THE UNIVERSITY of TULSA BASKETBALL 2017-18 Record & Fact Book
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THE UNIVERSITY OF TULSA BASKETBALL 2017-18 Record & Fact Book JUNIOR ETOU SENIOR JALEEL WHEELER SENIOR COREY HENDERSON JR. SENIOR TulsaHurricane.com TulsaMBasketball @ TUMBasketball TulsaMBasketball Head Coach FRANK HAITH 20+ Wins per Season Average 2012 AP and USBWA National Coach of the Year 2x Naismith National Coach of the Year Finalist 2012 Big 12 Coach of the Year 2008 Skip Prosser Man of the Year Finalist 2005 NABC District 6 Coach of the Year 19 Career Postseason Appearances 9 NCAA Tournament Appearances 3 Sweet Sixteens | 1 Final Four 263 Career Victories | 2012 Big 12 Champions 6 Career NIT Berths | 1 NIT Championship TulsaHurricane.com TulsaMBasketball @ TUMBasketball TulsaMBasketball 2017-18 MEN’S BASKETBALL CONTENTS INTRO Introduction 1 Opponents 77 Table of Contents 1 Media Information 78-79 Media Information 2-3 Series Records vs. 2017-18 Opponents 80-82 Athletic Department Directory 3 Tulsa Quick Facts Records 83 Directions to Campus 3 PLAYERS Location: Tulsa, Oklahoma The University of Tulsa 4 Tulsa Team Records 84 Founded: 1894 The City of Tulsa 5 Tulsa Individual Records 84 Enrollment: 4,682 (3,406 undergraduates) Donald W. Reynolds Center 6 Opponent Records 85 Nickname: Golden Hurricane Tulsa Yearly Leaders 86-88 Colors: Old Gold, Royal Blue, Crimson Players 7 Career Leaders 89-90 Conference: American Athletic Conference Single-Season Leaders 90 Season Preview 8-9 Home Court: Donald W. Reynolds Center (8,355) Single-Game Leaders 91-93 Rosters and Schedule 10-11 President: Dr. Gerard Clancy STAFF Tulsa / Opponent Single-Game Highs 93-95 Faculty Representative: Christopher Anderson Player Profiles 12-33 All-Time Freshman Leaders 95 VP/Director of Athletics: Dr. Derrick Gragg Notes Page 34 Tulsa Scoring Records & Streaks 96-97 Staff 35 100-Point Games & Overtime History 97 Tulsa Men’s Basketball Point Clubs 98-99 Coaching Staff Head Coach Frank Haith 36-37 All-Time Record Against Opponents 100-101 REVIEW Head Coach: Frank Haith, (Elon ’88) Coaching Staff 38-40 All-Time Series Results 102-113 Record at Tulsa: 58-40 (4th year) Director of Basketball Operations 41 Tulsa vs. Nationally-Ranked Teams 114-115 Overall Record: 245-169* (13 years) Reynolds Center Firsts 116 Support Staff 41-43 [on-court record: 263-169] VP & Director of Athletics 44-45 Reynolds Center Records 116-118 Assistant Coaches: University President 46 Tulsa Year-by-Year Statistics 119 Danny Henderson (Austin College ‘84) Opponent Year-by-Year Statistics 120 Kenton Paulino (Texas ‘08) CONFERENCE Review 47 AMERICAN ATHLETIC History 121 Shea Seals (Tulsa ‘97) Director of Basketball Operations: 2016-17 Statistics 48 Postseason History 122-123 Dave Reiter (Kansas State ‘01) Game Results 49 NCAA, NIT, CBI Tournament Records 124 Director of Player Development: Miscellaneous Statistics 50 Championship Teams 125-133 Jim Platt (Concordia (Ill.) ‘73) Game-by-Game Highs 51 All-Americans 134-135 Director of Athletic Performance: Individual Points, Rebounds, Assists 52 Academic All-Americans 135 David Deets (Northeastern [Okla.] State ‘00) Tulsa and Opponent Player Game Highs 53 Retired Jerseys 136 Director of Scouting: Tulsa and Opponent Highs/Lows 54-55 Pro Draftees 136 Toby Lane (Wichita State ‘93) Game-by-Game Statistics 56-57 Tulsa Athletic Hall of Fame 137 *Reflects 18 wins vacated by Missouri from the 2013-14 season Game Box Scores 58-65 Tulsa’s Winningest Teams 137 OPPONENTS Notes Page 66 Tulsa Coaching History 138 Basketball Information Conference History 139-141 The American 67 2016-17 Record: 15-17 National Rankings 142 2016-17 American Record: 8-10 (7th place) American Athletic Conference 68-69 106 Years of Tulsa Basketball 143-144 Starters Returning/Lost: 4/1 2016-17 American Standings 70 Tournament Appearances 145-148 Lettermen Returning/Lost: 8/6 2016-17 American Statistics 71-72 Tulsa’s All-Time Roster 149-150 2017-18 American Composite Schedule 73-76 Year-by-Year Results 151-167 Basketball History TV/Radio Chart 168 All-Time Record: 1418-1133 (106 years) RECORDS Conference Championships (10): 1955, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1994, 1995 (MVC); 1999, 2000, 2002 (WAC); 2014 (C-USA) Postseason Conference Tournament Championships (6): 1982, 1984, 1986, 1996 (MVC); 2003 (WAC); 2014 (C-USA) NCAA Appearances (16): 1955, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, HISTORY 2002, 2003, 2014, 2016 NCAA “Sweet Sixteen” Appearances (3): 1994, 1995 and 2000 (Elite Eight) NIT Appearances (11): 1953, 1967, 1969, 1981 (champions), 1983, 1990, 1991, 2001 (champions), 2009, 2010, 2015 CBI Appearances (2): 2008 (champions), 2013 1 THE UNIVERSITY OF TULSA GOLDEN HURRICANE Media Information Credentials Requests for working press credentials for Tulsa’s home basketball