Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball


















Tulsa Golden Hurricane


2018–19 Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball team
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UniversityUniversity of Tulsa
Head coach
Frank Haith (5th season)
ConferenceThe American
LocationTulsa, Oklahoma
Arena
Reynolds Center
(Capacity: 8,355)
NicknameGolden Hurricane
Student sectionThe Storm Front
ColorsOld Gold, Royal Blue, and Crimson[1]
              
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NCAA Tournament Elite Eight
2000
NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen
1955, 1994, 1995, 2000
NCAA Tournament Round of 32
1982, 1984, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003
NCAA Tournament appearances
1955, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2014, 2016
Conference tournament champions
1982, 1984, 1986, 1996, 2003, 2014
Conference regular season champions
MVC: 1955, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1994, 1995, WAC: 1999, 2000
C-USA: 2002, 2014

The Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball team represents the University of Tulsa in Tulsa, in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. The team participates in the American Athletic Conference. The Golden Hurricane hired Frank Haith from Missouri on April 17, 2014 to replace Danny Manning, who had resigned to take the Wake Forest job after the 2013–14 season.[2]


The team has long been successful, especially since the hiring of Nolan Richardson in 1980. Many big-name coaches previously worked at Tulsa, like University of Kansas coach Bill Self and Minnesota coach Tubby Smith. The Hurricane have been to the NCAA Tournament 14 times in their history. In addition, they have won two National Invitation Tournaments, in 1981 and 2001, and one CBI tournament. In 2005, Street & Smith's named the University of Tulsa as the 59th best college basketball program of all time.[3]




Contents





  • 1 Coaches


  • 2 Players

    • 2.1 Golden Hurricane players in the NBA



  • 3 History

    • 3.1 Awards


    • 3.2 Retired jerseys



  • 4 Post-season

    • 4.1 NCAA Tournament Results


    • 4.2 NIT Results


    • 4.3 CBI results



  • 5 Record by season


  • 6 Conferences


  • 7 Arenas


  • 8 Rivals


  • 9 References




Coaches


Clarence Iba, brother of Henry Iba, helped to springboard Tulsa to success when named the head coach in 1949. 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.


Nolan Richardson is credited with bringing the Tulsa program to national prominence when hired in 1980, and he led the school to the 1981 NIT Championship and had a .763 winning percentage at the school. He became the first coach in NCAA history to win 50 games in his first two seasons.[4]


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. The team remained successful throughout the string of coaches.


Doug Wojcik, coach from 2005 to 2012, is the all-time winningest coach at the school with 140 wins.


Notable assistants in the program's history have included Billy Gillispie, Flip Saunders, Kevin O’Neill, Tom Izzo, Mike Anderson and Ron Jirsa.



Players
























Retired basketball jerseys
Number
Player
Year
12Willie Biles1974[5]
20Steve Harris1985
21Shea Seals1997
24James King1963
25Paul Pressey1982
30Bob Patterson1955

Tulsa has had a series of great players at the program, many of whom have gone on to play in the NBA. 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 1972–73 and 1973–1974 seasons.[6]


Among those who did make it to the NBA, James King, who came back to coach the program after his NBA career, and Bingo Smith had the greatest success. 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.



Golden Hurricane players in the NBA



  • Steve Bracey (1973–1975)


  • Al Cueto (1970–1971)


  • Julian Hammond (1968–1972)


  • Steve Harris (1985–1990)


  • James King (1964–1973)


  • Tracy Moore (1992–1997)


  • Paul Pressey (1983–1993)


  • Michael Ruffin (2000–2007)


  • Shea Seals (1998)


  • Bingo Smith (1970–1980)


  • Ken Smith (1976)


  • Ben Uzoh (2010–2012)


  • Jerome Jordan (2010–2012)


  • Shaquille Harrison (2018)[7]


