2022–23 Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball team

The 2022–23 Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball team represented the University of Tulsa during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Golden Hurricane, led by first-year head coach Eric Konkol, played their home games at the Reynolds Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma as members of the American Athletic Conference. They finished the season 5–24, 1–17 in AAC play to finish in last (11th) place. They were defeated by Wichita State in the first round of the AAC tournament.

2022–23 Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball
ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
Record5–25 (1–17 AAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaReynolds Center
Seasons
2022–23 American Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 2 Houston 17 1   .944 33 4   .892
No. 24 Memphis 13 5   .722 26 9   .743
Tulane 12 6   .667 20 11   .645
Cincinnati 11 7   .611 23 13   .639
Temple 10 8   .556 16 16   .500
Wichita State 9 9   .500 17 15   .531
UCF 8 10   .444 19 15   .559
South Florida 7 11   .389 14 18   .438
East Carolina 6 12   .333 16 17   .485
SMU 5 13   .278 10 22   .313
Tulsa 1 17   .056 5 25   .167
2023 AAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

Previous season

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The Golden Hurricane finished the 2021–22 season 11–20, 4–14 in AAC play to finish in 10th place. They defeated Wichita State in the first round of the AAC tournament before losing to SMU in the second round.

Offseason

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On March 12, 2022, head coach Frank Haith resigned.[1] On March 22, the school named Louisiana Tech head coach Eric Konkol the team's new head coach.

Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Curtis Haywood II 0 G 6'5" 198 RS Senior Oklahoma City, OK Graduate transferred to Central Oklahoma
Gavyn Elkamil 4 G 6'5" 190 Freshman Pittsburg, KS Transferred to Southeast Missouri State
Darien Jackson 11 G 6'3" 203 GS Senior Overland Park, KS Graduated
Josh Earley 15 F 6'7" 242 Junior Shawnee Mission, KS Transferred to Southeast Missouri State
Rey Idowu 25 F 6'9" 243 Senior Melbourne, Australia Left the team for personal reasons
LaDavis Draine 31 G 6'4" 210 GS Senior Calhoun City, MS Graduated
Jeriah Horne 41 F 6'7" 205 GS Senior Overland Park, KS Graduated

Incoming transfers

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Name Num Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous school
Brandon Betson 11 G 6'1" 180 Junior Herucles, CA Chicago State
Bryant Selebangue 33 F 6'9" 215 RS Sophomore LaSalle, QC Florida SouthWestern State College

Recruiting classes

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2022 recruiting class

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Charles Chukwu
#41 C
Katy, TX Patricia E. Paetow High School 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (110 kg) Sep 6, 2021 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 79
Jesaiah McWright
SF
Houston, TX Cy Falls High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Apr 6, 2022 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   Rivals:    247SportsN/A    ESPNN/A   ESPN grade: 0
BB Knight
SG
Katy, TX Tompkins High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Apr 5, 2022 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   Rivals:    247SportsN/A    ESPNN/A   ESPN grade: 0
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 2022 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 6, 2022.
  • "2022 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 6, 2022.
  • "2022 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Basketball 24/7 Sports Commits". 247sports.com. Retrieved October 6, 2022.

