2015–16 Tulane Green Wave men's basketball team

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.

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

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

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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

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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

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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

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
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 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247SportsN/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 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   Rivals:    247SportsN/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 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   Rivals:    247SportsN/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 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   Rivals:    247SportsN/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 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    RivalsN/A   247SportsN/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 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247SportsN/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

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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

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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

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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.