2014–15 Tulane Green Wave men's basketball team

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.

2014–15 Tulane Green Wave men's basketball
ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
2014–15 record15–16 (6–12 The American)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaDevlin Fieldhouse
2014–15 American Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 18 SMU153 .833  277  .794
Tulsa144 .778  2311  .676
Temple135 .722  2611  .703
Cincinnati135 .722  2311  .676
UConn108 .556  2015  .571
Memphis108 .556  1814  .563
Tulane612 .333  1516  .484
East Carolina612 .333  1419  .424
UCF513 .278  1218  .400
Houston414 .222  1319  .406
South Florida315 .167  923  .281
The American Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

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

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Mikael Herbert4F6'9"210FreshmanUusikaupunki, FinlandTransferred
Cole Currie10G6'3"185FreshmanLa Crescenta, CATransferred to Pacific
Max Keenan12G6'2"185SeniorWashington, D.C.Graduated
Kevin Thomas20F6'9"225SeniorWaco, TXGraduated
Ray Barreno32C6'11"260FreshmanAscension Chihuahua, MexicoTransferred to New Mexico Junior College
Tomas Bruha41C7'0"235RS SeniorPrague, Czech RepublicGraduated

Incoming Transfers

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious School
Malik Morgan13G6'4"199JuniorRiver Ridge, LATransferred from LSU. Under NCAA transfer rules, Morgan will have to redshirt for the 2014–15 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.
Aaron Liberman31C/F6'10"215RS SophomoreLos Angeles, CATransferred 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

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown 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 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   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 
Recruiting star ratings: 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 
Recruiting star ratings: 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:

  • "2014 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2 September 2014.

    Roster

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    Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
    G 0 Louis Dabney 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)210 lb (95 kg) JrRiverside Academy New Orleans, LA
    G 1 Keith Pinckney 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)185 lb (84 kg) FrMiller Grove HS Lithonia, GA
    G 2 Jonathan Stark 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)170 lb (77 kg) SoMunford HS Munford, TN
    G 3 Kajon Stark 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)185 lb (84 kg) RS SoJuniper Serra HS Los Angeles, CA
    G 4 Riley Conroy (W) 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)175 lb (79 kg) FrJesuit HS New Orleans, LA
    G 5 Cameron Reynolds 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)195 lb (88 kg) SoPearland HS Perland, TX
    G/F 11 Josh Hearlihy 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)213 lb (97 kg) SoJSerra Catholic HS Los Angeles, CA
    G 13 Malik Morgan  6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)205 lb (93 kg) JrLSU
    John Curtis HS
    River Ridge, LA
    C 15 Ryan Smith 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)250 lb (113 kg) SoLutheran HS Wildomar, CA
    C 21 Dylan Osetkowski 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)255 lb (116 kg) FrJSerra Catholic HS San Juan Capistrano, CA
    C 23 Aaron Liberman  6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)218 lb (99 kg) SoNorthwestern
    Valley Torah HS
    North Hollywood, CA
    G 24 Jay Hook 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)180 lb (82 kg) SrMidway HS Waco, TX
    F 25 Payton Henson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)215 lb (98 kg) SoSiloam Springs HS Siloam Springs, AR
    F 32 Stanley Roberts, Jr. 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)250 lb (113 kg) FrPalos Verdes Peninsula HS Rolling Hills Estates, CA
    F 34 Tre Drye 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)225 lb (102 kg) SrGlen 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 No. 13 Washington L 57–66  9–2
    Alaska Airlines Arena (7,130)
    Seattle, WA
    12/28/2014*
    11:00 am, FS1
    vs. No. 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 W 35–27  13–9 (4–6)
    Liacouras Center (7,254)
    Philadelphia, PA
    02/07/2015
    5:00 pm, CBSSN
    UConn 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 UConn W 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.

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