2020-21 Men’s Basketball Notes Nick Bushart, Assistant Media Relations Director 800 South Tucker Drive, Tulsa, OK 74104-9700 Office: 918.631.2492 • Cell: 901.849.0521 Email: [email protected] Game 22 | Northeastern State | March 4, 2021 | 12:00 p.m. CT | Reynolds Center (8,355) 2020-21 Schedule Date: Thursday, March 4, 2021 Time: 12:00 p.m. (CT) Date Opponent Time/Result Location: Tulsa, Okla. Nov. 28 vs. TCU (ESPN3)^ L, 65-70 Arena: Reynolds Center (8,355) Radio: Big Country 99.5 FM Nov. 29 vs. South Carolina (ESPN2)^ L, 58-69 Bruce Howard (pxp) & JR Rollo (analyst) Dec. 4 UT Arlington (ESPN+) W, 79-64 Audio: tulsahurricane.com, TuneIn app Tulsa Northeastern State Dec. 8 Arkansas Postponed Television: ESPN+ Golden Hurricane Don King (pxp) & Bryndon Manzer (analyst) RiverHawks Dec. 12 at Oral Roberts% Postponed Location: Tulsa, Okla. Location: Tahlequah, Okla. Dec. 15 Wichita State (ESPNU)* L, 65-69 2020-21 Record: 10-11 2020-21 Record: 5-17 Dec. 18 Northwestern State (ESPN+) W, 82-55 The American Record: 7-9 The MIAA Record: 5-17 Dec. 21 at Memphis (ESPN2)* W, 56-49 Dec. 23 Southwestern Christian (ESPN+) W, 102-45 Head Coach: Frank Haith, 7th year Head Coach: Ja Havens, 1st year Career Record: 136-91 (8 years) Dec. 29 No. 5 Houston (ESPN2)* W, 65-64 Career Record: 331-216 (17 years)* Record at TU: 126-87 (7 years) Record at NSU: 5-17 (first year) Jan. 2 at Cincinnati (ESPN+)* W, 70-66 *on-court record Jan. 6 at USF (ESPN+)* W, 61-51 Jan. 13 at Wichita State (ESPN+)* L, 53-72 Quick Facts Jan. 17 Memphis (ESPN+)* W, 58-57 • Tulsa is in its 110th season of basketball and 7th season in the American Athletic Conference. Jan. 20 at Houston (ESPN+)* L, 59-86 • Coach Frank Haith is 3rd all-time in school history with 126 wins ... the record is 140 held by Doug Wojcik. Jan. 26 at Temple (ESPN+)* L, 67-76 • Senior Brandon Rachal was selected to the Preseason American Athletic Conference all-league team, after being selected to the 2019-20 third team all-AAC team … Rachal averaged 12.1 points and 5.8 rebounds last season. Jan. 30 at ECU (ESPN+)* W, 77-68 • Tulsa has been picked to finish 6th in the preseason Coaches’ poll after coming off of their first American Athletic Feb. 3 USF (ESPNU)* Postponed Conference regular season championship. Feb. 3 SMU (ESPNU)* L, 63-65 • Tulsa is in its 7th year in the American Athletic Conference with the 3rd most conference wins among the league Feb. 6 UCF (ESPN2)* L, 58-65 members in that time span with 74 victories, behind only Cincinnati (90) and Houston (87). Feb. 10 Tulane (ESPN+)* L, 48-58 Feb. 16 Temple (ESPNU)* W, 72-66 Seniors’ Last Dance in the Reynolds Feb. 24 Cincinnati (ESPNU)* L, 69-70 • Seniors Brandon Rachal, Darien Jackson, Elijah Joiner and Emmanuel Ugboh hit the court in the Reynolds Center Feb. 27 ECU (ESPN+)* Postponed for the last home game of their senior season. March 2 at UCF (ESPNU)* L, 69-73 • Joiner and Jackson have donned Tulsa accross their chest for the last for seasons ... Joiner has played in 58 of TU’s March 4 Northestern State (ESPN+) 12:00 PM 60 home games in the stretch, while Jackson has played in 52 ... the duo has a combined 48-12 record at home. March 7 at SMU (ESPN+)* Postponed • In the two years with the Hurricane, Rachal has dominated in the Reynolds Center ... he has played in all 28 home contests, scoring in double-figures 21 times. March 11-14 AAC Tournament+ TBA • Ugboh has been a main-stay in the starting five when Tulsa takes the home court, making 14 starts in two All times Central and subject to change for television seasons with the Hurricane. Games in Bold played at the Donald W. Reynolds Center ^ Hall of Fame Classic (Kansas City, Mo.) % Mayor’s Cup 2020-21 TULSA GOLDEN HURRICANE * American Athletic Conference game + American Athletic Conference Tournament (Fort Worth, Texas) No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr.-Exp. Hometown/Last School PPG RPG APG Projected Starters 0 Curtis Haywood II G 6-5 200 Jr-TR Oklahoma City, Okla./Georgia Tech 5.2 3.4 1.9 1 Brandon Rachal F 6-6 220 Sr-1L Natchitoches, La./Pearl River CC 14.6 7.0 2.3 3 Elijah Joiner G 6-3 200 Sr-3L Chicago, Ill./Curie Metropolitan HS 11.3 4.3 3.4 25 Rey Idowu F 6-9 240 Jr-TR Melbourne, Fla. / Illinois State 8.0 4.0 0.9 32 Austin Richie G/F 6-6 225 Jr-TR Glenwood, Ill. / Triton College 6.3 2.0 0.3 Off the Bench The University of Tulsa 2 Keyshawn Embery-Simpson G 6-3 200 So-TR Midwest City, Okla. / Arkansas 6.8 2.3 0.9 4 Keshawn Williams G 6-3 200 Fr-HS Chicago, Ill. / Bloom HS 3.3 1.0 1.1 We are ....... The University of Tulsa 5 Peyton Urbancic G 6-6 185 Fr-HS Naples, Fla. / First Baptist Academy 1.4 0.6 0.2 10 Ryan Gendron G 6-4 200 So-TR Tulsa, Okla. / Oklahoma State 1.5 0.5 0.5 not Tulsa University 11 Darien Jackson G 6-3 189 Sr-3L Overland Park, Kan./Blue Valley Northwest HS 7.5 3.9 2.2 We are ....... TU, not UT 12 Emmanuel Ugboh C 7-0 245 Sr-1L Lagos, Nigeria/Iowa Western CC 2.9 2.2 0.1 13 Bradley Alcime F 6-8 200 Fr-HS Fort Lauderdale, Fla. / Archbishop McCarthy HS 2.5 1.0 0.0 We are ....... the Golden Hurricane or Hurricane 15 Josh Earley F 6-7 210 So-HS Shawnee Mission, Kan./Bishop Miege HS 1.0 1.5 0.1 not Hurricanes (No “s”) 22 Christian Shumate G/F 6-6 185 Fr-HS Chicago Heights, Ill. / Bloom HS 1.7 1.4 0.0 23 Ari Seals G 6-3 160 Fr-HS Frisco, Texas / Frisco HS 0.0 0.0 0.0 TulsaHurricane.com Tulsa Men’s Basketball Game Notes Quick Facts The Game • Tulsa takes on the NSU RiverHawks in a non-conference home matchup in the Reynolds Center on Thursday Location ________________________ Tulsa, Okla. afternoon, airing on ESPN+. Enrollment ____________ 4,380 (3,296 undergraduate) • The game is the 22nd contest for Tulsa (10-11) this season ... the RiverHawks are 5-17 on the season, winning Founded ____________________________ 1894 their last contest 78-76 in a home MIAA game against Rogers State on Feb. 27. Nickname ___________________ Golden Hurricane Colors _______________ Old Gold, Royal Blue, Crimson Home Court _____________Donald W. Reynolds Center Scouting the RiverHawks Capacity ____________________________8,355 • NSU was picked to finish 13th in the preseason MIAA Coaches Poll ... the RiverHawks returned none of their Conference ____________ American Athletic Conference starting lineup from last season, when the team went 18-11 and 11-8 in conference play. Affiliation _____________________NCAA Division I • NSU added transfer All-American in Rashad Perkins from Richland College who averaged 16.7 points and 5.6 Interim President _______________ Janet K. Levit, J.D. rebounds a game ... he led Richland to a fourth place finish in the NJCAA National Tournament. Faculty Representative ____________Dr. Adrien Bouchet • The RiverHawks returned two of their top four leading scorers in Brad Davis and Troy Locke who combined to go Interim Director of Athletics ____________ Rick Dickson 14.7 points a game last season for NSU. Athletics Administration _____________ 918-631-2381 • The RiverHawks finished league play on Feb. 27 defeating Rogers State 78-76 ... NSU finished the season with a Ticket Office Phone ________________ 918-631-4688 record of 5-17. Internet Address ______________ TulsaHurricane.com TU Athletics Twitter _______________ @TulsaHurricane • NSU is led in scoring by junior Trey Sampson who is averaging 13.9 points, 6.4 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game MBB Twitter ___________________@TUMBasketball ... Locke is averaging 12.7 points and 4.6 rebounds a game for the RiverHawks. MBB Facebook ________ facebook.com/TulsaMBasketball • Northeastern State is led by Head Coach Ja Havens, who is in his first season leading the RiverHawks ... he holds MBB Instagram ________________ TulsaMBasketball a 5-17 record ... Havens was the Director of Operations for the University of Tulsa from 2001-2005. Coaching Staff The Series Head Coach ________________Frank Haith (Elon, ‘88) • This is the 21st meeting against NSU ... the Hurricane holds a 16-4 series lead over the RiverHawks. Overall Record* ______________ 313-216/17th season • Tulsa is 9-1 at home against the RiverHawks, 5-3 on the road. in Tahlequah, Okla. and 2-0 in neutral site On-Court Record _____________________ 331-216 contests. School Record _________________126-87/7th season • Tulsa has won 5 straight against the Riverhawks. Assistant Coach _________________ Kwanza Johnson _________________________ 2nd year (Tulsa, ‘95) • The first game between the two teams came in the 1924-25 season as Tulsa defeated NSU at home with a Assistant Coach _____________________Shea Seals final of 24-16. ___________________6th year[9th at TU] (Tulsa, ’97) Assistant Coach _____________________ Toby Lane A Tulsa Win Would ______________ 1st year[7th at TU] (Wichita State, ‘93) • Give the Hurricane its 11th win of the season, moving Tulsa to 11-11 on the year. Director of Basketball Operations _________ Dave Reiter • Move Tulsa’s all-time record against NSU to 17-4. _____________________6th year (Kansas State, ‘01) • Extend the Hurricane winning streak against the RiverHawks to 6.