2021–22 Tulane Green Wave men's basketball
ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
Record14–15 (10–8 AAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaDevlin Fieldhouse
2021–22 American Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 15 Houston153 .833326  .842
SMU134 .765249  .727
Memphis135 .7222211  .667
Temple107 .5881712  .586
Tulane108 .5561415  .483
UCF99 .5001812  .600
Wichita State69 .4001513  .536
Cincinnati711 .3891815  .545
East Carolina611 .3531515  .500
Tulsa414 .2221120  .355
South Florida315 .167823  .258
2022 AAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2021–22 Tulane Green Wave men's basketball team represented Tulane University during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Green Wave, led by third-year head coach Ron Hunter, played their home games at Devlin Fieldhouse in New Orleans, Louisiana as seventh-year members of the American Athletic Conference. They finished the season 14–15, 10–8 in AAC Play to finish in 5th place. They defeated Temple in the quarterfinals of the AAC tournament before losing in the semifinals to Houston.

Previous season

In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Green Wave 10–13, 4–13 in AAC play to finish in 10th place. In the AAC tournament, they defeated Tulsa in the first round before losing to Houston in the quarterfinals.

Offseason

Departures

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownReason for departure
Gabe Watson0G6'2"190JuniorJackson, MSTransferred to Jackson State
Jordan Walker2G5'11"170RS JuniorPort Washington, NYGraduate transferred to UAB
Ibrahim Ali11F6'10"245RS SophomoreLagos, Nigeria
Ben Callahan-Gold32G/F6'7"205FreshmanNew York, NYWalk-on; transferred
Alec Zaccardo34G6'0"160JuniorBoston, MAWalk-on; didn't return

Incoming Transfers

NameNumPos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious School
Braelee Albert0G/F6'5"220JuniorLos Angeles, CAVanderbilt
Jalen Cook3G6'0"205SophomoreWalker, LALSU
Quentin Scott15F6'7"215Graduate StudentHouma, LATexas State
DeVon Baker20G6'2"190SeniorDayton, OHUNC Asheville
Scott Spencer22G6'6"210Graduate StudentSuffolk, VALa Salle

2021 recruiting class

There were no incoming recruits for the class of 2021.

