TSU takes aim with slingshot in hopes of felling basketball goliath UNC Posted Mar 17, 2017 David was supposed to defeat Goliath. He was the expert. Texas Southern coach Mike Davis believes it's an understated point in perhaps the most widely told story about an underdog. That's what Davis asked his 16th-seeded Tigers as they prepare for a basketball goliath in No. 1 seed North Carolina in Friday's first-round NCAA Tournament game. (Houston Chronicle)