Desmond Haymon

Biography

Desmond Haymon came to Tulsa in March 2022 following three seasons as an assistant coach for the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs. He enters his fourth season with the Golden Hurricane. In 2025-26, Tulsa won 30 games, the second largest increase in wins over last season in the country, and finished 51st in the NET, the program’s highest final ranking and the largest jump in final NET from the previous year. Tulsa’s offense jumped into the top 25 in the country as one of the best shooting squads in the country. They became the first program in American Conference history to lead the league in field goal (.467), three-point (.380), and free throw (.780) percentage in the same season. The team’s 399 threes shattered the program and conference record for a single season and are the 17th most makes in NCAA history. David Green, Miles Barnstable, and Tylen Riley all were named All-Conference by the American, giving the Golden Hurricane a trio of All-Conference players for the first time since 2002-03. The team finished third in league play after being picked eighth in the preseason poll. Tulsa posted a 16-15 overall record with seven American Athletic Conference wins in the 2023-24 season. TU won 13 games in 2024-25, including the first regular season sweep of Wichita State since 1995-96 and first win in Charles Koch Arena since 2001. Tulsa also took down Temple in the first round of The American Championship. In his four seasons at Tulsa, Haymon has helped coach National Freshman of the Ye