Doug Wojcik will be returning to familiar territory when he brings his 19-8, 8-5(Conference USA) Tulsa Golden Hurricanes to Cameron Indoor Stadium on Thursday night. The former North Carolina and Michigan State assistant coached in Cameron with both schools and was 1-3 in Cameron. Wojcik is in his 5th year at Tulsa and he sports a 100-61 record. The Hurricanes have been good all year until a recent slide where they have lost 4 of 5, that includes a current 3 game losing streak.
The Golden Hurricanes will bring a big veteran team to Durham. They will start three seniors,a junior and a sophomore. Here are the starters and key reserves.
6-3 SR. Ben Uzoh 16.1 points, 4.9 rebounds, 4.4 assists
7-0 Sr. Jerome Jordan 15.2 points, 8.6 rebounds
6-4 Jr. Justin Hurtt 13.8 points, 3.3 rebounds
6-7 Soph. Joe Richard 5.9 points, 5.6 rebounds
6-6 Sr. Bishop Wheatley 5.6 points, 3.7 rebounds
6-10 Soph. Steven Idlet 7.0 points, 6.1 rebounds
6-1 Fr. Donte Medder 5.0 points
6-6 Fr. Bryson Pope 4.3 points
Tulsa averages 72.7 points a game and gives up 64.3 per game. They shoot 46.1% from the field and hold their opponents to 39.5%. They shoot 35.6% from three on 5.1 made and relinquish 31.0% on 4.6 made per game. They are out rebounding their opponents by 7.7 and are committing 13.3 turnovers, while forcing 10.4.
Notes: The game will be televised on ESPN 2 at 7pm. The Golden Hurricanes are 4-4 on the road and currently have a RPI of 75, with a schedule strength of 114.
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