2019–20 Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball team

The 2019–20 Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball team represented the University of Tulsa during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Golden Hurricane, led by sixth-year head coach Frank Haith, played their home games at the Reynolds Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma as members of the American Athletic Conference.[1] They finished the season 21–10, 13–5 in AAC play to finish in a three-way tie for first place. Frank Haith was named AAC Coach of the Year for the season. Due to tiebreaking rules, they received the No. 3 seed in the AAC tournament, which was canceled due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.[2] Shortly thereafter, the NCAA Tournament and all postseason tournaments were canceled, effectively ending Tulsa's season.[3]

2019–20 Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball
AAC regular season co-champions
ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
Record21–10 (13–5 AAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaReynolds Center
2019–20 American Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Cincinnati13–5 .72220–10  .667
No. 22 Houston13–5 .72223–8  .742
Tulsa13–5 .72221–10  .677
Wichita State11–7 .61123–8  .742
UConn10–8 .55619–12  .613
Memphis10–8 .55621–10  .677
SMU9–9 .50019–11  .633
UCF7–11 .38916–14  .533
South Florida7–11 .38914–17  .452
Temple6–12 .33314–17  .452
East Carolina5–13 .27811–20  .355
Tulane4–14 .22212–18  .400
Note: The 2020 AAC tournament was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Rankings from AP poll

Previous season

The Golden Hurricane finished the 2018–19 season 18–14, 8–10 in AAC play to finish in a tie for seventh place. They lost in the first round of the AAC tournament to SMU.[4]

Offseason

Departures
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Chris Barnes 0G6'4"200RS sophomoreCompton, CATransferred to Eastern Michigan
DaQuan Jeffries 2G/F6'5"230SeniorEdmond, OKGraduated
Sterling Taplin 4G6'1"195SeniorWilliamsville, NYGraduated
Curran Scott 10G6'4'208RS juniorEdmond, OKGraduate transferred to Clemson
Lindsay Deline Jr. 14G5'11"189SeniorMidwest City, OKWalk-on; graduated
Zeke Moore 23G6'7"210RS sophomoreSt. Louis, MOMid-season transferred to SIU Edwardsville
Pete Hewitt 32F6'10"225RS sophomoreMountain View, CATransferred to Point Loma Nazarene
Alex Foree 34F6'5"214SeniorFort Smith, ARWalk-on; graduated
Simon Falokun 44F6'8"240SophomoreHouston, TXLeft team

Incoming transfers
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous school
Brandon Rachal 0G6'6"220JuniorNatchitoches, LAJunior college transferred from Pearl River CC
Keyshawn Embery 2G6'3"202SophomoreMidwest City, OKTransferred from Arkansas. Under NCAA transfer rules, Embery will have to sit out the 2019–20 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility.
Emmanuel Ugboh 24C6'11"242JuniorLagos, NigeriaJunior college transferred from Iowa Western CC
Curtis Haywood 33G6'5"202JuniorOklahoma City, OKTransferred from Georgia Tech. Under NCAA transfer rules, Haywood will have to sit out the 2019–20 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.

2019 recruiting class
US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Isaiah Hill
PG		 Bakersfield, CA Liberty High School 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Aug 27, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN: N/A   ESPN grade: NR
Josh Earley
PF		 Shawnee Mission, KS Bishop Miege High School 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Apr 28, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: 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 2019 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com.
  • "2019 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

2020 recruiting class
US college sports recruiting information for 2020 recruits
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Keshawn Williams
PG		 Chicago Heights, Illinois Bloom High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Oct 22, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN: N/A   ESPN grade: NR
Peyton Urbancic
SG		 Naples, Florida First Baptist Academy 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Feb 27, 2020 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: 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:

