2024–25 American Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 16 Memphis 16 2   .889 26 5   .839
North Texas 14 4   .778 23 7   .767
UAB 13 5   .722 20 11   .645
Tulane 12 6   .667 18 13   .581
Florida Atlantic 10 8   .556 17 14   .548
East Carolina 10 8   .556 18 13   .581
Temple 9 9   .500 17 14   .548
Wichita State 8 10   .444 18 13   .581
South Florida 6 12   .333 13 18   .419
Tulsa 6 12   .333 12 19   .387
UTSA 6 12   .333 12 18   .400
Rice 4 14   .222 13 18   .419
Charlotte 3 15   .167 10 21   .323
2025 AAC tournament winner
As of March 9, 2025
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2024–25 Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball team represents the University of Tulsa during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Golden Hurricane, led by third-year head coach Eric Konkol, play 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 2023–24 season 16–15, 7–11 in AAC play to finish in a tie for eighth place. As an No. 9 seed in the AAC tournament they lost in the second round of the conference tournament to East Carolina.

Offseason

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
PJ Haggerty 4 G 6'3" 195 Redshirt Freshman Crosby, TX Transferred to Memphis[1]
Jarred Hall 5 F 6'8" Freshman Lebanon, TN Transferred to Middle Tennessee[2]
Carlous Williams 12 F 6'5" 230 Junior Hattiesburg, MS Transferred to Tennessee State
Cobe Williams 24 G 6'0" 180 Senior Dallas, TX Graduated[3]
Mohamed Keita 34 C 7'1" 220 Sophomore Conakry, Guinea Transferred to Temple

Incoming transfers

Name Num Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous school
Dwon Odom 2 G 6'2" 182 GS Senior Alpharetta, GA Georgia State[4]
Braeden Carrington 4 G 6'4" 195 Junior Brooklyn Park, MN Minnesota[5]
Justin Amadi 6 F 6'7" 225 Redshirt Junior Greenville, SC James Madison[6]
Tyler Behrend 9 F 6'9" Sophomore Cincinnati, OH Olympic College

Recruiting classes

2024 recruiting class

College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Jaye Nash
#56 PG
Powder Springs, GA McEachern High School 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) May 12, 2024 
Star ratings: ScoutN/A   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 79
Ian Smikle
#61 C
Riviera Beach, FL Suncoast High School 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Oct 6, 2023 
Star ratings: Rivals:3/5 stars   247SportsN/A    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 78
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:

2025 recruiting class

College recruiting information (2025)
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Jaylen Lawal
CG
Lewisville, TX iSchool Entrepreneurial Academy 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sep 19, 2024 
Star ratings: RivalsN/A   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPNN/A   ESPN grade: NR
Kentrell Martin Jr.
SG
Gaineville, FL The Rock School 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sep 15, 2024 
Star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPNN/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:

