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1 TULSA BASKETBALL GOLDEN HURRICANE FINAL NOTES Eric Hollier Asst. Media Relations Director (o) (c) NCAA Tournament Appearances 10 Conference Championships 6 All-Americans 107 All-Conference Selections 2016 NCAA First Four American Athletic Conference Quarterfinals Third Place American Athletic Conference TULSA REACHES NCAA TOURNAMENT FOR 16TH TIME TEAM finished the season with a record, and a 12-6 mark in the American Athletic Conference made its 16th appearance in the NCAA Tournament, and its 30th postseason appearance. earned an at-large bid to the 2016 tournament. The Hurricane finished in a third place tie in the American Athletic Conference with a 12-6 record. won 12 of its last 18 games reached 20 wins for the 23rd time in program history, and the third year in a row. played seven teams that made the NCAA Tournament, and posted a 5-5 record in those games. was 2-2 vs. Top-25 opponents, with wins over No. 9 Wichita State (77-67) and at No. 16 SMU (82-77). This was the first year in TU history that its football team played in a bowl game, and its basketball team played in the NCAA Tournament in the same academic year. Two players scored 20 points in the same game six times this season the most since the team had at least two players score at least 20 points in the same game eight times. had two wins against top-25 opponents for the first time since the season. s road win against SMU was its first road win over a top-25 team since the season opener against UCLA. s 8-4 record through 12 games was its best record since the season. The Hurricane owned the only non-conference top-25 victory in The American, with its win over No. 9 Wichita State on Nov.17. PLAYERS Shaquille Harrison is the first player in TU history to compile 1,300 points, 400 assists and 200 steals James Woodard is the third player in TU history to compile 1,800 points and 700 rebounds. James Woodard, Shaquille Harrison and Pat Birt combine to average 42.8 points per game. Three starters were left-handed (60%), but only 12 percent of the population is left-handed. SENIORS The seniors posted a record in the last four seasons The seniors combined for point scoring games The seniors combined for 321 double-figure scoring games Four players rank among the top-10 in TU history in eight career categories. Played in two NCAA Tournaments (2014, 2016) Won the Conference USA regular season and tournament titles Played in s first NCAA Tournament since 2003 (in 2014) Ushered TU basketball into a new era with the American Athletic Conference Posted at least 20 wins in three consecutive seasons Made the postseason in each of the last four years WOODARD, HARRISON EARN ALL-CONFERENCE HONORS James Woodard was named to the All-American Athletic Conference First Team and Shaquille Harrison was selected to the second team... this is the second straight year Woodard and Harrison received their respective honors in The American... through the regular season, Woodard averaged 15.8 points, 5.2 rebounds and pointers per game... he scored in double digits 27 times and at least 20 points eight times... Harrison averaged 14.8 points, 5.5 rebounds, 4.1 assists and 1.9 steals per game... he scored in double figures 25 times, and 20 points 10 times, and recorded at least four assists in 15 games... the guards, which have led the Hurricane throughout the season, have combined to average 30.6 points - 41 percent of the team s points this year... Woodard was a first-team and Harrison was a second-team All-American Conference selection last year, and Woodard was a second-team All-Conference USA selection in SEASON CAPSULE THE RECORD: 20-12, 12-6 American POSTSEASON: NCAA First Four THE COACH: Frank Haith (43-23, 2 years) HONORS: James Woodard: First-Team All-American Conference; NABC District 25 First Team Shaquille Harrison: Second-Team All-American Conference; NABC District 25 First Team SCHEDULE NOVEMBER 7 HASKELL INDIAN NATIONS (EXH) W, ROGERS STATE (EXH.) W, CENTRAL ARKANSAS (ESPN3) W, #9/11 WICHITA STATE (COX/ESPN3) W, vs. Ohio ^ W, vs. Indiana State ^ (CBS SN) W, vs. South Carolina^ (CBS SN) L, LITTLE ROCK (ESPN3) L, DECEMBER Oklahoma State (FS OK) W, ORAL ROBERTS (ESPN3) L, IONA (ASN/ESPN3) W, Missouri State (ESPN3) W, vs. Oregon State % (Pac-12 Net) L, NORTHERN ARIZONA (ESPN3) W, #18 SMU* (ESPN2) L, JANUARY #22 Cincinnati* (ESPNU) L, EAST CAROLINA (ESPNews) W, Tulane* (ESPN3) W, UCONN* (ESPN2) W, East Carolina (ESPNews) W, UCF* (ASN/ESPN3) W, Houston* (ESPNews) L, TULANE* (ESPNU) W, FEBRUARY Temple* (ESPNU) L, (OT) 7 HOUSTON* (ESPNU) W, #16 SMU* (CBS SN) W, UConn* (ESPN2) L, CINCINNATI* (CBS SN) W, (OT) UCF* (CBS SN) W, TEMPLE* (ESPNews) W, Memphis* (ESPNU) L, MARCH 4 USF* (ESPNews) W, vs. Memphis $ (ESPNU) L, vs. Michigan # (trutv) L, TIMES are Central Time Zone BOLD CAPS are Home Games * American Athletic Conference game ^ Paradise Jam (at St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands) % Far West Classic Invitational (at Portland, Ore.) $ American Athletic Conference Championship # NCAA Tournament

2 page 2/ Golden Hurricane Basketball Game Notes Facebook.com/Hurricane Instagram/MBasketball HARRISON NAMED AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE MEN S BASKETBALL SCHOLAR ATHLETE OF THE YEAR Shaquille Harrison was named the American Athletic Conference Men s Basketball Scholar Athlete of the Year, as selected by the conference s academic affairs committee... Harrison was a second-team All-American Athletic Conference selection, and carries a grade-point average... he will graduate with a degree in business administration, with a focus in management... he is a three-time member of the Dean s List, and has served the community in numerous events, including: Salvation Army Angel Tree, Lift Up America, Big Brothers-Big Sisters, the Community Food Bank of Eastern Oklahoma, and Kendall-Whittier Reading Partners Program. WOODARD AND HARRISON NAMED TO NABC DISTRICT 25 FIRST TEAM s senior backcourt of James Woodard and Shaquille Harrison were both selected to the National Association of Basketball Coaches District 25 First Team. Woodard and Harrison also earned all-district honors last year, as Woodard was a first-team