2021–22 Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball team

The 2021–22 Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball team represented the University of Tulsa during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Golden Hurricane, led by eighth-year head coach Frank Haith, played their home games at the Reynolds Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma as members of the American Athletic Conference. They finished the 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.

2021–22 Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball
ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
Record11–20 (4–14 AAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaReynolds Center
Seasons
2021–22 American Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 15 Houston 15 3   .833 32 6   .842
SMU 13 4   .765 24 9   .727
Memphis 13 5   .722 22 11   .667
Temple 10 7   .588 17 12   .586
Tulane 10 8   .556 14 15   .483
UCF 9 9   .500 18 12   .600
Wichita State 6 9   .400 15 13   .536
Cincinnati 7 11   .389 18 15   .545
East Carolina 6 11   .353 15 15   .500
Tulsa 4 14   .222 11 20   .355
South Florida 3 15   .167 8 23   .258
2022 AAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

On March 12, 2022, head coach Frank Haith resigned.[1] On March 22, the school named Louisiana Tech head coach Eric Konkol the team's new head coach.

Previous season

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In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Golden Hurricane finished the 2020–21 season 11–12, 7–9 in AAC play to finish in seventh place. They lost in the first round of the AAC tournament to Tulane.

Offseason

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Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Brandon Rachal 1 G 6'6" 218 Senior Natchitoches, LA Graduated
Elijah Joiner 3 G 6'3" 201 Senior Chicago, IL Graduate transferred to Iona
Keshawn Williams 4 G 6'3" 177 Freshman Chicago, IL Transferred to Northern Illinois
Ryan Gendron 10 G 6'4" 204 RS Freshman Tulsa, OK Walk-on; transferred to Northeastern State
Emmanuel Ugboh 12 C 7'0" 247 Senior Lagos, Nigeria Graduated
Bradley Alcime 13 F 6'8" 216 Freshman Fort Lauderdale, FL Transferred to Bethune–Cookman
Christian Shumate 22 G 6'6" 202 Freshman Chicago Heights, IL Transferred to McNeese State
Austin Richie 32 G/F 6'6" 226 Junior Glenwood, IL Transferred to Florida Gulf Coast

Incoming transfers

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Name Num Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous school
Sam Griffin 1 G 6'3" 180 Junior Miami, FL UT Arlington
Tim Dalger 10 F 6'7" 218 Junior Fort Lauderdale, FL Independence CC
Nikita Konstantynovskyi 12 C 6'10" 235 Sophomore Kyiv, Ukraine Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College
LaDavius Draine 31 G 6'4" 210 Graduate Student Calhoun City, MS Southern Miss
Jeriah Horne 41 F 6'7" 205 Graduate Student Overland Park, KS Colorado

Recruiting classes

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2021 recruiting class

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Gavyn Elkamil
SG
Branson, Missouri Link Year Prep 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Aug 10, 2020 
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: NR
Sterling Gaston-Chapman
SG
Wichita, KS Campus High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) N/A Nov 18, 2020 
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: NR
Anthony Pritchard
PG
Tulsa, OK Daniel Webster High School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Mar 29, 2021 
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: NR
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 2021 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 18, 2020.
  • "2021 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 18, 2020.
  • "2021 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Basketball 24/7 Sports Commits". 247sports.com. Retrieved October 18, 2020.

2022 recruiting class

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US college sports recruiting information for 2022 recruits
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Charles Chukwu
#46 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
D.J. Jefferson
SF
St. Paul, MN Minnesota Preparatory Academy 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Aug 7, 2021 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports: 
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:

