2025–26 Tulane Green Wave men's basketball team
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| Conference | American Conference |
| Record | 18–15 (8–10 American) |
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| Associate head coach | Ray McCallum |
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| Home arena | Devlin Fieldhouse |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Florida † | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | 25 | – | 9 | .735 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wichita State | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 24 | – | 11 | .686 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tulsa | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 28 | – | 7 | .800 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UAB | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 20 | – | 12 | .625 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Charlotte | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 17 | – | 17 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Texas | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 19 | – | 14 | .576 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida Atlantic | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 18 | – | 15 | .545 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Memphis | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 13 | – | 19 | .406 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tulane | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 18 | – | 15 | .545 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Temple | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 16 | – | 16 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rice | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 13 | – | 18 | .419 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East Carolina | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 11 | – | 20 | .355 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UTSA | 1 | – | 17 | .056 | 5 | – | 25 | .167 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2026 American tournament winner As of March 22, 2026 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2025–26 Tulane Green Wave men's basketball team represented Tulane University during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Green Wave, led by seventh-year head coach Ron Hunter, played their home games at Devlin Fieldhouse in New Orleans, Louisiana as members of the American Conference.
Previous season
The Green Wave finished the 2024–25 season 19–15, 12–6 in AAC play, to finish in fourth place. They defeated Florida Atlantic in the quarterfinals of the AAC tournament,[1] before being eliminated by top-seeded Memphis in the semifinals.[2] They then lost to USC in the first round of the College Basketball Crown.[3]
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Schedule and results
| Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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| October 28, 2025* 6:30 p.m. |
Centenary | W 95–66 | – |
19 – Woods | 8 – Woods | 5 – Tied | Devlin Fieldhouse (729) New Orleans, LA | ||||
| Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
| November 3, 2025* 7:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
Samford | W 85–72 | 1–0 |
24 – Woods | 6 – Tied | 3 – Woods | Devlin Fieldhouse (1,467) New Orleans, LA | ||||
| November 8, 2025* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Texas State | W 79–71 | 2–0 |
33 – Brumbaugh | 7 – Ringgold | 6 – Brumbaugh | Devlin Fieldhouse (1,059) New Orleans, LA | ||||
| November 11, 2025* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Louisiana | W 66–62 | 3–0 |
19 – Brumbaugh | 9 – Middleton | 3 – Middleton | Cajundome (3,047) Lafayette, LA | ||||
| November 14, 2025* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
New Orleans | L 63–85 | 3–1 |
18 – Brumbaugh | 6 – Brumbaugh | 3 – Brumbaugh | Devlin Fieldhouse (2,009) New Orleans, LA | ||||
| November 21, 2025* 12:00 p.m., ESPN2 |
vs. Utah State Charleston Classic Lowcountry Bracket semifinal |
L 75–96 | 3–2 |
19 – Brumbaugh | 5 – Woods | 3 – Tied | TD Arena Charleston, SC | ||||
| November 23, 2025* 5:30 p.m., ESPN2 |
vs. Boston College Charleston Classic Lowcountry Bracket consolation game |
W 93–90 OT | 4–2 |
32 – Williams Jr. | 9 – Williams Jr. | 5 – Brumbaugh | TD Arena Charleston, SC | ||||
| November 28, 2025* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Nicholls | W 82–72 | 5–2 |
19 – Woods | 7 – Ringgold | 7 – Greene | Devlin Fieldhouse (1,168) New Orleans, LA | ||||
| December 2, 2025* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
Grambling State | W 65–63 | 6–2 |
17 – Tied | 13 – Williams Jr. | 3 – Williams Jr. | Devlin Fieldhouse (1,255) New Orleans, LA | ||||
| December 6, 2025* 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Akron | L 71–88 | 6–3 |
16 – Brumbaugh | 8 – Ringgold | 5 – Williams Jr. | Devlin Fieldhouse (902) New Orleans, LA | ||||
| December 10, 2025* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
