2017–18 Tulane Green Wave men's basketball team

The 2017–18 Tulane Green Wave men's basketball team represented Tulane University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Green Wave, led by second-year head coach Mike Dunleavy Sr., played their home games at Devlin Fieldhouse in New Orleans, Louisiana as fourth-year members of the American Athletic Conference.[1][2] They finished the season 14–17, 5–13 in AAC play to finish in 10th place. They lost in the first round of the AAC Tournament to Temple.

2017–18 Tulane Green Wave men's basketball
ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
2017–18 record14–17 (5–13 AAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Doug Stewart
  • Anthony Wilkins
  • Raman Sposato
Home arenaDevlin Fieldhouse
2017–18 American Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 6 Cincinnati162 .889  315  .861
No. 21 Houston144 .778  278  .771
No. 16 Wichita State144 .778  258  .758
Tulsa126 .667  1912  .613
Memphis108 .556  2113  .618
UCF99 .500  1913  .594
Temple810 .444  1716  .515
UConn711 .389  1418  .438
SMU612 .333  1716  .515
Tulane513 .278  1417  .452
East Carolina414 .222  1020  .333
South Florida315 .167  1022  .313
2018 AAC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

The Green Wave finished the season 6–25, 3–15 in AAC play to finish in tenth place. They lost in the first round of the AAC Tournament to Tulsa.

Offseason

Departures

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownReason for departure
Von Julien10G6'1"160SophomoreReserve, LATransferred to Southeastern Louisiana
Kain Harris11G6'4"210SophomoreChicago, ILTransferred to Kent State
Malik Morgan13G6'4"205RS SeniorRiver Ridge, LAGraduated
Ryan Smith15C6'10"250SeniorWildomar, CAGraduated
Darian Jones22F6'8"185FreshmanBrusly, LATransferred to Florida A&M

2017 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Bul Ajang
#50 C
The Patrick School Elizabeth, NJ 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Nov 5, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 72
Buay Koka
#69
The Patrick School Elizabeth, NJ 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Nov 5, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 63
Caleb Daniels
PG
New Orleans, LA Saint Augustine High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 198 lb (90 kg)  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Shakwon Barrett
PG
Toronto, ON Tech Academy 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) N/A Apr 26, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 12 November 2017.

    2018 recruiting class

    Roster

    2017–18 Tulane Green Wave men's basketball team
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
    G 0 Jordan Cornish 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)220 lb (100 kg) RS JrBrother Martin
    UNLV
    New Orleans, LA
    G 2 Jackson Johnson (W) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)165 lb (75 kg) JrPonte Vedra Ponte Vedra Beach, FL
    G 3 Ray Ona Embo 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)188 lb (85 kg) SoQuality Education Academy Lognes, France
    G 4 Riley Conroy (W) 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)182 lb (83 kg) RS JrJesuit New Orleans, LA
    G/F 5 Cameron Reynolds 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)225 lb (102 kg) RS SrPearland Perland, TX
    G 10 Caleb Daniels 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)205 lb (93 kg) FrSt. Augustine New Orleans, LA
    F 11 Bul Ajang 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)225 lb (102 kg) FrThe Patrick School Jonglei, South Sudan
    C 13 Buay Koka 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)200 lb (91 kg) FrThe Patrick School Nasir, South Sudan
    G 14 Colin Slater 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)187 lb (85 kg) SoImmanuel Sanger, CA
    F 21 Semir Sehic 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)240 lb (109 kg) RS SoCypress
    Vanderbilt
    Atlanta, GA
    F 23 Blake Paul 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)250 lb (113 kg) JrLandry-Walker New Orleans, LA
    G 24 Shakwon Barrett 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)180 lb (82 kg) FrTech Academy Toronto, ON
    G 30 Bernard Woodside (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)185 lb (84 kg) JrTampa Prep
    ASA College
    Tampa, FL
    G 32 Cameron Galic (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)205 lb (93 kg) FrBethesda-Chevy Chase Bethesda, MD
    G 35 Melvin Frazier 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)200 lb (91 kg) JrL. W. Higgins Avondale, LA
    Head coach
    Assistant coach(es)

