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. South Carolina: The Gamecocks certainly arent one of those teams that half-steps it in the conference tournament with an eye on the NCAAs. 1 South Carolinas versatility. Jan 6 @ TCU, Tulsa (14-1) Win vs. TCU, 94-73, 16. Feb 15, Tulsa (16-9) Win vs. Fresno State, 78-77, 26. Jan 15 @ Fresno State, Tulsa (9-8) Loss vs. Fresno State, 77-81, 18. Jan 14 @ Air Force, Tulsa (14-4) Loss vs. Air Force, 57-65, 19. Southern Oklahoma's rural makeup may have been a factor. Former Tulsa coaches have left to have stellar careers in college basketball. The Golden Eagles have the conference Player of the Year (Abmas) and the conference Defensive Player of the Year (Vanover, who before the start of the tournament needed only three more blocked shots to reach the 100 mark for the season). Berry Wayne Tramel, "The Significance of Sports in Oklahoma," in The Culture of Oklahoma, ed. Wojcik's hiring also coincided with Tulsa's decision to join Conference USA. Use without license or authorization is expressly prohibited. The 1998-99 Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball team represented the University of Tulsa as a member of the Western Athletic Conference in the 1998-99 college basketball season. Tulsa has had a series of great players at the program, many of whom have gone on to play in the NBA. Oklahoma women have played at many nationally prominent colleges, and Crystal Robinson and Keitha Dickerson star in the Woman's National Basketball Association (WNBA). Sponsored by the Oklahoma City newspaper, the Daily Oklahoman, since 1935, the All College Tournament is the nation's oldest holiday basketball tournament. Or write about sports? The Tulsa Basketball Radio Show Airs Tonight (Feb. 27) Men's Basketball February 27, 2023. The arena opened in 2014 with a Joan Jett and the Blackhearts concert. Jan 30, Tulsa (17-5) Win vs. Southern Methodist, 88-82, 23. Their conference record was 7-11. 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. How many scholarships in Summit League basketball? I was like, Im tired of getting treated this way. . 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[14] Self departed for Illinois and was succeeded by Buzz Peterson. 199899 Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball team, 199899 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings, sports-reference.com 1998-99 Western Athletic Conference Season Summary, "1998-99 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Roster and Stats", "1998-99 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Schedule and Results", The Sound of the Golden Hurricane Marching Band, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=199899_Tulsa_Golden_Hurricane_men%27s_basketball_team&oldid=1131627239, Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball seasons, 199899 Western Athletic Conference men's basketball season, 1999 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament participants, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 5 January 2023, at 01:15. Many of these black players went to Oklahoma's African American college, Langston, and played for Zip Gayles, who coached athletic programs there for thirty-five years (193065). Then cast your vote, Meet the 2023 Mr. Inside/Mr. The Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball team represents the University of Tulsa in Tulsa, in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. Dec 18, Tulsa (8-1) Win vs. Delaware State, 72-52, 10. Tulsa remained a member of the MVC until 1996, when it joined the Western Athletic Conference for the 19961997 season. Iba also coached two gold-medalwinning Olympic basketball teams (1964 and 1968) and a silver-medal winner (1972). 139, University of Tulsa Media Guide, pp. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Mississippi will await its NCAA Tournament destination. DANIEL SHULAR/Tulsa World, Summit League Player of the Year Max Abmas and the ORU Golden Eagles are in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, for the Summit League Championship. The previous low average was 4,043 in 2019-20. Mar 9 (Neutral), Tulsa (28-3) Win vs. Rice, 71-51, 32. 