Tulsa's basketball program dates to 1907, and the Golden Hurricane have been a consistent mid-major contender. Under coaches like Nolan Richardson, Tubby Smith, and Bill Self, Tulsa made multiple NCAA Tournament appearances and deep runs.
The "Golden Hurricane" name originated in 1922 when a sports commentator said the football team "rolled over opponents like a hurricane." The singular form is intentional.
Reaching the 2000 Elite Eight as a 7-seed under coach Bill Self, beating UNLV, upsetting No. 2 seed Cincinnati, and defeating Miami before falling to North Carolina.
Tulsa served as a launching pad for legendary coaches — Nolan Richardson, Tubby Smith, and Bill Self all coached at Tulsa before leading programs to NCAA Championships elsewhere.
The Tulsa Golden Hurricane compete in the AAC and hold an all-time record of 1554–1267 (.551 winning percentage) across 112 recorded seasons dating back to 1913-14.
| Season | Record | Conference | Coach | AP peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 26-7 | 13-5 (American) | Eric Konkol | |
| 2024-25 | 13-20 | 6-12 (AAC) | Eric Konkol | |
| 2023-24 | 16-15 | 7-11 (AAC) | Eric Konkol | |
| 2022-23 | 5-25 | 1-17 (AAC) | Eric Konkol | |
| 2021-22 | 11-20 | 4-14 (AAC) | Frank Haith | |
| 2020-21 | 11-12 | 7-9 (AAC) | Frank Haith | |
| 2019-20 | 21-10 | 13-5 (AAC) | Frank Haith | |
| 2018-19 | 18-14 | 8-10 (AAC) | Frank Haith | |
| 2017-18 | 19-12 | 12-6 (AAC) | Frank Haith | |
| 2016-17 | 15-17 | 8-10 (AAC) | Frank Haith | |
| 2015-16 | 20-12 | 12-6 (AAC) | Frank Haith | |
| 2014-15 | 23-11 | 14-4 (AAC) | Frank Haith | |
| 2013-14 | 21-13 | 13-3 (CUSA) | Danny Manning | |
| 2012-13 | 17-16 | 8-8 (CUSA) | Danny Manning | |
| 2011-12 | 17-14 | 10-6 (CUSA) | Doug Wojcik | |
| 2010-11 | 19-13 | 11-5 (CUSA) | Doug Wojcik | |
| 2009-10 | 23-12 | 10-6 (CUSA) | Doug Wojcik | |
| 2008-09 | 25-11 | 12-4 (CUSA) | Doug Wojcik | |
| 2007-08 | 25-14 | 8-8 (CUSA) | Doug Wojcik | |
| 2006-07 | 20-11 | 9-7 (CUSA) | Doug Wojcik | |
| 2005-06 | 11-17 | 6-8 (CUSA) | Doug Wojcik | |
| 2004-05 | 9-20 | 5-13 (WAC) | John Phillips,Pooh Williamson | |
| 2003-04 | 9-20 | 5-13 (WAC) | John Phillips | |
| 2002-03 | 23-10 | 12-6 (WAC) | John Phillips | AP #17 |
| 2001-02 | 27-7 | 15-3 (WAC) | John Phillips | |
| 2000-01 | 26-11 | 10-6 (WAC) | Buzz Peterson | |
| 1999-00 | 32-5 | 12-2 (WAC) | Bill Self | AP #12 |
| 1998-99 | 23-10 | 9-5 (WAC) | Bill Self | |
| 1997-98 | 19-12 | 9-5 (WAC) | Bill Self | |
| 1996-97 | 24-10 | 12-4 (WAC) | Steve Robinson | AP #21 |
| 1995-96 | 22-8 | 12-6 (MVC) | Steve Robinson | AP #25 |
| 1994-95 | 24-8 | 15-3 (MVC) | Tubby Smith | |
| 1993-94 | 23-8 | 15-3 (MVC) | Tubby Smith | |
| 1992-93 | 15-14 | 10-8 (MVC) | Tubby Smith | |
| 1991-92 | 17-13 | 12-6 (MVC) | Tubby Smith | |
| 1990-91 | 18-12 | 10-6 (MVC) | J.D. Barnett | |
| 1989-90 | 17-13 | 9-5 (MVC) | J.D. Barnett | |
| 1988-89 | 18-13 | 10-4 (MVC) | J.D. Barnett | |
| 1987-88 | 8-20 | 4-10 (MVC) | J.D. Barnett | |
| 1986-87 | 22-8 | 11-3 (MVC) | J.D. Barnett | |
| 1985-86 | 23-9 | 10-6 (MVC) | J.D. Barnett | |
| 1984-85 | 23-8 | 12-4 (MVC) | Nolan Richardson | AP #12 |
| 1983-84 | 27-4 | 13-3 (MVC) | Nolan Richardson | AP #9 |
| 1982-83 | 19-12 | 11-7 (MVC) | Nolan Richardson | AP #19 |
| 1981-82 | 24-6 | 12-4 (MVC) | Nolan Richardson | AP #6 |
