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TULANE BASKETBALL TULANE SCHEDULE/RESULTS TULANE (12-18, 4-14 AAC) vs. UCONN (19-12, 10-8 AAC) 12-18 (4-14 AAC) MARCH 12, 2020 | 2 P.M. | FORTH WORTH, TEXAS | DICKIES ARENA | ESPNU DATE OPPONENT TIME/RESULT TV NOV. 6 SOUTHEASTERN LA. W, 76-55 ESPN3 NOV. 12 JACKSON STATE W, 88-79 TULANE GREEN WAVE UCONN HUSKIES Head Coach: Ron Hunter Head Coach: Dan Hurley NOV. 16 NORTHWESTERN STATE W, 79-52 ESPN3 Record at Tulane: 12-18 (1st year) Record at UConn: 35-29 (2nd year) Nov. 21 ^vs. Mississippi State L, 80-66 ESPNU GAME 31 Overall: 457-332 (26th year) Overall: 186-134 (9th year) Nov. 22 ^vs. Middle Tennessee W, 86-74 ESPNU vs. Dan Hurley: 0-3 Hurley vs. Tulane: 3-0 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. For the second time in four years, Tulane faces the same opponent in the first round of the American Dec. 8 $vs. Saint Louis L, 86-62 ESPN+ DEC. 16 ALCORN STATE W, 68-57 ESPN3 Athletic Conference Championship as it played in its final regular season game. The Green Wave defeated Tulsa Dec. 20 %vs. Akron L, 62-61 FloHoops to end the 2016-17 season, before falling to the Golden Hurricane in Hartford, Conn., at the 2017 tournament. Dec. 21 %vs. Towson L, 86-82 (OT) FloHoops 2. Thursday’s game features two of The American’s top teams in turnover margin this season, as Tulane ranks Dec. 30 *at No. 9/10 Memphis L, 84-73 CBSSN first (+4.3) and UConn stands third (+1.4). Individually, Christion Thompson ranks fourth in steals per game JAN. 4 *CINCINNATI W, 76-71 CBSSN (1.9), while Christian Vital sits atop the chart (2.5). Jan. 8 *at UConn L, 67-61 CBSSN 3. The Green Wave lead the conference in steals per game (8.5) turnovers per game (11.8) and turnover Jan. 11 *at Temple W, 65-51 ESPNU margin (+4.3), while standing second in 3-point field goal percentage (.334) and fewest fouls committed per JAN. 14 *UCF L, 74-55 ESPN3 game (15.7). JAN. 18 *TULSA L, 67-54 ESPN3 4. Last time out, Christion Thompson scored a team-high 21 points on 8-for-10 shooting on Senior Day, as Jan. 25 *at East Carolina L, 81-62 ESPNU Teshaun Hightower scored all of his 14 points in the second half. Kevin Zhang and Jordan Walker eached JAN. 29 *USF L, 66-52 ESPN3 chipped in 12 points, respectively, off the bench. Christian Vital tallied the most points by an opposing player Feb. 1 *at SMU L, 82-67 ESPNU this season with 28 points. The Huskies owned a 44-34 scoring margin in the paint and an 18-12 edge on Feb. 6 *at No. 25/25 Houston L, 75-62 ESPNU second chances. FEB. 8 *EAST CAROLINA L, 81-67 ESPNU 5. Tulane has committed fewer or an equal number of turnovers to its opponent in 28 of its 30 games this FEB. 12 *TEMPLE L, 72-68 ESPN3 season. The Green Wave Wave are forcing teams into 16.2 turnovers per game and own a +4.3 turnover margin Feb. 16 *at Wichita State L, 82-57 CBSSN which ranks 12th nationally. FEB. 19 *SMU W, 80-72 ESPN3 Feb. 22 *at UCF W, 75-74 ESPNU (notes continue on page 4) Feb. 25 *at Tulsa L, 62-57 ESPNU FEB. 29 *MEMPHIS L, 74-67 (OT) CBSSN GREEN WAVE POTENTIAL STARTERS MARCH 8 *UCONN L, 80-76 ESPNU March 12 +(5) UConn ESPNU 2 p.m. March 13 + (4) Wichita State ESPN2 2 p.m. 