# 2017–18 Tulane Green Wave men's basketball team

The 2017–18 Tulane Green Wave men's basketball team represented Tulane University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Green Wave, led by second-year head coach Mike Dunleavy Sr., played their home games at Devlin Fieldhouse in New Orleans, Louisiana as fourth-year members of the American Athletic Conference. They finished the season 14–17, 5–13 in AAC play to finish in 10th place. They lost in the first round of the AAC tournament to Temple.

## Previous season

The Green Wave finished the season 6–25, 3–15 in AAC play to finish in tenth place. They lost in the first round of the AAC tournament to Tulsa.

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
| Von Julien | 10 | G | 6'1" | 160 | Sophomore | Reserve, LA | Transferred to Southeastern Louisiana |
| Kain Harris | 11 | G | 6'4" | 210 | Sophomore | Chicago, IL | Transferred to Kent State |
| Malik Morgan | 13 | G | 6'4" | 205 | RS Senior | River Ridge, LA | Graduated |
| Ryan Smith | 15 | C | 6'10" | 250 | Senior | Wildomar, CA | Graduated |
| Darian Jones | 22 | F | 6'8" | 185 | Freshman | Brusly, LA | Transferred to Florida A&M |

### 2017 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Bul Ajang #50 C | The Patrick School | Elizabeth, NJ | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | Nov 5, 2016 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 72 ||||||
| Buay Koka #69 | The Patrick School | Elizabeth, NJ | 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | Nov 5, 2016 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 63 ||||||
| Caleb Daniels PG | New Orleans, LA | Saint Augustine High School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 198 lb (90 kg) | |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Shakwon Barrett PG | Toronto, ON | Tech Academy | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | N/A | Apr 26, 2017 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 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: "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved November 12, 2017. ||||||

