Tulsa Takes on Kansas State on Monday Night in Manhattan

Monday, November 17

Manhattan, Kan.

7 p.m.

Tulsa

Kansas State

Tulsa Takes on Kansas State on Monday Night in Manhattan

11/16/2025 1:37:00 PM | Men's Basketball

MANHATTAN, Kan. — The Tulsa men's basketball team heads north to take on Kansas State in the team's first true road test of the 2025-26 season. The game is the 10^th all-time meeting between the schools who are both 3-0 on the year.

Date/Time: November 17, 2025 / 7 PM
Site: Manhattan, Kansas
Arena: Bramlage Coliseum (11,000)
Radio: 99.5 FM Big Country, Learfield Network affiliates, and Varsity Network App
Talent: Bruce Howard (pxp) & J.R. Rollo (analyst)
Video: ESPN+
Social Updates: @TUMBasketball | #ReignCane
History: Tulsa leads, 7-2
At Kansas State: Tulsa leads, 3-2

STORY LINES
• The Golden Hurricane are coming off a thrilling, 88-87, win over Oral Roberts in the Mayor's Cup on Wednesday. David Green and Miles Barnstable each scored 21 points while Tylen Riley added 16 in the effort. The game saw 19 lead changes and 15 ties before Riley's free throw with 1.0 seconds remaining sealed the victory.
• It was Tulsa's second straight win in the Mayor's Cup.
• Tulsa won the game despite Oral Roberts shooting .500 percent from the field and making 14 threes. Since the 2004-05 season per Stathead, it is Tulsa's first road win in which the opponent shot .500 percent or better from the field and made 10 or more threes.
• Last season, teams were 839-13 (.985) at home, shooting .500 percent or better from the field, and made more than 10 threes.
• It was just the fifth such win for the Golden Hurricane in that same time span, beating South Florida (Jan. 31, 2015), Central Arkansas (Nov. 14, 2015), Ohio (Nov. 20, 2015), and Arkansas - Pine Bluff (Nov. 9, 2024).
• It is the third year in a row that the Golden Hurricane have started 3-0. A win would match the 2023-24 season for the best start in the Konkol era.
• Tulsa is third in the American in scoring offense at 90.0 points per game.
• The Golden Hurricane are 16th in the country with 32.3 free throw attempts per game. They're third in the American Conference with a .742 free throw percentage.

SCOUTING THE OPPONENT
• The Golden Hurricane take on Kansas State for the first time since 2019 when the teams met in Manhattan.
• Kansas State is coming off a 99-96 home win over Cal on Thursday.
• The Wildcats have scored at least 93 points in all three games this season.
• They are led offensively by former Golden Hurricane P.J. Haggerty. Haggerty won American Conference Freshman of the Year as a member of the Golden Hurricane in 2023-24.

SERIES HISTORY
• Tulsa leads the all-time series 7-2, with both defeats by a combined eight points.
• Four of the last five in the series have been decided by 10 or fewer points.
• Tulsa had won three in a row in the series before Kansas State won 69-67 on Dec. 29, 2019 in Manhattan. The Golden Hurricane held the lead with 2:23 but a 5-0 run by Kansas State sealed the game.

GETTING TO THE CHARITY STRIPE
• Tulsa has gotten to the free throw line 97 times this season, 32.3 times per game.
• Their 24.0 made free throws per game are currently 17th in the nation.
• Last season the Golden Hurricane only made 13.0 free throws per game, last in the American, and 19.5 attempts per game, 11th in the American.

SPREADING THE LOVE
• Tulsa has had at least 15 assists in each of the first three games of the season. The Golden Hurricane reached that mark 12 times last season.
• Tulsa's 17.0 assists per game are fourth in the American Conference. Memphis leads the league at 18.5 per game.
• Tulsa has assisted on .600 of made field goals this season, 51-of-85.

