2014–15 Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball team

The 2014–15 Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball team represented the University of Tulsa during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Golden Hurricane, led by first 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 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.

2014–15 Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball
NIT, Second round
ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
2014–15 record23–11 (14–4 The American)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaReynolds Center
2014–15 American Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 18 SMU153 .833  277  .794
Tulsa144 .778  2311  .676
Temple135 .722  2611  .703
Cincinnati135 .722  2311  .676
UConn108 .556  2015  .571
Memphis108 .556  1814  .563
Tulane612 .333  1516  .484
East Carolina612 .333  1419  .424
UCF513 .278  1218  .400
Houston414 .222  1319  .406
South Florida315 .167  923  .281
The American Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

The Golden Hurricane 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.

Departures

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Barrett Hunter0G6'0"178SeniorMcLean, VAGraduated
Pat Swilling, Jr.2G6'3"225SeniorNew Orleans, LAGraduated
Riley Kemmer4F6'7"207FreshmanWichita, KSNo longer on team roster
Time Peete5G6'4"205SeniorMemphis, TNGraduated
Lew Evans12F6'8"230SophomoreSalt Lake City, UTTransferred to Utah State

Recruiting

Class of 2014 commitments

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Keondre Dew
SF
San Bernardino, California Elev8 Basketball Academy 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jul 13, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 69
Micah Littlejohn
SF
Mansfield, Texas Mansfield 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sep 28, 2013 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Petar Rusic
SG
Oakville, Ontario 22 Feet Academy 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) May 1, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/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 2014 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2014-07-08.
  • "2014 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2014-07-08.

    Roster

    2014–15 Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball team
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
    G 1 Rashad Smith 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)205 lb (93 kg) JrPlano HS Plano, TX
    G 2 Cory Haith 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)175 lb (79 kg) JrUniversity of Missouri Miami, FL
    G 3 Shaquille Harrison 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)180 lb (82 kg) JrLee's Summit Kansas City, MO
    G 5 Rashad Ray 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)170 lb (77 kg) JrO. Perry Walker HS New Orleans, LA
    G 10 James Woodard 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)183 lb (83 kg) JrEdmond Memorial HS Arcadia, OK
    G/F 11 Micah Littlejohn 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)191 lb (87 kg) FrMansfield HS Mansfield, TX
    F 14 TK Edogi 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)215 lb (98 kg) SoWestwind Prep Surprise, AZ
    G/F 15 Marquel Curtis 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)210 lb (95 kg) RS JrWilliston State College Plymouth, MN
    G 22 Nick Wood 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)170 lb (77 kg) JrCascia Hall Prep Tulsa, OK
    G 23 Stevie Repichowski 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)193 lb (88 kg) SoKingdom Prep Academy Lansing, MI
    F 40 D'Andre Wright 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)248 lb (112 kg) JrEisenhower HS Lawton, OK
    F 44 Brandon Swannegan 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)207 lb (94 kg) JrCypress Ridge HS Houston, TX
    F 55 Emmanuel Ezechinonso 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)278 lb (126 kg) RS SoCovenant Christian Ministries Academy Lagos, Nigeria
    Head coach
    Assistant coach(es)

