2021–22 Texas Southern Tigers basketball team

2021–22 Texas Southern Tigers basketball
SWAC tournament champions
NCAA tournament, First Round
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
DivisionWest Division
Record19–13 (13–5 SWAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaHealth and Physical Education Arena
Seasons
2021–22 SWAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Alcorn State 14 – 4   .778 17 – 17   .500
Texas Southern † 13 – 5   .722 19 – 13   .594
Southern 12 – 6   .667 17 – 14   .548
Florida A&M 11 – 7   .611 13 – 17   .433
Alabama A&M 10 – 8   .556 12 – 18   .400
Grambling State 9 – 9   .500 12 – 20   .375
Jackson State 9 – 9   .500 11 – 19   .367
Prairie View A&M 8 – 10   .444 8 – 19   .296
Alabama State 8 – 10   .444 9 – 21   .300
Bethune–Cookman 7 – 11   .389 9 – 21   .300
Arkansas–Pine Bluff 5 – 13   .278 7 – 24   .226
Mississippi Valley State 2 – 16   .111 2 – 26   .071
† 2022 SWAC tournament winner


The 2021–22 Texas Southern Tigers basketball team represented Texas Southern University during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Tigers are led by fourth-year head coach Johnny Jones and played their home games at the Health and Physical Education Arena in Houston, Texas, as members of the West Division of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC). They finished the season 19–13, 13–5 in SWAC play to finish in second place. As the No. 2 seed, they defeated Jackson State, Grambling State, and Alcorn State to win the SWAC tournament. They received the conference’s automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 16 seed in the Midwest Region, where they defeated Texas A&M-Corpus Christi in the First Four before losing in the first round to eventual national champion Kansas.

Previous season

In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Tigers finished the 2020–21 season 17–9 overall, 10–3 in SWAC play, to finish third place in the conference.[1] The Tigers defeated Alcorn State, Jackson State, and Prairie View A&M to win the SWAC tournament, their ninth SWAC championship.[2] As a result, the Tigers received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 16 seed in the East region. There they lost to No. 1-seeded Michigan in the first round.[3]

Offseason

Departures

Name Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Chris Baldwin F 6'9" 220 Senior Springfield, Massachusetts Transferred to Central Michigan[4]
Quinton Brigham G 6'5" 215 Senior Fort Worth, Texas Entered transfer portal[4]
Ashton McClelland G 6'1" 155 Sophomore (Redshirt) Houston, Texas Entered transfer portal[4]
Ja'Mare Redus G 5'11" 170 Sophomore Houston, Texas
Michael Weathers G 6'3" 175 Senior Roeland Park, Kansas Transferred to SMU[5]

Incoming transfers

Name Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous school
Grayson Carter F 6'10" 225 Junior (Redshirt) Dallas, Texas UT Arlington
Kehlin Farooq G 6'5" 180 Sophomore Houston, Texas Hampton
Brison Gresham F 6'9" 240 Senior New Orleans, Louisiana Houston[6]
PJ Henry G 5'10" 175 Junior Houston, Texas Hartford
AJ Lawson G 6'5" 205 Graduate Student Bryan, Texas McNeese State[4]

Recruiting class

College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Davon Barnes
F 		Memphis, TN Collierville 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) – 
Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A   ESPN grade: NR
Kolby Granger
G 		Missouri City, TX Ridge Point 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) – 
Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A   ESPN grade: NR
Shaqir O'Neal
SF 		Los Angeles, CA Union Grove 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) May 1, 2021 
Star ratings: Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 76
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2021 Texas Southern Tigers Recruiting Class". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 14, 2021.
  • "2021 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved November 14, 2021.

Roster

2021–22 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) Sr Mineral Area College St. Louis, Missouri
F 1 Galen Alexander 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) GS Georgetown Breaux Bridge, Louisiana
G 2 AJ Lawson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) GS McNeese State Bryan, Texas
G 3 PJ Henry 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Hartford 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 Nicholas 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Stephen F. Austin Pearland, Texas
G 11 Jordan Gilliam 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 175 lb (79 kg) RS Sr UC Riverside Houston, Texas
G 12 John Jones 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 165 lb (75 kg) GS Nevada Baton Rouge, Louisiana
G 14 Kolby Granger 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Ridge Point HS Missouri City, Texas
F 15 Justin Hopkins 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) GS Samford Huntsville, Alabama
G 20 Kehlin Farooq 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Hampton Houston, Texas
F 23 Shaqir O'Neal 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Union Grove HS Los Angeles, California
F 24 John Walker III 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Texas A&M Houston, Texas
F 25 Grayson Carter 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS Jr UT Arlington Dallas, Texas
G 32 Andrew Malveaux III 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) RS Jr Strake Jesuit College Prep Houston, Texas
F 42 Davon Barnes 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Collierville HS Memphis, Tennessee
F 44 Brison Gresham 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Sr Houston New Orleans, Louisiana
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: October 28, 2021

