# 2023–24 Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball team

The 2023–24 Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball team represented the University of Tulsa during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Golden Hurricane, led by second-year head coach Eric Konkol, played their home games at the Reynolds Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma as members of the American Athletic Conference (AAC).

## Previous season

The Golden Hurricane finished the 2022–23 season 5–24, 1–17 in AAC play, to finish in last (11th) place. They were defeated by Wichita State in the first round of the AAC tournament.

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
| Sam Griffin | 1 | G | 6' 4" | 180 | RS Junior | Miami, FL | Transferred to Wyoming |
| Keyshawn Embery-Simpson | 2 | G | 6' 3" | 193 | RS Senior | Midwest City, OK | Graduate transferred to Angelo State |
| Sterling Gaston-Chapman | 3 | G | 6' 5" | 210 | Sophomore | Wichita, KS | Transferred to UT Arlington |
| BB Knight | 4 | G | 6' 6" | 160 | Freshman | Katy, TX | Transferred to Lamar |
| Peyton Urbancic | 5 | G | 6' 6" | 199 | Junior | Naples, FL | Transferred |
| Tim Dalger | 10 | F | 6' 7" | 218 | RS Junior | Fort Lauderdale, FL | Transferred to Saint Louis |
| Brandon Betson | 11 | G | 6' 1" | 180 | Junior | Hercules, CA | Transferred to Sacramento State |
| Nikita Konstantynovskyi | 12 | F | 6' 10" | 237 | Junior | Kyiv, Ukraine | Transferred to Monmouth |
| Anthony Pritchard | 14 | G | 6' 3" | 170 | Sophomore | Tulsa, OK | Transferred to Central Michigan |
| Charles Chukwu | 15 | F | 6' 8" | 210 | Freshman | Katy, TX | Transferred to Garden City CC |
| Bryant Selebangue | 33 | F | 6' 9" | 215 | RS Sophomore | LaSalle, QC | Transferred to Arizona State |

### Incoming transfers

| Name | Num | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous school |
| Keaston Willis | 2 | G | 6' 3" | 190 | RS Senior | Sulphur Springs, TX | Louisiana Tech |
| Chauncey Gibson | 3 | G | 6' 5" | 190 | RS Freshman | Dallas, TX | Clemson |
| PJ Haggerty | 4 | G | 6' 3" | 183 | RS Freshman | Crosby, TX | TCU |
| Isaiah Barnes | 11 | G | 6' 7" | 200 | Sophomore | Chicago, IL | Michigan |
| Carlous Williams | 12 | F | 6' 5" | 230 | Junior | Hattiesburg, MS | Pearl River CC |
| Jared Garcia | 15 | F | 6' 8" | | Junior | Houston, TX | Salt Lake CC |
| Cobe Williams | 24 | G | 6' 0" | 180 | Senior | Dallas, TX | Louisiana Tech |
| Mohamed Keita | 34 | C | 7' 1" | 220 | Sophomore | Conakry, Guinea | St. John's |