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. The SPORTS REFERENCE and STATHEAD trademarks are owned exclusively by Sports Reference LLC. Do you have a blog? Mention Division I college basketball in Oklahoma and the name Henry Iba resounds. We made the league $6 million. Jan 24, Tulsa (11-8) Win vs. Hawaii, 64-63, 20. Through a Saturday Evening Post article, he helped outlaw goaltending. Basketball team, Durham, 1917(21622.UA.105, Black Kettle Museum Collection, OHS). 1998 - 2023 Nexstar Media Inc. | All Rights Reserved. We present them here for purely educational purposes. Tchewa's 21 lead South Florida past Tulsa 96-69. NCAA Tournament: He became the first coach in NCAA history to win 50 games in his first two seasons.[4]. Mar 26 (Neutral), Tulsa (32-5) Loss vs. North Carolina, 55-59, College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com Blog and Articles. Feb 13, Tulsa (18-7) Win vs. Air Force, 78-75, 26. (#7 seed in South)Won South First Round (89-62) versus #10 Nevada-Las Vegas 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. Barnett was succeeded by Tubby Smith, who went on to coach at Kentucky, Georgia and Minnesota. 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 . Nov 29 @ St. Joseph's, Tulsa (4-0) Win vs. Saint Joseph's, 79-73 5. Tulsa's basketball program was founded by W.R. Bergen in 1907, when the school still went by the name Kendall College. Tulsa joined Conference USA with the 20052006 season. Mississippi: The Rebels will make their second straight NCAA Tournament appearance after reaching the event for the first time in 15 years in 2022. Tulsa moved into the American Athletic Conference in July 2014, restoring natural rivalries with AAC members Memphis, Cincinnati, SMU and Houston. He wasnt fired up about another trip to South Dakota, to compete in a tournament that includes four participants from the Dakotas, but he does like the hotel. Dec 1 @ Nebraska, Tulsa (5-1) Win vs. Nebraska, 52-49, 7. 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 public school systems of in Oklahoma, like most of the nation, were segregated until Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas (1954). 20d Jan 12 @ Creighton, Tulsa (15-1) Win vs. Creighton, 75-67, 17. 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. Watch our How-To Videos to Become a Stathead, Subscribe to Stathead and get access to more data than you can imagine. There was a problem saving your notification. Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. 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. When teams travel, they always want a significantly sized space like a hotel ballroom for meetings and some actual basketball simulation. Leading scorer Angel Baker, averaging 15.3 points coming in, was held to nine on 4-of-15 shooting. For games that dont involve Dakota teams, attendance is pretty solid. Girls had a limited number of dribbles, could not touch the opposing player, and were not allowed to block shots. Feb 3, Tulsa (21-2) Win vs. Southern Methodist, 70-59, 24. All rights reserved. The Golden Hurricane were champions of the 2008 College Basketball Invitational, which was the inaugural tournament. Jan 11 @ Rice, Tulsa (9-7) Loss vs. Rice, 63-76, 17. Dec 22 (Neutral), Tulsa (10-2) Loss vs. Michigan State, 58-68, 13. Jan 22, Tulsa (18-1) Win vs. Hawaii, 100-78, 20. Cooke finished with 14 points and Beal 13 for the Gamecocks. After Dr. James Naismith invented it at Springfield, Massachusetts, in 1891, the game quickly gained popularity. Oklahoma Historical Society800 Nazih Zuhdi Drive, Oklahoma City, OK 73105 | 405-521-2491Site Index | Contact Us | Privacy | Press Room | Website Inquiries, Get Updates in Your Inbox Keep up to date with our weekly newsletter delivered straight to your inbox. 11 Mansfield Summit defeats No. Copyright to all articles and other content in the online and print versions of The Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History is held by the Oklahoma Historical Society (OHS). I dont think any decision to play them or not to play them, hurts their confidence, she said. Copyright 2000-2023 Sports Reference LLC. Feb 15, Tulsa (18-8) Loss vs. Nevada-Las Vegas, 53-54, 27. 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. 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. 1998 - 2023 Nexstar Media Inc. | All Rights Reserved. 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. At the South Dakota State hotel, there was a team space as big as this court, and Im not exaggerating, Mills said as he gestured toward the Golden Eagles practice court in Tulsa. 