2019–20 Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball team
2019–20 Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball | |
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AAC regular season co-champions | |
Conference | American Athletic Conference |
Record | 21–10 (13–5 AAC) |
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Home arena | Reynolds Center |
Seasons |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cincinnati | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 20 | – | 10 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 22 Houston | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 23 | – | 8 | .742 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tulsa | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 21 | – | 10 | .677 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wichita State | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 23 | – | 8 | .742 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UConn | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 19 | – | 12 | .613 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Memphis | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 21 | – | 10 | .677 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
SMU | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 19 | – | 11 | .633 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UCF | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 16 | – | 14 | .533 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Florida | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 14 | – | 17 | .452 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Temple | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 14 | – | 17 | .452 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
East Carolina | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 11 | – | 20 | .355 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tulane | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 12 | – | 18 | .400 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Rankings from AP poll |
The 2019–20 Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball team represented the University of Tulsa during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Golden Hurricane, led by sixth-year head coach Frank Haith, played their home games at the Reynolds Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma as members of the American Athletic Conference.[1] They finished the season 21–10, 13–5 in AAC play to finish in a three-way tie for first place. Frank Haith was named AAC Coach of the Year for the season. Due to tiebreaking rules, they received the No. 3 seed in the AAC tournament, which was canceled due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.[2] Shortly thereafter, the NCAA Tournament and all postseason tournaments were canceled, effectively ending Tulsa's season.[3]
Previous season
The Golden Hurricane finished the 2018–19 season 18–14, 8–10 in AAC play to finish in a tie for seventh place. They lost in the first round of the AAC tournament to SMU.[4]
Offseason
Departures
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
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Chris Barnes | 0 | G | 6'4" | 200 | RS sophomore | Compton, CA | Transferred to Eastern Michigan |
DaQuan Jeffries | 2 | G/F | 6'5" | 230 | Senior | Edmond, OK | Graduated |
Sterling Taplin | 4 | G | 6'1" | 195 | Senior | Williamsville, NY | Graduated |
Curran Scott | 10 | G | 6'4' | 208 | RS junior | Edmond, OK | Graduate transferred to Clemson |
Lindsay Deline Jr. | 14 | G | 5'11" | 189 | Senior | Midwest City, OK | Walk-on; graduated |
Zeke Moore | 23 | G | 6'7" | 210 | RS sophomore | St. Louis, MO | Mid-season transferred to SIU Edwardsville |
Pete Hewitt | 32 | F | 6'10" | 225 | RS sophomore | Mountain View, CA | Transferred to Point Loma Nazarene |
Alex Foree | 34 | F | 6'5" | 214 | Senior | Fort Smith, AR | Walk-on; graduated |
Simon Falokun | 44 | F | 6'8" | 240 | Sophomore | Houston, TX | Left team |
Incoming transfers
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous school |
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Brandon Rachal | 0 | G | 6'6" | 220 | Junior | Natchitoches, LA | Junior college transferred from Pearl River CC |
Keyshawn Embery | 2 | G | 6'3" | 202 | Sophomore | Midwest City, OK | Transferred from Arkansas. Under NCAA transfer rules, Embery will have to sit out the 2019–20 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility. |
Emmanuel Ugboh | 24 | C | 6'11" | 242 | Junior | Lagos, Nigeria | Junior college transferred from Iowa Western CC |
Curtis Haywood | 33 | G | 6'5" | 202 | Junior | Oklahoma City, OK | Transferred from Georgia Tech. Under NCAA transfer rules, Haywood will have to sit out the 2019–20 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility. |
2019 recruiting class
Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Isaiah Hill PG | Bakersfield, CA | Liberty High School | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | 160 lb (73 kg) | Aug 27, 2018 | |
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Josh Earley PF | Shawnee Mission, KS | Bishop Miege High School | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 160 lb (73 kg) | Apr 28, 2019 | |
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2020 recruiting class
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Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
Keshawn Williams PG | Chicago Heights, Illinois | Bloom High School | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 165 lb (75 kg) | Oct 22, 2019 | |
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Peyton Urbancic SG | Naples, Florida | First Baptist Academy | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Feb 27, 2020 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: NR | ||||||
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Roster
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Schedule and results
Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
October 31, 2019* 7:00 pm | Rockurst | W 76–56 | Reynolds Center Tulsa, OK | ||||||||
Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
November 5, 2019* 12:00 pm, ESPN3 | Houston Baptist | W 80–72 | 1–0 | Reynolds Center (3,577) Tulsa, OK | |||||||
November 9, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | at UT Arlington | L 59–73 | 1–1 | College Park Center (3,722) Arlington, TX | |||||||
November 12, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Oral Roberts PSO Mayor's Cup | W 74–67 | 2–1 | Reynolds Center (3,705) Tulsa, OK | |||||||
November 16, 2019* 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | Austin Peay Vanderbilt Invitational | W 72–65 | 3–1 | Reynolds Center (3,105) Tulsa, OK | |||||||
November 20, 2019* 7:00 pm | Southeastern Louisiana Vanderbilt Invitational | W 73–66 | 4–1 | Reynolds Center (3,036) Tulsa, OK | |||||||
November 27, 2019* 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | South Carolina State Vanderbilt Invitational | W 78–47 | 5–1 | Reynolds Center (2,870) Tulsa, OK | |||||||
November 30, 2019* 7:00 pm, SECN+ | at Vanderbilt Vanderbilt Invitational | W 67–58 | 6–1 | Memorial Gymnasium (8,648) Nashville, TN | |||||||
December 4, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Arkansas–Pine Bluff | W 72–39 | 7–1 | Reynolds Center (2,781) Tulsa, OK | |||||||
December 7, 2019* 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | Arkansas State | L 63–66 | 7–2 | Reynolds Center (3,074) Tulsa, OK | |||||||
December 11, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Boise State | W 69–56 | 8–2 | Reynolds Center (3,367) Tulsa, OK | |||||||
December 14, 2019* 12:30 pm, ESPNU | at Arkansas | L 79–98 | 8–3 | Bud Walton Arena (15,589) Fayetteville, AR | |||||||
December 21, 2019* 1:30 pm, ESPN3 | vs. Colorado State BOK Center Basketball Showdown | L 104–111 3OT | 8–4 | BOK Center (2,422) Tulsa, OK | |||||||
December 29, 2019* 5:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Kansas State | L 67–69 | 8–5 | Bramlage Coliseum (8,370) Manhattan, KS | |||||||
AAC regular season | |||||||||||
January 3, 2020 8:00 pm, ESPNU | Temple | W 70–44 | 9–5 (1–0) | Reynolds Center (3,405) Tulsa, OK | |||||||
January 8, 2020 6:00 pm, ESPNU | at Cincinnati | L 44–75 | 9–6 (1–1) | Fifth Third Arena (10,138) Cincinnati, OH | |||||||
January 11, 2020 3:00 pm, ESPN2 | Houston | W 63–61 | 10–6 (2–1) | Reynolds Center (3,725) Tulsa, OK | |||||||
January 15, 2020 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | at East Carolina | W 65–49 | 11–6 (3–1) | Williams Arena (5,332) Greenville, NC | |||||||
January 18, 2020 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Tulane | W 67–54 | 12–6 (4–1) | Devlin Fieldhouse (2,189) New Orleans, LA | |||||||
January 22, 2020 8:00 pm, ESPNU | No. 20 Memphis | W 80–40 | 13–6 (5–1) | Reynolds Center (4,668) Tulsa, OK | |||||||
January 26, 2020 11:00 am, CBSSN | at UConn | W 79–75 OT | 14–6 (6–1) | XL Center (10,509) Hartford, CT | |||||||
February 1, 2020 5:00 pm, ESPNU | No. 23 Wichita State Rivalry | W 54–51 | 15–6 (7–1) | Reynolds Center (8,089) Tulsa, OK | |||||||
February 6, 2020 6:00 pm, ESPN2 | UConn | L 56–72 | 15–7 (7–2) | Reynolds Center (4,630) Tulsa, OK | |||||||
February 9, 2020 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | at UCF | L 75–83 | 15–8 (7–3) | Addition Financial Arena (5,349) Orlando, FL | |||||||
February 12, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | East Carolina | W 70–56 | 16–8 (8–3) | Reynolds Center (3,232) Tulsa, OK | |||||||
February 15, 2020 11:00 am, ESPNU | at South Florida | W 56–48 | 17–8 (9–3) | Yuengling Center (3,095) Tampa, FL | |||||||
February 19, 2020 8:00 pm, ESPNU | at No. 22 Houston | L 43–76 | 17–9 (9–4) | Fertitta Center (6,732) Houston, TX | |||||||
February 22, 2020 2:00 pm, ESPNews | SMU | W 79–57 | 18–9 (10–4) | Reynolds Center (4,690) Tulsa, OK | |||||||
February 25, 2020 8:00 pm, ESPNU | Tulane | W 62–57 | 19–9 (11–4) | Reynolds Center (3,443) Tulsa, OK | |||||||
February 29, 2020 5:00 pm, ESPNU | UCF | W 65–54 | 20–9 (12–4) | Reynolds Center (5,304) Tulsa, OK | |||||||
March 4, 2020 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Temple | W 61–51 | 21–9 (13–4) | Liacouras Center (5,068) Philadelphia, PA | |||||||
March 8, 2020 3:00 pm, CBSSN | at Wichita State Rivalry | L 57–79 | 21–10 (13–5) | Charles Koch Arena (10,506) Wichita, KS | |||||||
AAC tournament | |||||||||||
March 13, 2020 8:30 pm, ESPNU | (3) | vs. (6) Memphis / (11) East Carolina Quarterfinals | Cancelled[1] | Dickies Arena Fort Worth, TX | |||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. |
Source[5]
- 1.^ Cancelled due to the Coronavirus Pandemic
Awards and honors
American Athletic Conference honors
- Coach of the Year: Frank Haith
- Sixth Man of the Year: Martins Igbanu
All-AAC First Team
- Martins Igbanu
All-AAC Third Team
- Brandon Rachal
Player of the Week
- Week 2: Brandon Rachal
- Week 11: Brandon Rachal
- Week 12: Martins Igbanu
- Week 13: Elijah Joiner
Source[6][7][8]
References
- ^ "#105 Tulsa Men's Basketball 2019–2020 Preview". www.collegesportsmadness.com. Retrieved December 2, 2019.
- ^ "2020 AAC Tournament canceled Thursday amid coronavirus pandemic concerns". CBSSports.com. Retrieved February 18, 2021.
- ^ "NCAA tournaments canceled over coronavirus". ESPN.com. March 12, 2020. Retrieved February 18, 2021.
- ^ "McMurray Scores 27 to Lead SMU Past Tulsa in First Round". theamerican.org. Retrieved December 2, 2019.
- ^ "Men's Basketball – Schedule". University of Tulsa – Official Athletic Site.
- ^ "American Men's Basketball Release" (PDF). American Athletic Conference. Retrieved March 10, 2019.
- ^ "American Athletic Conference Announces All-Conference, All-Freshman Teams". theamerican.org. March 10, 2020. Retrieved March 10, 2020.
- ^ "American Athletic Conference Announces Individual Awards". theamerican.org. March 11, 2020. Retrieved March 11, 2020.