History


Tulsa's basketball program was founded by W.R. Bergen in 1907, when the school still went by the name Kendall College. It went 1–1 in its first season. Following the 1908–09 season, the team went on hiatus for several years before restarting for the 1913–14 season under Harvey Allen.[8] 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 1919–20 season, the school record.[9] The team hit hard times and achieved occasional modest success until the arrival of Clarence Iba in 1949. Of special note is the 1942–1943 winless squad under Mike Milligan, whose team went 0–10.[10]


Under Iba, Tulsa reached the post-season for the first time in the 1953 NIT.[11] (In March 1921, Tulsa had been invited to the National A.A.U. tournament after an 18–1 season which widely regarded them as Oklahoma champions).[12] In 1955, Iba led the Golden Hurricane to their first Missouri Valley Conference title and NCAA tournament appearance. Joe Swank succeeded Iba in 1960. It was under Swank that the color barrier was broken in the Tulsa basketball program.[13] Swank had some winning seasons, but the program would be without real success until the arrival of Nolan Richardson.


Nolan Richardson's hiring helped to usher in a new era of success at Tulsa that has remained fairly consistent since then. He led the team the NIT Championship in the 1980–1981 season, his first at the school. Richardson also won two MVC regular season and two MVC tournament championships in his five-season tenure. His flamboyant personality made him extremely popular; his teams adopted McFadden & Whitehead's "Ain't No Stopping Us Now" as their theme song during the Richardson years.[14] 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. Barnett was fired, however, due to the significant increase in expectations at Tulsa following Richardson's success.[15]


Barnett was succeeded by Tubby Smith, who went on to coach at Kentucky, Georgia and Minnesota. 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 1993–1994 and 1994–1995 seasons. A succession of high-profile coaches came through following Smith's departure for Georgia. Steve Robinson led the team to consecutive NCAA appearances before departing for Florida State. Bill Self succeeded Robinson for three seasons, winning two WAC titles in the 1998–99 and 1999–00 seasons and leading Tulsa to its best record ever, a 32–5 record in the 1999–00 season. Tulsa advanced to the Elite Eight in the 2000 NCAA tournament as a #7 seed.[16] Self departed for Illinois and was succeeded by Buzz Peterson. Peterson led the team to the 2001 NIT Championship and promptly took the head coaching position at the University of Tennessee.


Following Peterson's departure, John Phillips led the team to NCAA tournaments in his first two seasons and won a WAC title. However, he passed on local high school star Caleb Green, a decision that came back to haunt him when Green signed with ORU.[17] Phillips resigned on Christmas Day, 2004. The team finished that season 9th in the WAC, TU's worst ever conference finish.[18] Doug Wojcik was hired before the 2005–06 season to revive the program. He led the team to 20 wins in both his second, third, and fourth seasons and the 2008 College Basketball Invitational championship, led by tournament MVP Jerome Jordan. Wojcik's hiring also coincided with Tulsa's decision to join Conference USA.


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. Since Barnett's firing after the 1990–1991 season, only one coach has stayed at the program more than four seasons and all but one have departed for larger programs. Barnett has speculated that finances may be a reason when larger programs come calling, but he also "[does]n't know what the real philosophical reasons are."[19]



Awards


Coach of the Year


  • Clarence Iba – 1955 – MVC

  • Joe Swank – 1967 – MVC


  • Ken Hayes – 1969 – MVC

  • Ken Hayes – 1973 – MVC

  • Nolan Richardson – 1981 – MVC

  • Nolan Richardson – 1985 – MVC

  • J. D. Barnett – 1987 – MVC

  • Tubby Smith – 1994 – MVC

  • Tubby Smith – 1995 – MVC

  • Bill Self – 2000 – WAC

  • Danny Manning – 2014 – C-USA

Player of the Year


  • Bingo Smith – 1969 – MVC

  • Paul Pressey – 1982 – MVC

  • Gary Collier – 1994 – MVC

Defensive Player of the Year


  • Michael Scott – 1989 – MVC

  • Michael Scott – 1991 – MVC

  • Lou Dawkins – 1994 – MVC

Freshman of the Year


  • Shea Seals – 1994 – MVC

  • Greg Harrington – 1999 – WAC[20]


Retired jerseys


The following jerseys have been retired by the University of Tulsa basketball program:[21]


  • 30 – Bob Patterson

  • 24 – Jim King

  • 25 – Paul Pressey

  • 20 – Steve Harris

  • 21 – Shea Seals

  • 12 – Willie Biles


Post-season


The Golden Hurricane have made 16 NCAA Tournament appearances (12–16 combined record), 10 NIT appearances (12–8 combined record), and two CBI appearances (5–2 combined record). They are twice NIT champions, in 1981 and 2001, and were champions of the CBI in 2008.