selection and Harrison was a second-team selection in This is the third all-district honor for Woodard, who was a second-team selection in TULSA VS. NCAA TOURNAMENT FIELD played 10 games against seven teams that were selected to the NCAA Tournament field of the Hurricane posted a 5-5 record in such games... TU played against UConn (1-1), Temple (1-1), Cincinnati (1-1), Iona (1-0), Wichita State (1-0), Oregon State (0-1) and Little Rock (0-1). TULSA IN NCAA TOURNAMENTS has played in 16 NCAA Tournaments in its history, and has a record... has made three Sweet Sixteen appearances (1994, 1995 and 2000) and one Elite Eight appearance (2000)... prior to its 2016 appearance, TU last played in the NCAA Tournament in 2014, when it lost to UCLA in the round of 64, before that season, TU played in the NCAA Tournament in 2003, when it reached the second round... the Hurricane played in the NCAA postseason 13 times from , including eight tournaments in 10 years between TU first reached the NCAA Tournament in 1955, when it went 1-1. In 2016 made it s 30th overall postseason appearance in program history... TU has participated in the postseason NIT 11 times, the CBI twice, and the National AAU Tournament in TU won the 1981 and 2001 NIT, and the inaugural CBI in TU BASKETBALL-FOOTBALL POSTSEASON The University of basketball and football teams participated in the postseason in the same academic year for the sixth time in school history... this was the first time ever that the TU football team has played in a bowl game and the TU basketball team has played in the NCAA Tournament in the same academic year... the Hurricane football team played in the 2015 Independence Bowl in December... while the basketball team made its 30th postseason appearance, the football team has played in 21 bowl games... the five previous occasions in which TU football and basketball competed in postseason the same year were: Gator Bowl and NIT; Independence Bowl and NIT; GMAC Bowl and CBI; GMAC Bowl and NIT; Liberty Bowl and CBI. HEAD COACH FRANK HAITH SECOND SEASON ELON 88 Frank Haith completed his second year as head basketball coach at The University of. He carries 30 years of collegiate coaching experience and 19 years of advancing to postseason competition. He has averaged 20.7 wins in his 12 full seasons as head coach, while compiling an overall record for a.622 winning percentage, including a record at. Ten of his 12 teams have advanced to postseason competition. In his first season at TU in , Haith led the Golden Hurricane to a record and an appearance in the second round of the postseason NIT. Picked fifth in its first season of competition in the American Athletic Conference, TU finished second in the league with a 14-4 record, and advanced to the semifinals of The American Conference Championship. TU boasted a 12-game winning streak during the season, which included a 10-0 start to conference play its best league start since The Hurricane won 20 games for the 22nd time in program history, and advanced to the postseason for the 28th time. TU also held 17 opponents below a.400 field goal percentage and collected eight road victories. In his second season, TU reached the NCAA Tournament for the 16th time in program history, and the fourth time in Haith s head coaching career. The Hurricane tied for third in The American, and two players earned all-conference honors. Haith, 50, was the 2012 Associated Press and USBWA National Coach of the Year, and was a National Coach of the Year finalist in He spent the previous 10 seasons as a head coach at Miami and Missouri. Haith has averaged 20.7 wins in his 11 years as a head coach, while compiling an overall record for a.614 winning percentage and eight postseason tournament appearances entering his tenure at. His first seven seasons were spent at the University of Miami and the following three years at the University of Missouri, where he won a remarkable 76 games. He has transitioned all three programs into new conferences, moving Miami from the Big East Conference to the ACC and Missouri from the Big 12 Conference into the SEC. In his three seasons at Missouri, Haith s teams posted a record, while advancing in consecutive seasons to the NCAA Tournament and moving to second round action in the postseason NIT in Haith became the fastest Mizzou head coach to post 50 wins and was the winningest coach at Missouri through two seasons with a record for a.768 winning percentage. During Haith s tenure, Missouri posted a 10-7 record against top-25 teams, including a 5-5 mark vs. schools ranked among the top-10 nationally. In his first of seven seasons at Miami, Haith guided the `Canes to seven ACC victories and postseason play in , and he was named a Naismith National Coach of the Year finalist and NABC District 6 Coach of the Year in Haith earned his degree from Elon University in HAITH S YEAR-BY-YEAR HEAD COACHING RECORD Year School W-L Pct. Conf. Postseason Finish Miami T-6th NIT Miami T-7th NIT QtrFinal Miami th Miami T-5th NCAA 2nd Rd Miami T-7th NIT 2nd Rd Miami th Miami th NIT 2nd Rd Missouri nd NCAA 2nd Rd Missouri T-5th NCAA 2nd Rd Missouri T-6th NIT 2nd Rd nd NIT 2nd Rd T-3rd NCAA 1st Four TOTALS

3 page 3/ Golden Hurricane Basketball Game Notes Twitter.com/Hurricane Twitter.com/TUMBasketball SCORING AVERAGE WAS HIGHEST IN 14 YEARS averaged 73.6 points per game in 32 games this season... that is the highest scoring average in 14 years since the team averaged 80.0 points per game... the Hurricane has totaled 2,356 points in 32 games. STRENGTH OF SCHEDULE (Final) played the 64th toughest schedule in the country, according to NCAA statistics... was 3-4 vs. RPI top-50 and 8-9 vs. RPI top TU had wins over RPI 14 SMU (road), RPI 33 UConn, RPI 41 Wichita State, RPI 55 Cincinnati, RPI 68 Temple, TPI 85 Iona, RPI 86 Ohio and RPI 90 Houston... TU owned the only non-conference top-25 victory in The American, with its win over No. 9 Wichita State on Nov vs. RPI Top vs. RPI Top-100 RPI# Opponent W/L H/A/N 14 SMU L/W H/A 33 UConn W/L H/A 41 Wichita State W H 42 Little Rock L H 48 Oregon State L A 55 Cincinnati L/W A/H RPI# Opponent W/L H/A/N 58 Michigan L N 68 Temple L/W A/H 73 South Carolina L N 85 Iona W H 86 Ohio W N 90 Houston L/W