2016–17 Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball team

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2016–17 Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball
ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
Record15–17 (8–10 AAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaReynolds Center
Seasons
2016–17 American Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 11 SMU 17 1   .944 30 5   .857
No. 18 Cincinnati 16 2   .889 30 6   .833
Houston 12 6   .667 21 11   .656
UCF 11 7   .611 24 12   .667
Memphis 9 9   .500 19 13   .594
UConn 9 9   .500 16 17   .485
Tulsa 8 10   .444 15 17   .469
Temple 7 11   .389 16 16   .500
East Carolina 6 12   .333 15 18   .455
Tulane 3 15   .167 6 25   .194
South Florida 1 17   .056 7 23   .233
2017 AAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2016–17 Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball team represented the University of Tulsa during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Golden Hurricane, led by third-year head coach Frank Haith, played their home games at the Reynolds Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma as members of the American Athletic Conference. They finished the season 15–17, 8–10 in AAC play to finish in seventh place. They defeated Tulane in the first round of the AAC tournament to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to Cincinnati.

Previous season

The Golden Hurricane finished the 2015–16 season 20–12, 12–6 in AAC play to finish in a three-way tie for third place. They lost in the quarterfinals of AAC tournament to Memphis.[1] They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the First Four to Michigan.

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Rashad Smith 1 G 6'7" 205 Senior Plano, TX Graduated
Shaquille Harrison 3 G 6'4" 189 Senior Kansas City, MO Graduated
Rashad Ray 5 G 5'10" 172 Senior New Orleans, LA Graduated
James Woodard 10 G 6'3" 192 Senior Arcadia, OK Graduated
Kajon Brown 13 G 6'4" 185 Freshman Harvey, LA Transferred to Lee College
Marquel Curtis 15 G 6'3" 202 RS Senior Plymouth, MN Graduated
Nick Wood 22 G 6'1" 168 Senior Tulsa, OK Walk-on; graduated
D'Andre Wight 40 F 6'9" 245 Senior Lawton, OK Graduated
Brandon Swannegan 44 F 6'9" 209 Senior Houstn, TX Graduated
Emmanuel Ezechinonso 55 F 6'11" 267 Senior Lagos, NV Graduated

Incoming Transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Curran Scott 10 G 6'4" 205 Sophomore Edmond, OK Transferred from Charlotte. Under NCAA transfer rules, Scott will have to sit out for the 2016–17 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility.
Jaleel Wheeler 13 G 6'4" 195 Junior Newark, NJ Junior college transferred from Kilgore College
Corey Henderson Jr. 32 G 6'4" 173 Junior Dallas, TX Junior college transferred from Blinn College
Eugene Artison 35 F 6'9" 202 Sophomore Seattle, WA Junior college transferred from College of Southern Idaho

Class of 2016 commitments

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Travis Atson
#59 SF
Brooklyn, NY Notre Dame Prep 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sep 20, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 72
Martins Igbanu
#51 C
Lagos, Nigeria Covenant Christian Ministries Academy 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sep 15, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 70
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: ScoutN/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: NR
Will Magnay
C
Brisbane, Australia Australian Institute of Sport 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Jan 11, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: NR
Joseph Battle
SG
Abbeville, SC Abbeville High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Feb 25, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/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:

  • "Tulsa 2016 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved June 30, 2016.
  • "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved June 30, 2016.

