Find out the latest on your favorite NCAAB players on . Jan 20, Tulsa (17-1) Win vs. San Jose State, 67-41, 19. While Self successfully recruited 25 McDonalds All-Americans to Illinois and Kansas, he says Coley remains as good athletically as any guy Ive ever coached.. After four seasons at Oral Roberts and three at TU, Self no longer was a Tulsan. Also in his first 25 seasons, Selfs 76.5 winning percentage (654-201) is fifth best in NCAA history for coaches in their first 25 seasons. Golden Hurricane to Take on Shockers Thursday in Opening Round of AAC Championship. Prior to becoming a sports columnist in 2016, I was the only sports writer in Tulsa World history to have covered OU, OSU, the University of Tulsa and Oral Roberts sports on an everyday basis. At the 8,355-seat Reynolds Center, which wasnt even a year old when the 1999-2000 season began, Selfs team played 15 home games. [27] Efforts are made by the coaching staff through frequent e-mails to encourage attendance and creativity from the student body. Logos were compiled by the amazing SportsLogos.net. When we got up that morning (of the North Carolina game), I turned on Meet The Press (NBCs longtime Sunday news show). Find out more. At that time, I didnt realize how hard it is to get to the Elite Eight. Hawai'i (WAC Tourn . That means half of the Sweet 16 field was seeded No. Tulsa's basketball program was founded by W.R. Bergen in 1907, when the school still went by the name Kendall College. Michigan State won the 2000 NCAA Tournament, giving the Spartans their second national championship ever and Michigan State coach Tom Izzo his first. 7 seed Tulsa, No. Phone: 918-581-8397. Greg Gumbel once again served as the studio host, joined by analyst Clark Kellogg. Schedule . Wisconsin won the West Region while North Carolina won the South Region, with both regions seeing their top three seeds eliminated during the first weekend of play. 7 Tulsa, No. Eight of them at Kansas. The following are the sites that were selected to host each round of the 2000 tournament: Regional semifinals and finals (Sweet Sixteen and Elite Eight), National semifinals and championship (Final Four and championship). We present them here for purely educational purposes. In addition, Self is one of six coaches in NCAA Division I history to have led three different teams Tulsa, Illinois and Kansas to the NCAA Elite Eight, including nine times with KU (2004-07-08-11-12-16-17-18-22). 6' 4'' 176 lbs . His 24-consecutive 20-win seasons are second most in NCAA history (24, Mike Kryzewski Duke). Led by head coach Bill Self, they finished the season 325 overall and 122 in conference play to finish atop the WAC standings. A native of Edmond, Oklahoma, Self played basketball at Oklahoma State where he was a four-year letterwinner from 1982 to 1985. The 2000 NCAA Tournament was the last NCAA tournament with a 64-team bracket, prior to the introduction of the 65-team bracket in 2001 and later the current, 68-team bracket in 2011. In June 2000, then-Illinois head man Lon Kruger accepted an offer to coach the Atlanta Hawks. Watch our How-To Videos to Become a Stathead, Subscribe to Stathead and get access to more data than you can imagine. We couldnt trap ball screens. They were carried on a regional basis until the "Elite Eight", at which point all games were shown nationally. 5 seeds have fared in the NCAA tournament. While a member of the WAC, it was at various times in both the Mountain and Pacific Division. He led the team the NIT Championship in the 19801981 season, his first at the school. Team Roster. In the three seasons prior to his arrival at ORU, Self served as an assistant on Eddie Suttons staff at OSU. Men's college basketball roster changes, departures, newcomers for 2023-24. Find out more. The Golden Hurricane played their home games at the Reynolds Center.Led by head coach Bill Self, they finished the season 32-5 overall and 12-2 in conference play to finish atop the WAC standings. Thats why they were so fun to coach. 2000 Men's NCAA Tournament Summary | College Basketball at Sports Tulsa World file, TU's Brandon Kurtz (right) battles against the defense of UNLV big manKaspars Kambala. Logo. Barnett was succeeded by Tubby Smith, who went on to coach at Kentucky, Georgia and Minnesota. Steve Bracey (197072) was a member of the 197475 Golden State Warriors NBA Championship team. Following the 190809 season, the team went on hiatus for several years before restarting for the 191314 season under Harvey Allen. 