The Tigers finished the 2015 – 16 season 18 – 15 , 16 – 2 in SWAC play to win the regular season SWAC championship . They defeated Alabama A&M in the quarterfinals of the SWAC Tournament to advance to the semifinals where they lost to Southern . As regular season conference champions who failed to win their conference tournament , they received an automatic bid to the National Invitation Tournament where they lost to Valparaiso in the first round
SWAC Tournament
2016 SWAC Men's Basketball Tournament
2016–17 Texas Southern Tigers basketball team