2017–18 Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball team

The 2017–18 Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball team represented the University of Tulsa during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Golden Hurricane, led by fourth-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 19–12, 12–6 in AAC play to finish in fourth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the AAC Tournament to Memphis.

2017–18 Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball
ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
2017–18 record19–12 (12–6 AAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaReynolds Center
2017–18 American Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 6 Cincinnati162 .889  315  .861
No. 21 Houston144 .778  278  .771
No. 16 Wichita State144 .778  258  .758
Tulsa126 .667  1912  .613
Memphis108 .556  2113  .618
UCF99 .500  1913  .594
Temple810 .444  1716  .515
UConn711 .389  1418  .438
SMU612 .333  1716  .515
Tulane513 .278  1417  .452
East Carolina414 .222  1020  .333
South Florida315 .167  1022  .313
2018 AAC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

The Golden Hurricane finished the 2016–17 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[1] where they lost to Cincinnati.[2][3]

Offseason

Departures

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownReason for departure
Cory Haith2G5'11"175RS SeniorMiami, FLWalk-on; graduated
Travis Atson3F6'5"204FreshmanBrooklyn, NYTransferred to Quinnipiac
Pat Birt11G6'5"182SeniorPlano, TXGraduated
Will Magnay12F6'10"234FreshmanBrisbane, AustraliaSigned to play professionally in Australia with Brisbane Bullets
T. K. Edogi14F6'8"227RS JuniorSurprise, AZGraduate transferred to Iona
Joseph Battle15G6'3"181FreshmanAbbeville, SCTransferred to Appalachian State

Incoming transfers

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
DaQuan Jeffries2F6'5"201JuniorEdmond, OKJunior college transferred from Western Texas College.
Jeriah Horne41F6'7"222SophomoreOverland Park, KSTransferred from Nebraska. Under NCAA transfer rules, Horne will have to sit out for the 2017–18 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility.

2017 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Elijah Joiner
PG
Chicago, IL Curie High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) N/A Oct 23, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Darien Jackson
SG
Overland Park, KS Blue Valley Northwest High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 172 lb (78 kg) Feb 23, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   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 2017 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2017-11-14.
  • "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2017-11-14.

    Roster

    2017–18 Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball team
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
    F 0 Junior Etou 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)235 lb (107 kg) RS SrBishop O'Connell HS
    Rutgers
    Republic of Congo
    F 1 Martins Igbanu 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)244 lb (111 kg) SoCovenant Christian Ministries Academy Lagos, Nigeria
    G/F 2 DaQuan Jeffries 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)225 lb (102 kg) JrSante Fe HS
    Oral Roberts
    Western Texas CC
    Edmond, OK
    G 3 Elijah Joiner 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)205 lb (93 kg) FrCurie Metropolitan HS Chicago, IL
    G 4 Sterling Taplin 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)200 lb (91 kg) JrSt. Thomas More School Williamsville, NY
    G 5 Lawson Korita 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)207 lb (94 kg) SoPulaski Academy Little Rock, AR
    G 10 Curran Scott 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)210 lb (95 kg) RS SoEdmond Memorial HS
    Charlotte
    Edmond, OK
    G 11 Darien Jackson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)188 lb (85 kg) FrBlue Valley Northwest HS Overland Park, KS
    G 13 Jaleel Wheeler 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)195 lb (88 kg) SrSt. George's School
    Kilgore College
    Newark, NJ
    G 32 Corey Henderson Jr. 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)180 lb (82 kg) SrEpiscopal School
    Wichita State
    Blinn College
    Abbeville, SC
    F 34 Alex Foree (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)212 lb (96 kg) JrSouthside HS Fort Smith, AR
    F 35 Geno Artison 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)205 lb (93 kg) RS JrFranklin HS
    College of Southern Idaho
    Seattle, WA
    F 41 Jeriah Horne  6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)219 lb (99 kg) SoThe Barstow School
    Nebraska
    Overland Park, KS
    Head coach
    Assistant coach(es)

