All rights reserved. Or write about sports? The official 2022-23 Men's Basketball Roster for the Tulsa Hurricane. Cypress Falls HS Houston, Texas. The Phillips 66ers were an AAU dynasty, winning six straight national amateur championships (194348) and eight overall. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Feb 21 @ Hawaii, Tulsa (17-10) Loss vs. Hawaii, 62-72, 28. At the South Dakota State hotel, there was a team space as big as this court, and Im not exaggerating, Mills said as he gestured toward the Golden Eagles practice court in Tulsa. Steve Bracey (197072) was a member of the 197475 Golden State Warriors NBA Championship team. Notable assistants in the program's history have included Billy Gillispie, Flip Saunders, Kevin ONeill, Mike Anderson, Ron Jirsa and Jerry Wainwright. Boston posted her 80th career double-double with 10 points and 11 rebounds. (f) includes freshman/JV team stats. Feb 18 @ Hawaii, Tulsa (24-2) Win vs. Hawaii, 75-61, 27. Jan 15 @ Rice, Tulsa (16-1) Win vs. Rice, 67-49, 18. Leading scorer Angel Baker, averaging 15.3 points coming in, was held to nine on 4-of-15 shooting. The 66ers era ended in 1968 as professional basketball's popularity soared. Nov 24, Tulsa (2-0) Win vs. Georgia State, 100-73 3. 2 Houston beats Tulsa 80-42. 1. In that league, Gonzaga goes straight to the semifinals. Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. Thats because we communicate extremely well.. Dec 1 @ Nebraska, Tulsa (5-1) Win vs. Nebraska, 52-49, 7. Denny died in December 2000 while playing basketball with his sons. Copyright 2023 The Associated Press. [7] The team hit hard times and achieved occasional modest success until the arrival of Clarence Iba in 1949. Dec 4, Tulsa (6-0) Win vs. UAB, 88-73 7. Nov 29 @ St. Joseph's, Tulsa (4-0) Win vs. Saint Joseph's, 79-73 5. His flamboyant personality made him extremely popular; his teams adopted McFadden & Whitehead's "Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now" as their theme song during the Richardson years. We have tools and resources that can help you use sports data. Staley has had zero issues from her group about playing time, all focusing on the ultimate goal of winning. He coached at the school for 11 years, the longest tenure of any Tulsa coach, and is the second all-time winningest coach at the school with 137 wins in his 11 seasons. 2022 season schedule, scores, stats, and highlights. Dec 30, Tulsa (8-5) Loss vs. Southern Illinois, 75-88, 14. Other Division I teams have had success. However, he passed on local high school star Caleb Green, a decision that came back to haunt him when Green signed with ORU. Nov 29 @ St. Joseph's, Tulsa (4-0) Win vs. Saint Joseph's, 79-73, 5. 6-keys: media/spln/collegebasketball/reg/free/teampages, Grades: Michigan gets 'B+' after OT win vs. Badgers, College basketball grades: UK gets 'A+' for big week, Bryant scores 30, South Florida takes down Tulsa 72-56, Walker's 24 help East Carolina take down Tulsa 62-60, Dunn scores 24, Temple defeats Tulsa 76-53, Tchewa's 21 lead South Florida past Tulsa 96-69, Four-star senior guard Parker Friedrichsen discusses latest after getting scholarship release, College basketball grades: Underperforming UK gets 'F', Horton scores 20 and UCF's 17 3s sink Tulsa, 96-52, Sasser scores 25, No. Or write about sports? In a 6 p.m. Monday semifinal live-streamed on ESPN+, ORU is matched with Western Illinois or St. Thomas. Mississippi, a seventh seed, was upset in first round by South Dakota. 