Tulane vs. Southern Men's Basketball Digital Program

TULANE

G R E E N

W A V E

W E E K L Y

KEVIN CROSS

VS.

VS. SOUTHERN

INSIDE: GAME PREVIEW ROSTERS

GAME 2

T O D A Y ’ S

G A M E

Tulane Men’s Basketball Welcomes Southern to New Orleans G R E E N WAV E T O W E L C O M E J A G U A R S F O R A 1 1 : 3 0 A . M . T I P O F F

STARTING FIVE 1. Head coach Ron Hunter begins his third season in Uptown (28th season overall) where he will look to build on the team’s 2020 Quarterfinal appearance in the American Athletic Conference Championship. The Green Wave opened their 2021-22 campaign on a high note, as it defeated Southeastern 70-67.

2. This season, Hunter’s staff welcomes back six letterwinners, six newcomers and three starters, including preseason All-American Athletic Conference honoree Jaylen Forbes. Forbes, who became Tulane’s first all-conference selection since Melvin Frazier Jr. in 2018, averaged 16.4 points per game a year ago – a figure that ranked fourth in the American Athletic Conference last season.

3. The Green Wave will look to start 2-0 for the third straight season. Tulane’s win over Southeastern marked the third straight year it had won its regular season opener.

4. The Green Wave won the turnover battle in their 2021-22 season opener against Southeastern. During the 2021-22 campaign, Tulane won the turnover battle in 19 of its 23 contests last season while also forcing opponents into at least 15 mishaps on 11 occasions. During the 2019-20 campaign, the Green Wave committed equal or fewer turnovers than its opponents in 28 of 30 contests while ranking in the top 15 nationally in turnover margin (+4.3).

5. In two exhibition contests, Tulane posted back-to-back preseason wins against ULM (92-61) and Louisiana College (64-56).

GREEN WAVE POTENTIAL STARTERS

1

Tulane led the American Athletic Conference and ranked 18th nationally a year ago in turnover margin.

5

Tulane has won five American Athletic Conference road games under head coach Ron Hunter dating back to the 2019-20 campaign. The Green Wave defeated USF (53-49), Temple (81-64) and Tulsa (58-48).

228 #3 Jalen COOK Freshman » Guard

GP/GS.....................1/1 PPG......................28.0 RPG........................4.0 APG........................4.0 3FG%...................66.7

#1 Sion JAMES Freshman » Guard

GP/GS.....................1/1 PPG........................4.0 RPG........................6.0 APG........................3.0 SPG........................2.0

#25 Jaylen FORBES Sophomore » Guard

GP/GS.....................1/1 PPG......................11.0 RPG........................4.0 APG........................1.0 3FG%...................60.0

#22 Scott SPENCER Senior» Guard

GP/GS.....................1/1 PPG........................2.0 RPG........................2.0 APG........................0.0 FG%.....................33.3

#24 Kevin CROSS Sophomore » Forward

GP/GS.....................1/1 PPG........................4.0 RPG........................2.0 APG........................2.0 SPG........................2.0

Tulane has made at least one 3-point field goal in 228 consecutive games. The last time the Green Wave failed to do so came on Jan. 16, 2014 at home against Louisiana Tech when they went 0-for-14 from outside.

SERVED WHERE THE WAVE ROLLS.

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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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S O U T H E R N

R O S T E R

NUMERICAL NO. NAME

POS. HT. WT. CL.

HOMETOWN/HIGH SCHOOL (PREVIOUS SCHOOL)

0

Terrell Williams

F

6-6 200 R-So.

Arlington, TX / Mansfield HS

1

Ahsante Shivers

G

6-4 205 R-Sr.

Seat Pleasant, MD / Mt. Zion Prep Academy / Siena College

2

J’Quan Ewing

F

6-9 195 R-Fr.

Clarksville, TN / Kenwood HS / Pearl River CC

3

P.J. Byrd

G

6-1 175 Jr.

Houston, TX / Bush HS / Colorado State / VCU

4

Isaiah Rollins

G

6-3 185 Sr.

Opelousas, LA / Northside HS

5

Jayden Saddler

G

6-1 195 Sr.

Aberdeen, Md / Mt. Zion Prep Academy

10

Delor Johnson

G/F 6-3 195 Jr.

Houston, TX / Cypress Ranch HS

11

DeSean Woods

G

6-0 165 So.

Lexington, KY / Dunham HS / Core4Prep Academy

12

Damien Sears

F/C

6-7

Haughton, LA / Haughton HS / Nicholls State / St. John’s / Western Oklahoma State

13

Dre’Shawn Allen

G

6-1 170 Jr.

Auburn Hills, Mich. / Avondale HS / AUM / Western Illionis

14

Jason Holliday

G

6-5 205 R-Sr.

Baton Rouge, LA / Brusly HS / Bossier Parish CC / Murray State

20

Gavin Harris

G

6-2 155 Fr.

