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TULANE BASKETBALL TULANE SCHEDULE/RESULTS TULANE (7-1) vs. SAINT LOUIS (7-1) 7-1 (0-0 AAC) DECEMBER 8, 2019 | 12:30 PM | PHOENIX, ARIZ. | TALKING STICK RESORT ARENA DATE OPPONENT TIME/RESULT TV NOV. 6 SOUTHEASTERN LA. W, 76-55 ESPN3 NOV. 12 JACKSON STATE W, 88-79 TULANE GREEN WAVE SAINT LOUIS BILLIKENS Head Coach: Ron Hunter Head Coach: Travis Ford NOV. 16 NORTHWESTERN STATE W, 79-52 ESPN3 Record at Tulane: 6-1 (1st year) Record at SLU: 59-51 (4th year) Nov. 21 ^vs. Mississippi State L, 80-66 ESPNU GAME 9 Overall: 451-315 (26th year) Overall: 404-308 (23rd year) Nov. 22 ^vs. Middle Tennessee W, 86-74 ESPNU Nov. 24 ^vs. Utah W, 65-61 ESPNU DEC. 1 SOUTHERN W, 82-65 ESPN3 STARTING FIVE Dec. 4 at Southern Miss W, 61-56 1. Tulane plays in Phoenix for its fourth of six total neutral site games on its non-conference schedule with a Dec. 8 $vs. Saint Louis 12:30 pm matchup against Saint Louis. The Green Wave and Billikens meet for the 25th time in history, as the programs DEC. 16 ALCORN STATE 7 PM ESPN3 are former co-members of the Metro Conference and Conference USA. Saint Louis joined the Atlantic-10 Dec. 20 %vs. Akron 1:30 pm Conference in 2005, before Tulane joined The American in 2014. Dec. 21 %vs. Liberty/Towson 12/2:30 pm 2. Last time out, Tulane picked up a 61-56 road win at Southern Miss on Wednesday night thanks to a Dec. 30 *at Memphis 8 pm CBSSN game-high 15 points by Christion Thompson, who also added nine rebounds and four blocks. Teshaun JAN. 4 *CINCINNATI 3 PM CBSSN Hightower compiled his first-career double-double with 13 points and 10 rebounds, complemented by three Jan. 8 *at UConn 8 pm CBSSN assists and two steals. The Green Wave led by as many as 14 with under five minutes remaining, but the Golden Jan. 11 *at Temple 11 am ESPNU Eagles pulled as close as three inside the final minute. JAN. 14 *UCF 7 PM ESPN3 3. In Tulane’s first eight games this season, 515 of the team’s 603 points have been scored by newcomers, JAN. 18 *TULSA 1 PM ESPN3 accounting for an impressive 85.4 percent of the squad’s scoring offense. The Green Wave’s top four leading Jan. 25 *at East Carolina 5 pm ESPNU scorers are all new to the roster this year. JAN. 29 *USF 7 PM ESPN3 4. The Green Wave have won the turnover battle in seven of their eight games this season and own a 6-1 Feb. 1 *at SMU 7 pm ESPNU record when they do. The Wave are forcing opponents into 18.5 turnovers per game and own a +4.9 turnover Feb. 6 *at Houston 8 pm ESPNU margin which ranks 26th nationally. FEB. 8 *EAST CAROLINA 5 PM ESPNU 5. Tulane is getting to the free throw line at a high clip, averaging 23.2 attempts each game, which ranks FEB. 12 *TEMPLE 7 PM ESPN3 68th in the country and fourth among American Athletic Conference teams. The Green Wave are taking Feb. 16 *at Wichita State 1 pm CBSSN advantage of those opportunities, making better than 74 percent of their free throws. FEB. 19 *SMU 7 PM ESPN3 Feb. 22 *at UCF 11 am ESPNU (notes continue on page 4) Feb. 25 *at Tulsa 8 pm ESPNU FEB. 29 *MEMPHIS 7 PM CBSSN GREEN WAVE POTENTIAL STARTERS MARCH 8 *UCONN 3 PM ESPNU March 12 +First Round ESPNU TBD March 13 + Quarterfinals ESPN2/U TBD March 14 +Semifinals ESPN2 2/4 pm March 15 +Championship ESPN 2:15 pm * American Athletic Conference game ^ Myrtle Beach Invitational (Conway, S.C.) $ HOF Jerry Colangelo Classic (Phoenix, Ariz.) #2 Jordan #5 Teshaun #25 Christion #1 K.J. #4 Nobal % DC Holiday Hoops Tournament (Washington, D.C.) WALKER HIGHTOWER THOMPSON LAWSON DAYS + American Championships (Fort Worth, Texas) R-Sophomore » Guard Junior » Guard Graduate » Guard Graduate » Forward Freshman » Forward All times Central | Home games in BOLD CAPS GP/GS ....................8/8 GP/GS ....................8/8 GP/GS ....................8/8 GP/GS ....................8/8 GP/GS ....................8/4 PPG .....................10.4 PPG .....................17.0 PPG .....................12.9 PPG .....................15.5 PPG .......................3.8 Series: .................................................Saint Louis leads, 14-10 APG .......................3.5 RPG .......................4.9 RPG .......................7.0 RPG .......................4.6 RPG .......................4.4 First Result ..............Tulane won, 81-76 (OT), on Dec. 11, 1976 SPG .......................2.5 APG .......................3.0 SPG .......................2.1 