# 2015–16 Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball team

The 2015–16 Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball team represented the University of Tulsa during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Golden Hurricane, led by second 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 20–12, 12–6 in The American play to finish in a three-way tie for third place. They lost in the quarterfinals of The American Athletic tournament to Memphis. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the First Four to Michigan.

## Previous season

The Golden Hurricane 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.

## Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Micah Littlejohn | 11 | G/F | 6'6" | 191 | Freshman | Mansfield, TX | Transferred to Seward County CC |
| Stevie Repichowski | 23 | G | 6'5" | 193 | Sophomore | Lansing, MI | Transferred to Nicholls State |
| Kenodre Dew | 35 | G | 6'8" | 210 | Freshman | San Bernardino, CA | Transferred to City College of San Francisco |

### Incoming Transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Junior Etou | 0 | F | 6'7" | 240 | Junior | Republic of the Congo | Transferred from Rutgers. Under NCAA transfer rules, Etou will have to sit out for the 2015–16 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility. |
| Patrick Birt | 11 | G | 6'5" | 190 | Junior | Plano, TX | Junior college transferred from South Plains College |

## Class of 2015 commitments

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Sterling Taplin PG | Williamsville, NY | St. Thomas More School | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Jan 1, 2014 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 72 ||||||
| Kajon Brown SG | Harvey, LA | Helen Cox High School | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Apr 30, 2015 |
| 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 2015 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 14, 2015. "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 14, 2015. ||||||

### Class of 2016 commitments

US college sports recruiting information for 2016 recruits :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Lawson Korita SG | Little Rock, AR | Pulaski Academy | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Jun 30, 2015 |
| 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 2016 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 14, 2015. "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 14, 2015. |||||||

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| November 7, 2015* 4:00 pm | | Haskell Indian Nations | W 87–62 | | Reynolds Center (3,430) Tulsa, OK |
| November 11, 2015* 7:00 pm | | Rogers State | W 66–56 | | Reynolds Center (3,625) Tulsa, OK |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 14, 2015* 4:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Central Arkansas | W 98–81 | 1–0 | Reynolds Center (3,839) Tulsa, OK |
| November 17, 2015* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | No. 9 Wichita State | W 77–67 | 2–0 | Reynolds Center (5,670) Tulsa, OK |
| November 20, 2015* 12:00 pm | | vs. Ohio Paradise Jam quarterfinals | W 90–88 | 3–0 | Sports and Fitness Center St. Thomas, VI |
| November 22, 2015* 5:30 pm, CBSSN | | vs. Indiana State Paradise Jam semifinals | W 67–59 | 4–0 | Sports and Fitness Center St. Thomas, VI |
| November 23, 2015* 8:00 pm, CBSSN | | vs. South Carolina Paradise Jam championship game | L 75–83 | 4–1 | Sports and Fitness Center (2,002) St. Thomas, VI |
| November 28, 2015* 3:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Arkansas–Little Rock | L 60–64 | 4–2 | Reynolds Center (3,821) Tulsa, OK |
| December 2, 2015* 7:00 pm | | at Oklahoma State | W 66–56 | 5–2 | Gallagher-Iba Arena (5,422) Stillwater, OK |
| December 5, 2015* 3:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Oral Roberts PSO Mayor's Cup | L 68–70 | 5–3 | Reynolds Center (5,225) Tulsa, OK |
| December 8, 2015* 8:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Iona | W 90–81 | 6–3 | Reynolds Center (3,800) Tulsa, OK |
| December 13, 2015* 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Missouri State | W 70–61 | 7–3 | JQH Arena (4,052) Springfield, MO |
| December 19, 2015* 10:00 pm, P12N | | vs. Oregon State Far West Classic | L 71–76 | 7–4 | Moda Center (8,555) Portland, OR |
| December 22, 2015* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Northern Arizona | W 90–55 | 8–4 | Reynolds Center (4,752) Tulsa, OK |
| Conference regular season ||||||
| December 29, 2015 4:00 pm, ESPN2 | | No. 17 SMU | L 69–81 | 8–5 (0–1) | Reynolds Center (5,364) Tulsa, OK |
| January 2, 2016 3:00 pm, ESPNU | | at No. 22 Cincinnati | L 57–76 | 8–6 (0–2) | Fifth Third Arena (10,102) Cincinnati, OH |
| January 5, 2016 6:00 pm, ESPNews | | East Carolina | W 55–43 | 9–6 (1–2) | Reynolds Center (4,244) Tulsa, OK |
| January 10, 2016 5:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Tulane | W 81–67 | 10–6 (2–2) | Devlin Fieldhouse (2,234) New Orleans, LA |
| January 14, 2016 6:00 pm, ESPN2 | | UConn | W 60–51 | 11–6 (3–2) | Reynolds Center (5,192) Tulsa, OK |
| January 19, 2016 6:00 pm, ESPNews | | at East Carolina | W 84–69 | 12–6 (4–2) | Williams Arena (3,878) Greenville, NC |
| January 24, 2016 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | UCF | W 75–60 | 13–6 (5–2) | Reynolds Center (4,270) Tulsa, OK |
| January 27, 2016 7:00 pm, ESPNews | | at Houston | L 66–81 | 13–7 (5–3) | Hofheinz Pavilion (3,185) Houston, TX |
| January 30, 2016 5:00 pm, ESPNU | | Tulane | W 62–48 | 14–7 (6–3) | Reynolds Center (4,926) Tulsa, OK |
| February 4, 2016 6:00 pm, ESPNU | | at Temple | L 79–83 $^{OT}$ | 14–8 (6–4) | Liacouras Center (5,929) Philadelphia, PA |
| February 7, 2016 2:00 pm, ESPNU | | Houston | W 77–63 | 15–8 (7–4) | Reynolds Center (4,321) Tulsa, OK |
| February 10, 2016 8:00 pm, CBSSN | | at No. 16 SMU | W 82–77 | 16–8 (8–4) | Moody Coliseum (6,582) Dallas, TX |
| February 13, 2016 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | | at UConn | L 73–75 | 16–9 (8–5) | Gampel Pavilion (10,167) Storrs, CT |
| February 18, 2016 8:00 pm, CBSSN | | Cincinnati | W 70–68 $^{OT}$ | 17–9 (9–5) | Reynolds Center (4,402) Tulsa, OK |
| February 21, 2016 1:00 pm, CBSSN | | at UCF | W 75–67 | 18–9 (10–5) | CFE Arena (6,437) Orlando, FL |
| February 23, 2016 6:00 pm, ESPNews | | Temple | W 74–55 | 19–9 (11–5) | Reynolds Center (4,827) Tulsa, OK |
| February 28, 2016 3:00 pm, ESPNU | | at Memphis | L 82–92 | 19–10 (11–6) | FedEx Forum Memphis, TN |
| March 5, 2016 4:00 pm, ESPNews | | South Florida | W 84–74 | 20–10 (12–6) | Reynolds Center (6,524) Tulsa, OK |
| American Athletic Conference tournament ||||||
| March 11, 2016 8:00 pm, ESPNU | (3) | vs. (6) Memphis Quarterfinals | L 67–89 | 20–11 | Amway Center (7,218) Orlando, FL |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| March 16, 2016* 8:10 pm, truTV | (11 E) | vs. (11 E) Michigan First Four | L 62–67 | 20–12 | UD Arena (12,582) Dayton, OH |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East Region. All times are in Central Time. ||||||