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2017–18 Tulane Green Wave men's basketball team

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2017–18 Tulane Green Wave men's basketball
ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
Record14–17 (5–13 AAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Doug Stewart
  • Anthony Wilkins
  • Raman Sposato
Home arenaDevlin Fieldhouse
Seasons
2017–18 American Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 6 Cincinnati 16 2   .889 31 5   .861
No. 21 Houston 14 4   .778 27 8   .771
No. 16 Wichita State 14 4   .778 25 8   .758
Tulsa 12 6   .667 19 12   .613
Memphis 10 8   .556 21 13   .618
UCF 9 9   .500 19 13   .594
Temple 8 10   .444 17 16   .515
UConn 7 11   .389 14 18   .438
SMU 6 12   .333 17 16   .515
Tulane 5 13   .278 14 17   .452
East Carolina 4 14   .222 10 20   .333
South Florida 3 15   .167 10 22   .313
2018 AAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2017–18 Tulane Green Wave men's basketball team represented Tulane University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Green Wave, led by second-year head coach Mike Dunleavy Sr., played their home games at Devlin Fieldhouse in New Orleans, Louisiana as fourth-year members of the American Athletic Conference.[1][2] They finished the season 14–17, 5–13 in AAC play to finish in 10th place. They lost in the first round of the AAC tournament to Temple.

Previous season

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The Green Wave finished the season 6–25, 3–15 in AAC play to finish in tenth place. They lost in the first round of the AAC tournament to Tulsa.

Offseason

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Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Von Julien 10 G 6'1" 160 Sophomore Reserve, LA Transferred to Southeastern Louisiana
Kain Harris 11 G 6'4" 210 Sophomore Chicago, IL Transferred to Kent State
Malik Morgan 13 G 6'4" 205 RS Senior River Ridge, LA Graduated
Ryan Smith 15 C 6'10" 250 Senior Wildomar, CA Graduated
Darian Jones 22 F 6'8" 185 Freshman Brusly, LA Transferred to Florida A&M

2017 recruiting class

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Bul Ajang
#50 C
The Patrick School Elizabeth, NJ 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Nov 5, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 72
Buay Koka
#69
The Patrick School Elizabeth, NJ 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Nov 5, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 63
Caleb Daniels
PG
New Orleans, LA Saint Augustine High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 198 lb (90 kg)  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: NR
Shakwon Barrett
PG
Toronto, ON Tech Academy 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) N/A Apr 26, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved November 12, 2017.

2018 recruiting class

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US college sports recruiting information for 2018 recruits
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Moses Wood
#58 SF
Galena High School Reno, NV 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sep 21, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 78
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

Roster

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2017–18 Tulane Green Wave men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Jordan Cornish 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS Jr Brother Martin
UNLV
New Orleans, LA
G 2 Jackson Johnson (W) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Jr Ponte Vedra Ponte Vedra Beach, FL
G 3 Ray Ona Embo 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 188 lb (85 kg) So Quality Education Academy Lognes, France
G 4 Riley Conroy (W) 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 182 lb (83 kg) RS Jr Jesuit New Orleans, LA
G/F 5 Cameron Reynolds 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS Sr Pearland Perland, TX
G 10 Caleb Daniels 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr St. Augustine New Orleans, LA
F 11 Bul Ajang 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr The Patrick School Jonglei, South Sudan
F 12 Sammis Reyes 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Jr North Broward Prep
Palm Beach State
Santiago, Chile
C 13 Buay Koka 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr The Patrick School Nasir, South Sudan
G 14 Colin Slater 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 187 lb (85 kg) So Immanuel Sanger, CA
F 21 Semir Sehic 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) RS So Cypress
Vanderbilt
Atlanta, GA
F 23 Blake Paul 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Jr Landry-Walker New Orleans, LA
G 24 Shakwon Barrett 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Tech Academy Toronto, ON
G 30 Bernard Woodside (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Tampa Prep
ASA College
Tampa, FL
G 32 Cameron Galic (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Bethesda-Chevy Chase Bethesda, MD
G 35 Melvin Frazier 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr L. W. Higgins Avondale, LA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: January 18, 2018

