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2018–19 Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball
ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
Record18–14 (8–10 AAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaReynolds Center
Seasons
2018–19 American Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 11 Houston 16 2   .889 33 4   .892
No. 22 Cincinnati 14 4   .778 28 7   .800
Temple 13 5   .722 23 10   .697
UCF 13 5   .722 24 9   .727
Memphis 11 7   .611 22 14   .611
Wichita State 10 8   .556 22 15   .595
Tulsa 8 10   .444 18 14   .563
South Florida 8 10   .444 24 14   .632
UConn 6 12   .333 16 17   .485
SMU 6 12   .333 15 17   .469
East Carolina 3 15   .167 10 21   .323
Tulane 0 18   .000 4 27   .129
2019 AAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2018–19 Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball team represented the University of Tulsa during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Golden Hurricane, led by fifth-year head coach Frank Haith, played their home games at the Reynolds Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma as members of the American Athletic Conference. They finished the 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.

Previous season

The Golden Hurricane finished the 2017–18 season 19–12, 12–6 in AAC play to finish in fourth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the AAC Tournament to Memphis.

Offseason

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Junior Etou 0 F 6'7" 235 RS Senior Republic of the Congo Graduated
Jaleel Wheeler 13 G 6'4" 195 Senior Newark, NJ Graduated
Corey Henderson Jr. 32 G 6'5" 180 Senior Abbeville, SC Graduated
Geno Artison 35 F 6'9" 205 RS Junior Seattle, WA Transferred to USAO

Incoming transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Chris Barnes 0 G 6'3" 180 RS Sophomore Compton, CA Angelina College
Reggie Jones 22 G/F 6'6" 203 Junior Marion, IN Western Michigan
Zeke Moore 23 G 6'6" 175 RS Sophomore St. Louis, MO Southwestern Illinois College
Peter Hewitt 32 F 6'10" 220 RS Sophomore Mountain View, CA Las Positas College
Simon Falokun 44 F 6'8" 220 Sophomore Houston, TX Dawson College

