# 2023–24 Tulane Green Wave men's basketball team

The 2023–24 Tulane Green Wave men's basketball team represented Tulane University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Green Wave, led by fifth-year head coach Ron Hunter, played their home games at Devlin Fieldhouse in New Orleans, Louisiana as members of the American Athletic Conference.

## Previous season

The Green Wave went 20–11, and 12–6 in AAC Play to finish in 3rd place. They defeated Wichita State in the quarterfinals of the AAC tournament before losing in the semifinals to Memphis.

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
| Braelee Albert | 0 | G/F | 6'5" | 220 | Junior | Los Angeles, CA | Walk-on; transferred |
| Jadan Coleman | 2 | G | 6'4" | 170 | Sophomore | Madison, AL | Transferred to Detroit Mercy |
| Jalen Cook | 3 | G | 6'0" | 205 | Sophomore | Walker, LA | Transferred to LSU |
| Nobal Days | 4 | F | 6'9" | 220 | Junior | Racine, WI | Transferred to Charleston Southern |
| Oton Jankovic | 10 | F | 6'10" | 215 | Junior | Zagreb, Croatia | Transferred to Detroit Mercy |
| Quentin Scott | 15 | F | 6'7" | 215 | GS Senior | Houma, LA | Graduated |
| R. J. McGee | 23 | G | 6'5" | 200 | Junior | Chicago, IL | Transferred to Southern Illinois |
| Tylan Pope | 33 | F | 6'6" | 220 | RS Sophomore | Franklinton, LA | Transferred to Nevada |

### Incoming Transfers

| Name | Num | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Logan Stephens | 0 | G | 6'2" | 197 | Junior | Decatur, GA | Rutgers |
| Gregg Glenn III | 2 | F | 6'7" | 230 | Sophomore | Fort Lauderdale, FL | Michigan |
| Jordan Wood | 11 | F | 6'9" | 205 | Senior | San Antonio, TX | Howard |
| Kolby King | 12 | G | 6'2" | 175 | Sophomore | Pembroke Pines, FL | St. John's |
| Asher Woods | 22 | G | 6'3" | 180 | Sophomore | Newnan, GA | VMI |

