2020–21 Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball
ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
Record11–12 (7–9 AAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaReynolds Center
2020–21 American Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Wichita State11–2 .84616–6  .727
No. 6 Houston †14–3 .82428–4  .875
Memphis11–4 .73320–8  .714
SMU7–4 .63611–6  .647
Cincinnati8–6 .57112–11  .522
UCF8–10 .44411–12  .478
Tulsa7–9 .43811–12  .478
South Florida4–10 .2869–13  .409
Temple4–10 .2865–11  .313
Tulane4–12 .25010–13  .435
East Carolina2–10 .1678–11  .421
† 2021 AAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2020–21 Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball team represents 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] They finished the season 11-12, 7-9 in AAC Play to finish in 7th place. They lost in the first round of the AAC tournament to Tulane.

Previous season

The Golden Hurricane finished the 2019–20 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]

Offseason

Departures

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

Incoming transfers

NamePos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious school
Rey IdowuF6'9"240JuniorMelbourne, FLTransferred from Illinois State. Idowu was granted a waiver for immediate eligibility. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.[7]
Austin RichieF6'6"225JuniorGlenwood, ILJunior college transferred from Triton College.[7]

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[8]

Coaches Poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1Houston99 (2)
2Memphis90 (2)
3SMU80
4Cincinnati77
5South Florida61
6Tulsa50
7Wichita State44
8UCF37
9East Carolina34
10Temple18
11Tulane15

Preseason Awards

  • All-AAC First Team – Brandon Rachal

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)198 lb (90 kg) RS JrBrewster Academy
Georgia Tech		 Oklahoma City, OK
G 1 Brandon Rachal 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)218 lb (99 kg) SrNatchitoches Central HS
LSU
Pearl River CC		 Natchitoches, LA
G 2 Keyshawn Embery-Simpson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)193 lb (88 kg) RS SoMidwest City HS
Arkansas		 Midwest City, OK
G 3 Elijah Joiner 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)201 lb (91 kg) SrCurie Metropolitan HS Chicago, IL
G 4 Keshawn Williams 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)177 lb (80 kg) FrBloom HS Chicago, IL
G 5 Peyton Urbancic 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)199 lb (90 kg) FrFirst Baptist Academy Naples, FL
G 10 Ryan Gendron (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)204 lb (93 kg) RS FrBishop Kelley HS
Oklahoma State		 Tulsa, OK
G 11 Darien Jackson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)203 lb (92 kg) SrBlue Valley Northwest HS Overland Park, KS
C 12 Emmanuel Ugboh 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)247 lb (112 kg) SrQuality Education Academy
Iowa Western CC		 Lagos, Nigeria
F 13 Bradley Alcime 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)216 lb (98 kg) FrArchbishop McCarthy Fort Lauderdale, FL
F 15 Josh Earley 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)242 lb (110 kg) SoBishop Miege HS Shawnee Mission, KS
G 22 Christian Shumate 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)202 lb (92 kg) FrBloom HS Chicago Heights, IL
G 23 Ari Seals (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)171 lb (78 kg) FrFrisco HS Frisco, TX
F 25 Rey Idowu 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)243 lb (110 kg) JrClearwater Academy
Illinois State		 Melbourne, FL
G/F 32 Austin Richie 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)226 lb (103 kg) JrBloom 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

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.

Tulsa announced that home games for the first month of the season would be played in front of no fans.[13]

