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.
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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 | – | 12 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tulsa | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 30 | – | 8 | .789 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Previous season
editThe 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
edit| 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 | |||
Source:[4]
References
edit- ↑ "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.