2025–26 Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball team

2025–26 Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball
2025–26 Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball
Acrisure Holiday Invitational champions
Conference	American Conference
Record	10–1 (0–0 American)
Head coach	Eric Konkol (4th season);
Assistant coaches	Duffy Conroy; Desmond Haymon; Yaphett King;
Home arena	Reynolds Center

2025–26 American Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Tulsa	0	–	0	–	10	–	1	.909
Florida Atlantic	0	–	0	–	8	–	3	.727
North Texas	0	–	0	–	8	–	4	.667
Tulane	0	–	0	–	8	–	4	.667
UAB	0	–	0	–	8	–	4	.667
Temple	0	–	0	–	7	–	5	.583
Wichita State	0	–	0	–	7	–	5	.583
South Florida	0	–	0	–	6	–	5	.545
Rice	0	–	0	–	6	–	6	.500
Charlotte	0	–	0	–	5	–	7	.417
East Carolina	0	–	0	–	5	–	7	.417
Memphis	0	–	0	–	4	–	6	.400
UTSA	0	–	0	–	4	–	7	.364

† 2026 American tournament winner As of December 18, 2025

The 2025–26 Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball team will represent the University of Tulsa during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Golden Hurricane is led by fourth-year head coach Eric Konkol, and play their home games at the Reynolds Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma as members of the American Conference.

Previous season

The Golden Hurricane finished the 2024–25 season 13–20, 6–12 in AAC play to finish in a tie for ninth place. As an No. 10 seed in the AAC tournament they beat Temple in the second round of the conference tournament before losing to North Texas in the quarterfinals.^[1]^[2]

Roster

2025–26 Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Ade Popoola	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jr	Parkway North HS Moberly Area CC	St. Louis, MO
G	2	Jaylen Lawal	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Fr	iSchool of Lewisville	Plano, TX
G	4	Myles Rigsby	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	O.D. Wyatt HS Troy	Ft. Worth, TX
F	6	Romad Dean	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Sr	Crestwood Prep Fordham	Freeport, The Bahamas
G	7	Cal Conroy	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	168 lb (76 kg)	So	Bishop Kelley HS	Tulsa, OK
G	8	Leon Sifferlin	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Fr	Bourg-en-Bresse, France
F	9	Tyler Behrend	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Jr	Valley Lutheran HS Olympic College	Cincinnati, OH
G	10	Tylen Riley	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Durango HS California Baptist	Las Vegas, NV
G	11	Terrance Ford Jr.	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	177 lb (80 kg)	Jr	Victory Rock Prep Arkansas State	Chicago, IL
G	14	Miles Barnstable	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Sr	Howards Grove HS St. Thomas	Sheboygan, WI
F	15	KJ Martin Jr.	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Fr	The Rock School	Tampa, FL
F	23	David Green	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	225 lb (102 kg)		Ocoee HS Rhode Island	Apopka, FL
G	33	Carter Benton	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	So	Holland Hall	Tulsa, OK
F	35	Ian Smikle	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	242 lb (110 kg)	So	Suncoast Community HS	West Palm Beach, FL
C	45	Doryan Onwuchekwa	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	So	Faith Family Academy of Oak Cliff Georgia Tech	Dallas, TX

Head coach

Eric Konkol (UW–Eau Claire)

Assistant coach(es)

Duffy Conroy (St. Ambrose)
Desmond Haymon (Stephen F. Austin)
Yaphett King (Cal State Fullerton)
Josh Wolfe

