2016–17 Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball team

2016–17 Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball

Conference	American Athletic Conference
2016–17 record	3–2 (0–0 The American)
Head coach	Frank Haith (3rd year)
Assistant coach	Dennis Felton
Assistant coach	Shea Seals
Assistant coach	Kim English
Home arena	Reynolds Center

2016–17 American Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Cincinnati	0	–	0	–	6	–	1	.857
Houston	0	–	0	–	6	–	1	.857
UCF	0	–	0	–	6	–	1	.857
East Carolina	0	–	0	–	7	–	2	.778
Memphis	0	–	0	–	6	–	2	.750
Temple	0	–	0	–	6	–	2	.750
SMU	0	–	0	–	5	–	3	.625
South Florida	0	–	0	–	4	–	3	.571
Tulsa	0	–	0	–	3	–	3	.500
Connecticut	0	–	0	–	3	–	4	.429
Tulane	0	–	0	–	1	–	7	.125

† 2017 AAC Tournament winner As of December 4, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016–17 Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball team represents the University of Tulsa during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Golden Hurricane, led by third year head coach Frank Haith, play their home games at the Reynolds Center and are members of the American Athletic Conference.

Previous season

The Golden Hurricane 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.

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Rashad Smith	1	G	6'7"	205	Senior	Plano, TX	Graduated
Shaquille Harrison	3	G	6'4"	189	Senior	Kansas City, MO	Graduated
Rashad Ray	5	G	5'10"	172	Senior	New Orleans, LA	Graduated
James Woodard	10	G	6'3"	192	Senior	Arcadia, OK	Graduated
Kajon Brown	13	G	6'4"	185	Freshman	Harvey, LA	Transferred to Lee College
Marquel Curtis	15	G	6'3"	202	RS Senior	Plymouth, MN	Graduated
Nick Wood	22	G	6'1"	168	Senior	Tulsa, OK	Walk-on; graduated
D'Andre Wight	40	F	6'9"	245	Senior	Lawton, OK	Graduated
Brandon Swannegan	44	F	6'9"	209	Senior	Houstn, TX	Graduated
Emmanuel Ezechinonso	55	F	6'11"	267	Senior	Lagos, NV	Graduated

Incoming Transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Curran Scott	10	G	6'4"	205	Sophomore	Edmond, OK	Transferred from Charlotte 49ers. Under NCAA transfer rules, Scott will have to sit out for the 2016–17 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility.
Jaleel Wheeler	13	G	6'4"	195	Junior	Newark, NJ	Junior college transferred from Kilgore College
Corey Henderson Jr.	32	G	6'4"	173	Junior	Dallas, TX	Junior college transferred from Blinn College
Eugene Artison	35	F	6'9"	202	Sophomore	Seattle, WA	Junior college transferred from College of Southern Idaho

Class of 2016 commitments

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Travis Atson #59 SF	Brooklyn, NY	Notre Dame Prep	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Sep 20, 2015
Travis Atson #59 SF	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 72
Martins Igbanu #51 C	Lagos, Nigeria	Covenant Christian Ministries Academy	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Sep 15, 2015
Martins Igbanu #51 C	Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 70
Lawson Korita SG	Little Rock, AR	Pulaski Academy	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jun 30, 2015
Lawson Korita SG	Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Will Magnay C	Brisbane, Australia	Australian Institute of Sport	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Jan 11, 2016
Will Magnay C	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Joseph Battle SG	Abbeville, SC	Abbeville High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Feb 25, 2016
Joseph Battle SG	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 2016 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2016-06-30. "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2016-06-30.

Roster

2016–17 Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Home town
3.5 !F	0	Etou, JuniorJunior Etou	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	3.5 !RS Jr	Bishop O'Connell HS Rutgers	Republic of Congo
3.5 !F	1	Igbanu, MartinsMartins Igbanu	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Covenant Christian Ministries Academy	Lagos, Nigeria
1.5 !G	2	Haith, CoryCory Haith (W)	71 !5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	4.5 !RS Sr	Rock Bridge HS Missouri	Miami, FL
3.5 !F	3	Atson, TravisTravis Atson	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	204 lb (93 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Notre Dame Prep	Brooklyn, NY
1.5 !G	4	Taplin, SterlingSterling Taplin	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	189 lb (86 kg)	2.0 !So	St. Thomas More School	Williamsville, NY
1.5 !G	5	Korita, LawsonLawson Korita	65 !5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)	207 lb (94 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Pulaski Academy	Little Rock, AK
1.5 !G	10	Scott, CurranCurran Scott	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	2.0 !So	Edmond Memorial HS Charlotte	Edmond, OK
1.5 !G	11	Birt, PatPat Birt	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	182 lb (83 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Plano East Sr. HS South Plains College	Plano, TX
3.5 !F	12	Magnay, WillWill Magnay	82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	234 lb (106 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Australian Institute of Sport	Brisbane, Austalia
1.5 !G	13	Wheeler, JaleelJaleel Wheeler	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	3.0 !Jr	St. George's School Kilgore College	Newark, NJ
3.5 !F	14	Edogi, TKTK Edogi	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	227 lb (103 kg)	3.5 !RS Jr	Westwind Prep	Surprise, AZ
1.5 !G	15	Battle, JosephJoseph Battle	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	181 lb (82 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Abbeville HS	Abbeville, SC
1.5 !G	32	Henderson, Jr., CoreyCorey Henderson, Jr.	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	173 lb (78 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Episcopal School Blinn College	Abbeville, SC
3.5 !F	34	Foree, AlexAlex Foree (W)	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	202 lb (92 kg)	2.0 !So	Southside HS	Fort Smith, AR
3.5 !F	35	Artison, EugeneEugene Artison	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	202 lb (92 kg)	2.0 !So	Franklin HS College of Southern Idaho	Seattle, WA

