Tulsa Basketball 2016-17 Golden Hurricane
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TULSA BASKETBALL 2016-17 GOLDEN HURRICANE GAME #2 Eric Hollier – Asst. Media Relations Director • (o) 918-631-2492 • (c) 225-978-4590 • [email protected] 16 NCAA Tournament AppeArances • 10 CoNference ChAmpioNships • 6 All-Americans • 107 All-CoNference selectioNs GAME CAPSULE Tulsa at Wichita State Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2016 • 7 p.m. • THE GAME: Charles Koch Arena (10,506) • Wichita, Kan. Tulsa Golden Hurricane at Wichita State Shockers, Wednesday, Nov. 16, 7 p.m. TULSA PROBABLE STARTERS • THE SITE: Charles Koch Arena F 0 JUNIOR ETOU 6-8 239 Jr-RS 20 pts 10 rbs Republic of Congo (10,506), Wichita, Kan. F 14 TK EDOGI 6-8 225 Jr-RS 6 pts 1 rb Phoenix, Ariz. • THE SERIES: WSU leads, 64-61 G 3 TRAVIS ATSON 6-5 204 Fr-HS 3 pts 3 rbs Brooklyn, N.Y. • THE COACHES: G 4 STERLING TAPLIN 6-1 196 So-1L 4 pts 1 rb East Amherst, N.Y. Tulsa’s Frank Haith (43-24, 3rd year); G 11 PAT BIRT 6-5 186 Sr-1L 7 pts 3 rbs Plano, Texas WSU’s Gregg Marshall (232-85, 10th year) • TULSA RADIO: Big Country 99.5 FM OFF THE BENCH (Bruce Howard and J.R. Rollo) • TV: ESPN3 G 32 COREY HENDERSON JR. 6-4 173 Jr-JC 15 pts 3 rbs Dallas, Texas (Mitch Holthaus and Rich Zvosec) F 1 MARTINS IGBANU 6-8 240 Fr-HS 10 pts 9 rbs Lagos, Nigeria • INTERNET: Live audio and live stats F 35 GENO ARTISON 6-9 202 So-JC 8 pts 0 rbs Seattle, Wash. available on www.TulsaHurricane.com. G 5 LAWSON KORITA 6-5 207 Fr-HS 0 pts 1 rb Little Rock, Ark. F 12 WILL MAGNAY 6-10 234 Fr-HS 0 pts 0 rbs Brisbane, Australia THE GAME 2016-17 SCHEDULE The Tulsa Golden Hurricane (0-1) continues its longest-running rivalry when it travels to face NOVEMBER the Wichita State Shockers (2-0) on Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2016 . tip-off is scheduled for 7 p.m. 2 OKLAHOMA CHRISTIAN (EXH.) W, 72-53 at Charles Koch Arena (10,506) in Wichita, Kan. the game will be broadcast on ESPN3, and Big 7 NORTHEASTERN STATE (EXH.) W, 84-52 Country 99.5 FM/Golden Hurricane Radio Network . live stats will be available on TulsaHurricane. 11 JACKSONVILLE STATE (ESPN3) L, 73-84 16 at Wichita State (ESPN3) 7 p.m. com. 19 NEW ORLEANS (ESPN3) 3 p.m. 22 OREGON STATE (ESPNews) 8 p.m. THE SERIES 28 at Oral Roberts 7 p.m. DECEMBER This is the 126th meeting between Tulsa and Wichita State . Wichita State leads the series, 64-61 . 3 @ Little Rock 3 p.m. it is the longest-running series in TU history, in terms of games played . the Golden Hurricane won last 7 ILLINOIS STATE (ESPN3) 7 p.m. 10 OKLAHOMA STATE (CBS SN) 4 p.m. season, 77-67, in Tulsa when WSU was ranked ninth in the country . the Shockers won seven in a row 17 TEXAS STATE (ESPN3) 7 p.m. between 2003-14, including five from 2010-14 . prior to that streak by WSU, the Golden Hurricane won 22 vs. Stephen F. Austin^ (ESPNU) 3:30 p.m. 13 consecutive games in the series between 1993-2002 . the schools were members of the Missouri 23 vs. SanDiegoState/SouthernMiss^ TBA 25 Diamond Head Classic TBA Valley Conference together from 1945-46 until 1995-96 . the first games between TU and WSU were 31 UCONN* (CBS SN) 1 p.m. played in the 1930-31 season, with each team winning the road game. JANUARY 4 at Houston* (ESPNU) 8 p.m. 11 MEMPHIS* (ESPNews) 7 p.m. QUICK HITS 14 at Temple* (ESPNews) 3 p.m. • Tulsa is playing its 106th season of basketball in 2016-17. 18 TULANE* (ESPNews) 6:30 p.m. 21 at USF* (ESPNews) Noon • Tulsa Head Coach Frank Haith is in his third season at Tulsa, and has led the Hurricane to 20 wins 25 at East Carolina* (ESPN3) 6 p.m. and a postseason appearance in each season. 28 UCF* (ESPNews) 12:30 p.m. • Seven players made their debut for the Golden Hurricane in the season opener . FEBRUARY 1 CINCINNATI* (CBS SN) 8 p.m. newcomers accounted for 56 of Tulsa’s 73 points. 4 SMU* (ESPNews) 6 p.m. • Tulsa features three players on its roster that appeared in a game at TU prior to this season – 7 at Memphis* (ESPNU) 7 p.m. Pat Birt, TK Edogi and Sterling Taplin. 11 HOUSTON* (ESPNU) 5 p.m. 14 at UCF* (ESPNews) 6 p.m. • Tulsa has 10 newcomers to its roster, including two juniors, one sophomore and five freshmen. 18 at Cincinnati* (ESPNU) 11 a.m. • Tulsa is in its third season as a member of the American Athletic Conference. 