February 2004 NewsStand
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March 1, 2004
Feb. 29, 2004
Green says he favors tougher style
Jackson (Miss.) Clarion-Ledger
One might expect five losses in a six-game stretch to be equivalent to turning up the torch beneath the hot seat. Southern Miss coach James Green has seen better days than the ones the Golden Eagles are currently experiencing against C-USA foes. USM is 12-13 overall and 5-9 in C-USA play. But Southern Miss basketball coach James Green doesn't seem to be fazed by the flame...
Crowel masterful as Tulane defeats Utah
New Orleans Times Picayune
Greg Dini had the best seat in the house for the masterpiece theatre, and he didn't even have to pay admission...
Slow start hurts Tulane
New Orleans Times Picayune
How does a team follow up its biggest win of the season? Certainly not the way Tulane did Saturday night...
Bills' 18-0 first-half run deep-sixes Green Wave
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
News of Tulane's win over Alabama-Birmingham last week must have been unsettling for St. Louis University players and coaches...
Feb. 28, 2004
Getting the point
New Orleans Times Picayune
Nothing has gotten Tulane point guard Marcus Kinzer in trouble more this season than trying to be too flashy while directing the team's offense...
Seniors pull Wave through on big night
New Orleans Times Picayune
When Southern Mississippi cut Tulane's double-digit lead to six on consecutive 3-pointers by Tierra Lassiter, Green Wave guard Kelly Nadeau knew there would be postgame tears...
C-USA ponders expansion options
Orlando Sentinel
Where it falls in the landscape of major-college athletics has yet to be determined -- probably by TV partners -- but these days Conference USA has had its confidence rebuilt...
Hunt rises through the ranks for SLU
Saint Louis Post-Dispatch
Participants in summer pickup games in West Pine Gym can range from current St. Louis University basketball players to former stars the caliber of Larry Hughes...
Feb. 27, 2004
TU women need to hurdle USM
New Orleans Times Picayune
If the Tulane women win tonight against Southern Mississippi, there's an extremely good chance they'll get the final berth into the Conference USA tournament...
Weather is Wave's biggest foe
New Orleans Times Picayune
Everything seems to be going along as planned for Tulane's baseball team. The Green Wave has pitched, hit and played well defensively in winning five of six games...
Feb. 26, 2004
Frericks won't play against Tulane
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
St. Louis University center Tom Frericks will miss Saturday's game at Tulane after gutting out 21 minutes against Cincinnati with a severely sore right shoulder...
C-USA contenders upset by 'focused' Green Wave
New Orleans Times Picayune
Tulane suddenly has turned territorial. The Green Wave overcame a 10-point deficit 3 ? minutes into its game against Alabama-Birmingham on Wednesday night to win its fourth consecutive home game, upsetting a contender in Conference USA 74-69 at Fogelman Arena...
TU hopes to make waves at C-USA swimming event
New Orleans Times Picayune
Leslie Christian kept telling herself she was prepared. But when her father, an Army battalion commander, called to say he was off to Afghanistan, she hadn't anticipated her response...
UAB overcome by Wave
Birmingham News
The so-called easy path to the Conference USA regular-season title for the UAB men's basketball team took an unexpected turn for the worse Wednesday night in the Big Easy...
Mistakes costly for Blazers
Birmingham Post-Herald
UAB senior guard Morris Finley did not shy away from trying to lead the Blazers to victory over Tulane on Wednesday. And when UAB came up short, Finley did not shy away from accepting responsibility for the loss, either...
Feb. 25, 2004
Tulane duo finally getting shots to fall
New Orleans Times Picayune
The development of Tulane freshmen Chris Moore and Dan Fitzgerald is happening a lot later in the season than Green Wave coach Shawn Finney would have liked. But having the two as scoring threats on the perimeter is a welcomed relief...
Squeaky gets the point
Birmingham News
Carldell "Squeaky" Johnson gets daily reminders of what life is like back home in New Orleans. Lately, his mother has called with unfortunate news about one of his old friends getting in trouble...
Blazers hope to party on in Big Easy
Birmingham Post-Herald
The celebration must wait for the UAB Blazers, even while the party rages all about them. UAB flew to New Orleans on Tuesday and stepped into the big sleazy that is Mardi Gras...
Feb. 24, 2004
Magic number for NCAAs may be six
New Orleans Times Picayune
Last season, Conference USA sent four teams to the NCAA Tournament for the fifth time since the league was formed for the 1995-96 season...
What a race!
Birmingham News
Conference USA is poised to end its regular season with a bang. With two weeks remaining in the regular season, seven teams are still in contention for the regular season title and the No. 1 seed in the C-USA Tournament...
