Dec 23 (Neutral), Tulsa (11-1) Win vs. Tennessee, 88-68, 13. DANIEL SHULAR/Tulsa World. Copyright 2023 The Associated Press. All logos are the trademark & property of their owners and not Sports Reference LLC. The Enid Storm joined the United States Basketball League in 2000 and at the end of the twentieth century was the state's only professional basketball team. Oklahoma women have played at many nationally prominent colleges, and Crystal Robinson and Keitha Dickerson star in the Woman's National Basketball Association (WNBA). In 1990 the Oklahoma City Cavalry joined Tulsa in the CBA, a developmental association for the NBA. Dec 4 (Neutral), Tulsa (6-1) Win vs. Vermont, 72-61, 8. Ray Soldan, "Six-on-Six Was Original Girls Game in State," Daily Oklahoman (Oklahoma City), 10 March 1995. He led the team to 20 wins in both his second, third, and fourth seasons and the 2008 College Basketball Invitational championship, led by tournament MVP Jerome Jordan. The undefeated Gamecocks are certainly talented with two-time SEC player of the year Aliyah Boston and leading scorer Zia Cooke. Oklahoma Historical Society800 Nazih Zuhdi Drive, Oklahoma City, OK 73105 | 405-521-2491Site Index | Contact Us | Privacy | Press Room | Website Inquiries, Get Updates in Your Inbox Keep up to date with our weekly newsletter delivered straight to your inbox. I dont think any decision to play them or not to play them, hurts their confidence, she said. Dec 1, Tulsa (5-0) Win vs. UTSA, 76-59 6. South Carolina needed a great escape at Mississippi two weeks ago, trailing late before forcing overtime and keeping its perfect season intact with a 64-57 victory. At our hotel, our team area wasnt much bigger than my office. 0. South Carolina: The Gamecocks certainly arent one of those teams that half-steps it in the conference tournament with an eye on the NCAAs. Basketball became very popular in small towns with black populations and segregated schools. At the South Dakota State hotel, there was a team space as big as this court, and Im not exaggerating, Mills said as he gestured toward the Golden Eagles practice court in Tulsa. Jan 3, Tulsa (9-5) Win vs. San Diego State, 77-57, 15. Boston, who surpassed Sheila Fosters school career double-double mark earlier this season, broke Fosters career rebounding record of 1,427 that stood for more than four decades. (#9 seed in East)Won East First Round (62-53) versus #8 College of Charleston While not recognized nationally like Indiana or North Carolina, Oklahoma basketball remains one of the state's most important sports. Dec 18, Tulsa (8-1) Win vs. Delaware State, 72-52, 10. Dec 6, Tulsa (5-2) Win vs. Wichita State, 50-40, 8. Won South Second Round (69-61) versus #2 Cincinnati View Type: Toggle List View Toggle Table View. When teams travel, they always want a significantly sized space like a hotel ballroom for meetings and some actual basketball simulation. Boston now has 1,432 in her four seasons. Among the certainties of life are death, taxes, Aaron Rodgers offseason drama and the Summit League Championship basketball tournament being conducted in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Feb 19 @ San Diego State, Tulsa (17-9) Win vs. San Diego State, 65-60, 27. South Carolinas defense, third in Division I in holding opponents to 50.9 points a game, was on full display. AP womens college basketball: https://apnews.com/hub/womens-college-basketball and https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-womens-college-basketball-poll and https://twitter.com/AP_Top25. John Paul Bischoff, Mr. Iba: Basketball's Aggie Iron Duke (Oklahoma City: Oklahoma Heritage Association, 1980). South Carolina needed a great escape at Mississippi two weeks ago, trailing late before forcing overtime and keeping its perfect season intact with a 64-57 victory. While in the Missouri Valley Conference, the Golden Hurricane had an extensive rivalry with Wichita State[7] Creighton, Southern Illinois and Bradley. Stitt expresses 'strong disagreement' with Oklahoma AG over Catholic charter school, Oklahoma's new Teacher of the Year celebrates by gifting her tuition waiver to aspiring nurse, State Sen. Nathan Dahm spars with Jon Stewart over Second Amendment, Former NFL star Chad Johnson says he saved money by living inside Cincinnati Bengals stadium for 2 years, Meet the 2023 Ms. Inside/Ms. Jan 7, Tulsa (13-3) Win vs. Colorado State, 74-62, 17. Feb 25 @ SMU, Tulsa (20-8) Win vs. Southern Methodist, 78-77, 29. Nov 29 @ St. Joseph's, Tulsa (4-0) Win vs. Saint Joseph's, 79-73 5. I dont think any decision to play them or not to play them, hurts their confidence, she said. Anchored by Missouri native Bob Kurland and an all-Oklahoman cast, his teams won national championships in 1945 and 1946. Question, Comment, Feedback, or Correction? 