Roster

2024–25 Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Keaston Willis 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) GS Sulphur Springs HS
Louisiana Tech
Sulphur Springs, TX
F 1 Matt Reed 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) So ISchool Academy Carrollton, TX
G 2 Dwon Odom 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 182 lb (83 kg) GS St. Francis HS
Georgia State
Alpharetta, GA
G 3 Jaye Nash 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr McEachern HS Memphis, TN
G 4 Braeden Carrington 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Park Center HS
Minnesota
Brooklyn Park, MN
G 5 Jesaiah McWright 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 176 lb (80 kg) Jr Cypress Falls HS Houston, TX
F 6 Justin Amadi 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS Jr Paul M. Dorman HS
James Madison
Greenville, SC
G 7 Cal Conroy (W)
Fr Bishop Kelley HS Tulsa, OK
G 8 Tyshawn Archie 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So SPIRE Academy Houston, TX
C 9 Tyler Behrend 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
So Valley Lutheran HS
Olympic College
Cincinnati, OH
G 11 Isaiah Barnes 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Simeon Career Academy
Michigan
Chicago, IL
F 15 Jared Garcia 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Sr 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) So Memorial HS Tulsa, OK
G 23 Ari Seals (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 177 lb (80 kg) GS Frisco HS Frisco, TX
F 35 Ian Smikle 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Fr Suncoast Community HS West Palm Beach, FL
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 30, 2024*
7:00 p.m.
Missouri S&T W 75–70 
 18  Odom   10  Willis   3  Archie  Reynolds Center (2,715)
Tulsa, OK
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Northeastern State W 82–68  1–0
 17  Willis   7  Tied   3  Tied  Reynolds Center (2,874)
Tulsa, OK
November 9, 2024*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Arkansas–Pine Bluff W 103–80  2–0
 22  Barnes   8  Carrington   6  Odom  Reynolds Center (2,753)
Tulsa, OK
November 13, 2024*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Oral Roberts
PSO Mayor's Cup
W 85–76  3–0
 22  Willis   8  Willis   4  Carrington  Reynolds Center (3,906)
Tulsa, OK
November 16, 2024*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Missouri State L 106–111 3OT 3–1
 24  Amadi   10  Carrington   5  Carrington  Great Southern Bank Arena (2,364)
Springfield MO
November 20, 2024*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Little Rock L 57–71  3–2
 15  Archie   6  Carrington   5  Archie  Reynolds Center (2,841)
Tulsa, OK
November 23, 2024*
5:30 p.m., Marquee
at Loyola Chicago L 53–89  3–3
 10  Odom   11  Smikle   2  Nash  Joseph J. Gentile Arena (3,055)
Chicago, IL
November 26, 2024*
11:00 a.m.
vs. Detroit Mercy
Jacksonville Classic
W 63–44  4–3
 15  Willis   8  Odom   6  Odom  FSCJ South Gym (123)
Jacksonville FL
November 27, 2024*
1:30 p.m.
vs. Georgia State
Jacksonville Classic
L 71–74  4–4
 18  Willis   11  Odom   7  Odom  FSCJ South Gym (203)
Jacksonville, Florida
December 4, 2024*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Oklahoma State L 55–76  4–5
 12  Odom   6  Tied   2  Smikle  Reynolds Center (4,590)
Tulsa, OK
December 7, 2024*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Southern L 66–70  4–6
 23  Willis   8  Smikle   4  Tied  Reynolds Center (2,716)
Tulsa, OK
December 14, 2024*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
vs. UCF
Orange Bowl Basketball Classic
L 75–88  4–7
 22  Willis   6  Carrington   7  Odom  Amerant Bank Arena (7,866)
Sunrise, FL
December 21, 2024*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Mississippi Valley State W 93–48  5–7
 15  Reed   9  Reed   5  Odom  Reynolds Center (2,777)
Tulsa, OK
December 28, 2024*
4:00 p.m., ESPN+
Southwestern Christian W 96–63  6–7
 18  Archie   10  Carrington   10  Nash  Reynolds Center (2,705)
Tulsa, OK
AAC regular season
January 1, 2025
