# 2014–15 Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball team

The 2014–15 Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball team represented the University of Tulsa during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Golden Hurricane, led by first year head coach Frank Haith, played their home games at the Reynolds Center and were members of the American Athletic Conference. They finished the season 23–11, 14–4 in American Athletic play to finish in second place. They advanced to the semifinals of the American Athletic tournament where they lost to UConn. They were invited to the National Invitation Tournament where they defeated William & Mary in the first round before losing in the second round to Murray State.

## Previous season

The Golden Hurricane finished the season 21–13, 13–3 in C-USA play, to finish in a four-way tie for the C-USA regular-season championship. They were champions of the C-USA tournament to earn an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament, where they lost in the second round to UCLA.

## Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Barrett Hunter | 0 | G | 6'0" | 178 | Senior | McLean, VA | Graduated |
| Pat Swilling, Jr. | 2 | G | 6'3" | 225 | Senior | New Orleans, LA | Graduated |
| Riley Kemmer | 4 | F | 6'7" | 207 | Freshman | Wichita, KS | No longer on team roster |
| Time Peete | 5 | G | 6'4" | 205 | Senior | Memphis, TN | Graduated |
| Lew Evans | 12 | F | 6'8" | 230 | Sophomore | Salt Lake City, UT | Transferred to Utah State |

## Recruiting
### Class of 2014 commitments

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Keondre Dew SF | San Bernardino, California | Elev8 Basketball Academy | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | Jul 13, 2014 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 69 ||||||
| Micah Littlejohn SF | Mansfield, Texas | Mansfield | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Sep 28, 2013 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Petar Rusic SG | Oakville, Ontario | 22 Feet Academy | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | May 1, 2014 |
| Recruiting 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 2014 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 8, 2014. "2014 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 8, 2014. ||||||