1980-81 NIT Championship Basketball Team Hall of Fame Honor Team Class of 1998 Nolan Richardson came to Tulsa after just posting a 37-0 record and winning the National Junior College Championship at Western Texas Junior College along with him Richardson brought four of his starters after a 69-60 home win over No. Cooke had 14 points and Brea Beal, another starter, 13 for Gamecocks (31-0) who won their 37th straight game. NCAA Tournament: Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. Nov 18, Tulsa (2-0) Win vs. Jackson State, 84-45, 3. The SPORTS REFERENCE and STATHEAD trademarks are owned exclusively by Sports Reference LLC. 2004-2023 CBS Interactive. Drafted by American Basketball Association's (ABA) San Diego Rockets, 1969. bold are active players. Many of these black players went to Oklahoma's African American college, Langston, and played for Zip Gayles, who coached athletic programs there for thirty-five years (193065). Theyre also deep with players like Victaria Saxton and Amihere filling major roles, helping South Carolina reach the conference tournament final for the eighth time in nine seasons. Cooke had 14 points and Brea Beal, another starter, 13 for Gamecocks (31-0) who won their 37th straight game. Find out more. Southern Methodist remains a fairly interesting rivalry, given that the two schools sometimes recruit similar players and that former Southern Methodist coach Matt Doherty was considered a front-runner for the Tulsa job prior to Doug Wojcik taking the helm; likewise, Doug Wojcik once interviewed for the Southern Methodist job. Mississippi could not find an answer and matched its fewest points in a game this season. The team finished that season 9th in the WAC, TU's worst ever conference finish. Mar 10 (Neutral), Tulsa (29-3) Win vs. TCU, 93-71, 33. The student section is known as the Storm Front, and is known in the current year for members of the TU Chapter of Beta Upsilon Chi, who carry shields and wear various animal masks during opponent free throws. CBS Sports is a registered trademark of CBS Broadcasting Inc. Commissioner.com is a registered trademark of CBS Interactive Inc. site: media | arena: collegebasketball | pageType: profiles | Cooke had 14 points and Brea Beal, another starter, 13 for Gamecocks (31-0) who won their 37th straight game. Fletcher, a grad transfer from Georgia Tech, has started 28 games this season. He wasnt fired up about another trip to South Dakota, to compete in a tournament that includes four participants from the Dakotas, but he does like the hotel. Larry Cheatham, guard, 1965-69 NIT teams, 1967, 1969. They stretched the lead to 15 points by halftime and were ahead by at least 20 points much of the final two quarters. They will take on either No. [15] Phillips resigned on Christmas Day, 2004. The official 2022-23 Men's Basketball schedule for the Tulsa Hurricane. Dec 21 (Neutral), Tulsa (9-1) Win vs. Boston College, 80-66, 11. Dec 14 @ Oral Roberts, Tulsa (7-2) Win vs. Mills sixth ORU team has been remarkably healthy. Jan 6 @ TCU, Tulsa (14-1) Win vs. TCU, 94-73, 16. We have tools and resources that can help you use sports data. Taft won the Class C championship three years in a row (196062). Under Iba, Tulsa reached the post-season for the first time in the 1953 NIT. The 1982 class, including Tisdale, Price, Anthony Bowie (Tulsa East Central), and Steve Hale (Jenks), may be the greatest in state history. GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) Coach Dawn Staley nodded her head as reserve Laeticia Amihere talked about No. Mar 5 (Neutral), Tulsa (22-9) Loss vs. Utah, 61-64, 32. 9 seed in the East region. He led the team the NIT Championship in the 19801981 season, his first at the school. Copyright to all of these materials is protected under United States and International law. Barnett was fired, however, due to the significant increase in expectations at Tulsa following Richardson's success.