### 2018 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for 2018 recruits :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Moses Wood #58 SF | Galena High School | Reno, NV | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | Sep 21, 2017 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 78 |||||||
| 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: "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved November 12, 2017. |||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| Oct 31, 2017* 7:30 pm | | LSU Hurricane relief charity game | W 84–74 | | Devlin Fieldhouse (1,503) New Orleans, LA |
| Nov 2, 2017* 7:00 pm | | Loyola (New Orleans) | W 84–46 | | Devlin Fieldhouse (1,253) New Orleans, LA |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| Nov 10, 2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | LIU Brooklyn Jamaica Classic | W 102–96 | 1–0 | Devlin Fieldhouse (1,032) New Orleans, LA |
| Nov 13, 2017* 7:00 pm, CST | | Southeastern Louisiana | W 89–66 | 2–0 | Devlin Fieldhouse (1,316) New Orleans, LA |
| Nov 17, 2017* 1:00 pm, CBSSN | | vs. Colorado State Jamaica Classic | W 80–53 | 3–0 | Montego Bay Convention Centre Montego Bay, Jamaica |
| Nov 19, 2017* 6:30 pm, CBSSN | | vs. Fordham Jamaica Classic | W 63–55 | 4–0 | Montego Bay Convention Centre Montego Bay, Jamaica |
| Nov 22, 2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Miami (OH) Jamaica Classic | W 80–59 | 5–0 | Devlin Fieldhouse (1,537) New Orleans, LA |
| Nov 26, 2017* 11:00 am, ESPN3 | | at Georgia State | L 59–70 | 5–1 | GSU Sports Arena (971) Atlanta, GA |
| Nov 29, 2017* 7:00 pm, CST | | Alcorn State | W 81–65 | 6–1 | Devlin Fieldhouse (1,427) New Orleans, LA |
| Dec 3, 2017* 1:00 pm, ESPN2 | | at No. 13 North Carolina | L 73–97 | 6–2 | Dean Smith Center (14,402) Chapel Hill, NC |
| Dec 6, 2017* 12:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Southern | W 95–76 | 7–2 | Devlin Fieldhouse (1,834) New Orleans, LA |
| Dec 10, 2017* 11:00 am, ESPNU | | vs. Florida State Heritage Insurance Classic | L 53–72 | 7–3 | Amalie Arena (3,975) Tampa, FL |
| Dec 18, 2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Nicholls State | W 86–69 | 8–3 | Devlin Fieldhouse (1,162) New Orleans, LA |
| Dec 21, 2017* 12:00 pm, ESPN3 | | South Alabama | W 77–73 | 9–3 | Devlin Fieldhouse (1,187) New Orleans, LA |
| AAC regular season ||||||
| Dec 28, 2017 6:00 pm, ESPN2 | | at Temple | W 85–75 | 10–3 (1–0) | Liacouras Center (5,382) Philadelphia, PA |
| Dec 31, 2017 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Tulsa | L 56–65 | 10–4 (1–1) | Devlin Fieldhouse (1,518) New Orleans, LA |
| Jan 4, 2018 8:00 pm, ESPNU | | SMU | W 73–70 | 11–4 (2–1) | Devlin Fieldhouse (1,512) New Orleans, LA |
| Jan 9, 2018 6:00 pm, ESPNews | | at Memphis | L 89–96 | 11–5 (2–2) | FedEx Forum (4,825) Memphis, TN |
| Jan 13, 2018 12:00 pm, ESPNews | | UConn | L 57–67 | 11–6 (2–3) | Devlin Fieldhouse (1,902) New Orleans, LA |
| Jan 17, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPNews | | Houston | W 81–72 | 12–6 (3–3) | Devlin Fieldhouse (2,301) New Orleans, LA |
| Jan 20, 2018 8:00 pm, ESPNews | | at SMU | L 62–73 | 12–7 (3–4) | Moody Coliseum (6,814) Dallas, TX |
| Jan 25, 2018 8:00 pm, ESPNU | | South Florida | L 75–80 | 12–8 (3–5) | Devlin Fieldhouse (1,717) New Orleans, LA |
| Jan 31, 2018 5:30 pm, ESPNews | | at East Carolina | W 71–69 $^{OT}$ | 13–8 (4–5) | Williams Arena (3,072) Greenville, NC |
| Feb 4, 2018 2:00 pm, ESPNews | | Temple | L 76–83 | 13–9 (4–6) | Devlin Fieldhouse (1,508) New Orleans, LA |
| Feb 8, 2018 6:00 pm, ESPN2 | | at Tulsa | L 89–91 $^{OT}$ | 13–10 (4–7) | Reynolds Center (4,019) Tulsa, OK |
| Feb 11, 2018 5:00 pm, ESPNU | | at Houston | L 42–73 | 13–11 (4–8) | H&PE Arena (2,902) Houston, TX |
| Feb 14, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPNews | | East Carolina | L 80–82 | 13–12 (4–9) | Devlin Fieldhouse (1,098) New Orleans, LA |
| Feb 17, 2018 2:00 pm, ESPNU | | Memphis | L 63–68 | 13–13 (4–10) | Devlin Fieldhouse (1,896) New Orleans, LA |
| Feb 21, 2018 6:30 pm, CBSSN | | at No. 13 Wichita State | L 86–93 | 13–14 (4–11) | Charles Koch Arena (10,506) Wichita, KS |
| Feb 24, 2018 11:00 am, ESPNU | | at South Florida | W 79–68 | 14–14 (5–11) | USF Sun Dome (2,228) Tampa, FL |
| Mar 1, 2018 8:00 pm, ESPN | | No. 10 Cincinnati | L 49–78 | 14–15 (5–12) | Devlin Fieldhouse (2,824) New Orleans, LA |
| Mar 4, 2018 3:30 pm, ESPNU | | at UCF | L 51–60 | 14–16 (5–13) | CFE Arena (4,420) Orlando, FL |
| AAC tournament ||||||
| Mar 8, 2018 6:00 p:m, ESPNU | (10) | vs. (7) Temple First Round | L 77–82 | 14–17 | Amway Center Orlando, FL |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. ||||||