Sunday, January 13
New Orleans
5 PM
Tulane University
vs
Memphis
Men's Basketball Hosts Memphis Sunday Evening
Jan 12, 2019 | Men's Basketball
| GAME 16: TULANE Green Wave (4-11, 0-3 AAC) vs. MEMPHIS Tigers (10-6, 2-1 AAC) |
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| Â When: | Â Sunday, January 13Â |Â 5 p.m. (CT) |
|  Where: |  New Orleans | Avron B. Fogelman Arena in the Devlin Fieldhouse |
| Â Watch: | Â ESPNUÂ |Â WatchESPN |
|  Commentators: |  Drew Fellios (PxP) & Sean Harrington (Color) |
|  Radio: |  1280 AM New Orleans | Listen Online |
|  Radio Talent: |  Todd Graffagnini  (Play-By-Play) |
| Â Live Scoring: | Â Statbroadcast |
|  Notes: |  Tulane | Memphis | American Athletic Conference |
| Â Tickets: | Â Purchase Online |
| Â Social Media:Â | Â @GreenWaveMBBÂ |Â #RollWave |
NEW ORLEANS - The Tulane men's basketball team hosts Memphis in American Athletic Conference action on Sunday, January 13. Tipoff is set for 5 p.m., at Avron B. Fogelman Arena in the Devlin Fieldhouse.
The game will be televised nationally on ESPNU and available on the WatchESPN app. Drew Fellios will provide play-by-play, while Sean Harrington delivers color commentary of the action.
STARTING FIVE
    1. Tulane looks to snap a five-game skid and score its first American Athletic Conference victory of the season in the first of two regular-season meetings against Memphis.
  2. Sunday's matchup will be the 64th in the all-time series, as the Tigers have returned home from New Orleans with victories in each of their last two trips. The Green Wave earned a 94-86 overtime win on Feb. 13, 2016 in their last home win in the series.
  3. During Mike Dunleavy Sr.'s NBA coaching career, he coached against current Memphis head coach Penny Hardaway during his playing career a total of 20 times. Dunleavy's teams won six of those matchups, while Hardaway averaged 16.3 points per game against Dunleavy-coached teams.
  4. Tulane and Memphis played one common opponent on the non-conference docket in South Dakota State. The Green Wave earned an 84-80 win over the Jackrabbits on a neutral court in Estero, Fla., on Nov. 19, before the Tigers tallied an 88-80 victory on their home court on Dec. 4.
  5. Tulane has flaunted what Dunleavy has called his deepest team since his arrival. Ten of the Green Wave's 12 players to see court time this season average at least 11.5 minutes per game.
BY THE NUMBERS
3.14 -Â After winning The American's Team Academic Excellence Award in 2018, the Green Wave posted a 3.14 GPA during the fall 2018 semester, the highest in program history. Nine of 14 players posted at least a 3.0 GPA, including each international player on the team.
6 -Â Redshirt junior forward Samir Sehic has posted six double-doubles this season and in each of the last two games. He has eight in his career after compiling two last year.
135 -Â Redshirt senior guard Jordan Cornish has scored 865 points in three plus seasons (two at UNLV, second at Tulane) and needs just 135 more to eclipse 1,000 for his career.
SCOUTING MEMPHIS
• The Tigers (10-6, 2-1 AAC) enter Sunday's game with two league wins thus far over Wichita State (Jan. 3) and East Carolina (Jan. 10), both at home.
• Memphis will play its third true road game of the season and is in search of its first win in such contests with losses at LSU (Nov. 13) and Houston (Jan. 6).
• The Tigers are 1-5 in games played on a road or neutral court this season.
• Memphis has three scorers averaging double digits, led by Kyvon Davenport (15.3), Jeremiah Martin (14.4) and Tyler Harris (13.6).
• Memphis leads The American in scoring offense (84.1) and assists (16.2), but stands last in scoring defense (77.5). The Tigers are also second in field goal percentage (.467) and third in steals (8.8).
AAC WEEKLY HONORS
• Sophomore guard Caleb Daniels was selected to the American Athletic Conference Weekly Honor Roll on December 10, while freshman swingman Kevin Zhang was selected to the first listing of the 2018-19 season on November 12.
• Daniels averaged 20 points and nine rebounds per game while shooting 16-for-23 (.696) from the field in two games, as he registered his first career double-double with 17 points and 10 rebounds on 7-for-11 shooting in the 87-74 win over UT-Martin, before tallying his third 20-point performance of the season with 23 points and eight boards on 9-for-12 shooting at South Alabama.
• 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.
20-POINT PERFORMANCES
• Tulane has had five different players combine for 10 total 20-point scoring games this season - the most among any American Athletic Conference program:
• Caleb Daniels (4) - vs. Coastal Carolina, South Dakota State, South Alabama, Texas Southern)
• Kevin Zhang (2 - vs. Florida State & Georgia State)
• Samir Sehic (2 - vs. Texas Southern & SMU)
• Jordan Cornish (1 - vs. UL Lafayette)
• Shakwon Barrett (1 - vs. UT-Martin)
KOKA'S PERFECT DAY
• Redshirt freshman center Buay Koka had his best performance to date coming off the bench at South Alabama on Dec. 8, shooting a perfect 5-for-5 from the floor for a career-best 11 points to go with a pair of blocks.
