Tulsa Golden Hurricane NCAA Basketball News

The PSO Parade of Lights on Saturday night was something more than the usual annual celebration of the holiday season.

Producing high numbers in a big game always pays dividends and Tulsa guard Justin Hurtt is proof of that.

Tulsa's Justin Hurtt was named Conference USA's player of the week on Monday. Hurtt tied his career high twice last week with 21 points in victories over Oklahoma State and Ohio.

Tulsa's body language changed from jubilant to "whew" in just a matter of days. The Golden Hurricane edged Ohio 81-80 on Sunday in a contest uncomfortably close for the announced crowd of 4,886 at the Reynolds Center.

The legend of Joe Richard began on Wednesday night. The Tulsa sophomore dislocated his left shoulder blocking a shot in the 86-65 win over Oklahoma State.

From the moment of tip off the ball to the last second ticking off, the Tulsa Golden Hurricane were dominant against Oklahoma State.

Tulsa expects buzzer-to-buzzer intensity against unbeaten Oklahoma State on Wednesday night.

Jerome Jordan had 23 points, Justin Hurtt added 21 and Stephen Idlet had his first career double-double. at Virginia 76, Oral Roberts 55 Mike Scott had 15 points and 10 rebounds.

For Will Creekmore, basketball bragging rights are on the line Saturday night when Missouri State plays host to Tulsa.

Missouri State opened a 21-point lead, then held on to beat Tulsa 83-75 Saturday night at JQH Arena in a battle of college basketball unbeatens Adam Leonard scored 24 points and Caleb Patterson added 17 - both career highs - as the Bears improved to 5-0 and dropped the Golden Hurricane to 5-1. Missouri State played a near-perfect first half and ...

It was enough that FIU traveled nearly halfway across the country to play the preseason Conference USA favorite, Tulsa , but playing without its 6-foot-9 center, Nikola Gacesa who injured his knee Friday night against Monmouth, made it all the more daunting.

Wheatley returns: One of Tuesday night's loudest cheers in Tulsa's 79-65 win over Loyola Marymount came when Bishop Wheatley was announced in the Golden Hurricane's starting lineup.

"Free Bishop" signs could have been hot sellers at recent University of Tulsa basketball games.

The South Alabama men's basketball team tries to pick up its third victory away from home today when it visits Tulsa at 3 p.m. The Jaguars recorded two wins a week ago at the Rice Basketball Challenge and takes on another Conference USA team in the Golden Hurricanes .

No. 23 skied through the air and threw down an emphatic dunk. No, it wasn't Michael.

While the football team endures hard times at the end of its season, the basketball teams have yet to get a loss.

Jerome Jordan scored 23 points, Justin Hurtt added a career-high 21 and Stephen Idlet had his first career double-double with 10 points and 13 rebounds as Tulsa overpowered South Alabama 84-62 Saturday.

Have you ever seen a 7-foot man dressed as a superhero? What about a muscular basketball player screaming "Stella" from a theatre stage? Tulsa 's and have made a series of light-hearted television commercials to promote the current basketball season, which continues with Sunday's 2 p.m. home game against Florida International University.

Doug Wojcik began Tuesday afternoon's press conference in a light-hearted mood. "I was afraid our maintenance crew put lids on the rim before the game," Wojcik said following Tulsa's 59-45 win over Arkansas-Little Rock.

Tulsa's Bryson Pope accepted the outlet pass, took a couple of dribbles and completed the fastbreak with a thunderous slam dunk.