# 2015–16 Tulane Green Wave men's basketball team

The 2015–16 Tulane Green Wave men's basketball team represented Tulane University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Green Wave, led by sixth-year head coach Ed Conroy, played their home games at Devlin Fieldhouse and were second year members of the American Athletic Conference. They finished the season 12–22, 3–15 in AAC play to finish in last place. They defeated UCF and Houston in the AAC tournament to advance to the semifinals before losing to Memphis.
Following the season, Tulane fired head coach Ed Conroy. On March 25, 2016, the school hired Mike Dunleavy Sr. as head coach.

## Previous season

The Green Wave finished the 2014–15 season 15–16, 6–12 in AAC play to finish in a tie for seventh place. They lost in the first round of the AAC tournament to Houston.

## Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Keith Pinckney | 1 | G | 6'0" | 185 | Freshman | Lithonia, GA | Transferred to Northwest Florida State College |
| Jonathan Stark | 2 | G | 6'0" | 170 | Sophomore | Munford, TN | Transferred to Murray State |
| Josh Hearlihy | 11 | G/F | 6'8" | 213 | Sophomore | Los Angeles, CA | Transferred to Vermont |
| Aaron Liberman | 23 | C | 6'10" | 218 | Sophomore | North Hollywood, CA | Left the team for personal reasons |
| Jay Hook | 24 | G | 6'4" | 180 | Senior | Waco, TX | Graduated |
| Payton Henson | 25 | F | 6'8" | 215 | Sophomore | Siloam Springs, AR | Transferred to Vermont |
| Tre Drye | 34 | F | 6'6" | 225 | Senior | Baton Rouge, LA | Graduated |

### Incoming Transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Jernard Jarreau | 22 | F | 6'10" | 240 | RS Senior | New Orleans, LA | Transferred from Washington. Will be eligible to play immediately since Jarreau graduated from Washington. |

## Incoming recruits

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Melvin Frazier SF | Marrero, LA | L. W. Higgins High School | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | May 6, 2015 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 80 ||||||
| Blake Paul C | Metairie, LA | Landry-Walker High School | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 225 lb (102 kg) | Oct 18, 2014 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 77 ||||||
| Kain Harris SG | Chicago, IL | Saint Rita High School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | Dec 19, 2014 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 77 ||||||
| Charvon Julien PG | Reserve, LA | Riverside Academy | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | Apr 21, 2015 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 76 ||||||
| Taron Oliver C | Washington, D.C. | Montrose Christian School | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 250 lb (110 kg) | Sep 29, 2014 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 69 ||||||
| Kipper Nichols SF | Lakewood, OH | Saint Edward High School | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | Apr 19, 2015 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| 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: "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 5, 2015. ||||||

