Texas Southern Lady Tigers basketball

The Texas Southern Lady Tigers basketball team is the women's basketball team that represents Texas Southern University in Houston, Texas, United States. The school's team currently competes in the Southwestern Athletic Conference. The Lady Tigers are led by head coach Vernette Skeete, entering her first year.

Texas Southern Lady Tigers
2022–23 Texas Southern Lady Tigers basketball team
UniversityTexas Southern University
Head coachVernette Skeete (1st season)
ConferenceSWAC
LocationHouston, Texas
ArenaHealth and Physical Education Arena
(Capacity: 8,100)
NicknameLady Tigers
ColorsMaroon and gray[1]
   
NCAA tournament appearances
2017
Conference tournament champions
2017
Conference regular season champions
2017

History

Coaches

Name Seasons Record
Nathaniel Gillespie 1981–1982 26–12
Brenda Johnson 1982–1984 25–29
Lusia Stewart 1984–1986 15–34
Robert Gatlin 1986–1993 82–109
Starlite Williams 1993–1996 6–71
Dwalah Brown-Fischer 1996–1997 7–26
Peggy Stapleton 1997–2001 37–74
Lacey Reynolds 2001–2003 16–39
Claude Cummings 2003–2008 34–100 (fired w/ 4 games left in the season)[2]
Shiakiea Carter 2008 (interim) 0–4
Yolanda Wells-Broughton 2008–2012 33–88
Cynthia Cooper-Dyke 2012–2013, 2019–2022 20–12
Johnetta Hayes 2013–2019 39–24

Postseason results

NCAA Division I

Texas Southern has appeared in the NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament once. The Lady Tigers have a record of 0–1.

Year Seed Round Opponent Result
2017#16First round#1 BaylorL 30–119

WNIT

The Tigers have appeared in the Women's National Invitation Tournament (WNIT) three times. Their record is 0–3.

Year Round Opponent Result
2013First roundKansas StateL 44–72[3]
2014First roundSMUL 72–84[4]
2015First roundSouthern MissL 79–69[5]

NAIA

The Tigers made two appearances in the NAIA women's basketball tournament. Their record was 2–2.

Year Seed Round Opponent Result
1981 #1 First round
Semifinals
National Championship
#8 Virginia State
#5 Northern State (SD)
#7 Kentucky State
W, 85–57
W, 76–58
L, 67–73
1982 #5 First round #4 Saginaw Valley State L, 58–65

References

  1. TSU Graphic Standards (PDF). September 1, 2015. Retrieved April 9, 2016.
  2. "TSU fires women's basketball coach Cummings". Houston Chronicle. 29 February 2008. Retrieved 2008-02-29.
  3. "Texas Southern Falls to Kansas State in WNIT First round". SWAC. Retrieved 2013-03-21.
  4. "PonyUpTV: WNIT First round: SMU defeats Texas Southern". Sport 195. Retrieved 2014-03-20.
  5. "Texas Southern – Lady Tigers fall to Southern Miss in WNIT First round". Tsusports.com. Retrieved 2015-10-28.
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