Tuesday, November 13
New Orleans
7 PM
Tulane University
vs
Coastal Carolina
Men's Basketball Hosts Coastal Carolina in Game No. 2
Nov 12, 2018 | Men's Basketball
| GAME 2: TULANE Green Wave (0-1) vs. COASTAL CAROLINA Chanticleers (2-0) |
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| Â When: | Â Tuesday, November 13Â |Â 7 p.m. (CT) |
|  Where: |  New Orleans | Avron B. Fogelman Arena in the Devlin Fieldhouse |
| Â Watch: | Â Tulane All-Access |
| Â Commentators: | Â Todd Graffagnini |
|  Radio: |  1280 AM New Orleans | Listen Online |
|  Radio Talent: |  Todd Graffagnini  (Play-By-Play) |
| Â Live Scoring: | Â Statbroadcast |
|  Notes: |  Tulane | Coastal Carolina |
| Â Tickets: | Â Purchase Online |
| Â Social Media:Â | Â @GreenWaveMBBÂ |Â #RollWave |
NEW ORLEANS - Set for its second game of the season in a matter of 48 hours, the Tulane men's basketball team hosts Coastal Carolina for the first time in history on Tuesday, November 13. Tipoff is set for 7 p.m., at Avron B. Fogelman Arena in the Devlin Fieldhouse.
STARTING FIVE
    1. In Tulane's second game of the season, the Green Wave play the first of at least five non-conference games against an opponent they have never faced when Coastal Carolina takes the court Tuesday night. Other opponents include South Dakota State (Nov. 19), UT Martin (Dec. 5), Texas Southern (Dec. 17) and Towson (Dec. 21), with the possibility of a sixth if the Wave meets Florida Gulf Coast at the Gulf Coast Showcase (Nov. 21).
    2. The Green Wave play the first of at least three games against an opponent from the Sun Belt Conference in non-league competition. The Wave will face Coastal Carolina, Georgia State (Nov. 28) and South Alabama (Dec. 8), with the possibility of meeting Louisiana-Lafayette (Nov. 21) at the Gulf Coast Showcase.
  3. Tulane is coming off a tough, 80-69 season-opening home loss to 17th-ranked Florida State on Sunday night, as freshman Kevin Zhang's 24 points in his collegiate debut were not enough in the defeat.
  4. In Sunday's opener, the Green Wave started four players for the first time in their careers, including redshirt junior Samir Sehic, sophomore Caleb Daniels, redshirt freshman Shakwon Barrett and freshman Kevin Zhang. Redshirt senior Jordan Cornish, made his 32nd consecutive start for the Wave.
    5. The last time Tulane lost its first two games of the regular season was 2009-10 in the program's final season under now USC Upstate head coach Dave Dickerson. The Green Wave fell to No. 21 Georgetown and Miami (Fla.) in those matchups.
AAC WEEKLY HONOR ROLL
• Freshman swingman Kevin Zhang was selected to the first American Athletic Conference Weekly Honor Roll of the 2018-19 season on November 12.
• Starting in his college debut against 17th-ranked Florida State, Zhang scored a game-high 24 points and grabbed seven rebounds with two assists and just one turnover in 35 minutes. The Shenyang, China native shot 9-for-13 overall, including 4-for-5 from 3-point range, while 17 of his 24 points came in the second half.
STRENGTH WITHIN THE SCHEDULE
• Tulane will play a minimum of 11 regular-season games against nine teams that earned postseason bids in 2018, including seven opponents that played in the NCAA Tournament (Cincinnati, Florida State, Georgia State, Houston, South Dakota State, Texas Southern and Wichita State). Temple and Southeastern Louisiana made NIT appearances.
• The Green Wave will host 15 home games and will head out to compete in five neutral-site contests. The Wave will play just one true road tilt in the non-conference slate at South Alabama on Dec. 8.
NEW WAVE
Tulane will deploy five players with freshman eligibility in 2018-19, including a trio of first-year players (Connor Crabtree, Moses Wood and Kevin Zhang), as well as a pair who saw limited time early last season but preserved eligibility (Shakwon Barrett and Buay Koka).
WHAT WAS LOST
• The Green Wave have plenty of production returning from one year ago, but will also have to replace a considerable amount vacated by two starters and six total letterwiners from last season that do not return.
