TULANE GREEN WAVE GAME MEN’S BASKETBALL 15 INSIDE THE MATCHUP THE MATCHUP • Following a seven-day hiatus between games, Tulane will play its SCHEDULE & RESULTS TULANE MEMPHIS first American Athletic Conference home game of 2017 when it hosts Date Opponent Time/Score Memphis on Sunday, Jan. 8. GREEN WAVE TIGERS NOVEMBER 3 Loyola New Orleans (Exh.) W, 80-58 THE OPPONENT 11 vs. (6) North Carolina1 L, 95-75 vs. • Memphis (11-4, 1-1 AAC) enters Sunday’s contest with a 2-2 record 14 Southeastern Louisiana W, 93-76 17 vs. Oklahoma2 L, 89-70 in away games this season and has won four of its last five games, 18 vs. Arizona State2 L, 80-71 including a 70-61 home victory over UConn on Thursday, Jan. 5 for its 20 vs. Missouri2 L, 67-62 first league win of the season. 26 at Georgia Tech L, 82-68 HEAD COACH: HEAD COACH: • The Tigers rank first in the conference in scoring (80.4), assists per 29 at New Orleans L, 74-59 MIKE DUNLEAVY, SR. TUBBY SMITH game (18.1) and assist/turnover ratio (1.7). They stand second in steals DECEMBER FIRST SEASON FIRST SEASON (7.1) and offensive rebounds per game (12.3), while holding down the 2 St. John’s L, 95-75 third spot in field goal percentage (.472). 7 Southern W, 84-75 10 at Southern Miss W, 71-64 • Memphis is led by sophomore forward Dedric Lawson, whose 20.2 BY THE NUMBERS 19 McNeese State L, 70-63 RECORD 3-11 RECORD 11-4 points and 11.1 rebounds make him one of just two players to average a 23 Texas State L, 69-66 (OT) AMERICAN 0-2 AMERICAN 1-1 double-double in The American this year. His 12 double-doubles are tied 28 UCF* L, 85-72 HOME 2-4 HOME 9-2 for the second-most nationally, while he ranks eighth in rebounding. JANUARY AWAY 1-3 AWAY 1-1 1 at (23) Cincinnati* L, 92-56 8 Memphis* [ASN/ESPN3] 2 pm NEUTRAL 0-4 NEUTRAL 1-1 THE SERIES • Sunday’s matchup marks the 60th all-time meeting between the 11 at USF* [ESPN3] 6 pm LAST 5 GAMES 1-4 LAST 5 GAMES 4-1 15 SMU* [CBSSN] 5 pm Green Wave and Tigers, as Memphis leads the head-to-head series, LAST 10 GAMES 2-8 LAST 10 GAMES 7-3 18 at Tulsa* [ESPNews] 6:30 pm SCORING OFFENSE 70.4 SCORING OFFENSE 80.4 48-11. The programs faced off three times last season, the last resulting 21 Cincinnati* [CBSSN] 3 pm in a 74-54 Memphis victory in the semifinals of the American Conference 24 at Houston* [CBSSN] 8 pm SCORING DEFENSE 79.5 SCORING DEFENSE 70.7 Championship in Orlando on March 12. Despite dropping a 77-65 road 28 at UConn* [ESPNU] 7 pm FG PERCENTAGE .398 FG PERCENTAGE .472 decision last December, Tulane countered with a 94-87 overtime win 31 Temple* [ESPNews] 7 pm 3-PT. PERCENTAGE .331 3-PT. PERCENTAGE .304 over the Tigers. FEBRUARY 3-PT. PER GAME 7.1 3-PT. PER GAME 5.7 4 at East Carolina* [ASN/ESPN3] 1 pm FT PERCENTAGE .713 FT PERCENTAGE .672 8 Houston* [ESPNews] 7 pm LAST TIME OUT REBOUNDING 34.6 REBOUNDING 38.5 15 at SMU* [ASN/ESPN3] 8 pm • Cincinnati shot north of 55 percent from the field in both halves as ASSISTS 13.1 ASSISTS 18.1 18 USF* [ESPNews] 1 pm Tulane suffered a 92-56 setback in its first conference