2022–23 Texas Southern Tigers basketball team

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.

2022–23 Texas Southern Tigers basketball
SWAC tournament champions
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record14–21 (7–11 SWAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Shyrone Chatman
  • Josh White
  • Brandon Chambers
Home arenaHealth and Physical Education Arena
Seasons
2022–23 SWAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
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

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]

Previous season

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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]

Roster

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2022–23 Texas Southern Tigers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Isaiah Marin 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Indian Hills Community College Phoenix, Arizona
F 2 Davon Barnes 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Collierville High School Memphis, Tennessee
G 3 PJ Henry 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr Hartford Houston, Texas
G/F 4 Chris Craig 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 178 lb (81 kg) Jr Texas–Tyler Denton, Texas
F 5 Joirdon Karl Nicholas 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) GS Stephen F. Austin Houston, Texas
G 11 Jordan Gilliam 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 175 lb (79 kg) GS UC Riverside Houston, Texas
G/F 12 Zytarious Mortle 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 199 lb (90 kg) Fr Sunrise Christian Alexandria, Louisiana
G 14 Kolby Granger 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Fr Ridge Point High School Missouri City, Texas
G 20 Kehlin Farooq 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS So Hampton Houston, Texas
F 23 Shaqir O'Neal 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS So Union Grove High School Los Angeles, California
F 24 John Walker III 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 200 lb (91 kg) GS Texas A&M Houston, Texas
F 25 Grayson Carter 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS Sr UT Arlington Dallas, Texas
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: January 29, 2023

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
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
SWAC regular season
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
SWAC tournament
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
NCAA tournament
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
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
E=East.
All times are in Central.

Sources[7][8]

References

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  1. ^ "Teams with the worst records to make the men's NCAA tournament | NCAA.com". www.ncaa.com. Retrieved March 12, 2023.
  2. ^ "Tigers Use Gritty Effort To Advance Past Jackson State". Texas Southern University Athletics. Retrieved November 8, 2022.
  3. ^ "GSU Suffers Cold-Shooting Spell in Semifinal Loss". Grambling State University Athletics. Retrieved November 8, 2022.
  4. ^ "Texas Southern Wins SWAC Tournament Title Behind Strong Second Half Effort". Southwestern Athletic Conference. Retrieved November 8, 2022.
  5. ^ "Texas Southern defeats Texas A&M-CC, 76-67, in the First Four of the 2022 NCAA tournament". NCAA.com. Retrieved November 8, 2022.
  6. ^ "Kansas Rolls Past Texas Southern in NCAA Tournament First Round, 83-56". Kansas Jayhawks. Retrieved November 8, 2022.
  7. ^ "2022-23 Men's Basketball Schedule". Texas Southern University Athletics. Retrieved November 8, 2022.
  8. ^ "2022-23 Texas Southern Tigers Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 8, 2022.