2015–16 Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball team

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]

2015–16 Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball
NCAA tournament, First Four
ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
Record20–12 (12–6 The American)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaReynolds Center
Seasons
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
No. 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
UConn 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

Previous season

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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

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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

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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

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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: ScoutN/A   Rivals:    247SportsN/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: 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 2015 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 14, 2015.
  • "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 14, 2015.

Class of 2016 commitments

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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: 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:

Roster

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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

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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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  1. ^ Snyder, Mark (March 16, 2016). "Michigan 67, Tulsa 62: Wolverines advance in NCAA tournament". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved February 4, 2024.