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
NIT
Conference	American Conference
Record	28–7 (13–5 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 †	15	–	3	.833	25	–	9	.735
Wichita State	13	–	5	.722	24	–	11	.686
Tulsa	13	–	5	.722	28	–	7	.800
UAB	11	–	7	.611	20	–	12	.625
Charlotte	9	–	9	.500	17	–	17	.500
North Texas	9	–	9	.500	19	–	14	.576
Florida Atlantic	9	–	9	.500	18	–	15	.545
Memphis	8	–	10	.444	13	–	19	.406
Tulane	8	–	10	.444	18	–	15	.545
Temple	8	–	10	.444	16	–	16	.500
Rice	7	–	11	.389	13	–	18	.419
East Carolina	6	–	12	.333	11	–	20	.355
UTSA	1	–	17	.056	5	–	25	.167

† 2026 American tournament winner As of March 22, 2026

The 2025–26 Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball team represents 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	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 28, 2025* 7:00 p.m.		East Central	W 94–56	–	17 – Riley	7 – Tied	5 – Riley	Reynolds Center (2,188) Tulsa, OK
Non-conference regular season
November 3, 2025* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Oklahoma Christian	W 100–57	1–0	15 – Tied	9 – Tied	7 – Sifferlin	Reynolds Center (2,621) Tulsa, OK
November 7, 2025* 5:00 p.m., CBSSN		vs. Rhode Island Veterans Classic	W 82–65	2–0	14 – Green	6 – Dean	4 – Tied	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	7 – Green	3 – Tied	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	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	Reynolds Center (2,702) Tulsa, OK
November 25, 2025* 12:30 p.m., CBSSN		vs. San Jose State Acrisure Holiday Invitational semifinal	W 81–51	5–1	16 – Green	5 – Tied	7 – Riley	Acrisure Arena Thousand Palms, CA
November 26, 2025* 3:30 p.m., CBSSN		vs. Northern Iowa Acrisure Holiday Invitational championship	W 63–60	6–1	13 – Riley	5 – Barnstable	3 – Tied	Acrisure Arena Thousand Palms, CA
December 2, 2025* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Manhattan Christian	W 111–60	7–1	18 – Barnstable	9 – Tied	5 – Tied	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., UEN		vs. New Mexico State	W 83–70	10–1	29 – Riley	6 – Tied	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	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	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	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	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 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	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	9 – Tied	5 – Riley	Reynolds Center (3,361) Tulsa, OK
February 14, 2026 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Wichita State Rivalry	L 77–81	20–6 (8–5)	21 – Riley	7 – Barnstable	2 – Tied	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., ESPNEWS		UTSA	W 100–74	22–6 (10–5)	27 – Green	10 – Popoola	6 – Riley	Reynolds Center (3,618) Tulsa, OK
February 25, 2026 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		at Tulane	W 90–56	23–6 (11–5)	19 – Green	8 – Behrend	8 – Riley	Devlin Fieldhouse (1,482) New Orleans, LA
March 5, 2026 6:00 p.m., ESPNU		at East Carolina	W 93–66	24–6 (12–5)	16 – Riley	6 – Green	7 – Riley	Williams Arena (3,782) Greenville, NC
March 8, 2026 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Temple	W 78–76	25–6 (13–5)	22 – Green	6 – Tied	5 – Riley	Reynolds Center (5,152) Tulsa, OK
American tournament
March 13, 2026 2:30 p.m., ESPN2	(3)	vs. (6) North Texas Quarterfinal	W 90–84 ^3OT	26–6	26 – Riley	11 – Behrend	5 – Riley	Legacy Arena Birmingham, AL
March 14, 2026 4:30 p.m., ESPN2	(3)	vs. (2) Wichita State Semifinal/Rivalry	L 68–81	26–7	18 – Riley	6 – Behrend	5 – Riley	Legacy Arena Birmingham, AL
NIT
March 17, 2026 8:00 p.m., ESPNU	(1 T)	Stephen F. Austin First round	W 89–84 ^OT	27–7	24 – Lawal	18 – Behrend	3 – Riley	Reynolds Center (1,679) Tulsa, OK
March 22, 2026 6:00 p.m., ESPNU	(1 T)	UNLV Second round	W 77–66	28–7	16 – Tied	11 – Dean	6 – Riley	Reynolds Center (2,432) Tulsa, OK
March 24, 2026 6:00 p.m., ESPN2	(1 T)	(3 T) Wichita State Third Round/Rivalry						Reynolds Center Tulsa, OK
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. T=Tulsa. 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
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