• Melvin Frazier Jr. (15.9 PPG) and Cameron Reynolds (15.1 PPG) comprised the American Athletic Conference's No. 5 scoring duo last season.
• Frazier was an all-conference second team choice in 2017-18, while he and Reynolds won back-to-back Most Improved Player of the Year honors from The American the last two years.
#NBAWAVE
• Melvin Frazier Jr. and Cameron Reynolds have begun their professional careers in 2018-19, as Frazier is currently on the Orlando Magic's G-League team in Lakeland, Florida and Reynolds begins the season with the Sacramento Kings' G-League affiliate in Stockton.
• Frazier became the 20th player in Tulane history to be chosen in the NBA Draft and the first in 21 years when he was chosen in the second round, 35th overall, by the Magic in June.
• Reynolds received a guaranteed contract from the Kings, including a spot on the club's Summer League team, a training camp invitation and a guaranteed a roster spot with Stockton for the 2018-19 campaign.
DUNLEAVYS LONE FATHER-SON HEAD-COACHING DUO
• In his third season as head coach, Mike Dunleavy Sr., is the only head coach with a son who is also a head coach at the NCAA Division I level.Â
• His son, Baker Dunleavy, is in his second season at the helm of Quinnipiac's program, a job he took over in April 2017.
ZHANG'S ARRIVAL MARKS RARE FOREIGN IMPORT
NCAA Division I men's basketball players hailing from China are rare, as freshman swingman Kevin Zhang is one of just three players nationally who can stake that claim along with Cal-Berkley freshman James Zhao and UPenn frosh Michael Wang.
CLEANING UP IN THE CLASSROOM
• Tulane was named the recipient of the American Athletic Conference's Team Academic Excellence Award for the 2017-18 season, an honor given annually to one of the conference's 12 institutions sponsoring men's basketball that achieves the highest cumulative grade point average.
• Over the last three academic semesters, the Green Wave have registered some of the highest combined GPA marks ever recorded, falling just shy of the 3.0 threshold.
OLDEST ARENAS
Tulane's home arena, Avron B. Fogelman Arena in the Devlin Fieldhouse, is one of the oldest active arenas in college basketball:
1. Matthews Arena – Northeastern – April 16, 1910
2. Rose Hill Gym – Fordham – Jan. 16, 1925
3. Lavietes Pavilion – Harvard - 1926
4. The Palestra – Penn – Jan. 1, 1927
5. Edmundson Pavilion – Washington – Dec. 27, 1927
6. Williams Arena – Minnesota – Feb. 4, 1928
7. Hinkle Fieldhouse – Butler – March 7, 1928
8. Payne Whitney Gym – Yale – Dec. 10, 1932
9. Fogelman in Devlin – Tulane – Dec. 15, 1933
10. Haas Pavilion – California – Jan. 13, 1933
FINAL FOUR HEADED BACK TO NOLA
• In announcement made on Nov. 10, 2016, the NCAA and the Division I Men's Basketball Committee announced the 2022 Men's Final Four will be played in New Orleans with Tulane serving as the host institution.Â
• New Orleans will host the Final Four for the sixth time overall and the first time in 10 years. New Orleans traditionally has been one of the most popular Final Four cities and has provided several iconic championship moments that will be celebrated as anniversaries in 2022.
FOLLOW ON SOCIAL MEDIA
For behind-the-scenes coverage, follow Tulane men's basketball (@GreenWaveMBB) on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.Â
WE ARE NOLA BUILT
Tulane University is located in the city of New Orleans. It is a city built on tradition and resiliency. The lessons Green Wave student-athletes have learned through their connection with this university and city have BUILT doctors, lawyers, business leaders, conference champions, all-conference players, All-Americans, professional athletes and NCAA tournament teams. The city of New Orleans has shaped us into who we are today. We are One City. We are Tulane. We are NOLA BUILT. Check out our story at NolaBuilt.com.
Tulane University is located in the city of New Orleans. It is a city built on tradition and resiliency. The lessons Green Wave student-athletes have learned through their connection with this university and city have BUILT doctors, lawyers, business leaders, conference champions, all-conference players, All-Americans, professional athletes and NCAA tournament teams. The city of New Orleans has shaped us into who we are today. We are One City. We are Tulane. We are NOLA BUILT. Check out our story at NolaBuilt.com.
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