road tilt of the 21 East Carolina* [ESPNU] 8 pm TURNOVERS 13.6 TURNOVERS 10.9 season on Sunday, Jan. 1. Cameron Reynolds led the Green Wave with 25 at Temple* [ESPNU] 11 am TURNOVER MARGIN +0.4 TURNOVER MARGIN +2.9 17 points for his 10th double-figure scoring performance of the season, MARCH STEALS 5.9 STEALS 7.1 Ray Ona Embo scored 11 points and Kain Harris chipped in 10 off the 2 at Memphis* [ESPNU] 8 pm BLOCKS 4.6 BLOCKS 5.4 5 Tulsa* [ESPNU/ESPNews] 3 pm bench. Sammis Reyes grabbed a game-high 11 rebounds and blocked MEMPHIS PROJECTED STARTERS 9 AAC First Round3 TBA two shots. 10 AAC Quarterfinals3 TBA • The Bearcats also placed three scorers in double digits, led by Jarron 3 G 3 JEREMIAH MARTIN SO. 6-3 180 9.5 PPG 5.1 APG 11 AAC Semifinals TBA 12 AAC Championship Game3 TBA G 5 MARKEL CRAWFORD RJR. 6-5 208 14.8 PPG 5.1 RPG Cumberland’s career-high 19 points off the bench. Cincinnati owned a G 0 K.J. LAWSON RFR. 6-7 210 13.1 PPG 8.1 RPG 36-20 scoring advantage in the paint, 20-12 off turnovers, 19-6 on the F 2 JIMARIO RIVERS JR. 6-8 193 6.7 PPG 2.9 RPG fast break and 42-12 off the bench. The Green Wave outscored the All Times Central and Subject to Change * - American Athletic Conference Game F 1 DEDRIC LAWSON SO. 6-9 236 20.2 PPG 11.1 RPG home team, 16-12, on second chance baskets. 1 - Smoothie King Center TULANE GREEN WAVE AVERAGES 2 - Tires Pros Invitational, Orlando 3- American Conference Championship, Hartford, Conn. NO. NAME (HT., WT., YR.) POS. PPG RPG APG NOTABLES All home games played in the Avron B. Fogelman 2 JACKSON JOHNSON (5-10, 170, SO.) G 0.0 0.0 0.0 ENTERED HIS FIRST GAME AT CINCINNATI (JAN. 1) Arena in the Devlin Fieldhouse 3 s RAY ONA EMBO (6-5, 185, FR.) G 5.3 2.3 2.1 CONFERENCE ROOKIE OF THE WEEK ( DEC. 12) 4 RILEY CONROY (5-11, 175, R-SO.) G 0.0 0.0 0.0 HAS APPEARED IN FOUR GAMES COVERAGE 5 s CAMERON REYNOLDS (6-7, 215, R-JR.) G/F 15.9 6.1 1.7 HAS 10 DOUBLE-DIGIT & SIX 20-POINT PERFORMANCES 10 VON JULIEN (6-1, 160, SO.) G 2.8 1.2 1.6 SCORED 8 POINTS VS. ST. JIOHN’S (DEC. 2) RADIO VIDEO STREAM 11 KAIN HARRIS (6-4, 210, SO.) G 10.8 1.5 0.2 CAREER-HIGH 25 POINTS VS. UCF (DEC. 28) 12 SAMMIS REYES (6-7, 240, SO.) F 0.5 1.5 1.9^ CAREER-HIGH 11 REBOUNDS AT CINCINNATI (JAN. 1) 13 s MALIK MORGAN (6-4, 205, R-SR.) G 10.1 6.3 3.6 HAD FIRST DOUBLE-DOUBLE OF YEAR VS. TEXAS STATE (DEC. 23) PXP: BREtt DOLAN 14 COLIN SLATER (6-0, 185, SO.) G 4.7 0.8 1.2 MADE THREE 3’S OFF THE BENCH VS. TEXAS STATE (DEC. 23) NALYST HRIS ALKER PXP: TODD GRAFFAGNINI A : C W s 15 RYAN SMITH (6-11, 250, SR.) C 8.5 4.4 1.6^ AVERAGED 11 POINTS & 2.2 BLOCKS; SHOT .674 IN DECEMBER 22 DARIAN JONES (6-8, 185, FR.) F 0.3 0.3 0.1 HAS APPEARED IN SEVEN GAMES BROADCAST GAME UPDATES 23 BLAKE PAUL (6-9, 230, SO.) F 3.4 2.4 0.5 HAS DOUBLE-FIGURE POINTS TWICE THIS YEAR 30 BERNARD WOODSIDE (6-0, 185, R-SO.) G 0.0 0.0 0.0 ENTERED HIS FIRST GAME AT CINCINNATI (JAN. 1) @GREENWAVEMBB 35 s MELVIN FRAZIER (6-5, 200, SO.) G 10.2 4.8 1.6# RANKS 3RD IN THE AAC IN STEALS PER GAME s INDICATES PROBABLE STARTER; ^ INDICATES BLOCKS PER GAME’ # INDICATES STEALS PER GAME 2016-17 QUICK FACTS ROSTER No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown/High School (Previous School) LOCATION ...........................................NEW ORLEANS, LA. 0 Jordan Cornish* G 6-6 220 Jr. New Orleans/Brother Martin (UNLV) FOUNDED ............................................................... 