The 2018–19 Texas Southern Tigers basketball team represented

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during the

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. The Tigers, led by first-year head coach Johnny Jones, played their home games at the

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, Texas as members of the

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(SWAC).

Previous season

The

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finished the 2017–18 season 16–20, 12–6 in SWAC play, to finish in a three-way tie for second place. Due to Grambling State's

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violations and subsequent postseason ineligibility, they received the No. 3 seed in the SWAC tournament where they defeated Alabama State,

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and Arkansas–Pine Bluff to become SWAC tournament champions. They received the SWAC's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they defeated North Carolina Central in the First Four before losing in the first round to Xavier. On June 5, 2018, head coach Mike Davis announced he would step down as head coach to become the head coach at

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, which was made official on June 13. On June 25, the school hired

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associate head coach and former

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and

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head coach Johnny Jones for the job.

Roster

Schedule and results

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References

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