| 1980-81 | 26-7 | 11-5 (MVC) | Nolan Richardson | |
| 1979-80 | 8-19 | 5-11 (MVC) | Bill Franey,Jim King | |
| 1978-79 | 13-14 | 7-9 (MVC) | Jim King | |
| 1977-78 | 9-18 | 7-9 (MVC) | Jim King | |
| 1975-76 | 9-18 | 4-8 (MVC) | Jim King | |
| 1974-75 | 15-14 | 5-9 (MVC) | Ken Hayes | |
| 1973-74 | 18-8 | 7-6 (MVC) | Ken Hayes | |
| 1972-73 | 18-8 | 10-4 (MVC) | Ken Hayes | |
| 1971-72 | 15-11 | 5-9 (MVC) | Ken Hayes | |
| 1970-71 | 17-9 | 8-6 (MVC) | Ken Hayes | |
| 1969-70 | 15-11 | 8-8 (MVC) | Ken Hayes | |
| 1968-69 | 19-8 | 11-5 (MVC) | Ken Hayes | AP #7 |
| 1967-68 | 11-12 | 5-11 (MVC) | Joe Swank | |
| 1966-67 | 19-8 | 10-4 (MVC) | Joe Swank | |
| 1965-66 | 16-13 | 6-8 (MVC) | Joe Swank | |
| 1964-65 | 14-11 | 7-7 (MVC) | Joe Swank | |
| 1963-64 | 10-15 | 2-10 (MVC) | Joe Swank | |
| 1962-63 | 17-8 | 5-7 (MVC) | Joe Swank | |
| 1961-62 | 7-19 | 4-8 (MVC) | Joe Swank | |
| 1960-61 | 8-17 | 2-10 (MVC) | Joe Swank | |
| 1959-60 | 9-17 | 5-9 (MVC) | Clarence Iba | |
| 1958-59 | 10-15 | 2-12 (MVC) | Clarence Iba | |
| 1957-58 | 7-19 | 4-10 (MVC) | Clarence Iba | |
| 1956-57 | 8-17 | 5-9 (MVC) | Clarence Iba | |
| 1955-56 | 16-10 | 4-8 (MVC) | Clarence Iba | AP #15 |
| 1954-55 | 21-7 | 8-2 (MVC) | Clarence Iba | AP #15 |
| 1953-54 | 15-14 | 5-5 (MVC) | Clarence Iba | |
| 1952-53 | 15-10 | 5-5 (MVC) | Clarence Iba | AP #8 |
| 1951-52 | 14-10 | 5-5 (MVC) | Clarence Iba | |
| 1950-51 | 10-17 | 4-10 (MVC) | Clarence Iba | |
| 1949-50 | 12-11 | 3-9 (MVC) | Clarence Iba | |
| 1948-49 | 4-20 | 0-10 (MVC) | John Garrison | |
| 1947-48 | 7-16 | 2-8 (MVC) | John Garrison | |
| 1946-47 | 5-19 | 3-9 (MVC) | Don Shields | |
| 1945-46 | 6-12 | 3-9 (MVC) | Don Shields | |
| 1944-45 | 4-8 | MVC | Paul Alyea | |
| 1943-44 | 5-3 | MVC | Woody West | |
| 1942-43 | 0-10 | 0-10 (MVC) | W.S. Milligan | |
| 1941-42 | 3-13 | 3-7 (MVC) | Tex Ryon | |
| 1940-41 | 12-9 | 7-5 (MVC) | Jack Sterett | |
| 1939-40 | 12-15 | 5-7 (MVC) | Tex Ryon | |
| 1938-39 | 15-8 | 8-6 (MVC) | Chet Benefiel | |
| 1937-38 | 12-10 | 8-6 (MVC) | Chet Benefiel | |
| 1936-37 | 9-9 | 4-8 (MVC) | Chet Benefiel | |
| 1935-36 | 6-14 | 3-9 (MVC) | Chet Benefiel | |
| 1934-35 | 6-10 | 3-9 (MVC) | Chet Benefiel | |
| 1933-34 | 6-8 | Ind | Chet Benefiel | |
| 1932-33 | 11-6 | Ind | Chet Benefiel | |
| 1931-32 | 10-7 | Ind | Oliver Hodge | |
| 1930-31 | 10-4 | Ind | Oliver Hodge | |
| 1929-30 | 2-6 | Ind | J.B. Miller | |
| 1928-29 | 2-11 | Ind | J.B. Miller | |
| 1927-28 | 2-12 | Ind | J.B. Miller | |
| 1926-27 | 3-6 | Ind | J.B. Miller | |
| 1925-26 | 7-10 | Ind | J.B. Miller | |
| 1924-25 | 13-8 | Ind | Howard Acher | |
| 1923-24 | 2-1 | Ind | Howard Acher | |
| 1922-23 | 1-3 | Ind | Howard Acher | |
| 1921-22 | 14-4 | Ind | Francis Schmidt | |
| 1920-21 | 18-2 | Ind | Francis Schmidt | |
| 1919-20 | 16-3 | Ind | Francis Schmidt | |
| 1918-19 | 5-3 | Ind | Francis Schmidt | |
| 1917-18 | 1-5 | Ind | Hal Mefford | |
| 1916-17 | 11-7 | Ind | Francis Schmidt | |
| 1915-16 | 9-7 | Ind | Francis Schmidt | |
| 1914-15 | 6-3 | Ind | Forest Rees | |
| 1913-14 | 3-2 | Ind | Harvey Allen |
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Top 100 by all-time D1 wins. Verified against the NCAA record book — and tiered so you can argue properly.
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