• Koka became the first Tulane player to have a perfect day shooting with a minimum of five shot attempts since Malik Morgan went 6-for-6 against Georgia Tech on Dec. 15, 2015.
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.
CONGRATS GRAD!
• Redshirt junior forward Samir Sehic earned his bachelor's degree in finance in May of 2018 with two years of eligibility remaining. He is currently pursuing his MBA at Tulane.
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 five players nationally who can stake that claim along with CS Fullerton sophomore Johnny Wang, CS Northridge freshman Michael Ou, Cal-Berkley freshman James Zhao and UPenn frosh Michael Wang.
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.
The game will be televised nationally on ESPNU and available on the WatchESPN app. Drew Fellios will provide play-by-play, while Sean Harrington delivers color commentary of the action.
STARTING FIVE
    1. Tulane looks to snap a five-game skid and score its first American Athletic Conference victory of the season in the first of two regular-season meetings against Memphis.
  2. Sunday's matchup will be the 64th in the all-time series, as the Tigers have returned home from New Orleans with victories in each of their last two trips. The Green Wave earned a 94-86 overtime win on Feb. 13, 2016 in their last home win in the series.
  3. During Mike Dunleavy Sr.'s NBA coaching career, he coached against current Memphis head coach Penny Hardaway during his playing career a total of 20 times. Dunleavy's teams won six of those matchups, while Hardaway averaged 16.3 points per game against Dunleavy-coached teams.
  4. Tulane and Memphis played one common opponent on the non-conference docket in South Dakota State. The Green Wave earned an 84-80 win over the Jackrabbits on a neutral court in Estero, Fla., on Nov. 19, before the Tigers tallied an 88-80 victory on their home court on Dec. 4.
  5. Tulane has flaunted what Dunleavy has called his deepest team since his arrival. Ten of the Green Wave's 12 players to see court time this season average at least 11.5 minutes per game.
BY THE NUMBERS
3.14 -Â After winning The American's Team Academic Excellence Award in 2018, the Green Wave posted a 3.14 GPA during the fall 2018 semester, the highest in program history. Nine of 14 players posted at least a 3.0 GPA, including each international player on the team.
6 -Â Redshirt junior forward Samir Sehic has posted six double-doubles this season and in each of the last two games. He has eight in his career after compiling two last year.
135 -Â Redshirt senior guard Jordan Cornish has scored 865 points in three plus seasons (two at UNLV, second at Tulane) and needs just 135 more to eclipse 1,000 for his career.
SCOUTING MEMPHIS
• The Tigers (10-6, 2-1 AAC) enter Sunday's game with two league wins thus far over Wichita State (Jan. 3) and East Carolina (Jan. 10), both at home.
• Memphis will play its third true road game of the season and is in search of its first win in such contests with losses at LSU (Nov. 13) and Houston (Jan. 6).
• The Tigers are 1-5 in games played on a road or neutral court this season.
• Memphis has three scorers averaging double digits, led by Kyvon Davenport (15.3), Jeremiah Martin (14.4) and Tyler Harris (13.6).
• Memphis leads The American in scoring offense (84.1) and assists (16.2), but stands last in scoring defense (77.5). The Tigers are also second in field goal percentage (.467) and third in steals (8.8).
AAC WEEKLY HONORS
• Sophomore guard Caleb Daniels was selected to the American Athletic Conference Weekly Honor Roll on December 10, while freshman swingman Kevin Zhang was selected to the first listing of the 2018-19 season on November 12.
• Daniels averaged 20 points and nine rebounds per game while shooting 16-for-23 (.696) from the field in two games, as he registered his first career double-double with 17 points and 10 rebounds on 7-for-11 shooting in the 87-74 win over UT-Martin, before tallying his third 20-point performance of the season with 23 points and eight boards on 9-for-12 shooting at South Alabama.
• 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.
20-POINT PERFORMANCES
• Tulane has had five different players combine for 10 total 20-point scoring games this season - the most among any American Athletic Conference program:
• Caleb Daniels (4) - vs. Coastal Carolina, South Dakota State, South Alabama, Texas Southern)
• Kevin Zhang (2 - vs. Florida State & Georgia State)
• Samir Sehic (2 - vs. Texas Southern & SMU)
• Jordan Cornish (1 - vs. UL Lafayette)
• Shakwon Barrett (1 - vs. UT-Martin)
KOKA'S PERFECT DAY
• Redshirt freshman center Buay Koka had his best performance to date coming off the bench at South Alabama on Dec. 8, shooting a perfect 5-for-5 from the floor for a career-best 11 points to go with a pair of blocks.
• Koka became the first Tulane player to have a perfect day shooting with a minimum of five shot attempts since Malik Morgan went 6-for-6 against Georgia Tech on Dec. 15, 2015.
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.
CONGRATS GRAD!
• Redshirt junior forward Samir Sehic earned his bachelor's degree in finance in May of 2018 with two years of eligibility remaining. He is currently pursuing his MBA at Tulane.
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 five players nationally who can stake that claim along with CS Fullerton sophomore Johnny Wang, CS Northridge freshman Michael Ou, Cal-Berkley freshman James Zhao and UPenn frosh Michael Wang.
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.
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
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