[13]. If the current poll were extended beyond the top 25, ORU would be 28th. Seemingly archaic in an era of Title IX and the WNBA, these rules changed several times after 1919. South Carolina will look for its seventh tournament crown since 2015, along with a bit of payback since its last loss came in the final of this event a year ago to Kentucky. 1998 - 2023 Nexstar Media Inc. | All Rights Reserved. Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. Logos were compiled by the amazing SportsLogos.net. ESPN Enterprises, Inc. All rights reserved. Go To Coaching Staff. Thats because we communicate extremely well.. We present them here for purely educational purposes. Question, Comment, Feedback, or Correction? Of special note is the 19421943 winless squad under Mike Milligan, whose team went 010.[8]. Since Nolan Richardson's team won the National Invitational Tournament in 1981, the University of Tulsa has climbed to the NCAA tournament's sweet sixteen three times and to the final eight in 2000. The Phillips 66ers were an AAU dynasty, winning six straight national amateur championships (194348) and eight overall. Feb 12, Tulsa (23-2) Win vs. Rice, 75-33, 26. The Golden Hurricane have made 16 NCAA tournament appearances (1216 combined record), 10 NIT appearances (128 combined record), and two CBI appearances (52 combined record). The arena opened in 2014 with a Joan Jett and the Blackhearts concert. Jarace Walker throws down big slam dunk vs. Tulsa Golden Hurricane. ORU has received votes in six consecutive AP polls. Full Bio. TULSA, Okla. -- UCF (16-12, 7-9 AAC) cruised to a 68-49 win Sunday afternoon against an undermanned Tulsa team (5-23, 1-16 AAC) on Senior Day in front of 4,059 fans at the Donald W. Reynolds Center. Jan 23 @ Rice, Tulsa (15-5) Win vs. Rice, 65-50, 21. Oklahoma girls' high school basketball also has a long tradition. Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. Iba also coached two gold-medalwinning Olympic basketball teams (1964 and 1968) and a silver-medal winner (1972). : Mangan Books, 1987). Location: Arlington, Texas Team Names: Dallas Wings, Detroit Shock, Tulsa Shock Seasons: 26; 1998 to 2023 Record: 361-465, .437 W-L% Playoff Appearances: 13 Championships: 3 More Franchise Info Before the NBA paid enormous salaries to basketball players, the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) sanctioned teams fielded by companies such as Phillips Petroleum. Smith spent four seasons at Tulsa, winning two MVC championships and leading them past the first round of the NCAA tournament for the first time, to the Sweet Sixteen in both the 19931994 and 19941995 seasons. Bob Burke and Kenny Franks, Abe Lemons: Court Magician (Oklahoma City: Oklahoma Heritage Association, 1999). All Rights Reserved. Mississippi, a seventh seed, was upset in first round by South Dakota. After a lengthy discussion of the metrics used by the NCAA Selection Committee when choosing at-large participants, Mills sighed and said, At the end of the day, you better go out and win games.. Barnett was succeeded by Tubby Smith, who went on to coach at Kentucky, Georgia and Minnesota. Since Barnett's firing after the 19901991 season, only one coach has stayed at the program more than four seasons and all but one have departed for larger programs. Feb 26, Tulsa (17-11) Loss vs. TCU, 54-57, 29. Doug Wojcik, coach from 2005 to 2012, is the all-time winningest coach at the school with 140 wins. Mar 17 (Neutral), Tulsa (30-4) Win vs. Nevada-Las Vegas, 89-62, 35. Lost South Regional Final (59-55) versus #8 North Carolina, Every Sports Reference Social Media Account, Site Last Updated: Saturday, March 4, 6:03AM. Tulsa's primary basketball rival is Wichita State University, but that rivalry had faded somewhat between the time Tulsa left the Missouri Valley Conference after the 1995 season and both teams having joined the American Athletic Conference by 2017, when it was renewed indefinitely by both schools. All logos are the trademark & property of their owners and not Sports Reference LLC. Peterson led the team to the 2001 NIT Championship and promptly took the head coaching position at the University of Tennessee. We made the league $6 million. I think our bench is a great asset to our team, said Amihere, who scored a game-high 17 points in an 80-51 win over Mississippi in the SEC semifinals on Saturday. Tulsa also has a mild rivalry with Oral Roberts University, which is located in southern Tulsa. Learn more and register, Height of bar is margin of victory Mouseover bar for details Click for box score Grouped by Month, 1. In