2021–22 Texas Southern Tigers basketball team

2021–22 Texas Southern Tigers basketball
2021–22 Texas Southern Tigers basketball
SWAC tournament champions
NCAA tournament, First round
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
	West Division
Record	19–13 (13–5 SWAC)
Head coach	Johnny Jones (4th season);
Assistant coaches	Randy Peele; Shyrone Chatman; Josh White;
Home arena	Health and Physical Education Arena
	Seasons ← 2020–21 2022–23 →

The 2021–22 Texas Southern Tigers basketball team represented Texas Southern University during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Tigers are led by fourth-year head coach Johnny Jones and played their home games at the Health and Physical Education Arena in Houston, Texas as members of the West Division of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC). They finished the season 19–13, 13–5 in SWAC play, to finish in second place. As the No. 2 seed, they defeated Jackson State,^[1] Grambling State^[2] and Alcorn State to win the SWAC tournament.^[3] They received the conference’s automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 16 seed in the Midwest Region, where they defeated Texas A&M–Corpus Christi in the First Four^[4] before losing in the first round to eventual national champion Kansas.^[5]

ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference

West Division

Record19–13 (13–5 SWAC)

Headcoach

Johnny Jones (4th season)

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2021–22 SWAC men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Alcorn State	14	–	4	.778	17	–	17	.500
Texas Southern †	13	–	5	.722	19	–	13	.594
Southern	12	–	6	.667	17	–	14	.548
Florida A&M	11	–	7	.611	13	–	17	.433
Alabama A&M	10	–	8	.556	12	–	18	.400
Grambling State	9	–	9	.500	12	–	20	.375
Jackson State	9	–	9	.500	11	–	19	.367
Prairie View A&M	8	–	10	.444	8	–	19	.296
Alabama State	8	–	10	.444	9	–	21	.300
Bethune–Cookman	7	–	11	.389	9	–	21	.300
Arkansas–Pine Bluff	5	–	13	.278	7	–	24	.226
Mississippi Valley State	2	–	16	.111	2	–	26	.071

† 2022 SWAC tournament winner

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Name	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Chris Baldwin	F	6' 9"	220	Senior	Springfield, MA	Transferred to Central Michigan^[12]
Quinton Brigham	G	6' 5"	215	Senior	Fort Worth, TX	Entered transfer portal^[12]
Ashton McClelland	G	6' 1"	155	Sophomore (redshirt)	Houston, TX	Entered transfer portal^[12]
Ja'Mare Redus	G	5' 11"	170	Sophomore	Houston, TX
Michael Weathers	G	6' 3"	175	Senior	Roeland Park, KS	Transferred to SMU^[13]

Name	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous school
Grayson Carter	F	6' 10"	225	Junior (redshirt)	Dallas, TX	UT Arlington
Kehlin Farooq	G	6' 5"	180	Sophomore	Houston, TX	Hampton
Brison Gresham	F	6' 9"	240	Senior	New Orleans, LA	Houston^[14]
PJ Henry	G	5' 10"	175	Junior	Houston, TX	Hartford
AJ Lawson	G	6' 5"	205	Graduate student	Bryan, TX	McNeese State^[12]

Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight	Commit date
Davon Barnes F	Memphis, TN	Collierville	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	–
Davon Barnes F	Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: (NR)
Kolby Granger G	Missouri City, TX	Ridge Point	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	–
Kolby Granger G	Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: (NR)
Shaqir O'Neal SF	Los Angeles, CA	Union Grove	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	May 1, 2021
Shaqir O'Neal SF	Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: (76)
Overall recruit ranking:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2021 Texas Southern Tigers Recruiting Class". ESPN. Retrieved November 14, 2021. "2021 Team Ranking". Rivals. Retrieved November 14, 2021.

