Texas Southern Tigers

Texas Southern Tigers
Texas Southern Tigers
University	Texas Southern University
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
NCAA	Division I (FCS)
Athletic director	Kevin Granger
Location	Houston, Texas
Varsity teams	16 (7 men's and 9 women's)
Football stadium	Shell Energy Stadium
Basketball arena	Health and Physical Education Arena
Baseball stadium	MacGregor Park
Softball stadium	Memorial Park
Soccer stadium	Alexander Durley Sports Complex
Mascot	Tex The Tiger
Nickname	Tigers
Colors	Maroon and gray;
Website	tsusports.com

The Texas Southern Tigers represent Texas Southern University in Houston, Texas, in intercollegiate athletics. They field sixteen teams including men's and women's basketball, cross country, golf, and track and field; women's-only bowling, soccer, softball, tennis, and volleyball; and men's-only baseball and football. The Tigers compete in the NCAA Division I and are members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference.^[2]

Sports sponsored

Men's sports	Women's sports
Baseball	Basketball
Basketball	Bowling
Cross Country	Cross Country
Football	Golf
Golf	Soccer
Track and field^†	Softball
	Track and field^†
	Volleyball
† – Track and field includes both indoor and outdoor

Baseball

The baseball program's first season was 1965, and it has been a member of the NCAA Division I Southwestern Athletic Conference since the start of the 1999 season. Its home venue is MacGregor Park, owned by the city of Houston. The program has appeared in 5 NCAA Tournaments. It has won five conference tournament championships and no regular-season conference titles.

Men's basketball

The men’s basketball program has appeared in ten NCAA Tournaments, the most in the conference. Their combined record is 3–10, tying them with Alcorn State for the most wins by a SWAC school in the tournament.

Women's basketball

The women’s basketball team has appeared in the NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament once. The Lady Tigers have a record of 0–1.

Football

The football team plays in the NCAA's Division I FCS as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC). In 2012, the Tigers moved into the new Shell Energy Stadium, built for the city's Major League Soccer team, the Houston Dynamo. It replaced the Alexander Durley Sports Complex as the home of Tiger football. 60 former members of the football program have gone on to play in the NFL.

Competitive cheer

Texas Southern cheerleading team was the first HBCU team to win a national title with the National Cheerleaders Association in April 2023.^[3]

Athletics partnership

In 2018, TSU's athletics department entered a partnership with Under Armour. As part of the multi-year agreement, Under Armour will provide on-field and training gear for 16 varsity sports.^[4]