Tulane University
University of Houston
Men's Basketball Takes on No. 1 Houston on Wednesday
Feb 21, 2023 | Men's Basketball
NEW ORLEANS – Tulane University men's basketball faces No.1 Houston for the second time this season on Wednesday night at 8 p.m.Â
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.
TULANE BY THE NUMBERS
500 - With a 17-7 record and six games left to play (counting first round of AAC tournament) this is the first time Ron Hunter will finish over .500 as the Tulane head coach. Tulane hasn't finished .500 or better since 2013-14 (17-17).
278– Tulane has made at least one 3-point field goal in 278 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+ eight times this season which is more than the last six seasons combined.
79.8 – Tulane is shooting 79.8 percent from the line which is on track to be the best team average ever for a Tulane team.
17 - The last time Tulane had 17 or more wins in a single season was 2013-14 (17-17.)
10 – 10 conference wins ties Tulane conference win total from last season.
2 – Head coach Ron Hunter is three wins away from 500 in his career.
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THE OPPONENT – HOUSTON
• Houston is the only AAC team Ron Hunter has yet to beat as the Tulane head coach.
• The Cougars have only lost to one AAC opponent this season which was Temple at home 55-56. The teams only other loss this season is to Alabama.
• Redshirt junior J'Wan Roberts had a career-high night versus Memphis on Sunday, scoring 20 points and 12 rebounds.
• The Cougars are on a seven-game win streak.
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A WIN VERSUS HOUSTON
• Tulane would get its first win against a ranked opponent since defeating No.25 NC State 73-62 on 12/22/99.
• Ron Hunter would be one wins away from 500 in his career.
• Tulane would get it's 11th conference win of the season, besting its total from last season.
• Tulane would be on a six-game win streak, the most since 2011-21 when the team opened the season with 10 straight wins.
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2022-23 STATISTICAL IMPROVEMENT
Through the first 25 games of the year, Tulane shows improvement through five statistical categories compared to the first right games of last season.
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Category                                2021-22                           2022-23
Points Per Game           73.4                                  82.3
Field Goal Percentage       .438                                  .470
Free Throw Percentage      75.2                                  79.8
Steals per game            8.1                                      9.3
Assists per game           13.0                                  16.0
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SUCCESS FROM THE CHARITY STRIPE
• Tulane is currently 420-526 from the free throw line (.798) which is trending towards the program's highest single-season percentage since 1967-68 when the team shot 528-of-692 (.763) at the charity stripe.
• Three Green Wave players are currently shooting over .800 from the line - Jalen Cook (.891), Jaylen Forbes (.880) and Kevin Cross (.848).
