#141 Texas Southern Men's Basketball 2023-2024 Preview

 
 
Texas Southern Tigers
 
2023-2024 Overall Rank: #141
Conference Rank: #1 SWAC
 
 
2022-23 Record: 14-21, 7-11
2022-23 Postseason: NCAA
Coach: Johnny Jones
Coach Record: 90-73 at Texas Southern, 385-307 overall
 
Key Departed Players:
Davon Barnes, Forward, 13.5 ppg, 4.4 rpg, 2.0 apg
John Walker III, Forward, 12.9 ppg, 4.2 rpg, 1.4 apg
Joirdon Karl Nicholas, Forward, 10.7 ppg, 8.9 rpg, 1.5 apg
Jordan Gilliam, Guard, 2.6 ppg, 2.2 rpg, 1.4 apg
Isaiah Marin, Guard, 2.4 ppg, 2.3 rpg, 1.2 apg
 
Key Returning Players:
PJ Henry, Senior, Guard, 12.4 ppg, 1.8 rpg, 2.1 apg
Zytarious Mortle, Sophomore, Guard, 7.9 ppg, 3.7 rpg, 0.9 apg
Kolby Granger, Sophomore, Guard, 4.9 ppg, 2.7 rpg, 1.0 apg
Kehlin Farooq, Junior, Guard, 4.8 ppg, 4.0 rpg, 1.1 apg
Chris Craig, Senior, Guard, 3.0 ppg, 2. 2rpg, 0.4 apg
Grayson Carter, Senior, Forward, 2.4 ppg, 2.5 rpg, 0.4 apg
Shaqir O’Neal, Junior, Forward, 1.3 ppg, 0.9 rpg, 0.6 apg
 
Key New Players:
Jonathan Cisse, Senior, Guard, Transfer from Incarnate Word
Kenny Hunter, Junior, Center, Transfer from Louisiana Tech
Josh Farmer, Junior, Forward, Transfer from Texas-San Antonio
 
Projected Postseason Tournament: NCAA
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 69.2 (234th in nation, 3rd in conference)
Scoring Defense: 71.9 (232, 8)
Field-Goal Percentage: 42.7 (280, 4)
Field-Goal Defense: 42.8 (118, 3)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 4.7 (346, 12)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 27.7 (351, 12)
Free-Throw Percentage: 66.4 (318, 10)
Rebound Margin: 2.0 (126, 2)
Assists Per Game: 11.8 (280, 6)
Turnovers Per Game: 14.6 (324, 6)