NCAA Tournament Results






































































YearRoundOpponentResult/Score
1955Sweet Sixteen
Regional Third Place Game
Colorado
SMU
L 69–59
W 68–67
1982Second RoundHoustonL 78–74
1984Second RoundLouisvilleL 69–67
1985First RoundUTEPL 79–75
1986First RoundNavyL 87–68
1987First RoundOklahomaL 74–69
1994First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
UCLA
Oklahoma State
Arkansas

W 112–102
W 82–80
L 108–84
1995First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
Illinois
Old Dominion
Massachusetts

W 68–62
W 64–52
L 76–51
1996First RoundLouisvilleL 82–80OT
1997First Round
Second Round
Boston U
Clemson

W 81–52
L 65–59
1999First Round
Second Round
College of Charleston
Duke

W 62–53
L 97–56
2000First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight
UNLV
Cincinnati
Miami (FL)
North Carolina

W 89–62
W 69–61
W 80–71
L 59–55
2002First Round
Second Round
Marquette
Kentucky

W 71–69[22]

L 87–82[22]


2003First Round
Second Round
Dayton
Wisconsin

W 84–71[23]
L 61–60[23]
2014Second RoundUCLAL 76–59
2016First FourMichiganL 62–67


NIT Results














































YearRoundOpponentResult/Score
1953First RoundDuquesneL 88–69
1967First RoundMarquetteL 64–60
1969First RoundSaint Peter'sL 74–71
1981First Round
Second Round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Championship game
Texas-Pan American
UTEP
South Alabama
West Virginia
Syracuse

W 81–71
W 76–72
W 69–68
W 89–87
W 86–84
1990First RoundOklahoma StateL 83–74
1991First RoundOklahomaL 111–86
2001First Round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight
Final Four
Championship
UC Irvine
Minnesota
Mississippi
Memphis
Alabama

W 75–71
W 73–70
W 77–75
W 72–64
W 79–66
2009First Round
Second Round
Northwestern
Auburn

W 68–59[24]
L 74–55[24]
2010First RoundKent StateL 75–74[25]
2015First Round
Second Round
William & Mary
Murray State

W 70–67
L 83–62


CBI results


The Golden Hurricane were Champions of the 2008 College Basketball Invitational which was the inaugural tournament.














YearRoundOpponentResult/Score
2008First Round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Finals Game 1
Finals Game 2
Finals Game 3
Miami (OH)
Utah
Houston
Bradley
Bradley
Bradley

W 61–45[26]
W 69–60[26]
W 73–69[26]
W 73–68[26]
L 83–74[26]
W 70–64[26]
2013First RoundWright StateL 72–52


Record by season


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Season
Coach
Overall
Conference
Standing
Postseason

W.R. Bergen (Independent) (1907–1909)
1907–08
W.R. Bergen
1–1
1908–09
W.R. Bergen
3–1

W.R. Bergen:
4–2
1909–13
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No program

Harvey Allen (Independent) (1913–1914)
1913–14
Harvey Allen
3–2

Forest Rees (Independent) (1914–1915)
1914–15
Forest Rees
6–3

Francis Schmidt (Independent) (1915–1917)
1915–16
Francis Schmidt
9–7
1916–17
Francis Schmidt
11–7

Hal Mefford (Independent) (1917–1918)
1917–18
Hal Mefford
1–5

Francis Schmidt (Independent) (1918–1922)
1918–19
Francis Schmidt
5–3
1919–20
Francis Schmidt
16–3
1920–21
Francis Schmidt
18–21–1 (Nat’l AAU Tourney)
1921–22
Francis Schmidt
14–4

