2021–22 Tulane Green Wave men's basketball team

2021–22 Tulane Green Wave men's basketball
ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
Record14–15 (10–8 AAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaDevlin Fieldhouse
Seasons
2021–22 American Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 15 Houston † 15 – 3   .833 32 – 6   .842
SMU 13 – 4   .765 24 – 9   .727
Memphis 13 – 5   .722 22 – 11   .667
Temple 10 – 7   .588 17 – 12   .586
Tulane 10 – 8   .556 14 – 15   .483
UCF 9 – 9   .500 18 – 12   .600
Wichita State 6 – 9   .400 15 – 13   .536
Cincinnati 7 – 11   .389 18 – 15   .545
East Carolina 6 – 11   .353 15 – 15   .500
Tulsa 4 – 14   .222 11 – 20   .355
South Florida 3 – 15   .167 8 – 23   .258
† 2022 AAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2021–22 Tulane Green Wave men's basketball team represented Tulane University during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Green Wave, led by third-year head coach Ron Hunter, played their home games at Devlin Fieldhouse in New Orleans, Louisiana as seventh-year members of the American Athletic Conference. They finished the season 14–15, 10–8 in AAC Play to finish in 5th place. They defeated Temple in the quarterfinals of the AAC tournament before losing in the semifinals to Houston.

Previous season

In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Green Wave 10–13, 4–13 in AAC play to finish in 10th place. In the AAC tournament, they defeated Tulsa in the first round before losing to Houston in the quarterfinals.

Offseason

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Gabe Watson 0 G 6'2" 190 Junior Jackson, MS Transferred to Jackson State
Jordan Walker 2 G 5'11" 170 RS Junior Port Washington, NY Graduate transferred to UAB
Ibrahim Ali 11 F 6'10" 245 RS Sophomore Lagos, Nigeria
Ben Callahan-Gold 32 G/F 6'7" 205 Freshman New York, NY Walk-on; transferred
Alec Zaccardo 34 G 6'0" 160 Junior Boston, MA Walk-on; didn't return

Incoming Transfers

Name Num Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Braelee Albert 0 G/F 6'5" 220 Junior Los Angeles, CA Vanderbilt
Jalen Cook 3 G 6'0" 205 Sophomore Walker, LA LSU
Quentin Scott 15 F 6'7" 215 Graduate Student Houma, LA Texas State
DeVon Baker 20 G 6'2" 190 Senior Dayton, OH UNC Asheville
Scott Spencer 22 G 6'6" 210 Graduate Student Suffolk, VA La Salle

2021 recruiting class

There were no incoming recruits for the class of 2021.

