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
2016–17 record6–25 (3–15 AAC)
Head coachMike Dunleavy Sr. (1st season)
Assistant coaches
  • Doug Stewart
  • Anthony Wilkins
  • Raman Sposato
Home arenaDevlin Fieldhouse
2016–17 American Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 11 SMU171 .944  305  .857
No. 18 Cincinnati162 .889  306  .833
Houston126 .667  2111  .656
UCF117 .611  2412  .667
Memphis99 .500  1913  .594
UConn99 .500  1617  .485
Tulsa810 .444  1517  .469
Temple711 .389  1616  .500
East Carolina612 .333  1518  .455
Tulane315 .167  625  .194
South Florida117 .056  723  .233
2017 AAC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

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

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Louis Dabney0G6'3'210SeniorNew Orleans, LAGraduated
Taron Oliver2F6'9"310FreshmanOxon Hill, MDTransferred to Salt Lake CC
Kajon Mack3G6'3"185RS JuniorLos Angeles, CAGraduate transferred to Tennessee Tech
Dylan Osetkowski21C6'9"255SophomoreSan Juan Capistrano, CATransferred to Texas
Jernard Jarreau22F6'10"235RS SeniorNew Orleans, LAGraduated
Stanley Roberts, Jr.32F6'8"250SophomoreRolling Hills Estates, CALeft the team due to personal reasons

Incoming Transfers

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious School
Jordan Cornish0G6'6"220JuniorNew Orleans, LATransferred 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 Sehic21F6'9"247SophomoreAtlanta, GATransferred 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

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: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/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:   247Sports: N/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: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/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 28 June 2016.

    Roster

    2016–17 Tulane Green Wave men's basketball team
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
    G 0 Jordan Cornish  6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)220 lb (100 kg) JrBrother Martin HS
    UNLV
    New Orleans, LA
    G 2 Jackson Johnson (W) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)170 lb (77 kg) SoPonte Vedra HS Ponte Vedra Beach, FL
    G 3 Ray Ona Embo 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)185 lb (84 kg) FrQuality Education Academy Lognes, France
    G 4 Riley Conroy (W) 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)175 lb (79 kg) RS SoJesuit New Orleans, LA
    G 5 Cameron Reynolds 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)215 lb (98 kg) RS JrPearland Perland, TX
    G 10 Von Julien 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)160 lb (73 kg) SoRiverside Academy Reserve, LA
    G 11 Kain Harris 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)210 lb (95 kg) SoSt. Rita of Cascia Chicago, IL
    F 12 Sammy Reyes 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)240 lb (109 kg) SoNorth Broward Prep
    Palm Beach State
    Santiago, Chile
    G 13 Malik Morgan 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)205 lb (93 kg) RS SrLSU
    John Curtis
    River Ridge, LA
    G 14 Colin Slater 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)185 lb (84 kg) FrImmanuel Sanger, CA
    C 15 Ryan Smith 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)250 lb (113 kg) SrLutheran Wildomar, CA
    F 21 Semir Sehic  6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)240 lb (109 kg) SoCypress
    Vanderbilt
    Atlanta, GA
    F 22 Darian Jones 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)185 lb (84 kg) FrBrusley HS Brusly, LA
    F 23 Blake Paul 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)230 lb (104 kg) SoLandry-Walker New Orleans, LA
    G 30 Bernard Woodside (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)185 lb (84 kg) SoTampa Prep
    ASA College
    Tampa, FL
    G 35 Melvin Frazier 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)200 lb (91 kg) SoL. W. Higgins Avondale, 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 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

    1. "Tulane fires Conroy after six seasons as coach". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2016-03-16.
    2. Wire, SI. "Report: Mike Dunleavy Sr. to become Tulane coach". SI.com. Retrieved 2017-02-20.
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