2015–16 Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball team
2015–16 Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball | |
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NCAA Tournament, First Four | |
Conference | American Athletic Conference |
2015–16 record | 20–12 (12–6 The American) |
Head coach | Frank Haith (2nd year) |
Assistant coach | Dennis Felton |
Assistant coach | Michael Schwartz |
Assistant coach | Shea Seals |
Home arena | Reynolds Center |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Temple | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 21 | – | 12 | .636 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
#24 SMU* | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 25 | – | 5 | .833 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Houston | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 22 | – | 10 | .688 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cincinnati | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 22 | – | 11 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tulsa | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 20 | – | 12 | .625 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Connecticut † | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 25 | – | 11 | .694 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Memphis | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 19 | – | 15 | .559 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UCF | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 12 | – | 18 | .400 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
East Carolina | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 12 | – | 20 | .375 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Florida | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 8 | – | 25 | .242 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tulane | 3 | – | 15 | .167 | 12 | – | 22 | .353 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
*Ineligible for postseason due to postseason ban † American Athletic Conference Tournament Champions | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rankings from AP Poll |
The 2015–16 Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball team represented the University of Tulsa during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Golden Hurricane, led by second year head coach Frank Haith, played their home games at the Reynolds Center and were members of the American Athletic Conference. They finished the season 20–12, 12–6 in The American play to finish in a three way tie for third place. They lost in the quarterfinals of The American Athletic Tournament to Memphis. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament where they lost in the First Four to Michigan
Previous season
The Golden Hurricane finished the season 23–11, 14–4 in American Athletic play to finish in second place. They advanced to the semifinals of the American Athletic Tournament where they lost to Connecticut. They were invited to the National Invitation Tournament where they defeated William & Mary in the first round before losing in the second round to Murray State.
Departures
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
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Micah Littlejohn | 11 | G/F | 6'6" | 191 | Freshman | Mansfield, TX | Transferred to Seward County CC |
Stevie Repichowski | 23 | G | 6'5" | 193 | Sophomore | Lansing, MI | Transferred to Nicholls State |
Kenodre Dew | 35 | G | 6'8" | 210 | Freshman | San Bernardino, CA | Transferred to City College of San Francisco |
Incoming Transfers
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
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Junior Etou | 0 | F | 6'7" | 240 | Junior | Republic of the Congo | Transferred from Rutgers. Under NCAA transfer rules, Etou will have to sit out for the 2015–16 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility. |
Patrick Birt | 11 | G | 6'5" | 190 | Junior | Plano, TX | Junior college transferred from South Plains College |
Class of 2015 commitments
Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Sterling Taplin PG |
Williamsville, NY | St. Thomas More School | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Jan 1, 2014 | |
Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 72 | ||||||
Kajon Brown SG |
Harvey, LA | Helen Cox High School | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Apr 30, 2015 | |
Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR | ||||||
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Class of 2016 commitments
2016 recruits | ||||||