1998: Rudy Garcia, Union; and Terry Scott, Central . Mar 26 (Neutral), Tulsa (32-5) Loss vs. North Carolina, 55-59, College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com Blog and Articles. Another turning point in the rivalry was TU's hiring of Bill Self away from ORU prior to the 1997-98 season. Many of these black players went to Oklahoma's African American college, Langston, and played for Zip Gayles, who coached athletic programs there for thirty-five years (193065). Madison Scott led the Rebels with 15 points. Boston now has 1,432 in her four seasons. Then cast your vote, Meet the 2023 Mr. Inside/Mr. [7], The University of Tulsa joined the Missouri Valley Conference in 1934. The student section is known as the Storm Front, and is known in the current year for members of the TU Chapter of Beta Upsilon Chi, who carry shields and wear various animal masks during opponent free throws. Dec 28, Tulsa (8-4) Win vs. Texas State, 81-69, 13. Best 4-Year Boys Basketball Teams in Oklahoma High School History. Other Players : Terrance Crawford, Jonathan Bluitt, Junior Amous . The SPORTS REFERENCE and STATHEAD trademarks are owned exclusively by Sports Reference LLC. When teams travel, they always want a significantly sized space like a hotel ballroom for meetings and some actual basketball simulation. Nov 23 (Neutral), Tulsa (3-1) Win vs. Duquesne, 72-52, 5. Terms of Use About the Encyclopedia. Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items. Bubble Watch 2023: Brace yourself for NCAA tournament drama. In reality, theres nothing neutral about it. Copyright 2023 The Associated Press. Cooke finished with 14 points and Beal 13 for the Gamecocks. In 1988, coached by Billy Tubbs and led by Mookie Blaylock, Harvey Grant, and Stacey King, OU played for the national championship but lost to Danny Manning and the Kansas Jayhawks. Logos were compiled by the amazing SportsLogos.net. The Gamecocks took the drama out of this one early with Cooke and Boston getting four points apiece and Beal adding a three-point play for a 13-4 lead less than seven minutes in. In the early years of the program, the team played at various area high schools and in smaller on-campus gymnasiums. Dec 11 @ Oral Roberts, Tulsa (7-1) Loss vs. Jan 11 @ Rice, Tulsa (9-7) Loss vs. Rice, 63-76, 17. GAME #22: TULSA (5-16, 1-9 AAC) vs Wichita State (11-11, 4-6 AAC) Date/Time: Sunday Feb. 5, 2023 2:00 . Record: 23-10(9-5, 2nd in WAC MBB Mountain), NCAA Tournament: For 15 consecutive years, the Summit League Championship has been played in Sioux Falls. Nov 18, Tulsa (2-0) Win vs. Jackson State, 84-45, 3. In the Summit League, Mills states, the No. After Dr. James Naismith invented it at Springfield, Massachusetts, in 1891, the game quickly gained popularity. In 2021, Mills said, then-fourth-seeded ORU was sent to a hotel that fell below the standards of hotels occupied by the fifth- and sixth-seeded teams. Jim Clesson, guard, 1970-72 Before 1971 only nine other states offered girls' championship competitions. Lost East Second Round (97-56) versus #1 Duke, Every Sports Reference Social Media Account, Site Last Updated: Saturday, March 4, 6:03AM. For McCartney to have done a show in Sioux Falls is somewhat amazing because the population is about the same as the Amarillo, Texas, population. Dec 1, Tulsa (5-0) Win vs. UTSA, 76-59 6. Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. Watch our How-To Videos to Become a Stathead, Subscribe to Stathead and get access to more data than you can imagine. Ithiel Horton scored 20 points and UCF set a program record with 17 3-pointers and the Knights shattered Tulsa 96-52 on Saturday night. Jan 23 @ Rice, Tulsa (15-5) Win vs. Rice, 65-50, 21. His life-changing victories occurred in 1994, when, as a 12 seed, his Golden Hurricane shocked UCLA and rocked Oklahoma State in NCAA Tournament games played in Oklahoma City; and in the 1998. Jan 30, Tulsa (17-5) Win vs. Southern Methodist, 88-82, 23. Outside candidates. Mention Division I college basketball in Oklahoma and the name Henry Iba resounds. South Carolina needed a great escape at Mississippi two weeks ago, trailing late before forcing overtime and keeping its perfect season intact with a 64-57 victory. They are twice NIT champions, in 1981 and 2001, and were champions of the CBI in 2008. 