Men's Basketball
Seals, Shea
Shea Seals
- Title:
- Assistant Coach
- Email:
- shea-seals@utulsa.edu
- Phone:
- 3132
Former Tulsa All-American Shea Seals is in his 10th year with the men’s basketball program, including his seventh year as an assistant coach following three seasons as TU’s Director of Player Development. He was promoted to assistant coach in June of 2015 and he joined the TU basketball staff in May 2012.
Since being promoted to assistant coach, the Hurricane has secured a record of 104 wins and 77 losses including 60 wins in the American Athletic Conference. Under Seals' guidance Tulsa has had 9 All-Conference selections and two Hurricane players continue their careers in the NBA, Shaquille Harrison (Phoenix Suns) and DaQuan Jeffries (Sacramento Kings). During the 2019-20 season the Golden Hurricane recorded their first American Athletic Conference regular season championship going 21-10, including 13-5 in conference play.
Before returning to Tulsa, Seals spent the previous seven years coaching high school basketball in the city of Tulsa, where his teams compiled an overall 130-45 record. Prior to his Tulsa appointment, he was the head basketball coach for five seasons at Booker T. Washington High School.
During his five seasons leading Booker T. Washington HS, Seals’ teams posted a 102-22 record, won state championships in 2010 and 2011, finished as the state runner-up in 2008 and was a state semifinalist in 2009. In 2011, the Hornets compiled a perfect 21-0 record en route to their second consecutive state championship, while earning a Rivals.com final high school national ranking of No. 22.
Previously, Seals coached for three seasons at his alma mater, Tulsa McLain High School. He spent the 2004-05 season as an assistant coach and took over as head coach a year later. Seals’ proceeded to lead the Titans to a two-year mark of 28-23 and a state quarterfinals appearance in 2006.
Before entering the coaching profession, Seals spent seven years in professional basketball. He began his career with the Los Angeles Lakers in 1997-98 before suffering an ACL injury in the summer after his rookie season. He played six years in Europe and Asia and one season in the NBA Development League.
Before staying in his hometown to play collegiately for the Golden Hurricane, Seals averaged 24.4 points and 8.0 rebounds and he was named the 1993 Oklahoma High School Player of the Year as a prep senior at McLain High School.
As a freshman in 1993-94, Seals made an immediate impact for the Hurricane by totaling 33 points, six steals, five assists, five rebounds and set a school record with seven 3-pointers in his first collegiate game. Seals was selected as the Missouri Valley Conference’s Most Outstanding Freshman and Newcomer of the Year and also earned Freshman All-America accolades by Basketball Times and Basketball Weekly. He averaged 16.8 points and grabbed 6.5 rebounds as a true freshman.
From there, Seals went on to become the school’s all-time scoring leader with 2,288 points, a mark that still stands today, while he also ranks near the top of the program’s all-time charts with 777 rebounds (4th), 388 assists (5th) and 222 steals (4th).
During his TU career, Seals was on Tulsa teams that compiled an overall 93-34 record, made four consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances, including two trips to the Sweet Sixteen, won two MVC regular season championships and one MVC Tournament title. In 1994, Seals led Tulsa to the school’s first-ever Sweet Sixteen in 1994 with wins over UCLA and Oklahoma State and duplicated that feat a year later with victories against Illinois and Old Dominion.
Seals earned first-team all-conference honors in his final three seasons, twice in the MVC and as a senior in the Western Athletic Conference. He went on to receive third-team Associated Press All-America merits as a senior and had his No. 21 jersey retired in his final home game at the conclusion of the 1996-97 campaign.
Seals earned his bachelor’s degree in social studies in 1997 from The University of Tulsa. He and his wife, Rosa, have four children: sons Jeval, Shea Ari, Shemar and daughter Viola.
Since being promoted to assistant coach, the Hurricane has secured a record of 104 wins and 77 losses including 60 wins in the American Athletic Conference. Under Seals' guidance Tulsa has had 9 All-Conference selections and two Hurricane players continue their careers in the NBA, Shaquille Harrison (Phoenix Suns) and DaQuan Jeffries (Sacramento Kings). During the 2019-20 season the Golden Hurricane recorded their first American Athletic Conference regular season championship going 21-10, including 13-5 in conference play.