2 Houston beats Tulsa 80-42. 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. Feb 12, Tulsa (15-9) Win vs. San Jose State, 68-55, 25. Madison Scott led the Rebels with 15 points. 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.. Using primarily Oklahoma talent, the NAIA and NCAA Division II schools have consistently been winners. : Mangan Books, 1987). Player amenities include video games and an omelette station. As Oral Roberts University is the southernmost member of the conference, the 600-mile trip to Sioux Falls is an annual March ritual for the Golden Eagle mens and womens teams. BISHOP MCGUINNESS (1998-2001): Leading 4-year tourney scorer : J. Robert Merritt 171 pts. 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. Bob Burke and Kenny Franks, Abe Lemons: Court Magician (Oklahoma City: Oklahoma Heritage Association, 1999). Golden Hurricane to Close Regular Season at South Florida. Dec 30 @ North Texas, Tulsa (13-1) Win vs. North Texas, 113-77, 15. Won South Second Round (69-61) versus #2 Cincinnati [7], The University of Tulsa joined the Missouri Valley Conference in 1934. Feb 24, Tulsa (25-3) Loss vs. Fresno State, 72-73, 29. Howard Stein and Robert Hill (Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1993). [10] In 1955, Iba led the Golden Hurricane to their first Missouri Valley Conference title and NCAA tournament appearance. 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. Dec 1, Tulsa (5-0) Win vs. UTSA, 76-59 6. TULSA WORLD ALL WORLD BOYS BASKETBALL TEAM . GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) Laeticia Amihere scored 17 points and Aliyah Boston posted her 80th career double-double to lead No. Anchored by Missouri native Bob Kurland and an all-Oklahoman cast, his teams won national championships in 1945 and 1946. Logos were compiled by the amazing SportsLogos.net. Dec 14 @ Oral Roberts, Tulsa (7-2) Win vs. Many big-name coaches previously worked at Tulsa, like University of Kansas coach Bill Self and Minnesota coach Tubby Smith. Four ex-66ers have served as Phillips Petroleum board chair, and the team contributed as an advertising gem for over forty years. In 2016, Paul McCartney performed there. 9 seed in the East region. Dunn scores 24, Temple defeats Tulsa 76-53. Terms of Use About the Encyclopedia. Add languages. Dec 23 (Neutral), Tulsa (11-1) Win vs. Tennessee, 88-68, 13. Boston posted her 80th career double-double with 10 points and 11 rebounds. 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. Don Haskins and Ray Sanchez, Haskins: The Bear Facts (El Paso, Tex. All rights reserved. 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. The official 2022-23 Men's Basketball schedule for the Tulsa Hurricane. The official 2022-23 Men's Basketball schedule for the Tulsa Hurricane. Dec 4 (Neutral), Tulsa (6-1) Win vs. Vermont, 72-61, 8. Feb 5, Tulsa (13-9) Win vs. Rice, 75-62, 23. Phone: 918-581-8397. Small-college basketball in Oklahoma has been exceptional. 1935 A-Capitol Hill 22, El Reno 21 B-Union Valley 30, Dustin 18. [25] For the 20142015 season, the Golden Hurricane joined the American Athletic Conference.[26]. Tulsa Drops Home Finale 68-49 to the UCF Knights. ESPN Enterprises, Inc. All rights reserved. High School Basketball Champions. Jan 5, Tulsa (9-6) Loss vs. Brigham Young, 53-57, 16. 2 Houston routed Tulsa 80-42 on Wednesday night for their fifth straight win. Tulsa Memorial 2019 (3 Championships - 2017, 2018, 2019) . The Golden Hurricane played their home games at the Reynolds Center. Users agree not to download, copy, modify, sell, lease, rent, reprint, or otherwise distribute these materials, or to link to these materials on another web site, without authorization of the Oklahoma Historical Society. Mississippi could not find an answer and matched its fewest points in a game this season. Paul Mills is the ORU mens head man and the Summit League Coach of the Year and he has Sioux Falls fatigue. I dont think any decision to play them or not to play them, hurts their confidence, she said. 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. Jesaiah McWright. 