2008-09 THE UNIVERSITY OF TULSA General Information 1 2008-09 Opponents 91 INTRO Table of Contents ................... .1 Opponent Information ........... 92-96 The City of Tulsa ................. 2-3 Series Records vs. The University of Tulsa ............. 4-7 2008-09 Opponents ........... 97-98 Tulsa Athletics .................. 8-11 Athletic Facilities ................ 12-13 Tulsa Records 99 Donald W. Reynolds Center ....... 14-15 Reynolds Center Records ....... 100-101 PLAYERS Attendance Records ............... .15 Year-by-Year Leaders .......... 102-103 General Information Strength & Conditioning ............. .16 1,000-Point Scorers ............... .104 Location: Tulsa, Oklahoma Year-by-Year Individual Leaders ...... .105 Founded: 1894 Enrollment: 4,165 Players 17 Single Season Leaders ............. .105 Nickname: Golden Hurricane 2008-09 Season Outlook ......... 18-19 Career Leaders .................. .106 Colors: Old Gold, Royal Blue, Crimson Alphabetical and Numerical Rosters .... .19 Single-Game Records ............. .107 Conference: Conference USA Individual Records ................. .108 Home Court: Donald W. Reynolds Center (8,355) Player Profiles .................. 20-42 STAFF President: Dr. Steadman Upham Freshman Records ................ .109 Faculty Representative: Chris Anderson The Staff 43 Opponent Team Records ........... .110 Director of Athletics: Bubba Cunningham Head Coach .................. 44-47 Single-Game/Season Records ....... .111 SWA/Associate Athletics Director: Crista Troester Assistant Coaches . 48-49 Tulsa Year-By-Year Statistics ........ .111 Basketball Staff Opponent Records vs. Tulsa......... .112 Head Coach: Charlene Thomas-Swinson, Director of Basketball Operations ...... .49 4th year (Auburn ’92) Basketball Support Staff ............. .49 Tulsa Miscellaneous Records ........ .113 Record at Tulsa: 48-45 (3 years) University President ............. 50-51 Top Individual Games vs. Conference REVIEW Overall Record: 72-106 (6 years) University Administration ......... 50-51 Opponents ...................... .114 Assistant Coaches: Top Individual Performances vs. Conference Sharon Allen (East Tennessee State ‘81) Director of Athletics ................ .52 Chandra Dorsey (Mississippi ‘01) Athletic Staff ................... 53-54 Opponents ...................... .115 Aaron Swinson (Auburn ‘05) Tulsa Top Team Perfomances vs. Director of Basketball Operations: 2007-08 in Review 55 Conference Opponents. ............ .116 Grant Garner (Auburn ‘93) Tulsa Points Club ............. 117-118 Graduate Assistant/Video Coordinator: 2007-08 Season Review ......... 56-57 C-USA Michael Bowden 2007-08 Statistics ................. .58 Student Managers: Brittany Annan Tulsa History 119 Game Results ..................... .59 Basketball Athletic Trainer: Jessica Stanley Tulsa Tournament Appearances ...... .120 Tulsa Player Game Highs ............ .60 Athletic Media Relations Tulsa Honors/Awards .............. .121 Individual Points, Rebounds, Assists .... .61 Assoc. Athletics Director for Communications: Tulsa Coaching History ............. .121 Don Tomkalski Game-by-Game Statistics ........ 62-63 Tulsa Overtime History ............. .121 Office: 918-631-3200 Tulsa and Opponent Highs/Lows ... 64-65 OPPONENTS Cell: 918-640-0683 WNBA Selections ................. .121 Tulsa Individual Game Highs .......... .66 E-Mail: [email protected] Conference Honors ................ .122 Asst. Director of Media Relations: Opponent Individual Game Highs ...... .67 All-Time Roster ................... .123 Eric Hollier Miscellaneous Statistics .......... 68-69 All-Time Jersey Numbers ........... .124 Office: 918-631-2492 Game Box Scores............... 70-78 Cell: 225-978-4590 Year-by-Year Results .......... 125-130 E-Mail: [email protected] Conference USA 79 Asst. Director of Media Relations/ Media Information 131 Women’s Basketball Contact: Conference USA Profile .......... 80-81 RECORDS Stephanie Hall Media Information ................. .132 2007-08 C-USA Standings ........... .82 Office: 918-631-2163 Athletic Department Directory ........ .133 Cell: 918-232-2393 2007-08 C-USA Team Statistics .... 83-84 Restaurant/Hotel Information......... .134 E-Mail: [email protected] 2007-08 C-USA Individual Statistics . 