2015–16 Tulane Green Wave men's basketball team

2015–16 Tulane Green Wave men's basketball
ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
Record12–22 (3–15 AAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaDevlin Fieldhouse
Seasons
2015–16 American Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Temple 14 – 4   .778 21 – 12   .636
No. 24 SMU* 13 – 5   .722 25 – 5   .833
Houston 12 – 6   .667 22 – 10   .688
Cincinnati 12 – 6   .667 22 – 11   .667
Tulsa 12 – 6   .667 20 – 12   .625
UConn † 11 – 7   .611 25 – 11   .694
Memphis 8 – 10   .444 19 – 15   .559
UCF 6 – 12   .333 12 – 18   .400
East Carolina 4 – 14   .222 12 – 20   .375
South Florida 4 – 14   .222 8 – 25   .242
Tulane 3 – 15   .167 12 – 22   .353
* Ineligible for postseason due to postseason ban
† American Athletic Conference tournament Champions
Rankings from AP poll

The 2015–16 Tulane Green Wave men's basketball team represented Tulane University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Green Wave, led by sixth-year head coach Ed Conroy, played their home games at Devlin Fieldhouse and were second year members of the American Athletic Conference. They finished the season 12–22, 3–15 in AAC play to finish in last place. They defeated UCF and Houston in the AAC tournament to advance to the semifinals before losing 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]

Previous season

The Green Wave finished the 2014–15 season 15–16, 6–12 in AAC play to finish in a tie for seventh place. They lost in the first round of the AAC tournament to Houston.

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Keith Pinckney 1 G 6'0" 185 Freshman Lithonia, GA Transferred to Northwest Florida State College
Jonathan Stark 2 G 6'0" 170 Sophomore Munford, TN Transferred to Murray State
Josh Hearlihy 11 G/F 6'8" 213 Sophomore Los Angeles, CA Transferred to Vermont
Aaron Liberman 23 C 6'10" 218 Sophomore North Hollywood, CA Left the team for personal reasons
Jay Hook 24 G 6'4" 180 Senior Waco, TX Graduated
Payton Henson 25 F 6'8" 215 Sophomore Siloam Springs, AR Transferred to Vermont
Tre Drye 34 F 6'6" 225 Senior Baton Rouge, LA Graduated

Incoming Transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Jernard Jarreau 22 F 6'10" 240 RS Senior New Orleans, LA Transferred from Washington. Will be eligible to play immediately since Jarreau graduated from Washington.

Incoming recruits

College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Melvin Frazier
SF 		Marrero, LA L. W. Higgins High School 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) May 6, 2015 
Star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 80
Blake Paul
C 		Metairie, LA Landry-Walker High School 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Oct 18, 2014 
Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 77
Kain Harris
SG 		Chicago, IL Saint Rita High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Dec 19, 2014 
Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 77
Charvon Julien
PG 		Reserve, LA Riverside Academy 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Apr 21, 2015 
Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 76
Taron Oliver
C 		Washington, D.C. Montrose Christian School 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 250 lb (110 kg) Sep 29, 2014 
Star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 69
Kipper Nichols
SF 		Lakewood, OH Saint Edward High School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Apr 19, 2015 
Star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
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:

  • "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 5, 2015.