A/H NCAA STATISTICAL RANKINGS (Final) Shaquille Harrison ranked 46th in the nation with 1.88 steals per game... as a team, the Golden Hurricane ranked 12th in the nation in turnover margin, causing 3.3 more turnovers than its opponents... TU also ranked 91st in steals per game (6.8) and 61st in assist-turnover ratio (1.26). SCHEDULE/RECORD NOTABLES went 5-3 in the month of February, facing a gauntlet schedule: at Temple, Houston, at SMU, at UConn, Cincinnati, at UCF, Temple and at Memphis... the only three losses were on the road in overtime at Temple, by two points at UConn, and shorthanded without starter Rashad Smith at Memphis... was the only team to beat SMU on their home court this season... TU also avenged earlier losses to Cincinnati and Temple last month. The Hurricane played three games in six days between Feb , and won them all... TU beat Cincinnati (70-68, OT), UCF (75-67), and Temple (74-55). played each of the other top-six teams in The American twice this season, and beat each team, posting a 5-5 record in such games. TULSA QUICK FACTS Location..., Okla. Enrollment... 4,682 (3,429 undergraduates) Founded Nickname... Golden Hurricane Colors... Old Gold, Royal Blue, Crimson Affiliation... NCAA Division I Conference... American Athletic Home Court... Donald W. Reynolds Center Arena Capacity... 8,355 Press Room Phone... (918) President... Dr. Steadman Upham Faculty Athletics Rep.... Chris Anderson Vice President/Director of Athletics... Dr. Derrick Gragg Athletic Trainer... Ben Anderson COACHING STAFF Head Coach... Frank Haith... (Elon, 88) 2nd year Record at (2nd year) Career Record (12th year) Assistant Coach... Dennis Felton... (Howard, 85) 1st year Assistant Coach... Michael Schwartz...(Texas, 99) 1st year Assistant Coach... Shea Seals...(, 97) 1st year (4th at TU) Director of Operations... Dave Reiter... (Kansas State, 01) 1st year Director of Player Development/Team Mgr... Kim English... (Missouri, 12) 1st year Director of Athletic Performance for Basketball... Drew Cleary... (Lewis-Clark State, 94) 1st year Video Coordinator... Toby Lane... (Wichita State, 93) 2nd year HISTORY First Year of Program All-Time Record (.557) The American Reg. Season Record (.722) NCAA Tournament Appearances TEAM INFORMATION Overall Record C-USA Record/Finish /2nd Postseason... NIT Second Round Starters Returning... 5 Starters Lost... 0 Letterwinners Returning/Lost... 11/2 Newcomers... 4 Golden Hurricane Basketball Roster No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl-L Hometown Previous School 0 Junior Etou F Jr-TR Republic of Congo Rutgers Univ. 1 Rashad Smith G Sr-3L Plano, Texas Plano H.S. 2 Corey Haith G Jr-RS Miami, Fla. Univ. of Missouri 3 Shaquille Harrison G Sr-3L Kansas City, Mo. Lees Summit West H.S. 4 Sterling Taplin G Fr-HS East Amherst, N.Y. Williamsville North H.S. 5 Rashad Ray G Sr-3L New Orleans, La. O.P. Walker H.S. 10 James Woodard G Sr-3L Arcadia, Okla. Edmond Memorial H.S. 11 Pat Birt G Jr-JC Plano, Texas South Plains JC 13 Kajon Brown G Fr-HS Harvey, La. Helen Cox H.S. 14 Tarekeyi (TK) Edogi F Jr-2L Surprise, Ariz. Westwind Prep 15 Marquel Curtis G Sr-1L Plymouth, Minn. Williston State College (N.D.) 22 Nick Wood G Sr-SQ, Okla. Cascia Hall 40 D Andre Wright F Sr-3L Lawton, Okla. Eisenhower H.S. 44 Brandon Swannegan F Sr-3L Houston, Texas Cy-Ridge H.S. 55 Emmanuel Ezechinonso C Jr-RS Lagos, Nigeria Covenant Christian Ministries Acad. (Ga.) Head Coach: Frank Haith (Elon 88), 2nd year Assistant Coaches: Dennis Felton (Howard 85), Michael Schwartz (Texas 99), Shea Seals ( 97) Director of Basketball Operations: Dave Reiter (Kansas State 01) Director of Player Development/Team Manager: Kim English (Missouri 12) Director of Athletic Performance for Basketball: Drew Cleary (Lewis-Clark State 94) Video Coordinator: Toby Lane (Wichita State 93) Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coordinator: Ricky Bolton (Winston-Salem State 11) Pronunciation Guide: Kajon Brown Kay-zhan Tarekeyi Edogi Tare-uh-kay Ee-doh-ghee Marquel Curtis Mar-kel Brandon Swannegan Swahn-ne-gan Emmanuel Ezechinonso Eh-zeh-chi-nahn-so

4 page 4/ Golden Hurricane Basketball Game Notes Facebook.com/Hurricane Instagram/MBasketball OFFENSIVE/DEFENSIVE EFFICIENCY (Final) According to Ken Pomeroy (KenPom.com), had an adjusted defensive efficiency of 99.9 (points per 100 possessions), ranking 86th in the nation... TU also has an adjusted offensive efficiency of points per 100 possessions, ranking 66th in the nation... the offensive efficiency is an improvement over , when the Hurricane had an AdjO of 99.4 that ranked 234th, and sported an AdjD of 93.6 that ranked 19th. HARRISON S STARTS STREAK Shaquille Harrison started all 133 games that has played during his career... he is the only player to start every game his team has played during his four-year career... his 132 starts are the second-most all-time at TU, second only to the 140 starts made by Ben Uzoh ( ). WOODARD, HARRISON, SWANNEGAN TULSA CAREER TOP-10 CHARTS James Woodard finished his career ranked 4th in TU career scoring with 1,881 points... he also ranks second with 261 career 3-pointers. Shaquille Harrison finished his career ranked second at TU with 461 career assists, and third with 244 career steals. Brandon Swannegan finished his career with 148 career blocks, ranking fourth in TU career history. WOODARD-HARRISON SCORING DUO James Woodard and Shaquille Harrison made up one of the two highest-scoring duos in the American Athletic Conference... the two players combined averaged 30.5 points per game (960 total points) and 41 percent of the team s total points. Memphis Dedric Lawson and Shaq Goodwin combined to average 30.5 ppg... Houston s Rob Gray and Devonta Pollard combined to average 30.0 ppg, SMU s Nic Moore and Ben Moore averaged 28.0 ppg and ECU s B.J. Tyson and Caleb White averaged 27.1 ppg. WOODARD AND BIRT 3-POINTERS James Woodard (77) and Pat Birt (78) each made 70 3-pointers this season just the third time that two or more TU players have scored 70 or more threes in the same season... it has not happened since the season when Justin Hurtt (86) and Scottie Haralson (82) each topped 70 treys. WOODARD HAD 60 TREYS IN THREE STRAIGHT YEARS James Woodard is one of only