2015-16 Tulsa Men s Basketball Information General Information Location: Tulsa, Oklahoma Founded: 1894 Enrollment: 4,597 (total) Nickname: Golden Hurricane Colors: Old Gold, Royal Blue, Crimson Conference: American Athletic Conference Home Court: Donald W. Reynolds Center (8,355) President: Dr. Steadman Upham Faculty Representative: Christopher Anderson Vice President and Director of Athletics: Dr. Derrick Gragg Athletics Office Phone: 918.631.2381 Ticket Office Phone: 918.631.GoTU (4688) Media Relations Basketball AMR Contact: Eric Hollier Office: 918.631.2492 Fax: 918.631.3913 Cell: 225.978.4590 E-Mail: eric-hollier@utulsa.edu Press Row Phone: 918.631.5400 or 631.5401 Website: www.tulsahurricane.com Twitter: www.twitter.com/tulsahurricane, www.twitter.com/tumbasketball Facebook: www.facebook.com/tulsahurricane, www.facebook.com/tulsambasketball Basketball Staff Head Coach: Frank Haith (Elon 88), 2 st year Record at Tulsa: 23-11 Overall Record: 228-140 (11 th year) Assistant Coaches: Dennis Felton (Howard 85), 2 nd year Michael Schwartz (Texas 99), 1 st year Shea Seals (Tulsa 97), 1 st year (as assistant coach, fourth year at TU) Director of Basketball Operations: Dave Reiter (Kansas State 01), 1 st year Director of Player Development/Team Manager: Kim English (Missouri 12), 1 st year Director of Athletic Performance for Basketball: Todor Pandov (Western Kentucky 03), 2 nd year Video Coordinator: Toby Lane (Wichita State 93), 2 nd year Asst. Strength and Conditioning Coordinator: Ricky Bolton (Winston-Salem State 11), 2 nd year Basketball Trainer: Ben Anderson Basketball Office Phone: 918.631.3132 Basketball Information 2014-15 Record: 23-11 2014-15 American Conference Record: 14-4 (2 nd place) Starters Returning/Lost: 5/0 Lettermen Returning/Lost: 9/3 Honor Candidates: 6 3 James Woodard, 6 4 Shaquille Harrison, 6 7 Rashad Smith, 6 9 D Andre Wright Basketball History All-Time Record: 1383-1104 (104 years) Conference Championships (10): 1955, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1994, 1995 (MVC); 1999, 2000, 2002 (WAC); 2014 (C-USA) Postseason Conference Tournament Championships (6): 1982, 1984, 1986, 1996 (MVC); 2003 (WAC); 2014 (C-USA)
NCAA Appearances (15): 1955, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2014 NCAA Sweet Sixteen Appearances (3): 1994, 1995 and 2000 (Elite Eight) NIT Appearances (10): 1953, 1967, 1969, 1981 (champions), 1983, 1990, 1991, 2001 (champions), 2009, 2010, 2015 CBI Appearances (2): 2008 (champions), 2013 Basketball Team Analysis Returning Letterwinners (Returning Starters*) Pos. No. Name Ht. Wt. Cl-L Hometown PPG RPG APG F 1 *Rashad Smith 6-7 205 Sr-3L Plano, Texas 8.4 6.0 0.7 G 3 *Shaquille Harrison 6-4 189 Sr-3L Kansas City, Mo. 13.1 5.1 3.7 G 5 Rashad Ray 5-10 172 Sr-3L New Orleans, La. 7.5 2.8 2.9 G 10 *James Woodard 6-3 192 Sr-3L Arcadia, Okla. 14.5 4.9 1.1 F 14 Tarekeyi (TK) Edogi 6-8 227 Jr-2L Surprise, Ariz. 1.7 1.6 7 blks G 15 *Marquel Curtis 6-3 202 Sr-1L Plymouth, Minn. 7.3 3.3 1.5 F 40 *D Andre Wright 6-9 245 Sr-3L