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
2022–23 SWAC men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Alcorn State15–3 .83318–14  .563
Grambling State15–3 .83324–9  .727
Jackson State12–6 .66714–19  .424
Southern11–7 .61115–17  .469
Alabama A&M10–8 .55615–18  .455
Prairie View A&M9–9 .50013–19  .406
Bethune–Cookman8–10 .44412–20  .375
Texas Southern †7–11 .38914–21  .400
Alabama State6–12 .3338–23  .258
Arkansas–Pine Bluff6–12 .33310–21  .323
Florida A&M5–13 .2787–22  .241
Mississippi Valley State4–14 .2225–27  .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. 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

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
2022–23 Texas Southern Tigers men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Isaiah Marin 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)190 lb (86 kg) JrIndian Hills Community College Phoenix, Arizona
F 2 Davon Barnes 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)215 lb (98 kg) SoCollierville High School Memphis, Tennessee
G 3 PJ Henry 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)175 lb (79 kg) SrHartford Houston, Texas
G/F 4 Chris Craig 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)178 lb (81 kg) JrTexas–Tyler Denton, Texas
F 5 Joirdon Karl Nicholas 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)220 lb (100 kg) GSStephen F. Austin Houston, Texas
G 11 Jordan Gilliam 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)175 lb (79 kg) GSUC Riverside Houston, Texas
G/F 12 Zytarious Mortle 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)199 lb (90 kg) FrSunrise Christian Alexandria, Louisiana
G 14 Kolby Granger 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)180 lb (82 kg) RS FrRidge Point High School Missouri City, Texas
G 20 Kehlin Farooq 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)180 lb (82 kg) RS SoHampton Houston, Texas
F 23 Shaqir O'Neal 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)185 lb (84 kg) RS SoUnion Grove High School Los Angeles, California
F 24 John Walker III 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)200 lb (91 kg) GSTexas A&M Houston, Texas
F 25 Grayson Carter 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)225 lb (102 kg) RS SrUT 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
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 
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.
All times are in Central.

Sources[7][8]

References
  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.
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