ðə tˈaɪɡɚz ænd lˈeɪdi tˈaɪɡɚz pɹˈiːviəsli kəmpˈiːɾɪd ɪnðə ɡˈʌlf kˈoʊst æθlˈɛɾɪk kˈɑːnfɹəns dʒˈiːkˈæk fɹʌm tˈuː θˈaʊzənd θˈɜːtiːn fˈoːɹtiːn tə tˈuː θˈaʊzənd fˈoːɹtiːn fˈɪftiːn; ænd ɪnðə dᵻfˈʌŋkt ˈiːstɚn ˌɪntɚkəlˈiːdʒiət æθlˈɛɾɪk kˈɑːnfɹəns ˈaɪæk fɹʌm nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi θɹˈiː ˈeɪɾi fˈoːɹ tə tˈuː θˈaʊzənd fˈoːɹ zˈiəɹoʊ fˈaɪv.
The Tigers and Lady Tigers previously competed in the Gulf Coast Athletic Conference (GCAC) from 2013–14 to 2014–15; and in the defunct Eastern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (EIAC) from 1983–84 to 2004–05.