| 2016–17 Texas Southern Tigers basketball | |
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SWAC regular season and tournament champions  | |
NCAA tournament, First Round  | |
| Conference | Southwestern Athletic Conference | 
| Record | 23–12 (16–2 SWAC) | 
| Head coach | 
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| Associate head coach | Donnie Marsh | 
| Assistant coaches | 
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| Home arena | Health and Physical Education Arena | 
| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas Southern † | 16 | – | 2 | .889 | 23 | – | 12 | .657 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alcorn State* | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 18 | – | 14 | .563 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Grambling State | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 16 | – | 17 | .485 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jackson State | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 14 | – | 18 | .438 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 15 | – | 18 | .455 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prairie View A&M | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 13 | – | 20 | .394 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi Valley State | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 7 | – | 25 | .219 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alabama State | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 8 | – | 23 | .258 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas–Pine Bluff | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 7 | – | 25 | .219 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alabama A&M | 2 | – | 16 | .111 | 2 | – | 27 | .069 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| *ineligible for postseason due to APR violations | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2017 SWAC tournament winner | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2016–17 Texas Southern Tigers basketball team represented Texas Southern University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Tigers, led by fifth year head coach Mike Davis, played their home games at the Health and Physical Education Arena in Houston, Texas as members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference. They finished the season 23–12, 16–2 in SWAC play to win the regular season SWAC championship. They defeated Alabama State, Grambling State, and Alcorn State to be champions of the SWAC tournament. They earned the SWAC's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the first round to North Carolina.
Previous season
The Tigers finished the 2015–16 season 18–15, 16–2 in SWAC play to win the regular season SWAC championship. They defeated Alabama A&M in the quarterfinals of the SWAC tournament to advance to the semifinals where they lost to Southern. As regular season conference champions who failed to win their conference tournament, they received an automatic bid to the National Invitation Tournament where they lost to Valparaiso in the first round.
Roster
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Schedule and results
| Date time, TV  | 
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance)  city, state  | ||||||
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| Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
| 11/12/16* 7:30 pm  | 
at Texas–Arlington | L 82–89 | 0–1 | 
College Park Center (4,532) Arlington, TX  | |||||||
| 11/13/16* 1:00 pm  | 
at Delaware State | W 74–61 | 1–1 | 
Memorial Hall (942) Dover, DE  | |||||||
| 11/16/16* 7:00 pm  | 
Rice | W 71–68 | 2–1 | 
H&PE Arena (2,082) Houston, TX  | |||||||
| 11/19/16* 7:00 pm  | 
at La Salle | W 77–76 | 3–1 | 
Tom Gola Arena (2,622) Philadelphia, PA  | |||||||
| 11/21/16* 6:00 pm  | 
at James Madison | W 67–56 | 4–1 | 
James Madison University Convocation Center (2,311) Harrisonburg, VA  | |||||||
