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2020–21 Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball
ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
Record9–7 (6–5 AAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaReynolds Center
Seasons
2020–21 American Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Wichita State 11 – 2   .846 16 – 6   .727
No. 6 Houston † 14 – 3   .824 28 – 4   .875
Memphis 11 – 4   .733 20 – 8   .714
SMU 7 – 4   .636 11 – 6   .647
Cincinnati 8 – 6   .571 12 – 11   .522
UCF 8 – 10   .444 11 – 12   .478
Tulsa 7 – 9   .438 11 – 12   .478
South Florida 4 – 10   .286 9 – 13   .409
Temple 4 – 10   .286 5 – 11   .313
Tulane 4 – 12   .250 10 – 13   .435
East Carolina 2 – 10   .167 8 – 11   .421
† 2021 AAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2020–21 Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball team will represent the University of Tulsa during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Golden Hurricane, led by seventh-year head coach Frank Haith, plays their home games at the Reynolds Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma as members of the American Athletic Conference.[1]

Previous season

The Golden Hurricane finished the 2019–20 season 21–10, 13–5 in AAC play to finish in a tie for first place and winning a share of the regular season title. Coach Haith would go on to be honored as American Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Coach of the Year for the season. They entered as the No. 3 seed in the AAC Tournament, which was unfortunately cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Offseason

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Martins Igbanu 1 F 6'8" 235 Senior Lagos, Nigeria Graduated
Isaiah Hill 4 G 6'0" 165 Freshman Bakersfield, CA Transferred to Fresno State.[2]
Lawson Korita 5 G 6'5" 205 Senior Little Rock, AR Graduated
Reggie Jones 22 G 6'6" 210 Sophomore Marion, IN Transferred to Ball State.[3]
Jeriah Horne 41 F 6'7" 222 RS Junior Overland Park, KS Graduate transferred to Colorado.[4]

Incoming transfers

Name Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous school
Rey Idowu F 6'9" 240 Junior Melbourne, FL Transferred from Illinois State. Idowu was granted a waiver for immediate eligibility. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.[5]
Austin Richie F 6'6" 225 Junior Glenwood, IL Junior college transferred from Triton College.[5]

2020 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Keshawn Williams
PG 		Chicago, Illinois Bloom High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 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) 185 lb (84 kg) Feb 27, 2020 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A   ESPN grade: NR
Christian Shumate
SF 		Chicago Heights, Illinois Bloom High School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Apr 17, 2020 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A   ESPN grade: NR
Bradley Alcime
F 		Fort Lauderdale, Florida Archbishop McCarthy 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jul 9, 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:

  • "Tulsa 2020 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com.
  • "2020 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.
  • "2020 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Basketball 24/7 Sports Commits". 247sports.com.

Tulsa will also add Preferred Walk-on Ari Seals a 6'3" guard from Frisco High School in Frisco, Texas. Seals is the son of current Tulsa assistant Shea Seals.

2021 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for 2021 recruits
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Gavyn Elkamil
CG 		Branson, Missouri Link Year Prep 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Aug 10, 2020 
Recruiting star ratings: 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:

Preseason

AAC preseason media poll

On October 28, The American released the preseason Poll and other preseason awards[6]

Coaches Poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Houston 99 (2)
2 Memphis 90 (2)
3 SMU 80
4 Cincinnati 77
5 South Florida 61
6 Tulsa 50
7 Wichita State 44
8 UCF 37
9 East Carolina 34
10 Temple 18
11 Tulane 15

Preseason Awards

  • All-AAC First Team – Brandon Rachal

Roster

2020–21 Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Curtis Haywood II 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Jr Brewster Academy
Georgia Tech 		Oklahoma City, OK
F 1 Brandon Rachal 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Natchitoches Central HS
LSU
Pearl River CC 		Natchitoches, LA
G 2 Keyshawn Embery-Simpson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS So Midwest City HS
Arkansas 		Midwest City, OK
G 3 Elijah Joiner 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Curie Metropolitan HS Chicago, IL
G 4 Keshawn Williams 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Bloom HS Chicago, IL
G 5 Peyton Urbancic 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr First Baptist Academy Naples, FL
G 10 Ryan Gendron (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Fr Bishop Kelley HS
Oklahoma State 		Tulsa, OK
G 11 Darien Jackson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 189 lb (86 kg) Sr Blue Valley Northwest HS Overland Park, KS
C 12 Emmanuel Ugboh 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Sr Quality Education Academy
Iowa Western CC 		Lagos, Nigeria
F 13 Bradley Alcime 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Archbishop McCarthy Fort Lauderdale, FL
F 15 Josh Earley 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Bishop Miege HS Shawnee Mission, KS
F 22 Christian Shumate 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Bloom HS Chicago Heights, IL
G 23 Ari Seals (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 171 lb (78 kg) Fr Frisco HS Frisco, TX
F 25 Rey Idowu 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Jr Clearwater Academy
Illinois State 		Melbourne, FL
F 32 Austin Richie 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Bloom HS
Northern Illinois
Triton College 		Glenwood, IL
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: July 19, 2020

