Men’s Basketball Starts SWAC Tournament Run Thursday Afternoon In Atlanta
• Texas Southern starts the tournament season Thursday afternoon in the first round of the SWAC Tournament against Alabama State at 2 p.m.
• TSU clinched the fourth seed after its win over Prairie View A&M on Saturday. TSU defeated ASU in its lone meeting in January.
• Texas Southern fell in the finals of the 2024 SWAC Tournament last season and participated in the CIT as they fell to Tarleton State in the opening round.
• TSU returns two starters from last season and eight letterwinners as they lost seven lettermen. The Tigers added seven newcomers to its roster in the offseason as six were added via the transfer portal. The TSU men’s basketball duo of Grayson Carter and Kenny Hunter were named to the 2024-25 Preseason All-SWAC Second Team. Hunter was also tabbed the league’s Preseason Defensive Player of the Year.
• This time of the year is TSU’s…