# 2016–17 Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball team

The 2016–17 Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball team represented the University of Tulsa during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Golden Hurricane, led by third-year head coach Frank Haith, played their home games at the Reynolds Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma as members of the American Athletic Conference (AAC). They finished the season 15–17, 8–10 in AAC play, to finish in seventh place. They defeated Tulane in the first round of the AAC tournament to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to Cincinnati.

## Previous season

The Golden Hurricane finished the 2015–16 season 20–12, 12–6 in AAC play, to finish in a three-way tie for third place. They lost in the quarterfinals of AAC tournament to Memphis. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the First Four to Michigan.

## Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Rashad Smith | 1 | G | 6' 7" | 205 | Senior | Plano, TX | Graduated |
| Shaquille Harrison | 3 | G | 6' 4" | 189 | Senior | Kansas City, MO | Graduated |
| Rashad Ray | 5 | G | 5' 10" | 172 | Senior | New Orleans, LA | Graduated |
| James Woodard | 10 | G | 6' 3" | 192 | Senior | Arcadia, OK | Graduated |
| Kajon Brown | 13 | G | 6' 4" | 185 | Freshman | Harvey, LA | Transferred to Lee College |
| Marquel Curtis | 15 | G | 6' 3" | 202 | RS Senior | Plymouth, MN | Graduated |
| Nick Wood | 22 | G | 6' 1" | 168 | Senior | Tulsa, OK | Walk-on; graduated |
| D'Andre Wight | 40 | F | 6' 9" | 245 | Senior | Lawton, OK | Graduated |
| Brandon Swannegan | 44 | F | 6' 9" | 209 | Senior | Houston, TX | Graduated |
| Emmanuel Ezechinonso | 55 | F | 6' 11" | 267 | Senior | Lagos, Nigeria | Graduated |

### Incoming transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Curran Scott | 10 | G | 6' 4" | 205 | Sophomore | Edmond, OK | Transferred from Charlotte. Under NCAA transfer rules, Scott will have to sit out for the 2016–17 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility. |
| Jaleel Wheeler | 13 | G | 6' 4" | 195 | Junior | Newark, NJ | Junior college transferred from Kilgore College |
| Corey Henderson Jr. | 32 | G | 6' 4" | 173 | Junior | Dallas, TX | Junior college transferred from Blinn College |
| Eugene Artison | 35 | F | 6' 9" | 202 | Sophomore | Seattle, WA | Junior college transferred from College of Southern Idaho |