18 Chapin 54-47, New Mexico State baseball suffers 8th straight loss, UTEP women ready for clash at No. Following the 190809 season, the team went on hiatus for several years before restarting for the 191314 season under Harvey Allen. Bryant scores 30, South Florida takes down Tulsa 72-56. Copyright 2023 The Associated Press. (renews at {{format_dollars}}{{start_price}}{{format_cents}}/month + tax). Basketball's development paralleled Indian Territory's opening to non-Indians and evolution into the state of Oklahoma. Feb 6 @ Colorado State, Tulsa (17-7) Loss vs. Colorado State, 64-71, 25. 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 . Joe Swank succeeded Iba in 1960. Jan 23 @ Rice, Tulsa (15-5) Win vs. Rice, 65-50, 21. Self had played at Oklahoma State and became an OSU assistant before taking the head coaching job at Oral Roberts University, the state's only other NCAA Division I school at the end of the twentieth century, and from there he went to Tulsa. 1998: Rudy Garcia, Union; and Terry Scott, Central . Outside candidates. 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. Cooke had 14 points and Brea Beal, another starter, 13 for Gamecocks (31-0) who won their 37th straight game. Question, Comment, Feedback, or Correction? Feb 21 @ Hawaii, Tulsa (17-10) Loss vs. Hawaii, 62-72, 28. Damian Dunn had 24 points in Temple's 76-53 win against Tulsa on Sunday. He led the team the NIT Championship in the 19801981 season, his first at the school. The Southern Nazarene women's team won five national championships from 1989 to 1998, with four of those consecutively in 1994, 1995, 1996, and 1997. Nov 29 @ St. Joseph's, Tulsa (4-0) Win vs. Saint Joseph's, 79-73, 5. Leading scorer Angel Baker, averaging 15.3 points coming in, was held to nine on 4-of-15 shooting. 2022-23 All Games . When theyre playing like that, trust me, theyre hard to beat, Mississippi coach Yolett McPhee-McCuin said. The Rebels made just two of their first 13 shots and had eight of their attempts blocked the first 20 minutes. Copyright 2023 The Associated Press. Find out more. The Rebels made just two of their first 13 shots and had eight of their attempts blocked the first 20 minutes. In a 6 p.m. Monday semifinal live-streamed on ESPN+, ORU is matched with Western Illinois or St. Thomas. 14. Oral Roberts, 59-60, 9. The 8 p.m. Tuesday championship game is televised on ESPN2. Select a College. Nov 29, Tulsa (3-2) Loss vs. Houston, 57-61, 6. BASEBALL, BASEBALLAFRICAN AMERICAN, FOOTBALL, RECREATION AND ENTERTAINMENT, SPORTS, WRESTLING. Jan 29 @ Fresno State, Tulsa (20-2) Loss vs. Fresno State, 73-75, 23. The Golden Hurricane played their home games at the Reynolds Center. South Carolina: The Gamecocks certainly arent one of those teams that half-steps it in the conference tournament with an eye on the NCAAs. Jan 17 @ San Jose State, Tulsa (10-8) Win vs. San Jose State, 77-52, 19. Clarence Iba, brother of Henry Iba, helped to springboard Tulsa to success when named the head coach in 1949. The team remained successful throughout the string of coaches. Feb 7 @ BYU, Tulsa (14-9) Win vs. Brigham Young, 65-59, 24. At the University of Oklahoma (OU), Bruce Drake was also an innovator. 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. All rights reserved. The undefeated Gamecocks are certainly talented with two-time SEC player of the year Aliyah Boston and leading scorer Zia Cooke. Jarace Walker throws down big slam dunk vs. Tulsa Golden Hurricane. [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. Feb 4 @ Wyoming, Tulsa (17-6) Loss vs. Wyoming, 61-80, 24. Join our linker program. Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. Dec 1, Tulsa (4-2) Win vs. Nebraska, 85-68, 7. 4 LSU or Tennessee for the SEC Tournament title Sunday. 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. tournament after an 181 season which widely regarded them as Oklahoma champions). Feb 26, Tulsa (17-11) Loss vs. TCU, 54-57, 29. Phillips Petroleum, started in 1917, organized its first basketball team in 1921. Nov 23 (Neutral), Tulsa (3-1) Win vs. Duquesne, 72-52, 5. 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. Updated: Feb 22, 2022. . 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. They stretched the lead to 15 points by halftime and were ahead by at least 20 points much of the final two quarters. It was the second straight year Mississippis tournament was ended in the semifinals by the Gamecocks. Doug Wojcik, coach from 2005 to 2012, is the all-time winningest coach at the school with 140 wins. Question, Comment, Feedback, or Correction? Tulsa also has a mild rivalry with Oral Roberts University, which is located in southern Tulsa.