Texas Southern Lady Tigers basketball
Texas Southern Lady Tigers | |||
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University | Texas Southern University | ||
Head coach | Vernette Skeete (1st season) | ||
Conference | SWAC | ||
Location | Houston, Texas | ||
Arena | Health and Physical Education Arena (Capacity: 8,100) | ||
Nickname | Lady Tigers | ||
Colors | Maroon and gray[1] | ||
NCAA tournament appearances | |||
2017 | |||
Conference tournament champions | |||
2017 | |||
Conference regular season champions | |||
2017 |
The Texas Southern Lady Tigers basketball team is the women's basketball team that represents
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.
History
Coaches
Name | Seasons | Record |
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Nathaniel Gillespie | 1981–1982 | 26–12 |
Brenda Johnson | 1982–1984 | 25–29 |
Lusia Stewart
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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 |
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2017 | #16 | First round | #1 Baylor |
L 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 |
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2013 | First round | Kansas State | L 44–72[3] |
2014 | First round | SMU | L 72–84[4] |
2015 | First round | Southern Miss | L 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 |
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1981 | #1 | First round Semifinals National Championship |
#8 Kentucky State
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W, 85–57 W, 76–58 L, 67–73 |
1982 | #5 | First round | #4 Saginaw Valley State
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L, 58–65 |
References
- ^ TSU Graphic Standards (PDF). September 1, 2015. Retrieved April 9, 2016.
- ^ "TSU fires women's basketball coach Cummings". Houston Chronicle. 29 February 2008. Retrieved 2008-02-29.
- ^ "Texas Southern Falls to Kansas State in WNIT First round". SWAC. Retrieved 2013-03-21.
- ^ "PonyUpTV: WNIT First round: SMU defeats Texas Southern". Sport 195. Retrieved 2014-03-20.
- ^ "Texas Southern – Lady Tigers fall to Southern Miss in WNIT First round". Tsusports.com. Retrieved 2015-10-28.