this Summit League tournament, the South Dakota Coyotes are the 6 seed. Soon enough, though, Fletcher sprinted back to the bench and briefly played before Staley decided to take her out as a precaution. Feb 15, Tulsa (16-9) Win vs. Fresno State, 78-77, 26. Mar 19 (Neutral), Tulsa (31-4) Win vs. Cincinnati, 69-61, 36. Self had played at Oklahoma State and became an OSU assistant before taking the head coaching job at Oral Roberts University, the state's only other NCAA Division I school at the end of the twentieth century, and from there he went to Tulsa. The conference office is 2.8 miles north of the Denny Sanford Premier Center. Dec 22 (Neutral), Tulsa (10-2) Loss vs. Michigan State, 58-68, 13. It went 11 in its first season. Other Players : Terrance Crawford, Jonathan Bluitt, Junior Amous . 2022-23 All Games . Feb 13, Tulsa (18-7) Win vs. Air Force, 78-75, 26. Find out more. The Summit League office is in Sioux Falls. The team remained successful throughout the string of coaches. Select a College. Mississippi: The Rebels will make their second straight NCAA Tournament appearance after reaching the event for the first time in 15 years in 2022. Mar 5 (Neutral), Tulsa (19-12) Loss vs. New Mexico, 59-60, College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com Blog and Articles. OCU dropped from NCAA I basketball to NAIA when Lemons began his second stint, but the school won four NAIA National Championships in the 1990s, developing great rivalries with Oklahoma Christian College (now Oklahoma Christian University of the Sciences and Arts) and Oklahoma Baptist University. Keyshawn Bryant's 30 points led South Florida over Tulsa 72-56 on Wednesday night. 5 nationally, and in spite of a national NET ranking thats been in the top 45 for two months, it is believed that the Golden Eagles wont make another NCAA Tournament appearance unless they secure the Summit League tournament title. Learn more and register, Height of bar is margin of victory Mouseover bar for details Click for box score Grouped by Month, 1. They are twice NIT champions, in 1981 and 2001, and were champions of the CBI in 2008. 1998: Rudy Garcia, Union; and Terry Scott, Central . 14. Mississippi will await its NCAA Tournament destination. I think our bench is a great asset to our team, said Amihere, who scored a game-high 17 points in an 80-51 win over Mississippi in the SEC semifinals on Saturday. (f) includes freshman/JV team stats. [6] In 1917, the school played its first games outside the state of Oklahoma, but did not see great success until Francis Schmidt became head coach in 1918; Schmidt led the school to 16 consecutive victories in the 191920 season, the school record. Feb 21 @ Hawaii, Tulsa (17-10) Loss vs. Hawaii, 62-72, 28. Jan 11 @ Rice, Tulsa (9-7) Loss vs. Rice, 63-76, 17. Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. With Saturday's Summit League quarterfinal victory over North Dakota, conference Coach of the Year Paul Mills and the ORU Golden Eagles extended their win streak to 15 games. Jan 2 @ Southern Illinois, Tulsa (12-3) Loss vs. Southern Illinois, 56-70, 16. Use without license or authorization is expressly prohibited. Nolan Richardson's hiring helped to usher in a new era of success at Tulsa that has remained fairly consistent since then. Men's Basketball February 28, 2023. 8-ranked and defending national champion Louisville, it was obvious that . The Golden Hurricane, led by seventh-year head coach Frank Haith, plays their home games at the Reynolds Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma as members of the American Athletic Conference. Join us for a March Madness Webinar on Tuesday, March 7 at 8pm ET. Phone: 918-581-8397. Add languages. From the city of Sioux Falls, Mills says, the Summit League gets $1 million a year to play its conference tournament at the 12,000-seat Denny Sanford Premier Center. They stretched the lead to 15 points by halftime and were ahead by at least 20 points much of the final two quarters. Howard Stein and Robert Hill (Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1993). Presumably, ORU will submit a bid for Tulsa to host the Summit League Championship in 2026 and beyond. Girls had a limited number of dribbles, could not touch the opposing player, and were not allowed to block shots. Or write about sports? Former Tulsa coaches have left to have stellar careers in college basketball. Theyre humans. The Reynolds Center has a capacity of roughly 8,300 fans for basketball games and frequently sells out for Tulsa home . The rivalry with Arkansas was enhanced with their hiring of Nolan Richardson away from Tulsa in 1985. Jan 10, Tulsa (14-3) Win vs. Wyoming, 96-89, 18. Dec 7 @ Missouri State, Tulsa (7-0) Win vs. Missouri State, 69-60, 8. Mills would like to see conference quarterfinal games played in the home arenas of the four highest-seeded teams. Dec 28, Tulsa (8-4) Win vs. Texas State, 81-69, 13. [6] In 1939 the rules changed to only two courts, and in 1951 both boys and girls could use the same rules inside those courts. He coached at the school for 11 years, the longest tenure of any Tulsa coach, and is the second all-time winningest coach at the school with 137 wins in his 11 seasons. The 199899 Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball team represented the University of Tulsa as a member of the Western Athletic Conference in the 199899 college basketball season. They will take on either No. Southern Oklahoma's rural makeup may have been a factor. Men's Basketball March 1, 2023. Keyshawn Bryant throws down another dunk for South Florida, Horton scores 20 and UCF's 17 3s sink Tulsa, 96-52. It feels like it would have to be a phenomenal bid to break up the Summit League-Sioux Falls relationship. Tulsa's basketball program was founded by W.R. Bergen in 1907, when the school still went by the name Kendall College. The historically All-Black towns Taft and Boley won state championships even after integration. Tulsa Golden Hurricane Schedule 2022-23 . Oral Roberts University began playing NCAA basketball in 1965 and made it to the elite eight of the NCAA tournament in 1974. While a member of the WAC, it was at various times in both the Mountain and Pacific Division. Nov 27, Tulsa (3-0) Win vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff, 97-45 4. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. For games that do involve a Dakota squad, the Denny Sanford Premier Center is packed. In reality, theres nothing neutral about it. Mississippi will await its NCAA Tournament destination. We have tools and resources that can help you use sports data. Tulsa Memorial 2019 (3 Championships - 2017, 2018, 2019) . Dec 22 @ Cleveland State, Tulsa (7-4) Loss vs. Cleveland State, 55-59, 12. Small-college basketball in Oklahoma has been exceptional. All rights reserved. Madison Scott led the Rebels with 15 points. South Carolinas defense, third in Division I in holding opponents to 50.9 points a game, was on full display. 2022-23 Men's Basketball Roster. Russel Tchewa scored 21 points as South Florida beat Tulsa 96-69 on Wednesday night. Both small-town and inner-city schools have produced future NBA stars and top-notch basketball teams. In 2021, Mills said, then-fourth-seeded ORU was sent to a hotel that fell below the standards of hotels occupied by the fifth- and sixth-seeded teams. Jan 12 @ Creighton, Tulsa (15-1) Win vs. Creighton, 75-67, 17. Ithiel Horton scored 20 points and UCF set a program record with 17 3-pointers and the Knights shattered Tulsa 96-52 on Saturday night. They had a court taped out where they could (have a light practice) and do your stuff, and a place to watch film. ", "When TU was Elite: Ten years ago, Bill Self coached the Golden Hurricane to a 325 record and within one game of advancing to the Final Four", Tulsa produces, cant keep best coaches., "201213 Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball media guide, page 90", "Bobby "Bingo" Smith's Jersey Retired by Alma Mater", Tulsa to Retire Willie Biles Jersey During Legends Weekend, Former Tulsa Basketball star Steve Harris passed away Monday, "TU's American Athletic Conference membership takes effect Tuesday", https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CUD_nv2XAAAgNVN.jpg:large, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tulsa_Golden_Hurricane_men%27s_basketball&oldid=1133858431, This page was last edited on 15 January 2023, at 21:30. Dec 4, Tulsa (6-0) Win vs. UAB, 88-73 7. The Golden Hurricane are led by head coach Eric Konkol, hired from Louisiana Tech on March 21, 2022 to replace Frank Haith who had resigned. In 1918 Oklahoma crowned a state champion in basketball, the first Oklahoma state championship in any sport. Dec 23 (Neutral), Tulsa (11-2) Win vs. Oregon State, 59-57, 14. Jack Daniels facilities, Oral Roberts head coach questions Summit League Tournament, How much