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1 TULANE BASKETBALL GAME NOTES Men s Basketball Contact: Roger Dunaway Office: Cell: roger@tulane.edu Tulane Basketball Schedule/Results (9-10, 2-5 C-USA) Date Day Opponent Time/Result November 10 Fri. Butler L, Tues. New Orleans W, Sat. Charleston Southern W, Tues. Loyola (La.) W, Sat. at Indiana State L, Tues. Huston-Tillotson W, December 2 Sat. #10/12 LSU^ L, Wed. Buffalo W, Sat. at TCU (The mtn.) L, Fri. Arkansas-Pine Bluff W, Thurs. at Richmond W, January 1 Mon. at New Orleans L, Wed. at Rice* L, OT 13 Sat. UAB* L, Wed. at East Carolina* W, Sat. Marshall* L, Wed. at SMU* L, Sat. Rice* W, Wed. Tulsa* (CSTV) L, February 3 Sat. at Southern Miss* (CSS) 7:00 p.m. 7 Wed. UTEP* 7:00 p.m. 10 Sat. at Memphis* (CSS) 7:00 p.m. 14 Wed. UCF* 7:00 p.m. 17 Sat. at Marshall* 6:00 p.m. 21 Wed. at Houston* 7:00 p.m. 24 Sat. Southern Miss* (CSTV) 4:00 p.m. 28 Wed. East Carolina* 7:00 p.m. March 3 Sat. at UAB* 1:00 p.m Wed-Sat. C-USA Tourn. Memphis, Tenn. * Conference USA game ^ Game Played at New Orleans Arena Bold denotes home games All times central and subject to change Tulane Quick Facts Head Coach:... Dave Dickerson Alma Mater:... Maryland, 1990 Record at Tulane (Years): (2) Career Record (Years):... Same Assistant Coaches:... Benjy Taylor...Andrew Novick, Williams Small Graduate Assistant Coach:... Brent Hartman Basketball Athletic Trainer:.. Andrew Massey Record: Conference USA Record (Finish):..6-8 (t-6th) GAME 20 Tulane (9-10, 2-5 C-USA) vs. Southern Miss (14-6, 4-3 C-USA) Saturday, February 3, :05 p.m. (CST) Reed Green Coliseum (8,095) Hattiesburg, Miss. PROBABLE STARTERS: Tulane Green Wave (Dave Dickerson, 21-27, 2nd year) F 21 David Gomez, 6-7, 240, Jr., 14.2 ppg, 6.4 rpg, 1.4 bpg, Baton Rouge, La. F 45 Robinson Louisme, 6-7, 260, So., 7.1 ppg, 3.9 rpg, 1.5 bpg, Fort Myers, Fla. G 3 Chris Moore, 6-5, 185, Sr., 8.6 ppg, 2.8 rpg, 2.4 apg, McKinney, Texas G 25 Matt Wheaton, 6-5, 215, Jr., 4.6 ppg, 3.5 rpg, Katy, Texas G 1 Kevin Sims, 5-10, 160, Fr., 10.0 ppg, 2.0 rpg, 3.5 apg, Jackson, Miss. Southern Miss Golden Eagles (Larry Eustachy, 35-44, 3rd year) F 32 Andre Stephens, 6-8, 225, Fr., 4.9 ppg, 4.7 rpg, Heidelberg, Miss. G 3 Jeremy Wise, 6-2, 165, Fr., 16.3 ppg, 3.4 rpg, Jackson, Miss. G 14 Sai Quon Stone, 6-6, 205, Fr., 10.0 ppg, 4.5 rpg, Brooklyn, N.Y. G 23 Craig Craft, 6-3, 175, So., 8.8 ppg, 3.9 rpg, Raleigh, Miss. G 24 Jarvis Hill, 6-2, 185, Fr., 7.9 ppg, 2.2 rpg, Starkville, Miss. THE GAME... TELEVISION... TulaneGreenWave.com Tulane (9-10, 2-5 C-USA) vs. Southern Miss (14-6, 4-3 C-USA) 7:05 p.m. (CST) Saturday, February 3, 2007 Reed Green Coliseum (8,095) Hattiesburg, Miss. Live on Comcast Sports Southeast (CSS) (Matt Stewart, play-by-play; M.K. Turk, color analyst) RADIO/INTERNET... Live on the Tulane-ISP Radio Network (Larry Matson, p-b-p) WIST-AM 690 New Orleans THE BENCH... No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl-Exp. PPG RPG GP-GS 4 Asim McQueen F Fr-HS Donnie Stith F Jr-2L Andrew Garcia G Sr-1L Kory Castine C Sr-3L Johnny Mayhane F Fr-HS Redshirt 44 Daniel Puckett F So-1L Tulane... Statistical Comparison...Southern Miss Record Field Goal Percentage Opponent Field Goal Percentage Point Field Goal Percentage Free Throw Percentage Rebound Average Opponent Rebound Average Rebound Margin Points Per Game Points Allowed Per Game Point Differential Turnovers Per Game

2 Tulane Men s Basketball Game Notes Page 2 DAVE DICKERSON Head Basketball Coach Maryland, 1990 Second Season The campaign marks Dave Dickerson s second season as the head coach of the Tulane Green Wave men s basketball program. Dickerson has an overall record of and a Conference USA mark of Tulane has a record of 9-10 in his second season, and has been tough to beat at Fogelman Arena with a 7-4 mark. When Dickerson became the 22nd head men s basketball coach on April 1, 2005, his first goal was to focus on turning a group of individuals into more than a team; his goal is to make Tulane Basketball into a family. After all, a strong, tight-knit family has been the key to his own success. During his first season at the helm of the Green Wave basketball program, Dickerson was faced with perhaps a challenge no other first-year basketball coach in NCAA history has ever had to overcome. On August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina made landfall south of New Orleans and the effects of the storm were devestating as levees broke and flooded a majority of the city. The Green Wave settled in College Station, Texas, home of Texas A&M University, and