2025–26 Texas Southern Tigers basketball team

2025–26 Texas Southern Tigers basketball
2025–26 Texas Southern Tigers basketball
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Record	12–18 (10–8 SWAC)
Head coach	Johnny Jones (8th season);
Assistant coaches	Shyrone Chatman; Otis Hughley Jr.; John Jones; Charlie Hurd;
Home arena	Health and Physical Education Arena

2025–26 SWAC men's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Bethune–Cookman	14	–	4	.778	17	–	15	.531
Florida A&M	11	–	7	.611	15	–	16	.484
Southern	11	–	7	.611	17	–	17	.500
Texas Southern	10	–	8	.556	12	–	18	.400
Alabama A&M	10	–	8	.556	18	–	15	.545
Arkansas–Pine Bluff	10	–	8	.556	13	–	19	.406
Jackson State	10	–	8	.556	12	–	21	.364
Prairie View A&M †	9	–	9	.500	19	–	18	.514
Grambling State	7	–	11	.389	14	–	19	.424
Alabama State	7	–	11	.389	10	–	22	.313
Alcorn State	7	–	11	.389	9	–	23	.281
Mississippi Valley State	2	–	16	.111	3	–	30	.091

† 2026 SWAC tournament winner

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.^[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

SWAC Preseason Poll
Place	Team	Votes
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
(#) first-place votes

Source:^[3]

Preseason All-SWAC Teams

Preseason All-SWAC Team
Team	Player	Year	Position
Second	Zaire Hayes	Graduate Student	Guard

Source:^[3]

Roster

2025–26 Texas Southern Tigers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Alex Anderson	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Sr	Incarnate Word	Memphis, Tennessee
F	1	Oumar Koureissi (S)	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Sr	Nicholls	Harlem, New York
F	2	Troy Hupstead	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Sr	UT Arlington	Mount Vernon, New York
G	3	Bryce Roberts	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Sr	UT Tyler	Bossier City, Louisiana
F	4	Josh Farmer	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Sr	UTSA	Houston, Texas
G	5	Jaylen Wysinger	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	GS	Paris Junior College	Houston, Texas
G	7	Zaire Hayes	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	GS	Northwest Kansas Tech	Houston, Texas
F	8	Anthony "LJ" Andrews	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Fr	Bellaire High School	Houston, Texas
G	9	Ahmed Nedal Abdelrahman	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Fr	NBA Academy Africa	Cairo, Egypt
G	11	Cameron Patterson	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	RS Fr	San Jose State	Houston, Texas
G	12	Zytarious Mortle	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	199 lb (90 kg)	Sr	Sunrise Christian Academy	Alexandria, Louisiana
G	14	Kolby Granger	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	GS	Ridge Point High School	Missouri City, Texas
F	23	Duane Posey	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	GS	Northwestern State	Memphis, Tennessee
G	24	Jordan Hamilton	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Sr	SIU Edwardsville	Memphis, Tennessee
G	32	Kehlin Farooq	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	196 lb (89 kg)	GS	Hampton	Houston, Texas
C	34	Jordan Gorecki	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	260 lb (118 kg)	Sr	Northern Illinois	Markham, Ontario
F	35	Josh Akpovwa	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	270 lb (122 kg)	Jr	Incarnate Word	Houston, Texas

Head coach

Johnny Jones (LSU)

Assistant coach(es)

Shyrone Chatman (Memphis)
Otis Hughley Jr. (West Alabama)
John Jones (Texas Southern)
Charlie Hurd (Texas A&M–Corpus Christi)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: December 16, 2025