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Rice L 64–70  6–8
(0–1)
 18  Odom   8  Smikle   3  Tied  Reynolds Center (2,970)
Tulsa, OK
January 4, 2025
1:00 p.m., ESPNU
at UAB L 51–83  6–9
(0–2)
 17  Smikle   8  Smikle   3  Odom  Bartow Arena (3,451)
Birmingham, AL
January 7, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at UTSA W 82–77  7–9
(1–2)
 20  Carrington   10  Smikle   10  Odom  Convocation Center 
San Antonio, TX
January 12, 2025
2:30 p.m., ESPNU
Charlotte W 69–63  8–9
(2–2)
 22  Odom   10  Smikle   5  Odom  Reynolds Center (3,046)
Tulsa, OK
January 18, 2025
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at South Florida L 56–63  8–10
(2–3)
 14  Amadi   7  Amadi   10  Odom  Yuengling Center (8,636)
Tampa, FL
January 21, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
East Carolina L 76–85 OT 8–11
(2–4)
 19  Odom   11  Odom   7  Odom  Reynolds Center (2,770)
Tulsa, OK
January 26, 2025
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Wichita State
Rivalry
W 84–77  9–11
(3–4)
 22  Garcia   9  Odom   10  Odom  Reynolds Center (3,427)
Tulsa, OK
January 29, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
UAB L 68–78  9–12
(3–5)
 17  Odom   10  Barnes   7  Odom  Reynolds Center (2,687)
Tulsa, OK
February 2, 2025
1:00 p.m., ESPNU
at Tulane L 56–59  9–13
(3–6)
 13  Odom   6  Odom   3  Tied  Devlin Fieldhouse (1,232)
New Orleans, LA
February 5, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at No. 17 Memphis L 71–83  9–14
(3–7)
 17  Archie   7  Smikle   6  Odom  FedExForum (10,237)
Memphis, TN
February 8, 2025
11:00 a.m., ESPNU
Florida Atlantic L 55–79  9–15
(3–8)
 11  Archie   7  Smikle   3  Odom  Reynolds Center (3,048)
Tulsa, OK
February 12, 2025
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Temple W 80–74  10–15
(4–8)
 19  Willis   7  Willis   10  Odom  Liacouras Center (2,663)
Philadelphia, PA
February 15, 2025
5:00 p.m., ESPNU
UTSA W 80–76  11–15
(5–8)
 19  Willis   8  Barnes   7  Odom  Reynolds Center (2,827)
Tulsa, OK
February 19, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at North Texas L 44–63  11–16
(5–9)
 14  Garcia   10  Barnes   5  Odom  The Super Pit (4,032)
Denton, TX
February 22, 2025
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Rice L 50–71  11–17
(5–10)
 14  Willis   11  Garcia   3  Barnes  Tudor Fieldhouse 
Houston, TX
March 1, 2025
1:00 p.m., ESPNU
Tulane L 77–79  11–18
(5–11)
 20  Barnes   7  Smikle   8  Odom  Reynolds Center (3,084)
Tulsa, OK
March 4, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Temple L 77–81  11–19
(5–12)
 22  Willis   6  Smikle   7  Odom  Reynolds Center (3,049)
Tulsa, OK
March 9, 2025
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Wichita State
Rivalry
W 73–63  12–19
(6–12)
 20  Odom   6  Tied   4  Odom  Charles Koch Arena (6,279)
Wichita, KS
AAC tournament
March 13, 2025
6:00 p.m., ESPNU
(10) vs. (7) Temple
Second round
      Dickies Arena 
Fort Worth, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.

Source:[7]

References

  1. ^ Munz, Jason (April 4, 2024). "Memphis basketball, Penny Hardaway land Tulsa star PJ Haggerty, one of top transfers available". The Commercial Appeal. Retrieved October 17, 2024.
  2. ^ "Hall transfers to MTSU". Lebanon Democrat. April 10, 2024. Retrieved October 17, 2024. (subscription required)
  3. ^ "Charleroi signs rookie Cobe Williams in his first year in pro basketball". Eurobasket.com. June 16, 2024. Retrieved October 17, 2024.
  4. ^ "Dwon Odom will continue his college career at Tulsa". USbasket.com. May 15, 2024. Retrieved October 17, 2024.
  5. ^ Lewis, Barry (May 14, 2024). "Tulsa men's basketball adds former Minnesota guard and ex-Memphis prep standout". Tulsa World. Retrieved October 17, 2024. (subscription required)
  6. ^ Lewis, Barry (May 22, 2024). "Tulsa adds James Madison basketball transfer Justin Amadi". Tulsa World. Retrieved October 17, 2024. (subscription required)
  7. ^ "2024–25 Men's Basketball Schedule". tulsahurricane.com. Retrieved October 17, 2024.
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