does a Summit League basketball coach get, 2 arrested after Sioux Falls business burglary, Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. Mar 4 (Neutral), Tulsa (22-8) Win vs. Fresno State, 85-56, 31. After the 1995 season all the high schools converted to the five-on-five game. Users agree not to download, copy, modify, sell, lease, rent, reprint, or otherwise distribute these materials, or to link to these materials on another web site, without authorization of the Oklahoma Historical Society. An assistant to Lemons for eighteen years, Paul Hanson coached at the University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma (USAO) for five years after being head coach at OCU (197379) and at OSU (197986). The real money is in the NCAA Tournament. Among those who did make it to the NBA, James King, who came back to coach the program after his NBA career, and Bingo Smith had the greatest success. Do you have a sports website? [12] Richardson was succeeded by J. D. Barnett, who continued the team's success, winning one tournament and one regular season championship and finishing lower than third in the conference only once. Bertha Teague, Basketball for Girls (New York: Ronald Press Co., 1962). Steve Bracey (197072) was a member of the 197475 Golden State Warriors NBA Championship team. South Carolina starting point guard Kierra Fletcher went to the locker room in the first quarter after falling and holding her leg. Do you have a sports website? The Golden Hurricane played their home games at the Tulsa Convention Center. Nov 28, Tulsa (4-1) Win vs. Saint Joseph's, 66-55, 6. Jan 30, Tulsa (17-5) Win vs. Southern Methodist, 88-82, 23. Feb 3, Tulsa (21-2) Win vs. Southern Methodist, 70-59, 24. Nov 21 (Neutral), Tulsa (1-1) Loss vs. Gonzaga, 40-78, 3. Theyve shown a versatility on offense Saxton had 19 points to lead South Carolina on Friday and Amiheres game-high performance here and a lock-down mentality on defense. In addition, they have won two National Invitation Tournaments, in 1981 and 2001, and one CBI tournament. The official twitter account of The University of Tulsa Golden Hurricane Men's Basketball program. After Dr. James Naismith invented it at Springfield, Massachusetts, in 1891, the game quickly gained popularity. TULSA WORLD ALL WORLD BOYS BASKETBALL TEAM . [25] For the 20142015 season, the Golden Hurricane joined the American Athletic Conference.[26]. [16] Doug Wojcik was hired before the 200506 season to revive the program. Feb 28, Tulsa (18-11) Win vs. Southern Methodist, 79-70, 30. Learn more and register, Height of bar is margin of victory Mouseover bar for details Click for box score Grouped by Month, 1. Feb 26, Tulsa (26-3) Win vs. UTEP, 85-55, 30. Nov 27, Tulsa (3-0) Win vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff, 97-45, 4. Berry Wayne Tramel, "The Significance of Sports in Oklahoma," in The Culture of Oklahoma, ed. Cooke finished with 14 points and Beal 13 for the Gamecocks. [10] In 1955, Iba led the Golden Hurricane to their first Missouri Valley Conference title and NCAA tournament appearance. Damian Dunn had 24 points in Temple's 76-53 win against Tulsa on Sunday. (21622.UA.105, Black Kettle Museum Collection, OHS). Individual users must determine if their use of the Materials falls under United States copyright law's "Fair Use" guidelines and does not infringe on the proprietary rights of the Oklahoma Historical Society as the legal copyright holder of The Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and part or in whole. Following the 190809 season, the team went on hiatus for several years before restarting for the 191314 season under Harvey Allen. Phillips Petroleum, started in 1917, organized its first basketball team in 1921. Copyright 2000-2023 Sports Reference LLC. AP womens college basketball: https://apnews.com/hub/womens-college-basketball and https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-womens-college-basketball-poll and https://twitter.com/AP_Top25. Taylor Hendricks had 25 points in UCF's 68-49 win against Tulsa on Sunday night. Stats shown are for the player's NBA & ABA or WNBA career. In 1988, coached by Billy Tubbs and led by Mookie Blaylock, Harvey Grant, and Stacey King, OU played for the national championship but lost to Danny Manning and the Kansas Jayhawks. Although football and to some extent baseball have been touted as the sports of Oklahoma, basketball has a strong, rich tradition.