Tulane vs. ECU

TULANE

G R E E N

W A V E

W E E K L Y

DeVon Baker

VS.

GAME

20 VS. ECU

INSIDE: GAME PREVIEW ROSTERS

T O D A Y ’ S

G A M E

Tulane Men’s Basketball Set for Matchup With ECU on Saturday G R E E N WAV E T O W E L C O M E P I R AT E S F O R A N A F T E R N O O N T I LT, B E G I N N I N G AT 1 P. M .

STARTING FIVE 1. The Tulane University men’s basketball team returns to action on Saturday afternoon as it returns home to take on the ECU pirates. The contest will mark the teams’ second meeting this year. The game will tipoff at 1 p.m. CT and will be aired live on ESPN+.

2. The Green Wave enters their meeting against ECU after falling to the No. 6 ranked Houston Cougars last Wednesday 72-63. The Green Wave will look to get their seventh conference win of the season, their most wins since joining the American Athletic Conference at the start of the 2014-15 campaign.

3. Since joining the AAC in 2014-15, Tulane has never won seven conference games.

4. This season, head coach Ron Hunter’s staff welcomes back six letter winners, six newcomers and three starters, including preseason All-American Athletic Conference honoree Jaylen Forbes. Forbes is one of three players on the team, averaging 10-or-more points per game.

Freshman Jalen Cook leads the team with 19.3 points per game - a figure that ranks second in the American Athletic Conference. As a team, Tulane is averaging 72.4 points per game and connecting at a 43.9 percent clip.

5.The Green Wave have won the turnover battle in 16 of their 19 games this season. During the 2020-21 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 20 nationally in turnover margin (+4.2).

THE SERIES • Tulane’s lost 88-80 to ECU in overtime earlier this season.

• The Green Wave won 60-56 the last time the Pirates visited New Orleans on Jan. 2, 2021.

• Green Wave head coach Ron Hunter is 1-4 all-time against ECU while at Tulane.

TULANE BY THE NUMBERS 245 ­- Tulane has made at least one 3-point field goal in 245 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.

52.6 - Forward Kevin Cross is second in the American Athletic Conference in field goal percentage connecting at a 52.6 percent rate from the floor.

35.4 - Jaylen Forbes’ 35.4 minutes per game lead the AAC.

19.8 - Jalen Cook is averaging 19.2 points per game entering Tulane’s matchup with ECU. The last Tulane player to average more than 19.0 ppg for a full year was Jerald Honeycutt (19.9) in 199697. John Williams averaged 19.4 ppg in 1983-84. No one else has averaged 19 or more in the last 40 years.

13 - Tulane has faced 13 opponents this season which came into their meeting with the Green Wave with a record of .500 or better.

6 - The Green Wave picked up their sixth league win of the year on Jan. 29 vs. Wichita State which is more than its conference win total from a year ago.

2 - Tulane ranks second in the American in turnover margin.

1 - For the first time in program history, Tulane has defeated Memphis, Cincinnati and Wichita State all in the same season.

WITH A WIN OVER ECU...

• Tulane would improve to 7-3 for the first time ever in American Athletic Conference play.

• Tulane would have 10 wins on the year, matching their total from 2022-21 campaign.

• Tulane would improve to .500 on the season.

• Green Wave head coach Ron Hunter would improve to 3-4 all-time against ECU. THE OPPONENT - ECU • Tulane’s matchup with ECU will mark the 32nd all-time meeting between the two teams.

• The two teams met for the first time in program history back on Feb. 1, 2003. The Green Wave picked up a 67-56 win over the Pirates.

• Green Wave head coach Ron Hunter is 2-4 all-time against ECU. • Tristen Newton leads ECU with 17.8 points per game.

• ECU leads the conference in free throw percentage at 75.4.

• Vance Johnson leads the conference in double-doubles with four and in three-point field goal percentage sooting 42.7 from beyond the arc.

SERVED WHERE THE WAVE ROLLS.

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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

ULM (EXHIBITION) NEW ORLEANS LOUISIANA COLLEGE (EXHIBITION) NEW ORLEANS SOUTHEASTERN LA. NEW ORLEANS ESPN+ SOUTHERN NEW ORLEANS ESPN+ at Florida State Tallahassee, Florida ACC Network Drexel+ Nassau, Bahamas FloHoops.com TBD+ Nassau, Bahamas FloHoops.com TBD+ Nassau, Bahamas FloHoops.com at College of Charleston Charleston, South Carolina ESPN+ ALCORN STATE NEW ORLEANS ESPN+ COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON NEW ORLEANS ESPN+ Texas A&M College Station, Texas SEC Network+ GRAMBLING STATE NEW ORLEANS ESPN+ NEW ORLEANS NEW ORLEANS ESPN+ MEMPHIS NEW ORLEANS ESPN+ Cincinnati Cincinnati, Ohio ESPN+ East Carolina Greenville, North Carolina ESPN+ USF NEW ORLEANS ESPN+ Wichita State Wichita, Kansas ESPN+ SMU NEW ORLEANS ESPN+ UCF Orlando, Florida ESPN+ TULSA NEW ORLEANS ESPN+ WICHITA STATE NEW ORLEANS ESPN+ Houston Houston ESPN+ EAST CAROLINA NEW ORLEANS ESPN+ Memphis Memphis, Tennessee ESPN+ TEMPLE NEW ORLEANS ESPN+ USF Tampa, Florida ESPN+ HOUSTON NEW ORLEANS ESPN+ Temple Philadelphia ESPN+ UCF NEW ORLEANS ESPN+ SMU Dallas ESPN+

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

Time

3 P.M. 7 P.M. 7 P.M. TBA 7 p.m.

1:30 p.m.

