# 2022–23 Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball team

The 2022–23 Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball team represented the University of Tulsa during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Golden Hurricane, led by first-year head coach Eric Konkol, played their home games at the Reynolds Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma as members of the American Athletic Conference. They finished the season 5–24, 1–17 in AAC play to finish in last (11th) place. They were defeated by Wichita State in the first round of the AAC tournament.

## Previous season

The Golden Hurricane finished the 2021–22 season 11–20, 4–14 in AAC play to finish in 10th place. They defeated Wichita State in the first round of the AAC tournament before losing to SMU in the second round.

## Offseason

On March 12, 2022, head coach Frank Haith resigned. On March 22, the school named Louisiana Tech head coach Eric Konkol the team's new head coach.

### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
| Curtis Haywood II | 0 | G | 6'5" | 198 | RS Senior | Oklahoma City, OK | Graduate transferred to Central Oklahoma |
| Gavyn Elkamil | 4 | G | 6'5" | 190 | Freshman | Pittsburg, KS | Transferred to Southeast Missouri State |
| Darien Jackson | 11 | G | 6'3" | 203 | GS Senior | Overland Park, KS | Graduated |
| Josh Earley | 15 | F | 6'7" | 242 | Junior | Shawnee Mission, KS | Transferred to Southeast Missouri State |
| Rey Idowu | 25 | F | 6'9" | 243 | Senior | Melbourne, Australia | Left the team for personal reasons |
| LaDavis Draine | 31 | G | 6'4" | 210 | GS Senior | Calhoun City, MS | Graduated |
| Jeriah Horne | 41 | F | 6'7" | 205 | GS Senior | Overland Park, KS | Graduated |

### Incoming transfers

| Name | Num | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous school |
| Brandon Betson | 11 | G | 6'1" | 180 | Junior | Herucles, CA | Chicago State |
| Bryant Selebangue | 33 | F | 6'9" | 215 | RS Sophomore | LaSalle, QC | Florida SouthWestern State College |

