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, Grambling State, and Alcorn State to win the SWAC tournament. 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 before losing in the first round to eventual national champion Kansas.

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

Previous season

In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Tigers finished the 2020–21 season 17–9 overall, 10–3 in SWAC play, to finish third place in the conference.^[1] The Tigers defeated Alcorn State, Jackson State, and Prairie View A&M to win the SWAC tournament, their ninth SWAC championship.^[2] As a result, the Tigers received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 16 seed in the East region. There they lost to No. 1-seeded Michigan in the first round.^[3]

Offseason

Departures

Name	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Chris Baldwin	F	6'9"	220	Senior	Springfield, Massachusetts	Transferred to Central Michigan^[4]
Quinton Brigham	G	6'5"	215	Senior	Fort Worth, Texas	Entered transfer portal^[4]
Ashton McClelland	G	6'1"	155	Sophomore (Redshirt)	Houston, Texas	Entered transfer portal^[4]
Ja'Mare Redus	G	5'11"	170	Sophomore	Houston, Texas
Michael Weathers	G	6'3"	175	Senior	Roeland Park, Kansas	Transferred to SMU^[5]

Incoming transfers

Name	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous school
Grayson Carter	F	6'10"	225	Junior (Redshirt)	Dallas, Texas	UT Arlington
Kehlin Farooq	G	6'5"	180	Sophomore	Houston, Texas	Hampton
Brison Gresham	F	6'9"	240	Senior	New Orleans, Louisiana	Houston^[6]
PJ Henry	G	5'10"	175	Junior	Houston, Texas	Hartford
AJ Lawson	G	6'5"	205	Graduate Student	Bryan, Texas	McNeese State^[4]

Recruiting class

College recruiting information
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Davon Barnes F	Memphis, TN	Collierville	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	–
Davon Barnes F	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Kolby Granger G	Missouri City, TX	Ridge Point	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	–
Kolby Granger G	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: 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	Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 76
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, 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.com. Retrieved November 14, 2021. "2021 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved November 14, 2021.

Roster

2021–22 Texas Southern Tigers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	0	Yahuza Rasas	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Sr	Mineral Area College	St. Louis, Missouri
F	1	Galen Alexander	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	GS	Georgetown	Breaux Bridge, Louisiana
G	2	AJ Lawson	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	GS	McNeese State	Bryan, Texas
G	3	PJ Henry	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Jr	Hartford	Houston, Texas
G	4	Bryson Etienne	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sr	Temple College	Houston, Texas
F	5	Joirdon Karl Nicholas	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Sr	Stephen F. Austin	Pearland, Texas
G	11	Jordan Gilliam	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	RS Sr	UC Riverside	Houston, Texas
G	12	John Jones	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	GS	Nevada	Baton Rouge, Louisiana
G	14	Kolby Granger	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Ridge Point HS	Missouri City, Texas
F	15	Justin Hopkins	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	GS	Samford	Huntsville, Alabama
G	20	Kehlin Farooq	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	So	Hampton	Houston, Texas
F	23	Shaqir O'Neal	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Union Grove HS	Los Angeles, California
F	24	John Walker III	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Sr	Texas A&M	Houston, Texas
F	25	Grayson Carter	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	RS Jr	UT Arlington	Dallas, Texas
G	32	Andrew Malveaux III	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	RS Jr	Strake Jesuit College Prep	Houston, Texas
F	42	Davon Barnes	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Fr	Collierville HS	Memphis, Tennessee
F	44	Brison Gresham	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Sr	Houston	New Orleans, Louisiana

Head coach

Johnny Jones (LSU)

Assistant coach(es)

Randy Peele
Shyrone Chatman
Josh White

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: October 28, 2021

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
November 4, 2021* 7:00 pm		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 pm, 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 pm, 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 pm, 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 pm, 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 pm, 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 am, ESPN+		at Cincinnati	Canceled due to COVID-19 issues within TSU program^[7]					Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH
December 29, 2021* 3:00 pm, 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., NBA TV		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 3:00 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 7:30 p.m.		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 pm, ESPN+	(2)	vs. (7) Jackson State Quarterfinals	W 54–50	16–12	14 – Walker	7 – Gresham	2 – Etienne	Bartow Arena (266) Birmingham, AL
March 11, 2022 2:00 pm, ESPN+	(2)	vs. (6) Grambling State Semifinals	W 73–54	17–12	18 – Henry	7 – Henry	4 – Nicholas	Bartow Arena (444) Birmingham, AL
March 12, 2022 5:00 pm, 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 pm, 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 pm, 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.

Source^[8]^[9]

References

^ "Regular Season Ends In Thrilling Fashion As Men's Basketball Defeats Southern". Texas Southern University Athletics. March 7, 2021. Retrieved October 28, 2021.
^ "GOING DANCING! Tigers Win 9th SWAC Tournament With Dominant Win Over Prairie View A&M". Texas Southern University Athletics. March 14, 2021. Retrieved October 28, 2021.
^ Graves, Gary B. (March 20, 2021). "TSU hangs tough, but falls to No. 1 seed Michigan in NCAA Tournament". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved October 28, 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Goodman, Jeff (April 14, 2021). "College Basketball's 2021 Transfer List". Stadium. Retrieved September 20, 2021.
^ Blum, Sam (April 14, 2021). "The Weathers twins split 4 years ago to succeed on their own. Now, they'll reunite at SMU for their final college season". The Dallas Morning News. Retrieved September 20, 2021.
^ "Men's Basketball Adds Final Four Transfer Brison Gresham To 2021-22 Roster". Texas Southern University Athletics. July 14, 2021. Retrieved November 14, 2021.
^ Jenkins, Keith. "UC home game against Texas Southern canceled due to COVID-19 issues within TSU program". Cincinnati.com. Cincinnati Enquirer. Retrieved December 17, 2021.
^ "2021-22 Men's Basketball Schedule". Texas Southern Tigers. Retrieved November 7, 2021.
^ "2021-22 Texas Southern Tigers Roster and Stats". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved December 9, 2021.

[1] "Regular Season Ends In Thrilling Fashion As Men's Basketball Defeats Southern". Texas Southern University Athletics. March 7, 2021. Retrieved October 28, 2021.

[2] "GOING DANCING! Tigers Win 9th SWAC Tournament With Dominant Win Over Prairie View A&M". Texas Southern University Athletics. March 14, 2021. Retrieved October 28, 2021.

[3] Graves, Gary B. (March 20, 2021). "TSU hangs tough, but falls to No. 1 seed Michigan in NCAA Tournament". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved October 28, 2021.

[goodman-4] Goodman, Jeff (April 14, 2021). "College Basketball's 2021 Transfer List". Stadium. Retrieved September 20, 2021.

[5] Blum, Sam (April 14, 2021). "The Weathers twins split 4 years ago to succeed on their own. Now, they'll reunite at SMU for their final college season". The Dallas Morning News. Retrieved September 20, 2021.

[6] "Men's Basketball Adds Final Four Transfer Brison Gresham To 2021-22 Roster". Texas Southern University Athletics. July 14, 2021. Retrieved November 14, 2021.

[7] Jenkins, Keith. "UC home game against Texas Southern canceled due to COVID-19 issues within TSU program". Cincinnati.com. Cincinnati Enquirer. Retrieved December 17, 2021.

[8] "2021-22 Men's Basketball Schedule". Texas Southern Tigers. Retrieved November 7, 2021.

[9] "2021-22 Texas Southern Tigers Roster and Stats". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved December 9, 2021.

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