Bishop Wheatley News

A disappointed Doug Wojcik summed up Tulsa's 74-70 loss to Nebraska on Tuesday. "We got beat at our own game today," Wojcik said.

Tulsa coach Doug Wojcik has led the TU basketball program to back-to-back 25-win seasons, but Wednesday's 86-65 victory over Oklahoma State will go down as the first statement victory in his five years at the Tulsa helm.

Tulsa's new king of rejection broke into a huge grin at the question. How does Jerome Jordan feel to now own the Golden Hurricane's career blocked shots record? "It's good," the 7-footer said.

Wheatley returns: One of Tuesday night's loudest cheers in Tulsa's 79-65 win over Loyola Marymount came when Bishop Wheatley was announced in the Golden Hurricane's starting lineup.

"Free Bishop" signs could have been hot sellers at recent University of Tulsa basketball games.

No. 23 skied through the air and threw down an emphatic dunk. No, it wasn't Michael.

It wasn't pretty, but Tulsa coach Doug Wojcik will take it. In a game plagued by turnovers and fouls, the Golden Hurricane used 38 free throws and a big rebounding advantage to dismantle South Alabama 84-62 Saturday at the Reynolds Center.

Three games into his college coaching career, Isiah Thomas was already asking for mercy.

Tulsa wants to seize control of its basketball season from day one. That may be no more essential than in this season, given the NCAA Tournament selection committee's history of selecting fewer at-large berths for non-power conferences in recent years.

Bishop Wheatley has had a front-row seat to Tulsa's basketball revitalization. Five years ago, the forward was a raw freshman who joined a hurting program that had just introduced a rookie head coach.

Jerome Jordan's rapid development has been admired by Tulsa's oldest player. "It's been great watching him and where he's come from," fifth-year senior Bishop Wheatley said Thursday during the team's media day.