Roster

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2021–22 Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Curtis Haywood II 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 198 lb (90 kg) RS Sr Brewster Academy
Georgia Tech
Oklahoma City, OK
G 1 Sam Griffin 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Westminster HS
UT Arlington
Miami, FL
G 2 Keyshawn Embery-Simpson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 193 lb (88 kg) RS Jr Midwest City HS
Arkansas
Midwest City, OK
G 3 Sterling Gaston-Chapman 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Campus HS Wichita, KS
G 4 Gavyn Elkamil 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Link Year Prep Pittsburg, KS
G 5 Peyton Urbancic 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 199 lb (90 kg) So First Baptist Academy Naples, FL
F 10 Tim Dalger 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 218 lb (99 kg) Jr Calvary Christian HS
Independence CC
Fort Lauderdale, FL
G 11 Darien Jackson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 203 lb (92 kg) GS Blue Valley Northwest HS Overland Park, KS
C 12 Nikita Konstantynovskyi 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) So Secondary School No. 163
Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College
Kyiv, Ukraine
G 14 Anthony Pritchard 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Webster HS Tulsa, OK
F 15 Josh Earley 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 242 lb (110 kg) Jr Bishop Miege HS Shawnee Mission, KS
G 23 Ari Seals (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 171 lb (78 kg) So Frisco HS Frisco, TX
F 25 Rey Idowu 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 243 lb (110 kg) Sr Clearwater Academy
Illinois State
Melbourne, FL
G 31 LaDavius Draine 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) GS Calhoun City HS
Southern Miss
Calhoun City, MS
F 41 Jeriah Horne 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) GS The Barstow School
Colorado
Overland Park, KS
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 3, 2021*
7:00 p.m.
Northeastern State W 84–53 
 19  Griffin   7  Tied   5  Haywood II  Reynolds Center (2,543)
Tulsa, OK
Non-conference regular season
November 10, 2021*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Northwestern State W 82–75  1–0
 22  Coleman   8  Garrett   4  Tied  Reynolds Center (2,461)
Tulsa, OK
November 13, 2021*
12:00 p.m., ESPN+
Air Force
Sunshine Slam campus site game
L 58–59  1–1
 21   Griffin   9   Horne   2   Embry–Simpson  Reynolds Center (2,538)
Tulsa, OK
November 15, 2021*
8:00 p.m., ESPNU
Oregon State W 64–58  2–1
 17  Horne   10  Horne   3  Tie  Reynolds Center (2,759)
Tulsa, OK
November 20, 2021*
6:30 p.m., FloSports
vs. Rhode Island
Sunshine Slam semifinals
W 77–71  3–1
 21   Griffin   8   Dalger   3   Griffin  Ocean Center (1,357)
Daytona Beach, FL
November 21, 2021*
6:30 p.m., FloSports
vs. Utah
Sunshine Slam Championship
L 58–72  3–2
 18  Griffin   7  Horne   2  Jackson  Ocean Center (1,264)
Daytona Beach, FL
November 26, 2021*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Little Rock W 77–63  4–2
 17  Horne   8  Horne   6  Pritchard  Reynolds Center (2,687)
Tulsa, OK
November 29, 2021*
7:00 p.m.
at Oral Roberts
PSO Mayor's Cup
L 80–87  4–3
 30  Horne   8  Horne   5  Jackson  Mabee Center (5,239)
Tulsa, OK
December 3, 2021*
TBA
at Boise State L 58–63  4–4
 17  Horne   6  Idowu   4  Griffin  ExtraMile Arena (6,684)
Boise, ID
December 7, 2021*
8:00 p.m., ESPNU
Loyola Marymount L 55–60  4–5
 16  Griffin   11  Horne   2  Tied  Reynolds Center (2,518)
Tulsa, OK
December 11, 2021*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
Southern Illinois W 69–65  5–5
 20  Griffin   9  Haywood II   3  Tied  Reynolds Center (2,388)
Tulsa, OK
December 16, 2021*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Alcorn State W 83–62  6–5
