2017-18 Men’s Basketball Notes Jordan Korphage, Assistant Director of Media Relations 800 South Tucker Drive, Tulsa, OK 74104-9700 Office 918.631.2492 • Cell: 918.402.7929 Email: [email protected] Game 9 | at Kansas State | Dec. 9 | 7 p.m. | INTRUST Bank Arena 2017-18 Schedule Date: Sat., Dec. 9, 2017 Time: 7 p.m. Date Opponent Time/Result Location: Wichita, Kan. Oct. 30 Northwestern Okla. State (exh) W, 96-65 Arena: INTRUST Bank Arena (15,004) TV: ESPN3/FOX Sports Kansas City Nov. 4 Missouri S&T (exh) W, 113-56 Ben Boyle, Stan Weber Nov. 10 Lamar L, 67-74 Radio: Big Country 99.5 FM Tulsa Kansas State Nov. 13 Oral Roberts% W, 90-71 Bruce Howard, J.R. Rollo Golden Hurricane Audio: tulsahurricane.com, TuneIn app Wildcats Nov. 16 vs. Western Michigan^ (ESPNEWS) W, 81-74 Location: Tulsa, Okla. Location: Manhattan, Kan. Nov. 17 vs. Iowa State^ (ESPNU) L, 78-80 2017-18 Record: 4-4 Series vs. Kansas State 2017-18 Record: 8-1 Overall: 5-1 Nov. 19 vs. Illinois State^ (ESPNU) L, 68-84 The American Record: 0-0 Last Meeting: TU, 72-61 (12/12/90) Big 12 Record: 0-0 Nov. 25 Central Arkansas W, 92-72 Nov. 28 UTSA (ESPN3) W, 100-96 Head Coach: Frank Haith Head Coach: Bruce Weber Career Record: 249-173 (14th season) Career Record: 421-224 (20th season) Dec. 2 at Illinois State (ESPN3) L, 58-65 Record at TU: 62-44 (4th season) Record at KSU: 108-69 (6th season) Dec. 9 at Kansas State# (FSKC/ESPN3) 7 p.m. Dec. 14 Prairie View A&M (ESPN3) 7 p.m. Fast Break Points Dec. 16 Manhattan (ESPN3) 6 p.m. • Tulsa is in its 107th season of basketball and fourth season in the American Athletic Conference. Dec. 19 at Oklahoma State (FSOK) 8 p.m. • Tulsa will face Kansas State at 7 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 9, in the Wichita Wildcat Classic at INTRUST Bank Arena. TU Dec. 28 ECU* (ESPNU) 4 p.m. played in the arena’s first-ever basketball game, an 82-79 setback against Wichita State on Dec. 21, 2010. Dec. 31 at Tulane* (ESPN3) 2 p.m. • TU leads the all-time series against Kansas State, 5-1, including a pair of wins on the Wildcats’ home floor. The series Jan. 3 UConn* (ESPNEWS) 6 p.m. dates back to 1965 and Tulsa won the last meeting, 72-61, on Dec. 12, 1990. Jan. 6 at Memphis* (ESPNEWS) 3 p.m. • Tulsa is coming off a 65-58 loss last Saturday at Illinois State. Junior Etou led the way with 10 points and eight Jan. 11 at Houston* (ESPNU) 6 p.m. rebounds, but the Redbirds went on a late 11-0 run to rally for the victory. Jan. 13 Wichita State* (ESPNU) 6:30 p.m. • Junior Etou leads the team at 16.8 ppg and 6.4 rpg and those marks rank ninth and 10th in The American, respectively. Jan. 17 at Temple* (ESPNEWS) 5 p.m. The senior also ranks ninth in the circuit with a .574 field goal percentage. Jan. 20 Memphis* (ESPNU) 7 p.m. • Tulsa is shooting 47.1-percent from the floor, which ranks fifth in The American. TU has shot at least 45-percent in six Jan. 28 at Wichita State* (CBS SN) 5 p.m. of its eight contests, including four games of at least 50-percent shooting. Feb. 1 SMU* (CBS SN) 7 p.m. • The Hurricane also rank fifth in the conference by averaging 79.2 ppg. TU has scored at least 78 points five times. Feb. 4 at USF* (ESPN3) 12 p.m. • Sterling Taplin is second on the team in scoring at 13.4 ppg to go along with a team-high 3.8 assists per outing. Feb. 8 Tulane* (ESPNEWS) 6 p.m. Taplin and Etou lead the team with seven games scoring in double-figures. Feb. 15 at UConn* (ESPNU) 6 p.m. • The 2017-18 schedule will see Tulsa play 11 games against opponents that participated in the postseason last year, Feb. 18 USF* (ESPN3) 2 p.m. with four of those matchups coming at home. K-State earned an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament last season. Feb. 21 UCF* (ESPNEWS) 8 p.m. • TU has posted 34 league wins since joining The American, which is tied for the third-most behind SMU (44) and Feb. 25 at Cincinnati* (CBS SN) 11 a.m. Cincinnati (41). March 1 at ECU* (ESPNU) 6 p.m. • Tulsa was picked to finish eighth in The American Preseason Poll. TU has finished better than its preseason prediction March 4 Temple* (ESPN3) 2 p.m. in all three previous seasons under head coach Frank Haith. March 8-11 The American Championship+ TBA 2017-18 Tulsa Golden Hurricane All times Central and subject to change No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr.