2016–17 Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball team
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.
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Conference | American Athletic Conference |
2016–17 record | 15–17 (8–10 AAC) |
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Home arena | Reynolds Center |
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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 |
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. 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 |
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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 |
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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
Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Travis Atson #59 SF |
Brooklyn, NY | Notre Dame Prep | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Sep 20, 2015 | |
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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: Scout: N/A Rivals:![]() | ||||||
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: Scout: N/A Rivals:![]() | ||||||
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: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/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: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR | ||||||
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Roster
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Schedule and results
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
11/02/2016* 7:00 pm |
Oklahoma Christian | W 72–53 | Reynolds Center (3,240) Tulsa, OK | ||||||||
11/07/2016* 7:00 pm |
Northeastern State | W 84–52 | Reynolds Center (3,332) Tulsa, OK | ||||||||
Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
11/11/2016* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
Jacksonville State | L 73–84 | 0–1 |
Reynolds Center (3,604) Tulsa, OK | |||||||
11/16/2016* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at Wichita State | L 53–80 | 0–2 |
Charles Koch Arena (10,506) Wichita, KS | |||||||
11/19/2016* 3:00 pm, ESPN3 |
New Orleans | W 77–68 | 1–2 |
Reynolds Center (3,271) Tulsa, OK | |||||||
11/22/2016* 8:00 pm, ESPNews |
Oregon State | W 75–64 | 2–2 |
Reynolds Center (3,372) Tulsa, OK | |||||||
11/28/2016* 7:00 pm |
at Oral Roberts PSO Mayor's Cup |
W 79–65 | 3–2 |
Mabee Center (4,230) Tulsa, OK | |||||||
12/03/2016* 3:00 pm |
at Little Rock | L 62–72 | 3–3 |
Jack Stephens Center (3,769) Little Rock, AR | |||||||
12/07/2016* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
Illinois State | W 70–68 | 4–3 |
Reynolds Center (3,478) Tulsa, OK | |||||||
12/10/2016* 4:00 pm, CBSSN |
Oklahoma State | L 67–71 | 4–4 |
Reynolds Center (7,333) Tulsa, OK | |||||||
12/17/2016* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
Texas State | W 74–59 | 5–4 |
Reynolds Center (3,990) Tulsa, OK | |||||||
12/22/2016* 3:30 pm, ESPNU |
vs. Stephen F. Austin Diamond Head Classic quarterfinals |
W 74–51 | 6–4 |
Stan Sheriff Center (5,942) Honolulu, HI | |||||||
12/23/2016* 3:30 pm, ESPN2 |
vs. San Diego State Diamond Head Classic semifinals |
L 63–82 | 6–5 |
Stan Sheriff Center (5,873) Honolulu, HI | |||||||
12/25/2016* 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 | |||||||||||
12/31/2016 1:00 pm, CBSSN |
UConn | W 61–59 OT | 7–6 (1–0) |
Reynolds Center (4,525) Tulsa, OK | |||||||
01/04/2017 8:00 pm, ESPNU |
at Houston | L 61–64 | 7–7 (1–1) |
Hofheinz Pavilion (3,415) Houston, TX | |||||||
01/11/2017 7:00 pm, ESPNews |
Memphis | W 81–71 | 8–7 (2–1) |
Reynolds Center (4,017) Tulsa, OK | |||||||
01/14/2017 3:00 pm, ESPNews |
at Temple | W 70–68 | 9–7 (3–1) |
Liacouras Center (6,175) Philadelphia, PA | |||||||
01/18/2017 6:30 pm, ESPNews |
Tulane | W 89–82 | 10–7 (4–1) |
Reynolds Center (3,870) Tulsa, OK | |||||||
01/21/2017 12:00 pm, ESPNews |
at South Florida | W 79–67 | 11–7 (5–1) |
USF Sun Dome (2,614) Tampa, FL | |||||||
01/25/2017 6:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at East Carolina | L 66–69 | 11–8 (5–2) |
Williams Arena (3,537) Greenville, NC | |||||||
01/28/2017 12:30 pm, ESPNews |
UCF | W 77–66 | 12–8 (6–2) |
Reynolds Center (4,281) Tulsa, OK | |||||||
02/01/2017 8:00 pm, CBSSN |
No. 14 Cincinnati | L 55–57 | 12–9 (6–3) |
Reynolds Center (5,002) Tulsa, OK | |||||||
02/04/2017 6:00 pm, ESPNews |
SMU | L 53–76 | 12–10 (6–4) |
Reynolds Center (5,606) Tulsa, OK | |||||||
02/07/2017 6:00 pm, ESPNU |
at Memphis | L 44–66 | 12–11 (6–5) |
FedEx Forum (8,518) Memphis, TN | |||||||
02/11/2017 5:00 pm, ESPNU |
Houston | L 64–73 | 12–12 (6–6) |
Reynolds Center (4,229) Tulsa, OK | |||||||
02/14/2017 6:00 pm, ESPNews |
at UCF | L 53–71 | 12–13 (6–7) |
CFE Arena (3,528) Orlando, FL | |||||||
02/18/2017 11:00 am, ESPNU |
at No. 18 Cincinnati | L 60–80 | 12–14 (6–8) |
Fifth Third Arena (13,386) Cincinnati, OH | |||||||
02/23/2017 7:00 pm, ESPNews |
South Florida | W 82–68 | 13–14 (7–8) |
Reynolds Center (3,849) Tulsa, OK | |||||||
02/26/2017 3:00 pm, ESPNU |
East Carolina | W 74–66 | 14–14 (8–8) |
Reynolds Center (4,449) Tulsa, OK | |||||||
03/02/2017 7:00 pm, CBSSN |
at No. 14 SMU | L 70–93 | 14–15 (8–9) |
Moody Coliseum (7,181) Dallas, TX | |||||||
03/05/2017 3:00 pm, ESPNU |
at Tulane | L 69–81 | 14–16 (8–10) |
Devlin Fieldhouse (1,466) New Orleans, LA | |||||||
AAC Tournament | |||||||||||
03/09/2017 5:00 pm, ESPNews |
(7) | vs. (10) Tulane First round |
W 66–60 | 15–16 |
XL Center (4,874) Hartford, CT | ||||||
03/10/2017 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. |