All logos are the trademark & property of their owners and not Sports Reference LLC. 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. Oral Roberts, 59-60, 9. They stretched the lead to 15 points by halftime and were ahead by at least 20 points much of the final two quarters. Tulsa had an intense rivalry with Fresno State and Hawaii while a member of the Western Athletic Conference. Oklahoma City University men's basketball has also been consistently good. We made the league $6 million. South Carolina: The Gamecocks certainly arent one of those teams that half-steps it in the conference tournament with an eye on the NCAAs. Before 1971 only nine other states offered girls' championship competitions. Jan 24, Tulsa (11-8) Win vs. Hawaii, 64-63, 20. Alex Murdaughs deception focus of prosecutions, Someone purchased $5 million winning lottery ticket, Terrifying Video: Kids in North Carolina nearly hit, City of El Paso to host Neighborhoods USA Conference, Moderate winds Sunday; showers, gusty winds Thursday;, Nearly perfect Saturday; warm winds, 75 on Sunday, Texans encouraged to report severe weather damage, Lighter, Warmer Winds Friday; Perfect Saturday; Mid-70s, Thursday Forecast: Snowy morning, gusty afternoon, No. All rights reserved. The conference office is 2.8 miles north of the Denny Sanford Premier Center. Of special note is the 19421943 winless squad under Mike Milligan, whose team went 010.[8]. Damian Dunn had 24 points in Temple's 76-53 win against Tulsa on Sunday. Oklahoma girls' high school basketball also has a long tradition. 72. Many great players have been a part of it, including Bill Russell, Elgin Baylor, Pete Maravich, and Karl Malone. 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. The Fast Breakers left Tulsa in 1992, and the Cavalry developed financial problems and left Oklahoma City in 1997 after winning the championship. 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. 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. Mar 26 (Neutral), Tulsa (32-5) Loss vs. North Carolina, 55-59, College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com Blog and Articles. 2 Houston beats Tulsa 80-42. South Carolina starting point guard Kierra Fletcher went to the locker room in the first quarter after falling and holding her leg. 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. Steve Robinson led the team to consecutive NCAA appearances before departing for Florida State. In 1948 five Phillips players played on the gold-medalwinning U.S. Olympic team coached by 66ers coach Bud Browning. Jan 5, Tulsa (9-6) Loss vs. Brigham Young, 53-57, 16. Another turning point in the rivalry was TU's hiring of Bill Self away from ORU prior to the 1997-98 season. Watch our How-To Videos to Become a Stathead, Subscribe to Stathead and get access to more data than you can imagine. I blew a gasket. Crowds influence referees, Mills said. Theyre also deep with players like Victaria Saxton and Amihere filling major roles, helping South Carolina reach the conference tournament final for the eighth time in nine seasons. Feb 26, Tulsa (17-11) Loss vs. TCU, 54-57, 29. 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. Best 4-Year Boys Basketball Teams in Oklahoma High School History. Horton scores 20 and UCF's 17 3s sink Tulsa, 96-52 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. In six-on-six, three girls of a team try to score on one goal, and the other three stay at the opposite goal, playing defense. Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. Get up-to-the-minute news sent straight to your device. Jan 15 @ Rice, Tulsa (16-1) Win vs. Rice, 67-49, 18. CBS Sports is a registered trademark of CBS Broadcasting Inc. Commissioner.com is a registered trademark of CBS Interactive Inc. site: media | arena: collegebasketball | pageType: profiles | View Type: Toggle List View Toggle Card View Toggle Table View. GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) Coach Dawn Staley nodded her head as reserve Laeticia Amihere talked about No. In the Summit League, Mills states, the No. 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. The largest margin of victory was 45 points, by TU over ORU in 1994. [12] Richardson was succeeded by J. D. Barnett, who continued the team's success, winning one tournament and one regular season championship and finishing lower than third in the conference only once. 1 overall seed and eventual National runner-up Duke in the second round. Dec 21 (Neutral), Tulsa (9-1) Win vs. Boston College, 80-66, 11. Dec 30, Tulsa (8-5) Loss vs. Southern Illinois, 75-88, 14. (f) includes freshman/JV team stats. Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. The official twitter account of The University of Tulsa Golden Hurricane Men's Basketball program. home 4-10. away 0-12 . Other Players : Terrance Crawford, Jonathan Bluitt, Junior Amous . Bubble Watch 2023: Brace yourself for NCAA tournament drama. Nov 18, Tulsa (2-0) Win vs. Jackson State, 84-45, 3. [16] Doug Wojcik was hired before the 200506 season to revive the program. Boston now has 1,432 in her four seasons. Tulsa would participate in this conference for fifteen years, with occasional breaks. 14. All rights reserved. The previous low average was 4,043 in 2019-20. Cypress Falls HS Houston, Texas. Do you have a blog? The official 2022-23 Men's Basketball schedule for the Tulsa Hurricane. After segregated competition ended in 1955, Okmulgee, Muskogee, Seminole, and Okfuskee counties, with larger percentages of African Americans than the rest of the state, began to take championships. He became the first coach in NCAA history to win 50 games in his first two seasons.[4]. Feb 15, Tulsa (16-9) Win vs. Fresno State, 78-77, 26. We present them here for purely educational purposes. Nov 24, Tulsa (2-0) Win vs. Georgia State, 100-73 3. Find out more. [9] (In March 1921, Tulsa had been invited to the National A.A.U. BRETT ROJO/for the Tulsa World, With a Feb. 16 victory over North Dakota, ORU clinched the Summit League regular-season title. Find out more. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The 1999-2000 Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball team represented the University of Tulsa as a member of the Western Athletic Conference in the 1999-2000 college basketball season. All logos are the trademark & property of their owners and not Sports Reference LLC. Jan 6 @ TCU, Tulsa (14-1) Win vs. TCU, 94-73, 16. Golden Hurricane to Close Regular Season at South Florida. [7], The University of Tulsa joined the Missouri Valley Conference in 1934. Drafted by American Basketball Association's (ABA) San Diego Rockets, 1969. None of the girls could cross half-court. 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]. Feb 7 @ BYU, Tulsa (14-9) Win vs. Brigham Young, 65-59, 24. The team remained successful throughout the string of coaches. 1998: Rudy Garcia, Union; and Terry Scott, Central . Jim Clesson, guard, 1970-72 Fletcher, a grad transfer from Georgia Tech, has started 28 games this season. Mills would like to see conference quarterfinal games played in the home arenas of the four highest-seeded teams. 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. It was the second straight year Mississippis tournament was ended in the semifinals by the Gamecocks. 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. Dec 28, Tulsa (8-4) Win vs. Texas State, 81-69, 13. Mar 24 (Neutral), Tulsa (32-4) Win vs. Miami (FL), 80-71, 37. 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. Question, Comment, Feedback, or Correction? The historically All-Black towns Taft and Boley won state championships even after integration. 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. Do you have a sports website? Boston had 10 points and 11 rebounds as the Gamecocks (31-0) won their 37th straight . This is a one-bid league. Through a Saturday Evening Post article, he helped outlaw goaltending. In spite of ORUs overall record that stands now at 28-4, in spite of a 15-game win streak that is tied with Toledos streak as the current best in college basketball, in spite of a nonconference strength-of-schedule ranking of No. Jaden Walker scored 24 points and East Carolina beat Tulsa 62-60 on Tuesday night to hand the Golden Hurricanes their ninth-straight loss. The real money is in the NCAA Tournament. Jan 29 @ Fresno State, Tulsa (20-2) Loss vs. Fresno State, 73-75, 23. They are twice NIT champions, in 1981 and 2001, and were champions of the CBI in 2008. 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. Former Tulsa coaches have left to have stellar careers in college basketball. You can cancel at any time. Individual users must determine if their use of the Materials falls under United States copyright law's "Fair Use" guidelines and does not infringe on the proprietary rights of the Oklahoma Historical Society as the legal copyright holder of The Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and part or in whole. 56. Notable assistants in the program's history have included Billy Gillispie, Flip Saunders, Kevin ONeill, Mike Anderson, Ron Jirsa and Jerry Wainwright. Select a College. Full Bio. 