Roster

2016–17 Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 0 Junior Etou 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 240 lb (109 kg) RS Jr Bishop O'Connell HS
Rutgers
Republic of Congo
F 1 Martins Igbanu 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Fr Covenant Christian Ministries Academy Lagos, Nigeria
G 2 Cory Haith (W) 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 175 lb (79 kg) RS Sr Rock Bridge HS
Missouri
Miami, FL
F 3 Travis Atson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 204 lb (93 kg) Fr Notre Dame Prep Brooklyn, NY
G 4 Sterling Taplin 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 189 lb (86 kg) So St. Thomas More School Williamsville, NY
G 5 Lawson Korita 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) 207 lb (94 kg) Fr Pulaski Academy Little Rock, AR
G 10 Curran Scott Current redshirt 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Edmond Memorial HS
Charlotte
Edmond, OK
G 11 Pat Birt 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 182 lb (83 kg) Sr Plano East Sr. HS
UIC
South Plains College
Plano, TX
F 12 Will Magnay 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 234 lb (106 kg) Fr Australian Institute of Sport Brisbane, Australia
G 13 Jaleel Wheeler 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr St. George's School
Kilgore College
Newark, NJ
F 14 TK Edogi 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 227 lb (103 kg) RS Jr Westwind Prep Surprise, AZ
G 15 Joseph Battle 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 181 lb (82 kg) Fr Abbeville HS Abbeville, SC
G 32 Corey Henderson Jr. 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 173 lb (78 kg) Jr Episcopal School
Wichita State
Blinn College
Abbeville, SC
F 34 Alex Foree (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 202 lb (92 kg) So Southside HS Fort Smith, AR
F 35 Eugene Artison 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 202 lb (92 kg) RS So Franklin HS
College of Southern Idaho
Seattle, WA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 2, 2016*
7:00 pm
Oklahoma Christian W 72–53 
Reynolds Center (3,240)
Tulsa, OK
November 7, 2016*
7:00 pm
Northeastern State W 84–52 
Reynolds Center (3,332)
Tulsa, OK
Non-conference regular season
November 11, 2016*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Jacksonville State L 73–84  0–1
Reynolds Center (3,604)
Tulsa, OK
November 16, 2016*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Wichita State L 53–80  0–2
Charles Koch Arena (10,506)
Wichita, KS
November 19, 2016*
3:00 pm, ESPN3
New Orleans W 77–68  1–2
Reynolds Center (3,271)
Tulsa, OK
November 22, 2016*
8:00 pm, ESPNews
Oregon State W 75–64  2–2
Reynolds Center (3,372)
Tulsa, OK
November 28, 2016*
7:00 pm
at Oral Roberts
PSO Mayor's Cup
W 79–65  3–2
Mabee Center (4,230)
Tulsa, OK
December 3, 2016*
3:00 pm
at Little Rock L 62–72  3–3
Jack Stephens Center (3,769)
Little Rock, AR
December 7, 2016*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Illinois State W 70–68  4–3
Reynolds Center (3,478)
Tulsa, OK
December 10, 2016*
4:00 pm, CBSSN
Oklahoma State L 67–71  4–4
Reynolds Center (7,333)
Tulsa, OK
December 17, 2016*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Texas State W 74–59  5–4
Reynolds Center (3,990)
Tulsa, OK
December 22, 2016*
3:30 pm, ESPNU
vs. Stephen F. Austin
Diamond Head Classic quarterfinals
W 74–51  6–4
Stan Sheriff Center (5,942)
Honolulu, HI
December 23, 2016*
3:30 pm, ESPN2
vs. San Diego State
Diamond Head Classic semifinals
L 63–82  6–5
Stan Sheriff Center (5,873)
Honolulu, HI
December 25, 2016*
5:00 pm, ESPN2
vs. Illinois State
Diamond Head Classic 3rd place game
L 56–68  6–6
Stan Sheriff Center (6,118)
Honolulu, HI
AAC regular season
December 31, 2016
1:00 pm, CBSSN
UConn W 61–59 OT 7–6
(1–0)
Reynolds Center (4,525)
Tulsa, OK
January 4, 2017
8:00 pm, ESPNU
at Houston L 61–64  7–7
(1–1)
Hofheinz Pavilion (3,415)
Houston, TX
January 11, 2017
7:00 pm, ESPNews
Memphis W 81–71  8–7
(2–1)
Reynolds Center (4,017)
Tulsa, OK
January 14, 2017
3:00 pm, ESPNews
at Temple W 70–68  9–7
(3–1)
Liacouras Center (6,175)
Philadelphia, PA
January 18, 2017
6:30 pm, ESPNews
Tulane W 89–82  10–7
(4–1)
Reynolds Center (3,870)
Tulsa, OK
January 21, 2017
12:00 pm, ESPNews
at South Florida W 79–67  11–7
(5–1)
USF Sun Dome (2,614)
Tampa, FL
January 25, 2017
6:00 pm, ESPN3
at East Carolina L 66–69  11–8
(5–2)
Williams Arena (3,537)
Greenville, NC
January 28, 2017
12:30 pm, ESPNews
UCF W 77–66  12–8
(6–2)
Reynolds Center (4,281)
Tulsa, OK
February 1, 2017
8:00 pm, CBSSN
No. 14 Cincinnati L 55–57  12–9
(6–3)
Reynolds Center (5,002)
Tulsa, OK
February 4, 2017
6:00 pm, ESPNews
SMU L 53–76  12–10
(6–4)
Reynolds Center (5,606)
Tulsa, OK
February 7, 2017
6:00 pm, ESPNU
at Memphis L 44–66  12–11
(6–5)
FedEx Forum (8,518)
Memphis, TN
February 11, 2017
5:00 pm, ESPNU
Houston L 64–73  12–12
(6–6)
Reynolds Center (4,229)
Tulsa, OK
February 14, 2017
6:00 pm, ESPNews
at UCF L 53–71  12–13
(6–7)
CFE Arena (3,528)
Orlando, FL
February 18, 2017
11:00 am, ESPNU
at No. 18 Cincinnati L 60–80  12–14
(6–8)
Fifth Third Arena (13,386)
Cincinnati, OH
February 23, 2017
7:00 pm, ESPNews
South Florida W 82–68  13–14
(7–8)
Reynolds Center (3,849)
Tulsa, OK
February 26, 2017
3:00 pm, ESPNU
East Carolina W 74–66  14–14
(8–8)
Reynolds Center (4,449)
Tulsa, OK
March 2, 2017
7:00 pm, CBSSN
at No. 14 SMU L 70–93  14–15
(8–9)
Moody Coliseum (7,181)
Dallas, TX
March 5, 2017
3:00 pm, ESPNU
at Tulane L 69–81  14–16
(8–10)
Devlin Fieldhouse (1,466)
New Orleans, LA
AAC tournament
March 9, 2017
5:00 pm, ESPNews
(7) vs. (10) Tulane
First round
W 66–60  15–16
XL Center (4,874)
Hartford, CT
March 10, 2017
6:00 pm, ESPNU
(7) vs. (2) No. 15 Cincinnati
Quarterfinals
L 61–80  15–17
XL Center (7,365)
Hartford, CT
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

References

  1. ^ "Memphis cruised past Tulsa, 89-67, into AAC Tourney semis". ESPN. March 11, 2016. Retrieved February 19, 2024.