Feb. 23, 2004
Tulane cruises to victory
New Orleans Times Picayune
Tulane got all the runs it needed in the second inning but still scored a few more in a 14-5 victory over Maryland-Baltimore County on Sunday at Turchin Stadium...
Road woes continue for Wave women
New Orleans Times Picayune
Jessica Dickson scored 24 points and Anedra Gilmore had 15 points, a school-record 14 assists and nine rebounds, lifting South Florida to a 77-60 victory over Tulane on Sunday in Tampa, Fla...
Feb. 22, 2004
Wave goes cold at Marquette
New Orleans Times Picayune
Tulane should have learned by now that when its offense isn't clicking, tough defense is the only way to win. It's a concept the Green Wave has yet to grasp, as evidenced in Saturday's 81-69 loss to Marquette at the Bradley Center...
Wave surges past UMBC
New Orleans Times Picayune
Like an artist, Matt Barket created the perfect stroke, swiping his aluminum paintbrush across the curve ball and placing the ball perfectly down the right-field line, two feet from foul territory...
Grimm goes to work
Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel
In serious need of a boost during their matinee matchup with the Tulane Green Wave on Saturday, the Marquette Golden Eagles received one from an unlikely source...
Feb. 21, 2004
Green Wave to Green Bay?
SI.com
Who knows if it was a meeting of Green Bay's past, present and future at the quarterback position, but when Brett Favre invited Tulane's J.P. Losman to his 400-acre ranch in Hattiesburg, Miss., for a get-to-know-you session last summer, I'm guessing they had more to talk about than the weather and what flavor Gatorade they prefer...
Wave's Tatarunas adjusts to new role
New Orleans Times Picayune
Tulane forward Vytas Tatarunas' start this season was one few expected. After playing 82 minutes last season, the sophomore earned a spot in the starting lineup and had four double-doubles in the Green Wave's first seven games...
Tulane rallies, but falls short
New Orleans Times Picayune
The Tulane women's basketball team made 60.7 percent of its shots in the second half, including a 7-of-12 effort from behind the 3-point line to trim a 27-point Alabama-Birmingham lead to six, but lost 80-74 at Bartow Arena on Friday...
Feb. 20, 2004
Tulane looks to weather Retrievers
New Orleans Times Picayune
Last weekend was supposed to be a grand opening to a promising baseball season for Tulane, but it was marred by bad weather and numerous postponements. The opening weekend finally began with Sunday's doubleheader...
Wave fighting for final spot
New Orleans Times Picayune
It all comes down to this. The bottom teams in Conference USA are battling each other the next two weekends, and the team that comes out with the best record should lock up the final spot in the league's postseason tournament...
Feb. 19, 2004
TU extends road futility
New Orleans Times Picayune
Tulane coach Shawn Finney didn't need anyone to handle the translation. He knew being a little lethargic in a hostile environment would leave the Green Wave in a bad situation...
Home cookin' - ECU takes down Tulane
Greenville (N.C.) Daily Reflector
With its back against the wall Wednesday night, the East Carolina basketball team rose to occasion in fine fashion, knocking off red-hot Tulane, 76-66, thus taking another crucial step toward earning a berth in the Conference USA tournament...
Feb. 18, 2004
Tulane's Christian gets swimming honor
Honolulu Advertiser
Two days before Lt. Col. Stephen Christian left for Afghanistan, he received good news...
Tulane ready for another road test
New Orleans Times Picayune
Eleven days after winning its first conference game, Tulane still has some proving to do. The Green Wave, which has won three in a row, is on a roll. Its three straight wins mark the team's longest winning streak since the beginning of the season...
UNO shuts down Tulane
New Orleans Times Picayune
The preseason, third-team All-American closer trotted out of the bullpen, his team trailing 2-1 with a runner on first base. Standing in the batter's box was Dana Tosoni, wearing the collar...
ECU faces 'must win' against Tulane tonight
Greenville (N.C.) Daily Reflector
East Carolina basketball coach Bill Herrion has made no bones about it this week. Tonight's game with Tulane is a "must-win" if the Pirates want the keep their postseason hopes alive...
Feb. 17, 2004
Bragging rights are on the line
New Orleans Times Picayune
Tulane would be happy with a double 'Bogey.' Just like last season, Brian "Bogey" Bogusevic will play the outfield and take the mound throughout the season, with tonight being his first pitching start at UNO...
Marquette struggling to be tourney worthy
New Orleans Times Picayune
A trip to the Final Four doesn't guarantee an automatic return to the Big Dance the next season. Marquette is on the verge of learning that unhappy lesson...
LEAVE YOUR EGO ON THE BUS
New Orleans Times Picayune
For ex-LSU standout Ronald Dupree and former Tulane player Linton Johnson, the dream of an NBA career is a never-ending test of desire and humility...
