The 2025–26 Texas Southern Tigers basketball team represented Texas Southern University during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Tigers, led by eighth-year head coach Johnny Jones, played 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. They were defeated by eventual tournament champions Alabama State in the quarterfinals of the SWAC tournament.
Preseason On October 8, 2025, the SWAC released their preseason polls. Texas Southern was picked to finish fifth in the conference.
Preseason rankings +SWAC Preseason Poll Place Team Votes 1 232 (12) 2 214 (5) 3 208 (1) 4 183 (3) 5 Texas Southern 182 6 163 7 151 8 115 9 99 10 74 11 70 (1) 12 25
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Preseason All-SWAC Teams Preseason All-SWAC TeamTeamPlayerYearPositionSecondZaire HayesGraduate StudentGuard Source:
Roster
Schedule and results
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