### Recruiting classes
#### 2022 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Charles Chukwu #41 C | Katy, TX | Patricia E. Paetow High School | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | 240 lb (110 kg) | Sep 6, 2021 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 79 ||||||
| Jesaiah McWright SF | Houston, TX | Cy Falls High School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Apr 6, 2022 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: 0 ||||||
| BB Knight SG | Katy, TX | Tompkins High School | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | Apr 5, 2022 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: 0 ||||||
| 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 2022 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 6, 2022. "2022 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 6, 2022. "2022 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Basketball 24/7 Sports Commits". 247sports.com. Retrieved October 6, 2022. ||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season |||||||||
| November 7, 2022* 11:00 p.m., P12N | | at Oregon State | L 70–73 | 0–1 | 29 – Griffin | 9 – Selebangue | 2 – Tied | Gill Coliseum (3,320) Corvallis, OR |
| November 12, 2022* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Jackson State | W 85–79 | 1–1 | 20 – Embery-Simpson | 10 – Selebangue | 6 – Embery-Simpson | Reynolds Center (6,859) Tulsa, OK |
| November 17, 2022* 8:30 p.m., ESPNU | | vs. Loyola–Chicago Myrtle Beach Invitational Quarterfinals | W 85–66 | 2–1 | 20 – Griffin | 10 – Selebangue | 4 – Betson | HTC Center (1,143) Conway, SC |
| November 18, 2022* 6:00 p.m., ESPNU | | vs. Charlotte Myrtle Beach Invitational semifinals | L 65–68 | 2–2 | 21 – Griffin | 5 – Tied | 4 – Pritchard | HTC Center (1,305) Conway, SC |
| November 20, 2022* 9:30 a.m., ESPNU | | vs. Murray State Myrtle Beach Invitational 3rd place game | L 60–77 | 2–3 | 14 – Selebangue | 11 – Selebangue | 6 – Pritchard | HTC Center (1,335) Conway, SC |
| November 25, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Oklahoma State | L 56–82 | 2–4 | 10 – Embery-Simpson | 5 – Tied | 5 – Betson | Gallagher-Iba Arena (9,856) Stillwater, OK |
| December 3, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Oral Roberts Rivalry | L 66–77 | 2–5 | 15 – Selebangue | 12 – Selebangue | 4 – Griffin | Reynolds Center (4,662) Tulsa, OK |
| December 7, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Detroit Mercy | L 72–76 | 2–6 | 20 – Griffin | 10 – Selebangue | 6 – Pritchard | Reynolds Center (3,012) Tulsa, OK |
| December 10, 2022* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Central Michigan | W 70–63 | 3–6 | 13 – Tied | 5 – Tied | 4 – Dalger | Reynolds Center (2,654) Tulsa, OK |
| December 16, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Mississippi Valley State | W 66–51 | 4–6 | 15 – Betson | 6 – Gaston-Chapman | 4 – Pritchard | Reynolds Center (3,004) Tulsa, OK |
| December 21, 2022* 9:00 p.m., WCC Network | | at Loyola Marymount | L 64–76 | 4–7 | 13 – Griffin | 7 – Tied | 5 – Pritchard | Gersten Pavilion (652) Los Angeles, CA |
| AAC regular season |||||||||
| December 28, 2022 8:00 p.m., ESPNU | | No. 3 Houston | L 50–89 | 4–8 (0–1) | 13 – Selebangue | 9 – Selebangue | 4 – Tied | Reynolds Center (4,807) Tulsa, OK |
| January 1, 2023 2:00 p.m., ESPNU | | at SMU | L 67–92 | 4–9 (0–2) | 22 – Griffin | 9 – Selebangue | 5 – Pritchard | Moody Coliseum (3,385) University Park, TX |
| January 4, 2023 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Tulane | L 77–93 | 4–10 (0–3) | 22 – Selebangue | 13 – Selebangue | 7 – Pritchard | Devlin Fieldhouse (973) New Orleans, LA |
| January 10, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Temple | L 72–76 | 4–11 (0–4) | 19 – Selebangue | 12 – Selebangue | 4 – Pritchard | Reynolds Center (3,053) Tulsa, OK |
| January 14, 2023 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Wichita State Rivalry | L 69–73 | 4–12 (0–5) | 25 – Griffin | 10 – Selebangue | 3 – Embery-Simpson | Charles Koch Arena (7,157) Wichita, KS |
| January 18, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | SMU | L 76–79 $^{OT}$ | 4–13 (0–6) | 24 – Selebangue | 14 – Selebangue | 5 – Pritchard | Reynolds Center (3,047) Tulsa, OK |
| January 21, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Tulane | W 81–79 $^{OT}$ | 5–13 (1–6) | 23 – Griffin | 13 – Dalger | 9 – Pritchard | Reynolds Center (7,071) Tulsa, OK |
| January 24, 2023 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at East Carolina | L 66–76 | 5–14 (1–7) | 18 – Selebangue | 10 – Selebangue | 7 – Pritchard | Williams Arena (3,886) Greenville, NC |
| January 29, 2023 4:00 p.m., ESPN2 | | Memphis | L 68–80 | 5–15 (1–8) | 17 – Dalger | 9 – Selebangue | 5 – Pritchard | Reynolds Center (3,602) Tulsa, OK |
| February 1, 2023 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Cincinnati | L 55–81 | 5–16 (1–9) | 15 – Griffin | 15 – Selebangue | 2 – Tied | Fifth Third Arena (9,334) Cincinnati, OH |
| February 5, 2023 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Wichita State Rivalry | L 75–86 | 5–17 (1–10) | 24 – Dalger | 11 – Selebangue | 4 – Betson | Reynolds Center (3,754) Tulsa, OK |
| February 8, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at No. 2 Houston | L 42–80 | 5–18 (1–11) | 13 – Dalger | 6 – Selebangue | 3 – Tied | Fertitta Center (7,369) Houston, TX |
| February 11, 2023 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at UCF | L 52–96 | 5–19 (1–12) | 11 – Selebangue | 10 – Selebangue | 3 – Selebangue | Addition Financial Arena (6,731) Orlando, FL |
| February 15, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | South Florida | L 69–96 | 5–20 (1–13) | 21 – Selebangue | 10 – Selebangue | 3 – Betson | Reynolds Center (3,019) Tulsa, OK |
| February 19, 2023 1:00 p.m., ESPNU | | at Temple | L 53–76 | 5–21 (1–14) | 15 – Dalger | 7 – Dalger | 4 – Betson | Liacouras Center (6,937) Philadelphia, PA |
| February 21, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | East Carolina | L 60–62 | 5–22 (1–15) | 20 – Betson | 8 – Dalger | 3 – Betson | Reynolds Center (3,002) Tulsa, OK |
| February 26, 2023 4:00 p.m., ESPNU | | UCF | L 49–68 | 5–23 (1–16) | 12 – Selebangue | 11 – Selebangue | 3 – Betson | Reynolds Center (4,059) Tulsa, OK |
| March 1, 2023 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at South Florida | L 56–72 | 5–24 (1–17) | 16 – Dalger | 10 – Selebangue | 5 – Betson | Yuengling Center (3,358) Tampa, FL |
| AAC tournament |||||||||
| March 9, 2023 6:00 p.m., ESPNU | (11) | vs. (6) Wichita State First round | L 63–81 | 5–25 | 21 – Dalger | 7 – Selebangue | 7 – Betson | Dickies Arena Fort Worth, TX |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. |||||||||
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