### Recruiting classes
#### 2023 recruiting class

College recruiting information :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Jarred Hall #58 PF | Lebanon, TN | Lebanon High School | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | Oct 31, 2022 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 79 ||||||
| Matt Reed #39 C | Lewisville, TX | iSchool of Lewisville | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | Nov 9, 2022 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 79 ||||||
| Tyshawn Archie SG | Houston, TX | C.E. King High School | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 160 lb (73 kg) | Jun 23, 2023 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: ||||||
| Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "Tulsa 2023 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 27, 2023. "2023 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 27, 2023. "2023 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Basketball 24/7 Sports Commits". 247sports.com. Retrieved September 27, 2023. ||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||||||
| November 1, 2023* 7:00 p.m. | | Oklahoma Christian | W 74–60 | | – | – | – | Reynolds Center Tulsa, OK |
| Non-conference regular season |||||||||
| November 6, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Central Arkansas | W 70–53 | 1–0 | 13 – Co. Williams | 10 – Garcia | 5 – Haggerty | Reynolds Center (2,770) Tulsa, OK |
| November 11, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Incarnate Word | W 85–71 | 2–0 | 27 – Co. Williams | 10 – Barnes | 6 – Co. Williams | Reynolds Center (2,556) Tulsa, OK |
| November 16, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Jackson State Golden Turkey Slam | W 72–52 | 3–0 | 20 – Haggerty | 6 – tied | 3 – Co. Williams | Reynolds Center (2,754) Tulsa, OK |
| November 20, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | South Carolina State Golden Turkey Slam | W 90–70 | 4–0 | 28 – Haggerty | 8 – tied | 4 – Haggerty | Reynolds Center (2,791) Tulsa, OK |
| November 25, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Little Rock | L 82–84 $^{OT}$ | 4–1 | 17 – Archie | 9 – tied | 4 – Haggerty | Jack Stephens Center (925) Little Rock, AR |
| December 2, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ORUSN | | at Oral Roberts PSO Mayor's Cup | L 70–79 | 4–2 | 17 – Haggerty | 7 – Garcia | 5 – Co. Williams | Mabee Center (6,949) Tulsa, OK |
| December 5, 2023* 7:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | Loyola Chicago | W 88–77 | 5–2 | 15 – Willis | 6 – Garcia | 4 – Co. Williams | Reynolds Center (2,822) Tulsa, OK |
| December 10, 2023* 5:30 p.m., ESPNU | | vs. Oklahoma State | L 57–72 | 5–3 | 14 – Haggerty | 6 – Reed | 2 – Archie | Paycom Center (–) Oklahoma City, OK |
| December 16, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Missouri State | W 73–72 | 6–3 | 24 – Haggerty | 6 – Garcia | 3 – Haggerty | Reynolds Center (3,558) Tulsa, OK |
| December 19, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Mississippi Valley State | W 79–50 | 7–3 | 13 – Barnes | 6 – Keita | 8 – Co. Williams | Reynolds Center (2,773) Tulsa, OK |
| December 22, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | New Mexico State | W 65–59 | 8–3 | 23 – Haggerty | 8 – tied | 4 – tied | Reynolds Center (2,871) Tulsa, OK |
| December 29, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Southwestern Oklahoma State | W 95–54 | 9–3 | 21 – Haggerty | 9 – Reed | 4 – Haggerty | Reynolds Center (2,958) Tulsa, OK |
| AAC regular season |||||||||
| January 4, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | No. 15 Memphis | L 75–78 | 9–4 (0–1) | 27 – Haggerty | 8 – Haggerty | 5 – Co. Williams | Reynolds Center (4,226) Tulsa, OK |
| January 7, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPNU | | at East Carolina | L 57–62 | 9–5 (0–2) | 18 – Co. Williams | 6 – tied | 5 – Haggerty | Williams Arena (4,454) Greenville, NC |
| January 10, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Charlotte | L 76–84 | 9–6 (0–3) | 28 – Haggerty | 5 – tied | 5 – Co. Williams | Dale F. Halton Arena (3,066) Charlotte, NC |
| January 14, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Tulane | L 87–94 $^{OT}$ | 9–7 (0–4) | 25 – Haggerty | 16 – Reed | 5 – Haggerty | Reynolds Center (2,904) Tulsa, OK |
| January 17, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | UTSA | W 107–78 | 10–7 (1–4) | 25 – Haggerty | 8 – Co. Williams | 7 – Haggerty | Reynolds Center (3,518) Tulsa, OK |
| January 20, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at SMU | L 70–103 | 10–8 (1–5) | 19 – Haggerty | 9 – Garcia | 5 – Co. Williams | Moody Coliseum (5,772) Dallas, TX |
| January 27, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPNU | | Rice | W 85–83 | 11–8 (2–5) | 21 – Haggerty | 8 – Garcia | 6 – Co. Williams | Tudor Fieldhouse (2,385) Houston, TX |
| January 31, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPNU | | Wichita State Rivalry | W 79–68 | 12–8 (3–5) | 23 – Haggerty | 8 – Garcia | 4 – Haggerty | Reynolds Center (5,028) Tulsa, OK |
| February 3, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at No. 20 Florida Atlantic | L 70–102 | 12–9 (3–6) | 25 – Haggerty | 6 – Ca. Williams | 4 – Haggerty | Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena (3,161) Boca Raton, FL |
| February 7, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | North Texas | L 55–68 | 12–10 (3–7) | 20 – Haggerty | 5 – Haggerty | 3 – Haggerty | Reynolds Center (4,054) Tulsa, OK |
| February 11, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | UAB | L 63–70 | 12–11 (3–8) | 21 – Haggerty | 10 – Garcia | 4 – tied | Reynolds Center (3,124) Tulsa, OK |
| February 14, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPNU | | at South Florida | L 50–69 | 12–12 (3–9) | 19 – Haggerty | 6 – tied | 5 – Co. Williams | Yuengling Center (4,559) Tampa, FL |
| February 17, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Rice | W 93–82 $^{OT}$ | 13–12 (4–9) | 30 – Haggerty | 10 – Haggerty | 6 – Haggerty | Reynolds Center (3,665) Tulsa, OK |
| February 21, 2024 8:00 p.m., ESPNU | | at Wichita State Rivalry | L 63–79 | 13–13 (4–10) | 24 – Haggerty | 7 – Haggerty | 3 – Co. Williams | Charles Koch Arena (5,245) Wichita, KS |
| February 24, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPNU | | Charlotte | W 69–67 | 14–13 (5–10) | 24 – Garcia | 7 – Haggerty | 7 – Haggerty | Reynolds Center (3,341) Tulsa, OK |
| February 28, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at UTSA | L 73–89 | 14–14 (5–11) | 29 – Haggerty | 10 – Haggerty | 3 – McWright | Convocation Center (1,238) San Antonio, TX |
| March 2, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Temple | W 72–67 | 15–14 (6–11) | 21 – tied | 8 – Garcia | 7 – Co. Williams | Liacouras Center (3,213) Philadelphia, PA |
| March 9, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | No. 24 South Florida | W 76–70 | 16–14 (7–11) | 32 – Haggerty | 11 – Co. Williams | 5 – Haggerty | Reynolds Center (5,515) Tulsa, OK |
| AAC tournament |||||||||
| March 14, 2024 11:30 a.m., ESPNU | (9) | vs. (8) East Carolina Second round | L 79–84 | 16–15 | 29 – Haggerty | 8 – Garcia | 9 – Haggerty | Dickies Arena Fort Worth, TX |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central. |||||||||
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