2013–14 Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball team


The 2013–14 Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball team represented the University of Tulsa during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Golden Hurricane, led by second year head coach Danny Manning, played their home games at the Reynolds Center and were members of Conference USA. They finished the season 21–13, 13–3 in C-USA play to finish in a four way tie for the C-USA regular season championship. They were champions of the C-USA tournament to earn an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the second round to UCLA.[1][2]

2013–14 Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball
Conference USA Regular Season Co-champions
Conference USA tournament champions
NCAA tournament, round of 64
ConferenceConference USA
Record21–13 (13–3 C-USA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaReynolds Center
Seasons
2013–14 Conference USA men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Louisiana Tech 13 3   .813 29 8   .784
Tulsa 13 3   .813 21 13   .618
Middle Tennessee 13 3   .813 24 9   .727
Southern Miss 13 3   .813 29 7   .806
UTEP 12 4   .750 23 11   .676
Old Dominion 9 7   .563 18 18   .500
Tulane 8 8   .500 17 17   .500
UAB 7 9   .438 18 13   .581
Charlotte 7 9   .438 17 14   .548
FIU* 7 9   .438 15 16   .484
North Texas 6 10   .375 16 16   .500
Florida Atlantic 5 11   .313 10 22   .313
East Carolina 5 11   .313 17 17   .500
UTSA 4 12   .250 8 22   .267
Marshall 4 12   .250 11 22   .333
Rice 2 14   .125 7 23   .233
2014 C-USA Tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll
*Ineligible for postseason play due to APR penalties

This was their final year in C-USA as they moved to the American Athletic Conference in July 2014.

Roster

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Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown
0 Barrett Hunter Guard 6–0 178 Senior McLean, Virginia
1 Rashad Smith Forward 6–7 206 RS Sophomore Plano, Texas
2 Pat Swilling, Jr. Guard 6–3 225 Senior New Orleans, Louisiana
3 Rashad Ray Guard 5–11 170 Sophomore New Orleans, Louisiana
4 Riley Kemmer Forward 6–7 207 Freshman Wichita, Kansas
5 Tim Peete Guard 6–4 205 Senior Memphis, Tennessee
10 James Woodard Guard 6–3 183 Sophomore Edmond, Oklahoma
11 Shaquille Harrison Guard 6–3 175 Sophomore Kansas City, Missouri
12 Lew Evans Forward 6–8 230 Sophomore Salt Lake City, Utah
14 Tarekeyi Edogi Forward 6–8 210 Freshman Surprise, Arizona
15 Marquel Curtis Guard/Forward 6–4 210 Junior Plymouth, Minnesota
22 Nick Wood Guard 6–0 170 Sophomore Tulsa, Oklahoma
23 Stevie Repichowski Guard 6–5 181 Freshman Lansing, Michigan
40 D'Andre Wright Forward 6–9 247 Sophomore Lawton, Oklahoma
44 Brandon Swannegan Forward 6–8 205 Sophomore Houston, Texas
55 Emmanuel Ezechinonso Forward 6–11 275 Freshman Lagos, Nigeria

