# 2020–21 Texas Southern Tigers basketball team

The 2020–21 Texas Southern Tigers basketball team represented Texas Southern University during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Tigers were led by third-year head coach Johnny Jones and played their home games at the Health and Physical Education Arena in Houston, Texas, as members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC). They finished the season 17-9, 11-3 in SWAC Play to finish in 3rd place. They defeated Alcorn State, Jackson State, and Prairie View A&M to be champions of the SWAC tournament. They received the conference’s automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they defeated Mount St Mary’s in the First Four before losing in the first round to Michigan.

## Previous season

The Tigers finished the 2019–20 season 16–16 overall, 12–6 in SWAC play, to finish third place in the conference. The Tigers defeated Grambling State in the quarterfinals of the SWAC tournament. The remainder of the tournament was cancelled by the National Collegiate Athletic Association due to the COVID-19 pandemic on March 12, 2020.

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
| Jordan Andrews | G | 6'5" | 180 | Graduate student | LaPlace, Louisiana | Completed college eligibility |
| Tyrik Armstrong | G | 5'10" | 170 | Senior | Houston, Texas | Graduated |
| Michael Dobbins | F | 6'6" | 275 | Sophomore | Compton, California | |
| Eden Ewing | F | 6'8" | 225 | Senior | Richmond, Texas | Graduated |
| Kevin Granger | F | 6'5" | 194 | Junior (Redshirt) | Houston, Texas | Graduated |
| Divonte Lumpkin | G | 6'1" | 175 | Senior (Redshirt) | Chicago, Illinois | Completed college eligibility |
| Ja'Mere Redus | G | 6'0" | 170 | Freshman (Redshirt) | Houston, Texas | Entered transfer portal |
| Jethro Tshisumpa | F | 6'10" | 260 | Junior (Redshirt) | Lubumbashi, DR Congo | Entered transfer portal |

