The 2020–21 Tulane Green Wave men's basketball team represented

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during the

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. The Green Wave, led by second-year head coach

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, played their home games at

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, as seventh-year members of the

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. They finished the season 10-13, 4-12 in AAC Play to finish in 10th place. They defeated

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in the first round of the AAC tournament before losing in the quarterfinals to

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Previous season

The

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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

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Offseason

Departures

Incoming Transfers

2020 recruiting class

Tulane will also add Preferred Walk-on Ben Callahan-Gold, a 6'7" swingman from

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. Ben is the son of

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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

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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.

scheduled for February 10 was moved to Tulsa.

Schedule

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Awards and honors

American Athletic Conference honors

All-AAC Third Team

*Jaylen Forbes Source

References

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2020s in New Orleans