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TULANE

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W A V E

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VS.

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Tulane to Get Final Preseason Tuneup Against Louisiana College G R E E N WAV E T O W E L C O M E W I L D C AT S F O R A 7 P. M . T I P O F F

NEW ORLEANS – The Tulane University men’s basketball team returns home for exhibition

at 2-1. Two of the Wildcats last three games have been decided by three or fewer points.

play on Wednesday, as it welcomes Louisiana College to Avron B. Fogelman Arena inside the Devlin Fieldhouse.

In its last matchup against the University of Mobile, Louisiana College shot for 41.0 percent for a 73-75 loss.

The game, which tips off at 7 p.m., will be Tulane’s second and final exhibition game leading up to the official start of the season. The game will mark the 25th time the Green Wave and

Following their competition against Louisiana College, the Green Wave will open their

Wildcats have met on the court in program history.

regular season slate on Tuesday, Nov. 9, as they welcome Southeastern Louisiana to Avron B. Fogelman Arena in the Devlin Fieldhouse.

Tulane goes into the game with a win under its belts following a dominant matchup against ULM last Friday, where the Olive and Blue claimed a 92-61 victory.

Tulane’s game versus Southeastern will be part of a doubleheader with the Green Wave women’s basketball team. Tulane’s non-conference slate also features matchups at Florida

In its game against the Warhawks, Tulane shot 56.7 percent from the field (38-67) while

State (Nov. 17), at Texas A&M (Dec. 14) and a crosstown meeting with the University of New

holding ULM to just 36.4 percent.

Orleans (Dec. 21).

Sophomores Jaylen Forbes and Kevin Cross led the Green Wave on the scoreboard with 24 and

In addition, the Green Wave is set to compete in the Baha Mar Hoops Nassau Championship

20 points, respectively.

in the Bahamas (Nov. 22-24). Toledo, Charlotte, Drexel, Abilene Christian, Jacksonville State, Coastal Carolina and Valparaiso will comprise the field of the Nassau Championship. All games

Tulane will be Louisiana College’s fourth opponent of the preseason, with the Wildcats sitting

will be played at the Baha Mar Convention Center and can be viewed on FloHoops.

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C O A C H I N G

S T A F F

TULANE COACHING STAFF HE AD COACH

RON HUNTER COACHING STAFF

RAY MCCALLUM CLAUDE PARDUE KEVIN JOHNSON Associate Head Coach Assistant Coach Assistant Coach

SEAN MOCK Director of Student-Athlete Development

RASHAAD RICHARDSON Graduate Assistant

DAN RICKABY Strength and Conditioning

NATE SUMMERS Dir. of Basketball Ops.

QUINTON NEASE Sports Medicine

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L O U I S I A N A

C O L L E G E

R O S T E R

NUMERICAL NO. NAME

POS. CL. HT. WT.

HOMETOWN/HIGH SCHOOL (PREVIOUS SCHOOL)

0

D’Marcus Fugett

G

Fr.

6-4 190

Opelousas, La./J.S. Clark Leadership Academy

1

Konnor DeJean

G

Fr.

5-9 155

New Orleans, La./Warren Easton Charter High

2

Jakobey Hitchens

G/F Jr.

6-5 215

Baton Rouge, La./Benedict College

3

Ferontay Banks

G

Sr.

6-0 160

Lafayette, La./Lamar State College – Port Arthur

4

Bailey Hardy

G

Jr.

6-2 165

Lake Charles, La./St. Louis Catholic High

5

Kae’ron Baker

G

Gr. 6-2 190

Navasota, Texas/Blinn College

10

Malik Cooper

F

Sr.

6-3 180

Shreveport, La./Southwestern Christian College

12

Kylan Williams

G

Fr.

6-6 175

Cecilia, La./Opelousas High

13

Kobi Johnson

G

So. 5-8 170

Thibodaux, La./Lamar State College – Port Arthur

20/35 Brayden Blakeway

F

Fr.

6-4 185

Anacoco, La./Anacoco High

21

Jamael Owusu

G

Jr.

6-4 175

Simmesport, La./Avoyelles Public Charter School

22

Jude Akabueze

F/C So. 6-6 265

Anambra State, Nigeria/Jones College

23

Branthony Brown

F

So. 6-5 190

Dubberly, La./Lakeside Senior High

24

K.J. Bilbo

F

Sr.

6-4 225

Bossier City, La./Centenary College (La.)

25/15 Dominic Dandridge

C

Jr.

6-5 190

LaPlace, La./Easten University

31/11 Caleb Howe

G

So. 6-2 190

Hineston, La./Peabody Magnet High

Joseph Calloway IV*

G

Fr.

