The 2020–21 Tulane Green Wave men's basketball team represents
Tulane University
Tulane University, officially the Tulane University of Louisiana, is a private university, private research university in New Orleans, Louisiana. Founded as the Medical College of Louisiana in 1834 by seven young medical doctors, it turned into ...
during the
2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season
The 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began on November 25, 2020 and concluded on March 14, 2021. The 2021 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament culminated the season and began on March 18 and concluded on April 5.
Season ...
. The Green Wave, led by second-year head coach
Ron Hunter, play their home games at
Devlin Fieldhouse
Avron B. Fogelman Arena in Devlin Fieldhouse is a 4,100-seat, multi-purpose arena built in 1933 on Tulane University's Uptown campus in New Orleans, Louisiana. Since its opening, it has been home to the Tulane Green Wave men's and women's bask ...
in
, as seventh-year members of the
American Athletic Conference. They finished the season 10-13, 4-12 in
AAC Play to finish in 10th place. They defeated
Tulsa
Tulsa () is the second-largest city in the U.S. state, state of Oklahoma and List of United States cities by population, 47th-most populous city in the United States. The population was 413,066 as of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. ...
in the first round of the
AAC tournament before losing in the quarterfinals to
Houston
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.
Previous season
The
Green Wave 12–18, 4–14 in
AAC play to finish in 12th place. They entered as the No. 12 seed in the
AAC tournament, which was ultimately cancelled due to the
coronavirus pandemic.
Offseason
Departures
Incoming Transfers
2020 recruiting class
Tulane will also add
Preferred Walk-on Ben Callahan-Gold, a 6'7" swingman from
Northfield Mount Hermon School. Ben is the son of
comedian
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Judy Gold.
Preseason
AAC preseason media poll
On October 28, The American released the preseason Poll and other preseason awards
Roster
Schedule and results
COVID-19 impact
Due to the ongoing
COVID-19 pandemic
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, the Green Wave's schedule is subject to change, including the cancellation or postponement of individual games, the cancellation of the entire season, or games played either with minimal fans or without fans in attendance and just essential personnel.
*The game vs.
Tulsa
Tulsa () is the second-largest city in the U.S. state, state of Oklahoma and List of United States cities by population, 47th-most populous city in the United States. The population was 413,066 as of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. ...
scheduled for February 10 was moved to Tulsa.
Schedule
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AAC tournament
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Awards and honors
American Athletic Conference honors
All-AAC Third Team
*Jaylen Forbes
Source
References
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