[2][3] Texas Southern has appeared in the NCAA tournament 11 times, and most recently in 2023.

The Tigers play their home games at the Health and Physical Education Arena.

The Texas Southern Tigers defeated perennial power and nationally ranked Michigan State Spartans on December 20, 2014 in East Lansing, Michigan.

[4] The Texas Southern-Prairie View A&M rivalry is the highest attended and most anticipated basketball series in the SWAC.

Their combined record is 3–11, tying them with Alcorn State for the most wins by a SWAC school in the tournament.