LONGEVITY IN THE LEAGUE
• Head coach Eric Konkol enters his fourth season with the Golden Hurricane.
• Konkol enters the year tied for the fourth-longest tenured coach in the American Conference.
• Only Penny Hardaway (Memphis, 8th season), Ron Hunter (Tulane, 7th season), and Andy Kennedy (UAB, 6th season) have been in the league longer.
• East Carolina head coach, and former Tulsa assistant, Michael Scwartz, is also entering his fourth season leading his program.

FIRST TIMERS
• Three opponents on the schedule are new to the Golden Hurricane men's basketball program.
• Tulsa plays Oklahoma Christian, Manhattan Christian, and Denver for the first time ever this season, all at the Reynolds Center.

NEW LOOK ROSTER
• The Golden Hurricane roster features 11 newcomers in 2025-26, 8 transfers and 3 freshmen.
• David Green headlines the group after two stellar seasons at Rhode Island, where he averaged 14.2 points per game the last two seasons. Green previously played for Eric Konkol back in 2021-22 at Louisiana Tech where he averaged 7.2 points and 3.0 rebounds off the bench in Konkol's final season in Ruston.
• Miles Barnstable is a scoring threat anywhere on the floor. After starting his collegiate career at DIII Wisconsin-Whitewater, Barnstable has scored 1,449 points entering his senior season. Last season he was the Summit League Newcomer of the Year and All-Conference First Team at St. Thomas.
• Myles Rigsby and Terrance Ford Jr. bring a championship pedigree to the roster after transferring from the Sun Belt Conference. Rigsby's Troy Trojans defeated Ford's Arkansas State Red Wolves in the SBC Championships last season to punch their ticket to the NCAA Tournament after the two sides were part of a four-way tie for the regular season crown.
• Romad Dean is a veteran presence after spending 3 seasons at Fordham. The senior started 32 games last season, averaging 6.9 points and 5.6 rebounds and shooting .342 from deep.
• From the JUCO level, Ade Popoola is a scoring threat after averaging 18.6 points a year ago. He was ranked the No. 7 JUCO transfer by Rivals and the No. 11 JUCO transfer by JUCOrecruiting.com.
• Doryan Onwuchekwa brings depth to the post after grabbing 4.9 boards in just 18.2 minutes of action last year at Georgia Tech while local product Carter Benton transfers from Pacific, appearing in 19 games for the Tigers last season.
• TU's roster will also feature 3 true freshmen. KJ Martin Jr. joined the team last spring after graduating high school early but did not appear in a game. Jaylen Lawal joins the team as a 3-star recruit out of high school while Leon Sifferlin joins the roster with international experience from France.

BACK ON THE BENCH
• Three players return who saw game action last season to the Golden Hurricane.
• Ian Smikle headlines the returners for the Golden Hurricane. Last season the West Palm Beach, Florida native earned American Conference All-Freshman Team honors after averaging 5.5 points and 5.5 rebounds. Last season he pulled down 183 rebounds, the third most by a freshman in program history.
• Tyler Behrend and Cal Conroy also saw action last season for the Golden Hurricane. Behrend appeared in 16 games, averaging 1.2 points and 1.1 rebounds while Conroy saw time in 2 contests.

LAST TIME OUT
• Tulsa retained the Mayor's Cup for the second year in a row behind a 88-87 win at Oral Roberts on Wednesday.
• Three players scored in double figures, with David Green and Miles Barnstable each scoring 21, while Tylen Riley added 16.
• The game saw 19 lead changes, with ORU holding the largest lead of the game at just eight points. Tulsa never led by more than three points.
• Riley clinched the game with a free throw with 1.0 seconds remaining before Oral Robert's last second heave came up short.

UP NEXT
• Tulsa returns to the Reynolds Center to host Austin Peay on November 21 at 7 p.m.

Single Game Tickets on Sale
Single game tickets are on sale now, with prices starting at $15 a game. Season tickets are still on sale starting at $99 per seat. For more information or to purchase tickets, contact the ticket office at tuticketoffice@utulsa.edu or 918-631-4688 or visit HERE.

Visit www.TulsaHurricane.com for the latest news and information on the men's basketball program. Fans can also follow the team on X, Facebook and Instagram.