2014–15 Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball team

The 2014–15 Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball team represented the University of Tulsa during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Golden Hurricane, led by first year head coach Frank Haith, played their home games at the Reynolds Center and were members of the American Athletic Conference. They finished the season 23–11, 14–4 in American Athletic play to finish in second place. They advanced to the semifinals of the American Athletic tournament where they lost to UConn. They were invited to the National Invitation Tournament where they defeated William & Mary in the first round before losing in the second round to Murray State.

2014–15 Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball
NIT, Second round
ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
Record23–11 (14–4 The American)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaReynolds Center
Seasons
2014–15 American Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 18 SMU 15 3   .833 27 7   .794
Tulsa 14 4   .778 23 11   .676
Temple 13 5   .722 26 11   .703
Cincinnati 13 5   .722 23 11   .676
UConn 10 8   .556 20 15   .571
Memphis 10 8   .556 18 14   .563
Tulane 6 12   .333 15 16   .484
East Carolina 6 12   .333 14 19   .424
UCF 5 13   .278 12 18   .400
Houston 4 14   .222 13 19   .406
South Florida 3 15   .167 9 23   .281
The American Tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

Previous season

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The Golden Hurricane finished the season 21–13, 13–3 in C-USA play, to finish in a four-way tie for the C-USA regular-season championship. They were champions of the C-USA tournament to earn an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament, where they lost in the second round to UCLA.[1][2]

Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Barrett Hunter 0 G 6'0" 178 Senior McLean, VA Graduated
Pat Swilling, Jr. 2 G 6'3" 225 Senior New Orleans, LA Graduated
Riley Kemmer 4 F 6'7" 207 Freshman Wichita, KS No longer on team roster
Time Peete 5 G 6'4" 205 Senior Memphis, TN Graduated
Lew Evans 12 F 6'8" 230 Sophomore Salt Lake City, UT Transferred to Utah State

Recruiting

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Class of 2014 commitments

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Keondre Dew
SF
San Bernardino, California Elev8 Basketball Academy 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jul 13, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   Rivals:    247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 69
Micah Littlejohn
SF
Mansfield, Texas Mansfield 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sep 28, 2013 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: NR
Petar Rusic
SG
Oakville, Ontario 22 Feet Academy 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) May 1, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/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 2014 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 8, 2014.
  • "2014 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 8, 2014.

