2015–16 Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball team
American college basketball season
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 .[ 1]
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 UConn. 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
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
US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
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
Recruiting star ratings : 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
Recruiting star ratings : 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
US college sports recruiting information for 2016 recruits
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
Recruiting star ratings : 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:
Roster
2015–16 Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Previous school
Hometown
F
0
Junior Etou (I)
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
240 lb (109 kg)
Jr
Rutgers
Republic of Congo
G
1
Rashad Smith
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
Sr
Plano HS
Plano, TX
G
2
Cory Haith (W)
5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
RS Jr
Missouri
Miami, FL
G
3
Shaquille Harrison
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
189 lb (86 kg)
Sr
Lee's Summit
Kansas City, MO
G
4
Sterling Taplin
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
189 lb (86 kg)
Fr
St. Thomas More School
Williamsville, NY
G
5
Rashad Ray
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
172 lb (78 kg)
Sr
O. Perry Walker HS
New Orleans, LA
G
10
James Woodard
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
192 lb (87 kg)
Sr
Edmond Memorial
Arcadia, OK
G
11
Pat Birt
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
182 lb (83 kg)
Jr
UIC South Plains College
Plano, TX
G
13
Kajon Brown
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
Fr
Helen Cox
Harvey, LA
F
14
TK Edogi
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
Jr
Westwind Prep
Surprise, AZ
G
15
Marquel Curtis
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
202 lb (92 kg)
RS Sr
Williston State College
Plymouth, MN
G
22
Nick Wood (W)
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
168 lb (76 kg)
Sr
Cascia Hall Prep
Tulsa, OK
F
40
D'Andre Wright
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
245 lb (111 kg)
Sr
Eisenhower HS
Lawton, OK
F
44
Brandon Swannegan
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
209 lb (95 kg)
Sr
Cypress Ridge HS
Houston, TX
F
55
Emmanuel 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
November 7, 2015 *4:00 pm
Haskell Indian Nations
W 87–62
Reynolds Center (3,430)Tulsa, OK
November 11, 2015 *7:00 pm
Rogers State
W 66–56
Reynolds Center (3,625)Tulsa, OK
Non-conference regular season
November 14, 2015 *4:00 pm, ESPN3
Central Arkansas
W 98–81
1–0
Reynolds Center (3,839)Tulsa, OK
November 17, 2015 *7:00 pm, ESPN3
No. 9 Wichita State
W 77–67
2–0
Reynolds Center (5,670)Tulsa, OK
November 20, 2015 *12:00 pm
vs. Ohio Paradise Jam quarterfinals
W 90–88
3–0
Sports and Fitness Center St. Thomas, VI
November 22, 2015 *5:30 pm, CBSSN
vs. Indiana State Paradise Jam semifinals
W 67–59
4–0
Sports and Fitness Center St. Thomas, VI
November 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
November 28, 2015 *3:00 pm, ESPN3
Arkansas–Little Rock
L 60–64
4–2
Reynolds Center (3,821)Tulsa, OK
December 2, 2015 *7:00 pm
at Oklahoma State
W 66–56
5–2
Gallagher-Iba Arena (5,422)Stillwater, OK
December 5, 2015 *3:00 pm, ESPN3
Oral Roberts PSO Mayor's Cup
L 68–70
5–3
Reynolds Center (5,225)Tulsa, OK
December 8, 2015 *8:00 pm, ESPN3
Iona
W 90–81
6–3
Reynolds Center (3,800)Tulsa, OK
December 13, 2015 *2:00 pm, ESPN3
at Missouri State
W 70–61
7–3
JQH Arena (4,052)Springfield, MO
December 19, 2015 *10:00 pm, P12N
vs. Oregon State Far West Classic
L 71–76
7–4
Moda Center (8,555)Portland, OR
December 22, 2015 *7:00 pm, ESPN3
Northern Arizona
W 90–55
8–4
Reynolds Center (4,752)Tulsa, OK
Conference regular season
December 29, 2015 4:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 17 SMU
L 69–81
8–5 (0–1)
Reynolds Center (5,364)Tulsa, OK
January 2, 2016 3:00 pm, ESPNU
at No. 22 Cincinnati
L 57–76
8–6 (0–2)
Fifth Third Arena (10,102)Cincinnati, OH
January 5, 2016 6:00 pm, ESPNews
East Carolina
W 55–43
9–6 (1–2)
Reynolds Center (4,244)Tulsa, OK
January 10, 2016 5:00 pm, ESPN3
at Tulane
W 81–67
10–6 (2–2)
Devlin Fieldhouse (2,234)New Orleans, LA
January 14, 2016 6:00 pm, ESPN2
UConn
W 60–51
11–6 (3–2)
Reynolds Center (5,192)Tulsa, OK
January 19, 2016 6:00 pm, ESPNews
at East Carolina
W 84–69
12–6 (4–2)
Williams Arena (3,878)Greenville, NC
January 24, 2016 2:00 pm, ESPN3
UCF
W 75–60
13–6 (5–2)
Reynolds Center (4,270)Tulsa, OK
January 27, 2016 7:00 pm, ESPNews
at Houston
L 66–81
13–7 (5–3)
Hofheinz Pavilion (3,185)Houston, TX
January 30, 2016 5:00 pm, ESPNU
Tulane
W 62–48
14–7 (6–3)
Reynolds Center (4,926)Tulsa, OK
February 4, 2016 6:00 pm, ESPNU
at Temple
L 79–83 OT
14–8 (6–4)
Liacouras Center (5,929)Philadelphia, PA
February 7, 2016 2:00 pm, ESPNU
Houston
W 77–63
15–8 (7–4)
Reynolds Center (4,321)Tulsa, OK
February 10, 2016 8:00 pm, CBSSN
at No. 16 SMU
W 82–77
16–8 (8–4)
Moody Coliseum (6,582)Dallas, TX
February 13, 2016 7:00 pm, ESPN2
at UConn
L 73–75
16–9 (8–5)
Gampel Pavilion (10,167)Storrs, CT
February 18, 2016 8:00 pm, CBSSN
Cincinnati
W 70–68 OT
17–9 (9–5)
Reynolds Center (4,402)Tulsa, OK
February 21, 2016 1:00 pm, CBSSN
at UCF
W 75–67
18–9 (10–5)
CFE Arena (6,437)Orlando, FL
February 23, 2016 6:00 pm, ESPNews
Temple
W 74–55
19–9 (11–5)
Reynolds Center (4,827)Tulsa, OK
February 28, 2016 3:00 pm, ESPNU
at Memphis
L 82–92
19–10 (11–6)
FedEx Forum Memphis, TN
March 5, 2016 4:00 pm, ESPNews
South Florida
W 84–74
20–10 (12–6)
Reynolds Center (6,524)Tulsa, OK
American Athletic Conference tournament
March 11, 2016 8:00 pm, ESPNU
(3)
vs. (6) Memphis Quarterfinals
L 67–89
20–11
Amway Center (7,218)Orlando, FL
NCAA tournament
March 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 .
References
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