TULSA, Okla. — The University of Tulsa men's basketball team will open its fourth season in the American Athletic Conference at 4 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 28, when it will host ECU at the Donald W. Reynolds Center.
The Golden Hurricane (7-5) went 5-1 at home during non-conference action and will look to improve that mark against the Pirates (6-5), who will be playing just their second game away from home this season. TU is 51-47 all-time in conference openers, including a 2-1 mark since it joined The American.
Junior Etou leads TU and ranks fourth in the conference at 18.