Before returning to Tulsa, Seals spent the previous seven years coaching high school basketball in the city of Tulsa, where his teams compiled an overall 130-45 record. Prior to his Tulsa appointment, he was the head basketball coach for five seasons at Booker T. Washington High School.
During his five seasons leading Booker T. Washington HS, Seals’ teams posted a 102-22 record, won state championships in 2010 and 2011, finished as the state runner-up in 2008 and was a state semifinalist in 2009. In 2011, the Hornets compiled a perfect 21-0 record en route to their second consecutive state championship, while earning a Rivals.com final high school national ranking of No. 22.
Previously, Seals coached for three seasons at his alma mater, Tulsa McLain High School. He spent the 2004-05 season as an assistant coach and took over as head coach a year later. Seals’ proceeded to lead the Titans to a two-year mark of 28-23 and a state quarterfinals appearance in 2006.
Before entering the coaching profession, Seals spent seven years in professional basketball. He began his career with the Los Angeles Lakers in 1997-98 before suffering an ACL injury in the summer after his rookie season. He played six years in Europe and Asia and one season in the NBA Development League.
Before staying in his hometown to play collegiately for the Golden Hurricane, Seals averaged 24.4 points and 8.0 rebounds and he was named the 1993 Oklahoma High School Player of the Year as a prep senior at McLain High School.
As a freshman in 1993-94, Seals made an immediate impact for the Hurricane by totaling 33 points, six steals, five assists, five rebounds and set a school record with seven 3-pointers in his first collegiate game. Seals was selected as the Missouri Valley Conference’s Most Outstanding Freshman and Newcomer of the Year and also earned Freshman All-America accolades by Basketball Times and Basketball Weekly. He averaged 16.8 points and grabbed 6.5 rebounds as a true freshman.
From there, Seals went on to become the school’s all-time scoring leader with 2,288 points, a mark that still stands today, while he also ranks near the top of the program’s all-time charts with 777 rebounds (4th), 388 assists (5th) and 222 steals (4th).
During his TU career, Seals was on Tulsa teams that compiled an overall 93-34 record, made four consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances, including two trips to the Sweet Sixteen, won two MVC regular season championships and one MVC Tournament title. In 1994, Seals led Tulsa to the school’s first-ever Sweet Sixteen in 1994 with wins over UCLA and Oklahoma State and duplicated that feat a year later with victories against Illinois and Old Dominion.
Seals earned first-team all-conference honors in his final three seasons, twice in the MVC and as a senior in the Western Athletic Conference. He went on to receive third-team Associated Press All-America merits as a senior and had his No. 21 jersey retired in his final home game at the conclusion of the 1996-97 campaign.
Seals earned his bachelor’s degree in social studies in 1997 from The University of Tulsa. He and his wife, Rosa, have four children: sons Jeval, Shea Ari, Shemar and daughter Viola.
The seals File
Coaching Experience
16 years – Assistant Coach, Tulsa (2015-pres.); Director of Player Development, Tulsa (2012-15); Head Coach, McLain High School (Tulsa); (2005-07); Head Coach, Booker T. Washington High School (Tulsa) (2007-12)
Playing Experience
• 1997 All-American at Tulsa
• Tulsa all-time leading scorer
• NBA: 1997-98 Los Angeles Lakers
• Six years in Europe and Asia
Playing/Coaching Accolades
• Six NCAA Tournament Appearances (Four as player, two as coach)
• Two NCAA Sweet Sixteen Appearances
• American Athletic Conference Championship
• Two-time All-Missouri Valley Conference First Team
• All-Western Athletic Conference First Team
• Two OSSAA State Championships as Head Coach
Prominent Pupils
DaQuan Jeffries, Shaquille Harrison, James Woodard, Rashad Smith, Brandon Swannegan (Tulsa); Tyler Lockett, Juwan Parker, Korey Billbury,
Phabian Glasco, Dominique Alexander, Dante Barnett
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