# 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.

## 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

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Mikael Herbert | 4 | F | 6'9" | 210 | Freshman | Uusikaupunki, Finland | Transferred |
| Cole Currie | 10 | G | 6'3" | 185 | Freshman | La Crescenta, CA | Transferred to Pacific |
| Max Keenan | 12 | G | 6'2" | 185 | Senior | Washington, D.C. | Graduated |
| Kevin Thomas | 20 | F | 6'9" | 225 | Senior | Waco, TX | Graduated |
| Ray Barreno | 32 | C | 6'11" | 260 | Freshman | Ascension Chihuahua, Mexico | Transferred to New Mexico Junior College |
| Tomas Bruha | 41 | C | 7'0" | 235 | RS Senior | Prague, Czech Republic | Graduated |

### Incoming Transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Malik Morgan | 13 | G | 6'4" | 199 | Junior | River Ridge, LA | Transferred from LSU. Under NCAA transfer rules, Morgan will have to redshirt for the 2014–15 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility. |
| Aaron Liberman | 31 | C/F | 6'10" | 215 | RS Sophomore | Los Angeles, CA | Transferred 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 September 2, 2014. ||||||

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | 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. ||||||