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
November 4, 2021* 7:00 p.m.		Texas College	W 97–55		12 – Nicholas	6 – tied	5 – Henry	H&PE Arena (2,842) Houston, TX
Non-conference regular season
November 9, 2021* 4:00 p.m., P12N		at No. 13 Oregon	L 66–83	0–1	19 – Walker	6 – Walker	3 – Henry	Matthew Knight Arena (7,037) Eugene, OR
November 12, 2021* 7:00 p.m., WCC Network		at Saint Mary's	L 58–67	0–2	16 – Nicholas	7 – Nicholas	5 – Henry	University Credit Union Pavilion (2,602) Moraga, CA
November 15, 2021* 6:00 p.m., P12N		at Washington	L 65–72	0–3	16 – Nicholas	11 – Gresham	3 – Henry	Alaska Airlines Arena (5,315) Seattle, WA
November 17, 2021* 7:00 p.m., MW Network/FalconVision		at Air Force	L 57–61	0–4	16 – Walker	6 – Nicholas	2 – tied	Clune Arena (1,331) Colorado Springs, CO
November 21, 2021* 6:00 p.m., ACCRSN		at NC State	L 57–65	0–5	12 – Henry	13 – Rasas	1 – tied	PNC Arena (11,806) Raleigh, NC
November 24, 2021* 7:00 p.m., BYUtv		at No. 18 BYU	L 64–81	0–6	21 – Henry	9 – Gresham	2 – tied	Marriott Center (15,646) Provo, UT
December 1, 2021* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		at Louisiana Tech	L 60–87	0–7	15 – Walker	10 – Walker	3 – Walker	Thomas Assembly Center (2,286) Ruston, LA
December 6, 2021* 5:00 p.m., SECN+		at No. 20 Florida	W 69–54	1–7	16 – Henry	13 – Gresham	7 – Walker	O'Connell Center (7,623) Gainesville, FL
December 14, 2021* 7:30 p.m., ESPN+		at Texas–Rio Grande Valley	W 70–60	2–7	18 – Gresham	12 – Gresham	4 – Hopkins	Bert Ogden Arena (1,189) Edinburg, TX
December 18, 2021* 11:00 a.m., ESPN+		at Cincinnati	Canceled due to COVID-19 issues within TSU program^[15]					Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH
December 29, 2021* 3:00 p.m., ESPN+		at TCU	Canceled due to COVID-19 issues within TCU program					Schollmaier Arena Fort Worth, TX
SWAC regular season
January 3, 2022 7:30 p.m.		at Southern	L 50–63	2–8 (0–1)	14 – Nicholas	12 – Nicholas	3 – 2 tied	F. G. Clark Center (2,675) Baton Rouge, LA
January 5, 2022 7:30 p.m.		at Grambling State	W 67–61	3–8 (1–1)	16 – Henry	8 – Walker	2 – 2 tied	Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (486) Grambling, LA
January 8, 2022 7:30 p.m., AT&T SportsNet		Arkansas–Pine Bluff	W 90–71	4–8 (2–1)	21 – Etienne	7 – Rasas	5 – Lawson	H&PE Arena (878) Houston, TX
January 10, 2022 7:30 p.m., YouTube		Mississippi Valley State	W 95–58	5–8 (3–1)	16 – Walker	8 – Gresham	5 – Etienne	H&PE Arena (580) Houston, TX
January 15, 2022 3:00 p.m.		at Alcorn State	L 72–73	5–9 (3–2)	22 – Etienne	12 – Nicholas	2 – 2 tied	Davey Whitney Complex (312) Lorman, MS
January 17, 2022 7:30 p.m.		at Jackson State	L 58–61	5–10 (3–3)	13 – Walker	5 – Gresham	2 – 2 tied	Williams Assembly Center (500) Jackson, MS
January 22, 2022 7:30 p.m., AT&T SportsNet		Alabama A&M	W 78–44	6–10 (4–3)	15 – Jones	8 – Lawson	5 – Gilliam	H&PE Arena (1,042) Houston, TX
January 24, 2022 7:30 p.m.		Alabama State	W 73–66	7–10 (5–3)	11 – 2 tied	16 – Gresham	6 – Gilliam	H&PE Arena (2,163) Houston, TX
January 29, 2022 5:30 p.m., ESPNU		at Prairie View A&M	W 75–74 ^OT	8–10 (6–3)	20 – Etienne	11 – Rasas	3 – Walker	William J. Nicks Building (3,047) Prairie View, TX
February 5, 2022 3:30 p.m., NBA TV		at Florida A&M	W 67–55	9–10 (7–3)	18 – Etienne	7 – Rasas	4 – Gilliam	Al Lawson Center (3,087) Tallahassee, FL
February 7, 2022 7:30 p.m.		at Bethune–Cookman	W 66–63	10–10 (8–3)	15 – Nicholas	11 – Nicholas	3 – Nicholas	Moore Gymnasium (411) Daytona Beach, FL
February 12, 2022 3:30 p.m., NBA TV		Grambling State	W 68–65	11–10 (9–3)	15 – Jones	8 – Gresham	3 – Gilliam	H&PE Arena (6,034) Houston, TX
February 14, 2022 7:30 p.m.		Southern	L 58–70	11–11 (9–4)	14 – Nicholas	7 – Gilliam	4 – Etienne	H&PE Arena (3,187) Houston, TX
February 19, 2022 4:00 p.m.		at Mississippi Valley State	W 79–59	12–11 (10–4)	14 – Hopkins	10 – Rasas	3 – Jones	Harrison HPER Complex (2,232) Itta Bena, MS
February 21, 2022 7:30 p.m.		at Arkansas–Pine Bluff	W 70–68	13–11 (11–4)	13 – Gresham	7 – Henry	3 – 2 tied	K. L. Johnson Complex (2,312) Pine Bluff, AR
February 26, 2022 7:30 p.m.		Jackson State	W 81–66	14–11 (12–4)	14 – Henry	10 – Nicholas	3 – Gilliam	H&PE Arena (2,456) Houston, TX
February 28, 2022 7:30 p.m.		Alcorn State	L 72–75	14–12 (12–5)	15 – Etienne	10 – Gresham	5 – Gilliam	H&PE Arerna (1,971) Houston, TX
March 5, 2022 7:30 p.m.		Prairie View A&M	W 78–77	15–12 (13–5)	16 – Lawson	10 – Gresham	3 – Gilliam	H&PE Arena (7,284) Houston, TX
SWAC tournament
March 9, 2022 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	(2)	vs. (7) Jackson State Quarterfinal	W 54–50	16–12	14 – Walker	7 – Gresham	2 – Etienne	Bartow Arena (266) Birmingham, AL
March 11, 2022 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	(2)	vs. (6) Grambling State Semifinal	W 73–54	17–12	18 – Henry	7 – Henry	4 – Nicholas	Bartow Arena (444) Birmingham, AL
March 12, 2022 5:00 p.m., ESPNU	(2)	vs. (1) Alcorn State Championship	W 87–62	18–12	17 – Walker	8 – Nicholas	4 – Lawson	Bartow Arena (776) Birmingham, AL
NCAA tournament
March 15, 2022* 5:40 p.m., TruTV	(16 MW)	vs. (16 MW) Texas A&M–Corpus Christi First Four	W 76–67	19–12	21 – Etienne	14 – Gresham	2 – Henry	UD Arena (12,522) Dayton, OH
March 17, 2022* 9:43 p.m., TruTV	(16 MW)	vs. (1 MW) No. 3 Kansas First round	L 56–83	19–13	13 – Walker III	9 – Nicholas	4 – Gilliam	Dickies Arena (10,560) Fort Worth, TX
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

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