# 2021–22 Tulane Green Wave men's basketball team

The 2021–22 Tulane Green Wave men's basketball team represented Tulane University during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Green Wave, led by third-year head coach Ron Hunter, played their home games at Devlin Fieldhouse in New Orleans, Louisiana as seventh-year members of the American Athletic Conference. They finished the season 14–15, 10–8 in AAC Play to finish in 5th place. They defeated Temple in the quarterfinals of the AAC tournament before losing in the semifinals to Houston.

## Previous season

In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Green Wave 10–13, 4–13 in AAC play to finish in 10th place. In the AAC tournament, they defeated Tulsa in the first round before losing to Houston in the quarterfinals.

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
| Gabe Watson | 0 | G | 6'2" | 190 | Junior | Jackson, MS | Transferred to Jackson State |
| Jordan Walker | 2 | G | 5'11" | 170 | RS Junior | Port Washington, NY | Graduate transferred to UAB |
| Ibrahim Ali | 11 | F | 6'10" | 245 | RS Sophomore | Lagos, Nigeria | |
| Ben Callahan-Gold | 32 | G/F | 6'7" | 205 | Freshman | New York, NY | Walk-on; transferred |
| Alec Zaccardo | 34 | G | 6'0" | 160 | Junior | Boston, MA | Walk-on; didn't return |

### Incoming Transfers

| Name | Num | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Braelee Albert | 0 | G/F | 6'5" | 220 | Junior | Los Angeles, CA | Vanderbilt |
| Jalen Cook | 3 | G | 6'0" | 205 | Sophomore | Walker, LA | LSU |
| Quentin Scott | 15 | F | 6'7" | 215 | Graduate Student | Houma, LA | Texas State |
| DeVon Baker | 20 | G | 6'2" | 190 | Senior | Dayton, OH | UNC Asheville |
| Scott Spencer | 22 | G | 6'6" | 210 | Graduate Student | Suffolk, VA | La Salle |