Tougaloo | W 84–72 | 7–3 |
22 – Brumbaugh | 12 – Middleton | 6 – Tied | Devlin Fieldhouse (834) New Orleans, LA | ||||
| December 13, 2025* 11:00 p.m., BallerTV |
vs. UC San Diego Jack Jones Classic |
L 67–93 | 7–4 |
19 – Brumbaugh | 11 – Ringgold | 5 – Brumbaugh | Lee's Family Forum Las Vegas, NV | ||||
| December 17, 2025* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
Louisiana Tech | W 61–53 | 8–4 |
16 – Brumbaugh | 5 – Tied | 3 – Tied | Devlin Fieldhouse (1,030) New Orleans, LA | ||||
| December 20, 2025* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
Portland State | W 63–61 | 9–4 |
21 – Woods | 7 – Middleton | 3 – Woods | Devlin Fieldhouse (1,243) New Orleans, LA | ||||
| American regular season | |||||||||||
| December 31, 2025 11:00 a.m., ESPNU |
at East Carolina | W 79–70 | 10–4 (1−0) |
19 – Tied | 7 – Brumbaugh | 4 – Tied | Minges Coliseum (2,992) Greenville, NC | ||||
| January 4, 2026 12:00 p.m., ESPN2 |
Florida Atlantic | W 69–66 | 11–4 (2–0) |
20 – Brumbaugh | 7 – Middleton | 4 – Ringgold | Devlin Fieldhouse (1,071) New Orleans, LA | ||||
| January 10, 2025 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at UTSA | W 85–52 | 12–4 (3–0) |
23 – Brumbaugh | 7 – Tied | 5 – Brumbaugh | Convocation Center (907) San Antonio, TX | ||||
| January 14, 2026 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
UAB | L 69–82 | 12–5 (3–1) |
16 – Tied | 5 – Tied | 6 – Brumbaugh | Devlin Fieldhouse (1,541) New Orleans, LA | ||||
| January 18, 2026 3:00 p.m., ESPN2 |
North Texas | L 63–71 | 12–6 (3–2) |
22 – Brumbaugh | 7 – Brumbaugh | 3 – Williams Jr. | Devlin Fieldhouse (1,307) New Orleans, LA | ||||
| January 21, 2026 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Florida Atlantic | L 74–79 | 12–7 (3–3) |
27 – Williams Jr. | 8 – Middleton | 3 – Brumbaugh | Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena (3,161) Boca Raton, FL | ||||
| January 25, 2026 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Charlotte | L 70–73 | 12–8 (3–4) |
35 – Brumbaugh | 5 – Brumbaugh | 4 – Greene | Dale F. Halton Arena (2,454) Charlotte, NC | ||||
| January 28, 2026 8:00 p.m., ESPNU |
South Florida | L 83–97 | 12–9 (3–5) |
14 – Tied | 6 – Brumbaugh | 5 – Tied | Devlin Fieldhouse (1,279) New Orleans, LA | ||||
| February 1, 2026 2:00 p.m., ESPN2 |
at Memphis | W 78–76 | 13–9 (4–5) |
27 – Brumbaugh | 7 – Williams Jr. | 5 – Woods | FedExForum (9,320) Memphis, TN | ||||
| February 8, 2026 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Wichita State | L 61–75 | 13–10 (4–6) |
17 – Brumbaugh | 6 – Brumbaugh | 3 – Tied | Devlin Fieldhouse (1,050) New Orleans, LA | ||||
| February 11, 2026 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
Temple | W 77–66 | 14–10 (5–6) |
22 – Ringgold | 8 – Williams Jr. | 9 – Brumbaugh | Devlin Fieldhouse (1,196) New Orleans, LA | ||||
| February 15, 2026 1:00 p.m., ESPNU |
at UAB | W 55–54 | 15–10 (6–6) |
17 – Brumbaugh | 9 – Middleton | 4 – Brumbaugh | Bartow Arena (3,864) Birmingham, AL | ||||
| February 19, 2026 8:00 p.m., ESPN2 |
at North Texas | W 77–71 | 16–10 (7–6) |
17 – Brumbaugh | 6 – Middleton | 4 – Ringgold | The Super Pit (3,514) Denton, TX | ||||
| February 22, 2026 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Rice | W 81–75 | 17–10 (8–6) |
24 – Woods | 8 – Williams Jr. | 6 – Brumbaugh | Devlin Fieldhouse (1,957) New Orleans, LA | ||||
| February 25, 2026 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
Tulsa | L 56–90 | 17–11 (8–7) |
16 – Williams Jr. | 5 – Williams Jr. | 5 – Brumbaugh | Devlin Fieldhouse (1,482) New Orleans, LA | ||||
| March 1, 2026 11:00 a.m., ESPN2 |
at South Florida | L 62–90 | 17–12 (8–8) |
27 – Williams Jr. | 7 – Brumbaugh | 3 – Tied | Yuengling Center (6,579) Tampa, FL | ||||
| March 5, 2026 6:00 p.m., ESPN2 |
at Temple | L 60–89 | 17–13 (8–9) |
14 – Brumbaugh | 4 – Tied | 7 – Brumbaugh | Liacouras Center (2,141) Philadelphia, PA | ||||
| March 8, 2026 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Memphis | L 95–96 OT | 17–14 (8–10) |
31 – Brumbaugh | 10 – Williams Jr. | 3 – Tied | Devlin Fieldhouse (1,731) New Orleans, LA | ||||
| American tournament | |||||||||||
| March 11, 2026 6:00 p.m., ESPNews |
(9) | vs. (8) Memphis First round |
W 81–69 | 18–14 |
35 – Brumbaugh | 8 – Brumbaugh | 3 – Tied | Legacy Arena Birmingham, AL | |||
| March 12, 2026 6:00 p.m., ESPNU |
(9) | vs. (5) Charlotte Second round |
L 60–74 | 18–15 |
25 – Brumbaugh | 8 – Williams Jr. | 3 – Daniels | Legacy Arena Birmingham, AL | |||
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References
- ^ "Tulane Tops FAU 83-76 to Advance to AAC Semifinals". Tulane University Athletics. March 14, 2025. Retrieved November 10, 2025.
- ^ "Wave Drops Heartbreaker to #16 Memphis in AAC Semifinals". Tulane University Athletics. March 15, 2025. Retrieved November 10, 2025.
- ^ "Green Wave Eliminated from The Crown by USC". Tulane University Athletics. April 2, 2025. Retrieved November 10, 2025.
- ^ "2025–26 Men's Basketball Schedule". Tulane Green Wave. Learfield. Retrieved November 14, 2025.