2020–21 Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball team
The 2020–21 Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball team will represent the University of Tulsa during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Golden Hurricane, led by seventh-year head coach Frank Haith, plays their home games at the Reynolds Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma as members of the American Athletic Conference.[1]
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| Conference | American Athletic Conference |
| 2020–21 record | 9–7 (6–5 AAC) |
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| Home arena | Reynolds Center |
| 2020–21 American Athletic Conference men's basketball standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 5 Houston | 10 | – | 2 | .833 | 15 | – | 2 | .882 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wichita State | 6 | – | 2 | .750 | 10 | – | 4 | .714 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Memphis | 7 | – | 3 | .700 | 11 | – | 6 | .647 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SMU | 6 | – | 4 | .600 | 10 | – | 4 | .714 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tulsa | 6 | – | 5 | .545 | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Florida | 3 | – | 3 | .500 | 7 | – | 5 | .583 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Temple | 3 | – | 6 | .333 | 4 | – | 6 | .400 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cincinnati | 2 | – | 4 | .333 | 4 | – | 7 | .364 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East Carolina | 2 | – | 6 | .250 | 8 | – | 6 | .571 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tulane | 2 | – | 6 | .250 | 7 | – | 6 | .538 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UCF | 2 | – | 8 | .200 | 4 | – | 9 | .308 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2021 AAC Tournament winner As of February 4, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Previous season
The Golden Hurricane finished the 2019–20 season 21–10, 13–5 in AAC play to finish in a tie for first place and winning a share of the regular season title. Coach Haith would go on to be honored as American Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Coach of the Year for the season. They entered as the No. 3 seed in the AAC Tournament, which was unfortunately cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Offseason
Departures
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
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| Martins Igbanu | 1 | F | 6'8" | 235 | Senior | Lagos, Nigeria | Graduated |
| Isaiah Hill | 4 | G | 6'0" | 165 | Freshman | Bakersfield, CA | Transferred to Fresno State.[2] |
| Lawson Korita | 5 | G | 6'5" | 205 | Senior | Little Rock, AR | Graduated |
| Reggie Jones | 22 | G | 6'6" | 210 | Sophomore | Marion, IN | Transferred to Ball State.[3] |
| Jeriah Horne | 41 | F | 6'7" | 222 | RS Junior | Overland Park, KS | Graduate transferred to Colorado.[4] |
Incoming transfers
| Name | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous school |
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| Rey Idowu | F | 6'9" | 240 | Junior | Melbourne, FL | Transferred from Illinois State. Idowu was granted a waiver for immediate eligibility. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.[5] |
| Austin Richie | F | 6'6" | 225 | Junior | Glenwood, IL | Junior college transferred from Triton College.[5] |
2020 recruiting class
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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| Keshawn Williams PG |
Chicago, Illinois | Bloom High School | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | Oct 22, 2019 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: NR | ||||||
| Peyton Urbancic SG |
Naples, Florida | First Baptist Academy | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Feb 27, 2020 | |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: NR | ||||||
| Christian Shumate SF |
Chicago Heights, Illinois | Bloom High School | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Apr 17, 2020 | |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: NR | ||||||
| Bradley Alcime F |
Fort Lauderdale, Florida | Archbishop McCarthy | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | Jul 9, 2020 | |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: NR | ||||||
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Tulsa will also add Preferred Walk-on Ari Seals a 6'3" guard from Frisco High School in Frisco, Texas. Seals is the son of current Tulsa assistant Shea Seals.
2021 recruiting class
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| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
| Gavyn Elkamil CG |
Branson, Missouri | Link Year Prep | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Aug 10, 2020 | |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR | ||||||
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Preseason
AAC preseason media poll
On October 28, The American released the preseason Poll and other preseason awards[6]
| Coaches Poll | ||
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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| 1 | Houston | 99 (2) |
| 2 | Memphis | 90 (2) |
| 3 | SMU | 80 |
| 4 | Cincinnati | 77 |
| 5 | South Florida | 61 |
| 6 | Tulsa | 50 |
| 7 | Wichita State | 44 |
| 8 | UCF | 37 |
| 9 | East Carolina | 34 |
| 10 | Temple | 18 |
| 11 | Tulane | 15 |
Preseason Awards
- All-AAC First Team – Brandon Rachal
Roster
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Schedule and results
COVID-19 impact
Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Golden Hurricane's schedule is subject to change, including the cancellation or postponement of individual games, the cancellation of the entire season, or games played either with minimal fans or without fans in attendance and just essential personnel.
