2015–16 Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball team

2015–16 Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball
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
2015–16 American Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
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
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
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
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:3/5 stars   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
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

Class of 2016 commitments

Roster

2015–16 Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Home town
F 0 Etou, JuniorJunior Etou (I)  6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Jr Rutgers Republic of Congo
G 1 Smith, RashadRashad Smith 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Plano HS Plano, TX
G 2 Haith, CoryCory Haith (W) 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 175 lb (79 kg) RS Jr Missouri Miami, FL
G 3 Harrison, ShaquilleShaquille Harrison 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 189 lb (86 kg) Sr Lee's Summit Kansas City, MO
G 4 Taplin, SterlingSterling Taplin 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 189 lb (86 kg) Fr St. Thomas More School Williamsville, NY
G 5 Ray, RashadRashad Ray 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 172 lb (78 kg) Sr O. Perry Walker HS New Orleans, LA
G 10 Woodard, JamesJames Woodard 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 192 lb (87 kg) Sr Edmond Memorial Arcadia, OK
G 11 Birt, PatPat Birt 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 182 lb (83 kg) Jr South Plains College Plano, TX
G 13 Brown, KajonKajon Brown 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Helen Cox Harvey, LA
F 14 Edogi, TKTK Edogi 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Westwind Prep Surprise, AZ
G 15 Curtis, MarquelMarquel Curtis 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 202 lb (92 kg) RS Sr Williston State College Plymouth, MN
G 22 Wood, NickNick Wood (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 168 lb (76 kg) Sr Cascia Hall Prep Tulsa, OK
F 40 Wright, D'AndreD'Andre Wright 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Sr Eisenhower HS Lawton, OK
F 44 Swannegan, BrandonBrandon Swannegan 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 209 lb (95 kg) Sr Cypress Ridge HS Houston, TX
F 55 Ezechinonso, EmmanuelEmmanuel Ezechinonso 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 267 lb (121 kg) Sr Covenant Christian Ministries Academy Lagos, Nigeria
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule

Date
Time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
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.

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