Nov 27, Tulsa (3-0) Win vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff, 97-45 4. 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. South Carolina will take on No. Leading scorer Angel Baker, averaging 15.3 points coming in, was held to nine on 4-of-15 shooting. The arena opened in 2014 with a Joan Jett and the Blackhearts concert. Before the NBA paid enormous salaries to basketball players, the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) sanctioned teams fielded by companies such as Phillips Petroleum. Kamilla Cardoso also had a double-double with 12 points and 12 rebounds. Nov 29, Tulsa (3-2) Loss vs. Houston, 57-61, 6. 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.. Or write about sports? In the Summit League, Mills states, the No. Get the latest news and information for the Tulsa Golden Hurricane. Presumably, ORU will submit a bid for Tulsa to host the Summit League Championship in 2026 and beyond. Mississippi, a seventh seed, was upset in first round by South Dakota. The influence of Henry Iba and Bertha Teague on the sport's national scene is largely underestimated. The Rebels made just two of their first 13 shots and had eight of their attempts blocked the first 20 minutes. In forty years as coach and administrator at Lindsay, Charles Heatly pushed the high school girls' basketball tradition to another level, taking teams to the state tournament fourteen years, winning the championship twice, beginning the first girls' basketball camp in the state and a very early one nationally, and founding the state's All-State game. [19] The most recent was that of Bingo Smith on February 22, 2020.[20]. The patriarch, Denny, scored forty-two points in the finals to lead Norman High to the 1956 state championship, then starred for the University of Oklahoma and the Phillips 66ers, and eventually became the head coach at Phillips University. Dec 18, Tulsa (8-1) Win vs. Delaware State, 72-52, 10. Tulsa Golden Hurricane Schedule 2022-23 . In the 1990s and 2000s, a succession of Tulsa coaches went on to big-name programs across the country, including Tubby Smith, Buzz Peterson, and Bill Self. : Mangan Books, 1987). Nov 18, Tulsa (2-0) Win vs. Jackson State, 84-45, 3. Or write about sports? We present them here for purely educational purposes. 14. Nov 23 (Neutral), Tulsa (3-1) Win vs. Duquesne, 72-52, 5. The sons, Mark, Matt, and Brent, also excelled in high school basketball, and all three played college ball. Jan 7, Tulsa (13-3) Win vs. Colorado State, 74-62, 17. The 8 p.m. Tuesday championship game is televised on ESPN2. Feb 15, Tulsa (16-9) Win vs. Fresno State, 78-77, 26. Jan 14 @ Air Force, Tulsa (14-4) Loss vs. Air Force, 57-65, 19. Southern Methodist remains a fairly interesting rivalry, given that the two schools sometimes recruit similar players and that former Southern Methodist coach Matt Doherty was considered a front-runner for the Tulsa job prior to Doug Wojcik taking the helm; likewise, Doug Wojcik once interviewed for the Southern Methodist job. Mills sixth ORU team has been remarkably healthy. 1998: Rudy Garcia, Union; and Terry Scott, Central . South Carolinas defense, third in Division I in holding opponents to 50.9 points a game, was on full display. Dec 22 @ Cleveland State, Tulsa (7-4) Loss vs. Cleveland State, 55-59, 12. Jan 24, Tulsa (19-1) Win vs. Centenary (LA), 84-44, 21. Anchored by Missouri native Bob Kurland and an all-Oklahoman cast, his teams won national championships in 1945 and 1946. I blew a gasket. Drafted by American Basketball Association's (ABA) San Diego Rockets, 1969. An unofficial championship emerged in 1919, and a sanctioned championship came in 1924. There was a problem saving your notification. In a 6 p.m. Monday semifinal live-streamed on ESPN+, ORU is matched with Western Illinois or St. Thomas. Two more years remain on the current Summit League-Sioux Falls contract. I was like, Im tired of getting treated this way. . Jan 6 @ TCU, Tulsa (14-1) Win vs. TCU, 94-73, 16. We made the league $6 million. In reality, theres nothing neutral about it. This season's home-game average of 2,911 was by far the worst in the 24-season history of the 8,355-seat Reynolds Center. Oral Roberts University began playing NCAA basketball in 1965 and made it to the elite eight of the NCAA tournament in 1974. Copyright 2023 The Associated Press. Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. . Nov 27, Tulsa (3-0) Win vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff, 97-45, 4. The Golden Hurricane, led by first-year head coach Eric Konkol, play their home games at the Reynolds Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma as members of the American Athletic Conference . Prior to becoming a sports columnist in 2016, I was the only sports writer in Tulsa World history to have covered OU, OSU, the University of Tulsa and Oral Roberts sports on an everyday basis. Successful players to never make it to the NBA include Gary Collier, the 1994 MVC player of the year, Michael Scott, the 1989 and 1991 MVC defensive player of the year, and Willie Biles who led the MVC in scoring in both the 197273 and 19731974 seasons.