| Tulsa Golden Hurricane | ||||
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| University | University of Tulsa | |||
| Head coach | Eric Konkol (3rd season) | |||
| Conference | The American | |||
| Location | Tulsa, Oklahoma | |||
| Arena | Reynolds Center (capacity: 8,355) | |||
| Nickname | Golden Hurricane | |||
| Student section | The Storm Front | |||
| Colors | Old gold, royal blue, and crimson[1] | |||
| Uniforms | ||||
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| NCAA tournament Elite Eight | ||||
| 2000 | ||||
| NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen | ||||
| 1955, 1994, 1995, 2000 | ||||
| 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, 2002 C-USA: 2014 AAC: 2020 | ||||
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 are led by head coach Eric Konkol, hired from Louisiana Tech on March 21, 2022, to replace Frank Haith who had resigned.[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]
- ^ Tulsa Brand Guide (PDF). February 1, 2022. Retrieved July 9, 2022.
- ^ "Eric Konkol accepts head coach job at University of Tulsa". Crescent City Sports. 2022-03-21. Retrieved 2022-04-17.
- ^ University of Tulsa men's basketball media guide, pg. 139