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AAC Basketball: Way-too-early power rankings for 2019-2020 season

By Brian Rauf

ORLANDO, FLORIDA - NOVEMBER 25: Penny Hardaway, head coach of the Memphis Tigers, watches the action during the game against the Charleston Cougars at HP Field House on November 25, 2018 in Orlando, Florida. (Photo by Sam Greenwood/Getty Images)
ORLANDO, FLORIDA - NOVEMBER 25: Penny Hardaway, head coach of the Memphis Tigers, watches the action during the game against the Charleston Cougars at HP Field House on November 25, 2018 in Orlando, Florida. (Photo by Sam Greenwood/Getty Images) /
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TULSA, OKLAHOMA – MARCH 22: Head coach Ron Hunter of the Georgia State Panthers argues with a referee against the Houston Cougars during the first half in the first round game of the 2019 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament at BOK Center on March 22, 2019 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. (Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images)
TULSA, OKLAHOMA – MARCH 22: Head coach Ron Hunter of the Georgia State Panthers argues with a referee against the Houston Cougars during the first half in the first round game of the 2019 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament at BOK Center on March 22, 2019 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. (Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images) /

12) Tulane Green Wave

Tulane made as good of a hire as they could have made when they brought Ron Hunter over from Georgia State to replace Mike Dunleavy.

Hunter is one of the most well-respected coaches in the country and is a proven recruiter. He has assembled a coaching staff designed to build a significant presence in New Orleans, plus Hunter’s ties to the Atlanta area.

However, this is a rebuild that will take time. A good deal of time.

The Green Wave failed to win a single AAC game last year (they only had four wins overall) and a number of players are in the transfer portal, including last season’s top two leading scorers in Caleb Daniels and Samir Sehic.

Tulane is going to win more than four games next year – Hunter is too good of a coach not to. But, given the lack of talent the Green Wave are expected to have, winning anything more than one or two conference games would be a success.