Men's Basketball Rolls Into Cayman Islands Classic

GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands - The Tulane Men's Basketball is set to play Nevada in the first round of the Cayman Islands Classic at 4 p.m. on Monday.

The three day tournament is being broadcast on FloHoops. Fans can also listen to the game live on the radio by tuning into 104.1 The Spot or by CLICKING HERE. Tulane's "Voice of the Green Wave" Corey Gloor will call the action live.

STARTING FIVE
1. The Tulane University men's basketball team heads to the Cayman Islands to compete in the Cayman Islands Classic. Facing Nevada in the first round, Tulane will play Rhode Island or Kansas State in the second round. LSU, Illinois State, Akron and Western Kentucky are all possible opponents on the final day of action.

2. The Green Wave and the Wolfpack have never matched up before. Tulane holds a 2-0 record over Kansas State and a 2-1 record over Rhode Island.

3. Tulane has the highest scoring offense in the tournament at 87.7 points per game and the highest field goal percentage at .515.

4. Jalen Cook made his regular season debut for Tulane last Wednesday, scoring 23 points coming on the bench in the teams win over Charleston Southern. Cook was a preseason All-AAC First Team selection.

5. Through three games, Tulane holds the highest scoring offense in the AAC at 87.7 ppg. Tulane is second in the AAC in scoring margin at +19.7, behind Houston at +36.5.

TULANE BY THE NUMBERS
258 – Tulane has made at least one 3-point field goal in 258 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.

99 - The Green Wave scored 99 points versus Charleston Southern, the most post scored in the Ron Hunter era.

19 – Jaylen Forbes is 19 points away from 1,000 in his career.

16– Ron Hunter is 16 wins away from 500 career wins.

9.4 – The Green Wave saw a 9.4 percent increase in average points per game from the 2020-21 season to the 2021-22 season.

6 - Six players scored in double figures versus Charleston Southern. Jalen Cook, Kevin Cross, Collin Holloway, Jaylen Forbes, Sion James and Tylan Pope.

4 – Tulane was picked to finish fourth in the American Athletic Conference 2022-23 preseason poll.

3 – Three members earned Preseason All-AAC Honors. Jalen Cook was a unanimous first team selection while Jaylen Forbes and Kevin Cross earned second team honors.

2 - Collin Holloway was one of two transfer players in the NCAA to score 20+ points in their debut with their new teams.

THE OPPONENT - NEVADA
• Nevada is limiting their opponents to just 53.5 points per game on 29.7 percent shooting from the field, both of which rank first in the Mountain West.
• Nevada has now held each of their four opponents to their lowest field goal percentage in any game this season.
• Kenan Blackshear scored 12 points, pulled down 10 rebounds, and dished out 10 assists to secure the first triple-double by a Nevada men's basketball player in 43 years in their win versus William Jessup.

2022-23 aac STATISTICAL LEADERS (TOP 10)

SCORING AVG.
2.Collin Holloway 21.5
4. Kevin Cross 19.7

FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE      PCT.
2. Collin Holloway .714
3. Kevin Cross .591

ASSISTS.                           AVG.
4. Sion James 4.50
5. Kevin Cross 4.00

FREE THROW PERCENTAGE    PCT.
2. Jaylen Forbes                          1.000
9. Kevin Cross    .900

STEALS.                              AVG.
3. Sion James 2.7
4. Collin Holloway 2.0
6. Jaylen Forbes 2.5

ASSISTS                             AVG.
4. Sion James                       5.3
7. Kevin Cross 4.0

ASSIST/TURNOVER RATIO                  AVG.
2. Sion James                                           5.3
9. Kevin Cross                                          2.4

MINUTES PLAYERS           AVG.
1. Sion James                      37.7
4. Jaylen Forbes.                 35.0

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Players Mentioned

Jalen Cook

Kevin Cross

Jaylen Forbes

Collin Holloway

Sion James

Tylan Pope

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