Roster

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2022–23 Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Jesaiah McWright 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Cypress Falls HS Houston, TX
G 1 Sam Griffin 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Jr Westminster HS
UT Arlington
Miami, FL
G 2 Keyshawn Embery-Simpson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 193 lb (88 kg) RS Sr Midwest City HS
Arkansas
Midwest City, OK
G 3 Sterling Gaston-Chapman 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Campus HS Wichita, KS
G 4 BB Knight 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Fr Tompkins HS Katy, TX
G 5 Peyton Urbancic 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 199 lb (90 kg) Jr First Baptist Academy Naples, FL
F 10 Tim Dalger 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 218 lb (99 kg) RS Jr Calvary Christian HS
Independence CC
Fort Lauderdale, FL
G 11 Brandon Betson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Salesian College Prep
Chicago State
Hercules, CA
F 12 Nikita Konstantynovskyi 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 237 lb (108 kg) Jr Secondary School No. 163
Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College
Kyiv, Ukraine
G 14 Anthony Pritchard 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Webster HS Tulsa, OK
F 15 Charles Chukwu 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Paetow HS Katy, TX
G 23 Ari Seals (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 171 lb (78 kg) Jr Frisco HS Frisco, TX
F 33 Bryant Selebangue 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS So Rise Prep at TRC Academy
Florida SouthWestern State College
LaSalle, QC
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 7, 2022*
11:00 p.m., P12N
at Oregon State L 70–73  0–1
 29  Griffin   9  Selebangue   2  Tied  Gill Coliseum (3,320)
Corvallis, OR
November 12, 2022*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Jackson State W 85–79  1–1
 20  Embery-Simpson   10  Selebangue   6  Embery-Simpson  Reynolds Center (6,859)
Tulsa, OK
November 17, 2022*
8:30 p.m., ESPNU
vs. Loyola–Chicago
Myrtle Beach Invitational Quarterfinals
W 85–66  2–1
 20  Griffin   10  Selebangue   4  Betson  HTC Center (1,143)
Conway, SC
November 18, 2022*
6:00 p.m., ESPNU
vs. Charlotte
Myrtle Beach Invitational semifinals
L 65–68  2–2
 21  Griffin   5  Tied   4  Pritchard  HTC Center (1,305)
Conway, SC
November 20, 2022*
9:30 a.m., ESPNU
vs. Murray State
Myrtle Beach Invitational 3rd place game
L 60–77  2–3
 14  Selebangue   11  Selebangue   6  Pritchard  HTC Center (1,335)
Conway, SC
November 25, 2022*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Oklahoma State L 56–82  2–4
 10  Embery-Simpson   5  Tied   5  Betson  Gallagher-Iba Arena (9,856)
Stillwater, OK
December 3, 2022*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Oral Roberts
Rivalry
L 66–77  2–5
 15  Selebangue   12  Selebangue   4  Griffin  Reynolds Center (4,662)
Tulsa, OK
December 7, 2022*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Detroit Mercy L 72–76  2–6
 20  Griffin   10  Selebangue   6  Pritchard  Reynolds Center (3,012)
Tulsa, OK
December 10, 2022*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Central Michigan W 70–63  3–6
 13  Tied   5  Tied   4  Dalger  Reynolds Center (2,654)
Tulsa, OK
December 16, 2022*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Mississippi Valley State W 66–51  4–6
 15  Betson   6  Gaston-Chapman   4  Pritchard  Reynolds Center (3,004)
Tulsa, OK
December 21, 2022*
9:00 p.m., WCC Network
at Loyola Marymount L 64–76  4–7
 13  Griffin   7  Tied   5  Pritchard  Gersten Pavilion (652)
Los Angeles, CA
AAC regular season
December 28, 2022
8:00 p.m., ESPNU
No. 3 Houston L 50–89  4–8
(0–1)
 13  Selebangue   9  Selebangue   4  Tied  Reynolds Center (4,807)
Tulsa, OK
January 1, 2023
2:00 p.m., ESPNU
at SMU L 67–92  4–9
(0–2)
 22  Griffin   9  Selebangue   5  Pritchard  Moody Coliseum (3,385)
University Park, TX
January 4, 2023
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Tulane L 77–93  4–10
(0–3)
 22  Selebangue   13  Selebangue   7  Pritchard  Devlin Fieldhouse (973)
New Orleans, LA
January 10, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Temple L 72–76  4–11
(0–4)
 19  Selebangue   12  Selebangue   4  Pritchard  Reynolds Center (3,053)
Tulsa, OK
January 14, 2023
3:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Wichita State
Rivalry
L 69–73  4–12
(0–5)
 25  Griffin   10  Selebangue   3  Embery-Simpson  Charles Koch Arena (7,157)
Wichita, KS
January 18, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
SMU L 76–79 OT 4–13
(0–6)
 24  Selebangue   14  Selebangue   5  Pritchard  Reynolds Center (3,047)
Tulsa, OK
January 21, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Tulane W 81–79 OT 5–13
(1–6)
 23  Griffin   13  Dalger   9  Pritchard  Reynolds Center (7,071)
Tulsa, OK
January 24, 2023
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at East Carolina L 66–76  5–14
(1–7)
 18  Selebangue   10  Selebangue   7  Pritchard  Williams Arena (3,886)
Greenville, NC
January 29, 2023
4:00 p.m., ESPN2
Memphis L 68–80  5–15
(1–8)
 17  Dalger   9  Selebangue   5  Pritchard  Reynolds Center (3,602)
Tulsa, OK
February 1, 2023
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Cincinnati L 55–81  5–16
(1–9)
 15  Griffin   15  Selebangue   2  Tied  Fifth Third Arena (9,334)
Cincinnati, OH
February 5, 2023
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Wichita State
Rivalry
L 75–86  5–17
(1–10)
 24  Dalger   11  Selebangue   4  Betson  Reynolds Center (3,754)
Tulsa, OK
February 8, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at No. 2 Houston L 42–80  5–18
(1–11)
 13  Dalger   6  Selebangue   3  Tied  Fertitta Center (7,369)
Houston, TX
February 11, 2023
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at UCF L 52–96  5–19
(1–12)
 11  Selebangue   10  Selebangue   3  Selebangue  Addition Financial Arena (6,731)
Orlando, FL
February 15, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
South Florida L 69–96  5–20
(1–13)
 21  Selebangue   10  Selebangue   3  Betson  Reynolds Center (3,019)
Tulsa, OK
February 19, 2023
1:00 p.m., ESPNU
at Temple L 53–76  5–21
(1–14)
 15  Dalger   7  Dalger   4  Betson  Liacouras Center (6,937)
Philadelphia, PA
February 21, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
East Carolina L 60–62  5–22
(1–15)
 20  Betson   8  Dalger   3  Betson  Reynolds Center (3,002)
Tulsa, OK
February 26, 2023
4:00 p.m., ESPNU
UCF L 49–68  5–23
(1–16)
 12  Selebangue   11  Selebangue   3  Betson  Reynolds Center (4,059)
Tulsa, OK
March 1, 2023
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at South Florida L 56–72  5–24
(1–17)
 16  Dalger   10  Selebangue   5  Betson  Yuengling Center (3,358)
Tampa, FL
AAC tournament
March 9, 2023
6:00 p.m., ESPNU
(11) vs. (6) Wichita State
First round
L 63–81  5–25
 21  Dalger   7  Selebangue   7  Betson  Dickies Arena 
Fort Worth, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Source[2]

References

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  1. ^ Griffin, David. "Tulsa Head Basketball Coach Frank Haith Announces Resignation". www.newson6.com. Retrieved March 29, 2022.
  2. ^ "2022–23 Men's Basketball Schedule". tulsahurricane.com. Retrieved October 6, 2022.