games must be made in writing on company letterhead. Direct all requests to the Athletic Media Relations Office. You can email requests to: [email protected]. Members of the electronic media and those daily and Sunday papers covering Tulsa and its opponents on a regular basis will receive first priority for credentials. If space permits, every attempt will be made to honor other requests. Credentials can be picked up at the TU Athletic Media Relations Office during the week or on game day two hours prior to tip-off at the Reynolds Center media entrance (east side of Reynolds Center, just north of the dock entrance). All credentials are non-transferable and are limited to members of the working media only. Your cooperation in this matter will help ensure the best possible working conditions. If credentials are misused, privileges to Tulsa basketball games will be revoked. prior to practice depending on class schedules. Credits Parking Please contact the Athletic Media Relations Office The 2017-18 Tulsa Basketball Media Guide is at least a day in adavance to arrange interviews with Proper parking credentials will be needed for published by The University of Tulsa Athletic Media players and coaches. entrance to the media parking lot. These parking Relations Office; Don Tomkalski, Sr. Associate AD/ credentials are issued by the Athletic Media Wireless/Internet Availability Communications; Stephanie Hall, director; Jordan Relations Office. A limited number of parking Korphage, assitant director and Chad Smith, intern. Wireless and limited hard-wire internet connections spaces are available; therefore, members of the Printing is by Transcript Press of Norman, Oklahoma. are available courtside and in the media room at the electronic media and those daily and Sunday Donald W. Reynolds Center. Access to the MEDIA papers covering Tulsa and its opponents on a Photographic contributions made by the Tulsa World, ONLY wireless network is available only in the regular basis will receive first priority. Press NIT, Joe Murphy, Dave Crenshaw, Erik Campos, John media room, interview room and courtside at the parking is located at the Eighth & Harvard Lot Lew, Stan Liu, Bill Powell, Ben Solomon, and Walt Reynolds Center. For wireless password information, (proper credentials required). PROPER PARKING Beazley. Additional contributions and research made contact a TU athletic media relations representative. CREDENTIAL IS REQUIRED. by Wayne McCombs and Demetrius Bereolous. Player Interviews Statistics For Assistance All media will be provided with a complete game All requests for interviews with Tulsa players This publication has been provided to assist you in statistical package, which includes first and second should be made through the Athletic Media your coverage of Tulsa basketball. We hope that it half play-by-play sheets, first and second half shot Relations Office. Please make your request a day will be an invaluable asset to you during the 2017- chart, halftime box score and post-game box score. in advance to allow enough time to arrange the 18 season. Specific requests for media information If you need statistics to be e-mailed, please inform interview. Interviews will be held in the Athletic should be directed to: the Athletic Media Relations staff before the game. Media Relations Office. The best time for extended Jordan Korphage interviews is normally between 10 a.m. and 1 Postgame Interview Policy Athletic Communications p.m., depending on the players’ class schedules After a 10-minute cooling off period, Tulsa Head The University of Tulsa and team obligations. Players are available for Coach Frank Haith will be available for media 800 South Tucker Drive interviews before practice, class schedules interviews in the Reynolds Center interview room. Tulsa, Okla. 74104-3189 permitting. All phone interviews will be conducted The opposing coach will also be available upon in the Athletic Media Relations Office. request. Tulsa players will be available 10 minutes The University of Tulsa is an equal opportunity/affirmative action institution. For EEO/AA information, contact the Covering Practice after the game for interviews in the interview room Office of Human Resources, (918) 631-2616; for disability as well. The Tulsa locker room will be closed. A accommodations, contact Dr. Jane Corso at (918) 631-2315. Media wishing to attend Tulsa practices must make postgame quote sheet will be distributed. prior arrangements by calling the Athletic Media Relations Office. Practice sessions are typically closed to the media and public. Head Coach Frank Haith and players will be available for interviews 2 2017-18 Tulsa basketball 2017-18 MEN’S BASKETBALL Staff Directory Athletic Media Relations Staff INTRO Basketball Staff Head Coach ........................... Frank Haith ................................