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| November 8, 2014* 4:00 pm | | Southwestern Oklahoma State | W 74–50 | | Reynolds Center (3,378) Tulsa, OK |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 15, 2014* 7:00 pm | | at Oral Roberts MGM Grand Main Event Opening Round/Rivalry | L 68–77 | 0–1 | Mabee Center (6,534) Tulsa, OK |
| November 17, 2014* 8:30 pm, ESPN3 | | Louisiana–Lafayette MGM Grand Main Event Opening Round | W 64–53 | 1–1 | Reynolds Center (3,889) Tulsa, OK |
| November 19, 2014* 7:05 pm, ESPN3 | | Abilene Christian | W 65–39 | 2–1 | Reynolds Center (3,829) Tulsa, OK |
| November 24, 2014* 10:00 pm, ESPNU | | vs. Auburn MGM Grand Main Event heavyweight semifinal | W 53–35 | 3–1 | MGM Grand Garden Arena (1,507) Paradise, NV |
| November 26, 2014* 10:30 pm, ESPN2 | | vs. Oklahoma State MGM Grand Main Event heavyweight final | L 58–73 | 3–2 | MGM Grand Garden Arena (1,712) Paradise, NV |
| November 29, 2014* 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at No. 9 Wichita State | L 55–75 | 3–3 | Charles Koch Arena (10,506) Wichita, KS |
| December 3, 2014* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Creighton | W 77–64 | 4–3 | Reynolds Center (4,383) Tulsa, OK |
| December 7, 2014* 2:00 pm | | at Arkansas–Little Rock | W 78–73 | 5–3 | Jack Stephens Center (794) Little Rock, AR |
| December 10, 2014* 7:00 pm | | Southeastern Oklahoma State | L 66–69 | 5–4 | Reynolds Center (4,333) Tulsa, OK |
| December 13, 2014* 1:30 pm, CBSSN | | No. 16 Oklahoma | L 68–87 | 5–5 | Reynolds Center (6,885) Tulsa, OK |
| December 17, 2014* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Missouri State | W 74–70 | 6–5 | Reynolds Center (4,245) Tulsa, OK |
| December 22, 2014* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Incarnate Word | W 76–47 | 7–5 | Reynolds Center (4,209) Tulsa, OK |
| Conference regular season ||||||
| December 31, 2014 11:00 am, ESPNU | | at UCF | W 56–54 | 8–5 (1–0) | CFE Arena (3,440) Orlando, FL |
| January 4, 2015 1:00 pm, ESPNews | | Houston | W 72–54 | 9–5 (2–0) | Reynolds Center (4,171) Tulsa, OK |
| January 10, 2015 2:00 pm, ESPNews | | at Temple | W 63–56 | 10–5 (3–0) | Liacouras Center (6,012) Philadelphia, PA |
| January 13, 2015 8:30 pm, CBSSN | | UConn | W 66–58 | 11–5 (4–0) | Reynolds Center (6,092) Tulsa, OK |
| January 17, 2015 10:00 am, ESPNU | | at South Florida | W 75–58 | 12–5 (5–0) | USF Sun Dome (3,165) Tampa, FL |
| January 21, 2015 6:00 pm, ESPNU | | Memphis | W 73–55 | 13–5 (6–0) | Reynolds Center (5,003) Tulsa, OK |
| January 24, 2015 11:00 am, ESPNews | | at East Carolina | W 66–64 | 14–5 (7–0) | Williams Arena (4,968) Greenville, NC |
| January 27, 2015 6:00 pm, ESPNews | | at Tulane | W 62–55 | 15–5 (8–0) | Devlin Fieldhouse (2,365) New Orleans, LA |
| January 31, 2015 12:00 pm, ESPNews | | South Florida | W 78–71 $^{OT}$ | 16–5 (9–0) | Reynolds Center (4,939) Tulsa, OK |
| February 5, 2015 6:00 pm, ESPNews | | at Houston | W 57–44 | 17–5 (10–0) | Hofheinz Pavilion (2,847) Houston, TX |
| February 7, 2015 7:00 pm, ESPNU | | No. 23 SMU | L 57–68 | 17–6 (10–1) | Reynolds Center (7,677) Tulsa, OK |
| February 12, 2015 6:00 pm, ESPN2 | | at UConn | L 45–70 | 17–7 (10–2) | XL Center (11,506) Hartford, CT |
| February 18, 2015 6:00 pm, ESPNU | | East Carolina | W 69–58 | 18–7 (11–2) | Reynolds Center (4,263) Tulsa, OK |
| February 22, 2015 5:00 pm, ESPNU | | Temple | W 55–39 | 19–7 (12–2) | Reynolds Center (5,130) Tulsa, OK |
| February 25, 2015 7:00 pm, ESPNews | | Tulane | W 76–55 | 20–7 (13–2) | Reynolds Center (4,603) Tulsa, OK |
| February 28, 2015 7:00 pm, ESPNU | | at Memphis | W 74–72 $^{OT}$ | 21–7 (14–2) | FedEx Forum (15,784) Memphis, TN |
| March 4, 2015 8:00 pm, CBSSN | | Cincinnati | L 47-56 | 21–8 (14–3) | Reynolds Center (5,840) Tulsa, OK |
| March 7, 2015 2:00 pm, ESPNU | | at SMU | L 62-67 | 21–9 (14–4) | Moody Coliseum (7,314) Dallas, TX |
| American Athletic Conference tournament ||||||
| March 13, 2015 6:00 pm, ESPNU | | vs. Houston Quarterfinals | W 59–51 | 22–9 | XL Center (9,514) Hartford, CT |
| March 14, 2015 6:00 pm, ESPN2 | | at UConn Semifinals | L 42–47 | 22–10 | XL Center (10,114) Hartford, CT |
| NIT ||||||
| March 17, 2015* 7:15 pm, ESPN3 | No. (2) | (7) William & Mary First round | W 70–67 | 23–10 | Reynolds Center (2,547) Tulsa, OK |
| March 23, 2015* 9:00 pm, ESPN | No. (2) | (3) Murray State Second round | L 62–83 | 23–11 | Reynolds Center (3,440) Tulsa, OK |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. (#) during NIT is seed within region. ||||||