Schedule and results

COVID-19 impact

Main article: Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on sports

Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Golden Hurricane's schedule is subject to change, including the cancellation or postponement of individual games, the cancellation of the entire season, or games played either with minimal fans or without fans in attendance and just essential personnel.

  • Two previously scheduled games were postponed (vs. Arkansas on December 8 and @ Oral Roberts on December 12) due to a COVID-19 case within Tulsa's program in December 2020.[7]
  • The game vs. UCF scheduled for January 9 was moved to March 2 in Orlando due to COVID-19 issues.[8]
  • The game vs. Tulane scheduled for January 23 was postponed due to COVID-19 issues in the Tulane program.[9]
  • The game vs. South Florida scheduled for February 3 was postponed due to COVID–19 issues in the South Florida program.[10]
  • The game vs. SMU originally scheduled for February 13 was moved to Feb 3rd.[11]
  • The game @ UCF originally scheduled for February 6 was moved to Tulsa.[12]
  • The game vs. Temple originally scheduled for March 2 was rescheduled to January 26.[13]
  • The game @ Tulane scheduled for Feb 10th was moved to Tulsa.[14]

Tulsa announced that home games for the first month of the season would be played in front of no fans.[7]

Schedule

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
November 28, 2020*
6:30 pm, ESPN3 		vs. TCU
Hall of Fame Classic Semifinals 		L 65–71  0–1
  19 – Rachal   8 – Rachal   5 – Joiner  T-Mobile Center 
Kansas City, MO
November 29, 2020*
1:00 p.m., ESPN2 		vs. South Carolina
Hall of Fame Classic Third Place Game 		L 58–69  0–2
  14 – Rachal   7 – Joiner   4 – Jackson  T-Mobile Center 
Kansas City, MO
December 4, 2020*
4:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		UT Arlington W 79–64  1–2
  19 – Rachal   9 – Jackson   5 – Haywood II  Reynolds Center 
Tulsa, OK
December 8, 2020*
6:00 p.m. 		Arkansas Postponed due to COVID-19 issues[7] Reynolds Center 
Tulsa, OK
December 12, 2020*
2:00 p.m. 		at Oral Roberts Postponed due to COVID-19 issues[7] Mabee Center 
Tulsa, OK
December 15, 2020
6:00 p.m., ESPNU 		Wichita State
Rivalry 		L 65–69  1–3
(0–1) 		 17 – Rachal   11 – Rachal   5 – Joiner  Reynolds Center 
Tulsa, OK
December 18, 2020*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Northwestern State W 82–55  2–3
  19 – Richie   8 – Idowu   5 – Williams  Reynolds Center 
Tulsa, OK
December 21, 2020
7:00 p.m., ESPN2 		at Memphis W 56–49  3–3
(1–1) 		 14 – Richie   7 – Rachal   6 – Joiner  FedExForum 
Memphis, TN
December 23, 2020*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Southwestern Christian W 102–45  4–3
  20 – Williams   10 – Rachal   9 – Williams  Reynolds Center 
Tulsa, OK
December 29, 2020
8:00 p.m., ESPN2 		No. 5 Houston W 65–64  5–3
(2–1) 		 20 – Rachal   7 – Rachal   4 – Joiner  Reynolds Center 
Tulsa, OK
January 2, 2021
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Cincinnati W 70–66  6–3
(3–1) 		 25 – Rachal   13 – Rachal   4 – Joiner  Fifth Third Arena (300)
Cincinnati, OH
January 6, 2021
3:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at South Florida W 61–51  7–3
(4–1) 		 15 – Rachal   7 – Joiner   6 – Joiner  Yuengling Center 
Tampa, FL
January 13, 2021
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Wichita State
rivalry 		L 53–72  7–4
(4–2) 		 12 – Jackson   9 – Jackson   3 – Tied  Charles Koch Arena (2,048)
Wichita, KS
January 17, 2021
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Memphis W 58–57  8–4
(5–2) 		 14 – Joiner   5 – Joiner   2 – Tied  Reynolds Center (100)
Tulsa, OK
January 20, 2021
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at No. 8 Houston L 59–86  8–5
(5–3) 		 18 – Rachal   5 – Haywood II   3 – Tied  Fertitta Center (1,859)
Houston, TX
January 23, 2021
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Tulane Postponed due to COVID-19 issues[15] Reynolds Center 
Tulsa, OK
January 26, 2021
12:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Temple L 67–76  8–6
(5–4) 		 20 – Idowu   4 – Tied   4 – Rachal  Liacouras Center 
Philadelphia, PA
January 30, 2021
11:00 a.m., ESPN+ 		at East Carolina W 77–68  9–6
(6–4) 		 21 – Rachal   10 – Rachal   4 – Jackson  Williams Arena (82)
Greenville, NC
February 3, 2021
8:00 p.m., ESPNU 		South Florida Postponed due to COVID-19 issues[16] Reynolds Center 
Tulsa, OK
February 3, 2021
8:00 p.m., ESPNU 		SMU L 63–65  9–7
(6–5) 		 18 – Haywood II   5 – Tied   3 – Tied  Reynolds Center (100)
Tulsa, OK
February 6, 2021
11:00 a.m., ESPN2/ESPNU 		UCF       Reynolds Center 
Tulsa, OK
February 10, 2021
4:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Tulane       Reynolds Center 
Tulsa, OK
February 16, 2021
6:00 p.m., ESPNU 		Temple       Reynolds Center 
Tulsa, OK
February 24, 2021
8:00 p.m., ESPNU 		Cincinnati       Reynolds Center 
Tulsa, OK
February 27, 2021
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		East Carolina       Reynolds Center 
Tulsa, OK
March 2, 2021
 at UCF       Addition Financial Arena 
Orlando, FL
March 7, 2021
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at SMU       Moody Coliseum 
University Park, TX
American Conference Tournament
March 11–14, 2021
TBD 		vs.        Dickies Arena 
Fort Worth, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

