2022–23 Tulane Green Wave men's basketball team

The 2022–23 Tulane Green Wave men's basketball team represented Tulane University during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Green Wave, led by fourth-year head coach Ron Hunter, played their home games at Devlin Fieldhouse in New Orleans, Louisiana as members of the American Athletic Conference. They finished the season with a record of 20–11, including 12–6 in AAC Play, which placed them 3rd. They defeated Wichita State in the quarterfinals of the AAC tournament before losing in the semifinals to Memphis.

2022–23 Tulane Green Wave men's basketball
Conference	American Athletic Conference
Record	20–11 (12–6 AAC)
Head coach	Ron Hunter (4th season)
Associate head coach	Ray McCallum
Assistant coaches	Claude Pardue Kevin Johnson
Home arena	Devlin Fieldhouse
Seasons ← 2021–22 2023–24 →

2022–23 American Athletic Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 2 Houston	17	–	1		.944			33	–	4		.892
No. 24 Memphis †	13	–	5		.722			26	–	9		.743
Tulane	12	–	6		.667			20	–	11		.645
Cincinnati	11	–	7		.611			23	–	13		.639
Temple	10	–	8		.556			16	–	16		.500
Wichita State	9	–	9		.500			17	–	15		.531
UCF	8	–	10		.444			19	–	15		.559
South Florida	7	–	11		.389			14	–	18		.438
East Carolina	6	–	12		.333			16	–	17		.485
SMU	5	–	13		.278			10	–	22		.313
Tulsa	1	–	17		.056			5	–	25		.167
† 2023 AAC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

Previous season

The Green Wave went 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.

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Sandy Ryan	11	G	6'3"	180	Senior	Los Angeles, CA	Walk-on; graduated
DeVon Baker	20	G	6'2"	190	Senior	Dayton, OH	Graduate transferred to Ohio
Scott Spencer	22	G	6'6"	210	GS Senior	Suffolk, VA	Graduated

Incoming Transfers

Name	Num	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Tre' Williams	13	G	6'6"	200	Junior	Dallas, TX	Oregon State

2022 recruiting class

College recruiting information

Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight	Commit date
Percy Daniels #67 C	Baton Rouge, LA	Madison Prep Academy	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Apr 18, 2022
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    (78)
Overall recruit ranking:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, 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: "2022 Team Ranking". Rivals. Retrieved October 5, 2022.

2023 recruiting class

College recruiting information (2023)
Name	Hometown	School	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
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    (0)
Overall recruit ranking:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, 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. Retrieved October 5, 2022.

