Texas Southern Men’s Basketball 2021 NCAA Tournament Capsule

March 7, 2021 · CSM Staff
 

Texas Southern Tigers

SWAC (16-8, 10-3)

 
 
Big Wins: 11/30 at Wyoming (76-74), 3/12 vs Jackson State (84-81), 3/13 vs Prairie View A&M (80-61)
Bad Losses: 11/25 at Washington State (52-56), 1/16 Grambling (72-78), 2/21 Prairie View A&M (75-77)
Coach: Johnny Jones
 
Probable Starters:
Michael Weathers, Senior, Guard, 16.5 ppg, 3.6 apg, 5.2 rpg, 2.2 apg, 1.1 bpg
Jordan Gilliam, Junior, Guard, 5.6 ppg, 2.9 apg
Justin Hopkins, Senior, Forward, 8.3 ppg, 4.2 rpg
John Walker III, Junior, Forward, 12.0 ppg, 5.4 rpg, 1.1 bpg
Joirdon Karl Nicholas, Junior, Forward, 11.3 ppg, 7.0 rpg, 1.2 bpg
 
Key Role Players:
Galen Alexander, Senior, Forward, 9.8 ppg, 4.8 rpg
John Jones, Senior, Guard, 4.3 ppg
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 74.0 (111th in nation, 1st in conference)
Scoring Defense: 70.2 (176, 6)
Field-Goal Percentage: 44.5 (148, 2)
Field-Goal Defense: 40.5 (37, 4)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 4.6 (339, 10)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 28.4 (335, 10)
Free-Throw Percentage: 69.6 (212, 3)
Rebound Margin: 5.6 (33, 1)
Assists Per Game: 12.3 (232, 4)
Turnovers Per Game: 15.8 (311, 6)
 
Recent Postseason Appearances:
 
2019 CIT First Round win over New Orleans
2019 CIT Second Round win over UTRGV
2019 CIT Quarterfinal win over Louisiana-Monroe
2019 CIT Semifinal loss to Green Bay
2018 NCAA Opening Round win over North Carolina Central
2018 NCAA Round of 64 loss to Xavier
2017 NCAA Round of 64 loss to North Carolina
2016 NIT First Round loss to Valparaiso
2015 NCAA Round of 64 loss to Arizona
2014 NCAA Opening Round loss to Cal Poly’
2011 NIT First Round loss to Colorado
2003 NCAA Opening Round loss to UNC-Asheville
1995 NCAA Round of 64 loss to Arkansas
1994 NCAA Round of 64 loss to Duke
1990 NCAA Round of 64 loss to Georgetown
 
*all team stats through 3/7