2025–26 Texas Southern Tigers basketball team
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| Conference | Southwestern Athletic Conference |
| Record | 1–7 (0–0 SWAC) |
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| Home arena | Health and Physical Education Arena |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alabama A&M | 0 | – | 0 | – | 6 | – | 5 | .545 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Grambling State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 5 | – | 6 | .455 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prairie View A&M | 0 | – | 0 | – | 4 | – | 6 | .400 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern | 0 | – | 0 | – | 4 | – | 7 | .364 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida A&M | 0 | – | 0 | – | 3 | – | 6 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alabama State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 3 | – | 8 | .273 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bethune–Cookman | 0 | – | 0 | – | 3 | – | 8 | .273 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas–Pine Bluff | 0 | – | 0 | – | 3 | – | 10 | .231 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas Southern | 0 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | 8 | .111 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alcorn State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | 10 | .091 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jackson State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | 11 | .083 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi Valley State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | 11 | .083 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2026 SWAC tournament winner As of December 19, 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2025–26 Texas Southern Tigers basketball team represents Texas Southern University during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Tigers, led by eighth-year head coach Johnny Jones, play their home games at the Health and Physical Education Arena in Houston, Texas as members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference.
Previous season
The Tigers finished the 2024–25 season 15–17, 12–6 in SWAC play, to finish in a tie for fourth place.[1] They were defeated by eventual tournament champions Alabama State in the quarterfinals of the SWAC tournament.[2]
Preseason
On October 8, 2025, the SWAC released their preseason polls. Texas Southern was picked to finish fifth in the conference.[3]
Preseason rankings
| Place | Team | Votes | |
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| 1 | Bethune–Cookman | 232 (12) | |
| 2 | Southern | 214 (5) | |
| 3 | Jackson State | 208 (1) | |
| 4 | Alabama State | 183 (3) | |
| 5 | Texas Southern | 182 | |
| 6 | Alabama A&M | 163 | |
| 7 | Grambling State | 151 | |
| 8 | Florida A&M | 115 | |
| 9 | Prairie View A&M | 99 | |
| 10 | Alcorn State | 74 | |
| 11 | Arkansas–Pine Bluff | 70 (1) | |
| 12 | Mississippi Valley State | 25 | |
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Source:[3]
Preseason All-SWAC Teams
| Team | Player | Year | Position |
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| Second | Zaire Hayes | Graduate Student | Guard |
Source:[3]
Roster
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Schedule and results
| Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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| Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
| November 3, 2025* 8:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at No. 21 Gonzaga | L 43–98 | 0–1 |
8 – Tied | 4 – Granger | 3 – Wysinger | McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA | ||||
| November 6, 2025* 7:00 pm, SECN+ |
at Texas A&M | L 70–104 | 0–2 |
18 – Patterson | 9 – Hupstead | 3 – Tied | Reed Arena (6,821) College Station, TX | ||||
| November 12, 2025* 7:00 pm |
Samford | L 90–93 | 0–3 |
25 – Hupstead | 11 – Posey | 2 – Wysinger | H&PE Arena (275) Houston, TX | ||||
| November 15, 2025* 4:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Texas State | L 67−77 | 0−4 |
19 – Hupstead | 9 – Hupstead | 3 – Patterson | Strahan Arena (1,236) San Marcos, TX | ||||
| November 20, 2025* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Vanderbilt | L 74−109 | 0−5 |
12 – Tied | 5 – Mortle | 1 – Tied | Memorial Gymnasium (5,673) Nashville, TN | ||||
| November 26, 2025* 6:30 pm |
Biblical Studies | W 102–44 | 1–5 |
18 – Nedal Abdelrahman | 11 – Hupstead | 5 – Mortle | H&PE Arena (308) Houston, TX | ||||
| December 6, 2025* 4:00 pm |
Sam Houston | L 70–82 | 1–6 |
18 – Hupstead | 13 – Hupstead | 4 – Roberts | H&PE Arena (567) Houston, TX | ||||
| December 14, 2025* 12:00 pm, BTN |
at Minnesota | L 53–89 | 1–7 |
11 – Anderson | 5 – Hupstead | 3 – Anderson | Williams Arena (8,254) Minneapolis, MN | ||||
| December 17, 2025* 6:00 pm, ACCNX |
at NC State | Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC | |||||||||
| December 22, 2025* 4:00 pm |
Abilene Christian | H&PE Arena Houston, TX | |||||||||
| December 30, 2025* 6:30 pm |
Huston–Tillotson | H&PE Arena Houston, TX | |||||||||
| SWAC regular season | |||||||||||
| January 3, 2026 5:00 pm |
at Southern | F. G. Clark Center Baton Rouge, LA | |||||||||
| January 5, 2026 6:30 pm |
at Grambling State | Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center Grambling, LA | |||||||||
| January 10, 2026 4:00 pm |
Arkansas–Pine Bluff | H&PE Arena Houston, TX | |||||||||
| January 12, 2026 7:00 pm |
Mississippi Valley State | H&PE Arena Houston, TX | |||||||||
| January 17, 2026 3:00 pm |
at Alcorn State | Davey Whitney Complex Lorman, MS | |||||||||
| January 19, 2026 7:00 pm |
at Jackson State | Williams Assembly Center Jackson, MS | |||||||||
| January 24, 2026 2:30 pm |
Alabama A&M | H&PE Arena Houston, TX | |||||||||
| January 26, 2026 7:00 pm |
Alabama State | H&PE Arena Houston, TX | |||||||||
| January 31, 2026 4:30 pm |
at Prairie View A&M | William Nicks Building Prairie View, TX | |||||||||
| February 7, 2026 TBA |
at Florida A&M | Al Lawson Center Tallahassee, FL | |||||||||
| February 9, 2026 8:00 pm |
at Bethune–Cookman | Moore Gymnasium Daytona Beach, FL | |||||||||
| February 14, 2026 4:00 pm |
Grambling State | H&PE Arena Houston, TX | |||||||||
| February 16, 2026 7:00 pm |
Southern | H&PE Arena Houston, TX | |||||||||
| February 19, 2026 5:00 pm |
at Mississippi Valley State | Harrison HPER Complex Itta Bena, MS | |||||||||
| February 21, 2026 7:00 pm |
at Arkansas–Pine Bluff | H.O. Clemmons Arena Pine Bluff, AR | |||||||||
| February 26, 2026 7:00 pm |
Alcorn State | H&PE Arena Houston, TX | |||||||||
| February 28, 2026 4:00 pm |
Jackson State | H&PE Arena Houston, TX | |||||||||
| March 5, 2026 7:00 pm |
Prairie View A&M | H&PE Arena Houston, TX | |||||||||
| SWAC tournament | |||||||||||
| March 9–14, 2026 |
vs. | Gateway Center Arena College Park, GA | |||||||||
References
- ^ "2024-25 Men's Basketball Standings". Southwestern Athletic Conference. Retrieved December 16, 2025.
- ^ "Hornets Sting Tigers To Advance In The SWAC Tournament". HBCU Legends On SI. Retrieved December 16, 2025.
- ^ a b c "SWAC Announces 2025 Men's Basketball Preseason Selections". Southwestern Athletic Conference. Retrieved December 16, 2025.
- ^ "2025-26 Men's Basketball Schedule". Texas Southern University Athletics. Retrieved December 16, 2025.
- ^ "Texas Southern Tigers 2025-26 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved December 16, 2025.