| Mode: | Basketball |
| Year: | 2020–21 |
| Prev Year: | 2019–20 |
| Next Year: | 2021–22 |
| Team: | Tulane Green Wave |
| Conference: | American Athletic Conference |
| Short Conf: | AAC |
| Record: | 10–13 |
| Conf Record: | 4–12 |
| Head Coach: | Ron Hunter |
| Hc Year: | 2nd |
| Asst Coach1: | Ray McCallum |
| Asst Coach2: | Claude Pardue |
| Asst Coach3: | Kevin Johnson |
| Stadium: | Devlin Fieldhouse |
The 2020–21 Tulane Green Wave men's basketball team represents Tulane University during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Green Wave, led by second-year head coach Ron Hunter, play their home games at Devlin Fieldhouse in New Orleans, Louisiana, as seventh-year members of the American Athletic Conference. They finished the season 10-13, 4-12 in AAC Play to finish in 10th place. They defeated Tulsa in the first round of the AAC tournament before losing in the quarterfinals to Houston.
The Green Wave 12–18, 4–14 in AAC play to finish in 12th place. They entered as the No. 12 seed in the AAC tournament, which was ultimately cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic.
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie Russell Jr. | 0 | G/F | 6'7" | 190 | Transferred to UMass Lowell[1] | |||
| 1 | G/F | 6'7" | 215 | Completed college eligibility | ||||
| Ray Ona Embo | 3 | G | 6'5" | 195 | Left team (mid-season)[2] | |||
| TeShuan Hightower | 5 | G | 6'5" | 190 | Dismissed from team[3] | |||
| 12 | F | 6'10" | 220 | Play professionally[4] | ||||
| Nic Thomas | 14 | G | 6'1" | 185 | Completed college eligibility | |||
| Grant Quinn | 15 | G | 6'5" | 200 | Walk-on; did not return | |||
| Christion Thompson | 25 | G | 6'4" | 215 | Completed college eligibility | |||
| Cameron Galic | 32 | G | 6'6" | 205 | Walk-on; did not return |
| Name | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oton Jankovic | F | 6'10" | 212 | Transferred from Vanderbilt. Jankovic was granted a waiver for immediate eligibility.[5] Will have three years of remaining eligibility.[6] | |||
| Gabe Watson | G | 6'2" | 192 | Transferred from Southern Miss. Watson was granted a waiver for immediate eligibility.[7] Will have two years of remaining eligibility.[8] | |||
| Jaylen Forbes | G | 6'4" | 186 | Transferred from Alabama. Forbes was granted a waiver for immediate eligibility. Will have three years of remaining eligibility.[9] [10] | |||
| Kevin Cross | F | 6'8" | 240 | Transferred from Nebraska. Cross was granted a waiver for immediate eligibility. Will have three years of remaining eligibility.[11] |
Tulane will also add Preferred Walk-on Ben Callahan-Gold, a 6'7" swingman from Northfield Mount Hermon School. Ben is the son of comedian Judy Gold.[12]
On October 28, The American released the preseason Poll and other preseason awards[13]
| Coaches Poll | |||
| 1 | Houston | 99 (2) | |
| 2 | Memphis | 90 (2) | |
| 3 | SMU | 80 | |
| 4 | Cincinnati | 77 | |
| 5 | South Florida | 61 | |
| 6 | Tulsa | 50 | |
| 7 | Wichita State | 44 | |
| 8 | UCF | 37 | |
| 9 | East Carolina | 34 | |
| 10 | Temple | 18 | |
| 11 | Tulane | 15 | |
See main article: Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on sports.
Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Green Wave's schedule is subject to change, including the cancellation or postponement of individual games, the cancellation of the entire season, or games played either with minimal fans or without fans in attendance and just essential personnel.
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