# 2018–19 Tulane Green Wave men's basketball team

The 2018–19 Tulane Green Wave men's basketball team represented Tulane University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Green Wave, led by third-year head coach Mike Dunleavy Sr., played their home games at Devlin Fieldhouse in New Orleans, Louisiana as fifth-year members of the American Athletic Conference. They finished the season 4–27, 0–18 in AAC play to finish in 12th place. They lost in the first round of the AAC tournament to Memphis.
On March 16, 2019, Tulane announced Dunleavy would not return for the 2019–20 season. He finished 24–69 in three seasons at Tulane.

## Previous season

The Green Wave 14–17, 5–13 in AAC play to finish in 10th place. They lost in the first round of the AAC tournament to Temple.

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
| Jackson Johnson | 2 | G | 5'10" | 165 | Junior | Ponte Vedera Beach, FL | Left team |
| Riley Conroy | 4 | G | 5'11" | 182 | RS Junior | New Orleans, LA | Left team |
| Cameron Reynolds | 5 | G/F | 6'8" | 225 | RS Senior | Pearland, TX | Graduated |
| Colin Slater | 14 | G | 6'1" | 187 | Sophomore | Sanger, CA | Transferred to Long Beach State |
| Bernard Woodside | 30 | G | 6'0" | 185 | Junior | Tampa, FL | Left team |
| Melvin Frazier | 35 | G | 6'6" | 200 | Junior | Avondale, LA | Declared for the NBA draft |

### Incoming Transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Jordan Walker | 2 | G | 5'11" | 155 | Sophomore | Port Washington, NY | Seton Hall |