three players in history to total at least 60 3-pointers in three consecutive seasons... he finished with 77 threes this season, and scored 65 threes in and 88 in he was just the sixth TU player to score 70 threes in two or more seasons. Marcus Hill ( ) 72/ , 64/ , 78/ Scottie Haralson ( ) 82/ , 90/ , 76/ James Woodard (2012-pres.) 65/ , 88/ , 77/ AMERICAN CONFERENCE WEEKLY HONORS Senior guards James Woodard and Shaquille Harrison earned the first two American Athletic Conference Player of the Week awards of the season... Pat Birt won the award on Feb Woodard won the award on Nov. 16 and Harrison earned the honor on Nov see each weekly award winner detailed in the box below. In addition, Woodard has been named on the weekly honor roll three times (12/14, 1/18, 1/25), Pat Birt has made the honor roll twice (2/8, 2/15), and Brandon Swannegan made the honor roll on (3/7). HOLDING OPPONENTS UNDER 50 PERCENT SHOOTING held 25 of its 32 opponents under 50 percent from the field this season, including 16 of the last also held 11 opponents under 40 percent from the field... TU has held 54 of 66 opponents under 50 percent in two seasons under head coach Frank Haith, including 27 under 40 percent from the field. The Hurricane prevented its opponent from reaching 50 points twice this season, and nine times under Haith. RELEASE INFORMATION Releases are ed to the media and also available via the official athletic website at www. tulsahurricane.com. INTERVIEW REQUESTS All interview requests for student-athletes, coaches or administrators should be made with the athletic media relations office. Contact Eric Hollier, assistant director, at , or by at eric-hollier@utulsa.edu. HURRICANE ON RADIO The flagship station for basketball is Big Country 99.5 FM, a 100,000-watt FM station. Bruce Howard (play-by-play) and J.R. Rollo (color analyst) call the action. KXBL 99.5 FM (flagship,) KRIG FM (Bartlesville) KWON 1400 AM (Bartlesville; radio show only) KCRC 1390 (Enid) BROADCASTS ON THE WEB Listen to University of basketball games on the internet at: THE FRANK HAITH RADIO SHOW The Frank Haith Radio Show airs on Big Country 99.5 FM live from The Rusty Crane on Mondays from 7-8 pm. TU fans can stop by or text questions to with the keyword Hoops. The first show airs Monday, Dec. 7, and normally runs on Mondays. The non-monday date is Sunday, Jan. 17. THE FRANK HAITH TV SHOW The Frank Haith TV Show airs on Mondays at 8 p.m. on Cox Channel 3/1003, and replays Tuesdays at 4 p.m. Cox Digital Customers can access the show OnDemand on Channel 1. TU TICKETS ONLINE basketball tickets can be purchased on the internet at Fans can purchase single game tickets online 24 hours a day. Tickets can be purchased by calling the Reynolds Center Ticket Office at 631-GoTU (4688), or stopping by the Ticket Office.

5 page 5/ Golden Hurricane Basketball Game Notes Twitter.com/Hurricane Twitter.com/TUMBasketball ASSISTS/TURNOVERS; RASHAD RAY S A/T RATIO posted a 1.3 assist/turnover ratio this season... TU totaled 435 assists to 346 turnovers... in through 32 games, the Hurricane had 351 assists-365 turnovers 0.9 ratio. Rashad Ray led the Hurricane in that department, compiling 61 assists to just 21 turnovers a 2.9 ratio... for his career, Ray finished with a 1.9 assist-turnover ratio, including a 2.4 ratio in his last three years... he compiled 244 assists and just 101 turnovers from his sophomore to senior seasons. last had a positive assist-turnover ratio in the last season in which it made the NCAA Tournament... prior to 2014, TU had positive assist-turnover ratios from , a four-year stretch in which it made three NCAA Tournaments, and won the postseason NIT. SPECIALTY STATISTICS averaged 32.1 points in the paint per game, and scored 1,026 points, or 44 percent of its season total, in the paint... that was 7.3 ppg more than its opponents. averaged 16.2 points off turnovers per game, and scored 520 points, or 22 percent of its season total, off turnovers... that was 5.0 ppg more than its opponents. averaged 8.3 fastbreak points per game, and outscored opponents by an average of 4.6 fastbreak points per game. The bench averaged 19.3 points per game. #20 JERSEY PATCH The players wore a #20 jersey patch for the final five games of the season, in memory of former TU All-American Steve Silk Harris, who passed away on Feb Harris is s second all-time leading scorer with 2,272 points and was an All-American in he also totaled 428 rebounds, 243 assists and 271 steals in 122 career games... he was a silky smooth shooter, making 55 percent of his field goals and 85 percent of his free throws, and ended his career as the school s all-time scoring leader... he earned All-Missouri Valley Conference honors three times and led to three NCAA tournament appearances... his jersey is retired, and he was inducted into the TU Athletics Hall of Fame in Career Scoring Leaders Rk. Name Pts 1. Shea Seals ( ) Steve Harris ( ) Ben Uzoh ( ) James Woodard (2012-pres.) Tracy Moore ( ) Gary Collier ( ) Kevin Johnson ( ) Justin Hurtt ( ) Greg Harrington ( ) Jerome Jordan ( ) Shaquille Harrison (2012-pres.) Willie Biles ( ) Bob Patterson ( ) Dante Swanson ( ) Jason Parker ( ) David Moss ( ) Marcus Hill ( ) Herb Johnson ( ) Bobby Smith ( ) Jarius Glenn ( ) 1329 Career Blocks Leaders Rk. Name Blks 1. Jerome Jordan ( ) Michael Ruffin ( ) Kevin Johnson ( ) Brandon Swannegan (2012-pres.) Eric Coley ( ) Steven Idlet ( ) Anthony Price ( ) Ben Uzoh ( ) Bruce Vanley ( ) Alyn Thomsen ( ) Brandon Kurtz ( ) Rafael Maldonado ( ) 79 Career 3-Point FG Leaders Rk. Name 3PM 1. Shea Seals ( ) James Woodard (2012-pres.) Dante Swanson ( ) Scottie Haralson ( ) Marcus Hill ( ) Justin Hurtt ( ) Greg Harrington ( ) Gary Collier ( ) Ben Uzoh ( ) Jason Parker ( ) 163 AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE PLAYERS OF THE WEEK James Woodard Nov. 16 Woodard tallied 23 points and four assists in s season-opening win over Central Arkansas. He made 5-7 threes and shot 8-13 from the field. Shaquille Harrison Nov. 23 Harrison averaged 25.0 ppg, 6.0 rpg, 2.7 apg, 2.0 spg in three games last week to lead to wins over No. 9 Wichita State, Ohio and Indiana State. He scored 20 points vs. Wichita State, a career-high 31 points vs. Ohio, and 