    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • (W) Walk-on

    Roster
    Last update: January 18, 2018

    Schedule and results

    Tulane in action against the SMU Mustangs
    Date
    time, TV
    Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Exhibition
    Oct 31, 2017*
    7:30 pm
    LSU
    Hurricane relief charity game
    W 84–74 
    Devlin Fieldhouse (1,503)
    New Orleans, LA
    Nov 2, 2017*
    7:00 pm
    Loyola (New Orleans) W 84–46 
    Devlin Fieldhouse (1,253)
    New Orleans, LA
    Non-conference regular season
    Nov 10, 2017*
    7:00 pm, ESPN3
    LIU Brooklyn
    Jamaica Classic
    W 102–96  1–0
    Devlin Fieldhouse (1,032)
    New Orleans, LA
    Nov 13, 2017*
    7:00 pm, CST
    Southeastern Louisiana W 89–66  2–0
    Devlin Fieldhouse (1,316)
    New Orleans, LA
    Nov 17, 2017*
    1:00 pm, CBSSN
    vs. Colorado State
    Jamaica Classic
    W 80–53  3–0
    Montego Bay Convention Centre 
    Montego Bay, Jamaica
    Nov 19, 2017*
    6:30 pm, CBSSN
    vs. Fordham
    Jamaica Classic
    W 63–55  4–0
    Montego Bay Convention Centre 
    Montego Bay, Jamaica
    Nov 22, 2017*
    7:00 pm, ESPN3
    Miami (OH)
    Jamaica Classic
    W 80–59  5–0
    Devlin Fieldhouse (1,537)
    New Orleans, LA
    Nov 26, 2017*
    11:00 am, ESPN3
    at Georgia State L 59–70  5–1
    GSU Sports Arena (971)
    Atlanta, GA
    Nov 29, 2017*
    7:00 pm, CST
    Alcorn State W 81–65  6–1
    Devlin Fieldhouse (1,427)
    New Orleans, LA
    Dec 3, 2017*
    1:00 pm, ESPN2
    at No. 13 North Carolina L 73–97  6–2
    Dean Smith Center (14,402)
    Chapel Hill, NC
    Dec 6, 2017*
    12:00 pm, ESPN3
    Southern W 95–76  7–2
    Devlin Fieldhouse (1,834)
    New Orleans, LA
    Dec 10, 2017*
    11:00 am, ESPNU
    vs. Florida State
    Heritage Insurance Classic
    L 53–72  7–3
    Amalie Arena (3,975)
    Tampa, FL
    Dec 18, 2017*
    7:00 pm, ESPN3
    Nicholls State W 86–69  8–3
    Devlin Fieldhouse (1,162)
    New Orleans, LA
    Dec 21, 2017*
    12:00 pm, ESPN3
    South Alabama W 77–73  9–3
    Devlin Fieldhouse (1,187)
    New Orleans, LA
    AAC regular season
    Dec 28, 2017
    6:00 pm, ESPN2
    at Temple W 85–75  10–3
    (1–0)
    Liacouras Center (5,382)
    Philadelphia, PA
    Dec 31, 2017
    2:00 pm, ESPN3
    Tulsa L 56–65  10–4
    (1–1)
    Devlin Fieldhouse (1,518)
    New Orleans, LA
    Jan 4, 2018
    8:00 pm, ESPNU
    SMU W 73–70  11–4
    (2–1)
    Devlin Fieldhouse (1,512)
    New Orleans, LA
    Jan 9, 2018
    6:00 pm, ESPNews
    at Memphis L 89–96  11–5
    (2–2)
    FedEx Forum (4,825)
    Memphis, TN
    Jan 13, 2018
    12:00 pm, ESPNews
    UConn L 57–67  11–6
    (2–3)
    Devlin Fieldhouse (1,902)
    New Orleans, LA
    Jan 17, 2018
    7:00 pm, ESPNews
    Houston W 81–72  12–6
    (3–3)
    Devlin Fieldhouse (2,301)
    New Orleans, LA
    Jan 20, 2018
    8:00 pm, ESPNews
    at SMU L 62–73  12–7
    (3–4)
    Moody Coliseum (6,814)
    Dallas, TX
    Jan 25, 2018
    8:00 pm, ESPNU
    South Florida L 75–80  12–8
    (3–5)
    Devlin Fieldhouse (1,717)
    New Orleans, LA
    Jan 31, 2018
    5:30 pm, ESPNews
    at East Carolina W 71–69 OT 13–8
    (4–5)
    Williams Arena (3,072)
    Greenville, NC
    Feb 4, 2018
    2:00 pm, ESPNews
    Temple L 76–83  13–9
    (4–6)
    Devlin Fieldhouse (1,508)
    New Orleans, LA
    Feb 8, 2018
    6:00 pm, ESPN2
    at Tulsa L 89–91 OT 13–10
    (4–7)
    Reynolds Center (4,019)
    Tulsa, OK
    Feb 11, 2018
    5:00 pm, ESPNU
    at Houston L 42–73  13–11
    (4–8)
    H&PE Arena (2,902)
    Houston, TX
    Feb 14, 2018
    7:00 pm, ESPNews
    East Carolina L 80–82  13–12
    (4–9)
    Devlin Fieldhouse (1,098)
    New Orleans, LA
    Feb 17, 2018
    2:00 pm, ESPNU
    Memphis L 63–68  13–13
    (4–10)
    Devlin Fieldhouse (1,896)
    New Orleans, LA
    Feb 21, 2018
    6:30 pm, CBSSN
    at No. 13 Wichita State L 86–93  13–14
    (4–11)
    Charles Koch Arena (10,506)
    Wichita, KS
    Feb 24, 2018
    11:00 am, ESPNU
    at South Florida W 79–68  14–14
    (5–11)
    USF Sun Dome (2,228)
    Tampa, FL
    Mar 1, 2018
    8:00 pm, ESPN
    No. 10 Cincinnati L 49–78  14–15
    (5–12)
    Devlin Fieldhouse (2,824)
    New Orleans, LA
    Mar 4, 2018
    3:30 pm, ESPNU
    at UCF L 51–60  14–16
    (5–13)
    CFE Arena (4,420)
    Orlando, FL
    AAC Tournament
    Mar 8, 2018
    6:00 p:m, ESPNU
    (10) vs. (7) Temple
    First Round
    L 77–82  14–17
    Amway Center 
    Orlando, FL
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    All times are in Central Time.

    References

    1. "Tulane Athletics" (PDF). TulaneGreenWave.com. Retrieved 2017-11-11.
    2. "Tulane Green Wave College Basketball – Tulane News, Scores, Stats, Rumors & More". ESPN. Retrieved 2017-11-11.
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