2018–19 Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball team

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.

2018–19 Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball
ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
2018–19 record18–14 (8–10 AAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaReynolds Center
2018–19 American Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 11 Houston162 .889  334  .892
No. 22 Cincinnati144 .778  287  .800
Temple135 .722  2310  .697
UCF135 .722  249  .727
Memphis117 .611  2214  .611
Wichita State108 .556  2215  .595
Tulsa810 .444  1814  .563
South Florida810 .444  2414  .632
UConn612 .333  1617  .485
SMU612 .333  1517  .469
East Carolina315 .167  1021  .323
Tulane018 .000  427  .129
2019 AAC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

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

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownReason for departure
Junior Etou0F6'7"235RS SeniorRepublic of the CongoGraduated
Jaleel Wheeler13G6'4"195SeniorNewark, NJGraduated
Corey Henderson Jr.32G6'5"180SeniorAbbeville, SCGraduated
Geno Artison35F6'9"205RS JuniorSeattle, WATransferred to USAO

Incoming transfers

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Chris Barnes0G6'3"180RS SophomoreCompton, CAAngelina College
Reggie Jones22G/F6'6"203JuniorMarion, INWestern Michigan
Zeke Moore23G6'6"175RS SophomoreSt. Louis, MOSouthwestern Illinois College
Peter Hewitt32F6'10"220RS SophomoreMountain View, CALas Positas College
Simon Falokun44F6'8"220SophomoreHouston, TXDawson College

Roster

2018–19 Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Chris Barnes 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)200 lb (91 kg) RS SoCompton HS
UTEP
Angelina College
Compton, CA
F 1 Martins Igbanu 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)235 lb (107 kg) JrCovenant Christian Ministries Academy Lagos, Nigeria
G/F 2 DaQuan Jeffries 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)230 lb (104 kg) SrSante Fe HS
Oral Roberts
Western Texas CC
Edmond, OK
G 3 Elijah Joiner 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)200 lb (91 kg) SoCurie Metropolitan HS Chicago, IL
G 4 Sterling Taplin 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)195 lb (88 kg) SrSt. Thomas More School Williamsville, NY
G 5 Lawson Korita 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)205 lb (93 kg) JrPulaski Academy Little Rock, AR
G 10 Curran Scott 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)208 lb (94 kg) RS JrEdmond Memorial HS
Charlotte
Edmond, OK
G 11 Darien Jackson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)189 lb (86 kg) SoBlue Valley Northwest HS Overland Park, KS
G 13 George Christopoulos (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)167 lb (76 kg) FrWarner Christian Academy Nea Smyrni, Greece
G 14 Lindsay Deline Jr. (W) 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)189 lb (86 kg) SrHeritage Hall HS
Fort Scott Community College
Midwest City, OK
G 22 Reggie Jones  6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)210 lb (95 kg) JrMarion HS
Western Michigan
Marion, IN
G 23 Zeke Moore (T) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)210 lb (95 kg) RS SoRiverview Gardens HS
Saint Louis
St. Louis, MO
F 32 Pete Hewitt 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)225 lb (102 kg) RS SoSaint Francis HS
Las Positas College
Mountain View, CA
F 34 Alex Foree (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)214 lb (97 kg) SrSouthside HS Fort Smith, AR
F 41 Jeriah Horne 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)220 lb (100 kg) RS SoThe Barstow School
Nebraska
Overland Park, KS
F 44 Simon Falokun 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)240 lb (109 kg) SoAlief 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
  • 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.
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