Wednesday, January 14
Charlotte, N.C.
6 p.m.
Tulsa
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Tulsa Heads East to Take on Charlotte
1/13/2026 11:49:00 AM | Men's Basketball
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Tulsa starts a week on the road when they take on Charlotte on Wednesday in Halton Arena. The Golden Hurricane look to get back in the win column after dropping back-to-back games for the first time all season.
Date/Time: January 14, 2026 / 6 PM CT
Site: Charlotte, North Carolina
Arena: Halton Arena (9,105)
Radio: 99.5 FM KVOO Big Country, Learfield Network affiliates, and Varsity Network App
Talent: Bruce Howard (pxp) & J.R. Rollo (analyst)
Video: ESPN+
Talent: Bobby Rosinski (pxp) & Jobey Thomas (analyst)
History: Tulsa leads, 5-3
In Charlotte: Charlotte leads, 2-1
Streak: Won 2
MEDIA CENTRAL
STORY LINES
• David Green had been on fire over his last four games, averaging 23.8 points per game while shooting 33-of-46 (.717) from the field, 9-for-15 (.600) from three, and 20-of-25 (.800) from the free throw line. He's also averaging 6.0 rebounds and 1.0 blocks per game in that time frame.
• Tulsa's starting five of Barnstable, Behrend, Green, Popoola, and Riley leads the American at +/- at +64. That ranks them 18th in the country as a group per EvanMiya.com.
• Tulsa is one of 22 programs with 13 games with 80-plus points, High Point leads the country at 17.
• The program record for 80-plus point games is 21 set in 1983-84.
• Per KenPom, Tulsa is third in the country in three-point shooting at .405 percent against D1 opponents and fifth at the free throw line at .791.
• Tulsa leads the American Conference in point differential (16.1), field goal percentage (.486), three-point percentage (.389), threes per game (10.3), and free throw percentage (.786).
• Tulsa's four road games have been decided by a total of eight points, with three of them being decided by a single point.
• David Green and Miles Barnstable have been terrific away from the Reynolds Center. Both are averaging 15.8 points per game on the road. Barnstable is also shooting 12-for-27 (.444) from three while leading the team with 5.5 rebounds.
• Ade Popoola is 8-for-17 (.471) from three-point range on the road this season and averaging 9.3 points per game.
• With a win the Golden Hurricane will surpass last season's win total and match last season's road win total.
SERIES HISTORY
• This is the 9th meeting between the programs.
• Tulsa has won the last two in the series, both in Tulsa by a combined eight points.
• The Golden Hurricane won the first three in the series, the Charlotte won three, followed by the last two by Tulsa.
• Eric Konkol is 8-3 against Charlotte.
SCOUTING THE OPPONENT
• Charlotte is 9-8 but is 3-1 in conference play, winning three straight.
• The 49ers have won five of their last six with the only defeat coming to Temple, 76-73.
• Ben Bradford leads the offense, averaging 13.4 points per game.
• Charlotte is last in the American in turnover margin at -1.47 and are second to last in field goal defense (.447).
SEASON NOTABLES
• Head coach Eric Konkol reached 200 wins for his career in a 97-48 win over Rice.
• Tulsa won the Mayor's Cup 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.
• The Golden Hurricane won their first in-season tournament, the Acrisure Holiday Invitational, since 2002 with a 63-60 victory over Northern Iowa.
• The Golden Hurricane have played three one-point games this season, with two in back-to-back games (Oral Roberts and Kansas State). It was the team's first back-to-back one-point finishes since 2011. The team is 2-1 in one-point games this season. It's the team's most one-point games since 2008-09.
• Tulsa's 117-point performance against UAPB set a new Reynolds Center facility record for points in a game. It was the ninth-most points in a game in school history and is the program's first game with 115-plus points since 2000.
• Three opponents on the schedule are new to the Golden Hurricane men's basketball program, Oklahoma Christian, Manhattan Christian, and Denver.