Roster

2022–23 Tulane Green Wave men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G/F 0 Braelee Albert (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Brentwood School Vanderbilt Los Angeles, CA G 1 Sion James 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Lanier Sugar Hill, GA G 2 Jadan Coleman 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Bob Jones Madison, AL G 3 Jalen Cook 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Walker LSU Walker, LA F 4 Nobal Days 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Racine Park Racine, WI F 10 Oton Jankovic 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Montverde Academy Vanderbilt Zagreb, Croatia C 11 Percy Daniels 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Fr Madison Prep Academy Baton Rouge, LA G 13 Tre' Williams 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Wasatch Academy Oregon State Dallas, Texas G 14 Max Bowman (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So JSerra Catholic Newport Beach, CA F 15 Quentin Scott 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) GS Ellender Memorial Texas State Houma, LA G 23 R. J. McGee 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr TaylorMade Academy Chicago, IL F 24 Kevin Cross Jr. 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Jr Mills HS Nebraska Little Rock, AR G 25 Jaylen Forbes 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Florence HS Alabama Florence, MS F 33 Tylan Pope 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS So Franklinton Franklinton, LA G 34 Jake Shapiro (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) — Fr Windward School Los Angeles, CA	Head coach Ron Hunter (Miami (OH)) Assistant coach(es) Ray McCallum (Ball State) Claude Pardue (Emory) Kevin Johnson (Texas–Pan American) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
November 2, 2022* 6:00 p.m.		Spring Hill	W 81–53		23 – Forbes	6 – Tied	5 – Cross	Devlin Fieldhouse (607) New Orleans, LA
Non-conference regular season
November 7, 2022* 7:30 p.m., ESPN+		UMBC	W 89–67	1–0	21 – Tied	8 – McGee	4 – Tied	Devlin Fieldhouse (885) New Orleans, LA
November 11, 2022* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		McNeese State	W 75–58	2–0	25 – Holloway	7 – Cross	6 – James	Devlin Fieldhouse (1,363) New Orleans, LA
November 16, 2022* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Charleston Southern	W 99–79	3–0	23 – Cook	10 – Cross	7 – James	Devlin Fieldhouse  New Orleans, LA
November 21, 2022* 4:00 p.m., FloSports		vs. Nevada Cayman Islands Classic quarterfinals	L 66–75	3–1	24 – Forbes	7 – Forbes	6 – James	John Gray Gymnasium  George Town, Cayman Islands
November 22, 2022* 4:00 p.m., FloSports		vs. Rhode Island Cayman Islands Classic consolation 2nd round	W 78–75	4–1	22 – Cross	6 – Holloway	7 – Cross	John Gray Gymnasium  George Town, Cayman Islands
November 23, 2022* 12:30 p.m., FloSports		vs. Western Kentucky Cayman Islands Classic 5th place game	L 65–71	4–2	17 – Cross	6 – Cross	6 – Cross	John Gray Gymnasium  George Town, Cayman Islands
November 28, 2022* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Louisiana–Monroe	W 75–60	5–2	26 – Forbes	9 – Cross	8 – Cook	Devlin Fieldhouse  New Orleans, LA
December 3, 2022* 10:30 a.m., ESPN+		Fordham	L 90–95	5–3	25 – Tied	9 – Cross	6 – James	Devlin Fieldhouse (1,383) New Orleans, LA
December 6, 2022* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Bryant	Postponed due to health and safety protocols					Devlin Fieldhouse  New Orleans, LA
December 10, 2022* 10:30 a.m.		vs. Buffalo Holiday Hoopsgiving	W 88–63	6–3	21 – Cook	8 – James	7 – Cook	State Farm Arena  Atlanta, GA
December 17, 2022* 2:30 p.m.		vs. George Mason Legends of Basketball Showcase	L 56–62	6–4	12 – Forbes	7 – Cross	6 – Cook	United Center  Chicago, IL
December 21, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Mississippi Valley State	W 84–63	7–4	27 – Cook	7 – Pope	2 – Tied	Devlin Fieldhouse  New Orleans, LA
AAC Regular Season
December 29, 2022 8:00 p.m., ESPN2		at Cincinnati	L 77–88	7–5 (0–1)	22 – Cross	8 – Cross	5 – Cross	Fifth Third Arena (9,484) Cincinnati, OH
January 1, 2023 4:00 p.m., ESPN		Memphis	W 96–89	8–5 (1–1)	30 – James	6 – Tied	7 – James	Devlin Fieldhouse (1,548) New Orleans, LA
January 4, 2023 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Tulsa	W 93–77	9–5 (2–1)	24 – Cook	5 – Tied	7 – Cook	Devlin Fieldhouse (973) New Orleans, LA
January 7, 2023 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Temple	W 87–76	10–5 (3–1)	25 – Forbes	10 – Cross	5 – Cross	Liacouras Center (4,502) Philadelphia, PA
January 11, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at SMU	W 97–88	11–5 (4–1)	31 – Forbes	8 – James	8 – Cook	Moody Coliseum (3,291) University Park, TX
January 14, 2023 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		UCF	W 77–69	12–5 (5–1)	27 – Forbes	8 – Cross	7 – Cross	Devlin Fieldhouse (1,634) New Orleans, LA
January 17, 2023 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		No. 1 Houston	L 60–80	12–6 (5–2)	23 – Forbes	9 – James	3 – Cross	Devlin Fieldhouse (3,621) New Orleans, LA
January 21, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Tulsa	L 79–81 OT	12–7 (5–3)	23 – Cook	9 – James	6 – Cook	Reynolds Center (7,071) Tulsa, OK
January 25, 2023 8:00 p.m., ESPNU		at Wichita State	W 95–90 OT	13–7 (6–3)	25 – Forbes	9 – Cook	6 – Cook	Charles Koch Arena (7,003) Wichita, KS
February 1, 2023 8:00 p.m., ESPNU		SMU	W 74–52	14–7 (7–3)	22 – Cook	8 – Forbes	5 – Cook	Devlin Fieldhouse (1,937) New Orleans, LA
February 4, 2023 1:00 p.m., ESPNU		at Memphis	W 90–89 OT	15–7 (8–3)	25 – Cook	7 – Forbes	5 – Cross	FedExForum (11,802) Memphis, TN
February 7, 2023 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Cincinnati	W 101–94 OT	16–7 (9–3)	27 – Tied	15 – Cross	14 – Cook	Devlin Fieldhouse (2,328) New Orleans, LA
February 18, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPNU		at South Florida	W 84–66	17–7 (10–3)	30 – Cook	13 – Cross	7 – Cook	Yuengling Center (7,014) Tampa, FL
February 22, 2023 8:00 p.m., ESPNU		at No. 1 Houston	L 59–89	17–8 (10–4)	23 – Cook	8 – Pope	3 – Cook	Fertitta Center (7,763) Houston, TX
February 26, 2023 2:00 p.m., ESPNU		Wichita State	L 76–83	17–9 (10–5)	30 – Cook	7 – Forbes	6 – Cross	Devlin Fieldhouse (2,143) New Orleans, LA
March 1, 2023 8:00 p.m., ESPNU		at East Carolina	L 68–83	17–10 (10–6)	23 – Forbes	10 – Holloway	4 – James	Williams Arena (3,817) Greenville, NC
March 3, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		East Carolina Rescheduled from Feb. 11[1]	W 81–78	18–10 (11–6)	25 – Forbes	8 – Cross	8 – Cook	Devlin Fieldhouse  New Orleans, LA
March 5, 2023 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		Temple	W 83–82	19–10 (12–6)	24 – Cook	9 – Cross	6 – Cross	Devlin Fieldhouse  New Orleans, LA
AAC tournament
March 10, 2023 8:00 p.m., ESPNU	(3)	vs. (6) Wichita State Quarterfinals	W 82–76	20–10	24 – Cross	13 – Cross	8 – James	Dickies Arena (6,111) Fort Worth, TX
March 11, 2023 4:00 p.m., ESPN2	(3)	vs. (2) Memphis Semifinals	L 54–94	20–11	15 – Cook	13 – Pope	5 – Cross	Dickies Arena (6,943) Fort Worth, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

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