The 2020–21 Texas Southern Tigers basketball team represented Texas Southern University during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Tigers were led by third-year head coach Johnny Jones and played their home games at the Health and Physical Education Arena in Houston, Texas, as members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC). They finished the season 17-9, 11-3 in SWAC Play to finish in 3rd place. They defeated Alcorn State, Jackson State, and Prairie View A&M to be champions of the SWAC tournament. They received the conference’s automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they defeated Mount St Mary’s in the First Four before losing in the first round to Michigan.
Previous season The Tigers finished the 2019–20 season 16–16 overall, 12–6 in SWAC play, to finish third place in the conference. The Tigers defeated Grambling State in the quarterfinals of the SWAC tournament. The remainder of the tournament was cancelled by the National Collegiate Athletic Association due to the COVID-19 pandemic on March 12, 2020.
Offseason
Departures NamePos.HeightWeightYearHometownReason for departureG6'5"180LaPlace, LouisianaCompleted college eligibilityG5'10"170Houston, TexasGraduatedF6'6"275Compton, CaliforniaF6'8"225Richmond, TexasGraduatedF6'5"194 (Redshirt)Houston, TexasGraduatedG6'1"175 (Redshirt)Chicago, IllinoisCompleted college eligibilityG6'0"170 (Redshirt)Houston, TexasEntered transfer portalF6'10"260 (Redshirt)Lubumbashi, DR CongoEntered transfer portal
Roster
Schedule and results
!colspan=9 style=| Non-conference regular season
!colspan=9 style=| SWAC regular season
!colspan=12 style=| SWAC tournament
!colspan=12 style=| NCAA tournament
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