### 2018 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Moses Wood SF | Reno, Nevada | Galena High School | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | Sep 21, 2017 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: 78 ||||||
| Connor Crabtree SG | Chatham, Virginia | Hargrave Military Academy | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | Mar 11, 2018 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN grade: N/A ||||||
| Kevin Zhang SF | Montverde, Florida | Montverde Academy | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | Apr 18, 2018 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: N/A ||||||
| 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: "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 19, 2018. ||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||||||
| November 1, 2018* 7:00 pm | | Loyola (New Orleans) | W 85–74 | | – | – | – | Devlin Fieldhouse New Orleans, LA |
| Non-conference regular season |||||||||
| November 11, 2018* 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | | No. 17 Florida State | L 69–80 | 0–1 | 24 – Zhang | 7 – Zhang | 4 – Tied | Devlin Fieldhouse (2,351) New Orleans, LA |
| November 13, 2018* 7:00 pm | | Coastal Carolina | W 81–76 | 1–1 | 22 – Daniels | 13 – Sehic | 10 – Barrett | Devlin Fieldhouse (1,241) New Orleans, LA |
| November 19, 2018* 10:00 am | | vs. South Dakota State Gulf Coast Showcase Quarterfinals | W 84–80 | 2–1 | 24 – Daniels | 9 – Sehic | 3 – Tied | Hertz Arena (317) Estero, FL |
| November 20, 2018* 4:00 pm | | vs. UC Irvine Gulf Coast Showcase Semifinals | L 55–67 | 2–2 | 14 – Daniels | 7 – Tied | 5 – Daniels | Hertz Arena (498) Estero, FL |
| November 21, 2018* 4:00 pm | | vs. Louisiana Gulf Coast Showcase 3rd Place Game | L 61–68 | 2–3 | 20 – Cornish | 7 – Tied | 2 – Tied | Hertz Arena (764) Estero, FL |
| November 28, 2018* 12:00 pm | | Georgia State | L 76–80 | 2–4 | 23 – Zhang | 8 – Sehic | 8 – Cornish | Devlin Fieldhouse (1,450) New Orleans, LA |
| December 1, 2018* 3:30 pm, CST | | Southeastern Louisiana | L 61–62 | 2–5 | 18 – Cornish | 9 – Zhang | 4 – Barrett | Devlin Fieldhouse (1,743) New Orleans, LA |
| December 5, 2018* 7:00 pm | | UT Martin | W 87–74 | 3–5 | 26 – Barrett | 11 – Sehic | 3 – Tied | Devlin Fieldhouse (943) New Orleans, LA |
| December 8, 2018* 3:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at South Alabama | L 60–81 | 3–6 | 23 – Daniels | 8 – Daniels | 4 – Cornish | Mitchell Center (1,565) Mobile, AL |
| December 17, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Texas Southern | W 77–70 | 4–6 | 28 – Sehic | 11 – Sehic | 5 – Cornish | Devlin Fieldhouse (1,050) New Orleans, LA |
| December 21, 2018* 4:00 pm, FloSports | | vs. Towson Boardwalk Battle Semifinals | L 55–73 | 4–7 | 13 – Crabtree | 6 – Sehic | 4 – Cornish | Boardwalk Hall Atlantic City, NJ |
| December 22, 2018* 11:00 am, FloSports | | vs. Alabama A&M Boardwalk Battle 3rd Place Game | L 59–67 | 4–8 | 14 – Daniels | 11 – Sehic | 5 – Daniels | Boardwalk Hall Atlantic City, NJ |
| AAC regular season |||||||||
| January 2, 2019 5:30 pm, CBSSN | | at Cincinnati | L 61–93 | 4–9 (0–1) | 19 – Cornish | 6 – Daniels | 6 – Cornish | Fifth Third Arena (10,689) Cincinnati, OH |
| January 4, 2019 6:00 pm, ESPN2 | | SMU | L 65–74 | 4–10 (0–2) | 20 – Sehic | 15 – Sehic | 4 – Barrett | Devlin Fieldhouse (1,469) New Orleans, LA |
| January 9, 2019 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at South Florida | L 48–66 | 4–11 (0–3) | 14 – Sehic | 12 – Sehic | 5 – Cornish | Yuengling Center (3,115) Tampa, FL |
| January 13, 2019 5:00 pm, ESPNU | | Memphis | L 79–83 | 4–12 (0–4) | 25 – Zhang | 13 – Paul | 3 – Tied | Devlin Fieldhouse (1,105) New Orleans, LA |
| January 19, 2019 6:30 pm, CBSSN | | at UConn | L 71–87 | 4–13 (0–5) | 21 – Daniels | 6 – Tied | 6 – Cornish | Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (7,437) Storrs, CT |
| January 23, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | UCF | L 50–75 | 4–14 (0–6) | 11 – Sehic | 12 – Paul | 4 – Cornish | Devlin Fieldhouse (1,308) New Orleans, LA |
| January 26, 2019 5:00 pm, ESPNU | | at SMU Saturday Showcase | L 75–85 | 4–15 (0–7) | 17 – Cornish | 10 – Sehic | 8 – Cornish | Moody Coliseum (5,993) Dallas, TX |
| January 31, 2019 6:00 pm, ESPNU | | at East Carolina | L 65–66 | 4–16 (0–8) | 17 – Daniels | 8 – Wood | 5 – Cornish | Williams Arena (3,616) Greenville, NC |
| February 2, 2019 5:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Temple | L 67–75 | 4–17 (0–9) | 21 – Daniels | 11 – Daniels | 6 – Daniels | Devlin Fieldhouse (2,350) New Orleans, LA |
| February 9, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPNU | | at Wichita State | L 62–77 | 4–18 (0–10) | 17 – Tied | 8 – Cornish | 5 – Cornish | Charles Koch Arena (10,435) Wichita, KS |
| February 14, 2019 6:00 pm, ESPNU | | Tulsa | L 57–80 | 4–19 (0–11) | 13 – Daniels | 11 – Sehic | 4 – Cornish | Devlin Fieldhouse (1,250) New Orleans, LA |
| February 17, 2019 1:00 pm, CBSSN | | No. 9 Houston | L 50–85 | 4–20 (0–12) | 13 – Daniels | 7 – Paul | 5 – Daniels | Devlin Fieldhouse (1,957) New Orleans, LA |
| February 20, 2019 6:00 pm, ESPNU | | at Memphis | L 76–102 | 4–21 (0–13) | 25 – Daniels | 7 – Sehic | 10 – Cornish | FedEx Forum (14,747) Memphis, TN |
| February 23, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPNU | | East Carolina | L 81–85 | 4–22 (0–14) | 23 – Crabtree | 12 – Wood | 5 – Daniels | Devlin Fieldhouse (1,119) New Orleans, LA |
| February 28, 2019 8:00 pm, ESPNU | | at Tulsa | L 64–72 | 4–23 (0–15) | 20 – Daniels | 10 – Daniels | 4 – Wood | Reynolds Center (3,526) Tulsa, OK |
| March 3, 2019 1:00 pm, ESPNU | | at Temple | L 69–80 | 4–24 (0–16) | 24 – Sehic | 11 – Tied | 10 – Cornish | Liacouras Center (7,090) Philadelphia, PA |
| March 6, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | South Florida | L 70–75 | 4–25 (0–17) | 20 – Daniels | 6 – Daniels | 7 – Daniels | Devlin Fieldhouse (1,020) New Orleans, LA |
| March 9, 2019 7:30 pm, CBSSN | | Wichita State | L 79–82 | 4–26 (0–18) | 36 – Daniels | 8 – Sehic | 4 – Cornish | Devlin Fieldhouse (1,501) New Orleans, LA |
| AAC tournament |||||||||
| March 14, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPNU | (12) | at (5) Memphis First round | L 68–83 | 4–27 | 19 – Daniels | 7 – Daniels | 7 – Barrett | FedEx Forum (8,046) Memphis, TN |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. |||||||||