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.) #14 Nic #5 Teshaun #25 Christion #1 K.J. #4 Nobal % DC Holiday Hoops Tournament (Washington, D.C.) THOMAS HIGHTOWER THOMPSON LAWSON DAYS + American Championships (Fort Worth, Texas) Graduate » Guard Junior » Guard Graduate » Guard Graduate » Forward Freshman » Forward All times Central | Home games in BOLD CAPS GP/GS ..................27/8 GP/GS ................30/29 GP/GS ................30/30 GP/GS ................29/29 GP/GS ................30/12 PPG .......................7.9 PPG .....................15.9 PPG .....................14.1 PPG .....................13.1 PPG .......................2.9 All-Time Series ..............................................UConn leads, 9-0 RPG .......................1.8 RPG .......................4.6 RPG .......................6.3 RPG .......................5.5 RPG .......................3.6 First Result ....................... UConn won, 62-53, on Feb. 7, 2015 3FG% ..................39.4 APG .......................2.4 APG .......................2.8 APG .......................2.2 FG% ....................46.6 Last Result .....................UConn won, 80-76, on March 8, 2020 MPG ....................21.4 FG% ....................41.2 SPG .......................1.9 3FG% ..................36.4 MPG ....................21.4 Current Streak .................................................... UConn won 8 Ron Hunter All-Time vs. UConn ........................................0-2 33 43 204 TELEVISION Teshaun Hightower scored 33 Tulane attempted 43 free throws in its Tulane has made at least ESPNU points against Towson on Dec. 21 in 80-72 home win over SMU on Feb. 19, one 3-point field goal in 204 Play-by-Play: Mike Corey Washington, D.C., the most points marking the first time the Green Wave consecutive games. The last time Color Analyst: Tim Welsh scored in a single game by any player shot over 40 in a game since having the Green Wave failed to do so RADIO 1280 AM (New Orleans) & TuneIn app in The American this season. exactly 40 against Colgate on Nov. 26, came on Jan. 16, 2014 at home PxP: Andrew Allegretta 2013. against Louisiana Tech when they ONLINE went 0-for-14 from outside. Twitter @GreenWaveMBB 2019-20 ROSTER NUMERICAL NO. NAME POS. HT. WT. CL. HOMETOWN/HIGH SCHOOL/PREVIOUS SCHOOL 0 Charlie Russell Jr. F 6-7 190 Fr. New Orleans/Sophie B. Wright 1 K.J. Lawson G/F 6-7 215 Gr. Memphis, Tenn./Hamilton/Kansas 2 Jordan Walker G 5-11 160 R-So. Port Washington, N.Y./ The Patrick School (N.J.)/Seton Hall 4 Nobal Days F 6-9 220 Fr. Racine, Wisc./Racine Park 5 Teshaun Hightower G 6-5 190 Jr. Lithonia, Ga./Mt. Zion Prep/Georgia 10 Tylan Pope G/F 6-6 220 Fr. Franklinton, La./Franklinton 11 Ibby Ali F 6-10 245 R-Fr. Lagos, Nigeria/Maumelle/Arkansas 12 Kevin Zhang G/F 6-10 220 So. Shenyang, China/Montverde Academy (Fla.) 13 Buay Koka C 7-1 210 R-So. Nasir, South Sudan/The Patrick School (N.J.) 14 Nic Thomas G 6-1 190 Gr. Arlington, Texas/HSAA/Norfolk State 15 Grant Quinn G 6-5 200 R-Jr. Lewisville, Texas/Liberty Christian/Oklahoma 