References

  1. ^ "#105 Tulsa Men's Basketball 2019–2020 Preview". www.collegesportsmadness.com. Retrieved 2019-12-02.
  2. ^ Moore, Jackson (31 Mar 2020). "Bakersfield star Isaiah Hill transferring home to Fresno State". 247sports.com. Retrieved 11 Apr 2020.
  3. ^ Tribune sports staff (20 Apr 2020). "Ball State men's basketball adds 2 transfers". Kokomo Tribune. Retrieved 15 Apr 2020.
  4. ^ Snow, Brian (9 Apr 2020). "Colorado lands graduate transfer Jeriah Horne". 247sports.com. Retrieved 11 Apr 2020.
  5. ^ a b "Tulsa's Frank Haith Adds Three Student-Athletes to Basketball Signing Class". tulsahurricane.com. 15 Apr 2020. Retrieved 21 Apr 2020.
  6. ^ "Houston Tabbed as 2020–21 American Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Favorite". theAmerican.org. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
  7. ^ a b c d Hines, Kelly (7 Dec 2020). "TU basketball postpones two games after positive COVID-19 test". tulsaworld.com. Tulsa World. Retrieved 21 Dec 2020.
  8. ^ "The American Announces Men's Basketball Schedule Changes". theamerican.org. 27 Jan 2021.
  9. ^ "Tulane-Tulsa Game Scheduled for Jan. 23 Postponed". theamerican.org. 22 Jan 2021.
  10. ^ "The American Announces Men's Basketball Schedule Changes". theamerican.org. 27 Jan 2021.
  11. ^ "The American Announces Men's Basketball Schedule Changes". theamerican.org. 27 Jan 2021.
  12. ^ "The American Announces Men's Basketball Schedule Changes". theamerican.org. 27 Jan 2021.
  13. ^ "The American Announces Pair of Men's Basketball Schedule Changes". theamerican.org. 22 Jan 2021.
  14. ^ "The American Announces Men's Basketball Schedule Changes". theamerican.org. 3 Feb 2021.
  15. ^ "Tulane-Tulsa Game Scheduled for Jan. 23 Postponed". theamerican.org. 22 Jan 2021.
  16. ^ "The American Announces Men's Basketball Schedule Changes". theamerican.org. 27 Jan 2021.
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