Roster

2018–19 Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Chris Barnes 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS So Compton HS
UTEP
Angelina College
Compton, CA
F 1 Martins Igbanu 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Jr Covenant Christian Ministries Academy Lagos, Nigeria
G/F 2 DaQuan Jeffries 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr Sante Fe HS
Oral Roberts
Western Texas CC
Edmond, OK
G 3 Elijah Joiner 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Curie Metropolitan HS Chicago, IL
G 4 Sterling Taplin 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr St. Thomas More School Williamsville, NY
G 5 Lawson Korita 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Pulaski Academy Little Rock, AR
G 10 Curran Scott 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 208 lb (94 kg) RS Jr Edmond Memorial HS
Charlotte
Edmond, OK
G 11 Darien Jackson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 189 lb (86 kg) So Blue Valley Northwest HS Overland Park, KS
G 13 George Christopoulos (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 167 lb (76 kg) Fr Warner Christian Academy Nea Smyrni, Greece
G 14 Lindsay Deline Jr. (W) 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 189 lb (86 kg) Sr Heritage Hall HS
Fort Scott Community College
Midwest City, OK
G 22 Reggie Jones Current redshirt 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Marion HS
Western Michigan
Marion, IN
G 23 Zeke Moore (T) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS So Riverview Gardens HS
Saint Louis
St. Louis, MO
F 32 Pete Hewitt 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS So Saint Francis HS
Las Positas College
Mountain View, CA
F 34 Alex Foree (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 214 lb (97 kg) Sr Southside HS Fort Smith, AR
F 41 Jeriah Horne 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS So The Barstow School
Nebraska
Overland Park, KS
F 44 Simon Falokun 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) So Alief Taylor HS
Dawson College
Houston, TX
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
November 2, 2018*
6:00 pm
Northeastern State W 95–60 
Reynolds Center (3,246)
Tulsa, OK
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Alcorn State W 73–56  1–0
Reynolds Center (3,128)
Tulsa, OK
November 10, 2018*
3:30 pm, ESPN3
South Carolina State W 74–52  2–0
Reynolds Center (3,251)
Tulsa, OK
November 16, 2018*
12:00 pm
California Baptist
Las Vegas Holiday Invitational
W 82–79  3–0
Reynolds Center (6,330)
Tulsa, OK
November 19, 2018*
7:00 pm
Little Rock
Las Vegas Holiday Invitational
W 88–78  4–0
Reynolds Center (3,118)
Tulsa, OK
November 22, 2018*
3:00 pm, FS1
vs. No. 6 Nevada
Las Vegas Holiday Invitational semifinals
L 86–96  4–1
Orleans Arena 
Paradise, NV
November 23, 2018*
11:30 pm, FS1
vs. Southern Illinois
Las Vegas Holiday Invitational 3rd place game
L 69–79  4–2
Orleans Arena 
Paradise, NV
November 27, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Texas–Arlington W 72–58  5–2
Reynolds Center (3,107)
Tulsa, OK
December 1, 2018*
4:00 pm, P12N
at Utah L 64–69  5–3
Jon M. Huntsman Center (10,775)
Salt Lake City, UT
December 5, 2018*
7:00 pm, CBSSN
Oklahoma State W 74–71  6–3
Reynolds Center (7,145)
Tulsa, OK
December 8, 2018*
3:30 pm, CBSSN
No. 16 Kansas State W 47–46  7–3
Reynolds Center (5,719)
Tulsa, OK
December 13, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
New Orleans W 70–60  8–3
Reynolds Center (3,570)
Tulsa, OK
December 16, 2018*
2:30 pm, CBSSN
vs. Dayton
Hall of Fame Holiday Showcase
W 72–67  9–3
Mohegan Sun Arena 
Uncasville, CT
December 22, 2018*
7:00 pm
at Oral Roberts
PSO Mayor's Cup
W 69–59  10–3
Mabee Center (4,102)
Tulsa, OK
AAC regular season
January 2, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at No. 19 Houston L 56–74  10–4
(0–1)
Fertitta Center (6,420)
Houston, TX
January 5, 2019
5:00 pm, ESPNU
South Florida W 78–75  11–4
(1–1)
Reynolds Center (4,025)
Tulsa, OK
January 10, 2019
6:00 pm, ESPN2
Cincinnati
Thursday Night Showcase
L 65–70 OT 11–5
(1–2)
Reynolds Center (4,342)
Tulsa, OK
January 12, 2019
5:00 pm, ESPNU
at SMU L 57–77  11–6
(1–3)
Moody Coliseum (6,001)
Dallas, TX
January 16, 2019
6:00 pm, ESPNews
UConn W 89–83  12–6
(2–3)
Reynolds Center 
Tulsa, OK
January 19, 2019
11:00 am, ESPNU
at UCF
Saturday Showcase
L 62–64  12–7
(2–4)
CFE Arena (4,155)
Orlando, FL
January 24, 2019
6:00 pm, ESPN2
at Cincinnati
Thursday Night Showcase
L 64–88  12–8
(2–5)
Fifth Third Arena (10,484)
Cincinnati, OH
January 27, 2019
1:00 pm, ESPNews
No. 17 Houston L 65–77  12–9
(2–6)
Reynolds Center (4,023)
Tulsa, OK
January 30, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPNews
Memphis W 95–79  13–9
(3–6)
Reynolds Center (4,018)
Tulsa, OK
February 2, 2019
1:00 pm, ESPNU
at Wichita State L 68–79  13–10
(3–7)
Charles Koch Arena (10,278)
Wichita, KS
February 9, 2019
11:00 am, ESPNU
Temple W 76–58  14–10
(4–7)
Reynolds Center (4,276)
Tulsa, OK
February 14, 2019
6:00 pm, ESPNU
at Tulane W 80–57  15–10
(5–7)
Devlin Fieldhouse (1,250)
New Orleans, LA
February 17, 2019
1:00 pm, ESPN3
at East Carolina W 87–83 OT 16–10
(6–7)
Williams Arena (4,248)
Greenville, SC
February 20, 2019
8:00 pm, ESPNU
Wichita State L 60–81  16–11
(6–8)
Reynolds Center (5,002)
Tulsa, OK
February 23, 2019
11:00 am, ESPNews
at Temple L 73–84  16–12
(6–9)
Liacouras Center (7,183)
Philadelphia, PA
February 28, 2019
8:00 pm, ESPNU
Tulane W 72–64  17–12
(7–9)
Reynolds Center (3,526)
Tulsa, OK
March 3, 2019
3:00 pm, ESPNU
East Carolina W 91–78  18–12
(8–9)
Reynolds Center (3,507)
Tulsa, OK
March 9, 2019
8:30 pm, ESPNU
at Memphis L 63–66  18–13
(8–10)
FedEx Forum (17,611)
Memphis, TN
AAC Tournament
March 14, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPNU
(7) vs. (10) SMU
First round
L 65–74  18–14
FedEx Forum (7,476)
Memphis, TN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

References

  1. ^ Hines, Kelly (January 9, 2019). "TU guard Moore leaving men's basketball program". Tulsa World. Retrieved January 23, 2020.