
W 74–61 | 13–20 |
26 – Henry | 10 – Barnes | 4 – Granger | Bartow Arena (645) Birmingham, AL | |||
| March 11, 2023 4:30 pm, ESPNU |
(8) | vs. (2) Grambling State Championship |
W 61–58 | 14–20 |
19 – Henry | 8 – Barnes | 4 – Walker III | Bartow Arena (1,478) Birmingham, AL | |||
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| March 15, 2023* 5:40 pm, TruTV |
(16 E) | vs. (16 E) Fairleigh Dickinson First Four |
L 61–84 | 14–21 |
22 – Walker III | 8 – Nicholas | 3 – Tied | UD Arena (12,431) Dayton, OH | |||
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