2023–24 Southern Jaguars basketball team

2023–24 Southern Jaguars basketball
2023–24 Southern Jaguars basketball
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Record	9–8 (3–1 SWAC)
Head coach	Kevin Johnson (1st season);
Assistant coaches	Rennie Bailey; Rashaad Richardson; Jethro Hillman; Jon Tavel;
Home arena	F. G. Clark Center

2023–24 SWAC men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Jackson State	3	–	0	1.000	7	–	9	.438
Alabama State	4	–	1	.800	9	–	9	.500
Southern	3	–	1	.750	9	–	8	.529
Grambling State	3	–	1	.750	6	–	11	.353
Bethune–Cookman	2	–	1	.667	7	–	9	.438
Texas Southern	2	–	2	.500	4	–	11	.267
Alabama A&M	2	–	3	.400	3	–	15	.167
Arkansas–Pine Bluff	1	–	2	.333	6	–	10	.375
Prairie View A&M	1	–	2	.333	6	–	10	.375
Alcorn State	1	–	2	.333	2	–	14	.125
Florida A&M	0	–	3	.000	2	–	12	.143
Mississippi Valley State	0	–	4	.000	0	–	17	.000

† 2024 SWAC tournament winner As of January 13, 2024

The 2023–24 Southern Jaguars basketball team represents Southern University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Jaguars, led by first-year head coach Kevin Johnson, play their home games at the F. G. Clark Center in Baton Rouge, Louisiana as members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference.

Previous season

The Jaguars finished the 2022–23 season 15–17, 11–7 in SWAC play to finish in fourth place.^[1] As the #4 seed in the SWAC tournament, they were defeated by #5 seed Alabama A&M.^[2]

On March 23, 2023, it was announced that head coach Sean Woods was fired after five years at the helm.^[3] Less than a week later, on March 29, Tulane assistant coach Kevin Johnson was announced as Woods' successor.^[4]

Roster

2023–24 Southern Jaguars men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F/C	0	Brentay Noel	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	So	Baton Rouge Prep	Baton Rouge, Louisiana
F	1	JaRonn Wilkens	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sr	Pearl River CC	Biloxi, Mississippi
G	2	Antoine Jacks	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Jr	Indian River State	Greenbelt, Maryland
G	3	Tai'Reon Joseph	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Jr	East Central CC	Baton Rouge, Louisiana
G	4	Derrick Tezeno	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Jr	Stephen F. Austin	Melville, Louisiana
F	5	Jariyon Wilkens	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sr	Pearl River CC	Biloxi, Mississippi
G	9/24	Jordan Mitchell	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Jr	Florida SouthWestern State	West Memphis, Arkansas
G	10	Brandon Davis	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	RS Sr	Texas State	LaPlace, Louisiana
G	11	Jordan Johnson	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Fr	Northeastern Oklahoma A&M	West Palm Beach, Florida
F	12	Jalen Reynolds	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	Sr	South Georgia Tech	Darien, Georgia
G	13	Dre'Shawn Allen	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	GS	Western Illinois	Auburn Hills, Michigan
G	14	Chase Sample	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Fr	Scotlandville HS	Baton Rouge, Louisiana
G	22	Tidjiane Dioumassi	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jr	Lee College	Paris, France
F	23	Avontez Ledet	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Jr	Lamar State–Port Arthur	Baton Rouge, Louisiana
F	35	Delang Muon	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	202 lb (92 kg)	Fr	Grace Baptist Academy	Frankston, Australia

Head coach

Kevin Johnson (UTPA)

Assistant coach(es)

Rennie Bailey (Louisiana Tech)
Rashaad Richardson (Georgia State)
Jethro Hillman (Miami (FL))
Jon Tavel (Tulane)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: December 6, 2023