Schedule and results

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Tulane in action against the SMU Mustangs
Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
Oct 31, 2017*
7:30 pm
LSU
Hurricane relief charity game
W 84–74 
Devlin Fieldhouse (1,503)
New Orleans, LA
Nov 2, 2017*
7:00 pm
Loyola (New Orleans) W 84–46 
Devlin Fieldhouse (1,253)
New Orleans, LA
Non-conference regular season
Nov 10, 2017*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
LIU Brooklyn
Jamaica Classic
W 102–96  1–0
Devlin Fieldhouse (1,032)
New Orleans, LA
Nov 13, 2017*
7:00 pm, CST
Southeastern Louisiana W 89–66  2–0
Devlin Fieldhouse (1,316)
New Orleans, LA
Nov 17, 2017*
1:00 pm, CBSSN
vs. Colorado State
Jamaica Classic
W 80–53  3–0
Montego Bay Convention Centre 
Montego Bay, Jamaica
Nov 19, 2017*
6:30 pm, CBSSN
vs. Fordham
Jamaica Classic
W 63–55  4–0
Montego Bay Convention Centre 
Montego Bay, Jamaica
Nov 22, 2017*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Miami (OH)
Jamaica Classic
W 80–59  5–0
Devlin Fieldhouse (1,537)
New Orleans, LA
Nov 26, 2017*
11:00 am, ESPN3
at Georgia State L 59–70  5–1
GSU Sports Arena (971)
Atlanta, GA
Nov 29, 2017*
7:00 pm, CST
Alcorn State W 81–65  6–1
Devlin Fieldhouse (1,427)
New Orleans, LA
Dec 3, 2017*
1:00 pm, ESPN2
at No. 13 North Carolina L 73–97  6–2
Dean Smith Center (14,402)
Chapel Hill, NC
Dec 6, 2017*
12:00 pm, ESPN3
Southern W 95–76  7–2
Devlin Fieldhouse (1,834)
New Orleans, LA
Dec 10, 2017*
11:00 am, ESPNU
vs. Florida State
Heritage Insurance Classic
L 53–72  7–3
Amalie Arena (3,975)
Tampa, FL
Dec 18, 2017*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Nicholls State W 86–69  8–3
Devlin Fieldhouse (1,162)
New Orleans, LA
Dec 21, 2017*
12:00 pm, ESPN3
South Alabama W 77–73  9–3
Devlin Fieldhouse (1,187)
New Orleans, LA
AAC regular season
Dec 28, 2017
6:00 pm, ESPN2
at Temple W 85–75  10–3
(1–0)
Liacouras Center (5,382)
Philadelphia, PA
Dec 31, 2017
2:00 pm, ESPN3
Tulsa L 56–65  10–4
(1–1)
Devlin Fieldhouse (1,518)
New Orleans, LA
Jan 4, 2018
8:00 pm, ESPNU
SMU W 73–70  11–4
(2–1)
Devlin Fieldhouse (1,512)
New Orleans, LA
Jan 9, 2018
6:00 pm, ESPNews
at Memphis L 89–96  11–5
(2–2)
FedEx Forum (4,825)
Memphis, TN
Jan 13, 2018
12:00 pm, ESPNews
UConn L 57–67  11–6
(2–3)
Devlin Fieldhouse (1,902)
New Orleans, LA
Jan 17, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPNews
Houston W 81–72  12–6
(3–3)
Devlin Fieldhouse (2,301)
New Orleans, LA
Jan 20, 2018
8:00 pm, ESPNews
at SMU L 62–73  12–7
(3–4)
Moody Coliseum (6,814)
Dallas, TX
Jan 25, 2018
8:00 pm, ESPNU
South Florida L 75–80  12–8
(3–5)
Devlin Fieldhouse (1,717)
New Orleans, LA
Jan 31, 2018
5:30 pm, ESPNews
at East Carolina W 71–69 OT 13–8
(4–5)
Williams Arena (3,072)
Greenville, NC
Feb 4, 2018
2:00 pm, ESPNews
Temple L 76–83  13–9
(4–6)
Devlin Fieldhouse (1,508)
New Orleans, LA
Feb 8, 2018
6:00 pm, ESPN2
at Tulsa L 89–91 OT 13–10
(4–7)
Reynolds Center (4,019)
Tulsa, OK
Feb 11, 2018
5:00 pm, ESPNU
at Houston L 42–73  13–11
(4–8)
H&PE Arena (2,902)
Houston, TX
Feb 14, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPNews
East Carolina L 80–82  13–12
(4–9)
Devlin Fieldhouse (1,098)
New Orleans, LA
Feb 17, 2018
2:00 pm, ESPNU
Memphis L 63–68  13–13
(4–10)
Devlin Fieldhouse (1,896)
New Orleans, LA
Feb 21, 2018
6:30 pm, CBSSN
at No. 13 Wichita State L 86–93  13–14
(4–11)
Charles Koch Arena (10,506)
Wichita, KS
Feb 24, 2018
11:00 am, ESPNU
at South Florida W 79–68  14–14
(5–11)
USF Sun Dome (2,228)
Tampa, FL
Mar 1, 2018
8:00 pm, ESPN
No. 10 Cincinnati L 49–78  14–15
(5–12)
Devlin Fieldhouse (2,824)
New Orleans, LA
Mar 4, 2018
3:30 pm, ESPNU
at UCF L 51–60  14–16
(5–13)
CFE Arena (4,420)
Orlando, FL
AAC tournament
Mar 8, 2018
6:00 p:m, ESPNU
(10) vs. (7) Temple
First Round
L 77–82  14–17
Amway Center 
Orlando, FL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

References

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  1. ^ "Tulane Athletics" (PDF). TulaneGreenWave.com. Retrieved November 11, 2017.
  2. ^ "Tulane Green Wave College Basketball – Tulane News, Scores, Stats, Rumors & More". ESPN. Retrieved November 11, 2017.