- Two previously scheduled games were postponed (vs. Arkansas on December 8 and @ Oral Roberts on December 12) due to a COVID-19 case within Tulsa's program in December 2020.[7]
- The game vs. Tulane scheduled for January 23 was postponed due to COVID-19 issues in the Tulane program.[9]
- The game vs. South Florida scheduled for February 3 was postponed due to COVID–19 issues in the South Florida program.[10]
Tulsa announced that home games for the first month of the season would be played in front of no fans.[7]
Schedule
| Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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| November 28, 2020* 6:30 pm, ESPN3 |
vs. TCU Hall of Fame Classic Semifinals |
L 65–71 | 0–1 |
19 – Rachal | 8 – Rachal | 5 – Joiner | T-Mobile Center Kansas City, MO | ||||
| November 29, 2020* 1:00 p.m., ESPN2 |
vs. South Carolina Hall of Fame Classic Third Place Game |
L 58–69 | 0–2 |
14 – Rachal | 7 – Joiner | 4 – Jackson | T-Mobile Center Kansas City, MO | ||||
| December 4, 2020* 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
UT Arlington | W 79–64 | 1–2 |
19 – Rachal | 9 – Jackson | 5 – Haywood II | Reynolds Center Tulsa, OK | ||||
| December 8, 2020* 6:00 p.m. |
Arkansas | Postponed due to COVID-19 issues[7] | Reynolds Center Tulsa, OK | ||||||||
| December 12, 2020* 2:00 p.m. |
at Oral Roberts | Postponed due to COVID-19 issues[7] | Mabee Center Tulsa, OK | ||||||||
| December 15, 2020 6:00 p.m., ESPNU |
Wichita State Rivalry |
L 65–69 | 1–3 (0–1) |
17 – Rachal | 11 – Rachal | 5 – Joiner | Reynolds Center Tulsa, OK | ||||
| December 18, 2020* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Northwestern State | W 82–55 | 2–3 |
19 – Richie | 8 – Idowu | 5 – Williams | Reynolds Center Tulsa, OK | ||||
| December 21, 2020 7:00 p.m., ESPN2 |
at Memphis | W 56–49 | 3–3 (1–1) |
14 – Richie | 7 – Rachal | 6 – Joiner | FedExForum Memphis, TN | ||||
| December 23, 2020* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Southwestern Christian | W 102–45 | 4–3 |
20 – Williams | 10 – Rachal | 9 – Williams | Reynolds Center Tulsa, OK | ||||
| December 29, 2020 8:00 p.m., ESPN2 |
No. 5 Houston | W 65–64 | 5–3 (2–1) |
20 – Rachal | 7 – Rachal | 4 – Joiner | Reynolds Center Tulsa, OK | ||||
| January 2, 2021 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Cincinnati | W 70–66 | 6–3 (3–1) |
25 – Rachal | 13 – Rachal | 4 – Joiner | Fifth Third Arena (300) Cincinnati, OH | ||||
| January 6, 2021 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at South Florida | W 61–51 | 7–3 (4–1) |
15 – Rachal | 7 – Joiner | 6 – Joiner | Yuengling Center Tampa, FL | ||||
| January 13, 2021 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Wichita State rivalry |
L 53–72 | 7–4 (4–2) |
12 – Jackson | 9 – Jackson | 3 – Tied | Charles Koch Arena (2,048) Wichita, KS | ||||
| January 17, 2021 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Memphis | W 58–57 | 8–4 (5–2) |
14 – Joiner | 5 – Joiner | 2 – Tied | Reynolds Center (100) Tulsa, OK | ||||
| January 20, 2021 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at No. 8 Houston | L 59–86 | 8–5 (5–3) |
18 – Rachal | 5 – Haywood II | 3 – Tied | Fertitta Center (1,859) Houston, TX | ||||
| January 23, 2021 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Tulane | Postponed due to COVID-19 issues[15] | Reynolds Center Tulsa, OK | ||||||||
