2023–24 Tulane Green Wave men's basketball team

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2023–24 Tulane Green Wave men's basketball
ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
Record14–17 (5–13 AAC)
Head coach
Associate head coachRay McCallum
Assistant coaches
  • Claude Pardue
  • Sean Mock
  • Darryl LaBarrie
Home arenaDevlin Fieldhouse
Seasons
2023–24 American Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
South Florida 16 2   .889 25 8   .758
Florida Atlantic 14 4   .778 25 9   .735
Charlotte 13 5   .722 19 12   .613
UAB 12 6   .667 23 12   .657
Memphis 11 7   .611 22 10   .688
SMU 11 7   .611 20 13   .606
North Texas 10 8   .556 19 15   .559
East Carolina 7 11   .389 15 18   .455
Tulsa 7 11   .389 16 15   .516
Tulane 5 13   .278 14 17   .452
Temple 5 13   .278 16 20   .444
Wichita State 5 13   .278 15 19   .441
Rice 5 13   .278 11 21   .344
UTSA 5 13   .278 11 21   .344
2024 AAC tournament winner

The 2023–24 Tulane Green Wave men's basketball team represented Tulane University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Green Wave, led by fifth-year head coach Ron Hunter, played their home games at Devlin Fieldhouse in New Orleans, Louisiana as members of the American Athletic Conference.

Previous season[edit]

The Green Wave went 20–11, and 12–6 in AAC Play to finish in 3rd place. They defeated Wichita State in the quarterfinals of the AAC tournament before losing in the semifinals to Memphis.

Offseason[edit]

Departures[edit]

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Braelee Albert 0 G/F 6'5" 220 Junior Los Angeles, CA Walk-on; transferred
Jadan Coleman 2 G 6'4" 170 Sophomore Madison, AL Transferred to Detroit Mercy
Jalen Cook 3 G 6'0" 205 Sophomore Walker, LA Transferred to LSU
Nobal Days 4 F 6'9" 220 Junior Racine, WI Transferred to Charleston Southern
Oton Jankovic 10 F 6'10" 215 Junior Zagreb, Croatia Transferred to Detroit Mercy
Quentin Scott 15 F 6'7" 215 GS Senior Houma, LA Graduated
R. J. McGee 23 G 6'5" 200 Junior Chicago, IL Transferred to Southern Illinois
Tylan Pope 33 F 6'6" 220 RS Sophomore Franklinton, LA Transferred to Nevada

Incoming Transfers[edit]

Name Num Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Logan Stephens 0 G 6'2" 197 Junior Decatur, GA Rutgers
Gregg Glenn III 2 F 6'7" 230 Sophomore Fort Lauderdale, FL Michigan
Jordan Wood 11 F 6'9" 205 Senior San Antonio, TX Howard
Kolby King 12 G 6'2" 175 Sophomore Pembroke Pines, FL St. John's
Asher Woods 22 G 6'3" 180 Sophomore Newnan, GA VMI

2023 recruiting class[edit]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Spencer Elliott
C
Atlanta, GA St. Pius X High School 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Aug 4, 2022 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPNN/A   ESPN grade: 0
Mier Panoam
PG
Norcross, GA Norcross High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Apr 29, 2023 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPNN/A   ESPN grade: 0
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:

  • "2023 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 26 September 2023.

Roster[edit]

