# 2023–24 Texas Southern Tigers basketball team

The 2023–24 Texas Southern Tigers basketball team represented Texas Southern University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Tigers, led by sixth-year head coach Johnny Jones, play their home games at the Health and Physical Education Arena located in Houston, Texas, as members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference. They finished the season 16–17, 12–6 in SWAC play to finish in a tie for third place. As the No. 3 seed in the SWAC Tournament, they defeated Jackson State in the quarterfinals, and Alabama A&M in the semifinals, before losing to Grambling State in the championship. They received an invitation to the CIT, where they lost to Tarleton in the first round.

## Previous season

The Tigers finished the 2022–23 season 14–20, 7–11, in SWAC play to finish in eighth place. They upset top-seeded Alcorn State, Alabama A&M, and Grambling State to become champions of the SWAC tournament and receiving the SWAC's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament for the third consecutive year. They lost to Fairleigh Dickinson in the First Four.
With a record of 14–20, Texas Southern entered the NCAA Tournament with the sixth-worst regular season record ever, with a winning percentage of 41.18%. It was also the most losses by an automatic bid in the history of the tournament.

## 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 6, 2023* 8:30 pm, MWN | | at New Mexico | L 55–92 | 0–1 | 11 – Cisse | 6 – Farooq | 4 – Cisse | The Pit (11,106) Albuquerque, NM |
| November 11, 2023* 2:30 pm, P12N | | at Arizona State | L 52–63 | 0–2 | 12 – Henry | 9 – Hunter | 4 – Cisse | Desert Financial Arena (7,263) Tempe, AZ |
| November 16, 2023* 6:00 pm, ACCN | | at Virginia | L 33–62 | 0–3 | 7 – 2 Tied | 5 – Young Jr. | 1 – 5 Tied | John Paul Jones Arena (13,099) Charlottesville, VA |
| November 18, 2023* 7:30 pm, FS2 | | at No. 8 Creighton | L 50–82 | 0–4 | 14 – Mortle | 7 – 2 Tied | 1 – 3 Tied | CHI Health Center Omaha (16,845) Omaha, NE |
| November 21, 2023* 7:00 pm, SLN | | at Oral Roberts | L 63–65 | 0–5 | 20 – Stroud | 8 – Young Jr. | 4 – Cisse | Mabee Center (5,893) Tulsa, OK |
| November 25, 2023* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Drake | L 71–77 | 0–6 | 27 – Henry | 6 – Young Jr. | 4 – 2 Tied | Knapp Center (2,886) Des Moines, IA |
| November 28, 2023* 8:30 pm, B1G | | at No. 1 Purdue | L 67–99 | 0–7 | 25 – Mortle | 7 – Stroud | 7 – Stroud | Mackey Arena (14,876) West Lafayette, IN |
| December 16, 2023* 8:30 pm, ESPN+ | | vs. North Carolina A&T Chris Paul's HBCU Challenge | L 79–85 | 0–8 | 19 – Carter | 9 – Granger | 4 – 2 Tied | Michelob Ultra Arena Paradise, NV |
| December 17, 2023* 5:00 pm, ESPNU | | vs. Howard Chris Paul's HBCU Challenge | W 79–78 | 1–8 | 26 – Henry | 6 – Henry | 7 – Henry | Michelob Ultra Arena Paradise, NV |
| December 21, 2023* 6:00 pm, YouTube | | Samford | L 65–87 | 1–9 | 13 – Henry | 11 – Carter | 2 – Wysinger | H&PE Arena (754) Houston, TX |
| December 28, 2023* 6:00 pm, YouTube | | Biblical Studies | W 108–72 | 2–9 | 16 – Henry | 8 – Granger | 5 – 2 Tied | H&PE Arena (770) Houston, TX |
| SWAC regular season |||||||||
| January 6, 2024 5:30 pm | | at Southern | L 51–58 | 2–10 (0–1) | 11 – Cisse | 12 – Hunter | 5 – Cisse | F. G. Clark Center (3,259) Baton Rouge, LA |
| January 8, 2024 7:30 pm | | at Grambling State | W 54–52 | 3–10 (1–1) | 16 – Hayes | 8 – Hayes | 6 – Cisse | Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (1,318) Grambling, LA |