23 USF* (ESPNews) 7 p.m. • The Tulsa schedule features up to 10 opponents that played in the NCAA or NIT tournaments in 2016, 26 EAST CAROLINA* (ESPNU) 3 p.m. MARCH six of which participated in the NCAA Tournament. (includes potential opponents in the Diamond 2 at SMU* (CBS SN) 7 p.m. Head Classic) 5 at Tulane* (ESPNU/ESPNews) 3 p.m. • In two seasons as a member of The American, TU finished second and tied for third place in the 9-12 American Athletic Conference Tournament (Hartford, Conn.) regular season, respectively. TIMES are Central Time Zone • BOLD CAPS are Home Games • For the third straight year, all of Tulsa’s conference games and non-conference home games will be * American Athletic Conference game ^ Diamond Head Classic (Honolulu, Hawai’i) televised on an ESPN network or CBS Sports Network. % PSO Mayor’s Cup page 2/Tulsa Golden Hurricane Basketball Game Notes Facebook.com/TulsaHurricane • Instagram/TulsaMBasketball SEASON TICKETS ON SALE Season tickets for Tulsa’s full home schedule are still on sale . Six-Game HEAD COACH FRANK HAITH Weekender ticket packages are also available, featuring Saturday games against THIRD SEASON Oklahoma State, Texas State, UConn, UCF, SMU and Houston . tickets may be ELON ’88 purchased in person at the TU Athletics Ticket Office in the Reynolds Center, or by Frank Haith is in his third year as head basketball coach at The calling 918-631-GoTU. University of Tulsa. He carries 30 years of collegiate coaching experience and 19 LAST TIME OUT years of advancing to postseason competition. He has averaged Tulsa fell to Jacksonville State, 84-73, in the season opener on Friday . 20.7 wins in his 12 full seasons as head coach, while compiling an junior forward Junior Etou scored 20 points and grabbed 10 rebounds . .Etou overall 248-153 on-court record for a .618 winning percentage, in- cluding a 43-24 record at Tulsa. Ten of his 12 teams have advanced also led the Golden Hurricane with four 3-pointers . he was one of seven play- to postseason competition. ers to make their TU debut in the game . junior college transfer guard Corey In his first season at TU in 2014-15, Haith led the Golden Hur- Henderson Jr. scored 15 points with three treys and added three assists, and ricane to a 23-11 record and an appearance in the second round of freshman forward Martins Igbanu tallied 10 points and nine rebounds . Eight the postseason NIT. Picked fifth in its first season of competition in different players scored points for Tulsa, and five of those players appeared in the American Athletic Conference, TU finished second in the league their first game at TU, including Etou, Henderson and Igbanu . sophomore with a 14-4 record, and advanced to the semifinals of The Ameri- forward Geno Artison scored eight points and made two treys, and freshman can Conference Championship. TU boasted a 12-game winning streak during the season, which included a 10-0 start to conference guard Travis Atson added three points and three rebounds . senior guard Pat play – its best league start since 1968-69. The Hurricane won 20 Birt led the Hurricane with four assists, and put up seven points . Jacksonville games for the 22nd time in program history, and advanced to the State shot 56 percent from the field and made nine 3-pointers . Tulsa shot 40 postseason for the 28th time. TU also held 17 opponents below a percent from the field, made 17-of-29 free throws, and outrebounded the Game- .400 field goal percentage and collected eight road victories. cocks, 36-31. In his second season, TU reached the NCAA Tournament for the 16th time in program history, and the fourth time in Haith’s head coaching career. The Hurricane tied for third in The American, and FRANK HAITH IN THIRD SEASON AT TULSA two players earned all-conference honors. Frank Haith is in his third year as head basketball coach at The University Haith, 51, was the 2012 Associated Press and USBWA National of Tulsa, where he has compiled a 43-24 record . he has 30 years of col- Coach of the Year, and was a National Coach of the Year finalist in legiate coaching experience, and is in his 13th year as a head coach . he has 2005. He spent the previous 10 seasons as a head coach at Miami averaged 20.6 wins in his 12 seasons as head coach, while compiling an overall and Missouri. Haith has averaged 20.7 wins in his 11 years as a 248-153 on-court record for a .618 winning percentage . 10 of his 12 teams head coach, while compiling an overall 205-129 record for a .614 have advanced to postseason competition.