Men's Basketball Returns to New Orleans for a Saturday Showdown with UCF

NEW ORLEANS – Tulane University men's basketball hosts UCF at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday in Avron B. Fogelman Arena in the Devlin Fieldhouse.

The game will be broadcast live on ESPN+. 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 comes back home to host UCF in a Saturday afternoon matchup. The two teams split the series last season with Tulane winning 82-67 at home and falling 66-68 on the road.

2. Tulane won its fourth straight AAC game with its victory at SMU, making it the first time they have accomplished that feat since joining the AAC.

3. Jaylen Forbes continues to lead the team in scoring after dropping 31 points versus SMU. He averages 18.7 ppg this season and 22.8 ppg in conference play. He sits second in the AAC behind Memphis' Kendric Davis.

4. Tulane has the highest scoring offense in the AAC (18^th nationally) averaging 90.0 ppg in conference play and 82.2 ppg on the season. The Green Wave has scored 90+ five times this season, three of those coming in conference play.

5. Tulane is second in the country in free throw percentage shooting 81.6 percent from the charity stripe. Jaylen Forbes leads the team and the AAC shooting 90.7 percent.

TULANE BY THE NUMBERS
271 – Tulane has made at least one 3-point field goal in 271 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.

90 – Tulane has scored 90+ five times this season which is more than the last two seasons combined. The last time the Green Wave scored 100 was in 2017, when they scored 102 versus LIU Brooklynn.

81.6 – Tulane is shooting 81.6 percent from the line which is on track to be the best team average ever from a Tulane team.

16 - Jaylen Forbes is the only Tulane player to record double-digit scoring figures in all 16 games this season. His season high of 31 points came at SMU on 1/11/23.

10 - Sion James has scored in the double digits 10 times so far this season, the sophomore totaled six double digit games last season. James's career high of 30 points came versus Memphis on 1/1/22.

9.1 - Tulane is averaging 9.1 more points per game than last season.

8 – Head coach Ron Hunter is eight wins away from 500 in his career.

1 - Tulane currently has the top ranked scoring offense in the league averaging 82.2 points per game.

THE OPPONENT – UCF
• The Knights are on a three-game win streak in the AAC after taking down Memphis in double OT on Wednesday night, winning 107-104.
• UCF lost to No.1 ranked Houston by just six points in Houston on New Year's Eve.
• UCF overtook Tulane as the best free throw shooting team in the conference. They shoot .848 from the line while Tulane shoots .843.
• This is the Knights best start to conference play (4-1) since the 2018-19 season where they started off 6-1 falling only to Wichita State in the seven games.

A WIN VERSUS UCF
• Tulane would get its fifth straight conference win, a feat they haven't accomplished since joining the AAC.
• Ron Hunter would be 7 wins away from 500 in his career.
• Tulane would get its second straight home win versus UCF and improve to second place in the conference behind Houston.

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