Roster

2015–16 Tulane Green Wave men's basketball team
Players Coaches
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Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Louis Dabney 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Riverside Academy New Orleans, LA
F 2 Taron Oliver 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 310 lb (141 kg) Fr Montrose Christian Oxon Hill, MD
G 3 Kajon Mack 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Jr Junípero Serra Los Angeles, CA
G 4 Riley Conroy (W) 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 175 lb (79 kg) RS Fr Jesuit New Orleans, LA
G 5 Cameron Reynolds 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS So Pearland Perland, TX
G 10 Von Julien 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Fr Riverside Academy Reserve, LA
G 11 Kain Harris 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr St. Rita of Cascia Chicago, IL
G 13 Malik Morgan 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Jr LSU
John Curtis 		River Ridge, LA
C 15 Ryan Smith 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Jr Lutheran Wildomar, CA
C 21 Dylan Osetkowski 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 255 lb (116 kg) So JSerra Catholic San Juan Capistrano, CA
F 22 Jernard Jarreau 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) RS Sr McDonogh No. 35
Washington 		New Orleans, LA
F 23 Blake Paul 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Fr Landry-Walker New Orleans, LA
F 32 Stanley Roberts, Jr. 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 250 lb (113 kg) So Palos Verdes Peninsula Rolling Hills Estates, CA
G 35 Melvin Frazier 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr L. W. Higgins Avondale, 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
11/05/2015*
8:00 pm 		Loyola (New Orleans) W 89–69 
Devlin Fieldhouse 
New Orleans, LA
Non-conference regular season
11/13/2015*
8:00 pm, ESPN3 		Alabama A&M L 67–68 OT 0–1
 Devlin Fieldhouse (1,126)
New Orleans, LA
11/16/2015*
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Drake W 79–74 OT 1–1
 Devlin Fieldhouse (1,411)
New Orleans, LA
11/19/2015*
7:00 pm 		at Southern L 82–90  1–2
 F. G. Clark Center (2,356)
Baton Rouge, LA
11/22/2015*
3:30 pm, ESPN3 		Appalachian State
Challenge in Music City 		W 76–48  2–2
 Devlin Fieldhouse (962)
New Orleans, LA
11/26/2015*
6:00 pm 		vs. Mercer
Challenge in Music City 		L 61–71  2–3
 Nashville Municipal Auditorium (350)
Nashville, TN
11/27/2015*
7:30 pm 		vs. Stephen F. Austin
Challenge in Music City 		W 60–59  3–3
 Nashville Municipal Auditorium 
Nashville, TN
11/29/2015*
11:00 am 		vs. Liberty
Challenge in Music City 		W 72–51  4–3
 Nashville Municipal Auditorium 
Nashville, TN
12/02/2015*
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		New Orleans W 64–62  5–3
 Devlin Fieldhouse (1,581)
New Orleans, LA
12/05/2015*
4:00 pm, CBSSN 		Georgia Tech L 68–76  5–4
 Devlin Fieldhouse (2,005)
New Orleans, LA
12/14/2015*
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Prairie View A&M W 63–49  6–4
 Devlin Fieldhouse (1,999)
New Orleans, LA
12/16/2015*
6:00 pm, ESPN2 		at No. 11 North Carolina L 72–96  6–5
 Dean Smith Center (16,199)
Chapel Hill, NC
12/19/2015*
3:00 pm, SECN 		at Mississippi State L 59–69  6–6
 Humphrey Coliseum (4,804)
Starkville, MS
12/22/2015*
6:00 pm, ESPN3 		Southern Miss W 59–40  7–6
 Devlin Fieldhouse (1,541)
New Orleans, LA
Conference regular season
12/29/2015
11:00 am, ESPNU 		at Memphis L 65–77  7–7
(0–1) 		FedEx Forum (10,721)
Memphis, TN
01/02/2016
6:30 pm, CBSSN 		UConn L 67–75  7–8
(0–2) 		Devlin Fieldhouse (2,243)
New Orleans, LA
01/05/2016
8:00 pm, ESPNU 		at Houston L 45–63  7–9
(0–3) 		Hofheinz Pavilion (3,235)
Houston, TX
01/10/2016
1:00 pm, ESPN3 		Tulsa L 67–81  7–10
(0–4) 		Devlin Fieldhouse (2,234)
New Orleans, LA
01/12/2016
6:00 pm, ESPNews 		at South Florida W 81–70  8–10
(1–4) 		USF Sun Dome (2,657)
Tampa, FL
01/17/2016
2:00 pm, ESPN3 		No. 10 SMU L 45–60  8–11
(1–5) 		Devlin Fieldhouse 
New Orleans, LA
01/19/2016
6:00 pm, CBSSN 		at UConn L 42–60  8–12
(1–6) 		XL Center (9,516)
Hartford, CT
01/24/2016
11:00 am, ESPNU 		at Cincinnati L 75–97  8–13
(1–7) 		Fifth Third Arena (9,224)
Cincinnati, OH
01/27/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		South Florida L 60–73  8–14
(1–8) 		Devlin Fieldhouse (2,429)
New Orleans, LA
01/30/2016
5:00 pm, ESPNU 		at Tulsa L 48–62  8–15
(1–9) 		Reynolds Center (4,926)
Tulsa, OK
02/04/2016
7:00 pm, ESPNews 		UCF L 62–70  8–16
(1–10) 		Devlin Fieldhouse (1,174)
New Orleans, LA
02/10/2016
5:15 pm, ESPNews 		at East Carolina W 100–92 3OT 9–16
(2–10) 		Williams Arena (3,656)
Greenville, NC
02/13/2016
1:00 pm, CBSSN 		Memphis W 94–87 OT 10–16
(3–10) 		Devlin Fieldhouse (1,793)
New Orleans, LA
02/17/2016
8:30 pm, ESPNews 		Houston L 69–82  10–17
(3–11) 		Devlin Fieldhouse (1,593)
New Orleans, LA
02/24/2016
7:00 pm, ESPNews 		East Carolina L 73–79  10–18
(3–12) 		Devlin Fieldhouse (1,638)
New Orleans, LA
02/28/2016
2:00 pm, CBSSN 		at No. 24 SMU L 53–74  10–19
(3–13) 		Moody Coliseum (6,781)
Dallas, TX
03/02/2016
6:00 pm, ESPNews 		at UCF L 65–73  10–20
(3–14) 		CFE Arena (3,720)
Orlando, FL
03/06/2016
2:00 pm, ESPN3 		Temple L 56–64  10–21
(3–15) 		Devlin Fieldhouse (1,847)
New Orleans, LA
2016 American Athletic Conference tournament
03/10/2016
5:00 pm, ESPNews 		vs. UCF
First round 		W 65–63  11–21
 Amway Center (8,723)
Orlando, FL
03/11/2016
6:00 pm, ESPNU 		vs. Houston
Quarterfinals 		W 72–69  12–21
 Amway Center (7,218)
Orlando, FL
03/12/2016
4:00 pm, ESPN2 		vs. Memphis
Semifinals 		L 54–74  12–22
 Amway Center 
Orlando, FL
*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 March 16, 2016.
  2. ^ Wire, SI. "Report: Mike Dunleavy Sr. to become Tulane coach". SI.com. Retrieved February 20, 2017.