2012–13 Tulane Green Wave men's basketball team

The 2012–13 Tulane Green Wave men's basketball team represented Tulane University during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Green Wave, led by third-year head coach Ed Conroy, played their home games at Devlin Fieldhouse and were members of Conference USA. They finished the season 20–15, 6–10 in C-USA play to finish in three way tie for ninth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Conference USA tournament to Memphis. They were invited to the 2013 CIT where they defeated South Alabama in the first round before losing in the second round to Bradley.

2012–13 Tulane Green Wave men's basketball
CIT, Second Round
Conference	Conference USA
Record	20–15 (6–10 C-USA)
Head coach	Ed Conroy (3rd season)
Assistant coaches	Doug Novak Andy Fox Jeff Strohm
Home arena	Devlin Fieldhouse

2012–13 Conference USA men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 19 Memphis †	16	–	0		1.000			31	–	5		.861
Southern Miss	12	–	4		.750			27	–	10		.730
UTEP	10	–	6		.625			18	–	14		.563
East Carolina	9	–	7		.563			23	–	12		.657
UCF*	9	–	7		.563			20	–	11		.645
Tulsa	8	–	8		.500			17	–	16		.515
Houston	7	–	9		.438			20	–	13		.606
UAB	7	–	9		.438			16	–	17		.485
Tulane	6	–	10		.375			20	–	15		.571
Marshall	6	–	10		.375			13	–	19		.406
SMU	5	–	11		.313			15	–	17		.469
Rice	1	–	15		.063			5	–	26		.161
† 2013 C-USA tournament winner As of April 2, 2013 Rankings from AP poll *Ineligible for postseason play due to NCAA sanctions

Roster

Number	Name	Position	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
00	Josh Davis	F	6'8"	215	Sophomore	Raleigh, NC
2	Ricky Tarrant	G	6'2"	190	Sophomore	Pleasant Grove, AL
3	Louis Dabney	G	6'3"	210	Freshman	New Orleans, LA
4	Ben Cherry	G	6'2"	180	Senior	Charlotte, NC
5	Jordan Callahan	G	6'0"	190	Senior	Marietta, GA
11	Kajon Mack	G	6'3"	185	Freshman	Gardena, CA
12	Max Keenan	G	6'2"	185	Sophomore	Washington, D.C.
13	Josh Birchfield	C	6'8"	255	Sophomore	Charleston, WV
15	RaAnthony Sanders	G	6'4"	200	Freshman	Holt, AL
20	Kevin Thomas	F	6'9"	225	Junior	Waco, TX
21	Marc-Eddy Norelia	F	6'7"	210	Freshman	Orlando, FL
22	Kendall Timmons	G	6'5"	215	Senior	Fort Worth, TX
24	Jay Hook	G	6'7"	178	Sophomore	Waco, TX
25	Lotanna Nwogbo	F/C	6'8"	255	Sophomore	Lithonia, GA
34	Trevante Drye	F	6'6"	218	Sophomore	Baton Rouge, LA
41	Tomas Bruha	C	7'0"	235	RS Junior	Prague, Czech Republic