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 4, 2021*
7:00 pm 		Texas College W 97–55 
 12 – Nicholas   6 – Tied   5 – Henry  H&PE Arena (2,842)
Houston, TX
Non-conference regular season
November 9, 2021*
4:00 pm, P12N 		at No. 13 Oregon L 66–83  0–1
  19 – Walker   6 – Walker   3 – Henry  Matthew Knight Arena (7,037)
Eugene, OR
November 12, 2021*
7:00 pm, WCC Network 		at Saint Mary's L 58–67  0–2
  16 – Nicholas   7 – Nicholas   5 – Henry  University Credit Union Pavilion (2,602)
Moraga, CA
November 15, 2021*
6:00 p.m., P12N 		at Washington L 65–72  0–3
  16 – Nicholas   11 – Gresham   3 – Henry  Alaska Airlines Arena (5,315)
Seattle, WA
November 17, 2021*
7:00 p.m., MW Network/FalconVision 		at Air Force L 57–61  0–4
  16 – Walker   6 – Nicholas   2 – Tied  Clune Arena (1,331)
Colorado Springs, CO
November 21, 2021*
6:00 p.m., ACCRSN 		at NC State L 57–65  0–5
  12 – Henry   13 – Rasas   1 – Tied  PNC Arena (11,806)
Raleigh, NC
November 24, 2021*
7:00 p.m., BYUtv 		at No. 18 BYU L 64–81  0–6
  21 – Henry   9 – Gresham   2 – Tied  Marriott Center (15,646)
Provo, UT
December 1, 2021*
6:30 pm, ESPN+ 		at Louisiana Tech L 60–87  0–7
  15 – Walker   10 – Walker   3 – Walker  Thomas Assembly Center (2,286)
Ruston, LA
December 6, 2021*
5:00 pm, SECN+ 		at No. 20 Florida W 69–54  1–7
  16 – Henry   13 – Gresham   7 – Walker  O'Connell Center (7,623)
Gainesville, FL
December 14, 2021*
7:30 pm, ESPN+ 		at Texas–Rio Grande Valley W 70–60  2–7
  18 – Gresham   12 – Gresham   4 – Hopkins  Bert Ogden Arena (1,189)
Edinburg, TX
December 18, 2021*
11:00 am, ESPN+ 		at Cincinnati Canceled due to COVID-19 issues within TSU program[7] Fifth Third Arena 
Cincinnati, OH
December 29, 2021*
3:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at TCU Canceled due to COVID-19 issues within TCU program Schollmaier Arena 
Fort Worth, TX
SWAC regular season
January 3, 2022
7:30 p.m. 		at Southern L 50–63  2–8
(0–1) 		 14 – Nicholas   12 – Nicholas   3 – 2 Tied  F. G. Clark Center (2,675)
Baton Rouge, LA
January 5, 2022
7:30 p.m., NBA TV 		at Grambling State W 67–61  3–8
(1–1) 		 16 – Henry   8 – Walker   2 – 2 Tied  Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (486)
Grambling, LA
January 8, 2022
7:30 p.m., AT&T SportsNet 		Arkansas–Pine Bluff W 90–71  4–8
(2–1) 		 21 – Etienne   7 – Rasas   5 – Lawson  H&PE Arena (878)
Houston, TX
January 10, 2022
7:30 p.m., YouTube 		Mississippi Valley State W 95–58  5–8
(3–1) 		 16 – Walker   8 – Gresham   5 – Etienne  H&PE Arena (580)
Houston, TX
January 15, 2022
3:00 p.m. 		at Alcorn State L 72–73  5–9
(3–2) 		 22 – Etienne   12 – Nicholas   2 – 2 Tied  Davey Whitney Complex (312)
Lorman, MS
January 17, 2022
7:30 p.m. 		at Jackson State L 58–61  5–10
(3–3) 		 13 – Walker   5 – Gresham   2 – 2 Tied  Williams Assembly Center (500)
Jackson, MS
January 22, 2022
7:30 p.m., AT&T SportsNet 		Alabama A&M W 78–44  6–10
(4–3) 		 15 – Jones   8 – Lawson   5 – Gilliam  H&PE Arena (1,042)
Houston, TX
January 24, 2022
7:30 p.m. 		Alabama State W 73–66  7–10
(5–3) 		 11 – 2 Tied   16 – Gresham   6 – Gilliam  H&PE Arena (2,163)
Houston, TX
January 29, 2022
5:30 p.m., ESPNU 		at Prairie View A&M W 75–74 OT 8–10
(6–3) 		 20 – Etienne   11 – Rasas   3 – Walker  William J. Nicks Building (3,047)
Prairie View, TX
February 5, 2022
3:00 p.m., NBA TV 		at Florida A&M W 67–55  9–10
(7–3) 		 18 – Etienne   7 – Rasas   4 – Gilliam  Al Lawson Center (3,087)
Tallahassee, FL
February 7, 2022
7:30 p.m. 		at Bethune–Cookman W 66–63  10–10
(8–3) 		 15 – Nicholas   11 – Nicholas   3 – Nicholas  Moore Gymnasium (411)
Daytona Beach, FL
February 12, 2022
7:30 p.m. 		Grambling State W 68–65  11–10
(9–3) 		 15 – Jones   8 – Gresham   3 – Gilliam  H&PE Arena (6,034)
Houston, TX
February 14, 2022
7:30 p.m. 		Southern L 58–70  11–11
(9–4) 		 14 – Nicholas   7 – Gilliam   4 – Etienne  H&PE Arena (3,187)
Houston, TX
February 19, 2022
4:00 p.m. 		at Mississippi Valley State W 79–59  12–11
(10–4) 		 14 – Hopkins   10 – Rasas   3 – Jones  Harrison HPER Complex (2,232)
Itta Bena, MS
February 21, 2022
7:30 p.m. 		at Arkansas–Pine Bluff W 70–68  13–11
(11–4) 		 13 – Gresham   7 – Henry   3 – 2 Tied  K. L. Johnson Complex (2,312)
Pine Bluff, AR
February 26, 2022
7:30 p.m. 		Jackson State W 81–66  14–11
(12–4) 		 14 – Henry   10 – Nicholas   3 – Gilliam  H&PE Arena (2,456)
Houston, TX
February 28, 2022
7:30 p.m. 		Alcorn State L 72–75  14–12
(12–5) 		 15 – Etienne   10 – Gresham   5 – Gilliam  H&PE Arerna (1,971)
Houston, TX
March 5, 2022
7:30 p.m. 		Prairie View A&M W 78–77  15–12
(13–5) 		 16 – Lawson   10 – Gresham   3 – Gilliam  H&PE Arena (7,284)
Houston, TX
SWAC tournament
March 9, 2022
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		(2) vs. (7) Jackson State
Quarterfinals 		W 54–50  16–12
  14 – Walker   7 – Gresham   2 – Etienne  Bartow Arena (266)
Birmingham, AL
March 11, 2022
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		(2) vs. (6) Grambling State
Semifinals 		W 73–54  17–12
  18 – Henry   7 – Henry   4 – Nicholas  Bartow Arena (444)
Birmingham, AL
March 12, 2022
5:00 pm, ESPNU 		(2) vs. (1) Alcorn State
Championship 		W 87–62  18–12
  17 – Walker   8 – Nicholas   4 – Lawson  Bartow Arena (776)
Birmingham, AL
NCAA tournament
March 15, 2022*
5:40 pm, TruTV 		(16 MW) vs. (16 MW) Texas A&M–Corpus Christi
First Four 		W 76–67  19–12
  21 – Etienne   14 – Gresham   2 – Henry  UD Arena (12,522)
Dayton, OH
March 17, 2022*
9:43 pm, TruTV 		(16 MW) vs. (1 MW) No. 3 Kansas
First Round 		L 56–83  19–13
  13 – Walker III   9 – Nicholas   4 – Gilliam  Dickies Arena (10,560)
Fort Worth, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.