-Exp. Hometown/Last School PPG RPG APG Games in Bold played at the Donald W. Reynolds Center Projected Starters % Mayor’s Cup 4 Sterling Taplin G 6-1 200 Jr-2L East Amherst, N.Y./St. Thomas Moore School 13.4 3.6 3.8 ^ Puerto Rico Tip-Off at Myrtle Beach (Conway, S.C.) 10 Curran Scott G 6-4 210 So-RS Edmond, Okla./Charlotte 9.4 2.3 1.1 # Wichita Wildcat Classic (Wichita, Kan.) 13 Jaleel Wheeler G 6-4 195 Sr-1L Newark, N.J./Kilgore College 4.0 3.1 0.8 * American Athletic Conference game + to be played in Orlando, Fla. 2 DaQuan Jeffries G/F 6-5 225 Jr-TR Edmond, Okla./Western Texas CC 11.4 5.8 1.4 0 Junior Etou F 6-8 235 Sr-1L Republic of Congo/Rutgers 16.8 6.4 1.4 Off the Bench The University of Tulsa 1 Martins Igbanu F 6-8 244 So-1L Lagos, Nigeria/Covenant Christian Ministries 6.8 4.3 0.3 3 Elijah Joiner G 6-3 205 Fr-HS Chicago, Ill./Curie Metropolitan HS 6.3 2.4 2.0 5 Lawson Korita G 6-5 207 So-1L Little Rock, Ark./Pulaski Academy 2.3 0.9 0.1 We are ....... The University of Tulsa 11 Darien Jackson G 6-2 188 Fr-HS Overland Park, Kan./Blue Valley Northwest HS 1.0 0.5 0.2 not Tulsa University 32 Corey Henderson Jr. G 6-4 180 Sr-1L Dallas, Texas/Blinn College 6.0 1.3 1.6 34 Alex Foree F 6-5 212 Jr-1L Fort Smith, Ark./Southside HS — — — We are ....... TU, not UT 35 Geno Artison F 6-9 205 Jr-1L Seattle, Wash./College of Southern Idaho 2.6 3.3 0.5 We are ....... the Golden Hurricane or Hurricane 41 Jeriah Horne** F 6-7 219 So-TR Overland Park, Kan./Nebraska — — — not Hurricanes (No “s”) ** will sit out the 2017-18 season due to NCAA transfer rules TulsaHurricane.com Tulsa Men’s Basketball Game Notes Quick Facts The Game • Tulsa will face Kansas State at 7 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 9, in the Wichita Wildcat Classic at INTRUST Bank Arena. TU Location ________________________ Tulsa, Okla. Enrollment ___________________________4,682 played in the arena’s first-ever basketball game, an 82-79 setback against Wichita State on Dec. 21, 2010. Founded ____________________________ 1894 • Saturday’s game can be seen on ESPN3, FOX Sports Kansas City and K-StateHD.tv, while fans in the Tulsa area can Nickname ___________________ Golden Hurricane tune to Big Country 99.5 FM with Bruce Howard and former Hurricane player J.R. Rollo calling the action. Live audio Colors _______________ Old Gold, Royal Blue, Crimson from the game also can be found on tulsahurricane.com or by using the TuneIn app. Home Court _____________Donald W. Reynolds Center Capacity ____________________________8,355 Conference ____________ American Athletic Conference The Series Affiliation _____________________NCAA Division I • Saturday’s contest will mark the seventh all-time meeting between the Golden Hurricane and the Wildcats and TU President _____________________Dr. Gerard Clancy leads the series 5-1. TU has won two of the three meetings on the Wildcats’ home floor. Faculty Representative ________ Dr. Christopher Anderson VP and Director of Athletics _________ Dr. Derrick Gragg • The series dates back to the 1965-66 season, when TU took a 70-63 win in Manhattan, Kan., on Dec. 4, 1965. TU won Athletics Administration _____________ 918-631-2381 the first four games of the series before K-State defeated the Hurricane, 75-69, on Dec. 14, 1989. Ticket Office Phone ________________ 918-631-4688 • TU won the last meeting, 72-61, on Dec. 12, 1990, in Tulsa behind 18 points from Reggie Shields. Internet Address ______________ TulsaHurricane.com TU Athletics Twitter _______________ @TulsaHurricane MBB Twitter ___________________@TUMBasketball Scouting the Wildcats MBB Facebook ________ facebook.com/TulsaMBasketball • Picked to finish eighth in the Big 12 Conference, Kansas State returns eight letterwinners and three starters from MBB Instagram ________________ TulsaMBasketball last year’s team that went 21-14 and earned an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament. Coaching Staff • The Wildcats have four players averaging in double-figures, led by junior guard Kamau Stokes’ 15.3 ppg. Junior Head Coach ________________Frank Haith (Elon, ‘88) guard Barry Brown is not far behind at 14.8 ppg and junior forward Dean Wade is averaging 13.0 points and a team- Overall Record _______________ 249-173/14th season leading 6.7 rebounds per game. On-Court Record _____________________ 267-173 • K-State is coming off an 86-49 win over USC Upstate on Tuesday night and the squad is averaging 78.9 ppg.