Schedule

Date time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
11/09/2012* 6:00 pm, ESPN3	at Georgia Tech	L 61–79	0–1	McCamish Pavilion (8,600) Atlanta, GA
11/13/2012* 7:00 pm	Bethune-Cookman Joe Cipriano Nebraska Classic	W 65–55	1–1	Devlin Fieldhouse (1,651) New Orleans, LA
11/16/2012* 12:30 pm	Nebraska–Omaha Joe Cipriano Nebraska Classic	W 76–52	2–1	Devlin Fieldhouse (2,637) New Orleans, LA
11/18/2012* 1:00 pm	Chicago State Joe Cipriano Nebraska Classic	W 79–51	3–1	Devlin Fieldhouse (1,749) New Orleans, LA
11/21/2012* 7:00 pm	at Nebraska Joe Cipriano Nebraska Classic	L 57–61	3–2	Bob Devaney Sports Center (9,133) Lincoln, NE
11/24/2012* 7:00 pm	Southern	W 68–65	4–2	Devlin Fieldhouse (1,606) New Orleans, LA
11/27/2012* 7:00 pm	Loyola (New Orleans)	W 69–57	5–2	Devlin Fieldhouse (2,136) New Orleans, LA
12/01/2012* 3:00 pm	Navy	W 51–41	6–2	Devlin Fieldhouse (1,609) New Orleans, LA
12/04/2012* 7:00 pm	Nicholls State	W 65–48	7–2	Devlin Fieldhouse (1,378) New Orleans, LA
12/08/2012* 8:00 pm	at San Diego	L 72–78	7–3	Jenny Craig Pavilion (2,182) San Diego, CA
12/19/2012* 7:20 pm	Texas–Pan American Tulane Classic	W 76–49	8–3	Devlin Fieldhouse (1,502) New Orleans, LA
12/20/2012* 7:00 pm	Pepperdine Tulane Classic	W 69–54	9–3	Devlin Fieldhouse (1,571) New Orleans, LA
12/22/2012* 2:00 pm	vs. Hofstra Brooklyn Hoops Holiday Invitational	W 83–62	10–3	Barclays Center (N/A) Brooklyn, NY
12/30/2012* 5:00 pm, ESPNU	at Alabama	W 53–50	11–3	Coleman Coliseum (12,445) Tuscaloosa, AL
01/04/2013* 7:00 pm	Wofford	W 62–48	12–3	Devlin Fieldhouse (1,928) New Orleans, LA
01/09/2013 7:00 pm	UTEP	L 57–66	12–4 (0–1)	Devlin Fieldhouse (2,029) New Orleans, LA
01/12/2013 2:00 pm	at SMU	L 53–59	12–5 (0–2)	Moody Coliseum (3,132) Dallas, TX
01/19/2013 1:00 pm, CST	Tulsa	W 75–72	13–5 (1–2)	Devlin Fieldhouse (2,147) New Orleans, LA
01/22/2013 7:00 pm, SPSO	at Memphis	L 60–71	13–6 (1–3)	FedEx Forum (15,466) Memphis, TN
01/26/2013 1:00 pm, CSS	Rice	W 73–66	14–6 (2–3)	Devlin Fieldhouse (1,698) New Orleans, LA
01/30/2013 7:00 pm	UCF	L 50–58	14–7 (2–4)	Devlin Fieldhouse (2,030) New Orleans, LA
02/02/2013 8:00 pm	at UTEP	L 50–62	14–8 (2–5)	Don Haskins Center (9,014) El Paso, TX
02/06/2013 7:00 pm	Marshall	W 91–75	15–8 (3–5)	Devlin Fieldhouse (2,158) New Orleans, LA
02/09/2013 1:00 pm, CSS	at Houston	W 88–85	16–8 (4–5)	Hofheinz Pavilion (3,307) Houston, TX
02/13/2013 7:00 pm	at Southern Miss	L 60–71	16–9 (4–6)	Reed Green Coliseum (3,701) Hattiesburg, MS
02/16/2013 1:30 pm, FSN	SMU	W 78–67	17–9 (5–6)	Devlin Fieldhouse (2,355) New Orleans, LA
02/23/2013 7:00 pm	at Rice	W 89–64	18–9 (6–6)	Tudor Fieldhouse (2,477) Houston, TX
02/27/2013 7:00 pm	UAB	L 71–76	18–10 (6–7)	Devlin Fieldhouse (1,639) New Orleans, LA
03/02/2013 3:05 pm	at Tulsa	L 66–78	18–11 (6–8)	Reynolds Center (5,089) Tulsa, OK
03/06/2013 6:00 pm	at East Carolina	L 85–88	18–12 (6–9)	Williams Arena (4,461) Greenville, NC
03/09/2013 7:00 pm	Houston	L 94–96	18–13 (6–10)	Devlin Fieldhouse (1,670) New Orleans, LA
2013 Conference USA men's basketball tournament
03/13/2013 8:30 pm	vs. Marshall First Round	W 66–64	19–13	BOK Center (5,743) Tulsa, OK
03/14/2013 6:00 pm, CBSSN	vs. No. 20 Memphis Quarterfinals	L 68–81	19–14	BOK Center (7,050) Tulsa, OK
2013 CIT
03/20/2013* 7:00 pm	South Alabama First Round	W 84–73	20–14	Devlin Fieldhouse (1,682) New Orleans, LA
03/23/2013* 7:00 pm	at Bradley Second Round	L 72–77	20–15	Renaissance Coliseum (1,897) Peoria, IL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.