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2023–24 Texas Southern Tigers Basketball Team
The 2023–24 Texas Southern Tigers basketball team represented Texas Southern University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Tigers, led by sixth-year head coach Johnny Jones (basketball, born 1961), Johnny Jones, play their home games at the Health and Physical Education Arena located in Houston, Houston, Texas, as members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference. They finished the 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 2023–24 Jackson State Tigers basketball team, Jackson State in the quarterfinals, and 2023–24 Alabama A&M Bulldogs basketball team, Alabama A&M in the semifinals, before losing to 2023–24 Grambling State Tigers men's basketball team, Grambling State in the championship. They received an invitation to the 2024 CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament, CIT, where they lost to 2023–24 Tarleton State Texans men's basketball team, Tarleton in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johnny Jones (basketball, Born 1961)
John Henry Jones Jr. (born March 30, 1961) is an American college basketball coach who is the head coach of the Texas Southern Tigers basketball, Texas Southern Tigers basketball team. He was formerly the men's basketball head coach at North Texas Mean Green men's basketball, North Texas and at his alma mater LSU Tigers basketball, LSU. Playing career Jones played in the 1981 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, 1981 Final Four as a freshman at LSU Tigers basketball, LSU, and later served 12 seasons as an assistant coach at LSU under Dale Brown (basketball), Dale Brown where the pair returned to the 1986 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, 1986 Final Four. Coaching career Head coaching career Memphis Jones was named interim head coach at the Memphis Tigers men's basketball, University of Memphis just prior to the 1999–2000 season, replacing Tic Price. He coached the team to a 15–16 record. North Texas During Jones' stint at North Texas, he coached the Mea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |