Tulsa

Official Name: 
The University of Tulsa
Nickname: 
Golden Hurricane
Mailing Address: 

600 South College Avenue
Tulsa, OK 74104-3189

Website: 
www.tulsahurricane.com
Telephone: 
(918) 631-2395
Fax: 
(918) 631-3913
Enrollment: 
4,100
Arena: 

Donald W. Reynolds Center
Capacity: 8,355
Year Opened: 1999

School Colors: 
Old Gold, Royal Blue and Crimson
Conference: 

Conference USA (since 2006)
Former Member of Missouri Valley (1935-96) and Western Athletic (1997-2005)

Final AP Top 10 Rankings: 

(1) 1982

NCAA Division I Tournament Appearances: 

(14) 1955, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2002, and 2003
12-14 record (.462)
Regional runner-up in 2000

NIT Appearances: 

(10) 1953, 1967, 1969, 1981, 1983, 1990, 1991, 2001, 2009, and 2010
11-8 record (.579)
Finished 1st in 1981 and 2001

All-Time Winningest Coach: 

Clarence Iba (11 years from 1950-60, 137-147 record, .482)

All-Time Scoring Leader: 

Shea Seals (2,288 points from 1994-97)

All-Time Rebounding Leader: 

Michael Ruffin (1,211 from 1996-99)

Single-Game Individual Scoring Record: 

Willie Biles (48 points as junior vs. Wichita State on 3/3/73 and as senior vs. St. Cloud on 12/13/73)

All-American Selections: 

(5) G Steve Harris (1985), F Bob Patterson (1955), G-F Paul Pressey (1982), F-G Shea Seals (1997), F Robert Bingo Smith (1969)

NCAA Consensus Second-Team All-Americans: 

(1) Paul Pressey (1982)

Additional School Information on this Page:

Individual Single-Game Scoring Record Box Score
Coaching Chronolgy

Individual Single-Game Scoring Record Box Score:

Willie Biles (48 vs. Wichita State)
March 3, 1973 (junior/30.3 ppg)

1

2

Total

Tulsa

48

49

97

Wichita State

53

38

91

Tulsa

Name

FG

FT

PTS

Voskuhl

0-3

2-4

2

Blackman

4-7

0-1

8

High

8-14

4-5

20

Biles

16-33

16-17

48

Carson

3-5

1-2

7

Okrzesik

3-5

0-1

6

Dobbins

0-1

0-2

0

Rademeyer

1-4

4-4

6

Totals

35-72

27-35

97

Percentages

.486

.771

Wichita State

Name

FG

FT

PTS

Boxberger

1-3

3-4

5

Smith

8-13

8-9

24

Mersden

5-9

3-4

13

Louvar

1-3

1-2

3

Garner

0-1

0-0

0

Wilson

11-18

4-5

26

Bruton

5-8

0-0

10

Lang

2-3

2-4

6

Tucker

2-3

0-0

4

Totals

35-61

21-30

91

Percentages

.574

.700
Box Score Notes: 

Willie Biles (48 vs. St. Cloud, Minn.)
December 13, 1973 (senior/24.7 ppg)

1

2

Total

Tulsa

61

42

103

St. Cloud

41

44

85

Tulsa

Name

FG

FT

PTS

Blackman

5-8

0-0

10

Smith

5-17

0-0

10

McLaughlin

2-4

6-6

10

Biles

18-36

12-17

48

Carson

7-13

2-2

16

Dobbins

0-2

0-0

0

Okrzesik

3-7

1-1

7

Edelen

0-0

0-0

0

O'Leary

0-2

0-0

0

Compton

0-0

0-0

0

McIlroy

1-1

0-0

2

Totals

41-90

21-26

103

Percentages

.456

.808

St. Cloud

Name

FG

FT

PTS

Anderstrom

7-15

8-8

22

Stoevs

5-12

2-2

12

Miller

3-7

6-6

12

Einess

7-15

3-3

17

Virgin

6-9

0-0

12

Chenn

0-0

3-4

3

Petrich

0-1

0-0

0

Hoffman

0-0

0-0

0

Akason

0-1

2-2

2

B. Schlagel

0-0

0-0

0

Nelson

2-4

3-4

7

Totals

30-64

25-28

85

Percentages

.469

.893
Coaching Chronology:

Coach

Seasons

Years

Record

W-L %

Best Season(s)

Record

W.R. Bergen

2

1908-09

4-2

.667

1909

3-1

Harvey L. Allen

1

1914

3-2

.600

1914

3-2

Forest Rees

1

1915

6-3

.667

1915

6-3

Francis A. Schmidt

6

1916-17, 1919-22

73-26

.737

1921

18-2

Hal Mefford

1

1918

1-5

.167

1918

1-5

Howard Acher

3

1923-25

16-12

.571

1924

2-1

J.B. Miller

5

1926-30

16-45

.262

1926

7-10

Oliver Hodge

2

1931-32

20-11

.645

1931

10-4

Chet Benefiel

7

1933-39

65-65

.500

1939

15-8

H.B. "Tex" Ryon

2

1940, 1942

15-28

.349

1940

12-15

Jack Sterett

1

1941

12-9

.571

1941

12-9

Mike W.S. Milligan

1

1943

0-10

.000

1943

0-10

Woody W. West

1

1944

5-3

.625

1944

5-3

Paul J. Alyea

1

1945

4-8

.333

1945

4-8

Don Shields

2

1946-47

11-31

.262

1946

6-12

John Garrison

2

1948-49

11-36

.234

1948

7-16

Clarence Iba

11

1950-60

137-147

.482

1955

21-7

Joe Swank

8

1961-68

102-103

.498

1967

19-8

Ken Hayes

7

1969-75

117-69

.629

1969

19-8

Jim King

5

1976-80

44-82

.349

1979

13-14

Bill Franey

1

1980

2-7

.222

1980

2-7

Nolan Richardson

5

1981-85

119-37

.763

1984

27-4

J.D. Barnett

6

1986-91

106-75

.586

1987

22-8

Orlando "Tubby" Smith

4

1992-95

79-43

.648

1995

24-8

Steve Robinson

2

1996-97

46-18

.719

1996

22-8

Bill Self

3

1998-2000

74-27

.733

2000

32-5

Robert "Buzz" Peterson

1

2001

26-11

.703

2001

26-11

John Phillips

4

2002-05

61-42

.592

2002

27-7

Alvin "Pooh" Williamson

1

2005

7-15

.318

2005

7-15

Doug Wojcik

6

2006-11

123-78

.612

2009

25-11
  • All-Time W-L Record: 1,304-1,051 (.554) from 1908 through 2011.
  • NOTES: Tulsa did not field a formal team for four years from 1910 through 1913
  • King compiled a 6-12 record in 1979-80 before Franey succeeded him as interim coach
  • Phillips posted a 2-5 mark in 2004-05 before Williamson replaced him on an interim basis.