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season |||||||||
| November 25, 2020* 10:00 pm, P12N | | at Washington State | L 52–56 | 0–1 | 10 – Tied | 9 – Weathers | 4 – Gilliam | Beasley Coliseum Pullman, WA |
| November 28, 2020* 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | | at Oklahoma State | L 65–85 | 0–2 | 22 – Alexander | 9 – Nicholas | 4 – Walker | Gallagher-Iba Arena (3,350) Stillwater, OK |
| November 30, 2020* 8:00 pm | | at Wyoming | W 76–74 | 1–2 | 21 – Weathers | 7 – Weathers | 3 – Weathers | Arena-Auditorium (1,066) Laramie, WY |
| December 3, 2020* 9:00 p.m. | | at Saint Mary's | L 70–82 | 1–3 | 23 – Weathers | 6 – Nicholas | 3 – Weathers | University Credit Union Pavilion Moraga, CA |
| December 11, 2020* 5:00 p.m. | | LeTourneau | W 103–60 | 2–3 | 35 – Walker | 10 – Nicholas | 5 – Gilliam | H&PE Arena Houston, TX |
| December 15, 2020* 6:00 p.m. | | at Auburn | L 63–80 | 2–4 | 11 – Weathers | 5 – Tied | 3 – Tied | Auburn Arena (1,824) Auburn, AL |
| December 21, 2020* 8:00 p.m., BYUtv | | at BYU | L 71–87 | 2–5 | 23 – Weathers | 12 – Rasas | 5 – Weathers | Marriott Center Provo, UT |
| December 23, 2020* 12:00 pm, P12N | | at USC | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Galen Center Los Angeles, CA |
| December 26, 2020* 4:00 pm | | at LSU | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Pete Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA |
| December 30, 2020* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at TCU | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Schollmaier Arena Fort Worth, TX |
| SWAC regular season |||||||||
| January 2, 2021 5:30 p.m. | | at Alcorn State | Postponed | Postponed | Postponed | Postponed | Postponed | Davey Whitney Complex Lorman, MS |
| January 4, 2021 7:30 p.m. | | at Southern | Postponed | Postponed | Postponed | Postponed | Postponed | F. G. Clark Center Baton Rouge, LA |
| January 11, 2021 7:00 p.m. | | at Prairie View A&M | L 67–73 | 2–6 (0–1) | 15 – Alexander | 9 – Alexander | 3 – Weathers | William J. Nicks Building (429) Prairie View, TX |
| January 16, 2021 7:30 p.m. | | Grambling State | L 72–78 | 2–7 (0–2) | 17 – Alexander | 7 – Walker | 4 – Gilliam | H&PE Arena Houston, TX |
| January 18, 2021 7:30 p.m. | | Jackson State | Postponed | Postponed | Postponed | Postponed | Postponed | H&PE Arena Houston, TX |
| January 23, 2021 7:00 p.m. | | at Arkansas–Pine Bluff | W 66–57 | 3–7 (1–2) | 14 – Alexander | 9 – Rasas | 4 – Gilliam | K. L. Johnson Complex Pine Bluff, AR |
| January 25, 2021 7:30 p.m. | | at Mississippi Valley State | Postponed | Postponed | Postponed | Postponed | Postponed | Harrison HPER Complex Itta Bena, MS |
| January 30, 2021 7:30 p.m. | | Alabama State | W 80–73 | 4–7 (2–2) | 18 – Tied | 9 – Tied | 5 – Weathers | H&PE Arena (500) Houston, TX |
| February 1, 2021 7:30 p.m. | | Alabama A&M | W 66–49 | 5–7 (3–2) | 15 – Gilliam | 9 – Tied | 8 – Weathers | H&PE Arena (450) Houston, TX |
| February 6, 2021 7:30 p.m. | | Prairie View A&M | Postponed | Postponed | Postponed | Postponed | Postponed | H&PE Arena Houston, TX |
| February 6, 2021* 7:00 p.m. | | Texas–Rio Grande Valley | W 77–75 | 6–7 | 26 – Alexander | 8 – Gilliam | 5 – Gilliam | H&PE Arena (473) Houston, TX |
| February 13, 2021 3:30 p.m. | | at Grambling State | W 75–73 | 7–7 (4–2) | 18 – Gilliam | 14 – Nicholas | 9 – Gilliam | Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (450) Grambling, LA |
| February 16, 2021 3:00 p.m. | | at Jackson State | Postponed | Postponed | Postponed | Postponed | Postponed | Williams Assembly Center Jackson, MS |
| February 21, 2021 4:00 p.m. | | Prairie View A&M | L 75–77 | 7–8 (4–3) | 20 – Weathers | 9 – Nicholas | 3 – Tied | H&PE Arena Houston, TX |
| February 23, 2021 7:30 p.m. | | Mississippi Valley State | W 82–45 | 8–8 (5–3) | 19 – Nicholas | 10 – Weathers | 3 – Gilliam | H&PE Arena Houston, TX |
| February 25, 2021 7:30 p.m. | | Arkansas–Pine Bluff | W 79–65 | 9–8 (6–3) | 23 – Weathers | 10 – Nicholas | 5 – Weathers | H&PE Arena (567) Houston, TX |
| February 27, 2021 4:30 p.m. | | at Alabama State | W 86–76 | 10–8 (7–3) | 23 – Weathers | 9 – Walker | 4 – Gilliam | Dunn–Oliver Acadome (970) Montgomery, AL |
| March 1, 2021 7:30 p.m. | | at Alabama A&M | W 68–58 | 11–8 (8–3) | 18 – Weathers | 11 – Alexander | 3 – Weathers | Elmore Gymnasium (146) Huntsville, AL |
| March 4, 2021 7:30 p.m. | | Alcorn State | W 80–78 | 12–8 (9–3) | 18 – Weathers | 9 – Alexander | 3 – Weathers | Campbell Center Houston, TX |
| March 6, 2021 7:30 p.m. | | Southern | W 80–74 | 13–8 (10–3) | 28 – Weathers | 9 – Nicholas | 6 – Weathers | Campbell Center Houston, TX |
| SWAC tournament |||||||||
| March 11, 2021 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | (3) | vs. (6) Alcorn State Quarterfinals | W 78–55 | 14–8 | 24 – Nicholas | 13 – Nicholas | 5 – Weathers | Bartow Arena (222) Birmingham, AL |
| March 12, 2021 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | (3) | vs. (2) Jackson State Semifinals | W 84–81 $^{OT}$ | 15–8 | 30 – Weathers | 9 – Alexander | 5 – Weathers | Bartow Arena Birmingham, AL |
| March 13, 2021 5:00 pm, ESPNU | (3) | vs. (1) Prairie View A&M Championship | W 80–61 | 16–8 | 16 – Nicholas | 12 – Nicholas | 6 – Gilliam | Bartow Arena Birmingham, AL |
| NCAA tournament |||||||||
| March 18, 2021 4:10 pm, truTV | (16 E) | vs. (16 E) Mount St. Mary's First Four | W 60–52 | 17–8 | 19 – Walker III | 9 – Walker III | 4 – Weathers | Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN |
| March 20, 2021 2:00 pm, CBS | (16 E) | vs. (1 E) No. 4 Michigan First Round | L 66–82 | 17–9 | 24 – Weathers | 8 – Rasas | 2 – Tied | Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central. |||||||||
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