10 seed Roos keep March magic rolling, upset, SDSU women muscle past St. Thomas for quarterfinal, Players to watch: Oral Roberts 75 forward, NDSUs, Strawberry ice box cake with The Fruit Truck Market, Underpainting and other makeup tricks for winter, Active Weather Pattern Begins to Get Going Storm, Numerical coincidence prompted $754M Powerball winner, Jackley applauds bills to improve election integrity, Armed robber steals cash from Dareos Pizza, Event looking at market outlook held Thursday in, New law to lure out-of-state professionals to South, Eye on KELOLAND: Sanford Pentagon turns 10, 2 downtown Sioux Falls restaurants closed for repairs, 1 killed after jet experiences turbulence event. Jan 7, Tulsa (13-3) Win vs. Colorado State, 74-62, 17. (21622.UA.105, Black Kettle Museum Collection, OHS). bold are active players. Feb 26, Tulsa (17-11) Loss vs. TCU, 54-57, 29. The Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball team represents the University of Tulsa in Tulsa, in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. 2022-23 Men's Basketball Schedule. The Golden Hurricanes play their home games on campus at the Reynolds Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The largest margin of victory was 45 points, by TU over ORU in 1994. Richardson went on to have powerhouses at Arkansas, Tubby Smith coached at one of the Meccas of college hoops, Kentucky, and Bill Self became coach of a final-four team at Illinois. Jaden Walker scored 24 points and East Carolina beat Tulsa 62-60 on Tuesday night to hand the Golden Hurricanes their ninth-straight loss. Copyright to all articles and other content in the online and print versions of The Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History is held by the Oklahoma Historical Society (OHS). [2], The team has long been successful, especially since the hiring of Nolan Richardson in 1980. You want to make sure your best representative goes (to the NCAA).. Their conference record was 7-11. Dec 30 @ North Texas, Tulsa (13-1) Win vs. North Texas, 113-77, 15. Mar 19 (Neutral), Tulsa (31-4) Win vs. Cincinnati, 69-61, 36. Mar 24 (Neutral), Tulsa (32-4) Win vs. Miami (FL), 80-71, 37. It went 11 in its first season. King was selected to the 1968 NBA All-Star Game, and Smith scored more than 10,000 points in his career, having his number retired by the Cleveland Cavaliers. In 1990 the Oklahoma City Cavalry joined Tulsa in the CBA, a developmental association for the NBA. Tulsa joined Conference USA with the 20052006 season. South Carolina starting point guard Kierra Fletcher went to the locker room in the first quarter after falling and holding her leg. Don Haskins and Ray Sanchez, Haskins: The Bear Facts (El Paso, Tex. After losing in the semifinals of the 1999 WAC men's basketball tournament, the team an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as No. Dec 4 (Neutral), Tulsa (6-1) Win vs. Vermont, 72-61, 8. I blew a gasket. Logos were compiled by the amazing SportsLogos.net. Oklahoma girls' high school basketball also has a long tradition. Russel Tchewa scored 21 points as South Florida beat Tulsa 96-69 on Wednesday night. Sign up for our newsletter to keep reading. Nov 27, Tulsa (3-0) Win vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff, 97-45 4. GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) Laeticia Amihere scored 17 points and Aliyah Boston posted her 80th career double-double to lead No. Dec 1, Tulsa (5-0) Win vs. UTSA, 76-59, 7. Tulsa's basketball program was founded by W.R. Bergen in 1907, when the school still went by the name Kendall College. The venue opened in 1998 and is named in honor of businessman and philanthropist Donald W. Reynolds. Mar 9 (Neutral), Tulsa (28-3) Win vs. Rice, 71-51, 32. Tulsa had an intense rivalry with Fresno State and Hawaii while a member of the Western Athletic Conference. Led by second-year head coach Bill Self, they finished the season 2310 overall and 95 in conference play to finish tied atop the WAC Mountain division standings. 