But that group of kids at Tulsa they did so much for me. Hide/Show Additional Information For Iciss Tillis After having eliminated UNLV and Cincinnati in the South Regionals first two rounds at Nashville, Tennessee, the seventh-seeded Hurricane traveled to Austin, Texas, for a Sweet Sixteen date with the Miami Hurricanes. In the WAC Tournament championship game played in Fresno, California the Bulldogs defeated TU 75-72. The 2012 Naismith and Adolph Rupp National Coach of the Year as well, Self is an eight-time finalist for the Naismith honor (2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2009, 2012, 2016, 2017). Nov 17, Tulsa (2-1) Win vs. North Texas, 89-71, 4. Four weeks after winning UConn's fifth NCAA men's basketball championship, coach Dan Hurley and Andre Jackson Jr. got to celebrate the experience at Citi Field on Monday afternoon. In Selfs first season in Champaign, the Illini advanced to the NCAA Tournament Elite Eight. Tulsa World file, For the 1999-2000 Golden Hurricane, former Booker T. Washington star Marcus Hill started in all 37 games and averaged 11.2 points. Led by head coach Bill Self, they finished the season 325 overall and 122 in conference play to finish atop the WAC standings. He was an amazing athlete.. Enter your information to receive emails about offers, promotions from NCAA.com and our partners. Tulsa hired Bill Self away from Oral Roberts in 1997. Look at our second team: David Shelton, Antonio Reed, Dante Swanson, Kevin Johnson and Marqus Ledoux (who redshirted that season). The SPORTS REFERENCE and STATHEAD trademarks are owned exclusively by Sports Reference LLC. It began on March 16, 2000, and ended with the championship game on April 3 in Indianapolis, Indiana at the RCA Dome. My TU guys believed they could beat anybody, Self said during a recent visit to Tulsa. Tulsa World file, Tulsa's Eric Coley drives past Cincinnati's Jermaine Tate. While Self was at KU, the Jayhawks went 35-4 and advanced to the Final Four in Dallas. Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. This is the most recent title won by the Big Ten Conference. Twenty three Consecutive NCAA Tournament Appearances (55-21 record, 46-16 at Kansas).
