TSU Basketball To Face Florida A&M Saturday Afternoon Inside H&PE Arena

February 3, 2023 TigerFans

Texas Southern basketball is back in action Saturday afternoon against Florida A&M Saturday afternoon inside H&PE Arena.

MEN’S BASKETBALL
• TSU starts a crucial stretch of SWAC play as Florida A&M comes to town on Saturday evening for a 5 p.m. match-up inside the H&PE Arena.

• The injury bug infected TSU during the first half in a big way as the team was down two key starters in every SWAC game until Jan. 16. TSU slowly got back to full strength as the team is 3-1 with the starters back in the rotation but still isn’t 100 percent healthy as the team was down two key reserves the past few games. With only the top eight teams earning postseason bids, every game will matter for the Tigers as 12 teams are vying for those spots. • TSU head coach Johnny Jones will face Florida A&M for only the second time in his career. He defeated FAMU last season in Tallahassee, Fla.

• TSU leads the all-time series 3-1. FAMU has not played in Houston since 1979 in the Ed Adams Classic.

• This marks the fifth year for TSU head coach Johnny Jones. TSU made its third consecutive postseason under Jones and second straight NCAA Tournament appearance in 2021-22. Jones went 24-14 in his inaugural year as head coach with three Power 5 conference wins. TSU fell in the finals of the 2019 SWAC Tournament and advanced to the semifinals of the CIT in 2019. In 2019-20, the Tigers made it back to the semifinals of the SWAC Tournament after a third-place regular season finish but saw the season end abruptly due to COVID-19. TSU won the SWAC Tournament and First Four contest in 2021 and was the first SWAC team to beat a ranked opponent from the SEC in 2021 at Florida.

• TSU has faced off against teams from nine Division I conferences in 2022-23. TSU squares off against teams from the WCC, Big 12 (2), Pac-12, Summit, SoCon, American, SEC, Big South and CAA. TSU also hosted a pair of NAIA institutions in December.

• For the first time since 2002, TSU spent a considerable amount of time at home during non-conference play with four home games during its 2022-23 non-conference schedule.

• Jones is 89-76 all-time in the month of February and 21-6 at TSU. • For the third straight season, the Texas Southern men’s basketball team was picked to finish first in the Southwestern Athletic Conference while the duo of Karl Nicholas and John Walker III both earned preseason honors. Nicholas was tabbed the SWAC’s Preseason Defensive Player of the Year.

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
• TSU starts a crucial stretch of SWAC play as Florida A&M comes to town on Saturday evening for a 5 p.m. match-up inside the H&PE Arena.

• TSU head coach Johnny Jones will face Florida A&M for only the second time in his career. He defeated FAMU last season in Tallahassee, Fla.

• TSU leads the all-time series 3-1. FAMU has not played in Houston since 1979 in the Ed Adams Classic.

• For the first time since 2002, TSU spent a considerable amount of time at home during non-conference play with four home games during its 2022-23 non-conference schedule.

• Jones is 89-76 all-time in the month of February and 21-6 at TSU.

• For the third straight season, the Texas Southern men’s basketball team was picked to finish first in the Southwestern Athletic Conference while the duo of Karl Nicholas and John Walker III both earned preseason honors. Nicholas was tabbed the SWAC’s Preseason Defensive Player of the Year.

Courtesy: TSUSports.com