The 2023–24 Texas Southern Tigers basketball team represented

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during the

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

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located in

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, as members of the

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. 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

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in the quarterfinals, and

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in the semifinals, before losing to Grambling State in the championship. They received an invitation to the CIT, where they lost to

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in the first round.

Previous season

The

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finished the 2022–23 season 14–20, 7–11, in SWAC play to finish in eighth place. They upset top-seeded

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, and Grambling State to become champions of the SWAC tournament and receiving the SWAC's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament for the third consecutive year. They lost to

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in the

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. With a record of 14–20, Texas Southern entered the NCAA Tournament with the sixth-worst regular season record ever, with a winning percentage of 41.18%. It was also the most losses by an automatic bid in the history of the tournament.

Roster

Schedule and results

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References

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