Roster
2019–20 Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Brandon Rachal 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)220 lb (100 kg) JrNatchitoches Central HS
LSU
Pearl River CC		 Natchitoches, LA
F 1 Martins Igbanu 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)235 lb (107 kg) SrCovenant Christian Ministries Academy Lagos, Nigeria
G 2 Keyshawn Embery-Simpson Current redshirt 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)200 lb (91 kg) SoMidwest City HS
Arkansas		 Midwest City, OK
G 3 Elijah Joiner 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)200 lb (91 kg) JrCurie Metropolitan HS Chicago, IL
G 4 Isaiah Hill 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)165 lb (75 kg) FrLiberty HS Bakersfield, CA
G 5 Lawson Korita 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)205 lb (93 kg) SrPulaski Academy Little Rock, AR
G 11 Darien Jackson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)189 lb (86 kg) JrBlue Valley Northwest HS Overland Park, KS
C 12 Emmanuel Ugboh 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)245 lb (111 kg) JrQuality Education Academy
Iowa Western CC		 Lagos, Nigeria
G 13 George Christopoulos (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)167 lb (76 kg) RS FrWarner Christian Academy Nea Smyrni, Greece
F 15 Josh Earley 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)210 lb (95 kg) FrBishop Miege HS Shawnee Mission, KS
G 22 Reggie Jones 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)210 lb (95 kg) RS JrMarion HS
Western Michigan		 Marion, IN
G 23 Ryan Gendron (W) Current redshirt 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)200 lb (91 kg) FrBishop Kelley HS
Oklahoma State		 Tulsa, OK
G 33 Curtis Haywood Current redshirt 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)200 lb (91 kg) JrBrewster Academy
Georgia Tech		 Oklahoma City, OK
F 41 Jeriah Horne 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)222 lb (101 kg) RS JrThe Barstow School
Nebraska		 Overland Park, KS
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on
  • (T) Transferred
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results
Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 31, 2019*
7:00 pm		 Rockurst W 76–56 
Reynolds Center 
Tulsa, OK
Non-conference regular season
November 5, 2019*
12:00 pm, ESPN3		 Houston Baptist W 80–72  1–0
 Reynolds Center (3,577)
Tulsa, OK
November 9, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 at UT Arlington L 59–73  1–1
 College Park Center (3,722)
Arlington, TX
November 12, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 Oral Roberts
PSO Mayor's Cup		 W 74–67  2–1
 Reynolds Center (3,705)
Tulsa, OK
November 16, 2019*
2:00 pm, ESPN3		 Austin Peay
Vanderbilt Invitational		 W 72–65  3–1
 Reynolds Center (3,105)
Tulsa, OK
November 20, 2019*
7:00 pm		 Southeastern Louisiana
Vanderbilt Invitational		 W 73–66  4–1
 Reynolds Center (3,036)
Tulsa, OK
November 27, 2019*
1:00 pm, ESPN3		 South Carolina State
Vanderbilt Invitational		 W 78–47  5–1
 Reynolds Center (2,870)
Tulsa, OK
November 30, 2019*
7:00 pm, SECN+		 at Vanderbilt
Vanderbilt Invitational		 W 67–58  6–1
 Memorial Gymnasium (8,648)
Nashville, TN
December 4, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 Arkansas–Pine Bluff W 72–39  7–1
 Reynolds Center (2,781)
Tulsa, OK
December 7, 2019*
2:00 pm, ESPN3		 Arkansas State L 63–66  7–2
 Reynolds Center (3,074)
Tulsa, OK
December 11, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 Boise State W 69–56  8–2
 Reynolds Center (3,367)
Tulsa, OK
December 14, 2019*
12:30 pm, ESPNU		 at Arkansas L 79–98  8–3
 Bud Walton Arena (15,589)
Fayetteville, AR
December 21, 2019*
1:30 pm, ESPN3		 vs. Colorado State
BOK Center Basketball Showdown		 L 104–111 3OT 8–4
 BOK Center (2,422)
Tulsa, OK
December 29, 2019*
5:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Kansas State L 67–69  8–5
 Bramlage Coliseum (8,370)
Manhattan, KS
AAC regular season
January 3, 2020
8:00 pm, ESPNU		 Temple W 70–44  9–5
(1–0)		 Reynolds Center (3,405)
Tulsa, OK
January 8, 2020
6:00 pm, ESPNU		 at Cincinnati L 44–75  9–6
(1–1)		 Fifth Third Arena (10,138)
Cincinnati, OH
January 11, 2020
3:00 pm, ESPN2		 Houston W 63–61  10–6
(2–1)		 Reynolds Center (3,725)
Tulsa, OK
January 15, 2020
6:00 pm, ESPN3		 at East Carolina W 65–49  11–6
(3–1)		 Williams Arena (5,332)
Greenville, NC
January 18, 2020
1:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Tulane W 67–54  12–6
(4–1)		 Devlin Fieldhouse (2,189)
New Orleans, LA
January 22, 2020
8:00 pm, ESPNU		 No. 20 Memphis W 80–40  13–6
(5–1)		 Reynolds Center (4,668)
Tulsa, OK
January 26, 2020
11:00 am, CBSSN		 at UConn W 79–75 OT 14–6
(6–1)		 XL Center (10,509)
Hartford, CT
February 1, 2020
5:00 pm, ESPNU		 No. 23 Wichita State
Rivalry		 W 54–51  15–6
(7–1)		 Reynolds Center (8,089)
Tulsa, OK
February 6, 2020
6:00 pm, ESPN2		 UConn L 56–72  15–7
(7–2)		 Reynolds Center (4,630)
Tulsa, OK
February 9, 2020
1:00 pm, ESPN3		 at UCF L 75–83  15–8
(7–3)		 Addition Financial Arena (5,349)
Orlando, FL
February 12, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 East Carolina W 70–56  16–8
(8–3)		 Reynolds Center (3,232)
Tulsa, OK
February 15, 2020
11:00 am, ESPNU		 at South Florida W 56–48  17–8
(9–3)		 Yuengling Center (3,095)
Tampa, FL
February 19, 2020
8:00 pm, ESPNU		 at No. 22 Houston L 43–76  17–9
(9–4)		 Fertitta Center (6,732)
Houston, TX
February 22, 2020
2:00 pm, ESPNews		 SMU W 79–57  18–9
(10–4)		 Reynolds Center (4,690)
Tulsa, OK
February 25, 2020
8:00 pm, ESPNU		 Tulane W 62–57  19–9
(11–4)		 Reynolds Center (3,443)
Tulsa, OK
February 29, 2020
5:00 pm, ESPNU		 UCF W 65–54  20–9
(12–4)		 Reynolds Center (5,304)
Tulsa, OK
March 4, 2020
6:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Temple W 61–51  21–9
(13–4)		 Liacouras Center (5,068)
Philadelphia, PA
March 8, 2020
3:00 pm, CBSSN		 at Wichita State
Rivalry		 L 57–79  21–10
(13–5)		 Charles Koch Arena (10,506)
Wichita, KS
AAC tournament
March 13, 2020
8:30 pm, ESPNU		 (3) vs. (6) Memphis / (11) East Carolina
Quarterfinals		 Cancelled Dickies Arena 
Fort Worth, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Source[5]

