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2021 Schedule
2021 Schedule
11-12, 6th in American
- 11/28L 70-65
- 11/29L 69-58
- 12/4W 79-64
- 12/8CANC
- 12/12PPD
- 12/15L 69-65
- 12/18W 82-55
- 12/21W 56-49
- 12/23SWCHRW 102-45
- 12/295W 65-64
- 1/2W 70-66
- 1/6W 61-51
- 1/9PPD
- 1/13L 72-53
- 1/17W 58-57
- 1/208L 86-59
- 1/23PPD
- 1/26L 76-67
- 1/30W 77-68
- 2/3L 65-63
- 2/6L 65-58
- 2/10L 58-48
- 2/16W 72-66
- 2/24L 70-69
- 2/27CANC
- 3/2L 73-69
- 3/4NEOSW 107-74
- 3/7CANC
- 3/11L 77-70
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Walker leads Tulane over Tulsa 77-70 in AAC tourney
— Jordan Walker tied a career-high with 24 points as Tulane got past Tulsa 77-70 in the American Athletic Conference tournament first round on Thursday.
Adams scores 19 to lift UCF over Tulsa 73-69
— Isaiah Adams had 19 points as Central Florida narrowly defeated Tulsa 73-69 on Tuesday night.
Davenport leads Cincinnati over Tulsa on late basket
— Jeremiah Davenport made a layup with 12.6 seconds left to lift Cincinnati to a 70-69 win over Tulsa on Wednesday night.
Joiner scores 17 to lift Tulsa over Temple 72-66
— Elijah Joiner posted 17 points as Tulsa topped Temple 72-66 on Tuesday night.
Forbes scores 20 to lift Tulane over Tulsa 58-48
— Jaylen Forbes had 20 points as Tulane got past Tulsa 58-48 on Wednesday.
Perry, Mahan lift Central Florida past Tulsa 65-58
— Darius Perry scored 18 points with five 3-pointers and Brandon Mahan posted 15 points, all from behind the arc, as Central Florida topped Tulsa 65-58 on Saturday.
SMU narrowly tops Tulsa 65-63
— Kendric Davis had 22 points and 10 assists and SMU held off Tulsa for a 65-63 win on Wednesday night.
Rachal scores 21 to lead Tulsa past East Carolina 77-68
— Brandon Rachal had 21 points and 10 rebounds as Tulsa got past East Carolina 77-68 on Saturday.
Battle scores 22 to lift Temple past Tulsa 76-67
— Khalif Battle had a career-high 22 points plus 11 rebounds as Temple defeated Tulsa 76-67 on Tuesday.
Sasser scores 26, No. 8 Houston defeats Tulsa, 86-59
— Marcus Sasser scored 26 points, Quentin Grimes added 18 points and seven rebounds and No. 8 Houston avenged its only loss with an 86-59 win over Tulsa on Wednesday night.
Tulsa narrowly beats Memphis 58-57
— Rey Idowu made 1 of 2 free throws, followed with a jump shot, Tulsa took the lead with 4:48 left and went on to hold off Memphis 58-57 on Sunday.
Wichita St. beats Tulsa 72-53
— Morris Udeze and Tyson Etienne scored 20 points apiece as Wichita State topped Tulsa 72-53 on Wednesday night.
Richie scores 15 to lead Tulsa over South Florida 61-51
— Austin Richie posted 15 points as Tulsa topped South Florida 61-51 on Wednesday.
Rachal scores 25 to lead Tulsa past Cincinnati 70-66
— Brandon Rachal had 25 points and 13 rebounds as Tulsa narrowly defeated Cincinnati 70-66 on Saturday.
Rachal's late free throws lift Tulsa past No. 5 Houston
— Brandon Rachal hit two free throws with a tenth of a second remaining and finished with 22 points as Tulsa topped unbeaten No. 5 Houston 65-64 on Tuesday night.
Richie, Idowu carry Tulsa over Memphis 56-49
— Austin Richie posted 14 points as Tulsa topped Memphis 56-49 on Monday night.
Council IV, Gilbert lead Wichita State over Tulsa 69-65
— Ricky Council IV had 13 points and eight rebounds as Wichita State narrowly beat Tulsa 69-65 on Tuesday night in an American Athletic Conference opener.
Jackson leads Tulsa over Texas-Arlington 79-64
— Darien Jackson registered 10 points and nine rebounds as Tulsa beat Texas-Arlington 79-64 on Friday.
Couisnard scores 20, South Carolina beats Tulsa 69-58
— Jermaine Couisnard scored 20 points, AJ Lawson added 17 points, and South Carolina beat Tulsa 69-58 on Sunday in the Hall of Fame Classic.
Samuel scores 16 with 18 boards; TCU beats Tulsa 70-65
— Kevin Samuel scored 16 points and tied his career high with 18 rebounds and TCU beat Tulsa 70-65 on Saturday night at the Hall of Fame Classic.
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Wichita St. dumps Tulsa behind 18 points from Stevenson
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2020-21 American Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wichita State | 11-2 | - | 16-6 |
| Houston | 14-3 | +1 | 28-4 |
| Memphis | 11-4 | 1 | 20-8 |
| SMU | 7-4 | 3 | 11-6 |
| Cincinnati | 8-6 | 3.5 | 12-11 |
| UCF | 8-10 | 5.5 | 11-12 |
| Tulsa | 7-9 | 5.5 | 11-12 |
| South Florida | 4-10 | 7.5 | 9-13 |
| Temple | 4-10 | 7.5 | 5-11 |
| Tulane | 4-12 | 8.5 | 10-13 |
| East Carolina | 2-10 | 8.5 | 8-11 |
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Top Performers 2020-21
- Offense
- Defense
Team Stats
Points Per Game68.4Tied-274th
Rebounds Per Game34.0270th
Assists Per Game14.2Tied-113th
Points Allowed65.6
2021 Recruits
| NAME | POS | STATUS | GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Dalger | PF | Signed | - |
| Gavyn Elkamil | SG | Signed | - |
| Sterling Gaston-Chapman | SG | Signed | - |
Tournament History
| Final Fours | 0 |
| Tournament Record | 12-16 |
| Championship Seasons | None |
| Tournament Appearances | 16 |