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. BISHOP MCGUINNESS (1998-2001): Leading 4-year tourney scorer : J. Robert Merritt 171 pts. Go To Coaching Staff. Updated: Feb 22, 2022. . This includes individual articles (copyright to OHS by author assignment) and corporately (as a complete body of work), including web design, graphics, searching functions, and listing/browsing methods. 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. We present them here for purely educational purposes. 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. Mar 4 @ SMU, Tulsa (27-3) Win vs. Southern Methodist, 83-78, 31. Feb 12, Tulsa (15-9) Win vs. San Jose State, 68-55, 25. Nov 22 @ UAB, Tulsa (2-1) Loss vs. UAB, 61-78, 4. There is an inequity, he says, for an Oklahoma school to compete year after year after year in a South Dakota-hosted tournament that involves two schools from South Dakota and two from North Dakota. Submit a Correction Feb 26, Tulsa (26-3) Win vs. UTEP, 85-55, 30. Dec 23 (Neutral), Tulsa (11-2) Win vs. Oregon State, 59-57, 14. 1937 A-Classen 27, Tulsa Central 24 B-Hollis 33, Thomas 18 C-New Liberty 19, Goodwell 18. The venue opened in 1998 and is named in honor of businessman and philanthropist Donald W. Reynolds. The United States Basketball League team, the Oklahoma Storm, chose him as a co-head coach for its inaugural 2000 season. South Carolina will look for its seventh tournament crown since 2015, along with a bit of payback since its last loss came in the final of this event a year ago to Kentucky. Mark and Brent performed in the NBA. 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. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. All rights reserved. [19] The most recent was that of Bingo Smith on February 22, 2020.[20]. Cooke had 14 points and Brea Beal, another starter, 13 for Gamecocks (31-0) who won their 37th straight game. [6] 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. ORUs was 18-0. Abe Lemons coached OCU basketball for twenty-five years (195573, 198390) and had 599 career wins (including his time at the University of Texas and Pan-American University). Dec 22 (Neutral), Tulsa (10-1) Win vs. Charlotte, 76-61, 12. Phillips Petroleum, started in 1917, organized its first basketball team in 1921. 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. The Tulsa Basketball Radio Show Airs Tonight (Feb. 27) Men's Basketball February 27, 2023. Oklahoma high schools' girls played six-on-six basketball longer than any other state; in 1987 the Oklahoma Secondary School Activities Association allowed a team to choose between five-on-five and six-on-six. After a successful playing career at ORU, Lippe was ready to launch her coaching career as a graduate assistant but couldnt find an in-state . The Summit League Championship has been played in Sioux Falls since 2009 and at the Denny Sanford Premier Center since 2014. Do you have a sports website? 1935 A-Capitol Hill 22, El Reno 21 B-Union Valley 30, Dustin 18. In 1990 the Oklahoma City Cavalry joined Tulsa in the CBA, a developmental association for the NBA. 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. 1938 A-Tulsa Central 33, OC Central 27 B-Cyril 49, Delaware 25 C-Victory of Olustee 39 . Jan 10, Tulsa (14-3) Win vs. Wyoming, 96-89, 18. Tulsa's basketball program was founded by W.R. Bergen in 1907, when the school still went by the name Kendall College. Smith spent four seasons at Tulsa, winning two MVC championships and leading them past the first round of the NCAA tournament for the first time, to the Sweet Sixteen in both the 19931994 and 19941995 seasons. Peterson led the team to the 2001 NIT Championship and promptly took the head coaching position at the University of Tennessee. section: | slug: | sport: collegebasketball | route: team_page_home | Originally, girls had three courts or zones, and the defenders advanced the ball to the centers in the middle of the court and then passed the ball to forwards, who attempted to score. Often overlooked, however, is the achievement of Oklahoma's NAIA (National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics) men's and women's college basketball programs, with Oklahoma City University (OCU) men winning three straight championships (1999, 2000, and 2001) and Southern Nazarene University's women holding a 122-game home-win streak. In 1988 the Fast Breakers, Tulsa's first professional basketball team, played its inaugural season and won the Continental Basketball League (CBA) championship. [6] In 1917, the school played its first games outside the state of Oklahoma, but did not see great success until Francis Schmidt became head coach in 1918; Schmidt led the school to 16 consecutive victories in the 191920 season, the school record. Nov 24, Tulsa (3-1) Win vs. UTSA, 81-68, 5. 