2020–21 Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball team

2020–21 American Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
	As of June 25, 2020; Rankings from AP Poll; 2021 AAC Tournament

Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball
2020–21 Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball
Conference	American Athletic Conference
Head coach	Frank Haith (7th season)
Assistant coaches	Jerry Wainwright; Kwanza Johnson; Shea Seals;
Home arena	Reynolds Center

The 2020–21 Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball team will represent 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]

Previous season

The Golden Hurricane finished the 2019–20 season 21–10, 13–5 in AAC play to finish in a tie for first place and winning a share of the regular season title. Coach Haith would go on to be honored as American Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Coach of the Year for the season. They entered as the No. 3 seed in the AAC Tournament, which was unfortunately cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Martins Igbanu	1	F	6'8"	235	Senior	Lagos, Nigeria	Graduated
Isaiah Hill	4	G	6'0"	165	Freshman	Bakersfield, CA	Transferred to Fresno State.[2]
Lawson Korita	5	G	6'5"	205	Senior	Little Rock, AR	Graduated
Reggie Jones	22	G	6'6"	210	Sophomore	Marion, IN	Transferred to Ball State.[3]
Jeriah Horne	41	F	6'7"	222	RS Junior	Overland Park, KS	Graduate transferred to Colorado.[4]

Incoming transfers

Name	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous school
Rey Idowu	F	6'9"	240	Junior	Melbourne, FL	Transferred from Illinois State. Under NCAA transfer rules, Idowu will have to sit out the 2020–21 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.[5]
Austin Richie	F	6'6"	225	Junior	Glenwood, IL	Junior college transferred from Triton College.[6]

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
Keshawn Williams PG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: 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
Peyton Urbancic SG	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
Christian Shumate SF	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.

Roster

2020–21 Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	--	Austin Richie	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Jr	Bloom HS Triton College	Glenwood, IL
F	--	Rey Idowu	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Jr	Clearwater Academy Illinois State	Melbourne, FL
G	--	Keshawn Williams	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Fr	Bloom HS	Chicago, IL
G	--	Peyton Urbancic	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	First Baptist Academy	Naples, FL
F	--	Christian Shumate	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Bloom HS	Chicago Heights, IL
F	0	Brandon Rachal	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Sr	Natchitoches Central HS Pearl River CC	Natchitoches, LA
G	2	Keyshawn Embery-Simpson	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	RS So	Midwest City HS Arkansas	Midwest City, OK
G	3	Elijah Joiner	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Sr	Curie Metropolitan HS	Chicago, IL
G	11	Darien Jackson	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	189 lb (86 kg)	Sr	Blue Valley Northwest HS	Overland Park, KS
C	12	Emmanuel Ugboh	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	Sr	Quality Education Academy Iowa Western CC	Lagos, Nigeria
G	13	George Christopoulos (W)	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	167 lb (76 kg)	RS So	Warner Christian Academy	Nea Smyrni, Greece
F	15	Josh Earley	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	So	Bishop Miege HS	Shawnee Mission, KS
G	23	Ryan Gendron (W)	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	So	Bishop Kelley HS Oklahoma State	Tulsa, OK
G	33	Curtis Haywood	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	RS Jr	Brewster Academy Georgia Tech	Oklahoma City, OK