6-0 180

Plaquemine, La./Plaquemine High

Boris Deletic*

Corey Johnson*

G

Fr.

6-2 175

Thibodaux, La./Thibodaux High

Nikola Popovic*

* = Player redshirting during 2021-22 season Head Coach: Reni Mason (7th Season) Assistant Coaches: Casey Apetrei & Kobe Robinson

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T U L A N E

R O S T E R S

NUMERICAL NO. NAME

POS. HT. CL. EXP.

HOMETOWN/HIGH SCHOOL (PREVIOUS SCHOOL)

0

Braelee Albert

G/F 6-5 220 So.

Los Angeles, Calif. / Brentwood School / Vanderbilt University

1

Sion James

G

6-5 205 Fr.

Sugar Hill, Ga. / Lanier

2

Jadan Coleman

G

6-4 170 Fr.

Madison, Ala. / Bob Jones

3

Jalen Cook

G

6-0 205 Fr.

Walker, La. / Walker / LSU

4

Nobal Days

F

6-9 220 So.

Racine, Wisc. / Racine / Park

10

Oton Jankovic

F

6-10 215 So.

Zagreb, Croatia / Montverde Academy / Vanderbilt

11

Sandy Ryan

G

6-3 180 Sr.

Los Angeles, Calif. / St. John Bosco

14

Max Bowman

G

6-0 175 Fr.

Newport Beach, Calif. / JSerra Catholic HS

15

Quentin Scott

F

6-7 215 Sr.

Houma, La. / A.J. Ellender HS / Texas State

20

DeVon Baker

G

6-2 190 Jr.

Dayton, Ohio / SPIRE Academy / UNC Asheville

22

Scott Spencer

G

6-6 210 Sr.

Suffolk, Va. / Blue Ridge School / La Salle

23

R.J. McGee

G

6-5 200 So.

Chicago, Ill. / TaylorMade Academy

24

Kevin Cross

F

6-8 240 So.

Little Rock, Ark. / Mills University Studies / Nebraska

25

Jaylen Forbes

G

6-5 185 So.

Florence, Miss. / Florence / Alabama

33

Tylan Pope

F

6-6 220 R-Fr.

Franklinton, La. / Franklinton

ALPHABETICAL NO. NAME

POS. HT. CL. EXP.

HOMETOWN/HIGH SCHOOL/PREVIOUS SCHOOL

0

Braelee Albert

G/F 6-5 220 So.

Los Angeles, Calif. / Brentwood School / Vanderbilt University

20

DeVon Baker

G

6-2 190 Jr.

Dayton, Ohio / SPIRE Academy / UNC Asheville

14

Max Bowman

G

6-0 175 Fr.

Newport Beach, Calif. / JSerra Catholic HS

2

Jadan Coleman

G

6-4 170 Fr.

Madison, Ala. / Bob Jones

3

Jalen Cook

G

6-0 205 Fr.

Walker, La. / Walker / LSU

24

Kevin Cross

F

6-8 240 So.

Little Rock, Ark. / Mills University Studies / Nebraska

4

Nobal Days

F

6-9 220 So.

Racine, Wisc. / Racine Park

25

Jaylen Forbes

G

6-5 185 So.

Florence, Miss. / Florence / Alabama

1

Sion James

G

6-5 205 Fr.

Sugar Hill, Ga. / Lanier

10

Oton Jankovic

F

6-10 215 So.

Zagreb, Croatia / Montverde Academy / Vanderbilt

23

R.J. McGee

G

6-5 200 So.

Chicago, Ill. / TaylorMade Academy

33

Tylan Pope

F

6-6 220 R-Fr.

Franklinton, La. / Franklinton

11

Sandy Ryan

G

6-3 180 Sr.

Los Angeles, Calif. / St. John Bosco

15

Quentin Scott

F

6-7 215 Sr.

Houma, La. / A.J. Ellender HS / Texas State

22

Scott Spencer

G

6-6 210 Sr.

Suffolk, Va. / Blue Ridge School / La Salle

COACHING STAFF HEAD COACH: Ron Hunter (Miami (Ohio), ‘86), 3rd year ASSOCIATE HEAD COACH: Ray McCallum (Ball State, ‘83), 3rd year ASSISTANT COACH: Claude Pardue (Emory, ‘08), 3rd year ASSISTANT COACH: Kevin Johnson (UTPA, ‘88), 3rd year DIRECTOR OF BASKETBALL OPERATIONS: Nate Summers (IUPUI ‘09), 3rd year DIRECTOR OF PLAYER DEVELOPMENT: Sean Mock (Miami (Ohio) ‘10), 3rd year

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Date

OCT. 29 NOV. 3 NOV. 9 NOV. 13 Nov. 17 Nov. 22 Nov. 23 Nov. 24 Nov. 30 DEC. 4 DEC. 7 Dec. 14 DEC. 18 DEC. 21 DEC. 29 Jan. 1 Jan. 5 JAN. 8 Jan. 12 JAN. 15 Jan. 22 JAN. 26 JAN. 29 Feb. 2 FEB. 5 Feb. 9 FEB. 12 Feb. 15 FEB. 23 Feb. 27 MARCH 3 March 6 March 10 March 11 March 12 March 13

Day

FRI. WED. TUES. SAT. Wed. Mon. Tue. Wed. Tues.