Roster

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2014–15 Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Rashad Smith 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Plano HS Plano, TX
G 2 Cory Haith 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr University of Missouri Miami, FL
G 3 Shaquille Harrison 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Lee's Summit Kansas City, MO
G 5 Rashad Ray 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr O. Perry Walker HS New Orleans, LA
G 10 James Woodard 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 183 lb (83 kg) Jr Edmond Memorial HS Arcadia, OK
G/F 11 Micah Littlejohn 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 191 lb (87 kg) Fr Mansfield HS Mansfield, TX
F 14 TK Edogi 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Westwind Prep Surprise, AZ
G/F 15 Marquel Curtis 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Jr Williston State College Plymouth, MN
G 22 Nick Wood 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Cascia Hall Prep Tulsa, OK
G 23 Stevie Repichowski 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 193 lb (88 kg) So Kingdom Prep Academy Lansing, MI
F 40 D'Andre Wright 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 248 lb (112 kg) Jr Eisenhower HS Lawton, OK
F 44 Brandon Swannegan 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 207 lb (94 kg) Jr Cypress Ridge HS Houston, TX
F 55 Emmanuel Ezechinonso 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 278 lb (126 kg) RS So Covenant Christian Ministries Academy Lagos, Nigeria
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 8, 2014*
4:00 pm
Southwestern Oklahoma State W 74–50 
Reynolds Center (3,378)
Tulsa, OK
Non-conference regular season
November 15, 2014*
7:00 pm
at Oral Roberts
MGM Grand Main Event Opening Round/Rivalry
L 68–77  0–1
Mabee Center (6,534)
Tulsa, OK
November 17, 2014*
8:30 pm, ESPN3
Louisiana–Lafayette
MGM Grand Main Event Opening Round
W 64–53  1–1
Reynolds Center (3,889)
Tulsa, OK
November 19, 2014*
7:05 pm, ESPN3
Abilene Christian W 65–39  2–1
Reynolds Center (3,829)
Tulsa, OK
November 24, 2014*
10:00 pm, ESPNU
vs. Auburn
MGM Grand Main Event heavyweight semifinal
W 53–35  3–1
MGM Grand Garden Arena (1,507)
Paradise, NV
November 26, 2014*
10:30 pm, ESPN2
vs. Oklahoma State
MGM Grand Main Event heavyweight final
L 58–73  3–2
MGM Grand Garden Arena (1,712)
Paradise, NV
November 29, 2014*
2:00 pm, ESPN3
at No. 9 Wichita State L 55–75  3–3
Charles Koch Arena (10,506)
Wichita, KS
December 3, 2014*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Creighton W 77–64  4–3
Reynolds Center (4,383)
Tulsa, OK
December 7, 2014*
2:00 pm
at Arkansas–Little Rock W 78–73  5–3
Jack Stephens Center (794)
Little Rock, AR
December 10, 2014*
7:00 pm
Southeastern Oklahoma State L 66–69  5–4
Reynolds Center (4,333)
Tulsa, OK
December 13, 2014*
1:30 pm, CBSSN
No. 16 Oklahoma L 68–87  5–5
Reynolds Center (6,885)
Tulsa, OK
December 17, 2014*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Missouri State W 74–70  6–5
Reynolds Center (4,245)
Tulsa, OK
December 22, 2014*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Incarnate Word W 76–47  7–5
Reynolds Center (4,209)
Tulsa, OK
Conference regular season
December 31, 2014
11:00 am, ESPNU
at UCF W 56–54  8–5 (1–0)
CFE Arena (3,440)
Orlando, FL
January 4, 2015
1:00 pm, ESPNews
Houston W 72–54  9–5 (2–0)
Reynolds Center (4,171)
Tulsa, OK
January 10, 2015
2:00 pm, ESPNews
at Temple W 63–56  10–5 (3–0)
Liacouras Center (6,012)
Philadelphia, PA
January 13, 2015
8:30 pm, CBSSN
UConn W 66–58  11–5 (4–0)
Reynolds Center (6,092)
Tulsa, OK
January 17, 2015
10:00 am, ESPNU
at South Florida W 75–58  12–5 (5–0)
USF Sun Dome (3,165)
Tampa, FL
January 21, 2015
6:00 pm, ESPNU
Memphis W 73–55  13–5 (6–0)
Reynolds Center (5,003)
Tulsa, OK
January 24, 2015
11:00 am, ESPNews
at East Carolina W 66–64  14–5 (7–0)
Williams Arena (4,968)
Greenville, NC
January 27, 2015
6:00 pm, ESPNews
at Tulane W 62–55  15–5 (8–0)
Devlin Fieldhouse (2,365)
New Orleans, LA
January 31, 2015
12:00 pm, ESPNews
South Florida W 78–71 OT 16–5 (9–0)
Reynolds Center (4,939)
Tulsa, OK
February 5, 2015
6:00 pm, ESPNews
at Houston W 57–44  17–5 (10–0)
Hofheinz Pavilion (2,847)
Houston, TX
February 7, 2015
7:00 pm, ESPNU
No. 23 SMU L 57–68  17–6 (10–1)
Reynolds Center (7,677)
Tulsa, OK
February 12, 2015
6:00 pm, ESPN2
at UConn L 45–70  17–7 (10–2)
XL Center (11,506)
Hartford, CT
February 18, 2015
6:00 pm, ESPNU
East Carolina W 69–58  18–7 (11–2)
Reynolds Center (4,263)
Tulsa, OK
February 22, 2015
5:00 pm, ESPNU
Temple W 55–39  19–7 (12–2)
Reynolds Center (5,130)
Tulsa, OK
February 25, 2015
7:00 pm, ESPNews
Tulane W 76–55  20–7 (13–2)
Reynolds Center (4,603)
Tulsa, OK
February 28, 2015
7:00 pm, ESPNU
at Memphis W 74–72 OT 21–7 (14–2)
FedEx Forum (15,784)
Memphis, TN
March 4, 2015
8:00 pm, CBSSN
Cincinnati L 47-56  21–8 (14–3)
Reynolds Center (5,840)
Tulsa, OK
March 7, 2015
2:00 pm, ESPNU
at SMU L 62-67  21–9 (14–4)
Moody Coliseum (7,314)
Dallas, TX
American Athletic Conference tournament
March 13, 2015
6:00 pm, ESPNU
vs. Houston
Quarterfinals
W 59–51  22–9
XL Center (9,514)
Hartford, CT
March 14, 2015
6:00 pm, ESPN2
at UConn
Semifinals
L 42–47  22–10
XL Center (10,114)
Hartford, CT
NIT
March 17, 2015*
7:15 pm, ESPN3
No. (2) (7) William & Mary
First round
W 70–67  23–10
Reynolds Center (2,547)
Tulsa, OK
March 23, 2015*
9:00 pm, ESPN
No. (2) (3) Murray State
Second round
L 62–83  23–11
Reynolds Center (3,440)
Tulsa, OK
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time. (#) during NIT is seed within region.

References

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  1. ^ "Tulsa earns NCAA tournament berth with Conference USA title". ESPN. March 16, 2014. Retrieved February 19, 2024.
  2. ^ Foster, Chris (March 21, 2014). "UCLA puts the 'dog out with 76-59 NCAA tournament victory over Tulsa". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved February 19, 2024.