24 points vs. Indiana State. Pat Birt Feb. 22 Birt averaged 19.5 points to lead to wins over Cincinnati and UCF. He scored 13 points vs. Cincinnati, then scored 26 points on 8-of-16 FG s and 4-of-8 threes vs UCF. Players with 70+ Three-Point Field Goals in Two or More Seasons Shea Seals 3 Times (75), (80), (85) Scottie Haralson (82), (90), (75) Marcus Hill (72), (78) Justin Hurtt (78), (86) Dante Swanson (73), (89) James Woodard (88), (77) 3 Times 2 Times 2 Times 2 Times 2 Times Most Points Through First 5 Games of a Season since Willie Biles Willie Biles Shaquille Harrison Steve Harris Tracy Moore Steve Harris Gary Collier Shea Seals Ken Smith Jason Parker Career Rebounding Leaders Rk. Name Reb 1. Michael Ruffin ( ) Jerome Jordan ( ) Bobby Goodall ( ) Shea Seals ( ) Herb Johnson ( ) Bobby Smith ( ) Gene Estes ( ) Kevin Johnson ( ) James Woodard (2012-pres.) Ben Uzoh ( ) 697 Eric Coley ( ) 697 Career Steals Leaders Rk. Name Stls 1. Eric Coley ( ) Steve Harris ( ) Shaquille Harrison (2012-pres.) Shea Seals ( ) Paul Pressey ( ) Dante Swanson ( ) Lou Dawkins ( ) Jason Parker ( ) Ben Uzoh ( ) Herb Johnson ( ) 143 Career Assists Leaders Rk. Name Asts 1. Greg Harrington ( ) Shaquille Harrison (2012-pres.) Byron Boudreaux ( ) Ben Uzoh ( ) Shea Seals ( ) Lou Dawkins ( ) Brett McDade ( ) Eric Coley ( ) Jason Parker ( ) Antonio Reed ( ) 319 Career Games Played Leaders Rk. Name Gms 1. Greg Harrington ( ) 141 Ben Uzoh ( ) Dante Swanson ( ) Marcus Hill ( ) 134 Sam Mitchell ( ) Jason Parker ( ) Shaquille Harrison (2012-pres.) 133 Charlie Davis ( ) 132 Kevin Johnson ( ) 132 Steven Idlet ( ) Eric Coley ( ) 131

6 page 6/ Golden Hurricane Basketball Game Notes Facebook.com/Hurricane Instagram/MBasketball HARRISON REACHED 1,000-POINT MILESTONE Senior guard Shaquille Harrison scored his 1,000th career point in the season opener against Central Arkansas... he entered the season with 998 points... he is s 37th 1,000-point scorer, and finished his career with 1,481 points... he joined teammate James Woodard, who reached the milestone last season, in the 1,000-point club... Harrison and Woodard were the first pair of active TU teammates with 1,000 career points since Jerome Jordan and Ben Uzoh in the season. WOODARD DOUBLE-DIGIT SCORING GAMES Senior guard James Woodard scored in double digits in 108 of the 131 games in which he has played at... he scored double digits in 28 games this season, and did so in 28 of 34 games in as a sophomore in , he scored double digits in 30 of 34 games, including 27 in a row, and had 22 double-digit scoring games as a freshman in the 27-game double-digit streak carried over to and extended to 28 games the ninth-longest streak in program history... he also scored at least 20 points 23 times. 1,400TH PROGRAM WIN With s overtime win over Cincinnati on Feb. 18, the Golden Hurricane clinched its 1,400th all-time victory of its 1,403 wins have come in the 26 seasons since the Hurricane played its 2,500th program game earlier this season, on Dec. 29 against SMU. CLOSING OUT GAMES pulled away from its opponent in three wins for double-digit victories against East Carolina and UCF, and for a win at No. 16 SMU. at SMU on Feb. 10, trailed with 8:36 remaining, then outscored the Mustangs for the remainder of the game... the Hurricane made nine of its final 10 field goals, 3-of-4 3-pointers, and 9-of-10 free throws during that time... TU outrebounded SMU, 7-4, and forced three turnovers, while committing none. at East Carolina on Jan. 19, the game was tied, 56-56, but in the final 13:00, made 10-of-16 field goals (.625) and 4-of-7 3-pointers, while holding ECU to 3-of-15 from the field (.200) and forcing four turnovers... TU outscored ECU, over that stretch to win, vs. UCF on Jan. 24, led with 11:00 remaining, but shot 12-of-20 from the field (.600) and held UCF to just 6-of-13 field goals... TU also had seven assists and just one turnover, while forcing seven turnovers during that span... outscored UCF over the final 11:00 to win, NOTES ON WINS VS. TOP-25 OPPONENTS s win at No. 16 SMU on Feb. 10 (82-77) was its second of the season, after also defeating No. 9 Wichita State (77-67) on Nov this was the first season in which had two victories over top-25 opponents since , when TU beat three ranked teams No. 11 Tennessee (88-68), No. 7 Cincinnati (69-61) and No. 23 Miami (80-71). The win at SMU was also s first true road win against a top-25 opponent since it beat No. 5 UCLA (77-76/OT) in the season opener. With its Nov. 17 win over No. 9 Wichita State (77-67), defeated a ranked opponent for the first time since 2003, when it beat No. 22 Dayton (84-71) in the NCAA Tournament First Round on March 20, it broke a 23-game winless streak against ranked opponents... it was s first win over a top-10 opponent since 2000, when it beat No. 7 Cincinnati (69-61) in the NCAA Tournament Second Round on March 19, now has 44 wins in school history against top-25 opponents, and 17 wins against top-10 opponents. A CLOSER LOOK AT TU The School... has an 11:1 student-faculty ratio TU is ranked among the top-100 in the U.S. News and World Report TU offers 61 undergraduate, 36 graduate and 12 doctoral programs 1 in 10 is the ratio of National Merit Scholars in the undergraduate student body, and is also the ratio of student-athletes among the student population 29 is the average ACT score of incoming freshmen 1,019,940 is the amount of square feet added to the campus in the last decade Since 1995, TU students have received: 62 Goldwater Scholarships, 59 National Science Foundation Graduate Fellowships, 18 Fullbright Grants, 11 Truman Scholarships, 9 Morris K. Udall Scholarships, 9 Department of Defense Fellowships, 5 British Marshall Scholarships The Basketball Program... has made 28 postseason appearances in school history, including 21 since the season. has made 15 NCAA tournament appearances and has won 12 games. has advanced to the NCAA Sweet Sixteen three times (1994, 1995, 2000) and to the Elite Eight once (2000) has won two NIT titles (1981 and 2001). won the inaugural College Basketball Invitational (CBI) Championship in 2008 with two wins over Bradley in the championship best of 3 series. s all-time winningest team was the team that advanced to the NCAA Elite Eight and had a 32-5 record. has won nine conference regular season titles in school history. The City ,000 is the approximate population of the metropolitan area 227 is the average days of sunshine per year 61 is the average daily temperature Cost of living is 11.5 percent below national average; county per capita income is 20.7 percent above the national average was listed #1 by Forbes as Top 10 Best Cities for Young Entrepreneurs. The TULSA Key: We are... The University of, not University We are... TU, not UT We are... the Golden Hurricane or Hurricane, not Hurricanes (No "s")