Feb. 16, 2004
Tulane opens with sweep against UTA
New Orleans Times Picayune
Tulane overcame the obstacles of a soggy field and a chilly north wind blowing in excess of 20 mph to sweep a doubleheader from Texas-Arlington 10-3 and 6-1 Sunday...
Wave gets little things going
New Orleans Times Picayune
t's a shame that the box score of Tulane's 61-50 win against Cincinnati won't show Kelly Nadeau's floor-burning dive toward the ball, after she tipped it away from Bearcats point guard Micah Harvey, which led to a jump ball...
Feb. 15, 2004
Streak has Wave coach looking up
New Orleans Times Picayune
Is that a light at the end of the tunnel? Yes, said Shawn Finney...
Green Wave puts clamps on TCU
New Orleans Times Picayune
On a night when the shots weren't falling, Tulane was forced to rely on its defense. And during the final minutes of the second half, it didn't fail the Green Wave...
Late miss costs Frogs win, streak
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
That rarity of basketball achievements -- the road trip hat trick -- proved just beyond TCU's grasp Saturday...
Tulane lacking on a few points
New Orleans Times Picayune
The good news for Tulane entering today's game against Cincinnati is that in the Wave's 48-47 loss to Louisville on Friday, it held the Cardinals to 31.7-percent shooting -- they average 43.1 -- and 48 points, the lowest by a Wave opponent this season...
Feb. 14, 2004
Castine makes strides
New Orleans Times Picayune
Earning a spot in the starting lineup as a freshman is not an easy task. For Tulane's Kory Castine, the difficulty was tenfold...
Tulane's effort again falls short
New Orleans Times Picayune
It would be easy for cynics to point to D'Aundra Henry's missed jumper with 13 seconds left as the nail in the coffin in Tulane's 48-47 loss Friday night to Louisville at Fogelman Arena. But actually, there was a toolbox full of nails...
Feb. 13, 2004
Jones expects Wave to stay near the top
New Orleans Times Picayune
For college baseball programs that have accomplished what Tulane has during Rick Jones' 10 seasons -- eight NCAA Regional berths and a College World Series appearance -- losing players such as Michael Aubrey, Jonny Kaplan and Anthony Giarratano would quickly send most into a rebuilding mode...
Wave women shoot for league tourney
New Orleans Times Picayune
The Tulane women, who despite their 1-8 Conference USA record, still have a chance to make the C-USA tournament...
Feb. 12, 2004
Green Wave fends off Houston for second consecutive victory
New Orleans Times Picayune
The Tulane team that showed up Wednesday night to take on Houston was the one Green Wave coach Shawn Finney had been waiting for all season...
Tulane a step ahead of Houston
Houston Chronicle
In as poor a defensive performance as they have staged all year, the Houston Cougars never had a chance against a Tulane team they are battling for a spot in the Conference USA tournament...
Green Wave hires two assistant coaches
New Orleans Times Picayune
Tulane has hired two football assistant coaches -- Darryl Mason, who has nearly 20 years as a collegiate assistant, and Lorenzo Costantini, who spent the past four seasons as the defensive line coach at Central Florida...
Feb. 11, 2004
Finney, Wave seek recipe for consistency
New Orleans Times Picayune
Tulane coach Shawn Finney would like to believe his team turned the corner last Saturday with its first conference victory...
Jacobs, Wave women win
New Orleans Times Picayune
A period would have sufficed, but Mary Ellen Jacobs was set on putting an exclamation point on the end of the Tulane Invitational golf tournament...
Feb. 9, 2004
Wave men, women want strong showing
New Orleans Times Picayune
How teams finish their season is more important than how they start. But the Tulane Invitational, a 54-hole stroke play event today and Tuesday at English Turn Golf and Country Club, is a vital steppingstone for the Green Wave's men's and women's golf teams as they begin their spring campaigns against eight opponents...
OPTIMISM STILL REIGNS IN C-USA
New Orleans Times Picayune
Depending on who's talking, Conference USA's glass is half full or half empty. But one thing's for sure -- the league lineup in 2005 will be radically different than 2004...
Wave can't keep up with Jones
New Orleans Times Picayune
Chandi Jones scored 39 points, including a big 3-pointer in the third overtime that gave Houston a five-point cushion, as the Cougars defeated Tulane 83-78 on Sunday at Hofheinz Pavilion in Houston...
Feb. 8, 2004
TU gets message, prevails
New Orleans Times Picayune
Tulane coach Shawn Finney is not known as a big talker, but his pre-practice speech Friday, which talked about commitment and doing the extra things that's needed to win, lasted nearly 20 minutes...