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 31, 2013*
8:05 pm
Haskell Indian Nations W 118–55 
Reynolds Center (4,280)
Tulsa, OK
Regular season
November 10, 2013*
5:05 pm
Oral Roberts
Rivalry
L 68–74  0–1
Reynolds Center (6,160)
Tulsa, OK
November 16, 2013*
7:05 pm, ESPN3
at Missouri State L 93–96  0–2
JQH Arena (6,236)
Springfield, MO
November 20, 2013*
7:00 pm, CBSSN
No. 14 Wichita State L 54–77  0–3
Reynolds Center (5,446)
Tulsa, OK
November 23, 2013*
7:00 pm, FSN
at Creighton L 72–82  0–4
CenturyLink Center (18,078)
Omaha, NE
November 27, 2013*
10:30 pm, CBSSN
vs. Indiana State
Great Alaska Shootout First Round
W 63–62  1–4
Sullivan Arena (3,922)
Anchorage, AK
November 29, 2013*
8:30 pm, CBSSN
vs. TCU
Great Alaska Shootout semifinals
L 65–72  1–5
Sullivan Arena (3,940)
Anchorage, AK
November 30, 2013*
9:00 pm, CBSSN
vs. Green Bay
Great Alaska Shootout 3rd place game
L 59–67  1–6
Sullivan Arena (4,107)
Anchorage, AK
December 4, 2013*
7:05 pm
Texas Southern W 98–71  2–6
Reynolds Center (3,806)
Tulsa, OK
December 10, 2013*
7:00 pm
Arkansas–Little Rock W 78–64  3–6
Reynolds Center (3,780)
Tulsa, OK
December 14, 2013*
4:00 pm
at Oklahoma L 91–101  3–7
Lloyd Noble Center (10,763)
Norman, OK
December 18, 2013*
7:05 pm
Grand Canyon W 66–65  4–7
Reynolds Center (4,191)
Tulsa, OK
December 21, 2013*
11:00 am, FSSW+
at TCU L 58–70  4–8
Daniel–Meyer Coliseum (4,066)
Fort Worth, TX
December 29, 2013*
6:00 pm, ESPNU
at Maryland L 74–85  4–9
Comcast Center (10,251)
Maryland, MD
January 4, 2014*
12:00 pm
Cal State Fullerton W 73–57  5–9
Reynolds Center (4,214)
Tulsa, OK
January 9, 2014
8:00 pm, CSS
Tulane W 97–71  6–9 (1–0)
Reynolds Center (3,910)
Tulsa, OK
January 12, 2014
12:00 pm, FS1
Southern Miss W 75–71  7–9 (2–0)
Reynolds Center (4,221)
Tulsa, OK
January 16, 2014
6:00 pm
at Charlotte L 86–90 OT 7–10 (2–1)
Halton Arena (5,043)
Charlotte, NC
January 18, 2014
11:00 am, CBSSN
at Marshall W 69–52  8–10 (3–1)
Cam Henderson Center (4,637)
Huntington, WV
January 23, 2014
8:00 pm, FS1
Middle Tennessee W 58–53  9–10 (4–1)
Reynolds Center (4,179)
Tulsa, OK
January 25, 2014
3:05 pm
UAB L 63–70  9–11 (4–2)
Reynolds Center (4,827)
Tulsa, OK
February 1, 2014
3:05 pm
North Texas W 94–63  10–11 (5–2)
Reynolds Center (4,425)
Tulsa, OK
February 6, 2014
8:00 pm, CBSSN
at Louisiana Tech L 61–66  10–12 (5–3)
Thomas Assembly Center (4,935)
Ruston, LA
February 8, 2014
3:00 pm, CSS
at Rice W 66–56  11–12 (6–3)
Tudor Fieldhouse (1,757)
Houston, TX
February 13, 2014
7:05 pm
East Carolina W 76–58  12–12 (7–3)
Reynolds Center (4,194)
Tulsa, OK
February 15, 2014
3:05 pm
Old Dominion W 76–37  13–12 (8–3)
Reynolds Center (4,609)
Tulsa, OK
February 20, 2014
6:00 pm
at Florida Atlantic W 71–52  14–12 (9–3)
FAU Arena (1,101)
Boca Raton, FA
February 22, 2014
1:00 pm
at FIU W 77–65  15–12 (10–3)
U.S. Century Bank Arena (862)
Miami, FL
February 27, 2014
8:05 pm
at UTEP W 65–60  16–12 (11–3)
Don Haskins Center (11,019)
El Paso, TX
March 2, 2014
3:05 pm
UTSA W 72–70 OT 17–12 (12–3)
Reynolds Center (5,427)
Tulsa, OK
March 6, 2014
7:00 pm
at North Texas W 79–68  18–12 (13–3)
The Super Pit (1,841)
Denton, TX
Conference USA tournament
March 13, 2014
1:00 pm
vs. Tulane
Quarterfinals
W 70–49  19–12
Don Haskins Center (N/A)
El Paso, TX
March 14, 2014
3:00 pm, CBSSN
vs. Middle Tennessee
Semifinals
W 76–69  20–12
Don Haskins Center (5,611)
El Paso, TX
March 15, 2014
10:35 am, CBS
vs. Louisiana Tech
Championship
W 69–60  21–12
Don Haskins Center (4,870)
El Paso, TX
NCAA tournament
March 21, 2014*
8:57 pm, truTV
(13 S) vs. (4 S) No. 20 UCLA
Second round
L 59–76  21–13
Viejas Arena (11,488)
San Diego, CA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll, (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed within region S=South. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

References

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  1. ^ "Tulsa earns NCAA tournament berth with Conference USA title". ESPN. March 16, 2014. Retrieved February 19, 2024.
  2. ^ Foster, Chris (March 21, 2014). "UCLA puts the 'dog out with 76-59 NCAA tournament victory over Tulsa". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved February 19, 2024.