TULANE BASKETBALL TULANE SCHEDULE/RESULTS TULANE (10-11, 2-7 AAC) AT #25/25 HOUSTON (17-5, 7-2 AAC) 10-11 (2-7 AAC) FEBRUARY 6, 2020 | 8 P.M. | HOUSTON, TEXAS | FERTITTA CENTER | ESPNU DATE OPPONENT TIME/RESULT TV NOV. 6 SOUTHEASTERN LA. W, 76-55 ESPN3 NOV. 12 JACKSON STATE W, 88-79 TULANE GREEN WAVE HOUSOTN COUGARS Head Coach: Ron Hunter Head Coach: Kelvin Sampson NOV. 16 NORTHWESTERN STATE W, 79-52 ESPN3 Record at Tulane: 10-11 (1st year) Record at UH: 133-57 (6th year) Nov. 21 ^vs. Mississippi State L, 80-66 ESPNU GAME 22 Overall: 455-325 (26th year) Overall: 633-327 (30th year) Nov. 22 ^vs. Middle Tennessee W, 86-74 ESPNU vs. Kelvin Sampson : 0-2 Sampson vs. Tulane: 8-3 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 makes its first trip to Houston since 2018 and its first to the newly renovated Fertitta Center in Dec. 8 $vs. Saint Louis L, 86-62 ESPN+ DEC. 16 ALCORN STATE W, 68-57 ESPN3 search of its first win in Houston since 2015. Dec. 20 %vs. Akron L, 62-61 FloHoops 2. Saturday’s game features The American’s top two teams in turnovers per game this season, as the Green Dec. 21 %vs. Towson L, 86-82 (OT) FloHoops Wave commit 11.8 per game while the Cougars surrender the ball 11.9 times per contest. Dec. 30 *at No. 9/10 Memphis L, 84-73 CBSSN 3. Tulane’s Ron Hunter and Houston’s Kelvin Sampson combine for 1,088 career wins over a combined 56 JAN. 4 *CINCINNATI W, 76-71 CBSSN years in the head-coaching profession. Sampson’s 633 wins rank 12th among active NCAA Division I head Jan. 8 *at UConn L, 67-61 CBSSN coaches, as Hunter’s 455 victories rank 35th. Jan. 11 *at Temple W, 65-51 ESPNU 4. Last time out, Tulane dropped an American Athletic Conference road game at SMU, 62-57, on Saturday JAN. 14 *UCF L, 74-55 ESPN3 evening in Dallas. Nic Thomas led four Green Wave scorers in double-figures with a season-high 20 points and JAN. 18 *TULSA L, 67-54 ESPN3 made six 3-pointers, while K.J. Lawson added 15 points and seven rebounds. Teshaun Hightower added 12 Jan. 25 *at East Carolina L, 81-62 ESPNU points and four assists, as Christion Thompson chipped in 11 points. Despite leading by three at halftime, SMU JAN. 29 *USF L, 66-52 ESPN3 scored 54 points in the second half to Tulane’s 36. Tyson Jolly led five SMU scorers in double digits with 20 points, Feb. 1 *at SMU L, 82-67 ESPNU while Kendric Davis registered a double-double comprising 18 points and 13 assists. Tulane finished the night Feb. 6 *at No. 25/25 Houston 8 pm ESPNU shooting 25-for-59 (.424) overall and 12-for-28 (.429) from deep. FEB. 8 *EAST CAROLINA 5 PM ESPNU 5. Tulane has committed fewer turnovers than its opponent in 20 of its 21 games this season. The Green FEB. 12 *TEMPLE 7 PM ESPN3 Wave Wave are forcing teams into 16.4 turnovers per game and own a +4.6 turnover margin which ranks 13th Feb. 16 *at Wichita State 1 pm CBSSN nationally. 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.) #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 ..................18/5 GP/GS ................21/20 GP/GS ................21/21 GP/GS ................20/20 GP/GS ..................21/9 PPG .......................9.5 PPG .....................15.5 PPG .....................12.9 PPG .....................13.8 PPG .......................2.7 All-Time Series .......................................Houston leads, 23-18 RPG .......................1.8 RPG .......................4.4 RPG .......................6.1 RPG .......................5.7 RPG .......................4.2 First Result ..................... Tulane won, 63,49, on Dec. 11, 1946 FG% ....................39.2 APG .......................2.3 APG .......................2.7 APG .......................2.5 FG% ....................48.0 Last Result ...................Houston won, 85-50, on Dec. 17, 2019 3FG% ..................46.2 FG% ....................41.7 SPG .......................2.0 FG% ....................42.7 MPG ....................21.7 Current Streak ................................................. Houston won 2 Ron Hunter All-Time vs. Houston ....................................0-2 10 33 195 TELEVISION Tulane has recorded 10 or more steals Teshaun Hightower scored 33 Tulane has made at least ESPNU in seven games this season. The points against Towson on Dec. 21 in one 3-point field goal in 195 Play-by-Play: Paul Sunderland Green Wave own a 5-2 record in those Washington, D.C., the most points consecutive games. The last time Color Analyst: Lance Blanks contests. scored in a single game by any player the Green Wave failed to do so RADIO 1280 AM (New Orleans) & TuneIn app in The American this season. came on Jan. 16, 2014 at home PxP: Andrew Allegretta 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 HOUSTON COUGARS TULANE HOUSTON IN THE AAC RANKINGS Category TULANE OPP Category HOU OPP Category TULANE HOU Last 3 Meetings: Scoring Offense 68.6 69.3 Scoring Offense 73.5 63.5 Scoring Offense 9 2 Date Location Result Score Scoring Margin -0.7 Scoring Margin +10.0 Scoring Margin 11 2 2/17/19 New Orleans L 85-50 FG% .418 .452 FG% .428 .382 FG% 7 5 2/11/18 Houston (TXSO) L 73-42 3FG% .358 .349 3FG% .339 .308 3FG% 1 4 1/17/18 New Orleans W 81-72 3FG/game 8.1 8.7 3FG/game 6.6 6.6 3FG Made/game 2 6 Free Throw % .703 .682 Free Throw % .720 .687 Free Throw % 6 3 Series Facts: Rebounds/game 30.8 38.0 Rebounds/game 42.2 32.3 Rebounds/game 12 1 Largest Winning Margin ....74-52 in Louisville (3/12/03) Assists/game 11.5 15.9 Assists/game 13.3 12.0 Assists/game 11 9 Largest Losing Margin 85-50 in New Orleans (2/17/19) Turnovers/game 11.8 16.4 Turnovers/game 11.9 11.7 Turnovers/game 1 2 Most Points Scored ...........94 in New Orleans (3/9/13) Turnover Margin +4.6 Turnover Margin -0.2 Turnover Margin 1 8 Most Points Allowed ..........96 in New Orleans (3/9/13) Steals/game 8.1 4.8 Steals/game 4.9 4.8 Steals/game 3 12 Fewest Points Scored .............42 in Houston (2/11/18) Blocks/game 2.3 2.9 Blocks/game 5.4 2.2 Blocks/game 11 3 Fewest Points Allowed ....49 in New Orleans (12/11/46) Fouls/game 14.6 17.7 Fouls/game 19.4 19.8 Fouls/game 1 11 IN THE NCAA RANKINGS Tulane-Houston Connections: Scoring PPG AAC » Tulane associate head coach Ray McCallum served Scoring PPG AAC T.