2015–16 Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 February 2024 Basketball 2015–16 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Tulsa Golden Hurricane wordmark.svg 175 American Athletic Conference The American 20–12 12–6 Frank Haith 2nd Dennis Felton Michael Schwartz Shea Seals Reynolds Center NCAA tournament First Four 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.https://www.freep.com/story/sports/college/university-michigan/wolverines/2016/03/16/michigan-67-tulsa-62-wolverines-advance-ncaa-tournament/81895348/ Michigan 67, Tulsa 62: Wolverines advance in NCAA tournament Mark Snyder Detroit Free Press March 16, 2016 February 4, 2024 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 Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes Micah Littlejohn 11 G/F 6'6" 191 Freshman Mansfield, TX Transferred to Seward County CC Stevie Repichowski 23 G 6'5" 193 Sophomore Lansing, MI Transferred to Nicholls StateKenodre Dew 35 G 6'8" 210 Freshman San Bernardino, CA Transferred to City College of San Francisco Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes Junior Etou 0 F 6'7" 240 Junior Republic of the Congo Transferred 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 Birt 11 G 6'5" 190 Junior Plano, TX Junior college transferred from South Plains College Class of 2015 commitments no no 2015 Sterling Taplin PG Williamsville, NY St. Thomas More School 6 2 185 January 1, 2014 3 0 72 Kajon Brown SG Harvey, LA Helen Cox High School 6 2 185 April 30, 2015 0 0 NR 2015 Tulsa 2015 Basketball Commitments 2015 Tulsa Basketball Commits ESPN tulsa 2015-08-14 yes Class of 2016 commitments no yes 2016 Lawson Korita SG Little Rock, AR Pulaski Academy 6 3 180 June 30, 2015 0 0 NR 2016 Tulsa 2016 Basketball Commitments 2016 Tulsa Basketball Commits ESPN tulsa 2015-08-14 yes Roster 2015 Tulsa Golden Hurricane y yes Junior Etou y 0 F 6 7 240 JR Republic of Congo Rutgers yes I Rashad Smith 1 G 6 7 205 SR Plano, TX Plano HS Cory Haith 2 G 5 11 175 JR y Miami, FL Missouri W Shaquille Harrison y 3 G 6 4 189 SR Kansas City, MO Lee's Summit Sterling Taplin 4 G 6 1 189 FR Williamsville, NY St. Thomas More School Rashad Ray 5 G 5 10 172 SR New Orleans, LA O. Perry Walker HS James Woodard y 10 G 6 3 192 SR Arcadia, OK Edmond Memorial Pat Birt 11 G 6 5 182 JR Plano, TX UICSouth Plains College Kajon Brown 13 G 6 4 185 FR Harvey, LA Helen Cox TK Edogi 14 F 6 8 215 JR Surprise, AZ Westwind Prep Marquel Curtis 15 G 6 3 202 SR y Plymouth, MN Williston State College Nick Wood 22 G 6 1 168 SR Tulsa, OK Cascia Hall Prep W D'Andre Wright 40 F 6 9 245 SR Lawton, OK Eisenhower HS Brandon Swannegan 44 F 6 9 209 SR Houston, TX Cypress Ridge HS Emmanuel Ezechinonso 55 F 6 11 267 SR Lagos, Nigeria Covenant Christian Ministries Academy Frank Haith (Elon College) Dennis Felton (Howard) Michael Schwartz (Texas) Shea Seals (Tulsa) http://www.tulsahurricane.com/roster.aspx?path=mbball Schedule yes 2015-16 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings 2015 yes yes |- !colspan=9 style="background:#084c9e; color:#CFB53B;"| Exhibition November 7, 2015 4:00 pm yes Haskell Indian Nations Reynolds Center Tulsa, OK 3,430 87–62 November 11, 2015 7:00 pm yes Rogers State Reynolds Center Tulsa, OK 3,625 66–56 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#084c9e; color:#CFB53B;"| Non-conference regular season November 14, 2015 4:00 pm yes Central Arkansas Reynolds Center Tulsa, OK 3,839 ESPN3 98–81 1–0 November 17, 2015 7:00 pm yes Wichita State 9 Reynolds Center Tulsa, OK 5,670 ESPN3 77–67 2–0 November 20, 2015 12:00 pm yes yes Ohio Sports and Fitness Center St. Thomas, VI Paradise Jam quarterfinals   90–88 3–0 November 22, 2015 5:30 pm yes yes Indiana State Sports and Fitness Center St. Thomas, VI Paradise Jam semifinals   CBSSN 67–59 4–0 November 23, 2015 8:00 pm yes yes South Carolina Sports and Fitness Center St. Thomas, VI Paradise Jam championship game 2,002 CBSSN 75–83 4–1 November 28, 2015 3:00 pm yes Arkansas–Little Rock Reynolds Center Tulsa, OK 3,821 ESPN3 60–64 4–2 December 2, 2015 7:00 pm yes yes Oklahoma State Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, OK 5,422 66–56 5–2 December 5, 2015 3:00 pm yes Oral Roberts Reynolds Center Tulsa, OK PSO Mayor's Cup 5,225 ESPN3 68–70 5–3 December 8, 2015 8:00 pm yes Iona Reynolds Center Tulsa, OK 3,800 ESPN3 90–81 6–3 December 13, 2015 2:00 pm yes yes Missouri State JQH Arena Springfield, MO 4,052 ESPN3 70–61 7–3 December 19, 2015 10:00 pm yes yes Oregon State Moda Center Portland, OR Far West Classic 8,555 P12N 71–76 7–4 December 22, 2015 7:00 pm yes Northern Arizona Reynolds Center Tulsa, OK 4,752 ESPN3 90–55 8–4 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#084c9e; color:#CFB53B;"| Conference regular season December 29, 2015 4:00 pm SMU 17 Reynolds Center Tulsa, OK 5,364 ESPN2 69–81 8–5 0–1 January 2, 2016 3:00 pm yes Cincinnati 22 Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH 10,102 ESPNU 57–76 8–6 0–2 January 5, 2016 6:00 pm East Carolina Reynolds Center Tulsa, OK 4,244 ESPNews 55–43 9–6 1–2 January 10, 2016 5:00 pm yes Tulane Devlin Fieldhouse New Orleans, LA 2,234 ESPN3 81–67 10–6 2–2 January 14, 2016 6:00 pm UConn Reynolds Center Tulsa, OK 5,192 ESPN2 60–51 11–6 3–2 January 19, 2016 6:00 pm yes East Carolina Williams Arena Greenville, NC 3,878 ESPNews 84–69 12–6 4–2 January 24, 2016 2:00 pm UCF Reynolds Center Tulsa, OK 4,270 ESPN3 75–60 13–6 5–2 January 27, 2016 7:00 pm yes Houston Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, TX 3,185 ESPNews 66–81 13–7 5–3 January 30, 2016 5:00 pm Tulane Reynolds Center Tulsa, OK 4,926 ESPNU 62–48 14–7 6–3 February 4, 2016 6:00 pm yes Temple Liacouras Center Philadelphia, PA 5,929 ESPNU 79–83 OT 14–8 6–4 February 7, 2016 2:00 pm Houston Reynolds Center Tulsa, OK 4,321 ESPNU 77–63 15–8 7–4 February 10, 2016 8:00 pm yes SMU 16 Moody Coliseum Dallas, TX 6,582 CBSSN 82–77 16–8 8–4 February 13, 2016 7:00 pm yes UConn Gampel Pavilion Storrs, CT 10,167 ESPN2 73–75 16–9 8–5 February 18, 2016 8:00 pm Cincinnati Reynolds Center Tulsa, OK 4,402 CBSSN 70–68 OT 17–9 9–5 February 21, 2016 1:00 pm yes UCF CFE Arena Orlando, FL 6,437 CBSSN 75–67 18–9 10–5 February 23, 2016 6:00 pm Temple Reynolds Center Tulsa, OK 4,827 ESPNews 74–55 19–9 11–5 February 28, 2016 3:00 pm yes Memphis FedEx Forum Memphis, TN   ESPNU 82–92 19–10 11–6 March 5, 2016 4:00 pm South Florida Reynolds Center Tulsa, OK 6,524 ESPNews 84–74 20–10 12–6 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#084c9e; color:#CFB53B;"| American Athletic Conference tournament March 11, 2016 8:00 pm yes 3 Memphis 6 Amway Center Orlando, FL Quarterfinals 7,218 ESPNU 67–89 20–11 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#084c9e; color:#CFB53B;"| NCAA tournament March 16, 2016 8:10 pm yes yes 11 E 11 E Michigan UD Arena Dayton, OH First Four 12,582 truTV 62–67 20–12 AP Poll Central Time E East Region References Category:Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball seasons Tulsa Tulsa Category:2015 in sports in Oklahoma Category:2016 in sports in Oklahoma