Head coach

Frank Haith (Elon)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date Time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Exhibition
11/02/2016* 7:00 PM	Oklahoma Christian	W 72–53		Reynolds Center (3,240) Tulsa, OK
11/07/2016* 7:00 PM	Northeastern State	W 84–52		Reynolds Center (3,332) Tulsa, OK
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016* 7:00 PM, ESPN3	Jacksonville State	L 73–84	0–1	Reynolds Center (3,604) Tulsa, OK
11/16/2016* 7:00 PM, ESPN3	at Wichita State	L 53–80	0–2	Charles Koch Arena (10,506) Wichita, KS
11/19/2016* 3:00 PM, ESPN3	New Orleans	W 77–68	1–2	Reynolds Center (3,271) Tulsa, OK
11/22/2016* 8:00 PM, ESPNews	Oregon State	W 75–64	2–2	Reynolds Center (3,372) Tulsa, OK
11/28/2016* 7:00 PM	at Oral Roberts PSO Mayor's Cup	W 79–65	3–2	Mabee Center (4,230) Tulsa, OK
12/03/2016* 3:00 PM	at Little Rock	L 62–72	3–3	Jack Stephens Center (3,769) Little Rock, AR
12/07/2016* 7:00 PM, ESPN3	Illinois State			Reynolds Center Tulsa, OK
12/10/2016* 4:00 PM, CBSSN	Oklahoma State			Reynolds Center Tulsa, OK
12/17/2016* 7:00 PM, ESPN3	Texas State			Reynolds Center Tulsa, OK
12/22/2016* 3:30 PM, ESPNU	vs. Stephen F. Austin Diamond Head Classic quarterfinals			Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI
12/23/2016* 3:30 PM or 6:00 PM, ESPN2/ESPN3	vs. San Diego State or Southern Miss Diamond Head Classic			Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI
12/25/2016*	vs. Diamond Head Classic			Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI
AAC regular season
12/31/2016 1:00 PM, CBSSN	Connecticut			Reynolds Center Tulsa, OK
01/04/2017 8:00 PM, ESPNU	at Houston			Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, TX
01/11/2017 7:00 PM, ESPNews	Memphis			Reynolds Center Tulsa, OK
01/14/2017 3:00 PM, ESPNews	at Temple			Liacouras Center Philadelphia, PA
01/18/2017 6:30 PM, ESPNews	Tulane			Reynolds Center Tulsa, OK
01/21/2017 12:00 PM, ESPNews	at South Florida			USF Sun Dome Tampa, FL
01/25/2017 6:00 PM, ESPN3	at East Carolina			Williams Arena Greenville, NC
01/28/2017 12:30 PM, ESPNews	UCF			Reynolds Center Tulsa, OK
02/01/2017 8:00 PM, CBSSN	Cincinnati			Reynolds Center Tulsa, OK
02/04/2017 6:00 PM, ESPNews	SMU			Reynolds Center Tulsa, OK
02/07/2017 6:00 PM, ESPNU	at Memphis			FedEx Forum Memphis, TN
02/11/2017 5:00 PM, ESPNU	Houston			Reynolds Center Tulsa, OK
02/14/2017 6:00 PM, ESPNews	at UCF			CFE Arena Orlando, FL
02/18/2017 11:00 AM, ESPNU	at Cincinnati			Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH
02/23/2017 7:00 PM, ESPNews	South Florida			Reynolds Center Tulsa, OK
02/26/2017 3:00 PM, ESPNU	East Carolina			Reynolds Center Tulsa, OK
03/02/2017 7:00 PM, CBSSN	at SMU			Moody Coliseum Dallas, TX
03/05/2017 3:00 PM, ESPNU/ESPNews	at Tulane			Devlin Fieldhouse New Orleans, LA
AAC Tournament
03/09–12/2017	vs.			XL Center Hartford, CT
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

References

University of Tulsa

Academics	Henry Kendall College of Arts and Sciences College of Business Administration College of Engineering and Natural Sciences College of Law Graduate School Division of Continuing Education University School

Campus buildings	Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium Reynolds Center Hurricane Soccer & Track Stadium Michael D. Case Tennis Center Softball Field

Athletics	Baseball Football 2016 Men's basketball 2016–17 Women's basketball 2016–17 Men's soccer 2016 Rivalries Houston Oklahoma State Oral Roberts

Student life	Sound of the Golden Hurricane Collegian Nimrod Literary Journal James Joyce Quarterly Reynolds Rowdies Captain Cane Hurricane Fight Song Tulsa Alma Mater

Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball

Venues	Various high schools (1907–1947) Expo Square Pavilion (1947–1976) Tulsa Convention Center (1976–1998) Reynolds Center (1998–present)

Rivalries	Oral Roberts

Culture & lore	History "Hurricane Spirit" The Sound of the Golden Hurricane Marching Band

People	Head coaches

Seasons	1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17

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