# 2018–19 Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball team

The 2018–19 Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball team represented the University of Tulsa during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Golden Hurricane, led by fifth-year head coach Frank Haith, played their home games at the Reynolds Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma as members of the American Athletic Conference. They finished the season 18–14, 8–10 in AAC play to finish in a tie for seventh place. They lost in the first round of the AAC tournament to SMU.

## Previous season

The Golden Hurricane finished the 2017–18 season 19–12, 12–6 in AAC play to finish in fourth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the AAC tournament to Memphis.

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
| Junior Etou | 0 | F | 6'7" | 235 | RS Senior | Republic of the Congo | Graduated |
| Jaleel Wheeler | 13 | G | 6'4" | 195 | Senior | Newark, NJ | Graduated |
| Corey Henderson Jr. | 32 | G | 6'5" | 180 | Senior | Abbeville, SC | Graduated |
| Geno Artison | 35 | F | 6'9" | 205 | RS Junior | Seattle, WA | Transferred to USAO |

### Incoming transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Chris Barnes | 0 | G | 6'3" | 180 | RS Sophomore | Compton, CA | Angelina College |
| Reggie Jones | 22 | G/F | 6'6" | 203 | Junior | Marion, IN | Western Michigan |
| Zeke Moore | 23 | G | 6'6" | 175 | RS Sophomore | St. Louis, MO | Southwestern Illinois College |
| Peter Hewitt | 32 | F | 6'10" | 220 | RS Sophomore | Mountain View, CA | Las Positas College |
| Simon Falokun | 44 | F | 6'8" | 220 | Sophomore | Houston, TX | Dawson College |

## Roster

* January 7, 2019 – Zeke Moore elected to transfer to SIU Edwardsville after the fall semester.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| November 2, 2018* 6:00 pm | | Northeastern State | W 95–60 | | Reynolds Center (3,246) Tulsa, OK |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 6, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Alcorn State | W 73–56 | 1–0 | Reynolds Center (3,128) Tulsa, OK |
| November 10, 2018* 3:30 pm, ESPN3 | | South Carolina State | W 74–52 | 2–0 | Reynolds Center (3,251) Tulsa, OK |
| November 16, 2018* 12:00 pm | | California Baptist Las Vegas Holiday Invitational | W 82–79 | 3–0 | Reynolds Center (6,330) Tulsa, OK |
| November 19, 2018* 7:00 pm | | Little Rock Las Vegas Holiday Invitational | W 88–78 | 4–0 | Reynolds Center (3,118) Tulsa, OK |
| November 22, 2018* 3:00 pm, FS1 | | vs. No. 6 Nevada Las Vegas Holiday Invitational semifinals | L 86–96 | 4–1 | Orleans Arena Paradise, NV |
| November 23, 2018* 11:30 pm, FS1 | | vs. Southern Illinois Las Vegas Holiday Invitational 3rd place game | L 69–79 | 4–2 | Orleans Arena Paradise, NV |
| November 27, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Texas–Arlington | W 72–58 | 5–2 | Reynolds Center (3,107) Tulsa, OK |
| December 1, 2018* 4:00 pm, P12N | | at Utah | L 64–69 | 5–3 | Jon M. Huntsman Center (10,775) Salt Lake City, UT |
| December 5, 2018* 7:00 pm, CBSSN | | Oklahoma State | W 74–71 | 6–3 | Reynolds Center (7,145) Tulsa, OK |
| December 8, 2018* 3:30 pm, CBSSN | | No. 16 Kansas State | W 47–46 | 7–3 | Reynolds Center (5,719) Tulsa, OK |
| December 13, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | New Orleans | W 70–60 | 8–3 | Reynolds Center (3,570) Tulsa, OK |
| December 16, 2018* 2:30 pm, CBSSN | | vs. Dayton Hall of Fame Holiday Showcase | W 72–67 | 9–3 | Mohegan Sun Arena Uncasville, CT |
| December 22, 2018* 7:00 pm | | at Oral Roberts PSO Mayor's Cup | W 69–59 | 10–3 | Mabee Center (4,102) Tulsa, OK |
| AAC regular season ||||||
| January 2, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at No. 19 Houston | L 56–74 | 10–4 (0–1) | Fertitta Center (6,420) Houston, TX |
| January 5, 2019 5:00 pm, ESPNU | | South Florida | W 78–75 | 11–4 (1–1) | Reynolds Center (4,025) Tulsa, OK |
| January 10, 2019 6:00 pm, ESPN2 | | Cincinnati Thursday Night Showcase | L 65–70 $^{OT}$ | 11–5 (1–2) | Reynolds Center (4,342) Tulsa, OK |
| January 12, 2019 5:00 pm, ESPNU | | at SMU | L 57–77 | 11–6 (1–3) | Moody Coliseum (6,001) Dallas, TX |
| January 16, 2019 6:00 pm, ESPNews | | UConn | W 89–83 | 12–6 (2–3) | Reynolds Center Tulsa, OK |
| January 19, 2019 11:00 am, ESPNU | | at UCF Saturday Showcase | L 62–64 | 12–7 (2–4) | CFE Arena (4,155) Orlando, FL |
| January 24, 2019 6:00 pm, ESPN2 | | at Cincinnati Thursday Night Showcase | L 64–88 | 12–8 (2–5) | Fifth Third Arena (10,484) Cincinnati, OH |
| January 27, 2019 1:00 pm, ESPNews | | No. 17 Houston | L 65–77 | 12–9 (2–6) | Reynolds Center (4,023) Tulsa, OK |
| January 30, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPNews | | Memphis | W 95–79 | 13–9 (3–6) | Reynolds Center (4,018) Tulsa, OK |
| February 2, 2019 1:00 pm, ESPNU | | at Wichita State | L 68–79 | 13–10 (3–7) | Charles Koch Arena (10,278) Wichita, KS |
| February 9, 2019 11:00 am, ESPNU | | Temple | W 76–58 | 14–10 (4–7) | Reynolds Center (4,276) Tulsa, OK |
| February 14, 2019 6:00 pm, ESPNU | | at Tulane | W 80–57 | 15–10 (5–7) | Devlin Fieldhouse (1,250) New Orleans, LA |
| February 17, 2019 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at East Carolina | W 87–83 $^{OT}$ | 16–10 (6–7) | Williams Arena (4,248) Greenville, SC |
| February 20, 2019 8:00 pm, ESPNU | | Wichita State | L 60–81 | 16–11 (6–8) | Reynolds Center (5,002) Tulsa, OK |
| February 23, 2019 11:00 am, ESPNews | | at Temple | L 73–84 | 16–12 (6–9) | Liacouras Center (7,183) Philadelphia, PA |
| February 28, 2019 8:00 pm, ESPNU | | Tulane | W 72–64 | 17–12 (7–9) | Reynolds Center (3,526) Tulsa, OK |
| March 3, 2019 3:00 pm, ESPNU | | East Carolina | W 91–78 | 18–12 (8–9) | Reynolds Center (3,507) Tulsa, OK |
| March 9, 2019 8:30 pm, ESPNU | | at Memphis | L 63–66 | 18–13 (8–10) | FedEx Forum (17,611) Memphis, TN |
| AAC tournament ||||||
| March 14, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPNU | (7) | vs. (10) SMU First round | L 65–74 | 18–14 | FedEx Forum (7,476) Memphis, TN |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. ||||||