2016 – 17 Tulsa Golden Hurricane men 's basketball team represented the University of Tulsa during the 2016 – 17 NCAA Division I men 's basketball season . The Golden Hurricane , led by third-year head coach Frank Haith , played their home games at the Reynolds Center in Tulsa , Oklahoma as members of the American Athletic Conference . They finished the season 15 – 17 , 8 – 10 in AAC play to finish in seventh place . They defeated Tulane in the first round of the AAC Tournament to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to Cincinnati
AAC Tournament
2017 American Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
2016–17 Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball team