Tulane Green Wave men's basketball

Tulane Green Wave
Tulane Green Wave
	2021–22 Tulane Green Wave men's basketball team
University	Tulane University
Head coach	Ron Hunter (3rd season)
Conference	The American
Location	New Orleans, Louisiana
Arena	Devlin Fieldhouse ; (capacity: 3,600)
Nickname	Green Wave
Colors	Olive green and sky blue;
Uniforms
NCAA tournament round of 32
	1992, 1993, 1995
NCAA tournament appearances
	1992, 1993, 1995
Conference regular season champions
	1924, 1944, 1976, 1992, 1996, 1997, 2000

The Tulane Green Wave men's basketball team represents Tulane University in NCAA Division I college basketball. The team competes in the American Athletic Conference. They play home games on campus in Devlin Fieldhouse, the 9th-oldest active basketball venue in the nation.^[2] The team's last appearance in the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament was in 1995.

Tulane is the only school from the original Metro Conference that remained in the conference through its 1975 founding, the 1991 breakup that saw several schools form the Great Midwest Conference, the 1995 reunification that created today's Conference USA, and the 2004 realignment of conferences. It rejoined many of its previous conference mates when it became a member of the American Athletic Conference in 2014.

History

Tulane's men's basketball team played its first game on December 9, 1905.^[3]

The program fell victim to one of the biggest scandals of the 1980s in college sports when four players, including star forward "Hot Rod" Williams, were accused of taking money and cocaine to alter the final point spreads of games they played in. Clyde Eads and Jon Johnson were granted immunity to testify against Williams, the alleged ringleader. Although he was indicted, the judge eventually declared a mistrial, and no sentence was handed down. Williams spent the next nine years with the NBA's Cleveland Cavaliers. Within days of Williams' indictment, the entire basketball coaching staff and the athletic director resigned. Shortly afterward school president Eamon Kelly disbanded the basketball program. He didn't intend to ever allow its return, but relented in 1988 after several students convinced him that they were being punished for something that occurred when they weren't at Tulane.^[4]

New head coach Perry Clark rebuilt the program to unprecedented success, including a 1991–92 season that started 13–0 and ended in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. The 1992–93 and 1994–95 teams matched that team's success, but Tulane hasn't approached such heights since. Clark resigned in 2000 to coach the Miami Hurricanes. The Green Wave failed to make any postseason tournament under Clark's successor, Shawn Finney, or under former Maryland assistant Dave Dickerson.

Ed Conroy was hired as the new head coach in 2010. His teams have seen initial success against out-of-conference foes in each of its seasons but have done poorly in conference games. The 2010–11 team finished 13–17 after a 12–3 start, while his 2011–12 team finished 15–16 after starting 14–6.^[5]^[6]^[7]

On March 14, 2016, Tulane fired Conroy after six years as head coach.^[8] He was replaced by former longtime NBA coach Mike Dunleavy, Sr.^[9] On March 16, 2019, after a 4–27 season, the Tulane athletic department fired Mike Dunleavy Sr.

Popular culture

In the 1992 sports comedy film White Men Can't Jump, character Billy Hoyle mentions he is a former Green Wave player.

2020

Amidst the cancellation of the 2020 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament due to the COVID-19 pandemic, team member Teshaun Hightower was arrested on April 26 in connection with a homicide in Georgia.^[10]

Postseason

NCAA tournament results

The Green Wave have appeared in three NCAA Tournaments. Their combined record is 3–3.

Year	Seed	Round	Opponent	Result
1992	#10	First Round Second Round	#7 St. John's #2 Oklahoma State	W 61–57 L 71–87
1993	#11	First Round Second Round	#6 Kansas State #3 Florida State	W 55–53 L 63–94
1995	#9	First Round Second Round	#8 BYU #1 Kentucky	W 76–70 L 60–82

NIT results

The Green Wave have appeared in six National Invitation Tournaments (NIT). Their combined record is 7–6.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1982	First Round Second Round Quarterfinals	LSU UNLV Bradley	W 83–72 W 56–51 L 61–77
1983	First Round	Nebraska	L 65–72
1994	First Round Second Round	Evansville Siena	W 76–63 L 79–89
1996	First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals 3rd Place Game	Auburn Minnesota Illinois State Nebraska Alabama	W 87–73 W 84–65 W 83–72 L 78–90 W 87–76
1997	First Round	Oklahoma State	L 72–79
2000	First Round	NC State	L 60–64