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[13] Reynolds Center 
Tulsa, OK
December 12, 2020*
2:00 p.m.		 at Oral Roberts Postponed due to COVID-19 issues[13] 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[14] Reynolds Center 
Tulsa, OK
January 26, 2021
12:00 p.m., ESPN+		 at Temple
Previously scheduled for Mar. 2		 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[15] Reynolds Center 
Tulsa, OK
February 3, 2021
8:00 p.m., ESPNU		 SMU
Previously scheduled for Feb. 13		 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		 UCF L 58–65  9–8
(6–6)		  14 – Joiner  8 – Rachal  5 – Joiner  Reynolds Center 
Tulsa, OK
February 10, 2021
4:00 p.m., ESPN+		 Tulane L 48–58  9–9
(6–7)		  14 – Rachal  10 – Rachal  6 – Haywood II  Reynolds Center (100)
Tulsa, OK
February 16, 2021
6:00 p.m., ESPNU		 Temple W 72–66  10–9
(7–7)		  17 – Joiner  7 – Jackson  4 – Haywood II  Reynolds Center (100)
Tulsa, OK
February 24, 2021
8:00 p.m., ESPNU		 Cincinnati L 69–70  10–10
(7–8)		  22 – Joiner  12 – Rachal  4 – Joiner  Reynolds Center (100)
Tulsa, OK
February 27, 2021
6:00 p.m., ESPN+		 East Carolina Postponed due to COVID-19 issues[16] Reynolds Center 
Tulsa, OK
March 2, 2021
6:00 p.m., ESPNU		 at UCF
Previously scheduled for Jan. 9		 L 69–73  10–11
(7–9)		  16 – Rachal  9 – Rachal  7 – Joiner  Addition Financial Arena (1,309)
Orlando, FL
March 4, 2021*
12:00 p.m., ESPN+		 Northeastern State W 107–74  11–11
  18 – Rachal  6 – Tied  7 – Jackson  Reynolds Center (100)
Tulsa, OK
March 7, 2021
2:00 p.m., ESPN+		 at SMU Cancelled due to COVID-19 issues[17] Moody Coliseum 
University Park, TX
American Conference tournament
March 11, 2021
2:00 pm, ESPNU		 (7) vs. (10) Tulane
First round		 L 70–77  11–12
  21 – Rachal  14 – Rachal  12 – Joiner  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

American Athletic Conference honors

All-AAC Awards

  • Sixth Man of the Year: Darien Jackson

All-AAC Second Team

  • Brandon Rachal

Source[18]

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. ↑ Moore, Jackson (March 31, 2020). "Bakersfield star Isaiah Hill transferring home to Fresno State". 247sports.com. Retrieved April 11, 2020.
  5. ↑ Tribune sports staff (April 20, 2020). "Ball State men's basketball adds 2 transfers". Kokomo Tribune. Retrieved April 15, 2020.
  6. ↑ Snow, Brian (April 9, 2020). "Colorado lands graduate transfer Jeriah Horne". 247sports.com. Retrieved April 11, 2020.
  7. 1 2 "Tulsa's Frank Haith Adds Three Student-Athletes to Basketball Signing Class". tulsahurricane.com. April 15, 2020. Retrieved April 21, 2020.
  8. ↑ "Houston Tabbed as 2020–21 American Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Favorite". theAmerican.org. Retrieved October 28, 2020.
  9. ↑ "Tulsa Hosts Southwestern Christian Wednesday". tulsahurricane.com. Tulsa Athletics. December 22, 2020. Retrieved March 2, 2021.
  10. 1 2 "The American Announces Men's Basketball Schedule Changes". theamerican.org. January 27, 2021.
  11. ↑ "The American Announces Men's Basketball Schedule Changes". theamerican.org. February 3, 2021.
  12. ↑ Hines, Kelly (February 26, 2021). "TU adds nonconference home game against NSU". tulsaworld.com. Tulsa World. Retrieved March 2, 2021.
  13. 1 2 3 Hines, Kelly (December 7, 2020). "TU basketball postpones two games after positive COVID-19 test". tulsaworld.com. Tulsa World. Retrieved December 21, 2020.
  14. ↑ "Tulane-Tulsa Game Scheduled for Jan. 23 Postponed". theamerican.org. January 22, 2021.
  15. ↑ "The American Announces Men's Basketball Schedule Changes". theamerican.org. January 27, 2021.
  16. ↑ "The American Announces Men's Basketball Schedule Changes". theamerican.org. February 22, 2021.
  17. ↑ "The American Announces Changes to Final Weekend of Regular Season". theamerican.org. March 2, 2021.
  18. ↑ "American Athletic Conference Announces Men's Basketball Honors". theamerican.org. March 10, 2021. Retrieved March 10, 2021.
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