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Hurricane loses at Central Florida Hurricane loses at Central Florida

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Central Florida (13-10, 4-7 in the American Athletic Conference) led by as much as 19 points in the second half as the Knights beat Tulsa, 83-75, Sunday in Orlando. TU  (15-8, 7-3) cut the deficit to four points with 14 seconds left  but that was as close as the got. TU’s Martins Igbanu got his…

Last second shot lifts the Golden Hurricane

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Tulsa basketball is the hottest game in town. With one tenth of a second left Saturday, the Golden Hurricane’s Elijah Joiner hit a three-point shot and TU shocked No. 22 Wichita State, 54-51, in front of more than 8,000 screaming fans. Tulsa has won six games in row. The win, coupled with a loss by…

Tulsa leads the American after overtime win over UConn

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As of Monday, Tulsa was tied with Houston atop the standings of the American Athletic Conference after an exciting overtime against Connecticut. Tulsa won 79-75 as Martin Igbanu hit a career-high 28 points – including seven in overtime. Tulsa is 6-1 in January and has won five games in a row. We knew this was…

Tulane victory puts TU atop the AAC

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As of Saturday, the Tulsa Golden Hurricane were tied atop the standings of the American Athletic Conference after a 67-54 win at Tulane. Tulsa (12-6, 4-1 in the AAC) was tied with Houston the standings before the January 22 game here against Memphis (12-3, 3-1). This is the best start for TU since they went…

Late surge lifts Hurricane over Houston

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With a late surge, Tulsa (10-6, 2-1 in the AAC) topped Houston (12-4, 2-1), 63-61, Saturday in a key American Athletic Conference game. Trailing 61-56, Darien Jackson hit his third 3-pointer of the game at the 1:38 mark, slicing Tulsa’s deficit to 2 points. Jackson followed his trey with a steal and after two Brandon…

Will Montgomery return in ‘20?

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KANNAPOLIS, North Carolina – This year, we decided to spend Thanksgiving in North Carolina, at my mother-in-law’s. Like for many Americans, that meant the typical three F’s were involved; family, food and football. Spending time with family is always good, but this year there was someone obviously absent from our dinner table. It was an…

TU professors cast no-confidence vote over administration

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A recent confidence vote by professors at The University of Tulsa showed a majority have a lack of confidence in the leadership of President Gerard Clancy and Provost Janet Levit. TU’s administration recently began to enact a reorganization plan tagged “True Commitment” and negative reaction to that plan triggered last week’s vote. About 200 faculty…

Tulsa hosts Houston Sat.

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After a stunning upset of Central Florida and a week off, the Tulsa Golden Hurricane will host Houston at 6:30 p.m. Saturday in the last home game of the season for Tulsa. TU ends the year on November 30 with a road trip to East Carolina. Tulsa (3-7, 1-5 in the American Athletic Conference) will…

TU shines in upset over UCF

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In an amazing comeback the Tulsa Golden Hurricane defeated the University of Central Florida, 34-31, Friday night in front of 16,331 fans at H.A. Chapman Stadium. UCF (7-3, 4-2 AAC) led 28-17 at halftime, but Tulsa backup quarterback Seth Boomer led the Golden Hurricane to 17 second-half points. Boomer completed 6-of-10 passes for 87 yards…

TU adds OU to schedule

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Oklahoma will play Tulsa in Tulsa in 2023 as part of a three-game series matching the Sooners and the Golden Hurricane. Tulsa will host OU on September 16, 2023, while TU will make trips to Norman on August 31, 2030 and Sept. 3, 2033. “We’re extremely excited to announce this new series with Oklahoma. When…