2023–24 Tulane Green Wave men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Logan Stephens 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 197 lb (89 kg) Jr Woodward Academy
Rutgers
Decatur, GA
G 1 Sion James 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Lanier Sugar Hill, GA
F 2 Gregg Glenn 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So Calvary Christian Academy
Michigan
Fort Lauderdale, FL
G 3 Mier Panoam 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Norcross Anchorage, AK
C 4 Spencer Elliott 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr St. Pius Catholic Atlanta, GA
F 5 Collin Holloway 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Port Allen
Georgetown
Baton Rouge, LA
F 11 Jordan Wood 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Cornerstone Christian
Howard
San Antonio, TX
G 12 Kolby King 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Pembroke Pines Charter
St. John's
Pembroke Pines, FL
G 13 Tre' Williams 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Wasatch Academy
Oregon State
Dallas, TX
G 14 Max Bowman (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr JSerra Catholic Newport Beach, CA
G 22 Asher Woods 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Parkview Newman, GA
C 23 Percy Daniels 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) So Madison Prep Academy Baton Rouge, LA
F 24 Kevin Cross 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) RS Jr Mills HS
Nebraska
Little Rock, AR
G 25 Jaylen Forbes 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Jr Florence
Alabama
Florence, MS
G 34 Jake Shapiro (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Windward School Los Angeles, CA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule and results[edit]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 26, 2023*
6:00 p.m.
Mississippi College W 83–72 
 18  Forbes   8  Glenn III   6  King  Devlin Fieldhouse (811)
New Orleans, LA
November 2, 2023*
6:00 p.m.
Henderson State W 85–64 
 17  Davis   7  Patterson   4  Farmer  Devlin Fieldhouse (844)
New Orleans, LA
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023*
8:00 p.m., ESPN+
Nicholls W 91–81  1–0
 22  King   14  Cross   5  Cross  Devlin Fieldhouse (1,689)
New Orleans, LA
November 9, 2023*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
Northwestern State W 88–71  2–0
 23  Cross   9  Glenn III   6  Cross  Devlin Fieldhouse (–)
New Orleans, LA
November 17, 2023*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
Sacramento State
SoCal Challenge campus site game
W 92–57  3–0
 21  James   4  Tied   4  Forbes  Devlin Fieldhouse (1,231)
New Orleans, LA
November 20, 2023*
9:30 p.m., CBSSN
vs. Bradley
SoCal Challenge Surf Division semifinals
L 77–80  3–1
 17  Forbes   8  Cross   3  Tied  The Pavilion at JSerra (498)
San Juan Capistrano, CA
November 22, 2023*
11:30 p.m., CBSSN
vs. California
SoCal Challenge Surf Division 3rd place game
W 84–81  4–1
 24  Cross   9  Cross   2  Tied  The Pavilion at JSerra (312)
San Juan Capistrano, CA
November 29, 2023*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
Prairie View A&M W 98–77  5–1
 21  Cross   8  King   8  King  Devlin Fieldhouse (1,227)
New Orleans, LA
December 3, 2023*
11:00 a.m., ESPN+
at Fordham W 89–81  6–1
 26  Holloway   9  James   3  Tied  Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,481)
Bronx, NY
December 9, 2023*
10:30 a.m., SECN
vs. Mississippi State
Holiday Hoopsgiving
L 76–106  6–2
 18  King   6  Holloway   5  Cross  State Farm Arena (–)
Atlanta, GA
December 14, 2023*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
Furman W 117–110 2OT 7–2
 26  Forbes   12  Cross   12  Cross  Devlin Fieldhouse (–)
New Orleans, LA
December 16, 2023*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
Southern W 105–81  8–2
 28  Forbes   10  Cross   11  Cross  Devlin Fieldhouse (1,407)
New Orleans, LA
December 22, 2023*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
George Mason L 66–69  8–3
 17  James   9  Cross   5  James  Devlin Fieldhouse (1,645)
New Orleans, LA
December 29, 2023*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
Dillard W 94–64  9–3
 22  Tied   8  Cross   10  King  Devlin Fieldhouse (1,103)
New Orleans, LA
AAC regular season
January 3, 2024
8:00 p.m., ESPNU
Rice W 84–59  10–3
(1–0)
 18  Holloway   10  Cross   6  James  Devlin Fieldhouse (1,232)
New Orleans, LA
January 6, 2024
1:00 p.m., ESPNU
at North Texas L 56–70  10–4
(1–1)
 17  Holloway   5  Tied   3  Cross  The Super Pit (3,374)
Denton, TX
January 11, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN2
No. 24 Florida Atlantic L 84–85  10–5
(1–2)
 28  Forbes   11  Cross   5  Holloway  Devlin Fieldhouse (2,048)
New Orleans, LA
January 14, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Tulsa W 94–87 OT 11–5
(2–2)
 28  Cross   9  Cross   4  James  Reynolds Center (2,904)
Tulsa, OK
January 17, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at UAB L 69–83  11–6
(2–3)
 14  Cross   8  Forbes   3  Cross  Bartow Arena (3,472)
Birmingham, AL
January 21, 2024
12:00 p.m., ESPN2
No. 10 Memphis W 81–79  12–6
(3–3)
 22  James   7  James   6  James  Devlin Fieldhouse (3,621)
New Orleans, LA
January 24, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at UTSA L 88–89  12–7
(3–4)
 23  Tied   6  Tied   5  James  Convocation Center (1,281)
San Antonio, TX
January 27, 2024
3:00 p.m., ESPNU
Charlotte L 71–75  12–8
(3–5)
 16  Cross   8  James   5  Cross  Devlin Fieldhouse (2,074)
New Orleans, LA
February 1, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN2
at SMU L 76–80  12–9
(3–6)
 27  Cross   7  Tied   5  James  Moody Coliseum (5,284)
Dallas, TX
February 4, 2024
3:00 p.m., ESPNU
Temple W 92–80  13–9
(4–6)
 27  Cross   8  James   5  Cross  Devlin Fieldhouse (1,950)
New Orleans, LA
February 11, 2024
1:00 p.m., ESPN2
at Memphis L 78–90  13–10
(4–7)
 16  Holloway   9  James   5  Tied  FedExForum (12,111)
Memphis, TN
February 15, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
SMU L 79–87  13–11
(4–8)
 20  Cross   6  Tied   4  Cross  Devlin Fieldhouse (1,231)
New Orleans, LA
February 18, 2024
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
at East Carolina L 67–81  13–12
(4–9)
 21  Forbes   7  Williams   6  Cross  Williams Arena (4,725)
Greenville, NC
February 25, 2024
3:00 p.m., ESPN2
UAB L 67–78  13–13
(4–10)
 18  Cross   5  Tied   4  Tied  Devlin Fieldhouse (1,605)
New Orleans, LA
February 28, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
North Texas L 76–80  13–14
(4–11)
 17  Tied   8  Cross   5  Cross  Devlin Fieldhouse (1,409)
New Orleans, LA
March 2, 2024
11:00 a.m., ESPNU
at Florida Atlantic L 73–79  13–15
(4–12)
 19  Holloway   5  Tied   2  Tied  Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena (3,161)
Boca Raton, FL
March 5, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at No. 24 South Florida L 72–85  13–16
(4–13)
 24  Forbes   8  Cross   6  Cross  Yuengling Center (10,354)
Tampa, FL
March 8, 2024
8:00 p.m., ESPN2
Wichita State W 85–75  14–16
(5–13)
 31  Cross   9  Cross   4  Williams  Devlin Fieldhouse (1,835)
New Orleans, LA
AAC tournament
March 14, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPNU
(10) vs. (7) North Texas
Second Round
L 71–81  14–17
 28  James   10  James   5  Cross  Dickies Arena 
Fort Worth, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Sources:[1][2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "2023–24 Men's Basketball Schedule". tulanegreenwave.com. Retrieved September 26, 2023.
  2. ^ "Tulane 81-79 Memphis (Jan 21, 2024) Game Stats". ESPN. Retrieved 2024-01-21.