[5]. The historically All-Black towns Taft and Boley won state championships even after integration. 20 NBA/ABA Players. Phone: 918-581-8397. Dec 8, Tulsa (6-2) Win vs. Morgan State, 93-56, 9. Please subscribe to keep reading. Much has been made of Tulsa's ability to hire good coaching candidates but their inability to retain them like Gonzaga has been able to. 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. 11 Mansfield Summit defeats No. Feb 15, Tulsa (18-8) Loss vs. Nevada-Las Vegas, 53-54, 27. tournament after an 181 season which widely regarded them as Oklahoma champions). Before the Convention Center, the team played at the Expo Square Pavilion from the 194748 season. 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. Feb 18 @ Hawaii, Tulsa (24-2) Win vs. Hawaii, 75-61, 27. Jack Daniels facilities, Oral Roberts head coach questions Summit League Tournament, How much does a Summit League basketball coach get, 2 arrested after Sioux Falls business burglary, Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. Get up-to-the-minute news sent straight to your device. All rights reserved. After playing on the 1928 undefeated OU basketball team that won the Missouri Valley Conference and won the first Big Six title the next year, Drake coached the 1939 Oklahoma team to the National Collegiate Athletic Association's (NCAA) first final four, losing to Oregon in the semifinals, and to the final game of the 1947 tournament, losing to Holy Cross. Bill Self succeeded Robinson for three seasons, winning two WAC titles in the 199899 and 199900 seasons and leading Tulsa to its best record ever, a 325 record in the 199900 season. Join our linker program. The SPORTS REFERENCE and STATHEAD trademarks are owned exclusively by Sports Reference LLC. Tulsa Basketball Tickets. Boston posted her 80th career double-double with 10 points and 11 rebounds. (#9 seed in East)Won East First Round (62-53) versus #8 College of Charleston Mississippi: The Rebels will make their second straight NCAA Tournament appearance after reaching the event for the first time in 15 years in 2022. 1997-98 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Men's Roster and Stats Previous Season Next Season Record: 19-12 (9-5, 3rd in WAC MBB Pacific) Coach: Bill Self PS/G: 68.2 (215th of 306) More School Info Tulsa (Men's) School History Roster & Stats Polls, Schedule & Results On this page: Roster Per Game Team and Opponent Stats Per Game Totals Per 40 Minutes Advanced OCU dropped from NCAA I basketball to NAIA when Lemons began his second stint, but the school won four NAIA National Championships in the 1990s, developing great rivalries with Oklahoma Christian College (now Oklahoma Christian University of the Sciences and Arts) and Oklahoma Baptist University. The Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball team represents the University of Tulsa in Tulsa, in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. 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 Nov 24, Tulsa (3-1) Win vs. UTSA, 81-68, 5. The undefeated Gamecocks are certainly talented with two-time SEC player of the year Aliyah Boston and leading scorer Zia Cooke. Won South Second Round (69-61) versus #2 Cincinnati Dec 6, Tulsa (5-2) Win vs. Wichita State, 50-40, 8. Feb 20, Tulsa (19-8) Win vs. Rice, 77-47, 28. Feb 21 @ Hawaii, Tulsa (17-10) Loss vs. Hawaii, 62-72, 28. In 2016, Paul McCartney performed there. Feb 4 @ Wyoming, Tulsa (17-6) Loss vs. Wyoming, 61-80, 24. The team participates in the American Athletic Conference. Keyshawn Bryant's 30 points led South Florida over Tulsa 72-56 on Wednesday night. Do you have a sports website? Cooke had 14 points and Brea Beal, another starter, 13 for Gamecocks (31-0) who won their 37th straight game. Mention Division I college basketball in Oklahoma and the name Henry Iba resounds. Boston, who surpassed Sheila Fosters school career double-double mark earlier this season, broke Fosters career rebounding record of 1,427 that stood for more than four decades. The Golden Hurricane are led by head coach Eric Konkol, hired from Louisiana Tech on March 21, 2022 to replace Frank Haith who had resigned. In 2005, Street & Smith's named the University of Tulsa as the 59th best college basketball program of all time.[3]. With Saturday's Summit League quarterfinal victory over North Dakota, conference Coach of the Year Paul Mills and the ORU Golden Eagles extended their win streak to 15 games. Taft won the Class C championship three years in a row (196062). Oral Roberts, 58-53, 10. Golden Hurricane to Close Regular Season at South Florida. Fletcher, a grad transfer from Georgia Tech, has started 28 games this season. The public school systems of in Oklahoma, like most of the nation, were segregated until Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas (1954). A succession of high-profile coaches came through following Smith's departure for Georgia.