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TULANE BASKETBALL TULANE SCHEDULE/RESULTS TULANE (6-2, 1-2 AAC) at #11/11 HOUSTON (9-1, 4-1 AAC) 6-2 (1-2 AAC) JANUARY 9, 2021 | 3 P.M. | HOUSTON, TEXAS | FERTITTA CENTER | ESPNU DATE OPPONENT TIME/RESULT TV NOV. 27 LAMAR W, 66-57 ESPN+ NOV. 29 LIPSCOMB W, 68-66 ESPN+ TULANE GREEN WAVE HOUSTON COUGARS Head Coach: Ron Hunter Head Coach: Kelvin Sampson DEC. 9 SOUTHERN MISS W, 58-38 ESPN+ Record at Tulane: 18-20 (2nd year) Record at UH: 146-60 (7th year) DEC. 12 ARKANSAS-PINE BLUFF W, 67-56 ESPN+ GAME 9 Overall: 463-334 (27th year) Overall: 645-332 (31st year) DEC. 16 *MEMPHIS L, 80-74 ESPN2 Hunter vs. Sampson: 0-3 Sampson vs. Tulane: 9-3 DEC. 19 GRAMBLING STATE W, 77-65 ESPN+ Dec. 22 *at East Carolina L, 68-58 ESPN+ STARTING FIVE Dec. 30 *at UCF Postponed ESPN+ 1. Tulane is in search of its first road win at Houston since 2015 and its first victory over a nationally-ranked JAN. 2 *EAST CAROLINA W, 60-56 ESPN+ JAN. 6 *TEMPLE Postponed ESPN+ opponent since defeating No. 25 NC State in December 1999. Jan. 9 *at #11/11 Houston 3 p.m. ESPNU 2. Last time out, Jaylen Forbes scored a game-high 20 points on 5-of-11 shooting to complement a career- JAN. 12 LOUISIANA COLLEGE 1 P.M. ESPN+ high five steals as the Green Wave earned their first league win of the year, 60-56, over East Carolina. Joining Jan. 16 *at Cincinnati 5 p.m. ESPNU Forbes in double figures were Gabe Watson and Jordan Walker, as they finished with 13 and 10 points, JAN. 20 *SMU 7 P.M. ESPN+ respectively. Jan. 23 *at Tulsa 2 p.m. ESPN+ 3. Tulane forced ECU (7-2, 1-2 AAC) into 21 turnovers and held the Pirates to just 37 percent shooting. Despite JAN. 27 *HOUSTON 8 P.M. ESPN2 allowing a season-high 10 3-pointers, the Green Wave forced a season-high 21 turnovers and generated a Jan. 31 *at Temple 2 p.m. ESPN+ season-best 13 steals. Feb. 3 *at Wichita State 7 p.m. ESPN+ 3. Tulane has won the turnover battle in seven of its eight contests this season while also forcing opponents FEB. 7 *CINCINNATI 5 P.M. ESPN+ into at least 15 mishaps on six occasions. Last season, the Green Wave committed equal or fewer turnovers FEB. 10 *TULSA 7 P.M. ESPN+ than its opponents in 28 of 30 contests while ranking in the top 15 nationally in turnover margin (+4.3). Feb. 13 *at USF Noon ESPN+ 4. Tulane currently ranks first in The American in free throw percentage (.759), second in turnover margin Feb. 17 *at SMU 7 p.m. ESPN+ (+4.3) and third in 3-pointers made per game (7.8) and fewest turnovers per game (12.3). On the national FEB. 20 *UCF 1 P.M. ESPNU scale, the Green Wave rank in the top 100 in turnover margin and turnovers per game as of December 31. Feb. 24 *at Memphis 7 p.m. ESPN+ 5. Head coach Ron Hunter earned his 460th career win on December 9 against Southern Miss and currently MARCH 3 *WICHITA STATE 7 P.M. ESPN+ has the 34th most victories among active NCAA Division I head coaches. MARCH 6 *USF 8:30 P.M. ESPNU March 12 + AAC First Round TBD TBD (notes continue on page 4) March 13 + AAC Quarterfinals TBD TBD March 