7 page 7/ Golden Hurricane Basketball Game Notes Twitter.com/Hurricane Twitter.com/TUMBasketball TWO PLAYERS SCORING 20 POINTS IN THE SAME GAME had two players score 20 points in the same game six times this season the first time since the team accomplished the feat eight times. James Woodard and Shaquille Harrison each paired up to score 20 points apiece on three occasions, Woodard and Pat Birt did so twice, and Harrison and Birt each scored 20 in one game... Woodard and Harrison each scored 20 in the season opener Nov. 14 vs Central Arkansas (Woodard 23, Harrison 22), Dec. 8 vs Iona (Harrison 24, Woodard 21), and Feb. 10 at SMU (Harrison 21, Woodard 20)... Woodard and Birt accomplished the feat on Jan. 10 at Tulane (Birt 27, Woodard 21) and Jan. 19 at East Carolina (Woodard 22, Birt 20)... Birt and Harrison each did so on Feb. 4 at Temple (Birt 22, Harrison 20). This was the first time two of the same players scored 20 points in the same game twice in a season since , when Jason Parker and Jarius Glenn did it three times... Harrison and Woodard also scored 20 points in the same game in , in a win over Missouri State. BEST 12-GAME RECORD SINCE s 8-4 mark through 12 games was its best record since the season when that TU team was 9-3 after 12 contests... the 8-4 record matched the secondbest record of the last decade... the Hurricane also started 9-3 in , and started 8-4 in and SCORING 90 POINTS scored 90 points in four games this season... it was the most 90-point games since , when the Hurricane scored 90 points five times... the four 90-point games this year was the second-most since TU also recorded five 90-point games in TULSA OFFENSE IN TULANE/ECU ROAD GAMES In road games at Tulane (Jan. 10) and East Carolina (Jan. 19), averaged 82.5 points, and made 55 percent of its field goals (61-111) and 57 percent of its 3-pointers (27-47)... TU made 27 3-pointers, including 13 by Pat Birt and nine by James Woodard... Birt averaged 23.5 points and a.619 3PT percentage, while Woodard averaged 21.5 points and a.750 3PT percentage. TULSA OFFENSE VS EAST CAROLINA ON JAN. 19 TU made 14 3-pointers at East Carolina on Jan. 5 its most this season, and the most since Dec. 21, 2010 when the Hurricane made 14 threes at Wichita State... Pat Birt knocked down six 3-pointers, James Woodard made four threes and Rashad Ray hit three treys... the Hurricane shot.517 from the field, tied for its fourth-best shooting output of the season and the fifth time this season TU has shot better than 50 percent from the field... tallied a season-high 22 assists on 30 made field goals. TULSA SHOOTING VS TULANE ON JAN. 10 made 13-of-20 3-pointers against Tulane on Jan it was a seasonhigh, and the most threes in a game since Nov. 11, 2012, when TU made 13 against LSU Shreveport... the point field goal percentage is believed to be the highest for a single game in program history... Pat Birt s seven 3-pointers were tied for the third-most in a game in program history, and the most since James Woodard made 10 treys against SMU on March 8, Birt s 70 percent 3-point shooting was the fifth-best at TU. TULSA DEFENSE VS EAST CAROLINA ON JAN. 5 TU held East Carolina to 43 points on Jan. 5, holding its opponent to fewer than 50 points for the first time this season and seventh time in two seasons under head coach Frank Haith... ECU s 14 first-half points were the fewest at the Reynolds Center by a opponent since March 13, 2003 when TU held UTEP to 13 points in the first half, a building record low for scoring in a half. Early Signees Corey Henderson Jr. G Dallas, Texas/Blinn College Birt, a 6 3, 185-pound combo guard, attended Wichita State for one year before transferring to Blinn College in Brenham, Texas. He will have two years of eligibility at. Through 19 games at Blinn, he was averaging 18.4 ppg,.472 field goal percentage and pointers per game at a.430 percentage, adding 3.8 assists. At Wichita State in , Henderson played in 28 games, totaling 52 points and 11 rebounds. In his highest-scoring contest, he put up eight points in 14 minutes against Loyola Marymount. Travis Atson F Brooklyn, N.Y./Notre Dame Prep (Mass.) Atson, a 6 6, 195-pound combo forward, spent his first three years of high school at Christ the King High School in Brooklyn. He led the Royals to two state championships, and was named Most Valuable Player of the state playoffs as a junior. He spent the season at South Kent School in Connecticut, and is playing this year at Notre Dame Prep in Massachusetts. In a recent January game, he scored 30 points with six rebounds, three steals and four assists. Martins Igbanu F Lagos, Nigeria/ Covenant Christian Ministries Academy (Ga.) Igbanu, a 6 9, 235-pound forward, is a native of Lagos, Nigeria, who has played all four years of high school at Covenant Christian Ministries Academy in Marietta, Ga. He is currently averaging 21.0 points and 10.7 rebounds through three games this season. He averaged 14.1 points per game as a junior and 10.9 points as a sophomore. In a recent January game, he recorded a triple-double with 29 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists, and added two steals. Lawson Korita G Little Rock, Ark./Pulaski Academy Korita, a 6 5, 185-pound shooting guard, a native of Little Rock, Ark., averaged 18.6 points, 4.1 rebounds and 3.6 assists as a junior last season at Pulaski Academy. His single-game high points total was 36 points, and he shot 51 percent from the field, 42 percent from beyond the arc, and 88 percent from the free throw line. He earned 2014 and 2015 Arkansas All-State honors from the Arkansas High School Activities Association.

