The 2020–21 Texas Southern Tigers basketball team represented

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during the

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. The Tigers were led by third-year head coach Johnny Jones and played their home games at the Health and Physical Education Arena in

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, as members of the

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(SWAC). They finished the season 17-9, 11-3 in SWAC Play to finish in 3rd place. They defeated

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, Jackson State, and

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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

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Previous season

The

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finished the 2019–20 season 16–16 overall, 12–6 in SWAC play, to finish third place in the conference. The Tigers defeated Grambling State in the quarterfinals of the SWAC tournament. The remainder of the tournament was cancelled by the

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due to the

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on March 12, 2020.

Offseason

Departures

Roster

Schedule and results

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References

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