Southern Jaguars basketball

Southern Jaguars Men's Basketball

2014–15 Southern Jaguars basketball team

University

Southern University

Conference

SWAC
NCAA Division 1 Division

Location

Baton Rouge, LA

Head coach

Roman Banks (4th year)

Arena

F. G. Clark Center
(Capacity: 7,500)

Nickname

Jaguars

Colors

Columbia Blue and Gold

NCAA Tournament appearances

1981, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1993, 2006, 2013

Conference tournament champions

1978, 1981, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1993, 2006, 2013

Conference regular season champions

1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1965, 1978, 1981, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 2006, 2014

The Southern Jaguars Men's Basketball Team is the basketball team that represents Southern University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States. The school's team currently competes in the Southwestern Athletic Conference.

Postseason results

NCAA Division I tournament results

The Jaguars have appeared in the NCAA tournament eight times which is as of 2015 the highest number of any SWAC school. Their combined record is 1–8. Their last appearance was in 2013 as the number #16 seed Jaguars gave the overall number #1 Gonzaga team a mighty scare in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1981	First Round	Wichita State	L 70–95
1985	First Round	St. John's	L 59–83
1987	First Round	Temple	L 56–75
1988	First Round	Kentucky	L 84–99
1989	First Round	North Carolina	L 79–93
1993	First Round Second Round	Georgia Tech George Washington	W 93–87 L 80–90
2006	First Round	Duke	L 54–70
2013	Second Round	Gonzaga	L 58–62

NIT results

The Jaguars have appeared in the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) one time. Their record is 0–1.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1990	First Round	Fordham	L 80–106

Retired numbers

The Jaguars have retired three numbers.

Number	Player	Years Played	Year Retired
41	Bob "Butterbean" Love	1961–65	2012
15	Avery Johnson	1986–88	2012
34	Bobby Phills	1987–91	2012

References

External links

Website

Southern Jaguars basketball

Venues	F. G. Clark Center (1975–present)

People	Head coaches

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