14 + AAC Semifinals TBD TBD GREEN WAVE POTENTIAL STARTERS March 15 + AAC Championship TBD TBD * American Athletic Conference game + American Championships (Fort Worth, Texas) All times Central | Home games in BOLD CAPS All-Time Series .......................................Houston leads, 24-18 First Result ..................... Tulane won, 63,49, on Dec. 11, 1946 Last Result ..................... Houston won, 75-62, on Feb. 6, 2020 #2 Jordan #0 Gabe #1 Sion #25 Jaylen #Kevin Current Streak ................................................. Houston won 3 WALKER WATSON JAMES FORBES CROSS Ron Hunter All-Time vs. Houston ....................................0-3 R-Junior » Guard Junior » Guard Freshman » Guard Sophomore » Guard Sophomore » Forward GP/GS ....................8/8 GP/GS ....................7/4 GP/GS ....................8/5 GP/GS ....................8/8 GP/GS ....................8/6 PPG .....................12.4 PPG .....................10.3 PPG .......................5.0 PPG .....................15.9 PPG .......................7.0 RPG .......................2.3 RPG .......................2.6 RPG .......................4.1 RPG .......................4.9 RPG .......................4.5 APG .......................4.0 APG .......................1.9 APG .......................2.0 APG .......................1.0 BPG .......................1.0 3FG% ..................31.6 FG% ....................41.4 FT% .....................79.2 3FG% ..................37.9 FT% .....................82.6 7 212 362 TELEVISION Tulane’s leading scorer Jaylen Forbes Tulane has made at least Tulane scored 2,050 total points last ESPNU has scored in double-figures a team- one 3-point field goal in 212 season but return just 362 of those Play-by-Play: Robert Ford leading seven times this season and in consecutive games. The last time from one year ago. That means more Color Analyst: Lance Blanks five consecutive games. the Green Wave failed to do so than 82.3 percent of the Green Wave’s RADIO 104.1FM New Orleans/TuneIn app came on Jan. 16, 2014 at home total offense will be replaced in 2020- PxP: Andrew Allegretta against Louisiana Tech when they 21 and that is the seventh most among ONLINE went 0-for-14 from outside. NCAA Division I programs this season. Twitter @GreenWaveMBB 2020-21 ROSTER NUMERICAL NO. NAME POS. HT. WT. CL. HOMETOWN/HIGH SCHOOL/PREVIOUS SCHOOL 0 Gabe Watson G 6-2 192 Jr. Jackson, Miss./Saint Joseph’s/Southern Miss 1 Sion James G 6-5 205 Fr. Sugar Hill, Ga./Lanier 2 Jordan Walker G 5-11 160 R-Jr. Port Washington, N.Y./ The Patrick School (N.J.)/Seton Hall 3 Tylan Pope F 6-6 220 R-Fr. Franklinton, La./Franklinton 4 Nobal Days F 6-9 220 So. Racine, Wisc./Racine Park 5 Kevin Cross F 6-8 240 So. Little Rock, Ark./Mills/Nebraska 10 Oton Jankovic F 6-10 215 So. Zagreb, Croatia/Montverde (Fla.)