24, 26, 202223 Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball team, List of Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball seasons, List of NCAA men's basketball retired numbers, "Eric Konkol accepts head coach job at University of Tulsa", "Coaching Great Nolan Richardson and Three Former Athletes to Receive Induction into TU Athletic Hall of Fame. Dec 1, Tulsa (4-2) Win vs. Nebraska, 85-68, 7. The Enid Storm joined the United States Basketball League in 2000 and at the end of the twentieth century was the state's only professional basketball team. He wasnt fired up about another trip to South Dakota, to compete in a tournament that includes four participants from the Dakotas, but he does like the hotel. Jan 5, Tulsa (9-6) Loss vs. Brigham Young, 53-57, 16. Boston posted her 80th career double-double with 10 points and 11 rebounds. Fletcher, a grad transfer from Georgia Tech, has started 28 games this season. If the championship game matches ORU and second-seeded South Dakota State, itll be a hostile environment for the Golden Eagles. In spite of a decidedly pro-University of North Dakota crowd at the Denny Sanford Premier Center, the ORU men opened the 2023 Summit League Championship with a Saturday night quarterfinal victory over the Fighting Hawks. In addition, they have won two National Invitation Tournaments, in 1981 and 2001, and one CBI tournament. Before the NBA paid enormous salaries to basketball players, the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) sanctioned teams fielded by companies such as Phillips Petroleum. Get the Android Weather app from Google Play, Local brewers show off their hops during Mash Madness, South Dakota State teams headline Summit League Day, The Alliance prepares for inaugural VetAidSD, Top seed Oral Roberts cruises into mens semifinals, No. Our (NCAA Sweet Sixteen) run two years ago was a $6 million influx for the conference, Mills said. 2 Houston beats Tulsa 80-42, Jarace Walker, No. The Tulsa Basketball Radio Show Airs Tonight (Feb. 27) Men's Basketball February 27, 2023. Theyve shown a versatility on offense Saxton had 19 points to lead South Carolina on Friday and Amiheres game-high performance here and a lock-down mentality on defense. 72. The 1993-94 Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball team represented the University of Tulsa as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference during the 1993-94 college basketball season. Wojcik's hiring also coincided with Tulsa's decision to join Conference USA. 1980-81 NIT Championship Basketball Team Hall of Fame Honor Team Class of 1998 Nolan Richardson came to Tulsa after just posting a 37-0 record and winning the National Junior College Championship at Western Texas Junior College along with him Richardson brought four of his starters after a 69-60 home win over No. Before the Convention Center, the team played at the Expo Square Pavilion from the 194748 season. [9] (In March 1921, Tulsa had been invited to the National A.A.U. BRETT ROJO/for the. L11. After a lengthy discussion of the metrics used by the NCAA Selection Committee when choosing at-large participants, Mills sighed and said, At the end of the day, you better go out and win games.. Jan 24, Tulsa (19-1) Win vs. Centenary (LA), 84-44, 21. Jan 29 @ Fresno State, Tulsa (20-2) Loss vs. Fresno State, 73-75, 23. Jan 22, Tulsa (18-1) Win vs. Hawaii, 100-78, 20. 4 LSU or Tennessee for the conference championship on Sunday. The following (as per The Chicago Manual of Style, 17th edition) is the preferred citation for articles:Larry O'Dell, Basketball, The Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture, https://www.okhistory.org/publications/enc/entry.php?entry=BA033. Learn more and register, Height of bar is margin of victory Mouseover bar for details Click for box score Grouped by Month, 1. The 1982 class, including Tisdale, Price, Anthony Bowie (Tulsa East Central), and Steve Hale (Jenks), may be the greatest in state history. Kamilla Cardoso also had a double-double with 12 points and 12 rebounds. Nolan Richardson's hiring helped to usher in a new era of success at Tulsa that has remained fairly consistent since then. South Carolina will take on No. BISHOP MCGUINNESS (1998-2001): Leading 4-year tourney scorer : J. Robert Merritt 171 pts. Updated: Feb 22, 2022. . The geographical distribution of Oklahoma's early- to mid-twentieth-century high school state championships shows that more were won by teams from the central, northern, and western portions of the state. Dec 14 @ Oral Roberts, Tulsa (7-2) Win vs. Jan 12 @ Creighton, Tulsa (15-1) Win vs. Creighton, 75-67, 17. Tulsa currently plays in the Reynolds Center, an 8,355-capacity on-campus arena adjacent to Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium. West Coast Conference top seed Gonzaga doesnt have to mess with a quarterfinal game. At our hotel, our team area wasnt much bigger than my office. In 1939 the rules changed to only two courts, and in 1951 both boys and girls could use the same rules inside those courts. TU Athletic Hall of Fame, 1998. 