CBI results

The Green Wave have appeared in one College Basketball Invitational (CBI). Their combined record is 0–1.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
2014	First Round	Princeton	L 55–56

CIT results

The Green Wave have appeared in one CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT). Their combined record is 1–1.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
2013	First Round Second Round	South Alabama Bradley	W 84–73 L 72–77

Notable players

The following Green Wave players have played in the NBA:

Others:

Sammis Reyes (born 1995), Chilean player who switched to American football
Taylor Rochestie (born 1985), American-Montenegrin player in the Israel Basketball Premier League

References

^ 2019 Tulane Athletics Art Sheet (PDF). October 10, 2019. Retrieved July 9, 2022.
^ "Tulane Unveils Devlin Fieldhouse, the Newly Restored Facility for Basketball, Volleyball". TulaneGreenWave.com. Archived from the original on November 19, 2012. Retrieved December 26, 2012.
^ "Men's Basketball History". tulanegreenwave.com. Retrieved April 4, 2014.
^ Perry Vanglider (2010-03-25). "A Sad Anniversary: 25 Years Since Tulane Basketball's Point Shaving Scandal". SportsNOLA.com. Archived from the original on 2013-12-20. Retrieved 2013-07-27.
^ "Tulane Basketball 2010-11 Schedule". TulaneGreenWave.com. Retrieved 2012-09-13.
^ "Tulane Basketball 2011-12 Schedule". TulaneGreenWave.com. Retrieved 2012-09-13.
^ Matt Norlander (2012-09-11). "Trippin': Tulane rebuilds its program from players to facilities". CBS Sports. Retrieved 2012-09-13.
^ "Tulane fires Conroy after six seasons as coach". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2016-03-16.
^ Brett Martell (2016-03-28). "Ex-NBA coach Dunleavy Sr. takes first college job at Tulane". collegebasketball.ap.org. Retrieved 2016-03-28.
^ "Tulane basketball player Teshaun Hightower arrested in connection to Georgia murder". WAFB. 26 April 2020. Retrieved 1 May 2021.

External links

Official website

[1] 2019 Tulane Athletics Art Sheet (PDF). October 10, 2019. Retrieved July 9, 2022.

[Unveiled-2] "Tulane Unveils Devlin Fieldhouse, the Newly Restored Facility for Basketball, Volleyball". TulaneGreenWave.com. Archived from the original on November 19, 2012. Retrieved December 26, 2012.

[3] "Men's Basketball History". tulanegreenwave.com. Retrieved April 4, 2014.

[anniversary-4] Perry Vanglider (2010-03-25). "A Sad Anniversary: 25 Years Since Tulane Basketball's Point Shaving Scandal". SportsNOLA.com. Archived from the original on 2013-12-20. Retrieved 2013-07-27.

[5] "Tulane Basketball 2010-11 Schedule". TulaneGreenWave.com. Retrieved 2012-09-13.

[6] "Tulane Basketball 2011-12 Schedule". TulaneGreenWave.com. Retrieved 2012-09-13.

[7] Matt Norlander (2012-09-11). "Trippin': Tulane rebuilds its program from players to facilities". CBS Sports. Retrieved 2012-09-13.

[8] "Tulane fires Conroy after six seasons as coach". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2016-03-16.

[9] Brett Martell (2016-03-28). "Ex-NBA coach Dunleavy Sr. takes first college job at Tulane". collegebasketball.ap.org. Retrieved 2016-03-28.

[10] "Tulane basketball player Teshaun Hightower arrested in connection to Georgia murder". WAFB. 26 April 2020. Retrieved 1 May 2021.

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Venues	Tulane Gymnasium (1905–1933) Avron B. Fogelman Arena in Devlin Fieldhouse (1933–present) Smoothie King Center (alternate; 1999–present)
Culture & lore	SoundWave
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25

v t e American Athletic Conference men's basketball
Teams	Charlotte 49ers East Carolina Pirates Florida Atlantic Owls Memphis Tigers North Texas Mean Green Rice Owls South Florida Bulls Temple Owls Tulane Green Wave Tulsa Golden Hurricane UAB Blazers UTSA Roadrunners Wichita State Shockers
Championships & awards	Conference tournament Player of the Year Rookie of the Year Coach of the Year
Seasons	2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24