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2016-17 Texas Southern Tigers men's basketball team

2016–17 Texas Southern Tigers men's basketball
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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
Seasons
← 2015–16
2017–18 →
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.

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.


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