85-86 Press Row Phones: 918-631-5400 or 5401 Directions to Campus .............. .135 2008-09 C-USA Composite Schedule 87-89 Press Room Work Room: 918-631-5403 Primary Media Outlets .............. .135 Press Room Work Room Fax: 918-631-5404 Nike Ad .......................... .90 Office Fax: 918-631-3913 Radio and TV Chart ............... .136 Website: www.tulsahurricane.com HISTORY • Doubled its endowment; Remembering a Leader and Friend • Doubled research funding from outside sources; FULTON COLLINS • 1943 - 2008 • More than doubled undergraduate applications ; • Built 1.2 million square feet of facilities, including improvements for every sports program; Tulsa Athletics is proud to dedicate its 2008-09 • Raised on-campus residency to an all-time high of 70%; competition year to the memory of Fulton Collins, • Increased annual scholarships by $12 million; symbolized by the “Fulton” patches worn on every • Won 27 Conference Championships MEDIA Tulsa uniform. • And broke into the Top 100 of the influential U.S. News & World Report rankings. Fulton joined The University of Tulsa Board of Fulton was a hands-on leader, guiding the development of campus facilities (including Trustees in 1993 and served as Chairman from Collins Hall and the Fulton and Susie Collins Fitness Center) and working with TU’s busi- 1997 to 2008. He quickly rallied others around the ness faculty to re-engineer the MBA program to better address the evolving needs of Tulsa vision of TU as a nationally competitive university employers. Honoring his leadership, TU named its business college the Collins College of with a dynamic residential campus, solid finances, Business. President Steadman Upham announced the decision during the Spring 2008 and selective admissions. That focus has produced Commencement ceremony, when Fulton received an honorary doctorate – the first degree remarkable results; during Fulton’s term, TU to be awarded from the Collins College of Business. www.tulsahurricane.com 1 TTHEHE C CITIYTY INTRO INTRO INTRO PLAYERS PLAYERS PLAYERS STAFF STAFF STAFF REVIEW REVIEW REVIEW C-USA C-USA C-USA OPPONENTS tulsa, oklahoma In Tulsa you’ll find cowboys and classical ballet. Art deco and arena football. Rodeos, religion and rolling hills. A visit to Tulsa is a great opportunity to experience a delightful mix of rich culture, colorful history, terrific RECORDS shopping and lively nightlife. f art makes you happy, explore some of Brookside, the Brady District or the Blue our Indian ancestors, forced in the 1800s I Tulsa’s nationally recognized museums Dome District and find out what Tulsa’s along a “trail of tears” from the southeast- such as Gilcrease Museum, the world’s growing community of young professionals ern United States to what is now east- HISTORY largest and most comprehensive collec- already knows – the city is a cool place ern Oklahoma, brought Southern traditions tion of fine art, artifacts and archives of the to work and to have fun. Try your luck at along with their Indian culture. You can American West. Or stroll through an Italian- a casino or the horse races, cheer on a visit the Creek Council Oak Tree, Tulsa’s style villa that was once home to a millionaire ball team, enjoy a night at the opera, feast birthplace, which still lives as a symbol of oilman and is now the renowned Philbrook at a four-star restaurant or get messy at a our settlers’ strong spirit. Under this tree in Museum, filled with Italian Renaissance art, barbecue joint. The choices are endless, 1836, the Lochapoka Creek Indians kindled ancient and classical pieces and extensive and whatever you do you’ll have the time a ceremonial fire using live coals they had MEDIA Native American collections. of your life. carried from their Alabama homeland. It was here that they gathered to start a new life When the sun goes down in Tulsa, the city What gives Tulsa its Southern charm, and establish Tulsee Town. has plenty of things to do for the young Eastern elegance and Western flair? Our and young at heart. Hit the trendy bars of unique history plays a major role. Some of 2 The University of Tulsa 2008-09 Women’s Basketball Media Guide www.tulsahurricane.com 3 THE CITY 2008-09 INTRO INTRO INTRO PLAYERS PLAYERS PLAYERS STAFF STAFF STAFF REVIEW REVIEW REVIEW C-USA C-USA C-USA OPPONENTS African-Americans also brought Southern boys who actually have a reason to wear Tulsa Facts tulsa, culture when they came to Tulsa to start new chaps and cowboy boots. Just north of Tulsa lives. Oklahoma was one of the first places at the Tallgrass Prairie Preserve, the buffalo City Population: 550,000 they had a fair shot at the American dream. still roam and you can look across the vast Founded: 1898 Land runs and freedmen allotments offered land and imagine you’re back in the Wild, blacks the opportunity to quickly become Wild West. Time Zone: Central land owners, farmers and businessmen. Median Age: 35 RECORDS Tulsa’s Greenwood district soon became In the early 1900s, the discovery of oil, and Average Maximum Temperature: 71 known as the “Black Wall Street,” with shops the dreams of those who came in search Average Minimum Temperature: 49 bustling by day and clubs wailing blues of it, fueled Tulsa. Many of the risk-takers Average Days of Sunshine: 227 and jazz