Roster

2021–22 Tulane Green Wave men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G/F 0 Braelee Albert (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Brentwood School
Vanderbilt 		Los Angeles, CA
G 1 Sion James 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Lanier Sugar Hill, GA
G 2 Jadan Coleman 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Bob Jones Madison, AL
G 3 Jalen Cook 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Walker
LSU 		Walker, LA
F 4 Nobal Days 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Racine Park Racine, WI
F 10 Oton Jankovic 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Montverde Academy
Vanderbilt 		Zagreb, Croatia
G 11 Sandy Ryan (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr St. John Bosco Los Angeles, CA
G 14 Max Bowman (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr JSerra Catholic Newport Beach, CA
F 15 Quentin Scott 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) GS Ellender Memorial
Texas State 		Houma, LA
G 20 DeVon Baker 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr SPIRE Academy
UNC Asheville 		Dayton, OH
G 22 Scott Spencer 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) GS Blue Ridge
La Salle 		Suffolk, VA
G 23 R. J. McGee 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr TaylorMade Academy Chicago, IL
F 24 Kevin Cross Jr. 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Jr Mills HS
Nebraska 		Little Rock, AR
G 25 Jaylen Forbes 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Florence HS
Alabama 		Florence, MS
F 33 Tylan Pope 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS So Franklinton Franklinton, LA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 29, 2021*
3:00 p.m. 		Louisiana–Monroe W 92–61 
 24 – Forbes   8 – Pope   9 – Cook  Devlin Fieldhouse (300)
New Orleans, LA
November 3, 2021*
7:00 p.m. 		Louisiana College W 64–56 
 16 – James   10 – Cross   5 – Cross  Devlin Fieldhouse (803)
New Orleans, LA
Non-conference regular season
November 9, 2021*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Southeastern Louisiana W 70–67  1–0
  28 – Cook   13 – Pope   4 – Cook  Devlin Fieldhouse (1,132)
New Orleans, LA
November 13, 2021*
11:30 a.m., ESPN+ 		Southern L 70–73  1–1
  20 – Cross   5 – Tied   7 – Cook  Devlin Fieldhouse (1,043)
New Orleans, LA
November 17, 2021*
7:00 p.m., ACCN 		at Florida State L 54–59  1–2
  21 – Cook   8 – Forbes   4 – Cook  Donald L. Tucker Civic Center (9,030)
Tallahassee, FL
November 22, 2021*
1:30 p.m., FloHoops 		vs. Drexel
Nassau Championship quarterfinals 		W 90–87 OT 2–2
  30 – Forbes   11 – Forbes   4 – Cook  Baha Mar Convention Center 
Nassau, Bahamas
November 23, 2021*
4:30 p.m., FloHoops 		vs. Toledo
Nassau Championship 		L 67–68  2–3
  25 – Cook   8 – Cross   2 – Cook  Baha Mar Convention Center 
Nassau, Bahamas
November 24, 2021*
4:30 p.m., FloHoops 		vs. Valparaiso
Nassau Championship 		L 64–68  2–4
  18 – Cross   8 – Cross   3 – Cook  Baha Mar Convention Center 
Nassau, Bahamas
November 30, 2021*
6:00 p.m. 		at College of Charleston L 77–81  2–5
  20 – Forbes   7 – Cross   4 – Cross  TD Arena (3,852)
Charleston, SC
December 4, 2021*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Alcorn State W 85–64  3–5
  25 – Forbes   7 – Cross   13 – Cross  Devlin Fieldhouse (1,033)
New Orleans, LA
December 7, 2021*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		College of Charleston L 72–86  3–6
  17 – Tied   7 – Cross   4 – Tied  Devlin Fieldhouse (653)
New Orleans, LA
December 14, 2021*
7:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+ 		at Texas A&M
American/SEC Alliance 		Canceled due to COVID-19 protocols[1] Reed Arena 
College Station, TX
December 18, 2021*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Grambling State Canceled due to COVID-19 protocols[2] Devlin Fieldhouse 
New Orleans, LA
December 21, 2021*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		New Orleans Canceled due to COVID-19 protocols[3] Devlin Fieldhouse 
New Orleans, LA
AAC Regular Season
December 29, 2021
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Memphis W 85–84  4–6
(1–0) 		 25 – Cook   4 – Forbes   5 – James  Devlin Fieldhouse (1,705)
New Orleans, LA
January 1, 2022
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Cincinnati W 68–60  5–6
(2–0) 		 20 – Cook   9 – James   4 – Cross  Fifth Third Arena (7,922)
Cincinnati, OH
January 5, 2022
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at East Carolina L 80–88 OT 5–7
(2–1) 		 24 – Forbes   11 – Cross   5 – Cook  Williams Arena (1,414)
Greenville, NC
January 8, 2022
3:00 p.m., ESPNU 		South Florida W 68–54  6–7
(3–1) 		 17 – Tied   8 – Tied   4 – Cook  Devlin Fieldhouse (927)
New Orleans, LA
January 12, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Wichita State W 68–67  7–7
(4–1) 		 20 – Forbes   7 – Forbes   5 – Cook  Charles Koch Arena (8,089)
Wichita, KS
January 15, 2022
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		SMU L 66–75  7–8
(4–2) 		 23 – Cook   8 – Cross   3 – Days  Devlin Fieldhouse (1,107)
New Orleans, LA
January 22, 2022
1:00 p.m., ESPNU 		at UCF L 66–68  7–9
(4–3) 		 17 – Forbes   5 – Forbes   5 – Cook  Addition Financial Arena (4,508)
Orlando, FL
January 26, 2022
8:00 p.m., ESPNU 		Tulsa W 97–63  8–9
(5–3) 		 24 – Forbes   8 – Cross   8 – James  Devlin Fieldhouse (1,345)
New Orleans, LA
January 29, 2022
11:00 a.m., ESPNU 		Wichita State W 67–66  9–9
(6–3) 		 23 – Cook   11 – Cross   4 – James  Devlin Fieldhouse (2,556)
New Orleans, LA
February 2, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at No. 6 Houston L 62–73  9–10
(6–4) 		 17 – Cross   8 – Tied   3 – Cook  Fertitta Center (7,312)
Houston, TX
February 5, 2022
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		East Carolina W 86–66  10–10
(7–4) 		 26 – Forbes   7 – Sion   6 – Cross  Devlin Fieldhouse (1,579)
New Orleans, LA
February 9, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Memphis L 69–80  10–11
(7–5) 		 24 – Forbes   9 – Forbes   4 – Tied  FedExForum (13,865)
Memphis, TN
February 12, 2022
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Temple W 92–83 OT 11–11
(8–5) 		 25 – Forbes   9 – James   8 – Cross  Devlin Fieldhouse (1,448)
New Orleans, LA
February 15, 2022
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		South Florida W 76–57  12–11
(9–5) 		 22 – Forbes   8 – Cross   8 – Cook  Yuengling Center (2,078)
Tampa, FL
February 23, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		No. 14 Houston L 67–81  12–12
(9–6) 		 19 – Cook   8 – Cross   3 – Tied  Devlin Fieldhouse (2,707)
New Orleans, LA
February 27, 2022
2:00 p.m., ESPNU 		at Temple L 70–75  12–13
(9–7) 		 19 – Forbes   8 – Cross   3 – James  Liacouras Center (4,915)
Philadelphia, PA
March 3, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		UCF W 82–67  13–13
(10–7) 		 16 – Forbes   9 – James   6 – Cross  Devlin Fieldhouse (1,569)
New Orleans, LA
March 6, 2022
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at SMU L 68–74  13–14
(10–8) 		 19 – Coleman   10 – Cross   6 – Cross  Moody Coliseum 
University Park, TX
AAC tournament
March 11, 2022
2:00 p.m., ESPN2 		(5) vs. (4) Temple
Quarterfinals 		W 69–60  14–14
  18 – Cross   9 – Tied   9 – James  Dickies Arena 
Fort Worth, TX
March 12, 2022
2:00 p.m., ESPN2 		(5) vs. (1) No. 18 Houston
Semifinals 		L 66–86  14–15
  19 – Forbes   7 – Forbes   7 – Cross  Dickies Arena 
Fort Worth, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Source[4]

References

  1. ^ "Tulane Green Wave temporarily suspend men's basketball operations amid virus outbreak". espn.com. December 11, 2021.
  2. ^ "Tulane Green Wave temporarily suspend men's basketball operations amid virus outbreak". espn.com. December 11, 2021.
  3. ^ "New Orleans Privateers game against Tulane canceled due to health protocols". wdsu.com. December 17, 2021.
  4. ^ "2021–22 Men's Basketball Schedule". tulanegreenwave.com. Retrieved October 17, 2021.