Tulane University
USF
Men's Basketball Hosts USF in Conference Tilt
Jan 28, 2020 | Men's Basketball
| GAME 20: TULANE Green Wave (10-9, 2-5 AAC) vs. USF Bulls (8-12, 1-6 AAC) |
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| Â When: | Â Wednesday, January 29, 2020Â |Â 7 p.m. (CT) |
|  Where: |  New Orleans | Avron B. Fogelman Arena in the Devlin Fieldhouse |
| Â Watch: | Â WatchESPN |
| Â Commentators: | Â Bob Licht (Play-By-Play) and Victor Howell (Color) |
|  Radio: |  1280 AM New Orleans |
| Â Radio Talent: | Â Andrew Allegretta (Play-By-Play) |
| Â Live Scoring: | Â Statbroadcast |
|  Notes: |  Tulane | USF | American Athletic Conference |
| Â Tickets: | Â Purchase Online |
| Â Social Media:Â | Â @GreenWaveMBBÂ |Â #RollWave |
The game will be broadcast on the WatchESPN app, as Bob Licht calls play-by-play action and Victor Howell delivers color analysis.
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STARTING FIVE
1. Â Â Â Â Tulane hosts its ninth home game of the season in its lone American Athletic Conference matchup against USF. The Bulls are the second of four league foes the Green Wave face this season, including Cincinnati, Houston and Wichita State.
2. Â Â Â Â Wednesday's game features two of The American's top teams in terms of turnover margin and steals per game. Tulane ranks first in turnover margin (+4.7) while USF is third (+1.5), as the Green Wave are second in steals per game (8.3) and the Bulls rank second (8.2).
3. Â Â Â Â Head coach Ron Hunter has coached against USF head coach Brian Gregory just once in December 2003 when Hunter was at the helm at IUPUI and Gregory was in his first year leading Dayton. The Flyers won that game, 61-59, in Dayton which is also Hunter's hometown.
4. Â Â Â Â Last time out, Tulane suffered an 81-62 conference road loss at East Carolina on Saturday night. Nic Thomas led the Green Wave with 19 points and made five 3-pointers, while Christion Thompson registered his second double-double of the season with 14 points and 13 rebounds to complement three assists and three steals. Tulane finished the night shooting 22-for-60 (.367) overall and 8-for-23 (.348) beyond the arc, but ECU went 26-for-50 (.520) from the field and 10-for-19 (.526) from outside
5. Â Â Â Â Tulane has committed fewer turnovers than its opponent in 18 of its 19 games this season. The Green Wave Wave are forcing teams into 16.6 turnovers per game and own a +4.7 turnover margin which ranks 12th nationally.
SCOUTING USF
• The Bulls (8-12, 1-6 AAC) enter Wednesday's matchup riding a five-game losing streak with its most recent setback coming in a 68-49 decision at No. 25 Houston on Sunday.
• USF owns a 1-8 record in games played away from their home court this season, including an 0-4 mark in true road games.
• The Bulls rank third in The American in steals per game (8.2) and turnover margin (+1.5), but are last in the league in scoring offense (62.1), free throw percentage (.616) and assists per game (10.1). They are also 11th in rebounding (33.1), blocks per game (2.2) and turnovers per game (14.9).
• USF is led by junior guard David Collins, who ranks ninth in the conference in scoring (14.2) and seventh in steals per game (1.8). Senior Laquincy Rideau ranks fourth in assists per game (4.2) and leads The American in steals per contest (2.5).
BY THE NUMBERS
• 10 – Tulane has recorded 10 or more steals in seven games this season. The Green Wave own a 5-2 record in those contests.
• 33 – Teshaun Hightower scored 33 points against Towson on Dec. 21 in Washington, D.C., the most points scored in a single game by any player in The American this season.
• 193 – Tulane has made at least one 3-point field goal in 193 consecutive games. The last time the Green Wave failed to do so came on Jan. 16, 2014 at home against Louisiana Tech when they went 0-for-14 from outside.
MINUTES MONSTERS
•  Playing primarily with a seven-man rotation, Tulane's starters are seeing more court time than any team in The American Athletic Conference this season.
•  K.J. Lawson (36.4), Christion Thompson (33.9) and Teshaun Hightower (33.5) have started every game this season for the Green Wave and rank first, fourth and fifth among all players in The American in minutes played.
HUNTER WINS NO. 450
•   It took just five wins and six games for first-year head coach Ron Hunter to reach a new milestone, as he earned his 450th career win on November 24 against Utah at the Myrtle Beach Invitational.
•   In his 26th season as a head coach, Hunter ranks 35th nationally among active NCAA Division I head coaches and third in the American Athletic Conference behind only Houston's Kelvin Sampson (619) and Wichita State's Gregg Marshall (508).
SEASONED COACHING STAFF
•  Head coach Ron Hunter has assembled a veteran coaching staff featuring two former NCAA Division I head coaches - Ray McCallum (Ball State - 1993-2000; Houston 2000-04; Detroit Mercy - 2008-16) and Kevin Johnson (Centenary - 1999-2005), as well as Claude Pardue.
•  The Green Wave are one of just nine schools nationally to have three of its four coaches currently or previously holding head-coaching titles, along with Pittsburgh (4), Iowa (4), Creighton (3), Michigan State (3), Minnesota (3), Oklahoma State (3), South Carolina (3) and Washington (3).
TULANE INKS TWO EARLY SIGNEES
•   Head coach Ron Hunter received two NLI's in the NCAA's Early Signing Period from Jadan Coleman (Madison, Ala.) and Sion James (Atlanta, Ga.) as part of his first signing class.
•    A 6'4 wing player, Coleman plays at Bob Jones High School. On the AAU trail, he averaged 9.7 points per game for the Alabama Fusion on the 2019 Nike EYBL circuit. He made 34 3-pointers in 13 games and set the EYBL record with 10 3-pointers made in a 36-point outburst against Team United.
•    A 6'5 guard from Lanier High School, James earned Region 8 Class 6A Player of the Year honors and received 2019 North Atlanta boys' all-state first team honors and all-county recognition after averaging 14.6 points, 6.1 rebounds and 5.3 assists per game as a junior. He led the Longhorns to the Class 6A title and was a 2019 Gwinnett County All-Metro Second Team pick while being selected to the 2019 North Georgia All-Star Basketball Classic.
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