Source[8][9]

References

  1. ^ "Regular Season Ends In Thrilling Fashion As Men's Basketball Defeats Southern". Texas Southern University Athletics. March 7, 2021. Retrieved October 28, 2021.
  2. ^ "GOING DANCING! Tigers Win 9th SWAC Tournament With Dominant Win Over Prairie View A&M". Texas Southern University Athletics. March 14, 2021. Retrieved October 28, 2021.
  3. ^ Graves, Gary B. (March 20, 2021). "TSU hangs tough, but falls to No. 1 seed Michigan in NCAA Tournament". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved October 28, 2021.
  4. ^ a b c d Goodman, Jeff (April 14, 2021). "College Basketball's 2021 Transfer List". Stadium. Retrieved September 20, 2021.
  5. ^ Blum, Sam (April 14, 2021). "The Weathers twins split 4 years ago to succeed on their own. Now, they'll reunite at SMU for their final college season". The Dallas Morning News. Retrieved September 20, 2021.
  6. ^ "Men's Basketball Adds Final Four Transfer Brison Gresham To 2021-22 Roster". Texas Southern University Athletics. July 14, 2021. Retrieved November 14, 2021.
  7. ^ Jenkins, Keith. "UC home game against Texas Southern canceled due to COVID-19 issues within TSU program". Cincinnati.com. Cincinnati Enquirer. Retrieved December 17, 2021.
  8. ^ "2021-22 Men's Basketball Schedule". Texas Southern Tigers. Retrieved November 7, 2021.
  9. ^ "2021-22 Texas Southern Tigers Roster and Stats". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved December 9, 2021.