SAT. TUES. Tues.

SAT. TUES. WED. Sat. Wed. SAT. Wed. SAT. Sat. WED. SAT. Wed) (SAT) (Wed) (SAT) (Tue) (WED) (Sun) (THU) (Sun) Wed. Thurs.

Fri. Sat.

Opponent

Location

S C H E D U L E

TV

Time

ULM (EXHIBITION)

NEW ORLEANS W, 92-62 LOUISIANA COLLEGE (EXHIBITION) NEW ORLEANS 7 P.M. SOUTHEASTERN LA. NEW ORLEANS ESPN+ 7 P.M. SOUTHERN

NEW ORLEANS ESPN+ TBA at Florida State Tallahassee, Florida ACC Network 7 p.m.

Drexel+ Nassau, Bahamas FloHoops.com 1:30 p.m.

TBD+ Nassau, Bahamas FloHoops.com TBA TBD+ Nassau, Bahamas FloHoops.com TBA at College of Charleston

Charleston, South Carolina ESPN+ 6:30 p.m.

ALCORN STATE

NEW ORLEANS ESPN+ 1 P.M. COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON NEW ORLEANS ESPN+ 7 P.M. Texas A&M

College Station, Texas SEC Network+ 7 p.m.

GRAMBLING STATE NEW ORLEANS ESPN+ 1 P.M. NEW ORLEANS NEW ORLEANS ESPN+ 7 P.M. MEMPHIS NEW ORLEANS ESPN+ 7 P.M. Cincinnati

Cincinnati, Ohio ESPN+ 6 p.m.

East Carolina Greenville, North Carolina ESPN+ 6 p.m.

USF NEW ORLEANS ESPN+ 3 P.M. Wichita State Wichita, Kansas ESPN+ 7 p.m.

SMU NEW ORLEANS ESPN+ 1 P.M. UCF Orlando, Florida ESPN+ 1 p.m.

TULSA NEW ORLEANS ESPN+ 8 P.M. WICHITA STATE NEW ORLEANS ESPN+ 11 A.M. Houston

Houston ESPN+ 7 p.m.

EAST CAROLINA NEW ORLEANS ESPN+ 1 P.M. Memphis

Memphis, Tennessee ESPN+ 7 p.m.

TEMPLE NEW ORLEANS ESPN+ 1 P.M. USF Tampa, Florida ESPN+ 6 p.m.

HOUSTON NEW ORLEANS ESPN+ 7 P.M. Temple Philadelphia ESPN+ 2 p.m.

UCF NEW ORLEANS ESPN+ 7 P.M. SMU Dallas ESPN+ 2 p.m.

2021 American Athletic Conference Championship (Dickies Arena) First Round Fort Worth, Texas Quarterfinals Fort Worth, Texas Semifinals Fort Worth, Texas Championship Fort Worth, Texas

Home games in BOLD CAPS /// All times listed CST are tentative and subject to change * indicates American Athletic Conference games + Baha Mar Hoops Nassau Championship

TBD TBD TBD TBD

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O V E R A L L

S T A T I S T I C S

2020-21 Tulane Men's Basketball Combined Team Statistics All games Game Records Record

Overall

ALL GAMES CONFERENCE NON-CONFERENCE

10-13 4-12 6-1

Team Box Score No. Player 25 FORBES, Jaylen

2 WALKER, Jordan 0 WATSON, Gabe 5 CROSS, Kevin 1 JAMES, Sion

3 POPE, Tylan

23 MCGEE, R.J.

12 COLEMAN, Jadan 4 DAYS, Nobal

34 ZACCARDO, Alec

32 CALLAHAN-GOLD, Ben

GP-GS

23-23 770:09 33.5 22-12 571:11 26.0 23-20 507:48 22.1 23-17 597:21 26.0 23-6

334:31 14.5

20-1

146:03

7.3

01:27

0.7

27:43

2.8

23-8 22-5 2-0 4-0

10-0

24 RYAN, Sandy

1-0

Team

AVG

23-23 829:48 36.1

10 JANKOVIC, Oton 11 ALI, Ibrahim

MIN

1-0

382:04 16.6 422:37 19.2 05:46 02:59 00:34

1.4 3.0 0.6

Home

Away

6-6 1-6 5-0

Neutral

3-6 3-6 0-0

1-1 0-0 1-1

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Score by Periods Team Tulane Opponents