Lawton, Okla. 7.0 4.4 0.9 F 44 Brandon Swannegan 6-9 209 Sr-3L Houston, Texas 3.8 4.0 1.4 blk/gm Other Returnees Pos. No. Name Ht. Wt. Cl-L Hometown 2014-15 Status G 2 Corey Haith 5-11 175 Jr-RS Miami, Fla. Redshirt in 2014-15 G 22 Nick Wood 6-1 168 Jr-SQ Tulsa, Okla. Walk-on athlete F 55 Emmanuel Ezechinonso 6-11 267 Sr-1L Lagos, Nigeria 0.3 ppg, 0.6 rpg, 13 gms Newcomers Pos. No. Name Ht. Wt. Cl-L Hometown F** 0 Junior Etou 6-7 240 Jr-TR Republic of Congo G 4 Sterling Taplin 6-1 189 Fr-HS Williamsville, N.Y. G 11 Pat Birt 6-5 182 Jr-JC Plano, Texas G 13 Kajon Brown 6-4 185 Fr-HS Harvey, La. (** Will redshirt in 2015-16) Lettermen Lost (Starters Lost*) Pos. Name Ht. Wt. PPG RPG G Keondre Dew 6-8 210 0.5 1.5 G Micah Littlejohn 6-6 183 0.5 0.5 G Stevie Repichowski 6-5 195 0.9 0.4 Alphabetical Roster No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl-L Hometown Previous School 11 Pat Birt G 6-5 182 Jr-JC Plano, Texas South Plains JC 13 Kajon Brown G 6-4 185 Fr-HS Harvey, La. Helen Cox H.S. 15 Marquel Curtis G 6-3 202 Sr-1L Plymouth, Minn. Williston State College (N.D.) 14 Tarekeyi (TK) Edogi F 6-8 227 Jr-2L Surprise, Ariz. Westwind Prep 0 Junior Etou** F 6-7 240 Jr-TR Republic of Congo Rutgers Univ. 55 Emmanuel Ezechinonso C 6-11 267 Sr-1L Lagos, Nigeria Covenant Christian Ministries Acad. (Ga.) 2 Corey Haith G 5-11 175 Jr-RS Miami, Fla. Univ. of Missouri 3 Shaquille Harrison G 6-4 189 Sr-3L Kansas City, Mo. Lee s Summit West H.S. 5 Rashad Ray G 5-10 172 Sr-3L New Orleans, La. O.P. Walker H.S. 1 Rashad Smith G 6-7 205 Sr-3L Plano, Texas Plano H.S. 44 Brandon Swannegan F 6-9 209 Sr-3L Houston, Texas Cy-Ridge H.S. 4 Sterling Taplin G 6-1 189 Fr-HS Williamsville, N.Y. St. Thomas More School (Conn.) 22 Nick Wood G 6-1 168 Sr-SQ Tulsa, Okla. Cascia Hall 10 James Woodard G 6-3 192 Sr-3L Arcadia, Okla. Edmond Memorial H.S. 40 D Andre Wright F 6-9 245 Sr-3L Lawton, Okla. Eisenhower H.S.
Numerical Roster No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl-L Hometown Previous School 0 Junior Etou** F 6-7 240 Jr-TR Republic of Congo Rutgers Univ. 1 Rashad Smith G 6-7 205 Sr-3L Plano, Texas Plano H.S. 2 Corey Haith G 5-11 175 Jr-RS Miami, Fla. Univ. of Missouri 3 Shaquille Harrison G 6-4 189 Sr-3L Kansas City, Mo. Lee s Summit West H.S. 4 Sterling Taplin G 6-1 189 Fr-HS Williamsville, N.Y. St. Thomas More School (Conn.) 5 Rashad Ray G 5-10 172 Sr-3L New Orleans, La. O.P. Walker H.S. 10 James Woodard G 6-3 192 Sr-3L Arcadia, Okla. Edmond Memorial H.S. 11 Pat Birt G 6-5 182 Jr-JC Plano, Texas South Plains JC 13 Kajon Brown G 6-4 185 Fr-HS Harvey, La. Helen Cox H.S. 14 Tarekeyi (TK) Edogi F 6-8 227 Jr-2L Surprise, Ariz. Westwind Prep 15 Marquel Curtis G 6-3 202 Sr-1L Plymouth, Minn. Williston State College (N.D.) 22 Nick Wood G 6-1 168 Sr-SQ Tulsa, Okla. Cascia Hall 40 D Andre Wright F 6-9 245 Sr-3L Lawton, Okla. Eisenhower H.S. 44 Brandon Swannegan F 6-9 209 Sr-3L Houston, Texas Cy-Ridge H.S. 55 Emmanuel Ezechinonso C 6-11 267 Sr-1L Lagos, Nigeria Covenant Christian Ministries Acad. (Ga.)
