2016–17 Texas Southern Tigers men's basketball team

2016–17 Texas Southern Tigers men's basketball
SWAC regular season and tournament champions
NCAA Tournament, First Round
Conference Southwestern Athletic Conference
2016–17 record 23–12 (16–2 SWAC)
Head coach Mike Davis (5th season)
Associate head coach Donnie Marsh
Assistant coach Michael Davis, Jr.
Assistant coach J. Keith LeGree
Home arena Health and Physical Education Arena
2016–17 SWAC men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
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 St. 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

2016–17 Texas Southern Tigers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 1 McCloud, JalanJalan McCloud 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Jr Fort Worth, TX
G 2 Lofton, ZachZach Lofton 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Jr St. Paul, MN
G 3 Jefferson, DemontraeDemontrae Jefferson 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) 150 lb (68 kg) Fr Milwaukee, WI
G 4 Scott, KevinKevin Scott 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Omaha, NE
G 5 Bynum, TyTy Bynum 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 16 lb (7 kg) Sr Philadelphia, PA
G 11 Carey, BrianBrian Carey 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 160 lb (73 kg) So Denver, CO
G 12 Robinson, DulaniDulani Robinson 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr Oakland, CA
F 14 Walker, LamontLamont Walker 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Chicago, IL
G 15 McClelland, CainanCainan McClelland 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 155 lb (70 kg) Fr Houston, TX
G 20 Martin, JerronJerron Martin 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) RS Jr Prince George's County, MD
F 23 Griffin, DerrickDerrick Griffin 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS So Houston, TX
C 24 Jones, MarvinMarvin Jones 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 220 lb (100 kg) GS Chicago, IL
F 25 Rutherford, JamieJamie Rutherford 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Jr Indianapolis, IN
F 33 Granger Jr., KevinKevin Granger Jr. 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Houston, TX
F 40 Bennett, StephanStephan Bennett 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) GS Lake Station, IN
F 44 Washington, EricEric Washington 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Birmingham, AL
G Lumpkin, DivonteDivonte Lumpkin 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) RS Fr Chicago, IL
C Reed, TrayvonTrayvon Reed 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) 230 lb (104 kg) RS So Mobile, AL
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Michael Davis, Jr.
  • J. Keith LeGree

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

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
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
(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.
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