The 2019–20 Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball team represented the

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during the

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. The Golden Hurricane, led by sixth-year head coach

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, played their home games at the

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as members of the

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. They finished the season 21–10, 13–5 in AAC play to finish in a three-way tie for first place. Frank Haith was named AAC Coach of the Year for the season. Due to tiebreaking rules, they received the No. 3 seed in the AAC tournament, which was canceled due to the ongoing

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. Shortly thereafter, the NCAA Tournament and all postseason tournaments were canceled, effectively ending Tulsa's season.

Previous season

The Golden Hurricane finished the 2018–19 season 18–14, 8–10 in AAC play to finish in a tie for seventh place. They lost in the first round of the AAC tournament to SMU.

Offseason

Departures

Incoming transfers

2019 recruiting class

2020 recruiting class

Roster

Schedule and results

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Awards and honors

American Athletic Conference honors

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: Frank Haith *Sixth Man of the Year: Martins Igbanu

All-AAC First Team

*Martins Igbanu

All-AAC Third Team

*Brandon Rachal

Player of the Week

*Week 2: Brandon Rachal *Week 11: Brandon Rachal *Week 12: Martins Igbanu *Week 13: Elijah Joiner Source

References

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