2014–15 Tulane Green Wave men's basketball team

2014–15 Tulane Green Wave men's basketball
Conference American Athletic Conference
2014–15 record 15–16 (6–12 The American)
Head coach Ed Conroy (5th year)
Assistant coach Shammond Williams
Assistant coach Quannas White
Assistant coach Anthony Wilkins
Home arena Devlin Fieldhouse
2014–15 American Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#18 SMU 15 3   .833     27 7   .794
Tulsa 14 4   .778     23 11   .676
Temple 13 5   .722     26 11   .703
Cincinnati 13 5   .722     23 11   .676
Connecticut 10 8   .556     20 15   .571
Memphis 10 8   .556     18 14   .563
Tulane 6 12   .333     15 16   .484
East Carolina 6 12   .333     14 19   .424
UCF 5 13   .278     12 18   .400
Houston 4 14   .222     13 19   .406
South Florida 3 15   .167     9 23   .281
The American Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2014–15 Tulane Green Wave men's basketball team represented Tulane University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Green Wave, led by fifth year head coach Ed Conroy, played their home games at Devlin Fieldhouse and were first years members of the American Athletic Conference. They finished the season 15–16, 6–12 in AAC play to finish in a tie for seventh place. They lost in the first round of the American Athletic Tournament to Houston.

Previous Season

The Green Wave finished the season 17–17, 8–8 in C-USA play to finish in seventh place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the C-USA Tournament where they lost to Tulsa. They were invited to the College Basketball Invitational where the lost in the first round to Princeton.

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Mikael Herbert 4 F 6'9" 210 Freshman Uusikaupunki, Finland Transferred
Cole Currie 10 G 6'3" 185 Freshman La Crescenta, CA Transferred to Pacific
Max Keenan 12 G 6'2" 185 Senior Washington, D.C. Graduated
Kevin Thomas 20 F 6'9" 225 Senior Waco, TX Graduated
Ray Barreno 32 C 6'11" 260 Freshman Ascension Chihuahua, Mexico Transferred to New Mexico Junior College
Tomas Bruha 41 C 7'0" 235 RS Senior Prague, Czech Republic Graduated

Incoming Transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Malik Morgan 13 G 6'4" 199 Junior River Ridge, LA Transferred from LSU. Under NCAA transfer rules, Morgan will have to redshirt for the 2014–15 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.
Aaron Liberman 31 C/F 6'10" 215 RS Sophomore Los Angeles, CA Transferred from Northwestern. Under NCAA transfer rules, Liberman will have to redshirt for the 2014–15 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility.

Incoming recruits

Name Home town High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Keith Pinckney
PG
Lithonia, GA Miller Grove High School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Nov 3, 2013 
Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 75
Dylan Osetkowski
C
San Juan Capistrano, CA JSerra Catholic High School 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (110 kg) N/A 
Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 67
Stanley Roberts, Jr.
PF
Palos Verdes, CA Peninsula High School 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) N/A 
Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 65
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:

Roster

2014–15 Tulane Green Wave men's basketball team
Players Coaches
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Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Dabney, LouisLouis Dabney 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Riverside Academy New Orleans, LA
G 1 Pinckney, KeithKeith Pinckney 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Miller Grove HS Lithonia, GA
G 2 Stark, JonathanJonathan Stark 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Munford HS Munford, TN
G 3 Stark, KajonKajon Stark 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS So Juniper Serra HS Los Angeles, CA
G 4 Conroy, RileyRiley Conroy (W) 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Jesuit HS New Orleans, LA
G 5 Reynolds, CameronCameron Reynolds 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Pearland HS Perland, TX
G/F 11 Hearlihy, JoshJosh Hearlihy 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 213 lb (97 kg) So JSerra Catholic HS Los Angeles, CA
G 13 Morgan, MalikMalik Morgan  6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr LSU
John Curtis HS
River Ridge, LA
C 15 Smith, RyanRyan Smith 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 250 lb (113 kg) So Lutheran HS Wildomar, CA
C 21 Osetkowski, DylanDylan Osetkowski 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 255 lb (116 kg) Fr JSerra Catholic HS San Juan Capistrano, CA
C 23 Liberman, AaronAaron Liberman  6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 218 lb (99 kg) So Northwestern
Valley Torah HS
North Hollywood, CA
G 24 Hook, JayJay Hook 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Midway HS Waco, TX
F 25 Henson, PaytonPayton Henson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Siloam Springs HS Siloam Springs, AR
F 32 Roberts, Jr., StanleyStanley Roberts, Jr. 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Fr Palos Verdes Peninsula HS Rolling Hills Estates, CA
F 34 Drye, TreTre Drye 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr Glen Oaks HS Baton Rouge, LA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule

