Southern Lady Jaguars basketball

Southern Lady Jaguars basketball
Southern Lady Jaguars basketball
	2025–26 Southern Lady Jaguars basketball team
University	Southern University
Head coach	Carlos Funchess (8th season)
Location	Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Arena	F. G. Clark Center ; (capacity: 7,500)
Conference	SWAC
Nickname	Lady Jaguars
Colors	Columbia blue and gold;
NCAA Division I tournament appearances
	2002, 2004, 2006, 2010, 2019, 2023, 2025, 2026
Conference tournament champions
	2002, 2004, 2006, 2010, 2019, 2023, 2025, 2026
Conference regular-season champions
	1993, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2011, 2014, 2019, 2025

The Southern Lady Jaguars basketball team is the basketball team that represents Southern University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The school's team currently competes in the Southwestern Athletic Conference.^[2]

Postseason appearances

The Lady Jaguars have appeared in the NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament eight times. Their combined record is 2–8.

Year	Seed	Round	Opponent	Result
2002	#14	First Round	#3 Colorado	L 61–88
2004	#16	First Round	#1 Texas	L 57–92
2006	#16	First Round	#1 Duke	L 27–96
2010	#16	First Round	#1 Connecticut	L 39–95
2019	#16	First Round	#1 Mississippi State	L 46–103
2023	#16	First Four	#16 Sacred Heart	L 57–47
2025	#16	First Four First round	#16 UC San Diego #1 UCLA	W 68–56 L 46–84
2026	#16	First Four First Round	#16 Samford #1 South Carolina	W 65–53 L 34–103

The Lady Jaguars have appeared in the Women's National Invitation Tournament three times. Their combined record is 0–3.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
2009	First Round	New Mexico	L 44–72
2011	First Round	Tulane	L 31–61
2016	First Round	Arkansas State	L 45–68

Southern Lady Jaguars basketball
Venues	F. G. Clark Activity Center (1975–present)
People	Head coaches
Seasons	List of seasons 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25 2025–26

Southern University and A&M College
Academics	Southern University System Southern University at New Orleans Southern University at Shreveport Southern University Law Center
Athletics	Jaguars and Lady Jaguars Baseball Basketball Men Women Football
Campus	A. W. Mumford Stadium F. G. Clark Activity Center Lee–Hines Stadium Laboratory School
Student life	Human Jukebox
People	University presidents Theophile T. Allain
Category

Southwestern Athletic Conference women's basketball
Teams	Alabama A&M Lady Bulldogs Alabama State Lady Hornets Alcorn State Lady Braves Arkansas–Pine Bluff Golden Lions Bethune–Cookman Wildcats Florida A&M Lady Rattlers Grambling State Tigers Jackson State Lady Tigers Mississippi Valley State Devilettes Prairie View A&M Lady Panthers Southern Lady Jaguars Texas Southern Lady Tigers
Championships & awards	SWAC women's basketball tournament
Seasons	1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25 2025–26