TBA TBA 6:30 p.m.

1 P.M. 7 P.M. 7 p.m.

1 P.M. 7 P.M. 7 P.M. 6 p.m.

6 p.m.

3 P.M. 7 p.m.

1 P.M. 1 p.m.

8 P.M. 11 A.M. 7 p.m.

1 P.M. 7 p.m.

1 P.M. 6 p.m.

7 P.M. 2 p.m.

7 P.M. 2 p.m.

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

2021-22 Tulane Men's Basketball Combined Team Statistics All games Game Records Record

Overall

ALL GAMES CONFERENCE NON-CONFERENCE

9-10 6-4 3-6

Team Box Score No. Player 3 COOK, Jalen

25 FORBES, Jaylen 24 CROSS, Kevin 1 JAMES, Sion

23 MCGEE, R.J.

20 BAKER, DeVon

2 COLEMAN, Jadan

33 POPE, Tylan

22 SPENCER, Scott

15 SCOTT, Quentin

GP-GS

AVG

19-19 677:24 35.7 18-18 481:22 26.7 19-18 659:16 34.7 17-7

361:03 21.2

13-3

130:59 10.1

19-2 17-1 16-8 9-0

19-1

11 RYAN, Sandy

2-0

Team

MIN

18-18 617:50 34.3

4 DAYS, Nobal

10 JANKOVIC, Oton

Home

6-0

284:10 15.0 159:05

9.4

57:51

6.4

20:15

3.4

184:25 11.5 214:50 11.3 01:31

0.8

Score by Periods Team 1-2 Tulane 0-0 Opponents 1-2

Away

6-3 4-1 2-2

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Neutral

2-5 2-3 0-2

1st 667 638

Total 3-Point F-Throw Rebounds FG-FGA FG% 3FG-3FGA 3FG% FT-FTA FT% OFF DEF TOT AVG 117-261

.448

43-102

.422

70-90

.778

15

35

50

2.8

100-190

.526

4-15

.267

53-72

.736

16

98 114

6.3

89-219 51-126 28-58 36-92 18-43 19-33 15-44 6-13 4-18 0-2 0-0

.406

46-130

.405

12-40

.391

7-28

.483

.354 .300

8-22

.419

14-30

.341

10-33

.222

0-2

.576

7-9

.467

3-5

.571

9-10

.000

1-4

.303

0-0

.000

20-24

.250

0-1

.000

29-44

.364

4-7

.462

62-81

0-0

.000

6-16

.000

0-0

.000

0-0

2-2

.765 .659

12 8

.833

16

.600

1

.778

4

84

96

73

81

17

21

38 7

54 8

.900

17

31

48

.250

1

5

6

.000 .375

1.000 .000

4

19

1 0

24

21 30 2 0

26

25 49

3 0

50

5.1 4.3 3.2 1.1 0.6

2nd 687 686

PF DQ 39

3

58

3

45 44 34 21 7

2.8

20

0.7

6

1.6

13

2.6

16

0.0

0

0.5

5

0 1 1

A

63 26 55 57

5

OT 22 27

TO BLK STL PTS 2

25

347 19.3

42

19

20

257 14.3

8

7

39 34

12

12

0

3

7

0 0 0 0 0

5

4

1 2

2 3

2

18 12

4

0 4

8

4

7

2

11

0

0

0

9

33

1

11 1

25

7

8 0

AVG

38

0 0

TOT 1376 1351

0 4

2

1 0

286 15.1 143

7.5

86

4.5

84 53 51 40 13 14 2 0

4.9 4.1 3.0 2.5 1.4 0.7

0.3 0.0

Total

19

3850

483-1099 .439 148-410

.361 262-357

.734 138 467 605 31.8 308

8 237 210 61 157 1376 72.4

Opponents

19

3850

476-1120 .425 166-497

.334 233-325

.717 212 516 728 38.3 305

5 307 287 79

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 1376 72.4 +1.3

OPP

1351 71.1 -

483-1099 .439

476-1120 .425

262-357 .734 13.8

233-325 .717 12.3

148-410 .361 7.8

605 31.8 -6.5 237 12.5

210 11.1 +4.1 1.1 157 8.3 61 3.2 0 2

11501 9-1278 -

166-497 .334 8.7

728 38.3 307 16.2

287 15.1 1.1 97 5.1 79 4.2 -

42127 7-6018 3-0

Team Results Date

11/09/2021 11/13/2021 11/17/2021 11/22/2021 11/23/2021 11/24/2021 11/30/2021 12/04/2021 12/07/2021 12/29/2021 01/01/2022 01/05/2022 01/08/2022 01/12/2022 01/15/2022 01/22/2022 01/26/2022 01/29/2022 02/02/2022

Opponent

Southeastern La. Southern U. at Florida St. vs Drexel vs Toledo vs Valparaiso at Col. of Charleston Alcorn Col. of Charleston Memphis at Cincinnati at East Carolina South Fla. at Wichita St. SMU at UCF Tulsa Wichita St. at Houston

W L L Wot L L L W L W W Lot W W L L W W L

97 1351 71.1

70-67 70-73 54-59 90-87 67-68 64-68 77-81 85-64 72-86 85-84 68-60 80-88 68-54 68-67 66-75 66-68 97-63 67-66 62-73

Score

Att.

1132 1043 9030 0 0 0 3852 1033 653 1705 7922 1414 927 8089 1107 4508 1345 2556 7312