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In 2014-15, the Tulane Green Wave were just one American Athletic Conference tournament win away from finishing the season with an overall .500 record. Heading into 2015-16, however, Tulane loses the majority of players who played extended minutes last season and will likely be one of the disappointments in the AAC.
The Green Wave return their leading scorer from last season, Louis Dabney, but their next four top scorers are gone. Inexperience will be Tulane’s greatest weakness. Fortunately, continued solid recruiting has led to the arrival of underrated players like Melvin Frazier, Charvon Julien and Blake Paul.
In non-conference play, Tulane should dominate until December; their first 10 games are definitely winnable. At that point, however, they go on the road to face the possible No. 1 North Carolina Tar Heels and Ben Howland-era Mississippi State Bulldogs. Tulane could start the season on a high note, but head into conference play with back-to-back blowouts.
In conference play, things do not look great for Tulane. The Green Wave are nowhere near one of the better teams in the American Athletic Conference, where there are several borderline elite college basketball teams. They will likely be dominated by even the above-average AAC teams and finish near the bottom of the conference standings.
However, Tulane boasts a talented, albeit young, roster with a ton of potential. This team continues to recruit at a decent level for a non-big-name program and continues to find solid talent in the three-star recruit range. This year may be a bust, but in a year or two, the Green Wave should be back on track to be a competitor in conference play and a potential NCAA tournament team. Watch the young players closely, because they could be stars down the road.
Taylor Sturm is a Featured Writer for www.RantSports.com. Follow him on Twitter @TSturmRS, like him on Facebook or add him to your network on Google.
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