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. [16] Doug Wojcik was hired before the 200506 season to revive the program. MIKE SIMONS/Tulsa World file, While watching the Sweet Sixteen telecast at the Reynolds Center, TU fans (from left)Don Cave, Bryan Cave, Mitch Depasquale and Luke Imel celebrate the Hurricane's victory over Miami (Fla.). Check out the detailed 2000-01 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Roster and Stats for College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. In 2005, Street & Smith's named the University of Tulsa as the 59th best college basketball program of all time.[3]. Tulsa hired Bill Self away from Oral Roberts in 1997. University of Tulsa mens basketball media guide, pg. He and his wife, Cindy, have two children: daughter, Lauren, who graduated from KU in 2013 and is married to Hayden Browning, and son, Tyler, who played at Kansas from 2013-17. 6- at TCU, 7; 12- at Creighton, 7:05; 15- at Rice, 7:35; 20- San Jose State, 7:05; 22- Hawaii, 7:05; 24- Centenary, 7:05; 27- at UTEP, 8:05; 29- at Fresno State, 9. In the WAC Tournament championship game played in Fresno, California the Bulldogs defeated TU 75-72. 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. Wiggins was the second-ever Jayhawk to go No. Dec 16 @ Kansas, Tulsa (6-3) Loss vs. Kansas, 69-92, 10. It was under Swank that the color barrier was broken in the Tulsa basketball program. [6] In 1929, the program co-founded the Big Four Conference, which lasted five seasons. With Oklahoma and Oklahoma State, the Oklahoma Collegiate Conference was formed for the 19141915 season. Successful players to never make it to the NBA include Gary Collier, the 1994 MVC player of the year, Michael Scott, the 1989 and 1991 MVC defensive player of the year, and Willie Biles who led the MVC in scoring in both the 197273 and 19731974 seasons.[5]. Feb 19 @ San Jose State, Tulsa (25-2) Win vs. San Jose State, 64-56, 28. University of Tulsa boosters collaborated in an attempt to raise enough money to keep Self, who is believed to have made about $300,000 during the 1999-2000 season. In 1996-97, ORU registered a 21-7 mark and made the schools first postseason tournament appearance since 1983-84, receiving an invitation to the NIT. From left, Antonio Reed, Dante Swanson and David Shelton celebrate as the Hurricane record an NCAA second-round victory overCincinnati. All logos are the trademark & property of their owners and not Sports Reference LLC. We have tools and resources that can help you use sports data. I was afraid someone would get hurt. 6- at Western Illinois, 7:30; 8- at Chicago State, 4; 13- Missouri-Kansas City, 7:35; 15- Texas Pan-American, 7:35; 20- Oakland, 7:35; 22- Youngstown State, 7:35; 29- at Southern Utah, 7:35. The rivalry with Arkansas was enhanced with their hiring of Nolan Richardson away from Tulsa in 1985. Tulsa World file, For the 1999-2000 Golden Hurricane, former Booker T. Washington star Marcus Hill started in all 37 games and averaged 11.2 points. Copyright 2000-2023 Sports Reference LLC. Each of Selfs assistants went on to become a major-college head coach. Also, two teams that qualified as 10 seeds advanced to the Sweet Sixteen as Seton Hall in the East and Gonzaga in the West both advanced. Tony Heard, 6-0, Sr., OC John Marshall; David Shelton, 6-6, Jr., Cincinnati, Ohio; Kevin Johnson, 6-7, Fr., Missouri City, Texas; DeAngelo McDaniel, 6-9, So., OC John Marshall. Barnett has speculated that finances may be a reason when larger programs come calling, but he also "[does]n't know what the real philosophical reasons are. Tulsa Golden Hurricane Roster. Tulsa would participate in this conference for fifteen years, with occasional breaks. Six Tulsa players averaged at least 9.7 points. Tulsa World file, Tulsa's Tony Heard goes up for a shot against Cincinnati's Donald Little. The 1999-200 Hurricanes defining characteristic, however, was stifling defense. On March 26, 2000, as a four-point favorite, Tulsa was doomed by foul trouble and lost 59-55 to the Tar Heels. / Previously, the Golden Hurricane had played off-campus, using the Tulsa Convention Center from the mid 197677 season on. V Foundation Dick Vitale Gala Honoree 2013, Wayman Tisdale Humanitarian Award (USBWA) 2014, Mannie Jackson Basketballs Human Spirit Award (Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame) 2015, National Coach of the Year 2000, 2009, 2012, 2016, Naismith Coach of the Year Finalist (Atlanta Tipoff Club) 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2009, 2012, 2016, 2017, Conference Coach of the Year (9) 2000, 