2023–24 Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball team

2023–24 Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball
Conference	American Athletic Conference
Record	16–15 (7–11 AAC)
Head coach	Eric Konkol (2nd season)
Assistant coaches	Duffy Conroy Desmond Haymon Yaphett King
Home arena	Reynolds Center

2023–24 American Athletic Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
South Florida	16	–	2		.889			25	–	8		.758
Florida Atlantic	14	–	4		.778			25	–	9		.735
Charlotte	13	–	5		.722			19	–	12		.613
UAB †	12	–	6		.667			23	–	12		.657
Memphis	11	–	7		.611			22	–	10		.688
SMU	11	–	7		.611			20	–	13		.606
North Texas	10	–	8		.556			19	–	15		.559
East Carolina	7	–	11		.389			15	–	18		.455
Tulsa	7	–	11		.389			16	–	15		.516
Tulane	5	–	13		.278			14	–	17		.452
Temple	5	–	13		.278			16	–	20		.444
Wichita State	5	–	13		.278			15	–	19		.441
Rice	5	–	13		.278			11	–	21		.344
UTSA	5	–	13		.278			11	–	21		.344
† 2024 AAC tournament winner

The 2023–24 Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball team represented the University of Tulsa during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Golden Hurricane, led by second-year head coach Eric Konkol, played their home games at the Reynolds Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma as members of the American Athletic Conference (AAC).

Previous season

The Golden Hurricane finished the 2022–23 season 5–24, 1–17 in AAC play, to finish in last (11th) place.[1] They were defeated by Wichita State in the first round of the AAC tournament.[2]

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Sam Griffin	1	G	6' 4"	180	RS Junior	Miami, FL	Transferred to Wyoming
Keyshawn Embery-Simpson	2	G	6' 3"	193	RS Senior	Midwest City, OK	Graduate transferred to Angelo State
Sterling Gaston-Chapman	3	G	6' 5"	210	Sophomore	Wichita, KS	Transferred to UT Arlington
BB Knight	4	G	6' 6"	160	Freshman	Katy, TX	Transferred to Lamar
Peyton Urbancic	5	G	6' 6"	199	Junior	Naples, FL	Transferred
Tim Dalger	10	F	6' 7"	218	RS Junior	Fort Lauderdale, FL	Transferred to Saint Louis
Brandon Betson	11	G	6' 1"	180	Junior	Hercules, CA	Transferred to Sacramento State
Nikita Konstantynovskyi	12	F	6' 10"	237	Junior	Kyiv, Ukraine	Transferred to Monmouth
Anthony Pritchard	14	G	6' 3"	170	Sophomore	Tulsa, OK	Transferred to Central Michigan
Charles Chukwu	15	F	6' 8"	210	Freshman	Katy, TX	Transferred to Garden City CC
Bryant Selebangue	33	F	6' 9"	215	RS Sophomore	LaSalle, QC	Transferred to Arizona State

Incoming transfers

Name	Num	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous school
Keaston Willis	2	G	6' 3"	190	RS Senior	Sulphur Springs, TX	Louisiana Tech
Chauncey Gibson	3	G	6' 5"	190	RS Freshman	Dallas, TX	Clemson
PJ Haggerty	4	G	6' 3"	183	RS Freshman	Crosby, TX	TCU
Isaiah Barnes	11	G	6' 7"	200	Sophomore	Chicago, IL	Michigan
Carlous Williams	12	F	6' 5"	230	Junior	Hattiesburg, MS	Pearl River CC
Jared Garcia	15	F	6' 8"		Junior	Houston, TX	Salt Lake CC
Cobe Williams	24	G	6' 0"	180	Senior	Dallas, TX	Louisiana Tech
Mohamed Keita	34	C	7' 1"	220	Sophomore	Conakry, Guinea	St. John's

Recruiting classes

2023 recruiting class

College recruiting information

Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight	Commit date
Jarred Hall #58 PF	Lebanon, TN	Lebanon High School	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Oct 31, 2022
	Recruit ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    (79)
Matt Reed #39 C	Lewisville, TX	iSchool of Lewisville	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Nov 9, 2022
	Recruit ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    (79)
Tyshawn Archie SG	Houston, TX	C.E. King High School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Jun 23, 2023
	Recruit ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    (NR)
Overall recruit ranking:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, 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 2023 Basketball Commitments". Rivals. Retrieved September 27, 2023. "2023 Team Ranking". Rivals. Retrieved September 27, 2023. "2023 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Basketball 24/7 Sports Commits". 247Sports. Retrieved September 27, 2023.