• Tulsa received their highest ever NET ranking in the first batch of rankings, released on Dec. 1 at No. 27 in the country. The program's previous high was No. 52 back in 2020-21. Last season the Golden Hurricane finished ranked No. 271.
• Tulsa's 10-game winning streak was the program's longest since the 2014-15 season when they won 12 straight. It was the longest winning streak of head coach Eric Konkol's career.
• Tulsa went undefeated in the month of December. It was the team's first perfect month since January 2015 when the Golden Hurricane went 7-0 as part of that 12-game winning streak. The program last went undefeated in the month of December in 1983 when Nolan Richardson's squad went 7-0 before finishing the season 27-4.
• Tulsa's 97-48 win over Rice to open American Conference play was the team's largest ever margin of victory in an American Conference game and the second largest ever in a conference game in league history. Tulsa shot 13-of-19 (.684) from three-point range, the best mark in Reynolds Center history.
• Tulsa is 4-0 in coaches challenges this season.
OVER 80
• Tulsa got off to a terrific start offensively, scoring 80+ points in each of the first six contests.
• It was the program's longest such streak since the 2001-02 season, a streak of seven games. That team would score 80+ points 19 times.
• The program's single season record is 21 times, set back in 1983-84, under head coach Nolan Richardson.
• Tulsa has averaged 80 or more points in a season 14 times but not since 2001-02.
• Tulsa has three games scoring 100-plus points this season, their most 100-point performances in a year since 1995-96.
• Last season the Golden Hurricane scored 80-plus points 10 times, already surpassing that total with 13.
• Tulsa's top five scoring seasons by points per game with head coach and final record:
• 1983-84 (Nolan Ricardson, 27-4) - 90.8
• 2025-26 (Eric Konkol, 13-2) - 87.8*
• 1972-73 (Ken Hayes, 18-8) - 85.3
• 1970-71 (Ken Hayes, 17-9) - 84.2
• 1993-94 (Tubby Smith, 23-8) - 83.4
SPREADING THE LOVE
• Tulsa has had at least 15 assists in 12 of 16 games of the season. The Golden Hurricane reached that mark just 12 times last season.
• Thrice this season Tulsa has had at least 20 assists in a game, tying a school record also set in 1993-94, 2015-16, 2018-19, and 2020-21.
• Tulsa has assisted on .559 of made field goals this season, 255-of-456.
LONGEVITY IN THE LEAGUE
• Head coach Eric Konkol is in his fourth season with the Golden Hurricane.
• Konkol entered 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.
EFFICIENT OFFENSE
• Tulsa's starting five of Barnstable, Behrend, Green, Popoola, and Riley leads the American at +/- at +64.
• Per KenPom, Tulsa is third in the country in three-point shooting at .405 percent against D1 opponents and fifth at the free throw line at .791.
• Tulsa is 27th in the country in points per game (87.8), 24th in scoring margin (16.3), 16th in three-point percentage (.389), 7th in free throw percentage (.786), and tied for 35th with 10.3 threes per game.
• The Golden Hurricane bench has been terrific, averaging 30.1 points per game, the 56th best mark in the country. Only Memphis (33.5) averages more in the American.
• Tulsa leads the American Conference in point differential (16.1), field goal percentage (.486), three-point percentage (.389), threes per game (10.3), and free throw percentage (.786).
• All 10 regulars in the Golden Hurricane rotation have had at least one game with 10 or more points.
DOING IT DEFENSIVELY TOO
• While the offense is receiving the headlines, the Tulsa defense has been strong this season too.
• Tulsa is allowing just 70.1 points per game, the fourth fewest in the American Conference and 128th in the country.
• They are holding opponents to a .421 shooting percentage, fifth in the American and just outside the top 100 in the country.
LAST TIME OUT
• Tulsa had a 7-game home winning streak snapped by South Florida, 93-78.
• David Green was huge offensively with a career-high 34 points on 10-of-15 shooting from the field, 4-of-7 from three, and 10-of-12 from the free throw line. He also added 8 rebounds and a block.
• Miles Barnstable had 14 points, 4 rebounds, and 4 assists while Tylen Riley had 10 points.