| January 13, 2024 5:00 pm, YouTube | | Arkansas–Pine Bluff | L 67–70 | 3–11 (1–2) | 21 – Cisse | 9 – Cisse | 3 – Cisse | H&PE Arena (1,208) Houston, TX |
| January 15, 2024 7:30 pm, YouTube | | Mississippi Valley State | W 93–61 | 4–11 (2–2) | 21 – Cisse | 8 – Carter | 7 – Hayes | H&PE Arena (790) Houston, TX |
| January 20, 2024 3:00 pm | | at Alcorn State | W 72–61 | 5–11 (3–2) | 17 – Carter | 4 – Carter | 5 – Henry | Davey Whitney Complex Lorman, MS |
| January 22, 2024 7:30 pm | | at Jackson State | L 64–73 | 5–12 (3–3) | 20 – Henry | 6 – Hunter | 2 – Wysinger | Williams Assembly Center (1,652) Jackson, MS |
| January 27, 2024 5:00 pm, YouTube | | Alabama A&M | W 85–69 | 6–12 (4–3) | 21 – Stroud | 7 – Carter | 3 – Henry | H&PE Arena (3,109) Houston, TX |
| January 29, 2024 7:30 pm, YouTube | | Alabama State | W 56–55 | 7–12 (5–3) | 21 – Henry | 10 – Cisse | 3 – Henry | H&PE Arena (1,300) Houston, TX |
| February 3, 2024 5:30 pm | | at Prairie View A&M | W 80–69 | 8–12 (6–3) | 26 – Henry | 11 – Young Jr. | 3 – Cisse | William J. Nicks Building (3,514) Prairie View, TX |
| February 10, 2024 3:00 pm | | at Florida A&M | W 78–75 $^{OT}$ | 9–12 (7–3) | 24 – Mortle | 7 – Wysinger | 5 – Wysinger | Al Lawson Center (574) Tallahassee, FL |
| February 12, 2024 7:30 pm | | at Bethune–Cookman | L 79–83 | 9–13 (7–4) | 17 – 2 Tied | 7 – Granger | 5 – Wysinger | Moore Gymnasium (889) Daytona Beach, FL |
| February 17, 2024 5:00 pm, YouTube | | Grambling State | L 63–66 | 9–14 (7–5) | 14 – Stroud | 8 – Hunter | 3 – 2 Tied | H&PE Arena (1,800) Houston, TX |
| February 19, 2024 7:30 pm, YouTube | | Southern | W 68–56 | 10–14 (8–5) | 23 – Henry | 8 – Craig | 4 – Cisse | H&PE Arena (3,009) Houston, TX |
| February 24, 2024 6:00 pm | | at Mississippi Valley State | W 73–52 | 11–14 (9–5) | 16 – Henry | 6 – Carter | 3 – Cisse | Harrison HPER Complex (1,587) Itta Bena, MS |
| February 26, 2024 7:30 pm | | at Arkansas–Pine Bluff | W 77–70 | 12–14 (10–5) | 25 – Henry | 7 – Hunter | 5 – Henry | H.O. Clemmons Arena (2,182) Pine Bluff, AR |
| March 2, 2024 5:00 pm, YouTube | | Jackson State | W 80–70 | 13–14 (11–5) | 20 – 2 Tied | 8 – Carter | 6 – Cisse | H&PE Arena (4,036) Houston, TX |
| March 4, 2024 7:30 pm, YouTube | | Alcorn State | L 79–82 | 13–15 (11–6) | 36 – Cisse | 6 – Craig | 7 – Henry | H&PE Arena (2,836) Houston, TX |
| March 9, 2024 5:00 pm, YouTube | | Prairie View A&M | W 93–78 | 14–15 (12–6) | 21 – Henry | 7 – 3 Tied | 6 – Cisse | H&PE Arena (6,927) Houston, TX |
| SWAC tournament |||||||||
| March 14, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | (3) | vs. (6) Jackson State Quarterfinals | W 73–62 | 15–15 | 24 – Cisse | 8 – Tied | 6 – Cisse | Bartow Arena (975) Birmingham, AL |
| March 15, 2024 8:30 pm, ESPN+ | (3) | vs. (7) Alabama A&M Semifinals | W 72–65 | 16–15 | 18 – Cisse | 6 – Tied | 4 – Cisse | Bartow Arena (2,045) Birmingham, AL |
| March 16, 2024 8:30 pm, ESPNU/ESPN+ | (3) | vs. (1) Grambling State Championship | L 66–75 | 16–16 | 21 – Cisse | 5 – Stroud | 2 – Wysinger | Bartow Arena (2,108) Birmingham, AL |
| CIT |||||||||
| March 19, 2024* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Tarleton First round – Lou Henson Classic | L 71–82 | 16–17 | 18 – Tied | 8 – Cisse | 6 – Cisse | Wisdom Gym (1,426) Stephenville, TX |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central. |||||||||
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