Roster

2021–22 Tulane Green Wave men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G/F 0 Braelee Albert (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)220 lb (100 kg) JrBrentwood School
Vanderbilt
Los Angeles, CA
G 1 Sion James 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)205 lb (93 kg) SoLanier Sugar Hill, GA
G 2 Jadan Coleman 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)170 lb (77 kg) SoBob Jones Madison, AL
G 3 Jalen Cook 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)205 lb (93 kg) SoWalker
LSU
Walker, LA
F 4 Nobal Days 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)220 lb (100 kg) JrRacine Park Racine, WI
F 10 Oton Jankovic 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)215 lb (98 kg) JrMontverde Academy
Vanderbilt
Zagreb, Croatia
G 11 Sandy Ryan (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)180 lb (82 kg) SrSt. John Bosco Los Angeles, CA
G 14 Max Bowman (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)175 lb (79 kg) FrJSerra Catholic Newport Beach, CA
F 15 Quentin Scott 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)215 lb (98 kg) GSEllender Memorial
Texas State
Houma, LA
G 20 DeVon Baker 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)190 lb (86 kg) SrSPIRE Academy
UNC Asheville
Dayton, OH
G 22 Scott Spencer 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)210 lb (95 kg) GSBlue Ridge
La Salle
Suffolk, VA
G 23 R. J. McGee 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)200 lb (91 kg) JrTaylorMade Academy Chicago, IL
F 24 Kevin Cross 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)240 lb (109 kg) JrMills HS
Nebraska
Little Rock, AR
G 25 Jaylen Forbes 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)185 lb (84 kg) JrFlorence HS
Alabama
Florence, MS
F 33 Tylan Pope 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)220 lb (100 kg) RS SoFranklinton Franklinton, LA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 29, 2021*
3:00 p.m.
Louisiana–Monroe W 92–61 
 24  Forbes  8  Pope  9  Cook  Devlin Fieldhouse (300)
New Orleans, LA
November 3, 2021*
7:00 p.m.
Louisiana College W 64–56 
 16  James  10  Cross  5  Cross  Devlin Fieldhouse (803)
New Orleans, LA
Non-conference regular season
November 9, 2021*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Southeastern Louisiana W 70–67  1–0
 28  Cook  13  Pope  4  Cook  Devlin Fieldhouse (1,132)
New Orleans, LA
November 13, 2021*
11:30 a.m., ESPN+
Southern L 70–73  1–1
 20  Cross  5  Tied  7  Cook  Devlin Fieldhouse (1,043)
New Orleans, LA
November 17, 2021*
7:00 p.m., ACCN
at Florida State L 54–59  1–2
 21  Cook  8  Forbes  4  Cook  Donald L. Tucker Civic Center (9,030)
Tallahassee, FL
November 22, 2021*
1:30 p.m., FloHoops
vs. Drexel
Nassau Championship quarterfinals
W 90–87 OT 2–2
 30  Forbes  11  Forbes  4  Cook  Baha Mar Convention Center 
Nassau, Bahamas
November 23, 2021*
4:30 p.m., FloHoops
vs. Toledo
Nassau Championship
L 67–68  2–3
 25  Cook  8  Cross  2  Cook  Baha Mar Convention Center 
Nassau, Bahamas
November 24, 2021*
4:30 p.m., FloHoops
vs. Valparaiso
Nassau Championship
L 64–68  2–4
 18  Cross  8  Cross  3  Cook  Baha Mar Convention Center 
Nassau, Bahamas
November 30, 2021*
6:00 p.m.
at College of Charleston L 77–81  2–5
 20  Forbes  7  Cross  4  Cross  TD Arena (3,852)
Charleston, SC
December 4, 2021*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
Alcorn State W 85–64  3–5
 25  Forbes  7  Cross  13  Cross  Devlin Fieldhouse (1,033)
New Orleans, LA
December 7, 2021*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
College of Charleston L 72–86  3–6
 17  Tied  7  Cross  4  Tied  Devlin Fieldhouse (653)
New Orleans, LA
December 14, 2021*
7:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+
at Texas A&M
American/SEC Alliance
Canceled due to COVID-19 protocols[1] Reed Arena 
College Station, TX
December 18, 2021*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
Grambling State Canceled due to COVID-19 protocols[2] Devlin Fieldhouse 
New Orleans, LA
December 21, 2021*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
New Orleans Canceled due to COVID-19 protocols[3] Devlin Fieldhouse 
New Orleans, LA
AAC Regular Season
December 29, 2021
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Memphis W 85–84  4–6
(1–0)
 25  Cook  4  Forbes  5  James  Devlin Fieldhouse (1,705)
New Orleans, LA
January 1, 2022
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Cincinnati W 68–60  5–6
(2–0)
 20  Cook  9  James  4  Cross  Fifth Third Arena (7,922)
Cincinnati, OH
January 5, 2022
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at East Carolina L 80–88 OT 5–7
(2–1)
 24  Forbes  11  Cross  5  Cook  Williams Arena (1,414)
Greenville, NC
January 8, 2022
3:00 p.m., ESPNU
South Florida W 68–54  6–7
(3–1)
 17  Tied  8  Tied  4  Cook  Devlin Fieldhouse (927)
New Orleans, LA
January 12, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Wichita State W 68–67  7–7
(4–1)
 20  Forbes  7  Forbes  5  Cook  Charles Koch Arena (8,089)
Wichita, KS
January 15, 2022
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
SMU L 66–75  7–8
(4–2)
 23  Cook  8  Cross  3  Days  Devlin Fieldhouse (1,107)
New Orleans, LA
January 22, 2022
1:00 p.m., ESPNU
at UCF L 66–68  7–9
(4–3)
 17  Forbes  5  Forbes  5  Cook  Addition Financial Arena (4,508)
Orlando, FL
January 26, 2022
8:00 p.m., ESPNU
Tulsa W 97–63  8–9
(5–3)
 24  Forbes  8  Cross  8  James  Devlin Fieldhouse (1,345)
New Orleans, LA
January 29, 2022
11:00 a.m., ESPNU
Wichita State W 67–66  9–9
(6–3)
 23  Cook  11  Cross  4  James  Devlin Fieldhouse (2,556)
New Orleans, LA
February 2, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at No. 6 Houston L 62–73  9–10
(6–4)
 17  Cross  8  Tied  3  Cook  Fertitta Center (7,312)
Houston, TX
February 5, 2022
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
East Carolina W 86–66  10–10
(7–4)
 26  Forbes  7  Sion  6  Cross  Devlin Fieldhouse (1,579)
New Orleans, LA
February 9, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Memphis L 69–80  10–11
(7–5)
 24  Forbes  9  Forbes  4  Tied  FedExForum (13,865)
Memphis, TN
February 12, 2022
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Temple W 92–83 OT 11–11
(8–5)
 25  Forbes  9  James  8  Cross  Devlin Fieldhouse (1,448)
New Orleans, LA
February 15, 2022
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
South Florida W 76–57  12–11
(9–5)
 22  Forbes  8  Cross  8  Cook  Yuengling Center (2,078)
Tampa, FL
February 23, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
No. 14 Houston L 67–81  12–12
(9–6)
 19  Cook  8  Cross  3  Tied  Devlin Fieldhouse (2,707)
New Orleans, LA
February 27, 2022
2:00 p.m., ESPNU
at Temple L 70–75  12–13
(9–7)
 19  Forbes  8  Cross  3  James  Liacouras Center (4,915)
Philadelphia, PA
March 3, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
UCF W 82–67  13–13
(10–7)
 16  Forbes  9  James  6  Cross  Devlin Fieldhouse (1,569)
New Orleans, LA
March 6, 2022
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at SMU L 68–74  13–14
(10–8)
 19  Coleman  10  Cross  6  Cross  Moody Coliseum 
University Park, TX
AAC tournament
March 11, 2022
2:00 p.m., ESPN2
(5) vs. (4) Temple
Quarterfinals
W 69–60  14–14
 18  Cross  9  Tied  9  James  Dickies Arena 
Fort Worth, TX
March 12, 2022
2:00 p.m., ESPN2
(5) vs. (1) No. 18 Houston
Semifinals
L 66–86  14–15
 19  Forbes  7  Forbes  7  Cross  Dickies Arena 
Fort Worth, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Source[4]

References

  1. "Tulane Green Wave temporarily suspend men's basketball operations amid virus outbreak". espn.com. December 11, 2021.
  2. "Tulane Green Wave temporarily suspend men's basketball operations amid virus outbreak". espn.com. December 11, 2021.
  3. "New Orleans Privateers game against Tulane canceled due to health protocols". wdsu.com. December 17, 2021.
  4. "2021–22 Men's Basketball Schedule". tulanegreenwave.com. Retrieved October 17, 2021.
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