2017–18 Tulane Green Wave men's basketball team

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

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

Departures

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

College recruiting information
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 
Star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/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 
Star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/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)  
Star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Shakwon Barrett
PG 		Toronto, ON Tech Academy 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) N/A Apr 26, 2017 
Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/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

College recruiting information (2018)
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 
Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/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

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

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

  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.