## Class of 2016 commitments

College recruiting information :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Travis Atson #59 SF | Brooklyn, NY | Notre Dame Prep | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Sep 20, 2015 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 72 ||||||
| Martins Igbanu #51 C | Lagos, Nigeria | Covenant Christian Ministries Academy | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Sep 15, 2015 |
| Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 70 ||||||
| Lawson Korita SG | Little Rock, AR | Pulaski Academy | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Jun 30, 2015 |
| Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Will Magnay C | Brisbane, Australia | Australian Institute of Sport | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | 235 lb (107 kg) | Jan 11, 2016 |
| Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Joseph Battle SG | Abbeville, SC | Abbeville High School | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Feb 25, 2016 |
| Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: 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 2016 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved June 30, 2016. "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved June 30, 2016. ||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| November 2, 2016* 7:00 p.m. | | Oklahoma Christian | W 72–53 | | Reynolds Center (3,240) Tulsa, OK |
| November 7, 2016* 7:00 p.m. | | Northeastern State | W 84–52 | | Reynolds Center (3,332) Tulsa, OK |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 11, 2016* 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | Jacksonville State | L 73–84 | 0–1 | Reynolds Center (3,604) Tulsa, OK |
| November 16, 2016* 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | at Wichita State | L 53–80 | 0–2 | Charles Koch Arena (10,506) Wichita, KS |
| November 19, 2016* 3:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | New Orleans | W 77–68 | 1–2 | Reynolds Center (3,271) Tulsa, OK |
| November 22, 2016* 8:00 p.m., ESPNews | | Oregon State | W 75–64 | 2–2 | Reynolds Center (3,372) Tulsa, OK |
| November 28, 2016* 7:00 p.m. | | at Oral Roberts PSO Mayor's Cup | W 79–65 | 3–2 | Mabee Center (4,230) Tulsa, OK |
| December 3, 2016* 3:00 p.m. | | at Little Rock | L 62–72 | 3–3 | Jack Stephens Center (3,769) Little Rock, AR |
| December 7, 2016* 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | Illinois State | W 70–68 | 4–3 | Reynolds Center (3,478) Tulsa, OK |
| December 10, 2016* 4:00 p.m., CBSSN | | Oklahoma State | L 67–71 | 4–4 | Reynolds Center (7,333) Tulsa, OK |
| December 17, 2016* 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | Texas State | W 74–59 | 5–4 | Reynolds Center (3,990) Tulsa, OK |
| December 22, 2016* 3:30 p.m., ESPNU | | vs. Stephen F. Austin Diamond Head Classic quarterfinals | W 74–51 | 6–4 | Stan Sheriff Center (5,942) Honolulu, HI |
| December 23, 2016* 3:30 p.m., ESPN2 | | vs. San Diego State Diamond Head Classic semifinals | L 63–82 | 6–5 | Stan Sheriff Center (5,873) Honolulu, HI |
| December 25, 2016* 5:00 p.m., ESPN2 | | vs. Illinois State Diamond Head Classic 3rd-place game | L 56–68 | 6–6 | Stan Sheriff Center (6,118) Honolulu, HI |
| AAC regular season ||||||
| December 31, 2016 1:00 p.m., CBSSN | | UConn | W 61–59 $^{OT}$ | 7–6 (1–0) | Reynolds Center (4,525) Tulsa, OK |
| January 4, 2017 8:00 p.m., ESPNU | | at Houston | L 61–64 | 7–7 (1–1) | Hofheinz Pavilion (3,415) Houston, TX |
| January 11, 2017 7:00 p.m., ESPNews | | Memphis | W 81–71 | 8–7 (2–1) | Reynolds Center (4,017) Tulsa, OK |
| January 14, 2017 3:00 p.m., ESPNews | | at Temple | W 70–68 | 9–7 (3–1) | Liacouras Center (6,175) Philadelphia, PA |
| January 18, 2017 6:30 p.m., ESPNews | | Tulane | W 89–82 | 10–7 (4–1) | Reynolds Center (3,870) Tulsa, OK |
| January 21, 2017 12:00 p.m., ESPNews | | at South Florida | W 79–67 | 11–7 (5–1) | USF Sun Dome (2,614) Tampa, FL |
| January 25, 2017 6:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | at East Carolina | L 66–69 | 11–8 (5–2) | Williams Arena (3,537) Greenville, NC |
| January 28, 2017 12:30 p.m., ESPNews | | UCF | W 77–66 | 12–8 (6–2) | Reynolds Center (4,281) Tulsa, OK |
| February 1, 2017 8:00 p.m., CBSSN | | No. 14 Cincinnati | L 55–57 | 12–9 (6–3) | Reynolds Center (5,002) Tulsa, OK |
| February 4, 2017 6:00 p.m., ESPNews | | SMU | L 53–76 | 12–10 (6–4) | Reynolds Center (5,606) Tulsa, OK |
| February 7, 2017 6:00 p.m., ESPNU | | at Memphis | L 44–66 | 12–11 (6–5) | FedEx Forum (8,518) Memphis, TN |
| February 11, 2017 5:00 p.m., ESPNU | | Houston | L 64–73 | 12–12 (6–6) | Reynolds Center (4,229) Tulsa, OK |
| February 14, 2017 6:00 p.m., ESPNews | | at UCF | L 53–71 | 12–13 (6–7) | CFE Arena (3,528) Orlando, FL |
| February 18, 2017 11:00 a.m., ESPNU | | at No. 18 Cincinnati | L 60–80 | 12–14 (6–8) | Fifth Third Arena (13,386) Cincinnati, OH |
| February 23, 2017 7:00 p.m., ESPNews | | South Florida | W 82–68 | 13–14 (7–8) | Reynolds Center (3,849) Tulsa, OK |
| February 26, 2017 3:00 p.m., ESPNU | | East Carolina | W 74–66 | 14–14 (8–8) | Reynolds Center (4,449) Tulsa, OK |
| March 2, 2017 7:00 p.m., CBSSN | | at No. 14 SMU | L 70–93 | 14–15 (8–9) | Moody Coliseum (7,181) Dallas, TX |
| March 5, 2017 3:00 p.m., ESPNU | | at Tulane | L 69–81 | 14–16 (8–10) | Devlin Fieldhouse (1,466) New Orleans, LA |
| AAC tournament ||||||
| March 9, 2017 5:00 p.m., ESPNews | (7) | vs. (10) Tulane First round | W 66–60 | 15–16 | XL Center (4,874) Hartford, CT |
| March 10, 2017 6:00 p.m., ESPNU | (7) | vs. (2) No. 15 Cincinnati Quarterfinals | L 61–80 | 15–17 | XL Center (7,365) Hartford, CT |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central. ||||||
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