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/05/2015* 8:00 pm | Loyola (New Orleans) | W 89–69 | | Devlin Fieldhouse New Orleans, LA |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/13/2015* 8:00 pm, ESPN3 | Alabama A&M | L 67–68 $^{OT}$ | 0–1 | Devlin Fieldhouse (1,126) New Orleans, LA |
| 11/16/2015* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Drake | W 79–74 $^{OT}$ | 1–1 | Devlin Fieldhouse (1,411) New Orleans, LA |
| 11/19/2015* 7:00 pm | at Southern | L 82–90 | 1–2 | F. G. Clark Center (2,356) Baton Rouge, LA |
| 11/22/2015* 3:30 pm, ESPN3 | Appalachian State Challenge in Music City | W 76–48 | 2–2 | Devlin Fieldhouse (962) New Orleans, LA |
| 11/26/2015* 6:00 pm | vs. Mercer Challenge in Music City | L 61–71 | 2–3 | Nashville Municipal Auditorium (350) Nashville, TN |
| 11/27/2015* 7:30 pm | vs. Stephen F. Austin Challenge in Music City | W 60–59 | 3–3 | Nashville Municipal Auditorium Nashville, TN |
| 11/29/2015* 11:00 am | vs. Liberty Challenge in Music City | W 72–51 | 4–3 | Nashville Municipal Auditorium Nashville, TN |
| 12/02/2015* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | New Orleans | W 64–62 | 5–3 | Devlin Fieldhouse (1,581) New Orleans, LA |
| 12/05/2015* 4:00 pm, CBSSN | Georgia Tech | L 68–76 | 5–4 | Devlin Fieldhouse (2,005) New Orleans, LA |
| 12/14/2015* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Prairie View A&M | W 63–49 | 6–4 | Devlin Fieldhouse (1,999) New Orleans, LA |
| 12/16/2015* 6:00 pm, ESPN2 | at No. 11 North Carolina | L 72–96 | 6–5 | Dean Smith Center (16,199) Chapel Hill, NC |
| 12/19/2015* 3:00 pm, SECN | at Mississippi State | L 59–69 | 6–6 | Humphrey Coliseum (4,804) Starkville, MS |
| 12/22/2015* 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | Southern Miss | W 59–40 | 7–6 | Devlin Fieldhouse (1,541) New Orleans, LA |
| Conference regular season ||||||
| 12/29/2015 11:00 am, ESPNU | at Memphis | L 65–77 | 7–7 (0–1) | FedEx Forum (10,721) Memphis, TN |
| 01/02/2016 6:30 pm, CBSSN | UConn | L 67–75 | 7–8 (0–2) | Devlin Fieldhouse (2,243) New Orleans, LA |
| 01/05/2016 8:00 pm, ESPNU | at Houston | L 45–63 | 7–9 (0–3) | Hofheinz Pavilion (3,235) Houston, TX |
| 01/10/2016 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | Tulsa | L 67–81 | 7–10 (0–4) | Devlin Fieldhouse (2,234) New Orleans, LA |
| 01/12/2016 6:00 pm, ESPNews | at South Florida | W 81–70 | 8–10 (1–4) | USF Sun Dome (2,657) Tampa, FL |
| 01/17/2016 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | No. 10 SMU | L 45–60 | 8–11 (1–5) | Devlin Fieldhouse New Orleans, LA |
| 01/19/2016 6:00 pm, CBSSN | at UConn | L 42–60 | 8–12 (1–6) | XL Center (9,516) Hartford, CT |
| 01/24/2016 11:00 am, ESPNU | at Cincinnati | L 75–97 | 8–13 (1–7) | Fifth Third Arena (9,224) Cincinnati, OH |
| 01/27/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | South Florida | L 60–73 | 8–14 (1–8) | Devlin Fieldhouse (2,429) New Orleans, LA |
| 01/30/2016 5:00 pm, ESPNU | at Tulsa | L 48–62 | 8–15 (1–9) | Reynolds Center (4,926) Tulsa, OK |
| 02/04/2016 7:00 pm, ESPNews | UCF | L 62–70 | 8–16 (1–10) | Devlin Fieldhouse (1,174) New Orleans, LA |
| 02/10/2016 5:15 pm, ESPNews | at East Carolina | W 100–92 $^{3OT}$ | 9–16 (2–10) | Williams Arena (3,656) Greenville, NC |
| 02/13/2016 1:00 pm, CBSSN | Memphis | W 94–87 $^{OT}$ | 10–16 (3–10) | Devlin Fieldhouse (1,793) New Orleans, LA |
| 02/17/2016 8:30 pm, ESPNews | Houston | L 69–82 | 10–17 (3–11) | Devlin Fieldhouse (1,593) New Orleans, LA |
| 02/24/2016 7:00 pm, ESPNews | East Carolina | L 73–79 | 10–18 (3–12) | Devlin Fieldhouse (1,638) New Orleans, LA |
| 02/28/2016 2:00 pm, CBSSN | at No. 24 SMU | L 53–74 | 10–19 (3–13) | Moody Coliseum (6,781) Dallas, TX |
| 03/02/2016 6:00 pm, ESPNews | at UCF | L 65–73 | 10–20 (3–14) | CFE Arena (3,720) Orlando, FL |
| 03/06/2016 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | Temple | L 56–64 | 10–21 (3–15) | Devlin Fieldhouse (1,847) New Orleans, LA |
| 2016 American Athletic Conference tournament ||||||
| 03/10/2016 5:00 pm, ESPNews | vs. UCF First round | W 65–63 | 11–21 | Amway Center (8,723) Orlando, FL |
| 03/11/2016 6:00 pm, ESPNU | vs. Houston Quarterfinals | W 72–69 | 12–21 | Amway Center (7,218) Orlando, FL |
| 03/12/2016 4:00 pm, ESPN2 | vs. Memphis Semifinals | L 54–74 | 12–22 | Amway Center Orlando, FL |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. ||||||