1834 2 Jackson Johnson G 5-10 170 So. Ponte Verda Beach, Fla./Ponte Verda ENROLLMENT ........................................13,449 (PRIvaTE) 3 Ray Ona Embo G 6-5 185 Fr. Lognes, France/Quality Education Academy [N.C.] NICKNAME ................................................... GREEN WavE 4 Riley Conroy G 5-11 175 R-So. New Orleans/Jesuit COLORS ..........................................OLIVE AND SKY BLUE MASCOT ..............................................................RIPTIDE 5 Cameron Reynolds G/F 6-7 215 R-Jr. Pearland, Texas/Pearland CONFERENCE .................. AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE 10 Von Julien G 6-1 160 So. Reserve, La./Riverside Academy FACILITY ............................AVRON B. FOGELMAN ARENA IN THE 11 Kain Harris G 6-4 210 So. Chicago/St. Rita of Cascia ................................................................. DEVLIN FIELDHOUSE 12 Sammis Reyes F 6-7 240 So. Santiago, Chile/North Broward Prep (Palm Beach State) CAPACITY ............................................................. 4,100 13 Malik Morgan G 6-4 205 R-Sr. River Ridge, La./John Curtis (LSU) PRESIDENT............................................ MICHAEL A. FITTS 14 Colin Slater G 6-0 185 Fr. New Orleans/Immanuel [Calif.] DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS .............................. TROY DANNEN 15 Ryan Smith C 6-11 250 Sr. San Diego, Calif./Lutheran SPORT ADMINISTRATOR ............................... ROB BERNARDI 21 Samir Sehic* F 6-9 240 So. Cypress, Texas/Cy Woods (Vanderbilt) 22 Darian Jones F 6-8 185 Fr. Brusly, La./Brusly EAM NFORMATION T I 23 Blake Paul F 6-9 230 So. New Orleans/Landry-Walker HEAD COACH ....................................MIKE DUNLEavY, SR. 30 Bernard Woodside G 6-0 185 So. Tampa, Fla./Tampa Prep (ASA College) ALMA MATER ................................... SOUTH CAROLINA ‘76 35 Melvin Frazier G 6-5 200 So. Avondale, La./L.W. Higgins YEAR .......................................................................1ST *Redshirting RECORD AT TULANE ................................................. 3-11 CAREER RECORD .................................................... SAME ASSOCIATE HEAD COACH ...........................DOUG STEWART PRONUNCIATION GUIDE ALMA MATER .................................................BROWN ‘94 KAIN Harris cane SAMMIS Reyes SAM-MISS YEAR .......................................................................1ST MALIK Morgan ma-leek SAMIR SEHIC SA-meer SEH-hic ASSISTANT COACH ...................................RAMAN SPOSATO Ray ONA EMBO O-na EM-bo RAMAN SPOSATO RA-men Spo-ZA-toe ALMA MATER ..............................................