# 2017–18 Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball team

The 2017–18 Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball team represented the University of Tulsa during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Golden Hurricane, led by fourth-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 19–12, 12–6 in AAC play to finish in fourth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the AAC tournament to Memphis.

## Previous season

The Golden Hurricane finished the 2016–17 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.

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
| Cory Haith | 2 | G | 5'11" | 175 | RS Senior | Miami, FL | Walk-on; graduated |
| Travis Atson | 3 | F | 6'5" | 204 | Freshman | Brooklyn, NY | Transferred to Quinnipiac |
| Pat Birt | 11 | G | 6'5" | 182 | Senior | Plano, TX | Graduated |
| Will Magnay | 12 | F | 6'10" | 234 | Freshman | Brisbane, Australia | Signed to play professionally in Australia with Brisbane Bullets |
| T. K. Edogi | 14 | F | 6'8" | 227 | RS Junior | Surprise, AZ | Graduate transferred to Iona |
| Joseph Battle | 15 | G | 6'3" | 181 | Freshman | Abbeville, SC | Transferred to Appalachian State |

### Incoming transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| DaQuan Jeffries | 2 | F | 6'5" | 201 | Junior | Edmond, OK | Junior college transferred from Western Texas College. |
| Jeriah Horne | 41 | F | 6'7" | 222 | Sophomore | Overland Park, KS | Transferred from Nebraska. Under NCAA transfer rules, Horne will have to sit out for the 2017–18 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility. |

### 2017 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Elijah Joiner PG | Chicago, IL | Curie High School | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | N/A | Oct 23, 2016 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Darien Jackson SG | Overland Park, KS | Blue Valley Northwest High School | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 172 lb (78 kg) | Feb 23, 2017 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 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 2017 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved November 14, 2017. "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved November 14, 2017. ||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| October 30, 2017* 7:00 pm | | Northwestern Oklahoma State | W 96–65 | | Reynolds Center (3,133) Tulsa, OK |
| November 4, 2017* 3:00 pm | | Missouri S&T | W 113–56 | | Reynolds Center (3,088) Tulsa, OK |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 10, 2017* 12:00 pm | | Lamar | L 67–74 | 0–1 | Reynolds Center (7,431) Tulsa, OK |
| November 13, 2017* 7:00 pm | | Oral Roberts Mayor's Cup | W 90–71 | 1–1 | Reynolds Center (4,437) Tulsa, OK |
| November 16, 2017* 7:00 pm, ESPNews | | vs. Western Michigan Puerto Rico Tip-Off quarterfinals | W 81–74 | 2–1 | HTC Center (704) Conway, SC |
| November 17, 2017* 6:00 pm, ESPNU | | vs. Iowa State Puerto Rico Tip-Off semifinals | L 78–80 | 2–2 | HTC Center (1,827) Conway, SC |
| November 19, 2017* 4:00 pm, ESPNU | | vs. Illinois State Puerto Rico Tip-Off 3rd place game | L 68–84 | 2–3 | HTC Center (2,119) Conway, SC |
| November 25, 2017* 11:00 am | | Central Arkansas | W 92–72 | 3–3 | Reynolds Center (3,259) Tulsa, OK |
| November 28, 2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | UTSA | W 100–96 | 4–3 | Reynolds Center (3,237) Tulsa, OK |
| December 2, 2017* 3:00 pm, ESPN3/NBCSC+ | | at Illinois State | L 58–65 | 4–4 | Redbird Arena (5,803) Normal, IL |
| December 9, 2017* 7:00 pm, FSKC/ESPN3 | | vs. Kansas State Wichita Wildcat Classic | W 61–54 | 5–4 | Intrust Bank Arena (7,180) Wichita, KS |
| December 14, 2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Prairie View A&M | W 77–73 | 6–4 | Reynolds Center (3,315) Tulsa, OK |
| December 16, 2017* 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Manhattan | W 80–66 | 7–4 | Reynolds Center (3,382) Tulsa, OK |
| December 19, 2017* 8:00 pm, FSOK | | at Oklahoma State | L 59–71 | 7–5 | Gallagher-Iba Arena (5,412) Stillwater, OK |
| AAC regular season ||||||
| December 28, 2017 4:00 pm, ESPNU | | East Carolina | W 79–53 | 8–5 (1–0) | Reynolds Center (8,355) Tulsa, OK |
| December 31, 2017 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Tulane | W 65–56 | 9–5 (2–0) | Devlin Fieldhouse (1,518) New Orleans, LA |
| January 3, 2018 6:00 pm, ESPNews | | UConn | W 90–88 $^{2OT}$ | 10–5 (3–0) | Reynolds Center (3,903) Tulsa, OK |
| January 6, 2018 3:00 pm, ESPNews | | at Memphis | L 67–76 | 10–6 (3–1) | FedExForum (6,004) Memphis, TN |
| January 11, 2018 6:00 pm, ESPNU | | at Houston | L 71–104 | 10–7 (3–2) | H&PE Arena (2,666) Houston, TX |
| January 13, 2018 6:30 pm, ESPNU | | No. 5 Wichita State | L 69–72 | 10–8 (3–3) | Reynolds Center (8,355) Tulsa, OK |
| January 17, 2018 5:00 pm, ESPNews | | at Temple | L 58–59 | 10–9 (3–4) | Liacouras Center (4,694) Philadelphia, PA |
| January 20, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPNU | | Memphis | W 64–51 | 11–9 (4–4) | Reynolds Center (5,189) Tulsa, OK |
| January 28, 2018 5:00 pm, CBSSN | | at No. 17 Wichita State | L 71–90 | 11–10 (4–5) | Charles Koch Arena (10,506) Wichita, KS |
| February 1, 2018 7:00 pm, CBSSN | | SMU | W 76–67 | 12–10 (5–5) | Reynolds Center (4,337) Tulsa, OK |
| February 4, 2018 12:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at South Florida | W 63–54 | 13–10 (6–5) | USF Sun Dome (2,484) Tampa, FL |
| February 8, 2018 6:00 pm, ESPNews | | Tulane | W 91–89 $^{OT}$ | 14–10 (7–5) | Reynolds Center (4,019) Tulsa, OK |
| February 15, 2018 6:00 pm, ESPNU | | at UConn | W 73–71 | 15–10 (8–5) | XL Center (10,656) Hartford, CT |
| February 18, 2018 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | South Florida | W 73–61 | 16–10 (9–5) | Reynolds Center (4,120) Tulsa, OK |
| February 21, 2018 8:00 pm, ESPNews | | UCF | W 70–61 | 17–10 (10–5) | Reynolds Center (3,342) Tulsa, OK |
| February 25, 2018 11:00 am, CBSSN | | at No. 11 Cincinnati | L 74–82 | 17–11 (10–6) | BB&T Arena (8,911) Highland Heights, KY |
| March 1, 2018 6:00 pm, ESPNU | | at East Carolina | W 72–58 | 18–11 (11–6) | Williams Arena (3,205) Greenville, NC |
| March 4, 2018 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Temple | W 76–58 | 19–11 (12–6) | Reynolds Center (5,303) Tulsa, OK |
| AAC tournament ||||||
| March 9, 2018 1:00 pm, ESPN2 | (4) | vs. (5) Memphis Quarterfinals | L 64–67 | 19–12 | Amway Center (8,491) Orlando, FL |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. ||||||
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