Date
Time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Exhibition
11/12/2014*
7:00 PM
Loyola (New Orleans) W 87–43 
Devlin Fieldhouse (812)
New Orleans, LA
Non-conference regular season
11/17/2014*
7:00 PM, ESPN3
Wake Forest L 49–71  0–1
Devlin Fieldhouse (1,922)
New Orleans, LA
11/20/2014*
7:00 PM, ESPN3
Mississippi Valley State W 100–61  1–1
Devlin Fieldhouse (731)
New Orleans, LA
11/22/2014*
7:00 PM
Southern (New Orleans)
Tulane Tournament
W 89–45  2–1
Devlin Fieldhouse (463)
New Orleans, LA
11/25/2014*
7:00 PM, ESPN3
Southern W 74–59  3–1
Devlin Fieldhouse (556)
New Orleans, LA
11/28/2014*
7:00 PM, ESPN3
Southeastern Louisiana
Tulane Tournament
W 71–61  4–1
Devlin Fieldhouse (983)
New Orleans, LA
11/30/2014*
1:00 PM, ESPN3
Tennessee Tech
Tulane Tournament
W 73–68  5–1
Devlin Fieldhouse (912)
New Orleans, LA
12/03/2014*
7:00 PM
at Loyola–Chicago W 83–70  6–1
Joseph J. Gentile Arena (1,378)
Chicago, IL
12/06/2014*
1:00 PM, ESPN3
Mississippi State W 59–54  7–1
Devlin Fieldhouse (1,483)
New Orleans, LA
12/16/2014*
7:00 PM, ESPN3
Savannah State W 75–67  8–1
Devlin Fieldhouse (1,003)
New Orleans, LA
12/19/2014*
1:00 PM, ESPN3
Jackson State W 56–49  9–1
Devlin Fieldhouse (1,804)
New Orleans, LA
12/22/2014*
10:00 PM, P12N
at #13 Washington L 57–66  9–2
Alaska Airlines Arena (7,130)
Seattle, WA
12/28/2014*
11:00 AM, FS1
vs. #17 St. John's
Brooklyn Hoops Winter Festival
L 57–82  9–3
Barclays Center (6,032)
Brooklyn, NY
Conference regular season
12/31/2014
11:00 AM, ESPNews
at East Carolina W 67–59  10–3 (1–0)
Williams Arena (4,358)
Greenville, NC
01/03/2015
5:00 PM, ESPNU
at Memphis W 74–66  11–3 (2–0)
FedEx Forum (13,914)
Memphis, TN
01/07/2015
6:00 PM, ESPNews
Temple L 56–64  11–4 (2–1)
Devlin Fieldhouse (2,875)
New Orleans, LA
01/11/2015
2:00 PM, ESPN3
South Florida W 56–51 OT 12–4 (3–1)
Devlin Fieldhouse (1,977)
New Orleans, LA
01/14/2015
6:00 PM, ESPN3
at UCF L 100–103 3OT 12–5 (3–2)
CFE Arena (4,503)
Orlando, FL
01/17/2015
11:00 AM, ESPNews
at Houston W 68–65  13–5 (4–2)
Hofheinz Pavilion (2,547)
Houston, TX
01/21/2015
8:00 PM, CBSSN
SMU L 52–66  13–6 (4–3)
Devlin Fieldhouse (3,115)
New Orleans, LA
01/24/2015
7:00 PM, ESPNU
Memphis L 55–57  13–7 (4–4)
Smoothie King Center (3,109)
New Orleans, LA
01/27/2015
6:00 PM, ESPNews
Tulsa L 55–62  13–8 (4–5)
Devlin Fieldhouse (2,365)
New Orleans, LA
01/31/2015
11:00 AM, CBSSN
at Temple L 35–27  13–9 (4–6)
Liacouras Center (7,254)
Philadelphia, PA
02/07/2015
5:00 PM, CBSSN
Connecticut L 52–63  13–10 (4–7)
Devlin Fieldhouse (3,548)
New Orleans, LA
02/14/2015
1:00 PM, ESPNU
at Cincinnati W 50–49  14–10 (5–7)
Fifth Third Arena (12,041)
Cincinnati, OH
02/19/2015
6:00 PM, ESPNews
UCF L 55–69  14–11 (5–8)
Devlin Fieldhouse (2,021)
New Orleans, LA
02/22/2015
3:00 PM, CBSSN
at Connecticut L 67–60  14–12 (5–9)
Gampel Pavilion (9,212)
Storrs, CT
02/25/2015
7:00 PM, ESPNews
at Tulsa L 55–76  14–13 (5–10)
Reynolds Center (4,603)
Tulsa, OK
02/28/2015
1:00 PM, ESPNews
Cincinnati L 47–63  14–14 (5–11)
Devlin Fieldhouse (2,430)
New Orleans, LA
03/04/2015
7:00 PM, ESPNews
Houston L 63-68 OT 14–15 (5–12)
Devlin Fieldhouse (2,041)
New Orleans, LA
03/07/2015
3:00 PM, ESPNews
at South Florida W 67-63  15–15 (6–12)
USF Sun Dome (3,163)
Tampa, FL
2015 American Athletic Conference Tournament
03/12/2015
5:00 PM, ESPNews
vs. Houston
First Round
L 60–66  15–16
XL Center
Hartford, CT
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

References

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