Roster

2023–24 Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Jesaiah McWright 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 176 lb (80 kg) So Cypress Falls HS Houston, TX F 1 Matt Reed 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Fr ISchool Academy Carrollton, TX G 2 Keaston Willis 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Sr Sulphur Springs HS Louisiana Tech Sulphur Springs, TX G 4 PJ Haggerty 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS Fr Crosby HS TCU Crosby, TX F 5 Jarred Hall 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) — Fr Lebanon HS Lebanon, TN G 8 Tyshawn Archie 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr SPIRE Academy Houston, TX G 11 Isaiah Barnes 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Simeon Career Academy Michigan Chicago, IL F 12 Carlous Williams 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Harrison Central HS Pearl River CC Hattiesburg, MS F 15 Jared Garcia 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Jr St. Thomas More School Salt Lake CC Houston, TX G 22 Ben Radford (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Memorial HS Tulsa, OK G 23 Ari Seals (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 177 lb (80 kg) Sr Frisco HS Frisco, TX G 24 Cobe Williams 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Kimball HS Louisiana Tech Dallas, TX C 34 Mohamed Keita 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So The Winchendon School St. John's Conakry, Guinea	Head coach Eric Konkol (UW–Eau Claire) Assistant coach(es) Duffy Conroy (St. Ambrose) Desmond Haymon (Stephen F. Austin) Yaphett King (Cal State Fullerton) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: December 10, 2023