### 2023 recruiting class

College recruiting information :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Spencer Elliott C | Atlanta, GA | St. Pius X High School | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | Aug 4, 2022 |
| Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: 0 ||||||
| Mier Panoam PG | Norcross, GA | Norcross High School | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Apr 29, 2023 |
| Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: 0 ||||||
| 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: "2023 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 26, 2023. ||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||||||
| October 26, 2023* 6:00 p.m. | | Mississippi College | W 83–72 | – | 18 – Forbes | 8 – Glenn III | 6 – King | Devlin Fieldhouse (811) New Orleans, LA |
| November 2, 2023* 6:00 p.m. | | Henderson State | W 85–64 | – | 17 – Davis | 7 – Patterson | 4 – Farmer | Devlin Fieldhouse (844) New Orleans, LA |
| Non-conference regular season |||||||||
| November 6, 2023* 8:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Nicholls | W 91–81 | 1–0 | 22 – King | 14 – Cross | 5 – Cross | Devlin Fieldhouse (1,689) New Orleans, LA |
| November 9, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Northwestern State | W 88–71 | 2–0 | 23 – Cross | 9 – Glenn III | 6 – Cross | Devlin Fieldhouse (–) New Orleans, LA |
| November 17, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Sacramento State SoCal Challenge campus site game | W 92–57 | 3–0 | 21 – James | 4 – Tied | 4 – Forbes | Devlin Fieldhouse (1,231) New Orleans, LA |
| November 20, 2023* 9:30 p.m., CBSSN | | vs. Bradley SoCal Challenge Surf Division semifinals | L 77–80 | 3–1 | 17 – Forbes | 8 – Cross | 3 – Tied | The Pavilion at JSerra (498) San Juan Capistrano, CA |
| November 22, 2023* 11:30 p.m., CBSSN | | vs. California SoCal Challenge Surf Division 3rd place game | W 84–81 | 4–1 | 24 – Cross | 9 – Cross | 2 – Tied | The Pavilion at JSerra (312) San Juan Capistrano, CA |
| November 29, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Prairie View A&M | W 98–77 | 5–1 | 21 – Cross | 8 – King | 8 – King | Devlin Fieldhouse (1,227) New Orleans, LA |
| December 3, 2023* 11:00 a.m., ESPN+ | | at Fordham | W 89–81 | 6–1 | 26 – Holloway | 9 – James | 3 – Tied | Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,481) Bronx, NY |
| December 9, 2023* 10:30 a.m., SECN | | vs. Mississippi State Holiday Hoopsgiving | L 76–106 | 6–2 | 18 – King | 6 – Holloway | 5 – Cross | State Farm Arena (–) Atlanta, GA |
| December 14, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Furman | W 117–110 $^{2OT}$ | 7–2 | 26 – Forbes | 12 – Cross | 12 – Cross | Devlin Fieldhouse (–) New Orleans, LA |
| December 16, 2023* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Southern | W 105–81 | 8–2 | 28 – Forbes | 10 – Cross | 11 – Cross | Devlin Fieldhouse (1,407) New Orleans, LA |
| December 22, 2023* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | George Mason | L 66–69 | 8–3 | 17 – James | 9 – Cross | 5 – James | Devlin Fieldhouse (1,645) New Orleans, LA |
| December 29, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Dillard | W 94–64 | 9–3 | 22 – Tied | 8 – Cross | 10 – King | Devlin Fieldhouse (1,103) New Orleans, LA |
| AAC regular season |||||||||
| January 3, 2024 8:00 p.m., ESPNU | | Rice | W 84–59 | 10–3 (1–0) | 18 – Holloway | 10 – Cross | 6 – James | Devlin Fieldhouse (1,232) New Orleans, LA |
| January 6, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPNU | | at North Texas | L 56–70 | 10–4 (1–1) | 17 – Holloway | 5 – Tied | 3 – Cross | The Super Pit (3,374) Denton, TX |
| January 11, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN2 | | No. 24 Florida Atlantic | L 84–85 | 10–5 (1–2) | 28 – Forbes | 11 – Cross | 5 – Holloway | Devlin Fieldhouse (2,048) New Orleans, LA |
| January 14, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Tulsa | W 94–87 $^{OT}$ | 11–5 (2–2) | 28 – Cross | 9 – Cross | 4 – James | Reynolds Center (2,904) Tulsa, OK |
| January 17, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at UAB | L 69–83 | 11–6 (2–3) | 14 – Cross | 8 – Forbes | 3 – Cross | Bartow Arena (3,472) Birmingham, AL |
| January 21, 2024 12:00 p.m., ESPN2 | | No. 10 Memphis | W 81–79 | 12–6 (3–3) | 22 – James | 7 – James | 6 – James | Devlin Fieldhouse (3,621) New Orleans, LA |
| January 24, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at UTSA | L 88–89 | 12–7 (3–4) | 23 – Tied | 6 – Tied | 5 – James | Convocation Center (1,281) San Antonio, TX |
| January 27, 2024 3:00 p.m., ESPNU | | Charlotte | L 71–75 | 12–8 (3–5) | 16 – Cross | 8 – James | 5 – Cross | Devlin Fieldhouse (2,074) New Orleans, LA |
| February 1, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN2 | | at SMU | L 76–80 | 12–9 (3–6) | 27 – Cross | 7 – Tied | 5 – James | Moody Coliseum (5,284) Dallas, TX |
| February 4, 2024 3:00 p.m., ESPNU | | Temple | W 92–80 | 13–9 (4–6) | 27 – Cross | 8 – James | 5 – Cross | Devlin Fieldhouse (1,950) New Orleans, LA |
| February 11, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN2 | | at Memphis | L 78–90 | 13–10 (4–7) | 16 – Holloway | 9 – James | 5 – Tied | FedExForum (12,111) Memphis, TN |
| February 15, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | SMU | L 79–87 | 13–11 (4–8) | 20 – Cross | 6 – Tied | 4 – Cross | Devlin Fieldhouse (1,231) New Orleans, LA |
| February 18, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at East Carolina | L 67–81 | 13–12 (4–9) | 21 – Forbes | 7 – Williams | 6 – Cross | Williams Arena (4,725) Greenville, NC |
| February 25, 2024 3:00 p.m., ESPN2 | | UAB | L 67–78 | 13–13 (4–10) | 18 – Cross | 5 – Tied | 4 – Tied | Devlin Fieldhouse (1,605) New Orleans, LA |
| February 28, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | North Texas | L 76–80 | 13–14 (4–11) | 17 – Tied | 8 – Cross | 5 – Cross | Devlin Fieldhouse (1,409) New Orleans, LA |
| March 2, 2024 11:00 a.m., ESPNU | | at Florida Atlantic | L 73–79 | 13–15 (4–12) | 19 – Holloway | 5 – Tied | 2 – Tied | Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena (3,161) Boca Raton, FL |
| March 5, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at No. 24 South Florida | L 72–85 | 13–16 (4–13) | 24 – Forbes | 8 – Cross | 6 – Cross | Yuengling Center (10,354) Tampa, FL |
| March 8, 2024 8:00 p.m., ESPN2 | | Wichita State | W 85–75 | 14–16 (5–13) | 31 – Cross | 9 – Cross | 4 – Williams | Devlin Fieldhouse (1,835) New Orleans, LA |
| AAC tournament |||||||||
| March 14, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPNU | (10) | vs. (7) North Texas Second Round | L 71–81 | 14–17 | 28 – James | 10 – James | 5 – 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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