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.

2020–21 Texas Southern Tigers basketball
SWAC tournament champions
NCAA tournament, first round
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Record	17–9 (10–3 SWAC)
Head coach	Johnny Jones (3rd season)
Assistant coaches	Randy Peele Shyrone Chatman JD Williams Brandon Chambers
Home arena	Health and Physical Education Arena
Seasons ← 2019–20 2021–22 →

2020–21 SWAC men's basketball standings

v t e	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

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 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: 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

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2. "Armstrong Named 1st Team All-SWAC, Rasas Earns 2nd Team Honors". Texas Southern University Athletics. March 12, 2020. Retrieved November 19, 2020.
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