Gonzales, LA / Walker HS

22

Brion Whitley

G

6-4 200 R-Jr.

Sarasota, FL / Riverview HS / Murray State

23

Kirk Parker

C

6-7 245 R-Sr.

Vicksburg, MS / Vicksburg HS / Pearl River CC

25

Da’Tayvious Ga-briel

G

6-4 160 Fr.

St. Martinville, LA / St. Martinville HS

30

Brendon Brooks

G

5-10 165 R-Sr.

Dallas, TX / Lakeview Centennial HS

33

Gavin Flowers

F

6-7

East Orange, New Jersey / Seton Hall Prep / Florida Coastal Prep Sports Academy

35

Tyrone Lyons

G/F 6-7 190 R-Jr.

245

200

R-Sr.

Fr.

North Amityville, N.Y. / St. Anthony’s HS / North Carolina A&T

Head Coach: Sean Woods (4th Season) Assistant Coaches: Ryan Price, Peter Cipriano, Jethro Hillman, Johnny Simmons

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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 W, 64-56 SOUTHEASTERN LA. NEW ORLEANS ESPN+ W, 70-67 SOUTHERN

NEW ORLEANS ESPN+ 11:30 A.M. 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

2021-2022 Tulane University Men's Basketball Overall Statistics (as of Nov 9, 2021) Overall Record: 1-0

Conf: 0-0

FG #

Player

03

Home: 1-0

3PT

Away: 0-0

FT

Neutral: 0-0 Rebounds

GP-GS

MIN

AVG

FG-FGA

FG%

3FG-FGA

3FG%

FT-FTA

FT%

OFF

DEF

TOT

AVG

PF

DQ

A

TO

Cook, Jalen

1-1

30

30.0

11-18

.611

4-6

.667

2-4

.500

2

2

4

4.0

5

1

4

1

BLK STL

25

Forbes, Jaylen

1-1

38

38.0

4-12

.333

3-5

.600

0-1

.000

0

4

4

4.0

0

0

1

0

2

0

11

11.0

33

Pope, Tylan

1-0

22

22.0

5-9

.556

1-1

1.000

0-0

.000

7

6

13

13.0

2

0

0

1

1

0

11

11.0

20

Baker, DeVon

1-0

22

22.0

5-9

.556

0-2

.000

0-0

.000

1

4

5

5.0

1

0

1

2

0

0

10

10.0

24

Cross, Kevin

1-1

13

13.0

1-3

.333

0-0

.000

2-2

1.000

0

2

2

2.0

6

1

2

4

0

2

4

4.0

01

James, Sion

1-1

33

33.0

1-6

.167

0-3

.000

2-3

.667

0

6

6

6.0

3

0

3

2

0

2

4

4.0

22

Spencer, Scott

1-1

14

14.0

1-3

.333

0-1

.000

0-0

.000

0

2

2

2.0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2

2.0

0

0

PTS

AVG

28

28.0

02

Coleman, Jadan

1-0

1

1.0

0-0

.000

0-0

.000

0-0

.000

0

0

0

0.0

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

0.0

04

Days, Nobal

1-0

23

23.0

0-2

.000

0-0

.000

0-2

.000

1

2

3

3.0

0

0

2

0

1

0

0

0.0

10

Jankovic, Oton

1-0

4

4.0

0-0

.000

0-0

.000

0-0

.000

0

0

0

0.0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0.0

1

200

200.0

28-62

.452

8-18

.444

6-12

.500

12

29

41

41.0

18

2

13

11

4

4

70

70.00

200

200.0

20-58

.345

10-32

.313

17-22

.773

11

24

35

35.0

13

0

14

12

4

4

67

67.00

Total Opponents

Team Statistics

Tulane

OPP

70

67

70.0

67.0

SCORING Points Per Game Scoring Margin

3.0

–

FIELD GOALS-ATT

28-62

20-58

Field Goal Pct

.452

.345

3 POINT FG-ATT

8-18

10-32

3PT FG Pct

.444

.313

8.0

10.0

6-12

17-22

.500

.773

6.0

17.0

3PT Made Per Game FREE THROWS-ATT FT Pct FT Made Per Game REBOUNDS Rebounds Per Game

41

35

41.0

35.0

Rebounds Margin

6.0

–

13

14

13.0

14.0

ASSISTS Assists Per Game TURNOVERS Turnovers Per Game

11

12

11.0

12.0

Turnovers Margin

1.0

–

Assist/Turnover Ratio

1.2

1.2

STEALS Steals Per Game BLOCKS Blocks Per Game ATTENDANCE Dates/Avg Per Date

4

4

4.0

4.0

4

4

4.0

4.0

1,132

0

1-1,132

0-0

–

0-0

Neutral Site #/Avg

Score by Periods

1st

2nd

Total

Tulane

31

39

70

Opponents

30

37

67

Conf

Date

Opponent

11/09/21

SOUTHEASTERN LA.

* = Conference game

W/L

Score

Att.

W

70-67

1,132