2019–20 Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball team

The 2019–20 Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball team represents the University of Tulsa during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Golden Hurricane, led by sixth-year head coach Frank Haith, plays their home games at the Reynolds Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma as members of the American Athletic Conference.[1]

2019–20 Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball
AAC regular season co-champions
ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
2019–20 record21–10 (13–5 AAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaReynolds Center
2019–20 American Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Cincinnati13–5 .722  20–10  .667
No. 22 Houston13–5 .722  23–8  .742
Tulsa13–5 .722  21–10  .677
Wichita State11–7 .611  23–8  .742
UConn10–8 .556  19–12  .613
Memphis10–8 .556  21–10  .677
SMU9–9 .500  19–11  .633
UCF7–11 .389  16–14  .533
South Florida7–11 .389  14–17  .452
Temple6–12 .333  14–17  .452
East Carolina5–13 .278  11–20  .355
Tulane4–14 .222  12–18  .400
As of March 11, 2020; Rankings from AP Poll
NOTE: The 2020 AAC Tournament was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Previous season

The Golden Hurricane finished the 2018–19 season 18–14, 8–10 in AAC play to finish in a tie for seventh place. They lost in the first round of the AAC Tournament to SMU.[2]

Offseason

Departures
NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownReason for departure
Chris Barnes0G6'4"200RS SophomoreCompton, CATransferred to Eastern Michigan
DaQuan Jeffries2G/F6'5"230SeniorEdmond, OKGraduated
Sterling Taplin4G6'1"195SeniorWilliamsville, NYGraduated
Curran Scott10G6'4'208RS JuniorEdmond, OKGraduate transferred to Clemson
Lindsay Deline Jr.14G5'11"189SeniorMidwest City, OKWalk-on; graduated
Zeke Moore23G6'7"210RS SophomoreSt. Louis, MOMid-season transferred to SIU Edwardsville
Pete Hewitt32F6'10"225RS SophomoreMountain View, CATransferred to Point Loma Nazarene
Alex Foree34F6'5"214SeniorFort Smith, ARWalk-on; graduated
Simon Falokun44F6'8"240SophomoreHouston, TXLeft team

Incoming transfers
NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious school
Brandon Rachal0G6'6"220JuniorNatchitoches, LAJunior college transferred from Pearl River CC
Keyshawn Embery2G6'3"202SophomoreMidwest City, OKTransferred from Arkansas. Under NCAA transfer rules, Embery will have to sit out the 2019–20 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility.
Emmanuel Ugboh24C6'11"242JuniorLagos, NigeriaJunior college transferred from Iowa Western CC
Curtis Haywood33G6'5"202JuniorOklahoma City, OKTransferred from Georgia Tech. Under NCAA transfer rules, Haywood will have to sit out the 2019–20 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.

2019 recruiting class
US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Isaiah Hill
PG		 Bakersfield, CA Liberty High School 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Aug 27, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN: N/A   ESPN grade: NR
Josh Earley
PF		 Shawnee Mission, KS Bishop Miege High School 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Apr 28, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: 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 2019 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com.
  • "2019 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

    2020 recruiting class

    Roster
    2019–20 Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball team
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
    F 0 Brandon Rachal 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)220 lb (100 kg) JrNatchitoches Central HS
    LSU
    Pearl River CC    		 Natchitoches, LA
    F 1 Martins Igbanu 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)235 lb (107 kg) SrCovenant Christian Ministries Academy Lagos, Nigeria
    G 2 Keyshawn Embery-Simpson  6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)200 lb (91 kg) SoMidwest City HS
    Arkansas    		 Midwest City, OK
    G 3 Elijah Joiner 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)200 lb (91 kg) JrCurie Metropolitan HS Chicago, IL
    G 4 Isaiah Hill 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)165 lb (75 kg) FrLiberty HS Bakersfield, CA
    G 5 Lawson Korita 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)205 lb (93 kg) SrPulaski Academy Little Rock, AR
    G 11 Darien Jackson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)189 lb (86 kg) JrBlue Valley Northwest HS Overland Park, KS
    C 12 Emmanuel Ugboh 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)245 lb (111 kg) JrQuality Education Academy
    Iowa Western CC    		 Lagos, Nigeria
    G 13 George Christopoulos (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)167 lb (76 kg) RS FrWarner Christian Academy Nea Smyrni, Greece
    F 15 Josh Earley 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)210 lb (95 kg) FrBishop Miege HS Shawnee Mission, KS
    G 22 Reggie Jones 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)210 lb (95 kg) RS JrMarion HS
    Western Michigan    		 Marion, IN
    G 23 Ryan Gendron (W)  6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)200 lb (91 kg) FrBishop Kelley HS
    Oklahoma State    		 Tulsa, OK
    G 33 Curtis Haywood  6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)200 lb (91 kg) JrBrewster Academy
    Georgia Tech    		 Oklahoma City, OK
    F 41 Jeriah Horne 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)222 lb (101 kg) RS JrThe Barstow School
    Nebraska    		 Overland Park, KS
    Head coach
    Assistant coach(es)
    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • (W) Walk-on
    • (T) Transferred
    • Injured
    • Current redshirt