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
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 ^OT	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	L 72–108	1–8	17 – Hayes	9 – Hupstead	4 – Anderson	Reynolds Coliseum (5,500) Raleigh, NC
December 22, 2025* 4:00 pm		Abilene Christian	L 68–75	1–9	16 – Tied	6 – Mortle	2 – Tied	H&PE Arena (639) Houston, TX
December 30, 2025* 6:30 pm		Huston–Tillotson	W 80–56	2–9	30 – Hupstead	17 – Hupstead	4 – Mortle	H&PE Arena (823) Houston, TX
SWAC regular season
January 3, 2026 5:00 pm		at Southern	L 73–84	2–10 (0–1)	18 – Anderson	11 – Hupstead	5 – Roberts	F. G. Clark Center (4,357) Baton Rouge, LA
January 5, 2026 6:30 pm		at Grambling State	L 67–84	2–11 (0–2)	25 – Hayes	6 – Hupstead	2 – Wysinger	Hobdy Assembly Center (1,756) Grambling, LA
January 10, 2026 4:00 pm		Arkansas–Pine Bluff	L 66–74	2–12 (0–3)	16 – Anderson	14 – Hupstead	3 – Anderson	H&PE Arena (486) Houston, TX
January 12, 2026 7:00 pm		Mississippi Valley State	W 84–51	3–12 (1–3)	22 – Mortle	10 – Hupstead	5 – Anderson	H&PE Arena (1,803) Houston, TX
January 17, 2026 3:00 pm		at Alcorn State	W 72–71	4–12 (2–3)	20 – Roberts	7 – Hupstead	3 – Hupstead	Davey Whitney Complex Lorman, MS
January 19, 2026 7:00 pm		at Jackson State	L 89–94	4–13 (2–4)	26 – Roberts	15 – Hupstead	5 – Hayes	Williams Assembly Center (654) Jackson, MS
January 24, 2026 2:30 pm		Alabama A&M	W 89–74	5–13 (3–4)	23 – Wysinger	9 – Posey	5 – Anderson	H&PE Arena (1,027) Houston, TX
January 27, 2026 1:00 pm		Alabama State	W 96–64	6–13 (4–4)	17 – Hayes	16 – Hupstead	4 – Tied	H&PE Arena (806) Houston, TX
January 31, 2026 4:30 pm		at Prairie View A&M	L 78–85	6–14 (4–5)	19 – Hupstead	11 – Hupstead	1 – Tied	William Nicks Building (3,040) Prairie View, TX
February 7, 2026 5:00 p.m.		at Florida A&M	W 62–57	7–14 (5–5)	24 – Hupstead	9 – Hupstead	3 – Wysinger	Al Lawson Center (1,080) Tallahassee, FL
February 9, 2026 6:00 pm		at Bethune–Cookman	L 69–79 ^OT	7–15 (5–6)	16 – Roberts	15 – Hupstead	3 – Wysinger	Moore Gymnasium Daytona Beach, FL
February 14, 2026 4:00 pm		Grambling State	L 79–82	8–15 (6–6)	17 – Tied	6 – Gorecki	6 – Wysinger	H&PE Arena (1,477) Houston, TX
February 16, 2026 7:00 pm		Southern	W 74–73	9–15 (7–6)	28 – Wysinger	11 – Mortle	4 – Wysinger	H&PE Arena (1,539) Houston, TX
February 19, 2026 8:00 pm		at Arkansas–Pine Bluff	W 83–64	10–15 (8–6)	25 – Wysinger	10 – Hupstead	7 – Wysinger	H.O. Clemmons Arena (2,145) Pine Bluff, AR
February 21, 2026 5:00 pm		at Mississippi Valley State	L 71–72	10–16 (8–7)	17 – Posey	5 – Roberts	3 – Wysinger	Harrison HPER Complex (1,012) Itaa Bena, MS
February 26, 2026 7:00 pm		Alcorn State	W 92–87 ^OT	11–16 (9–7)	33 – Mortle	15 – Posey	6 – Mortle	H&PE Arena (3,221) Houston, TX
February 28, 2026 4:00 pm		Jackson State	W 82–57	12–16 (10–7)	17 – Hayes	9 – Posey	4 – Anderson	H&PE Arena (1,567) Houston, TX
March 5, 2026 7:00 pm		Prairie View A&M	L 59–70	12–17 (10–8)	16 – Mortle	12 – Posey	3 – Gorecki	H&PE Arena (2,364) Houston, TX
SWAC tournament
March 12, 2026 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	(4)	vs. (5) Alabama A&M Quarterfinals	L 74–85 ^OT	12–18	16 – Wysinger	11 – Anderson	3 – Tied	Gateway Center Arena (1,028) College Park, GA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

Sources:^[4]^[5]

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.

[1] "2024-25 Men's Basketball Standings". Southwestern Athletic Conference. Retrieved December 16, 2025.

[2] "Hornets Sting Tigers To Advance In The SWAC Tournament". HBCU Legends On SI. Retrieved December 16, 2025.

[poll-3] "SWAC Announces 2025 Men's Basketball Preseason Selections". Southwestern Athletic Conference. Retrieved December 16, 2025.

[4] "2025-26 Men's Basketball Schedule". Texas Southern University Athletics. Retrieved December 16, 2025.

[5] "Texas Southern Tigers 2025-26 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved December 16, 2025.

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Texas Southern Tigers basketball
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NAIA national championship in bold