Francis Schmidt:
73–26

Howard Acher (Independent) (1922–1925)
1922–23
Howard Acher
1–3
1923–24
Howard Acher
2–1
1924–25
Howard Acher
13–8

Howard Acher:
16–12

J.B. Miller (Independent) (1925–1930)
1925–26
J.B. Miller
7–10
1926–27
J.B. Miller
3–6
1927–28
J.B. Miller
2–12
1928–29
J.B. Miller
2–11
1929–30
J.B. Miller
2–6

J.B. Miller:
16–45

Oliver Hodge (Independent) (1930–1932)
1930–31
Oliver Hodge
10–4
1931–32
Oliver Hodge
10–7

Oliver Hodge:
20–11

Chet Benefiel (Independent) (1932–1935)
1932–33
Chet Benefiel
11–6
1933–34
Chet Benefiel
6–8
1934–35
Chet Benefiel
6–10

Chet Benefiel (Missouri Valley Conference) (1935–1939)
1935–36
Chet Benefiel
6–145–75th
1936–37
Chet Benefiel
9–94–85th
1937–38
Chet Benefiel
12–108–63rd
1938–39
Chet Benefiel
15–68–63rd (tie)

Chet Benefiel:
65–6325–27

H.B. "Tex" Ryon (Missouri Valley Conference) (1939–1940)
1939–40
Tex Ryon
12–155–75th

Jack Sterrett (Missouri Valley Conference) (1940–1941)
1940–41
Jack Sterrett
12–97–53rd

H.B. "Tex" Ryon (Missouri Valley Conference) (1941–1942)
1941–42
Tex Ryon
3–133–75th

Tex Ryon:
15–288–14

Mike Milligan (Missouri Valley Conference) (1942–1943)
1942–43
Mike Milligan
0–100–106th

Woody West (Missouri Valley Conference) (1943–1944)
1943–44
Woody West
5–35–33rd

Paul Alyea (Missouri Valley Conference) (1944–1945)
1944–45
Paul Alyea
4–84–8-?-

Don Shields (Missouri Valley Conference) (1945–1947)
1945–46
Don Shields
6–123–97th
1946–47
Don Shields
5–193–95th (tie)

Don Shields:
11–316–18

John Garrison (Missouri Valley Conference) (1947–1949)
1947–48
John Garrison
7–162–85th
1948–49
John Garrison
4–200–106th

John Garrison:
11–362–18

Clarence Iba (Missouri Valley Conference) (1949–1960)
1949–50
Clarence Iba
12–113–96th
1950–51
Clarence Iba
10–174–106th (tie)
1951–52
Clarence Iba
14–105–53rd
1952–53
Clarence Iba
15–105–52nd (tie)0–1 (NIT)
1953–54
Clarence Iba
15–145–53rd
1954–55
Clarence Iba
21–78–21st (tie)1–1 (NCAA Reg 3rd)
1955–56
Clarence Iba
16–104–85th
1956–57
Clarence Iba
8–175–95th (tie)
1957–58
Clarence Iba
7–194–106th (tie)
1958–59
Clarence Iba
10–152–127th (tie)
1959–60
Clarence Iba
9–175–96th

Clarence Iba:
137–14750–84

Joe Swank (Missouri Valley Conference) (1960–1968)
1960–61
Joe Swank
8–172–106th
1961–62
Joe Swank
7–194–86th
1962–63
Joe Swank
17–85–75th
1963–64
Joe Swank
10–152–106th
1964–65
Joe Swank
14–117–75th (tie)
1965–66
Joe Swank
16–136–86th (tie)
1966–67
Joe Swank
19–810–42nd0–1 (NIT)
1967–68
Joe Swank
11–125–117th