23 R.J. McGee G 6-5 200 Fr. Chicago, Ill./TaylorMade Academy 25 Christion Thompson G 6-4 215 Gr. Gonzales, La./Madison Prep/Rhode Island 32 Cameron Galic G 6-6 210 Jr. Bethesda, Md./Bethesda-Chevy Chase 34 Alec Zaccardo G 6-0 160 So. Boston, Mass./Lincoln-Sudbury/Mass Bay CC HEAD COACH: Ron Hunter (Miami (Ohio), ‘86), 1st year ASSOCIATE HEAD COACH: Ray McCallum (Ball State, ‘83), 1st year PRONUNCIATION GUIDE ASSISTANT COACH: Claude Pardue (Emory, ‘08), 1st year TESHAUN Hightower TEE-shawn ASSISTANT COACH: Kevin Johnson (UTPA, ‘88), 1st year BUAY KOKA BOY Co-cah DIRECTOR OF BASKETBALL OPERATIONS: Nate Summers (IUPUI ‘09), 1st year CHRISTION Thompson Christian DIRECTOR OF PLAYER DEVELOPMENT: Sean Mock (Miami (Ohio) ‘10), 1st year Kevin ZHANG Jong ALPHABETICAL NO. NAME POS. HT. WT. CL. HOMETOWN/HIGH SCHOOL/PREVIOUS SCHOOL 11 Ibby Ali F 6-10 245 R-Fr. Lagos, Nigeria/Maumelle/Arkansas 4 Nobal Days F 6-9 220 Fr. Racine, Wisc./Racine Park 32 Cameron Galic G 6-6 210 Jr. Bethesda, Md./Bethesda Chevy Chase 5 Teshaun Hightower G 6-5 190 Jr. Lithonia, Ga./Mt. Zion Prep/Georgia 13 Buay Koka C 7-1 210 R-So. Nasir, South Sudan/The Patrick School (N.J.) 1 K.J. Lawson G/F 6-7 215 Gr. Memphis, Tenn./Hamilton/Kansas 23 R.J. McGee G 6-5 200 Fr. Chicago, Ill./TaylorMade Academy 10 Tylan Pope G/F 6-6 220 Fr. Franklinton, La./Franklinton 15 Grant Quinn G 6-5 200 R-Jr. Lewisville, Texas/Liberty Christian/Oklahoma 0 Charlie Russell Jr. F 6-7 190 Fr. New Orleans/Sophie B. Wright 14 Nic Thomas G 6-1 190 Gr. Arlington, Texas/HSAA/Norfolk State 25 Christion Thompson G 6-4 215 Gr. Gonzales, La./Madison Prep/Rhode Island 2 Jordan Walker G 5-11 160 R-So. Port Washington, N.Y./ The Patrick School (N.J.)/Seton Hall 34 Alec Zaccardo G 6-0 160 So. Boston, Mass./Lincoln-Sudbury/Mass Bay CC 12 Kevin Zhang G/F 6-10 220 So. Shenyang, China/Montverde Academy (Fla.) 2 INSIDE THE MATCHUP THE OPPONENT: STATISTICAL COMPARISON UCONN HUSKIES TULANE UCONN IN THE AAC RANKINGS Category TULANE OPP Category UCONN OPP Category TULANE UCONN Last 5 Meetings: Scoring Offense 68.3 70.9 Scoring Offense 72.8 67.0 Scoring Offense 8 2 Date Location Result Score Scoring Margin -2.6 Scoring Margin +5.8 Scoring Margin 11 4 3/8/20 New Orleans L 80-76 FG% .411 .453 FG% .420 .415 FG% 9 8 1/8/20 Storrs L 67-61 3FG% .334 .340 3FG% .324 .330 3FG% 2 5 1/19/19 Storrs L 87-71 3FG/game 7.7 8.3 3FG/game 7.0 5.6 3FG Made/game 3 5 1/13/18 New Orleans L 67-57 Free Throw % .712 .694 Free Throw % .742 .738 Free Throw % 5 2 1/28/17 Storrs L 78-68 Rebounds/game 30.9 38.8 Rebounds/game 37.9 35.0 Rebounds/game 12 4 Assists/game 11.2 16.1 Assists/game 12.9 11.7 Assists/game 11 8 Series Facts: Turnovers/game 11.8 16.1 Turnovers/game 14.2 15.6 Turnovers/game 1 9 Largest Winning Margin .......................................None Turnover Margin +4.3 Turnover Margin +1.4 Turnover Margin 1 3 Largest Losing Margin .......18 at Hartford (1/19/16) Steals/game 8.5 5.2 Steals/game 7.1 6.9 Steals/game 1 6 Most Points Scored .......76 in New Orleans (3/8/20) Blocks/game 2.5 3.2 Blocks/game 6.0 3.9 Blocks/game 10 1 Most Points Allowed ............