UP NEXT
• Tulsa starts a wraps up a week on the road at UAB on Sunday afternoon with a 2 p.m. CT tip.
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.
Date/Time: January 14, 2026 / 6 PM CT
Site: Charlotte, North Carolina
Arena: Halton Arena (9,105)
Radio: 99.5 FM KVOO Big Country, Learfield Network affiliates, and Varsity Network App
Talent: Bruce Howard (pxp) & J.R. Rollo (analyst)
Video: ESPN+
Talent: Bobby Rosinski (pxp) & Jobey Thomas (analyst)
History: Tulsa leads, 5-3
In Charlotte: Charlotte leads, 2-1
Streak: Won 2
MEDIA CENTRAL
STORY LINES
• David Green had been on fire over his last four games, averaging 23.8 points per game while shooting 33-of-46 (.717) from the field, 9-for-15 (.600) from three, and 20-of-25 (.800) from the free throw line. He's also averaging 6.0 rebounds and 1.0 blocks per game in that time frame.
• Tulsa's starting five of Barnstable, Behrend, Green, Popoola, and Riley leads the American at +/- at +64. That ranks them 18th in the country as a group per EvanMiya.com.
• Tulsa is one of 22 programs with 13 games with 80-plus points, High Point leads the country at 17.
• The program record for 80-plus point games is 21 set in 1983-84.
• Per KenPom, Tulsa is third in the country in three-point shooting at .405 percent against D1 opponents and fifth at the free throw line at .791.
• Tulsa leads the American Conference in point differential (16.1), field goal percentage (.486), three-point percentage (.389), threes per game (10.3), and free throw percentage (.786).
• Tulsa's four road games have been decided by a total of eight points, with three of them being decided by a single point.
• David Green and Miles Barnstable have been terrific away from the Reynolds Center. Both are averaging 15.8 points per game on the road. Barnstable is also shooting 12-for-27 (.444) from three while leading the team with 5.5 rebounds.
• Ade Popoola is 8-for-17 (.471) from three-point range on the road this season and averaging 9.3 points per game.
• With a win the Golden Hurricane will surpass last season's win total and match last season's road win total.
SERIES HISTORY
• This is the 9th meeting between the programs.
• Tulsa has won the last two in the series, both in Tulsa by a combined eight points.
• The Golden Hurricane won the first three in the series, the Charlotte won three, followed by the last two by Tulsa.
• Eric Konkol is 8-3 against Charlotte.
SCOUTING THE OPPONENT
• Charlotte is 9-8 but is 3-1 in conference play, winning three straight.
• The 49ers have won five of their last six with the only defeat coming to Temple, 76-73.
• Ben Bradford leads the offense, averaging 13.4 points per game.
• Charlotte is last in the American in turnover margin at -1.47 and are second to last in field goal defense (.447).
SEASON NOTABLES
• Head coach Eric Konkol reached 200 wins for his career in a 97-48 win over Rice.
• Tulsa won the Mayor's Cup 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.
• The Golden Hurricane won their first in-season tournament, the Acrisure Holiday Invitational, since 2002 with a 63-60 victory over Northern Iowa.
• The Golden Hurricane have played three one-point games this season, with two in back-to-back games (Oral Roberts and Kansas State). It was the team's first back-to-back one-point finishes since 2011. The team is 2-1 in one-point games this season. It's the team's most one-point games since 2008-09.
• Tulsa's 117-point performance against UAPB set a new Reynolds Center facility record for points in a game. It was the ninth-most points in a game in school history and is the program's first game with 115-plus points since 2000.
• Three opponents on the schedule are new to the Golden Hurricane men's basketball program, Oklahoma Christian, Manhattan Christian, and Denver.
• Tulsa received their highest ever NET ranking in the first batch of rankings, released on Dec. 1 at No. 27 in the country. The program's previous high was No. 52 back in 2020-21. Last season the Golden Hurricane finished ranked No. 271.
