TIGERS BASKETBALL 2017-18 SCHEDULE Time/Results TEXAS SOUTHERN Record: 0-9 (0-0 SWAC) DATE OPPONENT TIME 11/10 Gonzaga L 97-69 Head Coach: Mike Davis 11/12 Washington State L 86-84 OT 18th season, 6th at TSU (336-230) 11/16 Ohio State L 82-64 11/18 Syracuse L 80-67 11/21 Kansas L 114-71 11/24 Clemson L 84-77 11/30 Oakland L 97-87 12/2 Toledo L 71-69 12/11 Oregon L 74-68 12/14 Baylor 7:30 pm 12/16 Wyoming 9:00 pm TIGERS SET TO FACE BAYLOR ON THE ROAD 12/18 TCU 7:00 pm 12/23 Brigham Young 8:00 pm The TSU Tigers basketball team will take on Baylor this week as they continue non- 1/1 *Southern 4:00 pm conference play on the road. Since becoming the head coach at Texas Southern Mike Davis 1/3 *Alcorn State 7:30 pm has captured five championships and in 2014 he led the Tigers to the NCAA Tournament 1/6 *Prairie View A&M 7:30 pm 1/13 *Jackson State 5:30 pm marking the programs first appearance in the Big Dance in over a decade. No stranger to 1/15 *Grambling State 7:30 pm championship success in 2002 Davis led Indiana to the NCAA Title game. This years team is 1/20 *Mississippi Valley 7:30 pm headlined by SWAC Freshman of the Year Trae Jefferson. During the offseason Texas South- 1/22 *UAPB 7:30 pm ern also added several quality players to a roster that should be built for success in and out of 1/27 *Alabama A&M 5:30 pm conference play. Texas Southern will play its first 13 games of the season on the road. 1/29 *Alabama State 7:30 pm 2/3 *Prairie View A&M 7:30 pm 2/10 *Jackson State 7:30 pm THE OPENING TIP 2/12 *Grambling State 7:30 pm 2/17 *Mississippi Valley 5:30 pm TSU faced Cal-Poly, Arizona, and North Carolina the last three times the team partici- 2/19 *UAPB 7:30 pm pated in the NCAA Tournament (2014, 2015, 2017) 2/24 *Alabama A&M 7:30 pm TSU has claimed a league title in five straight seasons dating back to 2012-13 2/26 *Alabama State 7:30 pm 3/1 *Southern 7:30 pm Texas Southern won the 2014, 2015 and 2017 SWAC Tournament Titles 3/3 *Alcorn State 5:30 pm TSU guard Trae Jefferson was named 2016-17 SWAC Freshman of the Year 3/6 SWAC Quarterfinal TBA Transfer guard Donte Clark will look to make in impact for TSU this season 3/9 SWAC Semifinal TBA 3/10 SWAC Championship TBA Prior to 2015 the last time TSU made consecutive NCAA Tourney appearances was 1994 and 1995 BOLD Denotes home games TSU has had the SWAC Player of the Year for five consecutive seasons 2013-17 * Denotes SWAC Games TSU head coach Mike Davis is one of only a handful of coaches to win league titles in All Times listed are CST three different Division I conferences Twitter: TXSOTigers Mike Davis was named the 2014-15 SWAC Coach of the Year Facebook: Texas Southern Athletics TSU has won three consecutive SWAC Regular Season Titles Instagram: TXSOTigers TSU currently boast the third longest home game winning streak in the nation YouTube: TXSOTigers Texas Southern will play its first 13 games of the 2017-18 season on the road against SID: Andrew Roberts some of the top team in the country Email: [email protected] PROBABLE STARTING LINEUP #1 Donte Clark G #2 Derrick Bruce G #3 Trae Jefferson G #4 Kevin Scott F #5 Trayvon Reed C JEFFERSON NAMED WEEK ONE SWAC also making some critical stops. Demontrae Jefferson led all TSU scorers PLAYER OF THE WEEK with 22 points, followed by Kevin Scott After the Rockets converted 1-of-2 free (14), and Derrick Bruce (12). BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The Southwestern throws with eight seconds remaining in Athletic Conference (SWAC) has recog- regulation Texas Southern had one last The Tigers trailed 40-36 at halftime and nized Texas Southern guard Demontrae possession to either tie or win the game. were only outscored 44-41 in the second Jefferson as the SWAC Men's Basketball But a three point attempt by Brian Carey half but Clemson was able to make several Player of the Week for his outstanding per- as time expired fell short sealing the win in runs in the second half which continued to formance during week one of the regular favor of Toledo. push their leads to double digits. season. Donte Clark went 8-of-20 from the field for Texas Southern will have a few days off Jefferson averaged 21 points