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: November 14, 2025

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 28, 2025* 7:00 p.m.	East Central (D-II)	W 94–56	–	– – –	– – –	– – –	Reynolds Center Tulsa, OK
Non-conference regular season
November 3, 2025* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Oklahoma Christian (D-II)	W 100–57	1–0	15 – Tied–2	9 – Tied–2	7 – Sifferlin	Reynolds Center (2,621) Tulsa, OK
November 7, 2025* 5:00 p.m., CBSSN	vs. Rhode Island	W 82–65	2–0	14 – Green	6 – Dean	4 – Tied–2	Alumni Hall Annapolis, MD
November 12, 2025* 7:00 p.m., KGEB	at Oral Roberts Mayor's Cup	W 88–87	3–0	21 – Tied–2	7 – Green	3 – Tied–4	Mabee Center (5,467) Tulsa, OK
November 17, 2025* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Kansas State	L 83–84	3–1	18 – Barnstable	9 – Barnstable	4 – Tied–2	Bramlage Coliseum (7,123) Manhattan, KS
November 21, 2025* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Austin Peay	W 84–75	4–1	20 – Riley	8 – Green	4 – Tied–3	Reynolds Center (2,702) Tulsa, OK
November 25, 2025* 12:30 p.m.	vs. San Jose State Acrisure Holiday Invitational Semifinal	W 81–51	5–1	16 – Green	5 – Tied–3	7 – Riley	Acrisure Arena Thousand Palms, CA
November 26, 2025* 3:30 p.m., CBSSN	vs. Northern Iowa Acrisure Holiday Invitational Championship game	W 63–60	6–1	13 – Riley	5 – Barnstable	3 – Tied–2	Acrisure Arena Thousand Palms, OK
December 2, 2025* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Manhattan Christian College (NCCAA)	W 111–60	7–1	18 – Barnstable	9 – Tied–2	5 – Tied–2	Reynolds Center (2,868) Tulsa, OK
December 6, 2025* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	Missouri State	W 98–74	8–1	17 – Green	7 – Behrend	5 – Popoola	Reynolds Center (2,979) Tulsa, OK
December 10, 2025* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Arkansas–Pine Bluff	W 117–84	9–1	20 – Lawal	9 – Behrend	4 – Lawal	Reynolds Center (2,742) Tulsa, OK
December 13, 2026* 2:00 p.m., Urban Edge Network	vs. New Mexico State	W 83–70	10–1	29 – Riley	6 – Tied–2	5 – Riley	Comerica Center (1,342) Frisco, TX
December 19, 2025* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+	at Western Kentucky						E.A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY
December 22, 2025* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	Denver						Reynolds Center Tulsa, OK
American regular season
December 31, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPNU	Rice						Reynolds Center Tulsa, OK
January 4, 2026 3:00 p.m., ESPN+	at North Texas						The Super Pit Denton, TX
January 10, 2026 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	South Florida						Reynolds Center Tulsa, OK
January 14, 2026 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Charlotte						Dale F. Halton Arena Charlotte, NC
January 18, 2026 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	at UAB						Bartow Arena Birmingham, AL
January 21, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Memphis						Reynolds Center Tulsa, OK
January 25, 2026 3:00 p.m., ESPNU	at Rice						Tudor Fieldhouse Houston, TX
January 28, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	North Texas						Reynolds Center Tulsa, OK
February 1, 2026 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	Wichita State						Reynolds Center Tulsa, OK
February 4, 2026 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Florida Atlantic						Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena Boca Raton, FL
February 8, 2026 11:00 a.m., ESPNU	at South Florida						Yuengling Center Tampa, FL
February 11, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	UAB						Reynolds Center Tulsa, OK
February 14, 2026 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Wichita State						Charles Koch Arena Wichita, KS
February 18, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Charlotte						Reynolds Center Tulsa, OK
February 22, 2026 3:00 p.m., ESPNU	UTSA						Reynolds Center Tulsa, OK
February 25, 2026 6:30 p.m., ESPN+	at Tulane						Devlin Fieldhouse New Orleans, LA
March 5, 2026 6:00 p.m., ESPNU	at East Carolina						Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum Greenville, NC Tulsa, OK
March 8, 2026 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	Temple						Reynolds Center Tulsa, OK
American tournament
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

Source:^[3]

References

^ "2024–25 Tulsa Men's Basketball Schedule (13–20)". American Conference. Retrieved November 11, 2025.
^ "2024–25 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Men's Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved November 11, 2025.
^ "2025–26 Men's Basketball Schedule". Tulsa Golden Hurricane. Learfield. Retrieved November 14, 2025.

[1] "2024–25 Tulsa Men's Basketball Schedule (13–20)". American Conference. Retrieved November 11, 2025.

[2] "2024–25 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Men's Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved November 11, 2025.

[3] "2025–26 Men's Basketball Schedule". Tulsa Golden Hurricane. Learfield. Retrieved November 14, 2025.

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Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball
Venues	Various high schools (1907–1947) Expo Square Pavilion (1947–1976) Tulsa Convention Center (1976–1998) Reynolds Center (1998–present)
Rivalries	Oral Roberts Wichita State
Culture & lore	The Sound of the Golden Hurricane Marching Band
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1907–08 1908–09 1909–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25 2025–26