    Roster

    Schedule and results
    Date
    time, TV    		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Exhibition
    October 31, 2019*
    7:00 pm    		 Rockurst W 76–56 
    		Reynolds Center 
    Tulsa, OK
    Non-conference regular season
    November 5, 2019*
    12:00 pm, ESPN3    		 Houston Baptist W 80–72  1–0
    		 Reynolds Center (3,577)
    Tulsa, OK
    November 9, 2019*
    7:00 pm, ESPN+    		 at UT Arlington L 59–73  1–1
    		 College Park Center (3,722)
    Arlington, TX
    November 12, 2019*
    7:00 pm, ESPN3    		 Oral Roberts
    PSO Mayor's Cup    		 W 74–67  2–1
    		 Reynolds Center (3,705)
    Tulsa, OK
    November 16, 2019*
    2:00 pm, ESPN3    		 Austin Peay
    Vanderbilt Invitational    		 W 72–65  3–1
    		 Reynolds Center (3,105)
    Tulsa, OK
    November 20, 2019*
    7:00 pm    		 Southeastern Louisiana
    Vanderbilt Invitational    		 W 73–66  4–1
    		 Reynolds Center (3,036)
    Tulsa, OK
    November 27, 2019*
    1:00 pm, ESPN3    		 South Carolina State
    Vanderbilt Invitational    		 W 78–47  5–1
    		 Reynolds Center (2,870)
    Tulsa, OK
    November 30, 2019*
    7:00 pm, SECN+    		 at Vanderbilt
    Vanderbilt Invitational    		 W 67–58  6–1
    		 Memorial Gymnasium (8,648)
    Nashville, TN
    December 4, 2019*
    7:00 pm, ESPN3    		 Arkansas–Pine Bluff W 72–39  7–1
    		 Reynolds Center (2,781)
    Tulsa, OK
    December 7, 2019*
    2:00 pm, ESPN3    		 Arkansas State L 63–66  7–2
    		 Reynolds Center (3,074)
    Tulsa, OK
    December 11, 2019*
    7:00 pm, ESPN3    		 Boise State W 69–56  8–2
    		 Reynolds Center (3,367)
    Tulsa, OK
    December 14, 2019*
    12:30 pm, ESPNU    		 at Arkansas L 79–98  8–3
    		 Bud Walton Arena (15,589)
    Fayetteville, AR
    December 21, 2019*
    1:30 pm, ESPN3    		 vs. Colorado State
    BOK Center Basketball Showdown    		 L 104–111 3OT 8–4
    		 BOK Center (2,422)
    Tulsa, OK
    December 29, 2019*
    5:00 pm, ESPN+    		 at Kansas State L 67–69  8–5
    		 Bramlage Coliseum (8,370)
    Manhattan, KS
    AAC regular season
    January 3, 2020
    8:00 pm, ESPNU    		 Temple W 70–44  9–5
    (1–0)    		 Reynolds Center (3,405)
    Tulsa, OK
    January 8, 2020
    6:00 pm, ESPNU    		 at Cincinnati L 44–75  9–6
    (1–1)    		 Fifth Third Arena (10,138)
    Cincinnati, OH
    January 11, 2020
    3:00 pm, ESPN2    		 Houston W 63–61  10–6
    (2–1)    		 Reynolds Center (3,725)
    Tulsa, OK
    January 15, 2020
    6:00 pm, ESPN3    		 at East Carolina W 65–49  11–6
    (3–1)    		 Williams Arena (5,332)
    Greenville, NC
    January 18, 2020
    1:00 pm, ESPN3    		 at Tulane W 67–54  12–6
    (4–1)    		 Devlin Fieldhouse (2,189)
    New Orleans, LA
    January 22, 2020
    8:00 pm, ESPNU    		 No. 20 Memphis W 80–40  13–6
    (5–1)    		 Reynolds Center (4,668)
    Tulsa, OK
    January 26, 2020
