2014–15 Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball team

2014–15 Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball
2014–15 Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball
NIT, Second round
Conference	American Athletic Conference
Record	23–11 (14–4 The American)
Head coach	Frank Haith (1st season);
Assistant coaches	Tom Abatemarco; Dennis Felton; Dave Leitao;
Home arena	Reynolds Center
	Seasons ← 2013–14 2015–16 →

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 American Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	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

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

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

Class of 2014 commitments

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
Keondre Dew SF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 69
Micah Littlejohn SF	Mansfield, Texas	Mansfield	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Sep 28, 2013
Micah Littlejohn SF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/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
Petar Rusic SG	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: "Tulsa 2014 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 8, 2014. "2014 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 8, 2014.

Roster

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

Frank Haith (Elon)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule

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

^ "Tulsa earns NCAA tournament berth with Conference USA title". ESPN. March 16, 2014. Retrieved February 19, 2024.
^ 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.

[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.

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