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

    Roster

    Schedule

    Date
    time, TV
    Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Exhibition
    11/08/2014*
    4:00 pm
    Southwestern Oklahoma State W 74–50 
    Reynolds Center (3,378)
    Tulsa, OK
    Non-conference regular season
    11/15/2014*
    7:00 pm
    at Oral Roberts
    MGM Grand Main Event Opening Round/Rivalry
    L 68–77  0–1
    Mabee Center (6,534)
    Tulsa, OK
    11/17/2014*
    8:30 pm, ESPN3
    Louisiana–Lafayette
    MGM Grand Main Event Opening Round
    W 64–53  1–1
    Reynolds Center (3,889)
    Tulsa, OK
    11/19/2014*
    7:05 pm, ESPN3
    Abilene Christian W 65–39  2–1
    Reynolds Center (3,829)
    Tulsa, OK
    11/24/2014*
    10:00 pm, ESPNU
    vs. Auburn
    MGM Grand Main Event heavyweight semifinal
    W 53–35  3–1
    MGM Grand Garden Arena (1,507)
    Paradise, NV
    11/26/2014*
    10:30 pm, ESPN2
    vs. Oklahoma State
    MGM Grand Main Event heavyweight final
    L 58–73  3–2
    MGM Grand Garden Arena (1,712)
    Paradise, NV
    11/29/2014*
    2:00 pm, ESPN3
    at No. 9 Wichita State L 55–75  3–3
    Charles Koch Arena (10,506)
    Wichita, KS
    12/03/2014*
    7:00 pm, ESPN3
    Creighton W 77–64  4–3
    Reynolds Center (4,383)
    Tulsa, OK
    12/07/2014*
    2:00 pm
    at Arkansas–Little Rock W 78–73  5–3
    Jack Stephens Center (794)
    Little Rock, AR
    12/10/2014*
    7:00 pm
    Southeastern Oklahoma State L 66–69  5–4
    Reynolds Center (4,333)
    Tulsa, OK
    12/13/2014*
    1:30 pm, CBSSN
    No. 16 Oklahoma L 68–87  5–5
    Reynolds Center (6,885)
    Tulsa, OK
    12/17/2014*
    7:00 pm, ESPN3
    Missouri State W 74–70  6–5
    Reynolds Center (4,245)
    Tulsa, OK
    12/22/2014*
    7:00 pm, ESPN3
    Incarnate Word W 76–47  7–5
    Reynolds Center (4,209)
    Tulsa, OK
    Conference regular season
    12/31/2014
    11:00 am, ESPNU
    at UCF W 56–54  8–5 (1–0)
    CFE Arena (3,440)
    Orlando, FL
    01/04/2015
    1:00 pm, ESPNews
    Houston W 72–54  9–5 (2–0)
    Reynolds Center (4,171)
    Tulsa, OK
    01/10/2015
    2:00 pm, ESPNews
    at Temple W 63–56  10–5 (3–0)
    Liacouras Center (6,012)
    Philadelphia, PA
    01/13/2015
    8:30 pm, CBSSN
    UConn W 66–58  11–5 (4–0)
    Reynolds Center (6,092)
    Tulsa, OK
    01/17/2015
    10:00 am, ESPNU
    at South Florida W 75–58  12–5 (5–0)
    USF Sun Dome (3,165)
    Tampa, FL
    01/21/2015
    6:00 pm, ESPNU
    Memphis W 73–55  13–5 (6–0)
    Reynolds Center (5,003)
    Tulsa, OK
    01/24/2015
    11:00 am, ESPNews
    at East Carolina W 66–64  14–5 (7–0)
    Williams Arena (4,968)
    Greenville, NC
    01/27/2015
    6:00 pm, ESPNews
    at Tulane W 62–55  15–5 (8–0)
    Devlin Fieldhouse (2,365)
    New Orleans, LA
    01/31/2015
    12:00 pm, ESPNews
    South Florida W 78–71 OT 16–5 (9–0)
    Reynolds Center (4,939)
    Tulsa, OK
    02/05/2015
    6:00 pm, ESPNews
    at Houston W 57–44  17–5 (10–0)
    Hofheinz Pavilion (2,847)
    Houston, TX
    02/07/2015
    7:00 pm, ESPNU
    No. 23 SMU L 57–68  17–6 (10–1)
    Reynolds Center (7,677)
    Tulsa, OK
    02/12/2015
    6:00 pm, ESPN2
    at UConn L 45–70  17–7 (10–2)
    XL Center (11,506)
    Hartford, CT
    02/18/2015
    6:00 pm, ESPNU
    East Carolina W 69–58  18–7 (11–2)
    Reynolds Center (4,263)
    Tulsa, OK
    02/22/2015
    5:00 pm, ESPNU
    Temple W 55–39  19–7 (12–2)
    Reynolds Center (5,130)
    Tulsa, OK
    02/25/2015
    7:00 pm, ESPNews
    Tulane W 76–55  20–7 (13–2)
    Reynolds Center (4,603)
    Tulsa, OK
    02/28/2015
    7:00 pm, ESPNU
    at Memphis W 74–72 OT 21–7 (14–2)
    FedEx Forum (15,784)
    Memphis, TN
    03/04/2015
    8:00 pm, CBSSN
    Cincinnati L 47-56  21–8 (14–3)
    Reynolds Center (5,840)
    Tulsa, OK
    03/07/2015
    2:00 pm, ESPNU
    at SMU L 62-67  21–9 (14–4)
    Moody Coliseum (7,314)
    Dallas, TX
    American Athletic Conference Tournament
    03/13/2015
    6:00 pm, ESPNU
    vs. Houston
    Quarterfinals
    W 59–51  22–9
    XL Center (9,514)
    Hartford, CT
    03/14/2015
    6:00 pm, ESPN2
    at UConn
    Semifinals
    L 42–47  22–10
    XL Center (10,114)
    Hartford, CT
    NIT
    03/17/2015*
    7:15 pm, ESPN3
    No. (2) (7) William & Mary
    First round
    W 70–67  23–10
    Reynolds Center (2,547)
    Tulsa, OK
    03/23/2015*
    9:00 pm, ESPN
    No. (2) (3) Murray State
    Second round
    L 62–83  23–11
    Reynolds Center (3,440)
    Tulsa, OK
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    All times are in Central Time. (#) during NIT is seed within region.

    References

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