 19  Griffin   11  Haywood II   7  Pritchard  Reynolds Center (2,556)
Tulsa, OK
December 18, 2021*
3:30 p.m., ESPN+
vs. No. 23 Colorado State
Hoop Hype XL College Basketball Showcase
Canceled due to COVID-19 protocols Dickies Arena 
Fort Worth, TX
December 21, 2021*
5:30 p.m., ESPN+
vs. North Texas
Compete 4 Cause Classic
Canceled due to COVID-19 protocols Paycom Center 
Oklahoma City, OK
AAC regular season
December 29, 2021
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
SMU L 69–74  6–6
(0–1)
 14  Griffin   12  Horne   2  Griffin  Reynolds Center (2,614)
Tulsa, OK
January 4, 2022
8:00 p.m., ESPNU
at Memphis L 64–67  6–7
(0–2)
 20  Horne   7  Idowu   7  Pritchard  FedExForum (12,863)
Memphis, TN
January 12, 2022
6:00 p.m., ESPNU
Temple L 64–69  6–8
(0–3)
 15  Horne   7  Horne   3  Pritchard  Reynolds Center (2,918)
Tulsa, OK
January 15, 2022
5:00 p.m., ESPN2
No. 11 Houston L 64–66  6–9
(0–4)
 24  Horne   6  Horne   4  Jackson  Reynolds Center (3,349)
Tulsa, OK
January 20, 2022
8:00 p.m., ESPNU
at Cincinnati L 69–90  6–10
(0–5)
 21  Jackson   7  Horne   4  Griffin  Fifth Third Arena (9,033)
Cincinnati, OH
January 23, 2022
2:00 p.m., ESPN
Memphis L 81–83  6–11
(0–6)
 19  Horne   7  Horne   4  Pritchard  Reynolds Center (3,524)
Tulsa, OK
January 26, 2022
8:00 p.m., ESPNU
at Tulane L 63–97  6–12
(0–7)
 21  Griffin   5  Dalger   5  Griffin  Devlin Fieldhouse (1,345)
New Orleans, LA
January 29, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
South Florida W 76–45  7–12
(1–7)
 23  Horne   6  Horne   4  Haywood  Reynolds Center (3,012)
Tulsa, OK
February 1, 2022
8:00 p.m., ESPNU
at Wichita State L 48–58  7–13
(1–8)
 17  Griffin   8  Idowu   1  Tied  Charles Koch Arena (8,132)
Wichita, KS
February 5, 2022
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Temple L 58–67  7–14
(1–9)
 21  Idouw   7  Horne   5  Pritchard  Liacouras Center (5,045)
Philadelphia, PA
February 8, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
East Carolina L 71–73  7–15
(1–10)
 18  Horne   6  Tied   2  Tied  Reynolds Center (2,809)
Tulsa, OK
February 12, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Cincinnati W 83–77  8–15
(2–10)
 21  Horne   9  Horne   10  Pritchard  Reynolds Center (3,405)
Tulsa, OK
February 14, 2022
6:00 p.m., ESPNU
at UCF
Rescheduled from January 8
L 67–76  8–16
(2–11)
 18  Horne   8  Horne   3  Pritchard  Addition Financial Arena (4,077)
Orlando, FL
February 19, 2022
11:00 a.m., ESPNU
at South Florida W 65–57  9–16
(3–11)
 23  Griffin   8  Iwodu   4  Horne  Yuengling Center (2,085)
Tampa, FL
February 23, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at SMU L 61–75  9–17
(3–12)
 24  Horne   5  Horne   4  Horne  Moody Coliseum (3,877)
University Park, TX
February 26, 2022
4:00 p.m., ESPN+
at East Carolina L 59–64  9–18
(3–13)
 17  Jackson   9  Idowu   5  Haywood  Williams Arena (3,569)
Greenville, NC
March 2, 2022
8:00 p.m., ESPNU
Wichita State
Rivalry
L 62–72  9–19
(3–14)
 15  Horne   6  Horne   4  Horne  Reynolds Center (3,450)
Tulsa, OK
March 6, 2022
1:00 p.m., ESPNU
UCF W 73–72  10–19
(4–14)
 22  Jackson   9  Horne   5  Haywood II  Reynolds Center 
Tulsa, OK
AAC tournament
March 10, 2022
2:00 p.m., ESPNU
(10) vs. (7) Wichita State
First Round
W 73–67  11–19
 21  Griffin   10  Jackson   2  Tied  Dickies Arena 
Fort Worth, TX
March 11, 2022
6:00 p.m., ESPNU
(10) vs. (2) SMU
Quarterfinals
L 58–83  11–20
 16  Griffin   8  Idowu   7  Haywood II  Dickies Arena 
Fort Worth, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Source[2]

References

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  1. ^ Griffin, David. "Tulsa Head Basketball Coach Frank Haith Announces Resignation". www.newson6.com. Retrieved March 29, 2022.
  2. ^ "2021–22 Men's Basketball Schedule". tulsahurricane.com. Retrieved October 18, 2021.