The 2021–22 Texas Southern Tigers basketball team represented Texas Southern University during the

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. The Tigers are led by fourth-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 West Division of the

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(SWAC). They finished the season 19–13, 13–5 in SWAC play to finish in second place. As the No. 2 seed, they defeated

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, and

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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

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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. The Tigers defeated

, and

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to win the SWAC tournament, their ninth SWAC championship. 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.

Offseason

Departures

Incoming transfers

Recruiting class

Roster

Schedule and results

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