2019–20 Texas Southern Tigers basketball team

2019–20 Texas Southern Tigers basketball
2019–20 Texas Southern Tigers basketball
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
2019–20 record	16–16 (12–6 SWAC)
Head coach	Johnny Jones (2nd season);
Assistant coaches	Randy Peele; Shyrone Chatman; JD Williams; Brandon Chambers;
Home arena	Health and Physical Education Arena
	Seasons ← 2018–19 2020–21 →

The 2019–20 Texas Southern Tigers basketball team represented Texas Southern University during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Tigers, led by second-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. They finished the season 16–16, 12–6 in SWAC play to finish in third place. They defeated Grambling State in the quarterfinals of the SWAC Tournament. They were set to face Southern in the semifinals until the remainder of the tournament was cancelled amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Previous season[]

The Tigers finished the 2018–19 season 24–14 overall, 14–4 in SWAC play, to finish in three-way tie for 3rd place. In the SWAC Tournament, they defeated Southern in the quarterfinals,^[1] Alabama State in the semifinals.,^[2] advancing to the championship game, where they lost to Prairie View A&M.^[3] They were invited to the CIT, where they defeated New Orleans in the first round,^[4] Texas–Rio Grande Valley in the second round,^[5] Louisiana–Monroe in the quarterfinals,^[6] before falling to Green Bay in the semifinals.^[7]

Roster[]

The Texas Southern Tigers in 2020

2019–20 Texas Southern Tigers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
F	0	Yahuza Rasas	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jr	St. Louis, Missouri
G	2	Ja'Mare Redus	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Fr	Houston, Texas
F	3	Eden Ewing	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Sr	Richmond, Texas
G	4	Bryson Etienne	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Houston, Texas
G	11	Ja'Mere Redus	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Fr	Houston, Texas
G	12	John Jones	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Jr	Baton Rouge, Louisiana
F	14	Chris Baldwin	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Sr	Springfield, Massachusetts
F	15	Justin Hopkins	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	RS Jr	Huntsville, Alabama
G	20	Tyrik Armstrong	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Sr	Houston, Texas
G	23	Ashton McClelland	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	155 lb (70 kg)	So	Houston, Texas
F	24	John Walker III	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	RS So	Houston, Texas
G	25	Jordan Andrews	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Sr	LaPlace, Louisiana
F	30	Kevin Granger Jr.	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	194 lb (88 kg)	RS Jr	Houston, Texas
G	32	Divonte Lumpkin	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	RS Sr	Chicago, Illinois
G	33	Quinton Brigham	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jr	Fort Worth, Texas
F	42	Jethro Tshisumpa	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	260 lb (118 kg)	RS Jr	Lubumbashi, Congo
F	44	Michael Dobbins	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	275 lb (125 kg)	So	Compton, California

Head coach

Johnny Jones (LSU)

Assistant coach(es)

Randy Peele
Shyrone Chatman
JD Williams
Brandon Chambers

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: November 25, 2020

Schedule and results[]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 5, 2019* 9:00 pm		at San Diego State	L 42–77	0–1	Viejas Arena (10,093) San Diego, CA
November 9, 2019* 2:00 pm, Cox YurView		at Wichita State	L 63–69	0–2	Charles Koch Arena (10,108) Wichita, KS
November 15, 2019* 7:00 pm		at South Dakota Collegiate Hoops Roadshow	L 69–88	0–3	Sanford Coyote Sports Center (2,096) Vermillion, SD
November 19, 2019* 7:00 pm, SECN+		at Arkansas Collegiate Hoops Roadshow	L 51–82	0–4	Bud Walton Arena (11,182) Fayetteville, AR
November 23, 2019* 8:00 pm, ESPN3		at Northern Kentucky Collegiate Hoops Roadshow	W 98–96 ^OT	1–4	BB&T Arena (3,118) Highland Heights, KY
November 25, 2019* 8:00 pm, Pluto TV		at Montana Collegiate Hoops Roadshow	L 62–74	1–5	Dahlberg Arena (2,981) Missoula, MT
November 30, 2019* 7:00 pm		Lamar	W 76–73	2–5	H&PE Arena (1,949) Houston, TX
December 4, 2019* 8:00 pm, RTNW		at No. 9 Gonzaga	L 62–101	2–6	McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA
December 7, 2019* 3:00 pm		Concordia (TX)	W 85–47	3–6	H&PE Arena (1,474) Houston, TX
December 18, 2019* 9:00 pm		at Nevada	L 73–91	3–7	Lawlor Events Center (8,131) Reno, NV
December 21, 2019* 9:30 pm, P12N		at No. 8 Oregon	L 78–84	3–8	Matthew Knight Arena (6,764) Eugene, OR
December 28, 2019* 2:00 pm, P12N		at Arizona State	L 81–98	3–9	Desert Financial Arena (8,795) Tempe, AZ
December 30, 2019* 7:00 pm, SECN+		at Texas A&M	L 55–58	3–10	Reed Arena (6,588) College Station, TX
SWAC regular season
January 4, 2020 7:30 pm		Southern	W 77–68	4–10 (1–0)	H&PE Arena (1,711) Houston, TX
January 6, 2020 7:30 pm		Alcorn State	L 80–95	4–11 (1–1)	H&PE Arena (972) Houston, TX
January 11, 2020 7:30 pm		Prairie View A&M	W 71–67	5–11 (2–1)	H&PE Arena (5,107) Houston, TX
January 18, 2020 5:00 pm		at Jackson State	W 77–66	6–11 (3–1)	Williams Assembly Center (604) Jackson, MS
January 20, 2020 7:30 pm		at Grambling State	W 68–61	7–11 (4–1)	Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (2,386) Grambling, LA
January 25, 2020 7:30 pm		Mississippi Valley State	W 80–67	8–11 (5–1)	H&PE Arena (1,712) Houston, TX
January 27, 2020 7:30 pm		Arkansas–Pine Bluff	W 68–57	9–11 (6–1)	H&PE Arena (1,076) Houston, TX
February 1, 2020 6:00 pm		at Alabama A&M	W 82–73	10–11 (7–1)	Elmore Gymnasium (1,068) Normal, AL
February 3, 2020 7:30 pm		at Alabama State	L 55–79	10–12 (7–2)	Dunn–Oliver Acadome (2,019) Montgomery, AL
February 8, 2020 5:30 pm		at Prairie View A&M	L 59–69	10–13 (7–3)	William Nicks Building (7,843) Prairie View, TX
February 15, 2020 7:30 pm		Jackson State	W 77–74	11–13 (8–3)	H&PE Arena (1,774) Houston, TX
February 17, 2020 7:30 pm		Grambling State	W 93–79	12–13 (9–3)	H&PE Arena (1,884) Houston, TX
February 22, 2020 4:00 pm		at Mississippi Valley State	W 94–92	13–13 (10–3)	Harrison HPER Complex (987) Itta Bena, MS
February 24, 2020 7:30 pm		at Arkansas–Pine Bluff	L 72–74 ^OT	13–14 (10–4)	K. L. Johnson Complex (1,376) Pine Bluff, AR
February 29, 2020 7:30 pm		Alabama A&M	W 85–58	14–14 (11–4)	H&PE Arena (979) Houston, TX
March 2, 2020 7:30 pm, ESPNU		Alabama State	W 78–73	15–14 (12–4)	H&PE Arena (1,019) Houston, TX
March 5, 2020 7:30 pm		at Southern	L 74–89	15–15 (12–5)	F. G. Clark Center (4,672) Baton Rouge, LA
March 7, 2020 5:30 pm		at Alcorn State	L 75–90	15–16 (12–6)	Davey Whitney Complex (265) Lorman, MS
SWAC Tournament
March 10, 2020 8:00 pm, ESPN3	(3)	(6) Grambling State Quarterfinals	W 75–62	16–16	H&PE Arena (1,544) Houston, TX
March 13, 2020 8:30 pm, ESPN3	(3)	vs. (2) Southern Semifinals	Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic^[8]		Bartow Arena Birmingham, AL
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