Dickerson, along with his players and staff, began their first campaign together. Despite the challenges, Dickerson led Tulane to a overall record and a 6-8 Conference USA mark, which tied the Wave for sixth place. The Green Wave continued to jell late in the season, winning seven of its final 12 games, including a first round victory over Marshall in the Conference USA Tournament. TU dropped a hard-fought decision to eventual champion and NCAA Elite Eight team, Memphis, on its home floor in the C-USA Tourney quarterfinals. With just one season under his belt, Dickerson has already gone through and been faced with much more than any basketball coach in the nation may ever endure. Dickerson s Year-By-Year Record Year School Overall Record Conf. Rec Tulane /t Tulane Totals 2 years TULANE TAKES ON SOUTHERN MISS FOR THE 32ND STRAIGHT YEAR: The Tulane Green Wave (9-10, 2-5 C-USA) renews its annual rivalry with Conference USA rival Southern Miss for the 32nd straight year at 7:05 p.m. this Saturday at Reed Green Coliseum. The game will be broadcast live on Comcast Sports Southeast. Tulane will look to bounce back from a last second home loss to Tulsa in its last game. The Wave is 2-5 overall and 1-2 in C-USA road games this season. TU s two league losses away from home have been by a combined total of seven points. The Wave fell in overtime at Rice, 75-70, and dropped a decision at SMU in its last road game on Jan. 24. For the year, Tulane is averaging 67.2 points and 38.5 rebounds per game and is shooting 43.8 percent from the field, 32.6 percent from behind the threepoint line and 65.5 percent from the free-throw line. Junior David Gomez is TU s top scorer with 14.2 points per game and is also the leading rebounder with 6.4 boards per contest. Freshman Kevin Sims in the only other Green Wave player averaging double figure scoring with 10 points per outing, and is averaging a team best 3.5 assists per clip. Sophomore Robinson Louisme is the top shot blocker with 1.5 rejections per outing. SCOUTING THE GOLDEN EAGLES: Southern Miss (14-6, 4-3 C-USA) has won three out of its last four games with its one loss coming at the hands of nationally ranked Memphis on the road by just three points, USM got off to a hot start this season by claiming victories in its first seven games. The Golden Eagles have been tough to beat at home this season, sporting a 12-1 overall and 2-1 league mark this season. Southern Miss lone loss at home this season was to Memphis, 75-62, on Jan. 13. Since then, USM has reeled off two straight wins. Freshman Jeremy Wise leads the Eagles in scoring with 16.3 points per game, while classmate Sai Quon Stone is the only other player averaging double figure scoring with 10 points per contest. Junior Gjio Bain is the top rebounder with 5.1 rebounds per outing. USM is averaging 70.1 points and 39.1 rebounds per game and is shooting 45 percent from the field, 33 percent from behind the three-point line and 65.4 percent from the foul line. THE SERIES: Saturday s game marks the 63rd all-time meeting between Tulane and Southern Miss, and the Green Wave leads the series, The two teams will meet for the 32nd straight year, which is currently the longest continuous opponent for Tulane. The Wave played LSU for 62 straight years from Tulane has an all-time record of in Hattiesburg, and fell in its last appearance on the road at USM a year ago. TU s last victory at Southern Miss was on Jan. 15, 2002, LAST SECOND AGONY: Tulane has lost three games this season with less than a minute to play, including two contests in the final two seconds. The Green Wave had played itself into position to win each of the three games, but came up with the short end of the stick in all three outings. TCU edged the Green Wave with a shot at the buzzer, 53-51, while Tulsa drilled a three-pointer with 2.5 seconds remaining to claim a one-point victory last Thursday. In its game at SMU on Jan. 24, the Mustangs overcame a double-digit deficit and scored what proved to be the game-winning basket with just under a minute remaining and won,

