Southern Jaguars basketball

Southern Jaguars men's basketball
Southern Jaguars men's basketball
	2022–23 Southern Jaguars basketball team
University	Southern University
Head coach	Kevin Johnson (1st season)
Conference	SWAC
Location	Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Arena	F. G. Clark Center ; (capacity: 7,500)
Nickname	Jaguars
Colors	Columbia blue and gold;
NCAA tournament round of 32
	1993
NCAA tournament appearances
	1981, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1993, 2006, 2013, 2016
Conference tournament champions
	1981, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1993, 2006, 2013, 2016
Conference regular season champions
	1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1965, 1978, 1981, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 2006, 2014

The Southern Jaguars basketball team is the basketball team that represents Southern University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States. The school's team currently competes in the Southwestern Athletic Conference.

Postseason results

NAIA results

The Jaguars have appeared in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) Basketball Tournament one time. Their record is 2–1.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1965	First Round Second Round Quarter Finals	Indiana Tech Eastern Montana Ouachita Baptist (Ark.)	W 94–77 W 97–86 L 64–65

NCAA Division I Tournament results

The Jaguars have appeared in the NCAA tournament nine times, the second most appearances of any SWAC school. Their combined record is 1–9. They were the second (after Alcorn State in 1980) and, as of 2022, the most recent SWAC team to advance to the regional quarterfinals, or Round of 32. Their #13 seed in the 1993 tournament is the highest seed given to a SWAC team since the tournament expanded to 64 teams in 1985.

Year	Seed	Round	Opponent	Result
1981	11	First Round	Wichita State	L 70–95
1985	16	First Round	St. John's	L 59–83
1987	15	First Round	Temple	L 56–75
1988	15	First Round	Kentucky	L 84–99
1989	15	First Round	North Carolina	L 79–93
1993	13	First Round Second Round	Georgia Tech George Washington	W 93–78 L 80–90
2006	16	First Round	Duke	L 54–70
2013	16	Second Round	Gonzaga	L 58–64
2016	16	First Four	Holy Cross	L 55–59

NIT results

The Jaguars have appeared in the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) one time. Their record is 0–1.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1990	First Round	Fordham	L 80–106

Retired numbers

The Jaguars have retired three numbers.

No.	Player	Career	Year Retired
15	Avery Johnson	1986–88	2012
34	Bobby Phills	1987–91	2012
41	Bob Love	1961–65	2012

References

^ Southern University Style Guide (PDF). Retrieved December 27, 2017.

External links

Official website

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[1] Southern University Style Guide (PDF). Retrieved December 27, 2017.

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v t e Southern Jaguars basketball
Venues	F. G. Clark Center (1975–present)
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25

v t e Southwestern Athletic Conference men's basketball
Teams	Alabama A&M Bulldogs Alabama State Hornets Alcorn State Braves Arkansas–Pine Bluff Golden Lions Bethune–Cookman Wildcats Florida A&M Rattlers Grambling State Tigers Jackson State Tigers Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils Prairie View A&M Panthers Southern Jaguars Texas Southern Tigers
Championships & awards	SWAC men's basketball tournament Player of the Year
Seasons	1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23

v t e Southern University
Academics	Southern University System Southern University at New Orleans Southern University at Shreveport Southern University Law Center
Athletics	Jaguars and Lady Jaguars Baseball Basketball Men Women Football
Campus	A. W. Mumford Stadium F. G. Clark Center Lee-Hines Field Laboratory School
Student life	Human Jukebox
People	University presidents Theophile T. Allain