2014-15 Tulsa Results (23-11, 14-4 American) Date Opponent W/L Score NOVEMBER 15 ORAL ROBERTS L 77-68 17 LOUISIANA-LAFAYETTE W 64-53 19 ABILENE CHRISTIAN W 65-39 24 vs. Auburn $ W 53-35 26 vs. Oklahoma State $ L 58-73 29 at #9 Wichita State L 55-75 DECEMBER 3 CREIGHTON W 77-64 7 at UALR W 78-73 10 SE OKLAHOMA STATE L 66-69 13 vs. #15 Oklahoma L 68-87 17 MISSOURI STATE W 74-70 22 INCARNATE WORD W 76-47 31 at UCF* W 56-54 JANUARY 4 HOUSTON* W 72-54 10 at Temple* W 63-56 13 UCONN* W 66-58 17 at USF* W 75-58 21 MEMPHIS* W 73-55 24 at East Carolina* W 66-64 27 at Tulane* W 62-55 31 USF* W 78-71 (OT) FEBRUARY 5 at Houston* W 57-44 7 #23 SMU* L 57-68 12 at UConn* L 45-70 18 EAST CAROLINA* W 69-58 22 TEMPLE* W 55-39 25 TULANE* W 76-55 28 at Memphis* W 74-72 (OT) MARCH 4 CINCINNATI* L 47-56 8 at #22 SMU* L 62-67 13 vs. Houston** W 59-51 14 vs. UConn** L 42-47 17 WILLIAM & MARY # W 70-67 23 MURRAY STATE # L 83-62 BOLD Home Games $ MGM Grand Main Event * American Athletic Conference Game ** American Athletic Conference Tournament # NIT
2015-16 Tulsa Schedule Date Day Opponent Time NOVEMBER 7 Sat. HASKELL INDIAN NATIONS (Exh.) TBA XX XXX XXXXXXX (Exh.) TBA 14 Sat. CENTRAL ARKANSAS 7:05 pm 17 Tues. WICHITA STATE 7:05 pm 20 Fri. Ohio @ Paradise Jam ^ TBA 22 Sun. @ Paradise Jam ^ TBA 23 Mon. @ Paradise Jam ^ TBA xxxx28 Sat. UALR TBA DECEMBER 2 Wed. @ Oklahoma State 5 Sat. ORAL ROBERTS TBA 8 Tues. IONA 7:05 pm 13 Sun. @ Missouri State Noon 19 Sat. vs. Oregon State & 10:00 pm 22 Tues. NORTHERN ARIZONA 7:05 pm 28 Mon. AAC TBA JANUARY 4 Sun. AAC TBA 10 Sat. AAC TBA 13 Tues. AAC TBA 17 Sat. AAC TBA 21 Wed. AAC TBA 24 Sat. AAC TBA 27 Tues. AAC TBA 31 Sat. AAC TBA FEBRUARY 5 Thurs. AAC TBA 7 Sat. AAC TBA 12 Thurs. AAC TBA 18 Wed. AAC TBA 22 Sun. AAC TBA 25 Wed. AAC TBA 28 Sat. AAC TBA MARCH 4 Wed. AAC TBA 8 Sun. AAC TBA 10-13 Thurs-Sun. The American Championship @ Orlando, Fla. TBA BOLD indicates Home Games Times and Dates are subject to change Game times listed are Central Time Zone * American Athletic Conference Games ^ Paradise Jam at U.S. Virgin Islands & Far West Classic at Portland, Ore.