| 11/27/16* 6:00 pm  | 
at Louisiana-Lafayette | L 73–84 | 4–2 | 
Blackham Coliseum (3,027) Lafayette, LA  | |||||||
| 11/30/16* 9:00 pm  | 
at No. 16 Arizona | L 63–85 | 4–3 | 
McKale Center (14,410) Tucson, AZ  | |||||||
| 12/03/16* 4:00 pm  | 
at Southern Illinois | L 70–74 | 4–4 | 
SIU Arena (4,472) Carbondale, IL  | |||||||
| 12/10/16* 1:00 pm  | 
at No. 11 Louisville | L 71–102 | 4–5 | 
Yum Center (18,152) Louisville, KY  | |||||||
| 12/13/16* 6:00 pm  | 
at No. 25 Cincinnati | L 58–96 | 4–6 | 
Fifth Third Arena (6,612) Cincinnati, OH  | |||||||
| 12/17/16* 5:00 pm  | 
at LSU | L 80–88 | 4–7 | 
Maravich Assembly Center (7,222) Baton Rouge, LA  | |||||||
| 12/18/16* 5:00 pm  | 
at TCU | L 59–96 | 4–8 | 
Schollmaier Arena (6,081) Waco, TX  | |||||||
| 12/21/16* 6:30 pm  | 
at No. 4 Baylor | L 63–89 | 4–9 | 
Ferrell Center (5,347) Waco, TX  | |||||||
| SWAC regular season | |||||||||||
| 01/02/17 7:00 pm  | 
at Alcorn State | W 67–65 | 5–9 (1–0)  | 
Davey Whitney Complex (221) Lorman, MS  | |||||||
| 01/04/17 7:30 pm  | 
at Southern | W 82–74 | 6–9 (2–0)  | 
F. G. Clark Center (622) Baton Rouge, LA  | |||||||
| 01/07/17 7:30 pm  | 
at Prairie View | W 87–82 | 7–9 (3–0)  | 
William Nicks Building (672) Prairie View, TX  | |||||||
| 01/14/17 7:30 pm  | 
Grambling State | W 76–55 | 8–9 (4–0)  | 
Health and Physical Education Arena (1,017) Houston, TX  | |||||||
| 01/16/17 7:30 pm, ESPN3  | 
Jackson State | W 67–44 | 9–9 (5–0)  | 
Health and Physical Education Arena  Houston, TX  | |||||||
| 01/21/17 7:30 pm  | 
at Arkansas–Pine Bluff | W 70–63 | 10–9 (6–0)  | 
K.L. Johnson Complex (1,845) Pine Bluff, AR  | |||||||
| 01/23/17 7:30 pm  | 
at Mississippi Valley State | L 89–103 | 10–10 (6–1)  | 
Harrison HPER Complex (3,985) Itta Bena, MS  | |||||||
| 01/28/17 7:30 pm  | 
Alabama State | W 70–68 | 11–10 (7–1)  | 
Health and Physical Education Arena (1,022) Houston, TX  | |||||||
| 01/30/17 7:30 pm  | 
Alabama A&M | W 92–47 | 12–10 (8–1)  | 
Health and Physical Education Arena (1,038) Houston, TX  | |||||||
| 02/04/17 7:30 pm  | 
Prairie View A&M | W 74–61 | 13–10 (9–1)  | 
Health and Physical Education Arena (7,235) Houston, TX  | |||||||
| 02/11/17 5:30 pm  | 
at Grambling State | W 77–70 | 14–10 (10–1)  | 
Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (679) Grambling, LA  | |||||||
| 02/13/17 5:30 pm  | 
at Jackson State | L 62–71 | 14–11 (10–2)  | 
Williams Assembly Center  Jackson, MS  | |||||||
| 02/18/17 7:30 pm  | 
Arkansas–Pine Bluff | W 78–40 | 15–11 (11–2)  | 
Health and Physical Education Arena (1,215) Houston, TX  | |||||||
| 02/20/17 7:30 pm  | 
Mississippi Valley State | W 92–61 | 16–11 (12–2)  | 
Health and Physical Education Arena (1,012) Houston, TX  | |||||||
| 02/25/17 5:00 pm  | 
at Alabama State | W 86–73 | 17–11 (13–2)  | 
Dunn–Oliver Acadome (2,997) Montgomery, AL  | |||||||
| 02/27/17 7:30 pm  | 
at Alabama A&M | W 74–64 | 18–11 (14–2)  | 
Elmore Gymnasium  Normal, AL  | |||||||
| 03/02/17 7:30 pm  | 
Alcorn State | W 94–88 OT | 19–11 (15–2)  | 
Health and Physical Education Arena (2,976) Houston, TX  | |||||||
| 03/04/17 7:30 pm  | 
Southern | W 82–69 | 20–11 (16–2)  | 
Health and Physical Education Arena (3,902) Houston, TX  | |||||||
| SWAC tournament | |||||||||||
| 03/07/17 7:30 pm  | 
(1) | (8) Alabama State  Quarterfinals  | 
W 87–72 | 21–11 | 
Health and Physical Education Arena (3,487) Houston, TX  | ||||||
| 03/10/17 2:30 pm  | 
(1) | (5) Grambling State  Semifinals  | 
W 62–57 | 22–11 | 
Toyota Center  Houston, TX  | ||||||
| 03/10/17 5:15 pm, ESPNU  | 
(1) | (2) Alcorn State  Championship  | 
W 53–50 | 23–11 | 
Toyota Center  Houston, TX  | ||||||
| NCAA tournament | |||||||||||
| 03/17/17* 4:00 pm, TNT  | 
(16 S) | vs. (1 S) No. 6 North Carolina  First Round  | 
L 64–103 | 23–12 | 
Bon Secours Wellness Arena (14,179) Greenville, SC  | ||||||
*Non-conference game.  #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.  S=South. All times are in Central Time. Source[1]  | |||||||||||