2 Houston aim to stay hot vs. Tulsa, Davenport scores 20 as Cincinnati takes down Tulsa 81-55, Davis scores 26, Memphis downs Tulsa 80-68. Join our linker program. Feb 21 @ Hawaii, Tulsa (17-10) Loss vs. Hawaii, 62-72, 28. The 2020-21 Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball team represents the University of Tulsa during the 2020-21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Jan 23 @ Rice, Tulsa (15-5) Win vs. Rice, 65-50, 21. Dec 4, Tulsa (6-0) Win vs. UAB, 88-73 7. For games that dont involve Dakota teams, attendance is pretty solid. The 1982 class, including Tisdale, Price, Anthony Bowie (Tulsa East Central), and Steve Hale (Jenks), may be the greatest in state history. Mar 4 (Neutral), Tulsa (22-8) Win vs. Fresno State, 85-56, 31. Known for his tough defense, he created a network of disciples who coached Oklahoma high school basketball for decades. Nov 23 (Neutral), Tulsa (3-1) Win vs. Duquesne, 72-52, 5. Jan 12 @ Creighton, Tulsa (15-1) Win vs. Creighton, 75-67, 17. The Hurricane have been to the NCAA tournament 14 times in their history. Boston now has 1,432 in her four seasons. How many scholarships in Summit League basketball? Dec 5 @ Marquette, Tulsa (7-1) Win vs. Marquette, 67-51, 9. AP womens college basketball: https://apnews.com/hub/womens-college-basketball and https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-womens-college-basketball-poll and https://twitter.com/AP_Top25. Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. Crescent native Hubert "Geese" Ausbie was also a Harlem standout. The arena opened in 2014 with a Joan Jett and the Blackhearts concert. Skip to main content. Final. They will take on either No. 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. Mar 5 (Neutral), Tulsa (19-12) Loss vs. New Mexico, 59-60, College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com Blog and Articles. Tulsa moved into the American Athletic Conference in July 2014, restoring natural rivalries with AAC members Memphis, Cincinnati, SMU and Houston. ORU clinched the Summit League regular-season title more than two weeks ago. Mississippi will await its NCAA Tournament destination. The year 1907 marked the first year for the University of Oklahoma and Oklahoma State University squads, and the women of OSU began in 1973 and OU women's first season came a year later. Mississippi, a seventh seed, was upset in first round by South Dakota. ", The Oral Roberts mens basketball team squeezed out a 69-65 victory at South Dakota State Saturday afternoon in Brookings, S.D., to close the . BASEBALL, BASEBALLAFRICAN AMERICAN, FOOTBALL, RECREATION AND ENTERTAINMENT, SPORTS, WRESTLING. The Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture, Oklahoma Heritage Preservation Grant Program. You have permission to edit this article. While a member of the WAC, it was at various times in both the Mountain and Pacific Division. View Type: Toggle List View Toggle Table View. Feb 19 @ San Jose State, Tulsa (25-2) Win vs. San Jose State, 64-56, 28. We have tools and resources that can help you use sports data. The official 2022-23 Men's Basketball Roster for the Tulsa Hurricane. 2022 season schedule, scores, stats, and highlights. * indicates a Hall of Famer. In towns not large enough to field a football team, basketball and baseball have reigned. Stitt expresses 'strong disagreement' with Oklahoma AG over Catholic charter school, Oklahoma's new Teacher of the Year celebrates by gifting her tuition waiver to aspiring nurse, State Sen. Nathan Dahm spars with Jon Stewart over Second Amendment, Former NFL star Chad Johnson says he saved money by living inside Cincinnati Bengals stadium for 2 years, Meet the 2023 Ms. Inside/Ms. Tulsa Golden Hurricane Schedule 2022-23 . [25] For the 20142015 season, the Golden Hurricane joined the American Athletic Conference.[26]. Or write about sports? 139, University of Tulsa Media Guide, pp. Clarence Iba, brother of Henry Iba, helped to springboard Tulsa to success when named the head coach in 1949. 2022-23 All Games . 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. One notes the powerful dominance of tall centers Bob Kurland or Bryant "Big Country" Reeves, the small, quick guard play of Mookie Blaylock, the high school sharp shooting of Mark Price, the dribbling ability of Marques Haynes. 4 LSU or Tennessee for the conference championship on Sunday. Soon enough, though, Fletcher sprinted back to the bench and briefly played before Staley decided to take her out as a precaution. 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