1.^ Cancelled due to the Coronavirus Pandemic

Awards and honors

American Athletic Conference honors

All-AAC First Team
  • Martins Igbanu

All-AAC Third Team
  • Brandon Rachal

Player of the Week
  • Week 2: Brandon Rachal
  • Week 11: Brandon Rachal
  • Week 12: Martins Igbanu
  • Week 13: Elijah Joiner

Source[6][7][8]

References
  1. "#105 Tulsa Men's Basketball 2019–2020 Preview". www.collegesportsmadness.com. Retrieved December 2, 2019.
  2. "2020 AAC Tournament canceled Thursday amid coronavirus pandemic concerns". CBSSports.com. Retrieved February 18, 2021.
  3. "NCAA tournaments canceled over coronavirus". ESPN.com. March 12, 2020. Retrieved February 18, 2021.
  4. "McMurray Scores 27 to Lead SMU Past Tulsa in First Round". theamerican.org. Retrieved December 2, 2019.
  5. "Men's Basketball – Schedule". University of Tulsa – Official Athletic Site.
  6. "American Men's Basketball Release" (PDF). American Athletic Conference. Retrieved March 10, 2019.
  7. "American Athletic Conference Announces All-Conference, All-Freshman Teams". theamerican.org. March 10, 2020. Retrieved March 10, 2020.
  8. "American Athletic Conference Announces Individual Awards". theamerican.org. March 11, 2020. Retrieved March 11, 2020.
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