2016–17 Tulane Green Wave men's basketball team

The 2016–17 Tulane Green Wave men's basketball team represented Tulane University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Green Wave, led by first-year head coach Mike Dunleavy Sr., played their home games at Devlin Fieldhouse in New Orleans, Louisiana as third-year members of the American Athletic Conference. They finished the season 6–25, 3–15 in AAC play to finish in tenth place. They lost in the first round of the AAC tournament to Tulsa.

2016–17 Tulane Green Wave men's basketball
ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
Record6–25 (3–15 AAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Doug Stewart
  • Anthony Wilkins
  • Raman Sposato
Home arenaDevlin Fieldhouse
Seasons
2016–17 American Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 11 SMU 17 1   .944 30 5   .857
No. 18 Cincinnati 16 2   .889 30 6   .833
Houston 12 6   .667 21 11   .656
UCF 11 7   .611 24 12   .667
Memphis 9 9   .500 19 13   .594
UConn 9 9   .500 16 17   .485
Tulsa 8 10   .444 15 17   .469
Temple 7 11   .389 16 16   .500
East Carolina 6 12   .333 15 18   .455
Tulane 3 15   .167 6 25   .194
South Florida 1 17   .056 7 23   .233
2017 AAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

Previous season

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The Green Wave finished the season 12–22, 3–15 in American Athletic play to finish in last place. They defeated UCF and Houston in the American Athletic tournament to advance to the semifinals where they lost to Memphis.

Following the season, Tulane fired head coach Ed Conroy.[1] On March 25, 2016, the school hired Mike Dunleavy Sr. as head coach.[2]

Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Louis Dabney 0 G 6'3' 210 Senior New Orleans, LA Graduated
Taron Oliver 2 F 6'9" 310 Freshman Oxon Hill, MD Transferred to Salt Lake CC
Kajon Mack 3 G 6'3" 185 RS Junior Los Angeles, CA Graduate transferred to Tennessee Tech
Dylan Osetkowski 21 C 6'9" 255 Sophomore San Juan Capistrano, CA Transferred to Texas
Jernard Jarreau 22 F 6'10" 235 RS Senior New Orleans, LA Graduated
Stanley Roberts, Jr. 32 F 6'8" 250 Sophomore Rolling Hills Estates, CA Left the team for personal reasons

Incoming Transfers

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Jordan Cornish 0 G 6'6" 220 Junior New Orleans, LA Transferred from UNLV. Under NCAA transfer rules, Cornish will have to sit out for the 2016–17 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.
Semir Sehic 21 F 6'9" 247 Sophomore Atlanta, GA Transferred from Vanderbilt. Under NCAA transfer rules, Sehic will have to sit out for the 2016–17 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility.

Incoming recruits

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Maxwell Starwood
PF
Baton Rouge, LA Reno International Prep 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg)  
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 75
Colin Slater
PG
Fresno, CA Clovis East High School 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg)  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 75
Renathan Ona Embo
#60 PG
Paris, France Quality Education Academy 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg)  
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 70
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:

  • "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved June 28, 2016.

