2020–21 Texas Southern Tigers basketball team

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2020–21 Texas Southern Tigers basketball
Texas Southern University box logo.png
SWAC Tournament champions
NCAA Tournament, First Round
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
2020–21 record17–9 (10–3 SWAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Randy Peele
  • Shyrone Chatman
  • JD Williams
  • Brandon Chambers
Home arenaHealth and Physical Education Arena
Seasons
 Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Prairie View A&M 13 – 0   1.000 16 – 5   .762
Jackson State 11 – 0   1.000 12 – 6   .667
Texas Southern † 10 – 3   .769 17 – 9   .654
Grambling State 9 – 6   .600 12 – 12   .500
Southern 8 – 6   .571 8 – 11   .421
Alcorn State 6 – 7   .462 6 – 13   .316
Alabama A&M* 4 – 9   .308 6 – 9   .400
Alabama State* 4 – 14   .222 4 – 14   .222
Arkansas–Pine Bluff 3 – 12   .200 4 – 21   .160
Mississippi Valley State 2 – 13   .133 2 – 22   .083
*Ineligible for postseason due to APR violations
† 2021 SWAC Tournament winner

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 to finish in 3rd place. In the SWAC Tournament, they defeated Alcorn State, Jackson State, and Prairie View A&M to win the SWAC Championship. They received a 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.[1][2] The Tigers defeated Grambling State in the quarterfinals of the SWAC Tournament.[3] The remainder of the tournament was cancelled by the National Collegiate Athletic Association due to the COVID-19 pandemic on March 12, 2020.[4]

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[5]
Michael Dobbins F 6'6" 275 Sophomore Compton, California
Eden Ewing F 6'8" 225 Senior Richmond, Texas Graduated[5]
Kevin Granger F 6'5" 194 Junior (Redshirt) Houston, Texas Graduated[5]
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[6]
Jethro Tshisumpa F 6'10" 260 Junior (Redshirt) Lubumbashi, DR Congo Entered transfer portal[6]

Roster[]

2020–21 Texas Southern Tigers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 0 Yahuza Rasas 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Mineral Area College St. Louis, Missouri
F 1 Galen Alexander 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Georgetown Breaux Bridge, Louisiana
G 2 Ja'Mare Redus 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Eisenhower HS Houston, Texas
G 4 Bryson Etienne 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Temple College Houston, Texas
F 5 Joirdon Karl Nicholas 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Stephen F. Austin Pearland, Texas
G 11 Jordan Gilliam 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 175 lb (79 kg) RS Jr UC Riverside Houston, Texas
G 12 John Jones 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Sr Nevada Baton Rouge, Louisiana
F 14 Chris Baldwin 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr UMass Springfield, Massachusetts
F 15 Justin Hopkins 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) GS Samford Huntsville, Alabama
G 20 Michael Weathers 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr Oklahoma State Roeland Park, Kansas
G 23 Ashton McClelland 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 155 lb (70 kg) RS So Cypress Ranch HS Houston, Texas
F 24 John Walker III 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Jr Texas A&M Houston, Texas
G 32 Andrew Malveaux III 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) RS So Strake Jesuit College Prep Houston, Texas
G 33 Quinton Brigham 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Hill College Fort Worth, Texas
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Randy Peele
  • Shyrone Chatman
  • JD Williams
  • Brandon Chambers
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: January 3, 2021

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[7] Galen Center 
Los Angeles, CA
December 26, 2020*
4:00 pm 		at LSU Cancelled[8] Pete Maravich Assembly Center 
Baton Rouge, LA
December 30, 2020*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at TCU Cancelled[9] Schollmaier Arena 
Fort Worth, TX
SWAC regular season
January 2, 2021
5:30 p.m. 		at Alcorn State Postponed[10] Davey Whitney Complex 
Lorman, MS
January 4, 2021
7:30 p.m. 		at Southern Postponed[10] 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[11] 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[12] 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[13] 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[14] 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.

Source[15]

References[]

  1. ^ "Men's Basketball Picked To Win SWAC Title, 3 Tigers Earn Preseason All-SWAC Honors". Texas Southern University Athletics. November 3, 2020. Retrieved November 19, 2020.
  2. ^ "Armstrong Named 1st Team All-SWAC, Rasas Earns 2nd Team Honors". Texas Southern University Athletics. March 12, 2020. Retrieved November 19, 2020.
  3. ^ "Men's Basketball Takes Control Early, Wins 10th Straight SWAC Tournament Opener". Texas Southern University Athletics. March 10, 2020. Retrieved November 19, 2020.
  4. ^ "NCAA cancels remaining winter and spring championships" (Press release). NCAA. March 12, 2020. Retrieved November 19, 2020.
  5. ^ a b c "34 Student-Athletes Set To Graduate Saturday, Athletics Holds Virtual Ceremony". Texas Southern University Athletics. May 9, 2020. Retrieved November 19, 2020.
  6. ^ a b Goodman, Jeff (October 26, 2020). "College Basketball's 2020-21 Transfer List". Stadium. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
  7. ^ "USC Men's Basketball Team Activities Remain Paused; Next Three Games Canceled/Postponed". University of Southern California Athletics. December 15, 2020. Retrieved December 23, 2020.
  8. ^ "Saturday's TSU-LSU Men's Basketball Contest Has Been Canceled". Texas Southern University Athletics. December 24, 2020. Retrieved December 26, 2020.
  9. ^ "Men's Basketball Non-Conference Finale At TCU Canceled". Texas Southern University Athletics. December 28, 2020. Retrieved January 2, 2021.
  10. ^ a b "Men's and Women's Basketball Conference Openers Postponed". Texas Southern University Athletics. December 30, 2020. Retrieved January 2, 2021.
  11. ^ "Monday's TSU Men's Basketball Contest Versus Jackson State Postponed". Texas Southern University Athletics. January 12, 2021. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
  12. ^ "Monday's Basketball Games At Mississippi Valley State Postponed". Texas Southern University Athletics. January 24, 2021. Retrieved January 26, 2021.
  13. ^ "Saturday's TSU Basketball Contests Versus Prairie View A&M Postponed". Texas Southern University Athletics. February 4, 2021. Retrieved February 5, 2021.
  14. ^ "Monday's Basketball Games Postponed". Texas Southern University Athletics. February 15, 2021. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
  15. ^ "2020-21 Men's Basketball Schedule". Texas Southern Tigers. Retrieved November 25, 2020.
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