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

    Roster

    Schedule and results

    Date
    time, TV
    Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Exhibition
    October 30, 2017*
    7:00 pm
    Northwestern Oklahoma State W 96–65 
    Reynolds Center (3,133)
    Tulsa, OK
    November 4, 2017*
    3:00 pm
    Missouri S&T W 113–56 
    Reynolds Center (3,088)
    Tulsa, OK
    Non-conference regular season
    November 10, 2017*
    12:00 pm
    Lamar L 67–74  0–1
    Reynolds Center (7,431)
    Tulsa, OK
    November 13, 2017*
    7:00 pm
    Oral Roberts
    Mayor's Cup
    W 90–71  1–1
    Reynolds Center (4,437)
    Tulsa, OK
    November 16, 2017*
    7:00 pm, ESPNews
    vs. Western Michigan
    Puerto Rico Tip-Off quarterfinals
    W 81–74  2–1
    HTC Center (704)
    Conway, SC
    November 17, 2017*
    6:00 pm, ESPNU
    vs. Iowa State
    Puerto Rico Tip-Off semifinals
    L 78–80  2–2
    HTC Center (1,827)
    Conway, SC
    November 19, 2017*
    4:00 pm, ESPNU
    vs. Illinois State
    Puerto Rico Tip-Off 3rd place game
    L 68–84  2–3
    HTC Center (2,119)
    Conway, SC
    November 25, 2017*
    11:00 am
    Central Arkansas W 92–72  3–3
    Reynolds Center (3,259)
    Tulsa, OK
    November 28, 2017*
    7:00 pm, ESPN3
    UTSA W 100–96  4–3
    Reynolds Center (3,237)
    Tulsa, OK
    December 2, 2017*
    3:00 pm, ESPN3/NBCSC+
    at Illinois State L 58–65  4–4
    Redbird Arena (5,803)
    Normal, IL
    December 9, 2017*
    7:00 pm, FSKC/ESPN3
    vs. Kansas State
    Wichita Wildcat Classic
    W 61–54  5–4
    Intrust Bank Arena (7,180)
    Wichita, KS
    December 14, 2017*
    7:00 pm, ESPN3
    Prairie View A&M W 77–73  6–4
    Reynolds Center (3,315)
    Tulsa, OK
    December 16, 2017*
    6:00 pm, ESPN3
    Manhattan W 80–66  7–4
    Reynolds Center (3,382)
    Tulsa, OK
    December 19, 2017*
    8:00 pm, FSOK
    at Oklahoma State L 59–71  7–5
    Gallagher-Iba Arena (5,412)
    Stillwater, OK
    AAC regular season
    December 28, 2017
    4:00 pm, ESPNU
    East Carolina W 79–53  8–5
    (1–0)
    Reynolds Center (8,355)
    Tulsa, OK
    December 31, 2017
    2:00 pm, ESPN3
    at Tulane W 65–56  9–5
    (2–0)
    Devlin Fieldhouse (1,518)
    New Orleans, LA
    January 3, 2018
    6:00 pm, ESPNews
    UConn W 90–88 2OT 10–5
    (3–0)
    Reynolds Center (3,903)
    Tulsa, OK
    January 6, 2018
    3:00 pm, ESPNews
    at Memphis L 67–76  10–6
    (3–1)
    FedExForum (6,004)
    Memphis, TN
    January 11, 2018
    6:00 pm, ESPNU
    at Houston L 71–104  10–7
    (3–2)
    H&PE Arena (2,666)
    Houston, TX
    January 13, 2018
    6:30 pm, ESPNU
    No. 5 Wichita State L 69–72  10–8
    (3–3)
    Reynolds Center (8,355)
    Tulsa, OK
    January 17, 2018
    5:00 pm, ESPNews
    at Temple L 58–59  10–9
    (3–4)
    Liacouras Center (4,694)
    Philadelphia, PA
    January 20, 2018
    7:00 pm, ESPNU
    Memphis W 64–51  11–9
    (4–4)
    Reynolds Center (5,189)
    Tulsa, OK
    January 28, 2018
    5:00 pm, CBSSN
    at No. 17 Wichita State L 71–90  11–10
    (4–5)
    Charles Koch Arena (10,506)
    Wichita, KS
    February 1, 2018
    7:00 pm, CBSSN
    SMU W 76–67  12–10
    (5–5)
    Reynolds Center (4,337)
    Tulsa, OK
    February 4, 2018
    12:00 pm, ESPN3
    at South Florida W 63–54  13–10
    (6–5)
    USF Sun Dome (2,484)
    Tampa, FL
    February 8, 2018
    6:00 pm, ESPNews
    Tulane W 91–89 OT 14–10
    (7–5)
    Reynolds Center (4,019)
    Tulsa, OK
    February 15, 2018
    6:00 pm, ESPNU
    at UConn W 73–71  15–10
    (8–5)
    XL Center (10,656)
    Hartford, CT
    February 18, 2018
    2:00 pm, ESPN3
    South Florida W 73–61  16–10
    (9–5)
    Reynolds Center (4,120)
    Tulsa, OK
    February 21, 2018
    8:00 pm, ESPNews
    UCF W 70–61  17–10
    (10–5)
    Reynolds Center (3,342)
    Tulsa, OK
    February 25, 2018
    11:00 am, CBSSN
    at No. 11 Cincinnati L 74–82  17–11
    (10–6)
    BB&T Arena (8,911)
    Highland Heights, KY
    March 1, 2018
    6:00 pm, ESPNU
    at East Carolina W 72–58  18–11
    (11–6)
    Williams Arena (3,205)
    Greenville, NC
    March 4, 2018
    2:00 pm, ESPN3
    Temple W 76–58  19–11
    (12–6)
    Reynolds Center (5,303)
    Tulsa, OK
    AAC Tournament
    March 9, 2018
    1:00 pm, ESPN2
    (4) vs. (5) Memphis
    Quarterfinals
    L 64–67  19–12
    Amway Center (8,491)
    Orlando, FL
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    All times are in Central Time.

    Source[4]

    References

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