Texas Southern Lady Tigers basketball

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Texas Southern Lady Tigers
Basketball current event.svg 2024–25 Texas Southern Lady Tigers basketball team
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UniversityTexas Southern University
Head coach Vernette Skeete (3rd season)
Conference SWAC
Location Houston, Texas
Arena Health and Physical Education Arena
(capacity: 8,100)
Nickname Lady Tigers
ColorsMaroon 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 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 fourth year with the team.

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History

Coaches

NameSeasonsRecord
Nathaniel Gillespie1981–198226–12
Brenda Johnson1982–198425–29
Lusia Stewart 1984–198615–34
Robert Gatlin1986–199382–109
Starlite Williams1993–19966–71
Dwalah Brown-Fischer1996–19977–26
Peggy Stapleton1997–200137–74
Lacey Reynolds 2001–200316–39
Claude Cummings2003–200834–100 (fired w/ 4 games left in the season) [2]
Shiakiea Carter2008 (interim)0–4
Yolanda Wells-Broughton2008–201233–88
Cynthia Cooper-Dyke 2012–2013, 2019–202220–12
Johnetta Hayes 2013–201939–24
Vernette Skeete2022-Present26–64

Records up to date through 25 March 2025

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.

YearSeedRoundOpponentResult
2017 #16First 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.

YearRoundOpponentResult
2013 First roundKansas StateL 44–72 [3]
2014 First round SMU L 72–84 [4]
2015 First roundSouthern MissL 79–69 [5]

NAIA

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

YearSeedRoundOpponentResult
1981 #1First round
Semifinals
National Championship
#8 Virginia State
#5 Northern State (SD)
#7 Kentucky State
W, 85–57
W, 76–58
L, 67–73
1982 #5First 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. February 29, 2008. Retrieved February 29, 2008.
  3. "Texas Southern Falls to Kansas State in WNIT First round". SWAC. Retrieved March 21, 2013.
  4. "PonyUpTV: WNIT First round: SMU defeats Texas Southern". Sport 195. Retrieved March 20, 2014.
  5. "Texas Southern – Lady Tigers fall to Southern Miss in WNIT First round". Tsusports.com. Retrieved October 28, 2015.