Roster

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2016–17 Tulane Green Wave men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Jordan Cornish   6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Brother Martin HS
UNLV
New Orleans, LA
G 2 Jackson Johnson (W) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Ponte Vedra HS Ponte Vedra Beach, FL
G 3 Ray Ona Embo 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Quality Education Academy Lognes, France
G 4 Riley Conroy (W) 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 175 lb (79 kg) RS So Jesuit New Orleans, LA
G 5 Cameron Reynolds 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS Jr Pearland Perland, TX
G 10 Von Julien 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 160 lb (73 kg) So Riverside Academy Reserve, LA
G 11 Kain Harris 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So St. Rita of Cascia Chicago, IL
F 12 Sammis Reyes 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 240 lb (109 kg) So North Broward Prep
Palm Beach State
Santiago, Chile
G 13 Malik Morgan 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Sr LSU
John Curtis
River Ridge, LA
G 14 Colin Slater 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Immanuel Sanger, CA
C 15 Ryan Smith 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Sr Lutheran Wildomar, CA
F 21 Semir Sehic   6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) So Cypress
Vanderbilt
Atlanta, GA
F 22 Darian Jones 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Brusley HS Brusly, LA
F 23 Blake Paul 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So Landry-Walker New Orleans, LA
G 30 Bernard Woodside (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Tampa Prep
ASA College
Tampa, FL
G 35 Melvin Frazier 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So L. W. Higgins Avondale, LA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/03/2016*
7:00 pm
Loyola (New Orleans) W 80–58 
Devlin Fieldhouse (1,461)
New Orleans, LA
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016*
8:00 pm, ESPNU
vs. No. 6 North Carolina L 75–95  0–1
Smoothie King Center (6,043)
New Orleans, LA
11/14/2016*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Southeastern Louisiana W 93–76  1–1
Devlin Fieldhouse (1,239)
New Orleans, LA
11/17/2016*
6:00 pm, ESPNU
vs. Oklahoma
Tire Pros Invitational quarterfinals
L 70–89  1–2
HP Field House 
Orlando, FL
11/18/2016*
4:00 pm, ESPNU
vs. Arizona State
Tire Pros Invitational consolation 2nd round
L 71–80  1–3
HP Field House 
Orlando, FL
11/20/2016*
11:00 am, ESPN3
vs. Missouri
Tire Pros Invitational 7th place game
L 62–67  1–4
HP Field House 
Orlando, FL
11/26/2016*
6:30 pm
at Georgia Tech L 68–82  1–5
Hank McCamish Pavilion (4,479)
Atlanta, GA
11/30/2016*
7:00 pm
at New Orleans L 59–74  1–6
Lakefront Arena (1,308)
New Orleans, LA
12/03/2016*
7:00 pm, ESPNews
St. John's L 75–95  1–7
Devlin Fieldhouse (2,563)
New Orleans, LA
12/07/2016*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Southern W 84–75  2–7
Devlin Fieldhouse (1,107)
New Orleans, LA
12/10/2016*
4:30 pm
at Southern Miss W 71–64  3–7
Reed Green Coliseum (3,609)
Hattiesburg, MS
12/19/2016*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
McNeese State L 63–70  3–8
Devlin Fieldhouse (1,029)
New Orleans, LA
12/23/2016*
1:00 pm, ESPN3
Texas State L 66–69 OT 3–9
Devlin Fieldhouse (1,087)
New Orleans, LA
AAC regular season
12/28/2016
7:00 pm, ASN
UCF L 72–85  3–10
(0–1)
Devlin Fieldhouse (1,274)
New Orleans, LA
01/01/2017
6:00 pm, CBSSN
at No. 23 Cincinnati L 56–92  3–11
(0–2)
Fifth Third Arena (10,328)
Cincinnati, OH
01/08/2016
4:00 pm, ESPN3
Memphis L 59–80  3–12
(0–3)
Devlin Fieldhouse (1,525)
New Orleans, LA
01/11/2016
6:00 pm, ESPN3
at South Florida W 82–67  4–12
(1–3)
USF Sun Dome (2,608)
Tampa, FL
01/15/2016
5:00 pm, CBSSN
SMU L 64–80  4–13
(1–4)
Devlin Fieldhouse (1,323)
New Orleans, LA
01/18/2017
6:30 pm, ESPNews
at Tulsa L 82–89  4–14
(1–5)
Reynolds Center (3,870)
Tulsa, OK
01/21/2016
3:00 pm, CBSSN
No. 20 Cincinnati L 61–78  4–15
(1–6)
Devlin Fieldhouse (2,001)
New Orleans, LA
01/24/2017
8:00 pm, CBSSN
at Houston L 51–65  4–16
(1–7)
Hofheinz Pavilion (3,421)
Houston, TX
01/28/2016
7:00 pm, ESPNU
at UConn L 68–78  4–17
(1–8)
Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (9,207)
Storrs, CT
01/31/2017
7:00 pm, ESPNews
Temple L 71–79  4–18
(1–9)
Devlin Fieldhouse (1,609)
New Orleans, LA
02/04/2017
1:00 pm, ASN
at East Carolina L 65–74  4–19
(1–10)
Williams Arena (4,177)
Greenville, NC
02/08/2017
8:00 pm, ESPNews
Houston L 62–91  4–20
(1–11)
Devlin Fieldhouse (1,165)
New Orleans, LA
02/15/2017
8:00 pm, ASN
at No. 19 SMU L 78–80  4–21
(1–12)
Moody Coliseum (6,850)
Dallas, TX
02/18/2017
1:00 pm, ESPNews
South Florida W 94–71  5–21
(2–12)
Devlin Fieldhouse (1,038)
New Orleans, LA
02/21/2017
8:00 pm, ESPNU
East Carolina L 73–76  5–22
(2–13)
Devlin Fieldhouse (1,142)
New Orleans, LA
02/25/2017
11:00 am, ESPNU
at Temple L 76–86 2OT 5–23
(2–14)
Liacouras Center (7,727)
Philadelphia, PA
03/02/2016
8:00 pm, ESPNU
at Memphis L 70–92  5–24
(2–15)
FedEx Forum (9,223)
Memphis, TN
03/05/2017
3:00 pm, ESPNU
Tulsa W 81–69  6–24
(3–15)
Devlin Fieldhouse (1,466)
New Orleans, LA
AAC tournament
03/08/2017
5:30 pm, ESPNews
(10) vs. (7) Tulsa
First round
L 60–66  6–25
XL Center (4,874)
Hartford, CT
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

References

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  1. ^ "Tulane fires Conroy after six seasons as coach". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 16, 2016.
  2. ^ Wire, SI. "Report: Mike Dunleavy Sr. to become Tulane coach". SI.com. Retrieved February 20, 2017.