Women’s Basketball Attending AAC Media Days on Sunday, Monday
Oct 7, 2023 | Women's Basketball
DALLAS – The American Athletic Conference (AAC) will host its annual basketball media event his week from Sunday – Monday at the Grand Hyatt Dallas Fort Worth (DFW) Airport.
Tulane's women's program will be represented by head coach Lisa Stockton along with graduate student guard Marta Galic and redshirt junior guard Kyren Whittington. The group will work through media exercises and recording studios over the course of the two days of events.
At the event, The American's preseason poll, along with preseason player of the year and all-conference honorees will be unveiled.
The live broadcast of Coach Stockton's interview on Monday will be carried on ESPN+ at 1:10 p.m. Her Sirius XM interview will be on Sunday evening at 7:15 p.m.
The programing for the Tulane women for the two days goes as follows:
Sunday
6:10 p.m. – Photoshoot (Still Photography Shoot) – Coach Stockton along with Marta Galic and Kyren Whittington
6:35 p.m. – Social Media Room (Quick Interviews/Fun Questions) – Marta Galic and Kyren Whittington
7:15 p.m. – Sirius XM Interview – Coach Stockton
7:30 p.m. – Pop-A-Shot Contest (One game each student-athlete played to highest score. The top two scorers from each gender will advance to compete in the finals) – First Game for Marta Galic and Kyren Whittington
9:45 p.m. – Team Photos Shoot (Group Photo with other attendees) – Marta Galic and Kyren Whittington
Monday
8:15 a.m. – Commissioner's Address
11:40 a.m. – Media Breakout/1-on-1's – Coach Stockton and the two players
12:45 p.m. – 4th Floor Creative (Video Shoot Interviews) – Coach Stockton with Marta Galic and Kyren Whittington
1:10 p.m. – Gladiator Shoot (Video Shoot) – Marta Galic and Kyren Whittington
1:10 p.m. – ESPN Interview (Live interview) – Coach Stockton
Tulane starts the 2023-24 season with an exhibition game against Loyola University Louisiana at Devlin Fieldhouse on Oct. 30 at 6 p.m. The team opens the regular season with a contest against Stetson on Nov. 6 at 5 p.m. The program will host a total of eight non-conference games this season, including the Tulane Holiday Classic (Dec. 20-21) plus makes trips to Macon, Georgia to take on Mercer (Nov. 19), the Cayman Islands to participate in the Inaugural Women's Basketball Cayman Islands Classic (Nov. 24-25) to play against Virginia and Virginia Tech and to Springfield, Missouri to take on Missouri State (Dec. 1).
The Tulane women's basketball team returns eight players from last season's roster for the 2023-24 season including 2023 American Athletic Conference All-Tournament Team selection Kyren Whittington. The Green Wave have added two freshmen, 6'3" center Lilybeth Ba and 5'8" point guard Joy Madison-Key along with 6'2" graduate transfer forward Hannah Pratt and 5'6" graduate transfer guard Kaylah Rainey. The program was selected for postseason play in the WNIT last season for the third consecutive year and went 18-14 overall. Coach Stockton also became the all-time winningest women's basketball coach in the state of Louisiana during the campaign and was elected to the CUSA Hall of Fame over the summer. The team's top returner scorers from last season are Kyren Whittington and Marta Galic. Both averaged 11.9 points per game, Galic also led the team in rebounding a year ago with her average of 6.7 rebounds a game.
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Tulane's women's program will be represented by head coach Lisa Stockton along with graduate student guard Marta Galic and redshirt junior guard Kyren Whittington. The group will work through media exercises and recording studios over the course of the two days of events.
At the event, The American's preseason poll, along with preseason player of the year and all-conference honorees will be unveiled.
The live broadcast of Coach Stockton's interview on Monday will be carried on ESPN+ at 1:10 p.m. Her Sirius XM interview will be on Sunday evening at 7:15 p.m.
The programing for the Tulane women for the two days goes as follows:
Sunday
6:10 p.m. – Photoshoot (Still Photography Shoot) – Coach Stockton along with Marta Galic and Kyren Whittington
6:35 p.m. – Social Media Room (Quick Interviews/Fun Questions) – Marta Galic and Kyren Whittington
7:15 p.m. – Sirius XM Interview – Coach Stockton
7:30 p.m. – Pop-A-Shot Contest (One game each student-athlete played to highest score. The top two scorers from each gender will advance to compete in the finals) – First Game for Marta Galic and Kyren Whittington
9:45 p.m. – Team Photos Shoot (Group Photo with other attendees) – Marta Galic and Kyren Whittington
Monday
8:15 a.m. – Commissioner's Address
11:40 a.m. – Media Breakout/1-on-1's – Coach Stockton and the two players
12:45 p.m. – 4th Floor Creative (Video Shoot Interviews) – Coach Stockton with Marta Galic and Kyren Whittington
1:10 p.m. – Gladiator Shoot (Video Shoot) – Marta Galic and Kyren Whittington
1:10 p.m. – ESPN Interview (Live interview) – Coach Stockton
Tulane starts the 2023-24 season with an exhibition game against Loyola University Louisiana at Devlin Fieldhouse on Oct. 30 at 6 p.m. The team opens the regular season with a contest against Stetson on Nov. 6 at 5 p.m. The program will host a total of eight non-conference games this season, including the Tulane Holiday Classic (Dec. 20-21) plus makes trips to Macon, Georgia to take on Mercer (Nov. 19), the Cayman Islands to participate in the Inaugural Women's Basketball Cayman Islands Classic (Nov. 24-25) to play against Virginia and Virginia Tech and to Springfield, Missouri to take on Missouri State (Dec. 1).
The Tulane women's basketball team returns eight players from last season's roster for the 2023-24 season including 2023 American Athletic Conference All-Tournament Team selection Kyren Whittington. The Green Wave have added two freshmen, 6'3" center Lilybeth Ba and 5'8" point guard Joy Madison-Key along with 6'2" graduate transfer forward Hannah Pratt and 5'6" graduate transfer guard Kaylah Rainey. The program was selected for postseason play in the WNIT last season for the third consecutive year and went 18-14 overall. Coach Stockton also became the all-time winningest women's basketball coach in the state of Louisiana during the campaign and was elected to the CUSA Hall of Fame over the summer. The team's top returner scorers from last season are Kyren Whittington and Marta Galic. Both averaged 11.9 points per game, Galic also led the team in rebounding a year ago with her average of 6.7 rebounds a game.
DOWNLOAD THE OFFICIAL TULANE ATHLETICS APP
Download the official mobile app of Tulane Athletics. Now, you can stay in touch with the Green Wave anytime and anywhere on your Android or iOS mobile device.
FOLLOW ON SOCIAL MEDIA
For behind-the-scenes coverage, follow Tulane women's basketball (@GreenWaveWBB) on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
TICKETS
Tickets for the football, volleyball, men's and women's basketball seasons can be purchased by calling 504-861-WAVE (9283), logging on to TulaneTix.com or visiting the ticket office at the James W. Wilson Jr. Center.
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 at NolaBuilt.com.
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