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	21–6 (9–5 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
South Florida	11	–	3	.786	19	–	8	.704
Wichita State	10	–	5	.667	18	–	10	.643
Tulsa	9	–	5	.643	21	–	6	.778
UAB	8	–	6	.571	17	–	10	.630
Charlotte	8	–	6	.571	14	–	13	.519
Tulane	7	–	6	.538	16	–	10	.615
Memphis	7	–	6	.538	12	–	14	.462
Florida Atlantic	7	–	7	.500	15	–	12	.556
Temple	7	–	7	.500	15	–	12	.556
North Texas	6	–	8	.429	15	–	12	.556
Rice	5	–	8	.385	11	–	15	.423
East Carolina	4	–	10	.286	9	–	18	.333
UTSA	1	–	13	.071	5	–	21	.192

† 2026 American tournament winner As of February 21, 2026

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	W 82–81	11–1	18 – Riley	5 – Lawal	4 – Tied–2	E.A. Diddle Arena (3,547) Bowling Green, KY
December 22, 2025* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	Denver	W 90–85	12–1	23 – Green	6 – Tied–2	4 – Riley	Reynolds Center (3,595) Tulsa, OK
American regular season
December 31, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPNU	Rice	W 97–48	13–1 (1–0)	25 – Lawal	9 – Green	6 – Popoola	Reynolds Center (3,306) Tulsa, OK
January 4, 2026 3:00 p.m., ESPN+	at North Texas	L 67–72	13–2 (1–1)	19 – Green	5 – Barnstable	5 – Riley	The Super Pit (3,026) Denton, TX
January 10, 2026 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	South Florida	L 78–93	13–3 (1–2)	34 – Green	8 – Green	4 – Barnstable	Reynolds Center (3,303) Tulsa, OK
January 14, 2026 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Charlotte	W 86–74	14–3 (2–2)	21 – Green	8 – Behrend	4 – Riley	Dale F. Halton Arena (3,094) Charlotte, NC
January 18, 2026 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	at UAB	W 99–77	15–3 (3–2)	26 – Green	7 – Tied–3	6 – Riley	Bartow Arena (4,143) Birmingham, AL
January 21, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Memphis	W 83–66	16–3 (4–2)	17 – Barnstable	8 – Riley	8 – Riley	Reynolds Center (4,071) Tulsa, OK
January 24, 2026 3:30 p.m., ESPN+	at Rice	W 87–81	17–3 (5–2)	21 – Barnstable	6 – Behrend	2 – Tied–4	Tudor Fieldhouse (1,254) Houston, TX
January 28, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	North Texas	W 82–66	18–3 (6–2)	20 – Riley	7 – Behrend	4 – Riley	Reynolds Center (3,175) Tulsa, OK
February 1, 2026 1:00 p.m., ESPNU	Wichita State The Rivalry	W 93–83	19–3 (7–2)	30 – Riley	8 – Green	4 – Riley	Reynolds Center (5,109) Tulsa, OK
February 4, 2026 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Florida Atlantic	W 78–76	20–3 (8–2)	27 – Green	8 – Popoola	3 – Tied–2	Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena (3,161) Boca Raton, FL
February 8, 2026 11:00 a.m., ESPNU	at South Florida	L 74–80	20–4 (8–3)	24 – Popoola	8 – Popoola	6 – Riley	Yuengling Center (4,030) Tampa, FL
February 11, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	UAB	L 63–68	20-5 (8–4)	15 – Tied–2	9 – Tied–2	5 – Riley	Reynolds Center (3,361) Tulsa, OK
February 14, 2026 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Wichita State The Rivalry	L 77–81	20-6 (8–5)	21 – Riley	7 – Barnstable	2 – Tied–3	Charles Koch Arena (7,569) Wichita, KS
February 18, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Charlotte	W 79–74	21–6 (9–5)	25 – Barnstable	6 – Behrend	7 – Riley	Reynolds Center (3,256) 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
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