2020–21 Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball team

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]

2020–21 Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball
ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
Head coachFrank Haith (7th season)
Assistant coaches
Home arenaReynolds Center
2020–21 American Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Cincinnati00   00  
East Carolina00   00  
Houston00   00  
Memphis00   00  
SMU00   00  
South Florida00   00  
Temple00   00  
Tulane00   00  
Tulsa00   00  
UCF00   00  
Wichita State00   00  
As of August 14, 2020; Rankings from AP Poll
2021 AAC Tournament

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

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownReason for departure
Martins Igbanu1F6'8"235SeniorLagos, NigeriaGraduated
Isaiah Hill4G6'0"165FreshmanBakersfield, CATransferred to Fresno State.[2]
Lawson Korita5G6'5"205SeniorLittle Rock, ARGraduated
Reggie Jones22G6'6"210SophomoreMarion, INTransferred to Ball State.[3]
Jeriah Horne41F6'7"222RS JuniorOverland Park, KSGraduate transferred to Colorado.[4]

Incoming transfers

NamePos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious school
Rey IdowuF6'9"240JuniorMelbourne, FLTransferred from Illinois State. Under NCAA transfer rules, Idowu will have to sit out the 2020–21 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.[5]
Austin RichieF6'6"225JuniorGlenwood, ILJunior college transferred from Triton College.[6]

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:   Rivals:   247Sports:    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:   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.

Roster

2020–21 Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Curtis Haywood II 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)200 lb (91 kg) RS JrBrewster Academy
Georgia Tech
Oklahoma City, OK
F 1 Brandon Rachal 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)220 lb (100 kg) SrNatchitoches Central HS
Pearl River CC
Natchitoches, LA
G 2 Keyshawn Embery-Simpson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)200 lb (91 kg) RS SoMidwest City HS
Arkansas
Midwest City, OK
G 3 Elijah Joiner 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)200 lb (91 kg) SrCurie Metropolitan HS Chicago, IL
G 4 Keshawn Williams 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)175 lb (79 kg) FrBloom HS Chicago, IL
G 5 Peyton Urbancic 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)185 lb (84 kg) FrFirst Baptist Academy Naples, FL
G 10 Ryan Gendron (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)200 lb (91 kg) RS FrBishop Kelley HS
Oklahoma State
Tulsa, OK
G 11 Darien Jackson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)189 lb (86 kg) SrBlue Valley Northwest HS Overland Park, KS
C 12 Emmanuel Ugboh 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)245 lb (111 kg) SrQuality Education Academy
Iowa Western CC
Lagos, Nigeria
F 13 Bradley Alcime 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)200 lb (91 kg) FrArchbishop McCarthy Fort Lauderdale, FL
F 15 Josh Earley 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)210 lb (95 kg) SoBishop Miege HS Shawnee Mission, KS
F 22 Christian Shumate 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)185 lb (84 kg) FrBloom HS Chicago Heights, IL
F 25 Rey Idowu  6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)240 lb (109 kg) JrClearwater Academy
Illinois State
Melbourne, FL
F 32 Austin Richie 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)225 lb (102 kg) JrBloom HS
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

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
TBD*
TBD
    Reynolds Center 
Tulsa, OK
Non-conference regular season
November 20, 2020*
TBD
vs. Boston College
Junkanoo Jam
    Gateway Christian Academy 
Bimini, Bahamas
November 21, 2020*
TBD
vs. BYU or George Mason
Junkanoo Jam
    Gateway Christian Academy 
Bimini, Bahamas
November 24, 2020*
TBD
Northwestern State     Reynolds Center 
Tulsa, OK
December 17, 2020*
TBD
UT Arlington     Reynolds Center 
Tulsa, OK
December 20, 2020*
TBD
at Colorado State     Moby Arena 
Fort Collins, CO
TBD*
TBD
Arkansas     Reynolds Center 
Tulsa, OK
TBD*
TBD
Southern Illinois     Reynolds Center 
Tulsa, OK
TBD*
TBD
Bradley     Reynolds Center 
Tulsa, OK
TBD*
TBD
at Boise State     ExtraMile Arena 
Boise, ID
AAC regular season

Cincinnati     Reynolds Center 
Tulsa, OK

at Cincinnati     Fifth Third Arena 
Cincinnati, OH

East Carolina     Reynolds Center 
Tulsa, OK

at East Carolina     Williams Arena 
Greenville, NC

Houston     Reynolds Center 
Tulsa, OK

at Houston     Fertitta Center 
Houston, TX

at Memphis     FedEx Forum 
Memphis, TN

Memphis     Reynolds Center 
Tulsa, OK

at SMU     Moody Coliseum 
University Park, TX

SMU     Reynolds Center 
Tulsa, OK

at South Florida     Yuengling Center 
Tampa, FL

South Florida     Reynolds Center 
Tulsa, OK

at Temple     Liacouras Center 
Philadelphia, PA

Temple     Reynolds Center 
Tulsa, OK

at Tulane     Devlin Fieldhouse 
New Orleans, LA

Tulane     Reynolds Center 
Tulsa, OK

at UCF     Addition Financial Arena 
Orlando, FL

UCF     Reynolds Center 
Tulsa, OK

Wichita State
Rivalry
    Reynolds Center 
Tulsa, OK

at Wichita State
Rivalry
    Charles Koch Arena 
Wichita, KS
AAC Tournament
TBD
TBD
vs.      Dickies Arena 
Fort Worth, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Awards and honors

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. "Tulsa's Frank Haith Adds Three Student-Athletes to Basketball Signing Class". tulsahurricane.com. 15 Apr 2020. Retrieved 21 Apr 2020.
  6. "Tulsa's Frank Haith Adds Three Student-Athletes to Basketball Signing Class". tulsahurricane.com. 15 Apr 2020. Retrieved 21 Apr 2020.
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