2006, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, Has coached 80 all-conference performers while at Kansas. Look at our second team: David Shelton, Antonio Reed, Dante Swanson, Kevin Johnson and Marqus Ledoux (who redshirted that season). Ive coached players who were faster or quicker, Self said. The highest seeded of the other three Final Four teams was Florida, who won the East Region as the fifth seed. In the final Sagarin computer rankings, TU was 11th. While Tubby Smith had driven TU to the Sweet Sixteen in 1994 and 1995, an Elite Eight run was unprecedented for the Golden Hurricane program. The 2000 NCAA Tournament was the last NCAA tournament with a 64-team bracket, prior to the introduction of the 65-team bracket in 2001 and later the current, 68-team bracket in 2011. Feb 1 @ TCU, Tulsa (14-7) Loss vs. TCU, 87-93, 22. It went 11 in its first season. Or write about sports? ; Reggie Tate, 6-4, Sr., OC John Marshall; Derrick Taylor, 6-5, Sr., Tulsa McLain; Marques Warrior, 6-1, Jr., Midwest City. 2000 * LSU (52-17) Skip Bertman: 6-5: Stanford: . 2 seed Iowa State, No. Schedules & rosters . Included are Academic All-Americans Cole Aldrich (2010) and Tyrel Reed (2011) with Aldrich being named the Academic All-American of the Year. Jan 11 @ San Jose State, Tulsa (10-5) Win vs. San Jose State, 63-57, 16. At Rhode Island, we decided to start Eric, Greg, Tony, Brandon and Marcus. Nov 29 @ St. Joseph's, Tulsa (4-0) Win vs. Saint Joseph's, 79-73, 5. Actually, Dante Swanson was faster than Eric and Antonio Reed was quicker than Eric, but at 6-foot-5, Eric was different. Tulsa World file, Injured Cincinnati star Kenyon Martin attempts a shot from the bench before the Tulsa-Cincinnati game in the NCAA Tournament's second round. : 32 Janson Lietzke 8 seed Wisconsin, No. The 2008 and 2022 Winged Foot Award recipient for winning the national title, Sporting News named Self its National Coach of the Year in 2000, 2009 and 2012. Privacy Policy 1999-00 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Men's Roster and Stats *AP did not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings. Dec 1 (Neutral), Tulsa (4-1) Win vs. Santa Clara, 65-59, 6. With that combination of everything, Eric would rank right at the top of all the guys Ive ever coached. Tulsa World file, Tulsa'sEric Coley scored 16 points as the Golden Hurricane defeated Cincinnati in a second-round NCAA Tournament game at Nashville, Tennessee. The next game, David would start (and) somebody else would come in off the bench. A has been a member of the NCAA Mens Basketball Rules Committee, the USA Basketball Competition Committee and board member for the National Association of Basketball Coaches. Tulsa Men's 1999-2000 Basketball Roster Charlie Davis, 6-7, Fr., Grand Prairie, Texas; Greg Harrington, 6-2, So., Carrollton, Texas; Eric Coley, 6-5, Sr., Eufaula . Twenty three Consecutive NCAA Tournament Appearances (55-21 record, 46-16 at Kansas). Member of the USA Basketball Competition Committee. Ive never coached anybody with stronger hands. In 25 of its 32 victories, Tulsa won by at least 10 points. (#7 seed in South)Won South First Round (89-62) versus #10 Nevada-Las Vegas A senior during the 1999-2000 season, Coley had signed with the Hurricane when Selfs predecessor, Steve Robinson, was the head coach. Self is one of only two active coaches (Rick Pitino) to have won multiple NCAA titles. The unprecedented number of players switching schools is mainly due to a unique . Josh Atkinson, 6-3, Fr., Tulsa East Central; Nonso Azubuike, 6-0, Fr., Tulsa Victory Christian; Jonathon Barnett, 5-11, Fr., Tulsa Victory Christian; Nathan Binam,6-3, Sr., Claremore; Evan Black, 5-9, Jr., Woodstock, Ga.; Paul Brandt, 6-11, Sr., Thousand Oaks, Calif. Kyan Brown, 6-7, Jr., Van Buren, Ark. Dec 2 @ Iowa, Tulsa (4-2) Loss vs. Iowa, 65-66, 7. MIKE SIMONS/Tulsa World file, TU's Brandon Kurtz is pressured by Miami defender Dwayne Wimbley. Feb 22 @ Rice, Tulsa (17-9) Loss vs. Rice, 56-59, 27. In summer 2018, he guided USA Basketball to a 6-0 record at the 2018 FIBA Americas U18 World Championships in Canada. [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. Clarence Iba, brother of Henry Iba, helped to springboard Tulsa to success when named the head coach in 1949. They are twice NIT champions, in 1981 and 2001, and were champions of the CBI in 2008. > Men's Basketball > 2000-01. Feb 18 @ Hawaii, Tulsa (24-2) Win vs. Hawaii, 75-61, 27. In addition, they have won two National Invitation Tournaments, in 1981 and 2001, and one CBI tournament.