2015–16 Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball team

2015–16 American Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
	*Ineligible for postseason due to postseason ban; † American Athletic Conference Tournament Champions
	Rankings from AP Poll

Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball
2015–16 Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball
NCAA Tournament, First Four
Conference	American Athletic Conference
2015–16 record	20–12 (12–6 The American)
Head coach	Frank Haith (2nd year)
Assistant coach	Dennis Felton
Assistant coach	Michael Schwartz
Assistant coach	Shea Seals
Home arena	Reynolds Center
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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

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 Connecticut. 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

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

Incoming Transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Junior Etou	0	F	6'7"	230	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

Name	Home town	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
Sterling Taplin PG	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
Kajon Brown SG	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:
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Class of 2016 commitments

2016 recruits
Name	Home town	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
Lawson Korita SG	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:
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Roster

2015–16 Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	High school/previous college	Home town
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	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

Frank Haith (Elon)

Assistant coach(es)

Dennis Felton (Howard)
Michael Schwartz (Texas)
Shea Seals (Tulsa)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule

Date Time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Exhibition
11/07/2015* 4:00 PM		Haskell Indian Nations	W 87–62		Reynolds Center (3,430) Tulsa, OK
11/11/2015* 7:00 PM		Rogers State	W 66–56		Reynolds Center (3,625) Tulsa, OK
Non-conference regular season
11/14/2015* 4:00 PM, ESPN3		Central Arkansas	W 98–81	1–0	Reynolds Center (3,839) Tulsa, OK
11/17/2015* 7:00 PM, ESPN3		#9 Wichita State	W 77–67	2–0	Reynolds Center (5,670) Tulsa, OK
11/20/2015* 12:00 PM		vs. Ohio Paradise Jam quarterfinals	W 90–88	3–0	Sports and Fitness Center St. Thomas, VI
11/22/2015* 5:30 PM, CBSSN		vs. Indiana State Paradise Jam semifinals	W 67–59	4–0	Sports and Fitness Center St. Thomas, VI
11/23/2015* 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
11/28/2015* 3:00 PM, ESPN3		Arkansas–Little Rock	L 60–64	4–2	Reynolds Center (3,821) Tulsa, OK
12/02/2015* 7:00 PM		at Oklahoma State	W 66–56	5–2	Gallagher-Iba Arena (5,422) Stillwater, OK
12/05/2015* 3:00 PM, ESPN3		Oral Roberts PSO Mayor's Cup	L 68–70	5–3	Reynolds Center (5,225) Tulsa, OK
12/08/2015* 8:00 PM, ESPN3		Iona	W 90–81	6–3	Reynolds Center (3,800) Tulsa, OK
12/13/2015* 2:00 PM, ESPN3		at Missouri State	W 70–61	7–3	JQH Arena (4,052) Springfield, MO
12/19/2015* 10:00 PM, P12N		vs. Oregon State Far West Classic	L 71–76	7–4	Moda Center (8,555) Portland, OR
12/22/2015* 7:00 PM, ESPN3		Northern Arizona	W 90–55	8–4	Reynolds Center (4,752) Tulsa, OK
Conference regular season
12/29/2015 4:00 PM, ESPN2		#17 SMU	L 69–81	8–5 (0–1)	Reynolds Center (5,364) Tulsa, OK
01/02/2016 3:00 PM, ESPNU		at #22 Cincinnati	L 57–76	8–6 (0–2)	Fifth Third Arena (10,102) Cincinnati, OH
01/05/2016 6:00 PM, ESPNews		East Carolina	W 55–43	9–6 (1–2)	Reynolds Center (4,244) Tulsa, OK
01/10/2016 5:00 PM, ESPN3		at Tulane	W 81–67	10–6 (2–2)	Devlin Fieldhouse (2,234) New Orleans, LA
01/14/2016 6:00 PM, ESPN2		Connecticut	W 60–51	11–6 (3–2)	Reynolds Center (5,192) Tulsa, OK
01/19/2016 6:00 PM, ESPNews		at East Carolina	W 84–69	12–6 (4–2)	Williams Arena (3,878) Greenville, NC
01/24/2016 2:00 PM, ESPN3		UCF	W 75–60	13–6 (5–2)	Reynolds Center (4,270) Tulsa, OK
01/27/2016 7:00 PM, ESPNews		at Houston	L 66–81	13–7 (5–3)	Hofheinz Pavilion (3,185) Houston, TX
01/30/2016 5:00 PM, ESPNU		Tulane	W 62–48	14–7 (6–3)	Reynolds Center (4,926) Tulsa, OK
02/04/2016 6:00 PM, ESPNU		at Temple	L 79–83 ^OT	14–8 (6–4)	Liacouras Center (5,929) Philadelphia, PA
02/07/2016 2:00 PM, ESPNU		Houston	W 77–63	15–8 (7–4)	Reynolds Center (4,321) Tulsa, OK
02/10/2016 8:00 PM, CBSSN		at #16 SMU	W 82–77	16–8 (8–4)	Moody Coliseum (6,582) Dallas, TX
02/13/2016 7:00 PM, ESPN2		at Connecticut	L 73–75	16–9 (8–5)	Gampel Pavilion (10,167) Storrs, CT
02/18/2016 8:00 PM, CBSSN		Cincinnati	W 70–68 ^OT	17–9 (9–5)	Reynolds Center (4,402) Tulsa, OK
02/21/2016 1:00 PM, CBSSN		at UCF	W 75–67	18–9 (10–5)	CFE Arena (6,437) Orlando, FL
02/23/2016 6:00 PM, ESPNews		Temple	W 74–55	19–9 (11–5)	Reynolds Center (4,827) Tulsa, OK
02/28/2016 3:00 PM, ESPNU		at Memphis	L 82–92	19–10 (11–6)	FedEx Forum Memphis, TN
03/05/2016 4:00 PM, ESPNews		South Florida	W 84–74	20–10 (12–6)	Reynolds Center (6,524) Tulsa, OK
American Athletic Conference Tournament
03/11/2016 8:00 PM, ESPNU		vs. Memphis Quarterfinals	L 67–89	20–11	Amway Center (7,218) Orlando, FL
NCAA Tournament
03/16/2016* 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

v t e Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball
Venues	Various high schools (1907–1947) Expo Square Pavilion (1947–1976) Tulsa Convention Center (1976–1998) Reynolds Center (1998–present)
Rivalries	Oral Roberts
Culture & lore	History "Hurricane Spirit" The Sound of the Golden Hurricane Marching Band
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16

2015–16 Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball team

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2015–16 American Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Temple	14	–	4	.778	21	–	12	.636
#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
Connecticut †	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