2024–25 Texas Southern Tigers basketball team

2024–25 Texas Southern Tigers basketball
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record15–17 (12–6 SWAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Shyrone Chatman
  • Josh White
  • Charlie Hurd
  • John Jones
Home arenaHealth and Physical Education Arena
2024–25 SWAC men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Southern 15 3   .833 20 12   .625
Jackson State 14 4   .778 16 18   .471
Bethune–Cookman 13 5   .722 17 16   .515
12 6   .667 15 17   .469
Alabama State 12 6   .667 20 16   .556
Alcorn State 11 7   .611 11 21   .344
Florida A&M 10 8   .556 14 17   .452
Grambling State 7 11   .389 12 22   .353
Alabama A&M 6 12   .333 10 22   .313
Prairie View A&M 4 14   .222 5 27   .156
Arkansas–Pine Bluff 3 15   .167 6 25   .194
Mississippi Valley State 1 17   .056 3 28   .097
2025 SWAC tournament winner

The 2024–25 Texas Southern Tigers basketball team represented Texas Southern University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Tigers, led by seventh-year head coach Johnny Jones, played their home games at the Health and Physical Education Arena located in Houston, Texas, as members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference.

Previous season

The Tigers finished the 2023–24 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.[1] They received an invitation to the CIT, where they lost to Tarleton in the first round.[2]

Roster

2024–25 Texas Southern Tigers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 0 Jaylin Jackson-Posey 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 197 lb (89 kg) So Midland, Texas
F 1 Kenny Hunter 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 236 lb (107 kg) RS Sr Shreveport, Louisiana
G 2 Kavion McClain 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Sr Memphis, Tennessee
F 3 Omar Koureissi 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Harlem, New York
F 4 Josh Farmer 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Houston, Texas
G 5 Jaylen Wysinger 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Sr Houston, Texas
G 6 Bryce Roberts 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Bossier City, Louisiana
G 7 Zaire Hayes 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Houston, Texas
G 8 Alex Anderson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Memphis, Tennessee
G 12 Zytarious Mortle 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 199 lb (90 kg) Jr Alexandria, Louisiana
G 14 Kolby Granger 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS Jr Missouri City, Texas
G 23 Duane Posey 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) GS Memphis, Tennessee
F 25 Grayson Carter 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) GS Dallas, Texas
G 30 Mario Davis 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) GS Houston, Texas
G 32 Kehlin Farooq 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 196 lb (89 kg) RS Jr Houston, Texas
G 42 Leonard Wilson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Pearland, Texas
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: November 7, 2024