| January 26, 2021 12:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Temple | L 67–76 | 8–6 (5–4) |
20 – Idowu | 4 – Tied | 4 – Rachal | Liacouras Center Philadelphia, PA | ||||
| January 30, 2021 11:00 a.m., ESPN+ |
at East Carolina | W 77–68 | 9–6 (6–4) |
21 – Rachal | 10 – Rachal | 4 – Jackson | Williams Arena (82) Greenville, NC | ||||
| February 3, 2021 8:00 p.m., ESPNU |
South Florida | Postponed due to COVID-19 issues[16] | Reynolds Center Tulsa, OK | ||||||||
| February 3, 2021 8:00 p.m., ESPNU |
SMU | L 63–65 | 9–7 (6–5) |
18 – Haywood II | 5 – Tied | 3 – Tied | Reynolds Center (100) Tulsa, OK | ||||
| February 6, 2021 11:00 a.m., ESPN2/ESPNU |
UCF | Reynolds Center Tulsa, OK | |||||||||
| February 10, 2021 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Tulane | Reynolds Center Tulsa, OK | |||||||||
| February 16, 2021 6:00 p.m., ESPNU |
Temple | Reynolds Center Tulsa, OK | |||||||||
| February 24, 2021 8:00 p.m., ESPNU |
Cincinnati | Reynolds Center Tulsa, OK | |||||||||
| February 27, 2021 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
East Carolina | Reynolds Center Tulsa, OK | |||||||||
| March 2, 2021 |
at UCF | Addition Financial Arena Orlando, FL | |||||||||
| March 7, 2021 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at SMU | Moody Coliseum University Park, TX | |||||||||
| American Conference Tournament | |||||||||||
| March 11–14, 2021 TBD |
vs. | Dickies Arena Fort Worth, TX | |||||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. | |||||||||||
References
- "#105 Tulsa Men's Basketball 2019–2020 Preview". www.collegesportsmadness.com. Retrieved 2019-12-02.
- Moore, Jackson (31 Mar 2020). "Bakersfield star Isaiah Hill transferring home to Fresno State". 247sports.com. Retrieved 11 Apr 2020.
- Tribune sports staff (20 Apr 2020). "Ball State men's basketball adds 2 transfers". Kokomo Tribune. Retrieved 15 Apr 2020.
- Snow, Brian (9 Apr 2020). "Colorado lands graduate transfer Jeriah Horne". 247sports.com. Retrieved 11 Apr 2020.
- "Tulsa's Frank Haith Adds Three Student-Athletes to Basketball Signing Class". tulsahurricane.com. 15 Apr 2020. Retrieved 21 Apr 2020.
- "Houston Tabbed as 2020–21 American Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Favorite". theAmerican.org. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
- Hines, Kelly (7 Dec 2020). "TU basketball postpones two games after positive COVID-19 test". tulsaworld.com. Tulsa World. Retrieved 21 Dec 2020.
- "The American Announces Men's Basketball Schedule Changes". theamerican.org. 27 Jan 2021.
- "Tulane-Tulsa Game Scheduled for Jan. 23 Postponed". theamerican.org. 22 Jan 2021.
- "The American Announces Men's Basketball Schedule Changes". theamerican.org. 27 Jan 2021.
- "The American Announces Men's Basketball Schedule Changes". theamerican.org. 27 Jan 2021.
- "The American Announces Men's Basketball Schedule Changes". theamerican.org. 27 Jan 2021.
- "The American Announces Pair of Men's Basketball Schedule Changes". theamerican.org. 22 Jan 2021.
- "The American Announces Men's Basketball Schedule Changes". theamerican.org. 3 Feb 2021.
- "Tulane-Tulsa Game Scheduled for Jan. 23 Postponed". theamerican.org. 22 Jan 2021.
- "The American Announces Men's Basketball Schedule Changes". theamerican.org. 27 Jan 2021.
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