2015–16 Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball team

The 2015–16 Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball team represented the University of Tulsa during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Golden Hurricane, led by second 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 20–12, 12–6 in The American play to finish in a three-way tie for third place. They lost in the quarterfinals of The American Athletic Tournament to Memphis. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament where they lost in the First Four to Michigan

2015–16 Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball
NCAA Tournament, First Four
ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
2015–16 record20–12 (12–6 The American)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaReynolds Center
2015–16 American Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Temple144 .778  2112  .636
No. 24 SMU*135 .722  255  .833
Houston126 .667  2210  .688
Cincinnati126 .667  2211  .667
Tulsa126 .667  2012  .625
UConn117 .611  2511  .694
Memphis810 .444  1915  .559
UCF612 .333  1218  .400
East Carolina414 .222  1220  .375
South Florida414 .222  825  .242
Tulane315 .167  1222  .353
*Ineligible for postseason due to postseason ban
American Athletic Conference Tournament Champions
Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

The Golden Hurricane 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.

Departures

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Micah Littlejohn11G/F6'6"191FreshmanMansfield, TXTransferred to Seward County CC
Stevie Repichowski23G6'5"193SophomoreLansing, MITransferred to Nicholls State
Kenodre Dew35G6'8"210FreshmanSan Bernardino, CATransferred to City College of San Francisco

Incoming Transfers

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Junior Etou0F6'7"240JuniorRepublic of the CongoTransferred from Rutgers. Under NCAA transfer rules, Etou will have to sit out for the 2015–16 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.
Patrick Birt11G6'5"190JuniorPlano, TXJunior college transferred from South Plains College

Class of 2015 commitments

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Sterling Taplin
PG
Williamsville, NY St. Thomas More School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jan 1, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 72
Kajon Brown
SG
Harvey, LA Helen Cox High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Apr 30, 2015 
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 2015 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2015-08-14.
  • "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2015-08-14.