Head coach

Frank Haith (Elon)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
TBD* TBD		Reynolds Center Tulsa, OK
Non-conference regular season
November 20, 2020* TBD	vs. Boston College Junkanoo Jam	Gateway Christian Academy Bimini, Bahamas
November 21, 2020* TBD	vs. BYU or George Mason Junkanoo Jam	Gateway Christian Academy Bimini, Bahamas
November 24, 2020* TBD	Northwestern State	Reynolds Center Tulsa, OK
December 17, 2020* TBD	UT Arlington	Reynolds Center Tulsa, OK
December 20, 2020* TBD	at Colorado State	Moby Arena Fort Collins, CO
TBD* TBD	Arkansas	Reynolds Center Tulsa, OK
TBD* TBD	Southern Illinois	Reynolds Center Tulsa, OK
TBD* TBD	Bradley	Reynolds Center Tulsa, OK
TBD* TBD	at Boise State	ExtraMile Arena Boise, ID
AAC regular season
	Cincinnati	Reynolds Center Tulsa, OK
	at Cincinnati	Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH
	East Carolina	Reynolds Center Tulsa, OK
	at East Carolina	Williams Arena Greenville, NC
	Houston	Reynolds Center Tulsa, OK
	at Houston	Fertitta Center Houston, TX
	at Memphis	FedEx Forum Memphis, TN
	Memphis	Reynolds Center Tulsa, OK
	at SMU	Moody Coliseum University Park, TX
	SMU	Reynolds Center Tulsa, OK
	at South Florida	Yuengling Center Tampa, FL
	South Florida	Reynolds Center Tulsa, OK
	at Temple	Liacouras Center Philadelphia, PA
	Temple	Reynolds Center Tulsa, OK
	at Tulane	Devlin Fieldhouse New Orleans, LA
	Tulane	Reynolds Center Tulsa, OK
	at UCF	Addition Financial Arena Orlando, FL
	UCF	Reynolds Center Tulsa, OK
	Wichita State Rivalry	Reynolds Center Tulsa, OK
	at Wichita State Rivalry	Charles Koch Arena Wichita, KS
AAC Tournament
TBD TBD	vs.	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

References

"#105 Tulsa Men's Basketball 2019–2020 Preview". www.collegesportsmadness.com. Retrieved 2019-12-02.
Moore, Jackson (31 Mar 2020). "Bakersfield star Isaiah Hill transferring home to Fresno State". 247sports.com. Retrieved 11 Apr 2020.
Tribune sports staff (20 Apr 2020). "Ball State men's basketball adds 2 transfers". Kokomo Tribune. Retrieved 15 Apr 2020.
Snow, Brian (9 Apr 2020). "Colorado lands graduate transfer Jeriah Horne". 247sports.com. Retrieved 11 Apr 2020.
"Tulsa's Frank Haith Adds Three Student-Athletes to Basketball Signing Class". tulsahurricane.com. 15 Apr 2020. Retrieved 21 Apr 2020.
"Tulsa's Frank Haith Adds Three Student-Athletes to Basketball Signing Class". tulsahurricane.com. 15 Apr 2020. Retrieved 21 Apr 2020.

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[1] "#105 Tulsa Men's Basketball 2019–2020 Preview". www.collegesportsmadness.com. Retrieved 2019-12-02.

[2] Moore, Jackson (31 Mar 2020). "Bakersfield star Isaiah Hill transferring home to Fresno State". 247sports.com. Retrieved 11 Apr 2020.

[3] Tribune sports staff (20 Apr 2020). "Ball State men's basketball adds 2 transfers". Kokomo Tribune. Retrieved 15 Apr 2020.

[4] Snow, Brian (9 Apr 2020). "Colorado lands graduate transfer Jeriah Horne". 247sports.com. Retrieved 11 Apr 2020.

[5] "Tulsa's Frank Haith Adds Three Student-Athletes to Basketball Signing Class". tulsahurricane.com. 15 Apr 2020. Retrieved 21 Apr 2020.

[6] "Tulsa's Frank Haith Adds Three Student-Athletes to Basketball Signing Class". tulsahurricane.com. 15 Apr 2020. Retrieved 21 Apr 2020.

Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball
Venues	Various high schools (1907–1947) Expo Square Pavilion (1947–1976) Tulsa Convention Center (1976–1998) Reynolds Center (1998–present)
Rivalries	Oral Roberts Wichita State
Culture & lore	History "Hurricane Spirit" The Sound of the Golden Hurricane Marching Band
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1907–08 1908–09 1909–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21

2020–21 American Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Cincinnati	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
East Carolina	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Houston	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Memphis	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
SMU	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
South Florida	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Temple	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Tulane	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Tulsa	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
UCF	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Wichita State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–

As of June 25, 2020; Rankings from AP Poll 2021 AAC Tournament