### 2021 recruiting class

There were no incoming recruits for the class of 2021.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||||||
| October 29, 2021* 3:00 p.m. | | Louisiana–Monroe | W 92–61 | | 24 – Forbes | 8 – Pope | 9 – Cook | Devlin Fieldhouse (300) New Orleans, LA |
| November 3, 2021* 7:00 p.m. | | Louisiana College | W 64–56 | | 16 – James | 10 – Cross | 5 – Cross | Devlin Fieldhouse (803) New Orleans, LA |
| Non-conference regular season |||||||||
| November 9, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Southeastern Louisiana | W 70–67 | 1–0 | 28 – Cook | 13 – Pope | 4 – Cook | Devlin Fieldhouse (1,132) New Orleans, LA |
| November 13, 2021* 11:30 a.m., ESPN+ | | Southern | L 70–73 | 1–1 | 20 – Cross | 5 – Tied | 7 – Cook | Devlin Fieldhouse (1,043) New Orleans, LA |
| November 17, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ACCN | | at Florida State | L 54–59 | 1–2 | 21 – Cook | 8 – Forbes | 4 – Cook | Donald L. Tucker Civic Center (9,030) Tallahassee, FL |
| November 22, 2021* 1:30 p.m., FloHoops | | vs. Drexel Nassau Championship quarterfinals | W 90–87 $^{OT}$ | 2–2 | 30 – Forbes | 11 – Forbes | 4 – Cook | Baha Mar Convention Center Nassau, Bahamas |
| November 23, 2021* 4:30 p.m., FloHoops | | vs. Toledo Nassau Championship | L 67–68 | 2–3 | 25 – Cook | 8 – Cross | 2 – Cook | Baha Mar Convention Center Nassau, Bahamas |
| November 24, 2021* 4:30 p.m., FloHoops | | vs. Valparaiso Nassau Championship | L 64–68 | 2–4 | 18 – Cross | 8 – Cross | 3 – Cook | Baha Mar Convention Center Nassau, Bahamas |
| November 30, 2021* 6:00 p.m. | | at College of Charleston | L 77–81 | 2–5 | 20 – Forbes | 7 – Cross | 4 – Cross | TD Arena (3,852) Charleston, SC |
| December 4, 2021* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Alcorn State | W 85–64 | 3–5 | 25 – Forbes | 7 – Cross | 13 – Cross | Devlin Fieldhouse (1,033) New Orleans, LA |
| December 7, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | College of Charleston | L 72–86 | 3–6 | 17 – Tied | 7 – Cross | 4 – Tied | Devlin Fieldhouse (653) New Orleans, LA |
| December 14, 2021* 7:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+ | | at Texas A&M American/SEC Alliance | Canceled due to COVID-19 protocols | Canceled due to COVID-19 protocols | Canceled due to COVID-19 protocols | Canceled due to COVID-19 protocols | Canceled due to COVID-19 protocols | Reed Arena College Station, TX |
| December 18, 2021* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Grambling State | Canceled due to COVID-19 protocols | Canceled due to COVID-19 protocols | Canceled due to COVID-19 protocols | Canceled due to COVID-19 protocols | Canceled due to COVID-19 protocols | Devlin Fieldhouse New Orleans, LA |
| December 21, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | New Orleans | Canceled due to COVID-19 protocols | Canceled due to COVID-19 protocols | Canceled due to COVID-19 protocols | Canceled due to COVID-19 protocols | Canceled due to COVID-19 protocols | Devlin Fieldhouse New Orleans, LA |
| AAC Regular Season |||||||||
| December 29, 2021 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Memphis | W 85–84 | 4–6 (1–0) | 25 – Cook | 4 – Forbes | 5 – James | Devlin Fieldhouse (1,705) New Orleans, LA |
| January 1, 2022 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Cincinnati | W 68–60 | 5–6 (2–0) | 20 – Cook | 9 – James | 4 – Cross | Fifth Third Arena (7,922) Cincinnati, OH |
| January 5, 2022 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at East Carolina | L 80–88 $^{OT}$ | 5–7 (2–1) | 24 – Forbes | 11 – Cross | 5 – Cook | Williams Arena (1,414) Greenville, NC |
| January 8, 2022 3:00 p.m., ESPNU | | South Florida | W 68–54 | 6–7 (3–1) | 17 – Tied | 8 – Tied | 4 – Cook | Devlin Fieldhouse (927) New Orleans, LA |
| January 12, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Wichita State | W 68–67 | 7–7 (4–1) | 20 – Forbes | 7 – Forbes | 5 – Cook | Charles Koch Arena (8,089) Wichita, KS |
| January 15, 2022 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | SMU | L 66–75 | 7–8 (4–2) | 23 – Cook | 8 – Cross | 3 – Days | Devlin Fieldhouse (1,107) New Orleans, LA |
| January 22, 2022 1:00 p.m., ESPNU | | at UCF | L 66–68 | 7–9 (4–3) | 17 – Forbes | 5 – Forbes | 5 – Cook | Addition Financial Arena (4,508) Orlando, FL |
| January 26, 2022 8:00 p.m., ESPNU | | Tulsa | W 97–63 | 8–9 (5–3) | 24 – Forbes | 8 – Cross | 8 – James | Devlin Fieldhouse (1,345) New Orleans, LA |
| January 29, 2022 11:00 a.m., ESPNU | | Wichita State | W 67–66 | 9–9 (6–3) | 23 – Cook | 11 – Cross | 4 – James | Devlin Fieldhouse (2,556) New Orleans, LA |
| February 2, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at No. 6 Houston | L 62–73 | 9–10 (6–4) | 17 – Cross | 8 – Tied | 3 – Cook | Fertitta Center (7,312) Houston, TX |
| February 5, 2022 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | East Carolina | W 86–66 | 10–10 (7–4) | 26 – Forbes | 7 – Sion | 6 – Cross | Devlin Fieldhouse (1,579) New Orleans, LA |
| February 9, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Memphis | L 69–80 | 10–11 (7–5) | 24 – Forbes | 9 – Forbes | 4 – Tied | FedExForum (13,865) Memphis, TN |
| February 12, 2022 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Temple | W 92–83 $^{OT}$ | 11–11 (8–5) | 25 – Forbes | 9 – James | 8 – Cross | Devlin Fieldhouse (1,448) New Orleans, LA |
| February 15, 2022 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | South Florida | W 76–57 | 12–11 (9–5) | 22 – Forbes | 8 – Cross | 8 – Cook | Yuengling Center (2,078) Tampa, FL |
| February 23, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | No. 14 Houston | L 67–81 | 12–12 (9–6) | 19 – Cook | 8 – Cross | 3 – Tied | Devlin Fieldhouse (2,707) New Orleans, LA |
| February 27, 2022 2:00 p.m., ESPNU | | at Temple | L 70–75 | 12–13 (9–7) | 19 – Forbes | 8 – Cross | 3 – James | Liacouras Center (4,915) Philadelphia, PA |
| March 3, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | UCF | W 82–67 | 13–13 (10–7) | 16 – Forbes | 9 – James | 6 – Cross | Devlin Fieldhouse (1,569) New Orleans, LA |
| March 6, 2022 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at SMU | L 68–74 | 13–14 (10–8) | 19 – Coleman | 10 – Cross | 6 – Cross | Moody Coliseum University Park, TX |
| AAC tournament |||||||||
| March 11, 2022 2:00 p.m., ESPN2 | (5) | vs. (4) Temple Quarterfinals | W 69–60 | 14–14 | 18 – Cross | 9 – Tied | 9 – James | Dickies Arena Fort Worth, TX |
| March 12, 2022 2:00 p.m., ESPN2 | (5) | vs. (1) No. 18 Houston Semifinals | L 66–86 | 14–15 | 19 – Forbes | 7 – Forbes | 7 – Cross | Dickies Arena Fort Worth, TX |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. |||||||||
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