2017–18 Texas Southern Tigers basketball team

The 2017–18 Texas Southern Tigers basketball team represented Texas Southern University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Tigers, led by sixth-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 16–20, 12–6 in SWAC play to finish in a three-way tie for second place. Due to Grambling State's Academic Progress Rate violations and subsequent postseason ineligibility, they received the No. 3 seed in the SWAC tournament where they defeated Alabama State, Prairie View A&M and Arkansas–Pine Bluff to become SWAC Tournament champions. They received the SWAC's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they defeated North Carolina Central in the First Four before losing in the first round to Xavier.

2017–18 Texas Southern Tigers basketball
National champions (Black College Sports Page)
SWAC tournament champions
NCAA tournament, First Round
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record16–20 (12–6 SWAC)
Head coach
  • Mike Davis (6th season)
Associate head coachShyrone Chatman
Assistant coaches
  • Michael Davis, Jr.
  • J. Keith LeGree
Home arenaHealth and Physical Education Arena
2017–18 SWAC men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Grambling State*135 .7221714  .548
Prairie View A&M126 .6671618  .471
Texas Southern126 .6671620  .444
Arkansas–Pine Bluff126 .6671421  .400
Southern108 .5561518  .455
Jackson State99 .5001220  .375
Alabama State810 .444823  .258
Alcorn State711 .3891121  .344
Mississippi Valley State414 .222428  .125
Alabama A&M*315 .167328  .097
*ineligible for postseason due to APR violations
2018 SWAC tournament winner

On June 5, 2018, head coach Mike Davis announced he would step down as head coach to become the head coach at Detroit, which was made official on June 13. On June 25, the school hired Nevada associate head coach and former North Texas and LSU head coach Johnny Jones for the job.

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