2022-2023 Texas Southern Tigers

2022-2023 Texas Southern Tigers Roster

# Player Class Pos HT WT Birth Date Birth City Nationality High School/Prep School
2 Davon Barnes So F 6-5 215 - Memphis (TN) United States Collierville High School
25 Grayson Carter Sr C 6-10 225 Nov 29, 1999 Dallas (TX) United States John H. Guyer High School
32 Chris Craig Fr GF 6-3 178 - N/A United States N/A
20 Kehlin Farooq Jr G 6-5 180 - Houston (TX) United States N/A
11 Jordan Gilliam Sr PG 6-6 175 - Houston (TX) United States Chris Walker Academy
14 Kolby Granger Fr G 6-5 180 - Missouri City (TX) United States Ridge Point High School
3 P.J. Henry Sr G 5-10 175 - Pearland (TX) United States Shadow Creek High School
42 Calen Holiday Sr G 5-10 N/A - N/A United States N/A
0 Isaiah Marin Jr SG 6-5 190 - Glendale (AZ) United States Copper Canyon High School
12 Zytarious Mortle Fr G 6-2 199 - Alexandria (LA) United States Peabody Magnet High School
5 Joirdon Karl Nicholas Sr F 6-9 220 Mar 29, 1999 Pearland (TX) United States Glenda Dawson High School
23 Shaqir O'Neal So GF 6-7 185 - Santa Monica (CA) United States Union Grove High School
24 John Walker III Sr F 6-9 200 Jan 19, 1999 Missouri City (TX) United States Fort Bend Marshall High School

Texas Southern Transfers Sitting Out 2022-2023

# Player Class Pos HT WT Birth Date Birth City Nationality Transferred From
- Xavier Ball Sr F 6-6 232 - Winnfield (LA) United States Lamar

Recent Texas Southern Tigers History

Season Record Conference Rank Conference Tournament Post-Season Tournament
2023-2024 16-17 (12-6) 3rd (SWAC) Runner Up CIT 1st Rnd
2022-2023 14-21 (7-11) 8th (SWAC) Champion NCAA 1st Rnd
2021-2022 19-13 (13-5) 2nd (SWAC) Champion NCAA 1st Rnd
2020-2021 17-9 (10-3) 3rd (SWAC) Champion NCAA 1st Rnd
2019-2020 16-16 (12-6) 3rd (SWAC) 2nd Rnd N/A
2018-2019 24-14 (14-4) 2nd (SWAC) Runner Up CIT 4th Rnd
2017-2018 16-20 (12-6) 2nd (SWAC) Champion NCAA 1st Rnd
2016-2017 23-12 (16-2) 1st (SWAC) Champion NCAA 1st Rnd
2015-2016 18-15 (16-2) 1st (SWAC) 3rd Rnd NIT 1st Rnd
2014-2015 22-13 (16-2) 1st (SWAC) Champion NCAA 1st Rnd
2013-2014 19-15 (12-6) 2nd (SWAC) Champion NCAA 1st Rnd
2012-2013 17-14 (16-2) 1st (SWAC) N/A N/A
2011-2012 15-18 (12-6) 3rd (SWAC) Runner Up N/A
2010-2011 19-13 (16-2) 1st (SWAC) 2nd Rnd NIT 1st Rnd
2009-2010 17-16 (11-7) 4th (SWAC) Runner Up N/A
2008-2009 7-25 (7-11) 6th (SWAC) 1st Rnd N/A
2007-2008 7-25 (6-12) 8th (SWAC) 1st Rnd N/A
2006-2007 14-17 (9-9) 5th (SWAC) 2nd Rnd N/A
2005-2006 8-22 (6-12) 9th (SWAC) N/A N/A
2004-2005 11-15 (9-9) 7th (SWAC) N/A N/A
2003-2004 15-14 (11-7) 3rd (SWAC) 1st Rnd N/A
2002-2003 18-13 (11-7) 3rd (SWAC) Champion NCAA 1st Rnd

2022-2023 Texas Southern Tigers Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Davon Barnes SWAC Impact Player of the Week (Jan 24, 2023)
Kolby Granger SWAC Impact Player of the Week (Feb 14, 2023)
P.J. Henry SWAC Impact Player of the Week (Feb 28, 2023)
John Walker III SWAC Impact Player of the Week (Feb 21, 2023)
Joirdon Karl Nicholas SWAC Second Team All-Conference
P.J. Henry SWAC Tournament MVP
Davon Barnes SWAC All-Tournament Team
P.J. Henry SWAC All-Tournament Team
P.J. Henry SWAC Player of the Week (Nov 15, 2022)
Zytarious Mortle SWAC Player of the Week (Jan 5, 2023)
John Walker III SWAC Player of the Week (Feb 7, 2023)

2022-2023 Texas Southern Tigers Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters P. Henry J. Gilliam D. Barnes J. Walker III J. Nicholas
Rotation Z. Mortle K. Farooq     G. Carter
Rotation   K. Granger      
Rotation   I. Marin      
Rotation   C. Craig      
Lim PT   C. Holiday S. O'Neal    

2022-2023 Texas Southern Tigers Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Davon Barnes 33 32.2 13.5 4.4 2.0 0.8 0.2 2.4
John Walker III 35 29.9 12.9 4.2 1.4 0.6 1.0 1.7
P.J. Henry 28 27.7 12.4 1.8 2.1 1.3 0.0 2.1
Joirdon Karl Nicholas 30 27.5 10.7 8.9 1.5 0.8 0.9 2.2
Zytarious Mortle 35 19.9 7.9 3.7 0.9 1.3 0.3 1.8
Kolby Granger 33 16.8 4.9 2.7 1.0 0.5 0.2 1.0
Kehlin Farooq 32 17.2 4.8 4.0 1.1 0.5 0.4 1.4
Chris Craig 24 13.0 3.0 2.2 0.4 0.7 0.2 0.7
Jordan Gilliam 28 20.5 2.6 2.2 1.4 0.4 0.2 0.8
Isaiah Marin 20 16.1 2.5 2.4 1.2 0.7 0.1 1.4
Grayson Carter 20 13.5 2.4 2.5 0.4 0.1 0.1 0.4
Shaqir O'Neal 20 7.2 1.4 0.9 0.7 0.1 0.1 0.6
Calen Holiday 1 2.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

2022-2023 Texas Southern Tigers Front Office

Staff Member Position Start Season Previous Job
Johnny Jones Head Coach 2018-2019 Associate Head Coach (Nevada, 2017 to 2018)
Shyrone Chatman Assistant Coach 2018-2019 Associate Head Coach (Massachusetts, 2016 to 2017)
Josh White Assistant Coach 2021-2022 Player Development (Texas Southern, 2019 to 2021)
Brandon Chambers Assistant Coach 2022-2023 Special Assistant to the Head Coach (LSU, 2021 to 2022)
Shelby Tse Video Coordinator 2021-2022 N/A
Kevin Granger Athletic Director 2018-2019 N/A
Ryan McGinty Director of Sports Information 2021-2022 Director of Sports Information (Prairie View A&M, 2012 to 2016)
Michael Irokansi Director of Basketball Operations 2022-2023 Assistant Coach (Paris JC, 2020 to 2021)
Ansu Sesay Director of Player Development 2022-2023 N/A