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Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
Lawson Korita SG |
Little Rock, AR | Pulaski Academy | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Jun 30, 2015 | |
Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR | ||||||
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Roster
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Schedule
Date Time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (Attendance) City, State | ||||||
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
11/07/2015* 4:00 PM |
Haskell Indian Nations | W 87–62 | |
Reynolds Center (3,430) Tulsa, OK | |||||||
11/11/2015* 7:00 PM |
Rogers State | W 66–56 | |
Reynolds Center (3,625) Tulsa, OK | |||||||
Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
11/14/2015* 4:00 PM, ESPN3 |
Central Arkansas | W 98–81 | 1–0 |
Reynolds Center (3,839) Tulsa, OK | |||||||
11/17/2015* 7:00 PM, ESPN3 |
No. 9 Wichita State | W 77–67 | 2–0 |
Reynolds Center (5,670) Tulsa, OK | |||||||
11/20/2015* 12:00 PM |
vs. Ohio Paradise Jam quarterfinals |
W 90–88 | 3–0 |
Sports and Fitness Center St. Thomas, VI | |||||||
11/22/2015* 5:30 PM, CBSSN |
vs. Indiana State Paradise Jam semifinals |
W 67–59 | 4–0 |
Sports and Fitness Center St. Thomas, VI | |||||||
11/23/2015* 8:00 PM, CBSSN |
vs. South Carolina Paradise Jam championship game |
L 75–83 | 4–1 |
Sports and Fitness Center (2,002) St. Thomas, VI | |||||||
11/28/2015* 3:00 PM, ESPN3 |
Arkansas–Little Rock | L 60–64 | 4–2 |
Reynolds Center (3,821) Tulsa, OK | |||||||
12/02/2015* 7:00 PM |
at Oklahoma State | W 66–56 | 5–2 |
Gallagher-Iba Arena (5,422) Stillwater, OK | |||||||
12/05/2015* 3:00 PM, ESPN3 |
Oral Roberts PSO Mayor's Cup |
L 68–70 | 5–3 |
Reynolds Center (5,225) Tulsa, OK | |||||||
12/08/2015* 8:00 PM, ESPN3 |
Iona | W 90–81 | 6–3 |
Reynolds Center (3,800) Tulsa, OK | |||||||
12/13/2015* 2:00 PM, ESPN3 |
at Missouri State | W 70–61 | 7–3 |
JQH Arena (4,052) Springfield, MO | |||||||
12/19/2015* 10:00 PM, P12N |
vs. Oregon State Far West Classic |
L 71–76 | 7–4 |
Moda Center (8,555) Portland, OR | |||||||
12/22/2015* 7:00 PM, ESPN3 |
Northern Arizona | W 90–55 | 8–4 |
Reynolds Center (4,752) Tulsa, OK | |||||||
Conference regular season | |||||||||||
12/29/2015 4:00 PM, ESPN2 |
No. 17 SMU | L 69–81 | 8–5 (0–1) |
Reynolds Center (5,364) Tulsa, OK | |||||||
01/02/2016 3:00 PM, ESPNU |
at No. 22 Cincinnati | L 57–76 | 8–6 (0–2) |
Fifth Third Arena (10,102) Cincinnati, OH | |||||||
01/05/2016 6:00 PM, ESPNews |
East Carolina | W 55–43 | 9–6 (1–2) |
Reynolds Center (4,244) Tulsa, OK | |||||||
01/10/2016 5:00 PM, ESPN3 |
at Tulane | W 81–67 | 10–6 (2–2) |
Devlin Fieldhouse (2,234) New Orleans, LA | |||||||
01/14/2016 6:00 PM, ESPN2 |
Connecticut | W 60–51 | 11–6 (3–2) |
Reynolds Center (5,192) Tulsa, OK | |||||||
01/19/2016 6:00 PM, ESPNews |
at East Carolina | W 84–69 | 12–6 (4–2) |
Williams Arena (3,878) Greenville, NC | |||||||
01/24/2016 2:00 PM, ESPN3 |
UCF | W 75–60 | 13–6 (5–2) |
Reynolds Center (4,270) Tulsa, OK | |||||||
01/27/2016 7:00 PM, ESPNews |
at Houston | L 66–81 | 13–7 (5–3) |
Hofheinz Pavilion (3,185) Houston, TX | |||||||
01/30/2016 5:00 PM, ESPNU |
Tulane | W 62–48 | 14–7 (6–3) |
Reynolds Center (4,926) Tulsa, OK | |||||||
02/04/2016 6:00 PM, ESPNU |
at Temple | L 79–83 OT | 14–8 (6–4) |
Liacouras Center (5,929) Philadelphia, PA | |||||||
02/07/2016 2:00 PM, ESPNU |
Houston | W 77–63 | 15–8 (7–4) |
Reynolds Center (4,321) Tulsa, OK | |||||||
02/10/2016 8:00 PM, CBSSN |
at No. 16 SMU | W 82–77 | 16–8 (8–4) |
Moody Coliseum (6,582) Dallas, TX | |||||||
02/13/2016 7:00 PM, ESPN2 |
at Connecticut | L 73–75 | 16–9 (8–5) |
Gampel Pavilion (10,167) Storrs, CT | |||||||
02/18/2016 8:00 PM, CBSSN |
Cincinnati | W 70–68 OT | 17–9 (9–5) |
Reynolds Center (4,402) Tulsa, OK | |||||||
02/21/2016 1:00 PM, CBSSN |
at UCF | W 75–67 | 18–9 (10–5) |
CFE Arena (6,437) Orlando, FL | |||||||
02/23/2016 6:00 PM, ESPNews |
Temple | W 74–55 | 19–9 (11–5) |
Reynolds Center (4,827) Tulsa, OK | |||||||
02/28/2016 3:00 PM, ESPNU |
at Memphis | L 82–92 | 19–10 (11–6) |
FedEx Forum Memphis, TN | |||||||
03/05/2016 4:00 PM, ESPNews |
South Florida | W 84–74 | 20–10 (12–6) |
Reynolds Center (6,524) Tulsa, OK | |||||||
American Athletic Conference Tournament | |||||||||||
03/11/2016 8:00 PM, ESPNU |
vs. Memphis Quarterfinals |
L 67–89 | 20–11 |
Amway Center (7,218) Orlando, FL | |||||||
NCAA Tournament | |||||||||||
03/16/2016* 8:10 PM, TruTV |
(11 E) | vs. (11 E) Michigan First Four |
L 62–67 | 20–12 |
UD Arena (12,582) Dayton, OH | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East Region. All times are in Central Time. |