Tulane Green Wave Basketball Review
Patrick Harkness • November 20, 2024
Tulane Green Wave Basketball
Tulane Green Wave- 72
Vs
Bethune Cookman- 57
By: Patrick Harkness
The Tulane Green Wave got their fourth win on the year putting their overall record at 4-1. It wasn't always pretty. Each half had their moments of success and downfalls. First half from the start was plagued by turnovers but the Wave managed to settle down and go on a real hot streak from behind the arc led by Mari Jordan going 4 for 5, capping Tulane at 48 to end the half. The start and middle of the second half Tulane couldn't buy a basket and almost let Bethune slowly catch up but Rowen and Caleb Banks had other plans. They both finished the night with over 20 points or more. If Tulane can settle down on the turnovers and become more consistent shooting the ball and less of a streaky team this team has loads of potential. On the night Tulane's FG% was 41.3 (26-63), 3 pt % 32.1 (9-28), 9-11 from the foul line, out rebounded Bethune 47 to 37 and finished with 16 assists, 5 steals, 7 blocks, with 12 total turnovers.
Starting 5
- Rowan Brumbaugh- 20 points and 10 assists. You can't ask much more out of your point guard who transferred over from Georgetown. Rowan does a real nice job of driving to the basket and finding the open man but this game he switched it up. He was able to drive clean all night and once he got within 10 feet of the basketball, he would spot up for an easy jumper. He also found success getting the team to foul him as well on the drives leading him to go 7-10 from the free throw line.
- Mari Jordan- Once Tulane was able to settle down and stop causing turnovers the offensive surge came out of Mari Jordan behind the 3-point line. Mari went 4-5 from three-point land in the first half to get the wave rolling. He cooled off in the second half but finished the night with 14 points and 8 rebounds.
- Kaleb Banks- Was relatively quiet in the first half but came alive in the second to help Tulane secure their fourth victory. Kaleb led the team in rebounds with 10, 5 of them offensively and had 2 blocks as well. Banks has been a very valuable piece to this Tulane squad from beyond the arc, defensively, and rebounding. Something former Tulane teams have missed. He finished as the team's leading scorer with 22 points.
- Gregg Glenn- The big man only got 6 minutes of playing time. Was previously banged up before the game and a final call to sit him the rest of this game was made quickly. Had 1 rebound and a steal
- Tyler Ringgold- The young freshman struggled this game with 2 turnovers and 4 fouls. It just wasn't his night. You can expect that from younger players for this to happen from time to time but Tyler is a very good all-around ball player he will bounce back from this game. Finished with 12 minutes of play.
Bench
- Percy Daniels- Got a lot of playing time with Gregg Glenn being banged up. You’d like to see more aggressiveness from the big man. Too many times, during this game it was just him and no one defending him around the three-point line. I don't mind him taking that shot but I would at least like to see a drive to the basket and finish or find the open man when the defense crashes, preferably Kaleb Banks from the corner. He has loads of potential and just needs some confidence going forward, he did have a good night so hopefully this is a good steppingstone for him. He finished with 8 points, 3 blocks, and 7 rebounds on 21 minutes
- Kam Williams- Is going in the right direction for the Green Wave. He looks more relaxed and has some confidence going for him. His 3 ball needs a little more improvement, but he did go 2-6 from beyond the arc. He also was a force from the glass collecting 10 rebounds from the bench. He finished with 8 points and 36 minutes.
- Spencer Elliott- Is another big man that needs to play with more physicality and aggression. He almost seems a little timid out there. He is only a freshman and played in his 5th ever college game so with more playing time I'm sure we will start to see the big man progress. He did have a nice drive late in the game that caused a foul. That's good to see from him and hopefully he builds off that. Spencer did get into a little trouble with fouls; he finished with 4 fouls on 9 min
- KJ Greene- The highest rated recruit in Tulane history got in on some action as well. Only for 2 minutes of play and caused a turnover early. If KJ can settle down and limit his turnovers, I'm sure as the season progresses, he will get more playing time.
- Micheal Eley- Was hurt and did not play
- Asher Woods- Got in for 10 minutes and helped out defensively and also got a rebound
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