The Jaguars finished the 2015 – 16 season 22 – 13 , 11 – 7 record in SWAC play to finish in fourth place . They defeated Alabama State , top-seeded Texas Southern , and Jackson State in the SWAC Tournament to earn the conference 's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament as a No. 16 seed . They lost to Holy Cross in the First Four
SWAC Tournament
2016 SWAC Men's Basketball Tournament
2016–17 Southern Jaguars basketball team