College Basketball - Southwestern ATHL Conference

Southern Jaguars

Location: Baton Rouge, LA University Founded: 1880 Enrollment: 9,438 Nickname: Jaguars Mascot: Lacumba the Jaguar School Colors: Blue and Gold Joined the SWAC: 1934 Varsity Teams: 16 U. President: Ralph Slaughter Director of Athletics: Greg LaFleur Basketball Head Coach: Rob Spivery Conference Titles: Reg. Sea: 1965, '78, '81, '86, '88, '89, '90, '06 Tournament: 81, '87, '88, '89, '93, '06 Basketball Arena: F.G. Clark Center Current Capacity: 7,500

The Jaguars have participated in the SWAC since 1934. Southern men’s basketball team has captured 8 SWAC regular season championships and 6 SWAC Tournament Championships.

The Jaguars last appearance in the NCAA Tournament was in 2006 loosing in the first round against Duke University 70-54.

Avery Johnson, former NBA star who won an NBA Title with the San Antonio Spurs was a graduate from Southern from 1988. Johnson is currently the head coach of the Dallas Mavericks and was named NBA Coach of the Year 2006.

During the season 2006-2007 the Jaguars finished 5th in the regular season conference standings with an overall record of 10-21 and a conference record of 9-9.

Last season 2007-2008 Southern ended the season in 5th place also with a conference record of 9-9 and overall record of 11-19. Coach Rob Spivery expected a better season this 2008-09 with his new roster.

Southern 2009/10 Schedule

Date	Opponent	Time/Result
16-Nov	at Baylor	L 61-45
18-Nov	at Oklahoma State	L 93-61
21-Nov	at Utah	L 88-48
24-Nov	at Brigham Young	L 107-51
27-Nov	at Wofford	L 81-66
28-Nov	vs. Presbyterian*	L 71-69
4-Dec	at Stephen F. Austin	L 79-52
5-Dec	vs. Central Arkansas*	L 79-63
12-Dec	New Orleans	W 78-73
16-Dec	at Southeastern Louisiana	L 94-48
28-Dec	Talladega	L 86-84
30-Dec	Chicago State	W 67-60
4-Jan	at Prairie View A&M	L 68-49
6-Jan	at Texas Southern	L 82-68
9-Jan	Grambling State	W 73-67
11-Jan	Jackson State	L 57-46
16-Jan	at Arkansas-Pine Bluff	L 64-51
18-Jan	at Mississippi Valley State	L 57-45
23-Jan	Alabama A&M	L 70-63
25-Jan	Alabama State	L 77-60
30-Jan	Alcorn State	5:00 PM ET
6-Feb	at Grambling State	5:00 PM ET
8-Feb	at Jackson State	8:30 PM ET
13-Feb	Arkansas-Pine Bluff	8:30 PM ET
15-Feb	Mississippi Valley State	8:30 PM ET
20-Feb	at Alabama A&M	7:00 PM ET
22-Feb	at Alabama State	8:30 PM ET
27-Feb	at Alcorn State	5:30 PM ET
4-Mar	Prairie View A&M	8:30 PM ET
6-Mar	Texas Southern	6:00 PM ET

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