    11:00 am, CBSSN    		 at UConn W 79–75 OT 14–6
    (6–1)    		 XL Center (10,509)
    Hartford, CT
    February 1, 2020
    5:00 pm, ESPNU    		 No. 23 Wichita State
    Rivalry    		 W 54–51  15–6
    (7–1)    		 Reynolds Center (8,089)
    Tulsa, OK
    February 6, 2020
    6:00 pm, ESPN2    		 UConn L 56–72  15–7
    (7–2)    		 Reynolds Center (4,630)
    Tulsa, OK
    February 9, 2020
    1:00 pm, ESPN3    		 at UCF L 75–83  15–8
    (7–3)    		 Addition Financial Arena (5,349)
    Orlando, FL
    February 12, 2020
    7:00 pm, ESPN3    		 East Carolina W 70–56  16–8
    (8–3)    		 Reynolds Center (3,232)
    Tulsa, OK
    February 15, 2020
    11:00 am, ESPNU    		 at South Florida W 56–48  17–8
    (9–3)    		 Yuengling Center (3,095)
    Tampa, FL
    February 19, 2020
    8:00 pm, ESPNU    		 at No. 22 Houston L 43–76  17–9
    (9–4)    		 Fertitta Center (6,732)
    Houston, TX
    February 22, 2020
    2:00 pm, ESPNews    		 SMU W 79–57  18–9
    (10–4)    		 Reynolds Center (4,690)
    Tulsa, OK
    February 25, 2020
    8:00 pm, ESPNU    		 Tulane W 62–57  19–9
    (11–4)    		 Reynolds Center (3,443)
    Tulsa, OK
    February 29, 2020
    5:00 pm, ESPNU    		 UCF W 65–54  20–9
    (12–4)    		 Reynolds Center (5,304)
    Tulsa, OK
    March 4, 2020
    6:00 pm, ESPN3    		 at Temple W 61–51  21–9
    (13–4)    		 Liacouras Center (5,068)
    Philadelphia, PA
    March 8, 2020
    3:00 pm, CBSSN    		 at Wichita State
    Rivalry    		 L 57–79  21–10
    (13–5)    		 Charles Koch Arena (10,506)
    Wichita, KS
    AAC Tournament
    March 13, 2020
    8:30 pm, ESPNU    		 (3) vs. (6) Memphis / (11) East Carolina
    Quarterfinals    		 Cancelled Dickies Arena 
    Fort Worth, TX
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    All times are in Central Time.

    Source[3]

    1.^ Cancelled due to the Coronavirus Pandemic

    Awards and honors

    American Athletic Conference honors

    All-AAC First Team
    • Martins Igbanu

    All-AAC Third Team
    • Brandon Rachal

    Player of the Week
    • Week 2: Brandon Rachal
    • Week 11: Brandon Rachal
    • Week 12: Martins Igbanu
    • Week 13: Elijah Joiner

    Source[4][5][6]

    References
    1. "#105 Tulsa Men's Basketball 2019–2020 Preview". www.collegesportsmadness.com. Retrieved 2019-12-02.
    2. "McMurray Scores 27 to Lead SMU Past Tulsa in First Round". theamerican.org. Retrieved 2019-12-02.
    3. "Men's Basketball – Schedule". University of Tulsa – Official Athletic Site.
    4. "American Men's Basketball Release" (PDF). American Athletic Conference. Retrieved March 10, 2019.
    5. "American Athletic Conference Announces All-Conference, All-Freshman Teams". theamerican.org. 2020-03-10. Retrieved 2020-03-10.
    6. "American Athletic Conference Announces Individual Awards". theamerican.org. 2020-03-11. Retrieved 2020-03-11.
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