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 31, 2023* 6:30 pm	Louisiana Christian	W 94–60	–	23 – Joseph	8 – Joseph	6 – Joseph	F. G. Clark Center (1,825) Baton Rouge, LA
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023* 8:00 pm, ESPN+	at TCU	L 75–108	0–1	20 – Davis	5 – Noel	5 – Dioumassi	Schollmaier Arena (5,729) Fort Worth, TX
November 8, 2023* 9:00 pm	at UNLV	W 85–71	1–1	22 – Joseph	6 – Davis	8 – Dioumassi	Thomas & Mack Center (5,573) Paradise, NV
November 13, 2023* 7:00 pm, P12N	at No. 3 Arizona Pac-12/SWAC Legacy Series	L 59–97	1–2	22 – Joseph	5 – Noel	5 – Joseph	McKale Center (12,868) Tucson, AZ
November 17, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Western Illinois	L 80–88 ^OT	1–3	23 – Joseph	9 – JaRo. Wilkens	7 – Dioumassi	Western Hall (667) Macomb, IL
November 19, 2023* 7:00 pm, B1G	at No. 23 Illinois	L 60–88	1–4	16 – Joseph	4 – Muon	5 – Mitchell	State Farm Center (12,012) Champaign, IL
November 25, 2023* 3:00 pm, ESPN+	at Valparaiso	L 59–71	1–5	15 – Joseph	6 – 2 Tied	3 – Mitchell	Athletics–Recreation Center (1,098) Valparaiso, IN
November 28, 2023* 8:00 pm, FS1	at No. 3 Marquette	L 56–93	1–6	21 – Johnson	6 – Dioumassi	7 – Davis	Fiserv Forum (13,607) Milwaukee, WI
December 3, 2023* 3:00 pm, SECN	at No. 21 Mississippi State	W 60–59	2–6	27 – Joseph	6 – 2 Tied	4 – Dioumassi	Humphrey Coliseum (7,186) Starkville, MS
December 9, 2023* 5:30 pm, JSN	Southeastern Louisiana	W 69–44	3–6	14 – Davis	7 – Muon	7 – Davis	F. G. Clark Center (2,190) Baton Rouge, LA
December 12, 2023* 11:00 am, JSN	Champion Christian	W 109–60	4–6	25 – Joseph	12 – Tezeno	5 – Mitchell	F. G. Clark Center (1,679) Baton Rouge, LA
December 16, 2023* 1:00 pm, ESPN+	at Tulane	L 81–105	4–7	23 – Joseph	5 – Tezeno	5 – Mitchell	Devlin Fieldhouse (1,407) New Orleans, LA
December 19, 2023* 2:00 pm, JSN	Wiley	W 82–49	5–7	15 – Davis	10 – JaRo. Wilkens	7 – Dioumassi	F. G. Clark Center (1,589) Baton Rouge, LA
December 31, 2023* 2:00 pm, JSN	Ecclesia	W 115–42	6–7	18 – Joseph	11 – Tezeno	10 – Dioumassi	F. G. Clark Center (1,759) Baton Rouge, LA
SWAC regular season
January 6, 2024 5:30 pm	Texas Southern	W 58–51	7–7 (1–0)	15 – Dioumassi	6 – 3 Tied	4 – Dioumassi	F. G. Clark Center (3,259) Baton Rouge, LA
January 8, 2024 8:00 pm	Prairie View A&M	W 79–58	8–7 (2–0)	21 – Joseph	8 – Dioumassi	6 – 2 Tied	F. G. Clark Center (2,689) Baton Rouge, LA
January 13, 2024 3:00 pm	at Florida A&M	W 74–65	9–7 (3–0)	33 – Joseph	5 – 2 Tied	6 – Dioumassi	Al Lawson Center (1,289) Tallahassee, FL
January 15, 2024 7:30 pm	at Bethune–Cookman	L 81–83 ^OT	9–8 (3–1)	31 – Joseph	6 – JaRo. Wilkens	8 – Tezeno	Moore Gymnasium (812) Daytona Beach, FL
January 20, 2024 2:30 pm	at Grambling State						Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center Grambling, LA
January 27, 2024 5:30 pm	Arkansas–Pine Bluff						F. G. Clark Center Baton Rouge, LA
January 29, 2024 8:00 pm	Mississippi Valley State						F. G. Clark Center Baton Rouge, LA
February 3, 2024 5:30 pm	at Alcorn State						Davey Whitney Complex Lorman, MS
February 5, 2024 8:00 pm, ESPNU	at Jackson State						Williams Assembly Center Jackson, MS
February 10, 2024 5:30 pm	Alabama A&M						F. G. Clark Center Baton Rouge, LA
February 12, 2024 8:00 pm	Alabama State						F. G. Clark Center Baton Rouge, LA
February 17, 2024 5:30 pm	at Prairie View A&M						William J. Nicks Building Prairie View, TX
February 19, 2024 8:00 pm	at Texas Southern						H&PE Arena Houston, TX
February 24, 2024 5:30 pm	Grambling State						F. G. Clark Center Baton Rouge, LA
March 2, 2024 2:30 pm	Bethune–Cookman						F. G. Clark Center Baton Rouge, LA
March 4, 2024 8:00 pm	Florida A&M						F. G. Clark Center Baton Rouge, LA
March 7, 2024 8:00 pm	at Alabama State						Dunn–Oliver Acadome Montgomery, AL
March 9, 2024 5:30 pm	at Alabama A&M						Alabama A&M Events Center Huntsville, AL
SWAC tournament
March 13–16, 2024	vs.						Bartow Arena Birmingham, AL
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

Sources:^[5]^[6]

References

↑ "2022-23 Men's Basketball Standings". Southwestern Athletic Conference. Retrieved December 6, 2023.
↑ "Southern Falls Short 77-63 in Quarterfinals of 2023 SWAC Tournament". Southern University. Retrieved December 6, 2023.
↑ "Sean Woods out as Southern coach". WKYT-TV. Retrieved December 6, 2023.
↑ "Southern University names new coach of men's basketball". AP News. Retrieved December 6, 2023.
↑ "2023-24 Men's Basketball Schedule". Southern University. Retrieved December 6, 2023.
↑ "Southern Jaguars 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved December 6, 2023.

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[1] "2022-23 Men's Basketball Standings". Southwestern Athletic Conference. Retrieved December 6, 2023.

[2] "Southern Falls Short 77-63 in Quarterfinals of 2023 SWAC Tournament". Southern University. Retrieved December 6, 2023.

[3] "Sean Woods out as Southern coach". WKYT-TV. Retrieved December 6, 2023.

[4] "Southern University names new coach of men's basketball". AP News. Retrieved December 6, 2023.

[5] "2023-24 Men's Basketball Schedule". Southern University. Retrieved December 6, 2023.

[6] "Southern Jaguars 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved December 6, 2023.

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