APG .......................2.6 FG% ....................48.0 Last Result ..................Saint Louis won, 57-41, on Jan. 5, 2005 3FG% ..................44.8 FG% ....................43.2 FG% ....................46.6 FG% ....................53.2 MPG ....................22.0 Current Streak: ............................................Saint Louis won 3 13.6 84 182 TELEVISION In seven victories this season, Tulane is In eight games this season, Tulane Tulane has made at least Play-by-Play: N/A winning by an average margin of 13.6 has shot 84 more free throws than one 3-point field goal in 182 Color Analyst: N/A points per game. The Green Wave have its opponents (186-102) for a +10.5 consecutive games. The last time RADIO won by double digits five times and by margin per game. The Green Wave the Green Wave failed to do so 1280 AM (New Orleans) & TuneIn app PxP: Andrew Allegretta 21 or more points on two occassions. are converting at a 74.2 percent clip, came on Jan. 16, 2014 at home ONLINE while opponents are making just 62.7 against Louisiana Tech when they Twitter percent of their attempts. went 0-for-14 from outside. @GreenWaveMBB QUICK FACTS General Information Starters Returning Name Tulane University No. Player Ht. Wt. Cl. Pos. GP/GS PPG RPG Location New Orleans, La. 12 Kevin Zhang 6-10 220 So. F 30/16 6.5 2.4 Founded 1834 Enrollment 13,449 Other Returning Letterwinners Conference American Athletic No. Player Ht. Wt. Cl. Pos. GP/GS PPG RPG Nickname Green Wave 13 Buay Koka 7-1 210 R-So. C 15/6 3.7 2.6 Colors Olive (PMS #342) and Blue (PMS #279) 15 Grant Quinn 6-5 200 R-Jr. G 7/0 0.4 0.0 Home Arena Avron B. Fogelman Arena in the Devlin Fieldhouse (4,000) 32 Cameron Galic 6-6 210 Jr. G 13/0 0.2 0.3 President Dr. Michael Fitts Director of Athletics Troy Dannen Newcomers No. Player Ht. Wt. Cl. Pos. Previous School Program History 0 Charlie Russell Jr. 6-7 190 Fr. G/F Sophie B. Wright HS First Year of Men’s Basketball 1905-06 1 K.J. Lawson 6-7 215 Gr. G/F Kansas First Head Coach Silas Hickey 2 Jordan Walker 5-11 170 R-So. G Seton Hall All-Time Record 1229-1299 4 Nobal Days 6-9 220 Fr. F Racine Park HS NCAA Tournament Appearances 3 (1992, 1993, 1995) 5 Teshaun Hightower 6-5 190 Jr. G Georgia Record in NCAA Tournament 3-3 10 Tylan Pope 6-6 220 Fr. F Franklinton HS NIT Appearances 6 (‘82, ‘83, ‘94, ‘96, ‘97, ‘00) 11 Ibby Ali 6-10 245 R-Fr. F Arkansas Record in NIT 7-6 14 Nic Thomas 6-1 185 Gr. G Norfolk State 23 R.J. McGee 6-5 200 Fr. G TaylorMade Academy Team Information 25 Christion Thompson 6-4 215 Gr. G Rhode Island 2018-19 Overall Record 4-27 34 Alec Zaccardo 6-0 160 So. G Mass Bay CC American Conference Record (Finish) 0-18 (12th) Conference Tournament Result First Round Letterwinners Lost Postseason None No. Player Ht. Wt. Cl. Pos. GP/GS PPG RPG Starters Returning/Lost 1/4 0 Jordan Cornish 6-6 225 R-Sr. G 31/31 9.4 3.9 Players Returning/Lost 4/8 4 Moses Wood 6-8 190 Fr. G 31/2 4.5 3.1 Newcomers 11 5 Connor Crabtree 6-6 190 Fr. G 30/15 7.1 2.0 10 Caleb Daniels 6-4 205 So. G 30/30 16.9 5.3 Coaching/Support Staff 11 Bul Ajang 6-10 225 So. F 13/1 1.1 2.2 Head Coach Ron Hunter 21 Samir Sehic 6-9 235 R-Jr. F 31/31 12.3 7.7 Alma Mater, Year Miami (Ohio), 1986 23 Blake Paul 6-9 250 Sr. F 28/9 4.8 4.4 Record at Tulane (Seasons) 7-1 (First) 24 Shakwon Barrett 6-5 180 R-Fr. G 31/15 4.7 1.8 Career Record (Seasons) 452-315 (26th) Assistant Coaches (1st Season) Radio Information Claude Pardue (1st Season) Radio Network Sports 1280 AM Kevin Johnson (1st Season) Play-By-Play Announcer Andrew Allegretta Director of Operations Nate Summers Director of Player Development Sean Mock Athletic Trainer Quinton Nease Strength and Conditioning Coach Dan Rickaby Graduate Assistants Justin Clareman & Jackson Johnson Program Coordinator Adrienne Brocato Basketball Office Phone (504) 865-5505 Best Time to Reach Coach Dunleavy Contact Adam Miller Follow on Social Media Strategic Communications Twitter @GreenWaveMBB Associate Director/MBB Contact Adam Miller Facebook @GreenWaveMBB Miller’s Office Phone (504) 314-7219 Instagram @GreenWaveMBB Miller’s Cell Phone: (504) 214-7249 Head Coach Ron Hunter @CoachRHunter Miller’s E-Mail: [email protected] Ticket Office Phone (504) 314-7095 Athletic Department Website www.TulaneGreenWave.com 2 2019-20 ROSTER NUMERICAL NO. NAME POS. HT. WT. CL. HOMETOWN/HIGH SCHOOL/PREVIOUS SCHOOL 0 Charlie Russell Jr. F 6-7 190 Fr.