Joe Swank:
102–10341–65

Ken Hayes (Missouri Valley Conference) (1968–1975)
1968–69
Ken Hayes
19–811–53rd0–1 (NIT)
1969–70
Ken Hayes
15–118–85th
1970–71
Ken Hayes
17–98–64th (tie)
1971–72
Ken Hayes
15–115–96th
1972–73
Ken Hayes
18–810–43rd (tie)
1973–74
Ken Hayes
19–87–63rd (tie)
1974–75
Ken Hayes
15–145–96th

Ken Hayes:
118–6954–47

Jim King (Missouri Valley Conference) (1975–1980)
1975–76
Jim King
9–184–84th (tie)
1976–77
Jim King
7–203–97th
1977–78
Jim King
9–187–97th
1978–79
Jim King
13–147–97th
1979–80
Jim King
6–123–6---

Jim King:
44–8224–41

Bill Franey (interim) (Missouri Valley Conference) (1980–1980)
1979–80
Bill Franey
2–72–58th (tie)

Nolan Richardson (Missouri Valley Conference) (1980–1985)
1980–81
Nolan Richardson
26–711–52nd (tie)5–0 (NIT Champion)
1981–82
Nolan Richardson
24–612–42nd (tie)0–1 (NCAA)
1982–83
Nolan Richardson
19–1211–73rd (tie)0–1 (NIT)
1983–84
Nolan Richardson
27–413–31st (tie)0–1 (NCAA)
1984–85
Nolan Richardson
23–812–41st0–1 (NCAA)

Nolan Richardson:
119–3759–23

J.D. Barnett (Missouri Valley Conference) (1985–1991)
1985–86
J.D. Barnett
23–910–62nd (tie)0–1 (NCAA)
1986–87
J.D. Barnett
22–811–31st0–1 (NCAA)
1987–88
J.D. Barnett
8–204–107th
1988–89
J.D. Barnett
18–1310–42nd (tie)
1989–90
J.D. Barnett
17–139–52nd (tie)0–1 (NIT)
1990–91
J.D. Barnett
18–129–52nd (tie)0–1 (NIT)

J.D. Barnett:
106–7553–33

Tubby Smith (Missouri Valley Conference) (1991–1995)
1991–92
Tubby Smith
17–1312–64th (tie)
1992–93
Tubby Smith
15–1410–64th
1993–94
Tubby Smith
23–815–31st2–1 (NCAA Sweet 16)
1994–95
Tubby Smith
24–815–31st2–1 (NCAA Sweet 16)

Tubby Smith:
79–4352–18

Steve Robinson (Missouri Valley Conference) (1995–1996)
1995–96
Steve Robinson
23–812–63rd0–1 (NCAA)

Steve Robinson (Western Athletic Conference) (1996–1997)
1996–97
Steve Robinson
23–1012–42nd1–1 (NCAA 2nd Round)

Steve Robinson:
46–1824–10

Bill Self (Western Athletic Conference) (1997–2000)
1997–98
Bill Self
19–129–53rd
1998–99
Bill Self
23–109–51st (tie)1–1 (NCAA 2nd Round)
1999–2000
Bill Self
32–512–21st3–1 (NCAA Elite 8)

Bill Self:
74–2730–12

Buzz Peterson (Western Athletic Conference) (2000–2001)
2000–01
Buzz Peterson
26–1110–62nd5–0 (NIT Champion)

John Phillips (Western Athletic Conference) (2001–2004)
2001–02
John Phillips
27–715–31st (tie)1–1 (NCAA 2nd Round)
2002–03
John Phillips
23–1012–62nd (tie)1–1 (NCAA 2nd Round)
2003–04
John Phillips
9–205–138th (tie)
2004–05
John Phillips
2–50–0---

John Phillips:
61–4232–22

Alvin "Pooh" Williamson (interim) (Western Athletic Conference) (2004–2005)
2004–05
Pooh Williamson
7–155–139th

Doug Wojcik (Conference USA) (2005–2012)
2005–06
Doug Wojcik
11–176–86th (tie)
2006–07
Doug Wojcik
20–119–74th (tie)
2007–08
Doug Wojcik
25–148–85th (tie)5–1 (CBI Champion)
2008–09
Doug Wojcik
25–1112–42nd1–1 (NIT)