    Class of 2016 commitments

    Roster

    2015–16 Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball team
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
    F 0 Junior Etou (I)  6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)240 lb (109 kg) JrRutgers Republic of Congo
    G 1 Rashad Smith 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)205 lb (93 kg) SrPlano HS Plano, TX
    G 2 Cory Haith (W) 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)175 lb (79 kg) RS JrMissouri Miami, FL
    G 3 Shaquille Harrison 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)189 lb (86 kg) SrLee's Summit Kansas City, MO
    G 4 Sterling Taplin 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)189 lb (86 kg) FrSt. Thomas More School Williamsville, NY
    G 5 Rashad Ray 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)172 lb (78 kg) SrO. Perry Walker HS New Orleans, LA
    G 10 James Woodard 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)192 lb (87 kg) SrEdmond Memorial Arcadia, OK
    G 11 Pat Birt 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)182 lb (83 kg) JrUIC
    South Plains College
    Plano, TX
    G 13 Kajon Brown 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)185 lb (84 kg) FrHelen Cox Harvey, LA
    F 14 TK Edogi 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)215 lb (98 kg) JrWestwind Prep Surprise, AZ
    G 15 Marquel Curtis 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)202 lb (92 kg) RS SrWilliston State College Plymouth, MN
    G 22 Nick Wood (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)168 lb (76 kg) SrCascia Hall Prep Tulsa, OK
    F 40 D'Andre Wright 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)245 lb (111 kg) SrEisenhower HS Lawton, OK
    F 44 Brandon Swannegan 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)209 lb (95 kg) SrCypress Ridge HS Houston, TX
    F 55 Emmanuel Ezechinonso 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)267 lb (121 kg) SrCovenant 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
    11/07/2015*
    4:00 pm
    Haskell Indian Nations W 87–62 
    Reynolds Center (3,430)
    Tulsa, OK
    11/11/2015*
    7:00 pm
    Rogers State W 66–56 
    Reynolds Center (3,625)
    Tulsa, OK
    Non-conference regular season
    11/14/2015*
    4:00 pm, ESPN3
    Central Arkansas W 98–81  1–0
    Reynolds Center (3,839)
    Tulsa, OK
    11/17/2015*
    7:00 pm, ESPN3
    No. 9 Wichita State W 77–67  2–0
    Reynolds Center (5,670)
    Tulsa, OK
    11/20/2015*
    12:00 pm
    vs. Ohio
    Paradise Jam quarterfinals
    W 90–88  3–0
    Sports and Fitness Center 
    St. Thomas, VI
    11/22/2015*
    5:30 pm, CBSSN
    vs. Indiana State
    Paradise Jam semifinals
    W 67–59  4–0
    Sports and Fitness Center 
    St. Thomas, VI
    11/23/2015*
    8:00 pm, CBSSN
    vs. South Carolina
    Paradise Jam championship game
    L 75–83  4–1
    Sports and Fitness Center (2,002)
    St. Thomas, VI
    11/28/2015*
    3:00 pm, ESPN3
    Arkansas–Little Rock L 60–64  4–2
    Reynolds Center (3,821)
    Tulsa, OK
    12/02/2015*
    7:00 pm
    at Oklahoma State W 66–56  5–2
    Gallagher-Iba Arena (5,422)
    Stillwater, OK
    12/05/2015*
    3:00 pm, ESPN3
    Oral Roberts
    PSO Mayor's Cup
    L 68–70  5–3
    Reynolds Center (5,225)
    Tulsa, OK
    12/08/2015*
    8:00 pm, ESPN3
    Iona W 90–81  6–3
    Reynolds Center (3,800)
    Tulsa, OK
    12/13/2015*
    2:00 pm, ESPN3
    at Missouri State W 70–61  7–3
    JQH Arena (4,052)
    Springfield, MO
    12/19/2015*
    10:00 pm, P12N
    vs. Oregon State
    Far West Classic
    L 71–76  7–4
    Moda Center (8,555)
    Portland, OR
    12/22/2015*
    7:00 pm, ESPN3
    Northern Arizona W 90–55  8–4
    Reynolds Center (4,752)
    Tulsa, OK
    Conference regular season
    12/29/2015
    4:00 pm, ESPN2
    No. 17 SMU L 69–81  8–5
    (0–1)
    Reynolds Center (5,364)
    Tulsa, OK
    01/02/2016
    3:00 pm, ESPNU
    at No. 22 Cincinnati L 57–76  8–6
    (0–2)
    Fifth Third Arena (10,102)
    Cincinnati, OH
    01/05/2016
    6:00 pm, ESPNews
    East Carolina W 55–43  9–6
    (1–2)
    Reynolds Center (4,244)
    Tulsa, OK
    01/10/2016
    5:00 pm, ESPN3
    at Tulane W 81–67  10–6
    (2–2)
    Devlin Fieldhouse (2,234)
    New Orleans, LA
    01/14/2016
    6:00 pm, ESPN2
    UConn W 60–51  11–6
    (3–2)
    Reynolds Center (5,192)
    Tulsa, OK
    01/19/2016
    6:00 pm, ESPNews
    at East Carolina W 84–69  12–6
    (4–2)
    Williams Arena (3,878)
    Greenville, NC
    01/24/2016
    2:00 pm, ESPN3
    UCF W 75–60  13–6
    (5–2)
    Reynolds Center (4,270)
    Tulsa, OK
    01/27/2016
    7:00 pm, ESPNews
    at Houston L 66–81  13–7
    (5–3)
    Hofheinz Pavilion (3,185)
    Houston, TX
    01/30/2016
    5:00 pm, ESPNU
    Tulane W 62–48  14–7
    (6–3)
    Reynolds Center (4,926)
    Tulsa, OK
    02/04/2016
    6:00 pm, ESPNU
    at Temple L 79–83 OT 14–8
    (6–4)
    Liacouras Center (5,929)
    Philadelphia, PA
    02/07/2016
    2:00 pm, ESPNU
    Houston W 77–63  15–8
    (7–4)
    Reynolds Center (4,321)
    Tulsa, OK
    02/10/2016
    8:00 pm, CBSSN
    at No. 16 SMU W 82–77  16–8
    (8–4)
    Moody Coliseum (6,582)
    Dallas, TX
    02/13/2016
    7:00 pm, ESPN2
    at UConn L 73–75  16–9
    (8–5)
    Gampel Pavilion (10,167)
    Storrs, CT
    02/18/2016
    8:00 pm, CBSSN
    Cincinnati W 70–68 OT 17–9
    (9–5)
    Reynolds Center (4,402)
    Tulsa, OK
    02/21/2016
    1:00 pm, CBSSN
    at UCF W 75–67  18–9
    (10–5)
    CFE Arena (6,437)
    Orlando, FL
    02/23/2016
    6:00 pm, ESPNews
    Temple W 74–55  19–9
    (11–5)
    Reynolds Center (4,827)
    Tulsa, OK
    02/28/2016
    3:00 pm, ESPNU
    at Memphis L 82–92  19–10
    (11–6)
    FedEx Forum 
    Memphis, TN
    03/05/2016
    4:00 pm, ESPNews
    South Florida W 84–74  20–10
    (12–6)
    Reynolds Center (6,524)
    Tulsa, OK
    American Athletic Conference Tournament
    03/11/2016
    8:00 pm, ESPNU
    vs. Memphis
    Quarterfinals
    L 67–89  20–11
    Amway Center (7,218)
    Orlando, FL
    NCAA Tournament
    03/16/2016*
    8:10 pm, truTV
    (11 E) vs. (11 E) Michigan
    First Four
    L 62–67  20–12
    UD Arena (12,582)
    Dayton, OH
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East Region.
    All times are in Central Time.

    References

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