South Florida Still Stuck With Smell Of Defeat
Tampa Tribune
n the same arena that South Florida defeated its last ranked opponent 12 years ago, the Bulls nearly pulled off an upset in a matchup of rank teams Saturday...
Frank Scelfo decides to stay
New Orleans Times Picayune
New Orleans might be the city that care forgot, but it isn't the one Tulane offensive coordinator Frank Scelfo is ready to say good-bye to...
LSU gets stronger; Tulane surprises
New Orleans Times Picayune
Strike while the iron is hot. It was, so LSU coach Nick Saban did...
Feb. 7, 2004
Wave faces South Florida with a sense of urgency
New Orleans Times Picayune
After losing its first seven Conference USA games, Tulane is at a point in the season where it must win some games to avoid being one of the two teams that fail to qualify for the league's tournament...
USF at Tulane
Tampa Tribune
USF begins a stretch of four games in seven days at Fogelman Arena, where the Bulls have lost three of the past four years...
Frank Scelfo gets Pitt offer
New Orleans Times Picayune
Tulane offensive coordinator Frank Scelfo could become the third Green Wave assistant in five weeks to pack his bags for greener pastures...
Feb. 6, 2004
Texas-sized task facing Tulane
New Orleans Times Picayune
Congratulations, Tulane women's basketball players -- you just won your first Conference USA game! What are you going to do now?...
Feb. 5, 2004
Wave beefs up defensive line
New Orleans Times Picayune
Last season, Tulane learned you can never have too many defensive linemen, as numerous injuries forced inexperienced players into the trenches...
DE from Dallas decides to go with Green Wave
New Orleans Times Picayune
One of the centerpieces of Tulane's recruiting efforts is defensive end Ryan Johnson of Carter High in Dallas. The 6-foot-5, 250-pound Johnson had 67 tackles and five sacks at Carter this past season...
Tulane, LSU reel in recruits in big numbers
New Orleans Times Picayune
Rarely does the first Wednesday in February pass uneventfully, and this Wednesday certainly was no exception. A flurry of 11th-hour additions and subtractions took place on the national letter of intent signing date for high school football recruits...
Sign here, please
Slidell Sentry-News
Northshore's Sams, Slidell's Forte 'Wave' goodbye. Crosstown rivals will be teammates at Tulane...
10 Burning Questions for Patrick Ramsey
ESPN.com
If all goes as Patrick Ramsey hopes, his name will be one of the answers in a unique trivia query by February, 2005: Name the four quarterbacks Joe Gibbs has coached to Super Bowl victories...
Feb. 4, 2004
LSU, Tulane at their limit
New Orleans Times Picayune
Tulane and LSU are filled to the brim. Each has landed its limit. Tulane enters today's national letter-of-intent signing date in football stocked with 25 high-school commitments who the Green Wave expects to translate into 25 signees...
Brown dominates to keep Wave sliding
New Orleans Times Picayune
If DePaul's Andre Brown is trying to make up for lost time this season, he's doing an excellent job...
Feb. 3, 2004
Tinsley getting grip on situation
New Orleans Times Picayune
The situation had to get real bad before Tulane's Wayne Tinsley realized what he had to do to help the Green Wave...
TU halts C-USA skid
New Orleans Times Picayune
Finally. Finally, Tulane won a Conference USA game, beating Saint Louis 78-64 Monday night at Fogelman Arena...
Novak's hot shooting slows down Pitino's recovery time
New Orleans Times Picayune
After a short medical leave, Louisville coach Rick Pitino thought he was back to full health Saturday -- until he was stricken with an unexpected case of the Novaks...
Feb. 2, 2004
C-USA approves office move to Dallas
Dallas Business Journal
Conference USA's members have approved plans to move the league's offices to Dallas from Chicago...
Green Wave in offensive tailspin
New Orleans Times Picayune
One play Saturday epitomized Tulane's season. The Green Wave was down by three in the first half. Guard D'Aundra Henry slipped into the lane, faked an off-balance shot and passed the ball around a defender to Lakethia Hampton, who was wide open under the basket. She clanked the layup...
Feb. 1, 2004
Golden Eagles turn tide on Green Wave in 2nd half
New Orleans Times Picayune
There was little comfort for Tulane guard Marcus Kinzer in the fact that the Green Wave managed to stay close to Southern Miss on Saturday night. In the end, it was another loss for the Wave...
Golden Eagles finally put road skid to rest
Jackson (Miss.) Clarion-Ledger
Snap. Snap. Snap. In the space of a little more than two hours, Southern Miss managed to erase nearly three years of Conference USA road rage...
USM tames Tulane, 64-58
Hattiesburg (Miss.) American
The streak is over. Saturday night at Tulane, the University of Southern Mississippi men's basketball team did something the Golden Eagles hadn't done since 2001 - won a Conference USA game on the road...