per game to a team high 27 points while teammate before its next game on the road versus go along with 3.5 assists, and one steal as th Demotrae Jefferson connected on 8-of-25 Oakland on Nov. 30 . the Tigers fell to Gonzaga and Washington shot attempts as he contributed 25 points State on the road to open the season. for the Tigers offensively. KU 114, TSU 71 He also shot a combined 7-of-14 from 3- LAWRENCE, Kansas- Trayvon Reed Clark missed out on a double-double by point range in the two games. notched a double-double as he contributed one rebound as he tallied nine boards to 19 points and 14 rebounds but it wasn't go along with three assists, one block, and The sophomore guard scored 22 points enough as the Texas Southern Tigers one steal in what was an all-around perfor- with six assists with two steals at Washing- dropped a 114-71 decision to the #3 Kan- mance for the transfer guard. ton State on Sunday. sas Jayhawks on the road. The Tigers will have over a week off before LAST OUTING Demontrae Jefferson returned to the Ti- they take the court again as their next out- gers starting lineup on Tuesday as he shot EUGENE, Oregon – Texas Southern ing is slated to take place on Monday, Dec. 9-of-22 from the field including a 6-of-13 dropped a 74-68 decision to the Oregon 11 on the road at Oregon. Ducks on Monday. TSU trailed 32-31 at showing from beyond the arc for a total of halftime keeping the score close through- OAKLAND 97, TSU 87 24 points to lead the team in points scored. out the games' first half. OAKLAND, Michigan- The Texas Southern TSU trailed 66-30 at the break The Tigers trailed 65-64 with 3:32 remain- Tigers placed a total of four players in dou- as the Jayhawks shot extremely efficiently ing in the game, but that's as close as they ble figures highlighted by Demontrae Jef- from the field in the first half going 23-of-39 would get as the Ducks outscored Texas ferson's 25 points (11-of-21) along with Southern 9-4 in the closing minutes to sur- (59 percent) which helped them take con- vive. fellow teammate Donte Clark's 24 points (8 trol of the game early. -of-23) in a 97-87 road loss to the Oakland Four players scored in double digits for the Grizzlies. In the second half of play TSU was only Tigers including Donte Clark (17), Demon- outscored 48-41. The Tigers shot 36 per- trae Jefferson (16), Derrick Bruce (12), and The Tigers trailed going into halftime 46- cent (26-of-71) from the field for the game Lamont Walker (10). 40. The back and forth contest included while shooting 37 percent (12-of-32) from The Tigers will travel to face the Baylor nine lead changes along five times in three point range. Bears on Thursday as they get set to com- which the score was tied. pete in the last four games of non- Texas Southern will now get set to trav- conference play for the 2017-18 season. Texas Southern scored a total of 40 points el and face Clemson next as they continue inside the paint as center Trayvon Reed non-conference play. posted a double-double racking up 14 TOLEDO 71, TSU 69 points and 11 rebounds. SYRACUSE, N.Y. – All starting five mem- bers of the Tigers reached double digits in TOLEDO, Ohio- The Texas Southern Ti- scoring but it wasn't enough as Texas The Tigers will now get set to travel to face gers jumped out to a 19 point lead over Southern fell at the Carrier Dome 80-67 to Toledo in the first half but TSU was unable the Toledo Rockets on the road Saturday. Syracuse. to keep the momentum going in the sec- CU 84, TSU 77 ond half as they dropped a 71-69 decision Donte Clark scored a team-high 20 points, Robert Lewis contributed with 13 points to the Rockets on the road. HOUSTON- Texas Southern placed a total while Trayvon Reed added 12 points and of five players in double figures but it was- eight rebounds. Texas Southern led 42-30 going into inter- n't quite enough as the upset minded Ti- mission but it was a tale of two halves as gers fell to Clemson by a score of 84-77 on Kevin Scott had 11 points, seven re- the Toledo Rockets began to connect on the road. bounds, seven assists and two steals and key shots in the games' final stanza while Derrick Bruce finished with 10 points for TSU.