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
November 1, 2023* 7:00 p.m.		Oklahoma Christian	W 74–60		–	–	–	Reynolds Center  Tulsa, OK
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Central Arkansas	W 70–53	1–0	13 – Co. Williams	10 – Garcia	5 – Haggerty	Reynolds Center (2,770) Tulsa, OK
November 11, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Incarnate Word	W 85–71	2–0	27 – Co. Williams	10 – Barnes	6 – Co. Williams	Reynolds Center (2,556) Tulsa, OK
November 16, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Jackson State Golden Turkey Slam	W 72–52	3–0	20 – Haggerty	6 – tied	3 – Co. Williams	Reynolds Center (2,754) Tulsa, OK
November 20, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		South Carolina State Golden Turkey Slam	W 90–70	4–0	28 – Haggerty	8 – tied	4 – Haggerty	Reynolds Center (2,791) Tulsa, OK
November 25, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Little Rock	L 82–84 ^OT	4–1	17 – Archie	9 – tied	4 – Haggerty	Jack Stephens Center (925) Little Rock, AR
December 2, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ORUSN		at Oral Roberts PSO Mayor's Cup	L 70–79	4–2	17 – Haggerty	7 – Garcia	5 – Co. Williams	Mabee Center (6,949) Tulsa, OK
December 5, 2023* 7:30 p.m., ESPN+		Loyola Chicago	W 88–77	5–2	15 – Willis	6 – Garcia	4 – Co. Williams	Reynolds Center (2,822) Tulsa, OK
December 10, 2023* 5:30 p.m., ESPNU		vs. Oklahoma State	L 57–72	5–3	14 – Haggerty	6 – Reed	2 – Archie	Paycom Center (–) Oklahoma City, OK
December 16, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Missouri State	W 73–72	6–3	24 – Haggerty	6 – Garcia	3 – Haggerty	Reynolds Center (3,558) Tulsa, OK
December 19, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Mississippi Valley State	W 79–50	7–3	13 – Barnes	6 – Keita	8 – Co. Williams	Reynolds Center (2,773) Tulsa, OK
December 22, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		New Mexico State	W 65–59	8–3	23 – Haggerty	8 – tied	4 – tied	Reynolds Center (2,871) Tulsa, OK
December 29, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Southwestern Oklahoma State	W 95–54	9–3	21 – Haggerty	9 – Reed	4 – Haggerty	Reynolds Center (2,958) Tulsa, OK
AAC regular season
January 4, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		No. 15 Memphis	L 75–78	9–4 (0–1)	27 – Haggerty	8 – Haggerty	5 – Co. Williams	Reynolds Center (4,226) Tulsa, OK
January 7, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPNU		at East Carolina	L 57–62	9–5 (0–2)	18 – Co. Williams	6 – tied	5 – Haggerty	Williams Arena (4,454) Greenville, NC
January 10, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Charlotte	L 76–84	9–6 (0–3)	28 – Haggerty	5 – tied	5 – Co. Williams	Dale F. Halton Arena (3,066) Charlotte, NC
January 14, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Tulane	L 87–94 ^OT	9–7 (0–4)	25 – Haggerty	16 – Reed	5 – Haggerty	Reynolds Center (2,904) Tulsa, OK
January 17, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		UTSA	W 107–78	10–7 (1–4)	25 – Haggerty	8 – Co. Williams	7 – Haggerty	Reynolds Center (3,518) Tulsa, OK
January 20, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at SMU	L 70–103	10–8 (1–5)	19 – Haggerty	9 – Garcia	5 – Co. Williams	Moody Coliseum (5,772) Dallas, TX
January 27, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPNU		Rice	W 85–83	11–8 (2–5)	21 – Haggerty	8 – Garcia	6 – Co. Williams	Tudor Fieldhouse (2,385) Houston, TX
January 31, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPNU		Wichita State Rivalry	W 79–68	12–8 (3–5)	23 – Haggerty	8 – Garcia	4 – Haggerty	Reynolds Center (5,028) Tulsa, OK
February 3, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		at No. 20 Florida Atlantic	L 70–102	12–9 (3–6)	25 – Haggerty	6 – Ca. Williams	4 – Haggerty	Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena (3,161) Boca Raton, FL
February 7, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		North Texas	L 55–68	12–10 (3–7)	20 – Haggerty	5 – Haggerty	3 – Haggerty	Reynolds Center (4,054) Tulsa, OK
February 11, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		UAB	L 63–70	12–11 (3–8)	21 – Haggerty	10 – Garcia	4 – tied	Reynolds Center (3,124) Tulsa, OK
February 14, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPNU		at South Florida	L 50–69	12–12 (3–9)	19 – Haggerty	6 – tied	5 – Co. Williams	Yuengling Center (4,559) Tampa, FL
February 17, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Rice	W 93–82 ^OT	13–12 (4–9)	30 – Haggerty	10 – Haggerty	6 – Haggerty	Reynolds Center (3,665) Tulsa, OK
February 21, 2024 8:00 p.m., ESPNU		at Wichita State Rivalry	L 63–79	13–13 (4–10)	24 – Haggerty	7 – Haggerty	3 – Co. Williams	Charles Koch Arena (5,245) Wichita, KS
February 24, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPNU		Charlotte	W 69–67	14–13 (5–10)	24 – Garcia	7 – Haggerty	7 – Haggerty	Reynolds Center (3,341) Tulsa, OK
February 28, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at UTSA	L 73–89	14–14 (5–11)	29 – Haggerty	10 – Haggerty	3 – McWright	Convocation Center (1,238) San Antonio, TX
March 2, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Temple	W 72–67	15–14 (6–11)	21 – tied	8 – Garcia	7 – Co. Williams	Liacouras Center (3,213) Philadelphia, PA
March 9, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		No. 24 South Florida	W 76–70	16–14 (7–11)	32 – Haggerty	11 – Co. Williams	5 – Haggerty	Reynolds Center (5,515) Tulsa, OK
AAC tournament
March 14, 2024 11:30 a.m., ESPNU	(9)	vs. (8) East Carolina Second round	L 79–84	16–15	29 – Haggerty	8 – Garcia	9 – Haggerty	Dickies Arena  Fort Worth, TX
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

Source:[3]

References

1. "2022-23 Men's Basketball Standings". American Athletic Conference. Retrieved December 10, 2023.
2. "Tulsa Season Ends with 81-63 loss to Wichita State in First Round of Conference Tournament". tulsahurricane.com. March 9, 2023. Retrieved December 10, 2023.
3. "2023-24 Men's Basketball Schedule". tulsahurricane.com. Retrieved September 27, 2023.