24 Middle Tennessee, UTEP men welcome in Middle Tennessee in final game, Centennial and Las Cruces girls advance to next round, Chapin outlasts Wyatt in double OT thriller to advance, Grand reopening of Joey Barraza and Vino Memorial, Ex-city rep critical of decision to terminate city, San Elizario tapped as Best Historic Small Town, Hundreds of migrants intercepted in stash houses, Diabetes, Now What? Following Peterson's departure, John Phillips led the team to NCAA tournaments in his first two seasons and won a WAC title. Mississippi could not find an answer and matched its fewest points in a game this season. Record: 19-12(9-5, 3rd in WAC MBB Pacific), Every Sports Reference Social Media Account, Site Last Updated: Saturday, March 4, 6:03AM. Feb 15, Tulsa (16-9) Win vs. Fresno State, 78-77, 26. It was the second straight year Mississippis tournament was ended in the semifinals by the Gamecocks. Use without license or authorization is expressly prohibited. Previously, the Golden Hurricane had played off-campus, using the Tulsa Convention Center from the mid 197677 season on. Four ex-66ers have served as Phillips Petroleum board chair, and the team contributed as an advertising gem for over forty years. Mills sixth ORU team has been remarkably healthy. Different women's AAU programs, the Presbyterian College Cardinals (Durant) and the Tulsa Business School Stenos, won five straight titles in the 1930s. The United States Basketball League team, the Oklahoma Storm, chose him as a co-head coach for its inaugural 2000 season. One of the "first families" of Oklahoma basketball is the Price family. In 2005, Street & Smith's named the University of Tulsa as the 59th best college basketball program of all time.[3]. 1 overall seed and eventual National runner-up Duke in the second round. Basketball became very popular in small towns with black populations and segregated schools. Mississippi: The Rebels will make their second straight NCAA Tournament appearance after reaching the event for the first time in 15 years in 2022. I think our bench is a great asset to our team, said Amihere, who scored a game-high 17 points in an 80-51 win over Mississippi in the SEC semifinals on Saturday. 5 nationally, and in spite of a national NET ranking thats been in the top 45 for two months, it is believed that the Golden Eagles wont make another NCAA Tournament appearance unless they secure the Summit League tournament title. [11] Swank had some winning seasons, but the program would be without real success until the arrival of Nolan Richardson. Other Division I teams have had success. It was under Swank that the color barrier was broken in the Tulsa basketball program. We present them here for purely educational purposes. South Carolina will take on No. Location: Arlington, Texas Team Names: Dallas Wings, Detroit Shock, Tulsa Shock Seasons: 26; 1998 to 2023 Record: 361-465, .437 W-L% Playoff Appearances: 13 Championships: 3 More Franchise Info All logos are the trademark & property of their owners and not Sports Reference LLC. The Fast Breakers left Tulsa in 1992, and the Cavalry developed financial problems and left Oklahoma City in 1997 after winning the championship. Both small-town and inner-city schools have produced future NBA stars and top-notch basketball teams. The Rebels made just two of their first 13 shots and had eight of their attempts blocked the first 20 minutes. Its first star was Paul Endacott, who was the AAU player of the year for Kansas University in 1923.