Source^[9]

References[]

^ "#SWACMBB Quarterfinals Recaps: March 12". Southwestern Athletic Conference. Retrieved December 15, 2019.
^ "#SWACMBB Semifinal Recaps". Southwestern Athletic Conference. Retrieved December 15, 2019.
^ "Prairie View A&M prevails over Texas Southern in thrilling #SWACMBB Final". Southwestern Athletic Conference. Retrieved December 15, 2019.
^ "Tigers open CIT with 95-89 overtime win at New Orleans". Texas Southern Tigers. Retrieved December 15, 2019.
^ "Tigers advance after taking down UTRGV on the road". Southwestern Athletic Conference. Retrieved December 15, 2019.
^ "Tigers defeat Louisiana–Monroe 108-102 in triple overtime to advance to CIT semifinals". Southwestern Athletic Conference. Retrieved December 15, 2019.
^ "Tigers' historic run through CIT ends at Green Bay". Texas Southern Tigers. Retrieved December 15, 2019.
^ https://swac.org/news/2020/3/12/general-swac-announces-cancellation-of-2020-mens-and-womens-basketball-tournaments.aspx
^ "2019-2020 Men's Basketball Schedule". Texas Southern Tigers. Retrieved December 15, 2019.

[1] "#SWACMBB Quarterfinals Recaps: March 12". Southwestern Athletic Conference. Retrieved December 15, 2019.

[2] "#SWACMBB Semifinal Recaps". Southwestern Athletic Conference. Retrieved December 15, 2019.

[3] "Prairie View A&M prevails over Texas Southern in thrilling #SWACMBB Final". Southwestern Athletic Conference. Retrieved December 15, 2019.

[4] "Tigers open CIT with 95-89 overtime win at New Orleans". Texas Southern Tigers. Retrieved December 15, 2019.

[5] "Tigers advance after taking down UTRGV on the road". Southwestern Athletic Conference. Retrieved December 15, 2019.

[6] "Tigers defeat Louisiana–Monroe 108-102 in triple overtime to advance to CIT semifinals". Southwestern Athletic Conference. Retrieved December 15, 2019.

[7] "Tigers' historic run through CIT ends at Green Bay". Texas Southern Tigers. Retrieved December 15, 2019.

[8] ttps://swac.org/news/2020/3/12/general-swac-announces-cancellation-of-2020-mens-and-womens-basketball-tournaments.aspx

[9] "2019-2020 Men's Basketball Schedule". Texas Southern Tigers. Retrieved December 15, 2019.

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v t Texas Southern Tigers basketball
Venues	Health and Physical Education Arena (1989–present)
People
	1989–90 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22
NAIA national championship in bold


v t	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Prairie View A&M	14	–	4	.778	19	–	13	.594
Southern	13	–	5	.722	17	–	15	.531
Texas Southern	12	–	6	.667	16	–	16	.500
Grambling State	11	–	7	.611	17	–	15	.531
Jackson State	11	–	7	.611	15	–	17	.469
Alcorn State	11	–	7	.611	15	–	15	.500
Alabama State	7	–	11	.389	8	–	24	.250
Alabama A&M	5	–	13	.278	8	–	22	.267
Arkansas–Pine Bluff	3	–	15	.167	4	–	26	.133
Mississippi Valley State	3	–	15	.167	3	–	27	.100
Note: The 2020 SWAC Tournament was canceled prior to the semifinals due to the COVID-19 pandemic.