/Vanderbilt 11 Ibby Ali F 6-10 245 R-So. Lagos, Nigeria/Maumelle/Arkansas 12 Jadan Coleman G 6-4 170 Fr. Madison, Ala./Bob Jones 23 R.J. McGee G 6-5 200 So. Chicago, Ill./TaylorMade Academy (Fla.) 25 Jaylen Forbes G 6-5 186 So. Florence, Miss./Florence/Alabama 32 Ben Callahan-Gold G/F 6-7 205 Fr. New York, N.Y./Northfield Mount Hermon (Mass.) 34 Alec Zaccardo G 6-0 160 Jr. Boston, Mass./Lincoln-Sudbury/Mass Bay CC HEAD COACH: Ron Hunter (Miami (Ohio), ‘86), 2nd year PRONUNCIATION GUIDE ASSOCIATE HEAD COACH: Ray McCallum (Ball State, ‘83), 2nd year ASSISTANT COACH: Claude Pardue (Emory, ‘08), 2nd year ASSISTANT COACH: Kevin Johnson (UTPA, ‘88), 2nd year SION James SEE-on DIRECTOR OF BASKETBALL OPERATIONS: Nate Summers (IUPUI ‘09), 2nd year OTON JANKOVIC OH-tahn Jank-OH-vitch DIRECTOR OF PLAYER DEVELOPMENT: Sean Mock (Miami (Ohio) ‘10), 2nd year ALPHABETICAL NO. NAME POS. HT. WT. CL. HOMETOWN/HIGH SCHOOL/PREVIOUS SCHOOL 11 Ibby Ali F 6-10 245 R-So. Lagos, Nigeria/Maumelle/Arkansas 32 Ben Callahan-Gold G/F 6-7 205 Fr. New York, N.Y./Northfield Mount Hermon (Mass.) 12 Jadan Coleman G 6-4 170 Fr. Madison, Ala./Bob Jones 5 Kevin Cross F 6-8 240 So. Little Rock, Ark./Mills/Nebraska 4 Nobal Days F 6-9 220 So. Racine, Wisc./Racine Park 25 Jaylen Forbes G 6-5 186 So. Florence, Miss./Florence/Alabama 1 Sion James G 6-5 205 Fr. Sugar Hill, Ga./Lanier 10 Oton Jankovic F 6-10 215 So. Zagreb, Croatia/Montverde (Fla.)/Vanderbilt 23 R.J. McGee G 6-5 200 So. Chicago, Ill./TaylorMade Academy (Fla.) 3 Tylan Pope F 6-6 220 R-Fr. Franklinton, La./Franklinton 2 Jordan Walker G 5-11 160 R-Jr. Port Washington, N.Y./ The Patrick School (N.J.)/Seton Hall 0 Gabe Watson G 6-2 192 Jr. Jackson, Miss./Saint Joseph’s/Southern Miss 34 Alec Zaccardo G 6-0 160 Jr. Boston, Mass./Lincoln-Sudbury/Mass Bay CC 2 INSIDE THE MATCHUP THE OPPONENT: STATISTICAL COMPARISON HOUSTON COUGARS TULANE HOUSTON IN THE AAC RANKINGS Category TULANE OPP Category UH OPP Category TULANE UH Scoring Offense 66.0 60.8 Scoring Offense 73.3 57.0 Scoring Offense 10 3 Last 5 Meetings: Scoring Margin +5.3 Scoring Margin +16.3 Scoring Margin 7 1 Date Location Result Score FG% .391 .391 FG% .405 .373 FG% 10 8 2/6/20 Houston L 75-62 3FG% .307 .333 3FG% .310 .254 3FG% 9 7 2/17/19 New Orleans L 85-50 3FG/game 7.8 6.6 3FG/game 7.1 4.5 3FG Made/game 3 4 2/11/18 Houston (TXSO) L 73-42 Free Throw % .759 .677 Free Throw % .739 .646 Free Throw % 1 4 1/17/18 New Orleans W 81-72 Rebounds/game 34.0 36.3 Rebounds/game 41.8 32.8 Rebounds/game 10 1 1/24/17 Houston L 65-51 Assists/game 12.3 13.5 Assists/game 10.9 8.5 Assists/game 7 10 Turnovers/game 12.3 16.5 Turnovers/game 12.0 16.3 Turnovers/game 3 2 Series Facts: Turnover Margin +4.3 Turnover Margin +4.3 Turnover Margin 2 1 Largest Winning Margin .......22 in Louisville (3/12/03) Steals/game 8.0 4.6 Steals/game 8.6 4.8 Steals/game 3 2 Largest Losing Margin ...35 in New Orleans (2/17/19) Blocks/game 3.8 2.4 Blocks/game 4.9 2.2 Blocks/game 4 3 Most Points Scored ........94 in New Orleans (3/9/13) Fouls/game 16.9 17.1 Fouls/game 21.5 20.8 Fouls/game 3 11 Most Points Allowed .......96 in New Orleans (3/9/13) IN THE NCAA RANKINGS Fewest Points Scored ..........42 in Houston (2/11/18) Scoring PPG AAC Scoring PPG AAC Fewest Points Allowed ....49 in New Orleans (12/11/46) J.