Jackson State Tigers basketball

Jackson State Tigers

2014–15 Jackson State Tigers men's basketball team

University

Jackson State University

Conference

SWAC

Location

Jackson, MS

Head coach

Wayne Brent (1st year)

Arena

Williams Assembly Center
(Capacity: 8,000)

Nickname

Tigers

Colors

Royal Blue and White

Uniforms

Home

Away

NCAA Tournament appearances

1997, 2000, 2007

The Jackson State Tigers basketball team is the men's basketball team that represents Jackson State University in Jackson, Mississippi, USA. The team competes in the Southwestern Athletic Conference. The team last played in the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament in 2007. The Tigers are coached by Wayne Brent.

Postseason results

NCAA Division I tournament results

The Tigers have appeared in the NCAA Division I Tournament three times. Their combined record is 0–3.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result/Score
1997	First Round	Kansas	L 64–78
2000	First Round	Arizona	L 47–71
2007	First Round	Florida	L 69–112

NCAA Division II tournament results

The Tigers have appeared in the NCAA Division II Tournament five times. Their combined record is 4–6. They are the only team to ever forfeit a game in tournament history.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1957	Regional Semifinals Regional Finals	Philander Smith South Dakota	W 93–65 L 0–2 †
1964	Regional Semifinals Regional 3rd Place Game	Evansville Ball State	L 69–97 L 71–92
1965	Regional Semifinals Regional 3rd Place Game	Central Michigan Concordia (IL)	L 79–83 W 90–80
1966	Regional Semifinals Regional 3rd Place Game	Abilene Christian Arkansas State	L 79–94 W 77–84
1968	Regional Semifinals Regional 3rd Place Game	Texas–Pan American McNeese State	L 73–96 W 75–71

† - Jackson State, citing policy of the Mississippi Board of Trustees, was compelled to withdraw from the tournament rather than competing in an interracial contest. This would be the only time such an occurrence would directly mar the tournament, amd Jackson State themselves would return to the tournament in 1964.

NIT results

The Tigers have appeared in two National Invitation Tournaments (NIT). Their combined record is 1–2.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result/Score
1993	First Round Second Round	Connecticut SW Missouri State	W 90–88 L 52–70
2010	First Round	Mississippi State	L 67–81

Tigers in the NBA

Notes

External links

Basketball Reference

Jackson State Tigers basketball

Venues	Williams Assembly Center (1981–present)

People	Head coaches NBA players

Seasons	1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15

Southwestern Athletic Conference men's basketball

Teams	Alabama A&M Bulldogs Alabama State Hornets Alcorn State Braves Arkansas–Pine Bluff Golden Lions Grambling State Tigers Jackson State Tigers Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils Prairie View A&M Panthers Southern Jaguars Texas Southern Tigers

Championships & awards	SWAC Men's Basketball Tournament Player of the Year