Yaphett King serves as Assistant Coach for University of Tulsa's Men's Basketball program in Tulsa, Oklahoma. King was named to The University of Tulsa basketball coaching staff in April 2022, reuniting with Head Coach Eric Konkol. King coached at Louisiana Tech under Konkol before coaching three seasons at SMU.
In 2025-26, Tulsa won 30 games, the second largest increase in wins over last season in the country, and finished 51 st 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 17 th most makes in NCAA history.