8 page 8/ Golden Hurricane Basketball Game Notes Facebook.com/Hurricane Instagram/MBasketball HARRISON WAS NAMED ON NAISMITH AWARD EARLY SEASON WATCH LIST TU senior guard Shaquille Harrison was on the 2016 Naismith Trophy Men s College Player of the Year Early Season Watch List, released by the Atlanta Tipoff Club. HARRISON S FIRST FIVE GAMES Senior Shaquille Harrison scored at least 20 points in each of s first five games this season, totaling 117 points in five games... he scored 22 against Central Arkansas, 20 against Wichita State, a career-high 31 points against Ohio, 24 against Indiana State and 20 against South Carolina... his 117 points through the first five contests of the season are the most for a player since Willie Biles ( ) scored 145 points in the first five games of the season... Biles also scored 158 points in five games in Harrison scored 20 points in five consecutive games in , between Dec. 10 and Dec his 97 points through four games were the most since Biles scored 123 points in HARRISON NOMINATED FOR ALLSTATE NABC GOOD WORKS TEAM Senior guard Shaquille Harrison was nominated for the Allstate NABC Good Works Team... the Allstate NABC Good Works Team recognizes players at all levels of college basketball who have made outstanding contributions in the areas of volunteerism and civic involvement. FRANK HAITH COMPLETED SECOND SEASON AT TULSA Frank Haith completed his second year as head basketball coach at The University of... he has 30 years of collegiate coaching experience, and is in his 12th year as a head coach... he has averaged 20.6 wins in his 12 full seasons as head coach, while compiling an overall record for a.622 winning percentage, including a record at of his 12 teams have advanced to postseason competition. In his first season at TU in , Haith led the Golden Hurricane to a record and an appearance in the second round of the NIT. TU finished second in the American Athletic Conference with a 14-4 record, and advanced to the semifinals of conference tournament. TU won 12 straight games during the season, and started conference play 10-0 its best league start since The Hurricane won 20 games for the 22nd time in program history, and advanced to the postseason for the 28th time. TU also held 17 opponents below a.400 field goal percentage and collected eight road victories. In his second season, TU reached the NCAA Tournament for the 16th time in program history, and the fourth time in Haith s head coaching career. The Hurricane tied for third in The American, and two players earned all-conference honors. TEAM FULL OF SENIORS The Golden Hurricane had nine seniors on its roster this season, the most seniors on any one team in the country... four schools had eight seniors: Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, Miami (Ohio), Hampton and Alabama A&M, and three schools Texas Southern, Army and Radford had seven seniors on their roster... the nine seniors are: Marquel Curtis, Emmanuel Ezechinonso, Shaquille Harrison, Rashad Ray, Rashad Smith, Brandon Swannegan, Nick Wood, James Woodard and D Andre Wright. at the Reynolds Center (218-64) Abilene Christian 1-0 North Texas 2-1 Air Force 1-0 Northeastern State 1-0 Appalachian State 0-1 Northern Arizona 2-0 Arizona State 0-1 Northwestern 1-0 Arkansas 0-2 Northwestern (La.) State 2-0 Arkansas-Pine Bluff 1-0 Ohio 1-0 Arkansas State 1-0 Oklahoma 0-2 Boise State 5-0 Oklahoma State 1-0 Bradley 2-0 Old Dominion 1-0 Buffalo 1-0 Oral Roberts 5-1 BYU 0-1 Prairie View A&M 3-0 Cal State Fullerton 1-0 Presbyterian 2-0 Cal State Northridge 1-0 Princeton 0-1 Centenary 1-0 Rice 12-1 Central Arkansas 2-0 Rhode Island 1-0 Charlotte 1-0 St. Mary s 1-0 Chicago State 1-0 San Jose State 7-0 Cincinnati 1-1 SMU 9-7 Cleveland State 1-0 South Alabama 1-0 Colorado 1-0 Southeastern Louisiana 1-0 Colorado State 1-0 Southern 1-0 Connecticut 2-0 Southern Arkansas 2-0 Creighton 1-2 Southern Miss 5-1 Delaware State 1-0 St. Gregory s 1-0 East Carolina 6-1 Stephen F. Austin 0-2 Eastern Michigan 1-0 TCU 6-0 Florida International 1-0 Temple 2-0 Fresno State 4-3 Texas-Arlington 2-0 Georgia State 1-0 Texas A&M-CC 2-0 Gonzaga 0-1 Texas-Pan American 1-0 Grambling 1-0 Texas-San Antonio 3-0 Grand Canyon 1-0 Texas State 1-0 Hawaii 5-4 Texas Southern 1-0 Houston 6-1 Tulane 8-1 Iona 1-0 UAB 3-3 Iowa 0-1 UALR 4-1 Jackson State 4-0 UCF 6-0 Kansas 0-1 UC Irvine 1-0 Lamar 1-1 UMKC 1-0 Louisiana-Lafayette 1-0 UNLV 0-1 Louisiana Tech 3-1 USF 2-0 Loyola Marymount 1-0 Utah 1-0 LSU Shreveport 1-0 UTEP 13-3 Marshall 7-0 Weber State 1-0 Memphis 1-6 Wichita State 3-2 Mercer 1-0 William & Mary 1-0 Miami-Ohio 1-0 Wright State 0-1 Middle Tennessee 1-0 Wyoming 1-0 Mississippi Valley State 1-0 Missouri State 7-0 Morris Brown 1-0 Murray State 0-1 New Mexico State 1-0 Nevada 4-2 North Carolina Central 1-0

9 page 9/ Golden Hurricane Basketball Game Notes TULSA COMPLETED 18TH YEAR AT THE REYNOLDS CENTER The campaign was the 18th for the Golden Hurricane in the Donald W. Reynolds Center... the Hurricane has posted an overall record in their home arena for a.773 winning percentage... won its 100th game at the Reynolds Center on January 27, 2007 with a win over SMU... TU won its 200th game at the Reynolds Center on Jan. 13, 2015 with a victory over UConn... completed the season with a 15-3 home mark, with an 18-2 record, with a 15-2 mark, with a 16-2 mark, with a 12-3 record, with a 10-5 record, with a 9-5 mark, with an 11-3 mark, with a 13-4 record, and with a 12-3 mark... in s 218 wins, 141 have been by double digits... has a non-conference record for a.786 winning percentage... has won 131 of its last 160 home games at the Reynolds Center... the Hurricane had a 28-game home-court non-conference winning streak snapped on December 30, 2008 against BYU... the loss also snapped an overall 18-game home winning streak... won 23 straight home games from the season beginning with a win over Marshall on Jan. 17th, until 2010, but the streak was snapped with a loss against Memphis on Feb. 13, CHECKING OFF A NEW STATE With s Dec. 19 contest against Oregon State in Portland, Ore., the Golden Hurricane played its first basketball game in the state of Oregon... the Hurricane checked off the 42nd state in which it has played a basketball game... TU has also competed in two U.S. territories Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands... the only states in which has not played a basketball game are: Delaware, Maine, Massachusetts, Montana, New Hampshire, North Dakota, South Dakota and Vermont. THE 19-POINT COMEBACK WIN OVER OHIO s 19-point come-from-behind win over Ohio (90-88) on No. 20 was its largest comeback win since March 2, 2013, when the Hurricane overcame a 22-point second-half deficit to beat Tulane, in that 2013 game, TU trailed by 22 points, 47-25, with 18:17 to play... the 22-point deficit is the largest comeback win in school history. Against Ohio this season, trailed by 19 points, 70-51, with 11:20 remaining... TU used a run to take the lead with 2:24 left in the game... completed the comeback with a 14-0 spurt over a span of 3:07, trailing 81-72, to move ahead, 86-81, with 1:34 left... TU won, RETURNING SCORING & MINUTES was one of only five schools to return at least 90 percent of their scoring and minutes played to the team this year... the Hurricane returned 98.5 percent of its scoring and 96.8 percent of its minutes played... only Valparaiso returned more, bringing back 98.8 percent of scoring and 98.3 percent of its minutes played... James Madison, Oregon State and USC each returned more than 90 percent of their scoring and minutes. TU also returned 88 percent of its rebounding, 99 percent of its assists, 99 percent of its steals, and 100 percent of its blocks from Twitter.com/Hurricane Twitter.com/TUMBasketball TULSA IN SEASON OPENERS The Golden Hurricane is all time in 105 season-opening games, dating back to the season... the record includes a record in season openers at home, an record in season openers on the road, and a 6-4 record in neutral-site season openers... s contest against Central Arkansas was the 67th time its opened at home... TU last played a home opener in , a defeat to Oral Roberts... the Hurricane has won six of its last eight season openers at home. TULSA WON BOTH EXHIBITION CONTESTS went 2-0 in its preseason exhibition games, defeating Haskell Indian Nations, 87-62, and Rogers State, James Woodard led the Golden Hurricane with 41 combined points, scoring 20 points against Haskell, and 21 points against Rogers State... Sterling Taplin scored 12 points against Haskell, and averaged 7.5 in the preseason... Pat Birt averaged 7.0 points and 7.0 rebounds, and Rashad Smith averaged 8.5 points... D Andre Wright tallied 10 points and four rebounds in his lone exhibition game. WOODARD AND HARRISON PRESEASON ALL- CONFERENCE; TULSA PICKED FOURTH IN THE AMERICAN The men s basketball team was picked to finish fourth in the American Athletic Conference Preseason Poll, and senior guards James Woodard and Shaquille Harrison were selected to the preseason allconference first and second teams, respectively, in a vote by the league s head coaches... the Golden Hurricane received 76 points in the poll, placing behind defending conference champion SMU, UConn and Cincinnati. WHAT RETURNED IN Just about everyone... the Golden Hurricane returns 11 players, including all five starters and all seven players that averaged at least 16 minutes of action last season... TU features nine seniors, including Marquel Curtis, Emmanuel Ezechinonso, Shaquille Harrison, Rashad Ray, Rashad Smith, Brandon Swannegan, Nick Wood, James Woodard and D Andre Wright. Returning juniors on the roster are TK Edogi and Corey Haith. THE NEWCOMERS The Golden Hurricane welcomed four new players to its roster for the season... junior college transfer Pat Birt is a 6 4, 182-pound guard from Plano, Texas, who arrived at TU from South Plains College in Texas... freshmen are Kajon Brown (6 4, 185) from Helen Cox High School in Harvey, La., and Sterling Taplin ( ) from Williamsville North High School and East Amherst, N.Y., who played one year of prep ball at St. Thomas More School in Connecticut... junior transfer Junior Etou came to from Rutgers University, and will sit out the season due to transfer rules. NEW COACHING STAFF MEMBERS brought in two new assistant coaches for Michael Schwartz and Shea Seals... Schwartz came to from Fresno State, where he spent four years after working the previous six years with Haith at Miami... Seals is in his fourth year at TU, and was promoted to assistant coach after serving three years as Director of Player Development... Drew Cleary, who spent 18 years in the NBA as a strength and conditioning coach, is the new Director of Athletic Performance for Basketball... in addition, Kim English, who played for Haith at Missouri, joined the staff as Director of Player Development, Dave Reiter is the new Director of Operations.