Tulane Basketball: 2018-19 season preview for the Green Wave

NEW ORLEANS, LA - NOVEMBER 11: Head coach Mike Dunleavy, Sr. of the Tulane Green Wave reacts during the first half of a game against the North Carolina Tar Heels at the Smoothie King Center on November 11, 2016 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images) /

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Non-Conference Schedule

November 11: Florida State
November 13: Coastal Carolina
November 19: South Dakota State (Gulf Coast Showcase)
November 20: Texas-San Antonio or UC Irvine (Gulf Coast Showcase)
November 21: TBA (Gulf Coast Showcase)
November 28: Georgia State
December 1: Southeastern Louisiana
December 5: Tennessee-Martin
December 8: South Alabama
December 17: Texas Southern
December 21: Towson (Boardwalk Battle)
December 22: La Salle or Alabama A&M (Boardwalk Battle)

Tulane’s non-conference schedule is undoubtedly easy and should provide the Green Wave with winning experience as they head into a rigorous conference play. Florida State and South Dakota State will pose challenges to the group, but the rest of the schedule are winnable games. In the best case scenario, the Green Wave looks to be 10-2 as they head into conference play, barring an unanticipated defeat. With the talent or lack thereof, on this year’s squad, an unexpected loss may be inevitable. Tulane may come up just shy of double-digit victories before conference play, but a 9-3 record will certainly give the group much-needed confidence.