• Tulsa's 10-game winning streak was the program's longest since the 2014-15 season when they won 12 straight. It was the longest winning streak of head coach Eric Konkol's career.
• Tulsa went undefeated in the month of December. It was the team's first perfect month since January 2015 when the Golden Hurricane went 7-0 as part of that 12-game winning streak. The program last went undefeated in the month of December in 1983 when Nolan Richardson's squad went 7-0 before finishing the season 27-4.
• Tulsa's 97-48 win over Rice to open American Conference play was the team's largest ever margin of victory in an American Conference game and the second largest ever in a conference game in league history. Tulsa shot 13-of-19 (.684) from three-point range, the best mark in Reynolds Center history.
• Tulsa is 4-0 in coaches challenges this season.
OVER 80
• Tulsa got off to a terrific start offensively, scoring 80+ points in each of the first six contests.
• It was the program's longest such streak since the 2001-02 season, a streak of seven games. That team would score 80+ points 19 times.
• The program's single season record is 21 times, set back in 1983-84, under head coach Nolan Richardson.
• Tulsa has averaged 80 or more points in a season 14 times but not since 2001-02.
• Tulsa has three games scoring 100-plus points this season, their most 100-point performances in a year since 1995-96.
• Last season the Golden Hurricane scored 80-plus points 10 times, already surpassing that total with 13.
• Tulsa's top five scoring seasons by points per game with head coach and final record:
• 1983-84 (Nolan Ricardson, 27-4) - 90.8
• 2025-26 (Eric Konkol, 13-2) - 87.8*
• 1972-73 (Ken Hayes, 18-8) - 85.3
• 1970-71 (Ken Hayes, 17-9) - 84.2
• 1993-94 (Tubby Smith, 23-8) - 83.4
SPREADING THE LOVE
• Tulsa has had at least 15 assists in 12 of 16 games of the season. The Golden Hurricane reached that mark just 12 times last season.
• Thrice this season Tulsa has had at least 20 assists in a game, tying a school record also set in 1993-94, 2015-16, 2018-19, and 2020-21.
• Tulsa has assisted on .559 of made field goals this season, 255-of-456.
LONGEVITY IN THE LEAGUE
• Head coach Eric Konkol is in his fourth season with the Golden Hurricane.
• Konkol entered 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.
EFFICIENT OFFENSE
• Tulsa's starting five of Barnstable, Behrend, Green, Popoola, and Riley leads the American at +/- at +64.
• Per KenPom, Tulsa is third in the country in three-point shooting at .405 percent against D1 opponents and fifth at the free throw line at .791.
• Tulsa is 27th in the country in points per game (87.8), 24th in scoring margin (16.3), 16th in three-point percentage (.389), 7th in free throw percentage (.786), and tied for 35th with 10.3 threes per game.
• The Golden Hurricane bench has been terrific, averaging 30.1 points per game, the 56th best mark in the country. Only Memphis (33.5) averages more in the American.
• Tulsa leads the American Conference in point differential (16.1), field goal percentage (.486), three-point percentage (.389), threes per game (10.3), and free throw percentage (.786).
• All 10 regulars in the Golden Hurricane rotation have had at least one game with 10 or more points.
DOING IT DEFENSIVELY TOO
• While the offense is receiving the headlines, the Tulsa defense has been strong this season too.
• Tulsa is allowing just 70.1 points per game, the fourth fewest in the American Conference and 128th in the country.
• They are holding opponents to a .421 shooting percentage, fifth in the American and just outside the top 100 in the country.
LAST TIME OUT
• Tulsa had a 7-game home winning streak snapped by South Florida, 93-78.
• David Green was huge offensively with a career-high 34 points on 10-of-15 shooting from the field, 4-of-7 from three, and 10-of-12 from the free throw line. He also added 8 rebounds and a block.
• Miles Barnstable had 14 points, 4 rebounds, and 4 assists while Tylen Riley had 10 points.
UP NEXT
• Tulsa starts a wraps up a week on the road at UAB on Sunday afternoon with a 2 p.m. CT tip.
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.
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