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 4, 2024*
6:30 pm, FS1
at Xavier L 69–78  0–1
 21  McClain   6  Hunter   3  2 Tied  Cintas Center (10,212)
Cincinnati, OH
November 6, 2024*
6:00 pm
Texas A&M–San Antonio W 100–66  1–1
 22  McClain   8  Granger   8  McClain  H&PE Arena (884)
Houston, TX
November 10, 2024*
2:30 pm, SECN+/ESPN+
at Georgia L 64–92  1–2
 16  Hunter   3  3 Tied   4  McClain  Stegeman Coliseum (5,405)
Athens, GA
November 12, 2024*
6:30 pm, ACCNX/ESPN+
at Georgia Tech L 62–81  1–3
 15  Posey   9  Hunter   5  McClain  McCamish Pavilion (3,384)
Atlanta, GA
November 17, 2024*
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Samford L 82–97  1–4
 26  Posey   12  Posey   9  McClain  Pete Hanna Center (1,062)
Homewood, AL
November 24, 2024*
7:00 pm, MW Network
at New Mexico L 68–99  1–5
 15  McClain   7  Koureissi   6  McClain  The Pit (11,286)
Albuquerque, NM
November 27, 2024*
1:00 pm
Texas A&M–Kingsville W 80–72  2–5
 14  McClain   9  Hunter   6  McClain  H&PE Arena (787)
Houston, TX
December 1, 2024*
4:00 pm
Texas State L 59–72  2–6
 12  McClain   6  2 Tied   3  Anderson  H&PE Arena (385)
Houston, TX
December 7, 2024*
4:30 pm, ESPN+
at Sam Houston L 71–87  2–7
 19  McClain   4  3 Tied   5  McClain  Bernard Johnson Coliseum (454)
Huntsville, TX
December 14, 2024*
9:00 pm, MW Network
at Nevada L 73–105  2–8
 16  Hayes   7  Hunter   6  Anderson  Lawlor Events Center (7,512)
Reno, NV
December 17, 2024*
8:00 pm, MW Network
at Boise State L 51–82  2–9
 15  McClain   6  Hunter   3  Anderson  ExtraMile Arena (9,968)
Boise, ID
December 21, 2024*
3:00 pm, ESPN+
at Abilene Christian L 65–69  2–10
 19  McClain   10  Granger   3  2 Tied  Moody Coliseum (1,191)
Abilene, TX
December 28, 2024*
6:00 pm
Biblical Studies W 103–68  3–10
 16  Posey   9  Posey   5  McClain  H&PE Arena (447)
Houston, TX
SWAC regular season
January 4, 2025
5:30 pm
Southern L 58–67  3–11
(0–1)
 19  Hayes   7  Hunter   2  2 Tied  H&PE Arena (2,079)
Houston, TX
January 6, 2025
8:00 pm, ESPNU
Grambling State W 71–66 OT 4–11
(1–1)
 24  Hayes   9  Jackson-Posey   5  2 Tied  H&PE Arena (1,893)
Houston, TX
January 13, 2025
6:00 pm
at Mississippi Valley State W 82–53  5–11
(2–1)
 14  McClain   9  Hunter   4  2 Tied  Harrison HPER Complex (1,574)
Itta Bena, MS
January 18, 2025
5:00 pm
Alcorn State W 66–57  6–11
(3–1)
 16  Hayes   6  Hunter   4  Wysinger  H&PE Arena (1,489)
Houston, TX
January 20, 2025
7:00 pm
Jackson State W 81–73  7–11
(4–1)
 20  McClain   7  2 Tied   4  Jackson-Posey  H&PE Arena (1,058)
Houston, TX
January 25, 2025
4:00 pm
at Alabama A&M W 82–78  8–11
(5–1)
 24  McClain   11  Posey   7  McClain  Alabama A&M Events Center (1,311)
Huntsville, AL
January 27, 2025
6:00 pm
at Alabama State W 80–69  9–11
(6–1)
 23  Wysinger   9  Wysinger   4  2 Tied  Dunn–Oliver Acadome (1,129)
Montgomery, AL
February 1, 2025
5:00 pm
Prairie View A&M W 79–63  10–11
(7–1)
 23  McClain   8  Granger   4  McClain  H&PE Arena (7,528)
Houston, TX
February 4, 2025
5:30 pm
at Arkansas–Pine Bluff L 68–69  10–12
(7–2)
 19  McClain   15  Hunter   4  Jackson-Posey  H.O. Clemmons Arena (1,364)
Pine Bluff, AR
February 8, 2025
5:00 pm
Florida A&M L 64–66  10–13
(7–3)
 14  2 Tied   5  3 Tied   7  McClain  H&PE Arena (5,263)
Houston, TX
February 10, 2025
7:00 pm
Bethune–Cookman L 77–80  10–14
(7–4)
 19  McClain   11  Farooq   7  McClain  H&PE Arena (1,487)
Houston, TX
February 15, 2025
6:30 pm
at Grambling State W 67–60  11–14
(8–4)
 13  2 Tied   10  Granger   6  McClain  Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (1,754)
Grambling, LA
February 17, 2025
8:00 pm, ESPNU
at Southern L 57–66  11–15
(8–5)
 16  Granger   7  2 Tied   4  Granger  F. G. Clark Center (5,679)
Baton Rouge, LA
February 22, 2025
5:00 pm
Mississippi Valley State W 79–38  12–15
(9–5)
 17  Carter   9  Farooq   6  Hayes  H&PE Arena (1,224)
Houston, TX
February 24, 2025
7:00 pm
Arkansas–Pine Bluff W 81–56  13–15
(10–5)
 21  Granger   11  Granger   4  Farooq  H&PE Arena (1,489)
Houston, TX
March 1, 2025
3:00 pm
at Jackson State L 52–67  13–16
(10–6)
 10  Farooq   8  Carter   2  2 Tied  Williams Assembly Center (1,312)
Jackson, MS
March 3, 2025
6:00 pm
at Alcorn State W 75–59  14–16
(11–6)
 20  Hayes   9  Carter   4  3 Tied  Davey Whitney Complex (458)
Lorman, MS
March 8, 2025
4:30 pm
at Prairie View A&M W 80–68  15–16
(12–6)
 15  Farmer   10  Farmer   4  Granger  William Nicks Building (1,909)
Prairie View, TX
SWAC tournament
March 13, 2025
2:00 pm, ESPN+
(4) vs. (5) Alabama State
Quarterfinals
L 79–84  15–17
 24  Hayes   8  Carter   6  McClain  Gateway Center Arena (1,027)
College Park, GA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.

Sources:[3][4]

References

  1. ^ "TSU men's basketball team loses to Grambling State in SWAC title rematch". ABC13 Houston. March 16, 2024. Retrieved November 7, 2024.
  2. ^ "Williams' 21 help Tarleton State beat Texas Southern 82-71 in CIT". AP News. March 20, 2024. Retrieved November 7, 2024.
  3. ^ "2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule". Texas Southern University Athletics. Retrieved November 7, 2024.
  4. ^ "Texas Southern Tigers 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 7, 2024.