1st 677 723

Total 3-Point F-Throw Rebounds FG-FGA FG% 3FG-FGA 3FG% FT-FTA FT% OFF DEF TOT AVG 107-278

.385

56-152

.368 108-132

.818

67-187

.358

22-83

.265

.720

106-266

.398

52-144

.361

44-102

.431

49-111

.441

26-74 18-62

2-9

2-5

.400

.000 .000

0-0

1-7

.424

1.000

0-0

7-25

10-38

1-1 0-6

10-46

.351 .290

14-33

31-95

.000

12-45 0-0 0-6 0-1 0-0 0-0

.326

57-69

.217

45-64

.280 .143 .263 .267

18-25 39-60 32-50 30-37 4-5

.222

9-16

.000

.000 .000 .000 .000

.826

21 100 121 10

35

.703

18

89 107

.640

40

.650 .811 .800

5

11 21

1

.563

19

3-3

1.000

0

0-0

.000

0-0 2-4 0-0

.000

0

.500 .000

1 0 0

44

40

45 45

70

81

61

82

55 11 47

1 0 3 0 0

49

95 12 66

1 0 4 0 0

93

5.3

2nd 793 806

PF DQ

2.0 2.0 4.7 3.5 4.1 3.6 0.6

55

0

16

0

55 63 51 37 33

9

3.0

39

0.0

0

0.5 0.4 0.0 0.0

0 3 0 0

0 0 2 0

A

22 99 38 29 44

8

1

12

0 0

0 0 0 0 0

OT 0 0

TOT 1470 1529

TO BLK STL PTS 5

32

378 16.4

17

5

10

174

7.9

134

5.8

53

1

40

17

19

7

39

5

39 12 28 14

10

11

13

14

14

11

0

0

0

0

4 0 0 0 0

AVG

33

8 0 2 0 0

23

3 0 3 0 0

19

7 0 0 0 0

300 13.0 159 131

92 52 39

2 3 6 0 0

6.9 5.7

4.0 2.6 1.8

1.0 0.8 0.6 0.0 0.0

Total

23

4600

486-1269

.383 151-507 .298 347-465

.746 191 561 752 32.7 361

3 269 258 71 172 1470 63.9

Opponents

23

4601

538-1281

.420 197-551 .358 256-384

.667 247 643 890 38.7 388

6 367 344 78 122 1529 66.5

Team Statistics Scoring Points per game Scoring margin Field goals-att Field goal pct

3 point fg-att 3-point FG pct 3-pt FG made per game

Free throws-att Free throw pct F-Throws made per game Rebounds Rebounds per game Rebounding margin Assists Assists per game

Turnovers Turnovers per game Turnover margin Assist/turnover ratio Steals Steals per game

Blocks Blocks per game

Winning streak Home win streak

Attendance Home games-Avg/Game Neutral site-Avg/Game

TULANE 1470 63.9 -2.6

OPP

1529 66.5 -

486-1269 .383

538-1281 .420

347-465 .746 15.1

256-384 .667 11.1

151-507 .298 6.6

752 32.7 -6.0 269 11.7

258 11.2 +3.7 1.0 172 7.5 71 3.1 0 0

1000 12-83 -

197-551 .358 8.6

890 38.7 367 16.0

344 15.0 1.1 122 5.3 78 3.4 -

9461 9-1051 2-0

Team Results Date

11/27/2020 11/29/2020 12/09/2020 12/12/2020 12/16/2020 12/19/2020 12/22/2020 01/02/2021 01/09/2021 01/16/2021 01/28/2021 01/31/2021 02/03/2021 02/07/2021 02/10/2021 02/12/2021 02/14/2021 02/20/2021 02/24/2021 02/26/2021 03/03/2021 03/11/2021 03/12/2021

Opponent

Lamar University Lipscomb Southern Miss.

Ark.-Pine Bluff Memphis Grambling at East Carolina East Carolina at Houston Temple Houston at Temple at Wichita St. Cincinnati at Tulsa at UCF at South Fla. UCF at Memphis at Cincinnati Wichita St. vs Tulsa vs Houston

W W W W L W L W L L L W L L W L W L L L L W L

66-57 68-66 58-38 67-56 74-80 77-65 58-68 60-56 50-71 57-65 60-83 81-64 67-75 61-64 58-48 49-53 62-59 81-84 46-61 71-91 70-78 77-70 52-77

Score

Att.

100 100 100 100 100 100 65 100 1859 100 0 0 2100 0 100 1420 529 100 2253 1135 100 0 0