2009–10
Doug Wojcik
23–1210–65th0–1 (NIT)
2010–11
Doug Wojcik
19–1311–52nd (tie)

2011–12
Doug Wojcik
17–1410–63rd (tie)

Doug Wojcik:
140–9266–44

Danny Manning (Conference USA) (2012–2014)

2012–13
Danny Manning
17–168–86th0–1 (CBI)

2013–14
Danny Manning
21–1313–31st (tie)0–1 (NCAA 2nd round)

Danny Manning:
38–2921–11

Frank Haith (American Athletic Conference) (2014–present)

2014–15
Frank Haith
23–1114–42nd1–1 (NIT)

2015–16
Frank Haith
20–1212–63rd (tie)0–1 (NCAA First Four)

2016–17
Frank Haith
15–178–107th

2017–18
Frank Haith
19–1212–64th

Frank Haith:
77–5246–26
Total:1436–1146 (.556)

      National champion  
      Postseason invitational champion  

      Conference regular season champion  
      Conference regular season and conference tournament champion

      Division regular season champion
      Division regular season and conference tournament champion

      Conference tournament champion



Conferences


Tulsa has been a member of a variety of conferences over its history. With Oklahoma and Oklahoma State, the Oklahoma Collegiate Conference was formed for the 1914–1915 season. Tulsa would participate in this conference for fifteen years, with occasional breaks.[8] In 1929, the program co-founded the Big Four Conference, which lasted five seasons.[9]


The University of Tulsa joined the Missouri Valley Conference in 1934. Tulsa remained a member of the MVC until 1996, when it joined the Western Athletic Conference for the 1996–1997 season. While a member of the WAC, it was at various times in both the Mountain and Pacific Division. Tulsa joined Conference USA with the 2005–2006 season.[28] For the 2014–2015 season, the Golden Hurricane joined the American Athletic Conference.[29]



Arenas




The Reynolds Center


Tulsa currently plays in the Reynolds Center, an 8,355-capacity on-campus arena adjacent to Skelly Field at H.A. Chapman Stadium. The Reynolds Center was completed in 1998. 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.[30] Efforts are made by the coaching staff through frequent e-mails to encourage attendance and creativity from the student body. Previously, the Golden Hurricane had played off-campus, using the Tulsa Convention Center from the mid 1976–77 season on. Before the Convention Center, the team played at the Expo Square Pavilion from the 1947–48 season. In the early years of the program, the team played at various area high schools and in smaller on-campus gymnasiums.



Rivals


Tulsa's primary basketball rival is Wichita State University, but that rivalry has faded somewhat since Tulsa left the Missouri Valley Conference after the 1995 season. Tulsa also has a mild rivalry with Oral Roberts University, which is located in southern Tulsa. The teams began play in 1974 and has largely been one sided, however Oral Roberts has tightened the gap quite a bit in recent years, the two teams currently play annually. A traveling trophy, the Mayor's Cup, is exchanged between the winner of the game. Tulsa hired Bill Self away from Oral Roberts in 1997.


While in the Missouri Valley Conference, the Golden Hurricane had an extensive rivalry with Wichita State[9] Creighton, Southern Illinois and Bradley. The team has also had longstanding competitions against Oklahoma, Oklahoma State and Arkansas. The rivalry with Arkansas was enhanced with their hiring of Nolan Richardson away from Tulsa in 1985. Tulsa had an intense rivalry with Fresno State and Hawaii while a member of the Western Athletic Conference. 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. The current SMU coach, Larry Brown, was the college coach of former Tulsa coach Danny Manning who left to become the head coach at Wake Forest in 2014.


Tulsa moved into the American Athletic Conference in July 2014, restoring natural rivalries with AAC members Memphis, Cincinnati, SMU and Houston.[28]


With Wichita State joining the AAC in 2017, the rivalry was renewed indefinitely. The two schools announced a rivalry competition across all sports.



References




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