3 Tulane Men s Basketball Game Notes Page 3 Media Information All requests for interviews with any Tulane University coach or student-athlete must be arranged through the Tulane Director of Athletic Communications, Roger Dunaway. Practice schedules will be available at the beginning of each week and media representatives are welcome to attend any open practice designated by Coach Dickerson. Player and coaches are generally available following practice. Please contact the TU Athletic Communications Office one (1) day prior to arrange interviews. Tulane Athletic Communications Director (MBB Contact):... Roger Dunaway Office Phone:...(504) Cell Phone:...(504) roger@tulane.edu Fax:...(504) Asst. Director:... Richie Weaver Asst. Director:... Kevin Wilkinson Official Athletic Website Important Numbers Area Code (504) Tulane Athletic Communications:...(504) Fogelman Press Row:...(504) Dennis Polian, Dir. of Facilities:...(504) Release Information Releases are ed to media and all available via the official athletic website: TulaneGreenWave.com. Stats are also included in the release in PDF form, or may be obtained via the website, or by fax. Please contact the athletic communicaitons office at (504) The Dave Dickerson Call-in Show Tulane head coach Dave Dickerson s weekly radio call-in show will from 7-8:00 p.m. on Monday nights on WIST 690 AM from WOW Cafe and Wingery located at the corner of State and Magazine Streets, and is hosted by Larry Matson. The call-in number is (866) Call-in Show Dates: (11) Dec. 11 Dec. 18 Jan. 8 Jan. 15 Jan. 22 Jan. 29 Feb. 5 Feb. 12 Feb. 19 Feb. 26 March Tulane Green Wave Roster No Name Pos Ht Wt Cl.Exp Hometown/Last School 1 Kevin Sims G Fr. HS Jackson, Miss./Forest Hills 3 Chris Moore G Sr. 3L McKinney, Texas/McKinney 4 Asim McQueen F Fr. HS Auburn, Ala./Auburn 5 Donnie Stith F Jr. 2L Virginia Beach, Va./Salem 20 Andrew Garcia G Sr. 2L Pittsburgh, Pa./Central Catholic 21 David Gomez F Jr. 2L Baton Rouge, La./Episcopal 22 Kory Castine F/C Sr. 3L Marrero, La./Archbishop Shaw 23 Johnny Mayhane G/F Fr. HS Mobile, Ala./LeFlore 24 Eric Vianney G So.TR Yaounde, Cameroon/Illinois State 25 Matt Wheaton G Jr. 2L Katy, Texas/Mayde Creek 44 Daniel Puckett F So. 1L McEwen, Tenn./McEwen 45 Robinson Louisme F/C So. 1L Fort Myers, Fla./Fort Myers Head Coach: Assistant Coaches: Dave Dickerson (Maryland, 1989), second year Benjy Taylor (Richmond, 1989), second year Andrew Novick (Chicago, 1999), second year William Small (Belhaven College, 1993), first year Director of Basketball Operations: Kristen Jezek Graduate Assistant: Brent Hartman Athletic Trainer: Andy Massey Strength and Conditioning Coach: Derick Atchley Equipment Manager: Tommy Meyers LEFTOVERS FROM THE RICE GAME: Tulane took out its frustrations on Rice and came away with a 20-point win, its largest margin of victory since an (26) victory over Huston-Tillotson on Nov. 28. The win was TU s largest margin of victory in C-USA play since a (25) routing of Marshall on Feb. 4, Tulane s 75 points marked its most in league play this season. - The Wave held the Owls to 12 first half points. - TU dished out a season-high 21 assists. - Tulane held Rice to one three-point field goal (1-9) and to.111 percent from behind the three-point line, both marked the fewest by an opponent this season. - Rice s 26 total rebounds were also the fewest by an opponent this year. TU D-FENCE AMONG C-USA, NATION S BEST: Tulane s stingy defense has been smothering this season. TU is allowing just 65.6 points per game and limiting its opponents to 38.2 percent from the field. Only five teams have managed to score over 70 points on the Wave this season: Butler-77; LSU-74; UNO-84; Rice-75 (1/10); Tulsa-79. TU ranks first among league schools and 10th nationally in field goal percentage defense. WINNING WITH DEFENSE: The one constant for Tulane this season has been its defense. The Green Wave has held 12 opponents to a field goal percentage of 38.9 percent or lower. In its nine wins, TU s opponents combined for a shooting percentage of 36 percent ( ). In its 10 losses, six teams have managed to shoot better than 40 percent, LSU-.407, TCU-.412, UNO-.408, Tulsa-.450, while two others, Butler-.536, Marshall-.509 have shot better than 50 percent, and the Wave has only suffered two losses this season by double figures (Butler-40; Indiana State-12). In 10 defeats, TU s opponents have combined for a 40.2 shooting percentage ( ). TOO CLOSE FOR COMFORT: Since conference season began, TU is 2-5, but has lost its five games by an average of 4.2 points. Tulane fell by two points at SMU (55-53), five points to Rice (75-70) in overtime, six points to Marshall (79-73), seven points to UAB (67-60) and just a single point to Tulsa (79-78).

4 Tulane Men s Basketball Game Notes Page 4 Tulane Quick Facts Location...New Orleans, La. Enrollment... 10, 318 Founded Colors...Olive Green and Sky Blue Nickname... Green Wave Conference...Conference USA Arena...Fogelman Arena Capacity... 3,600 President...Dr. Scott Cowen Athletics Director... Rick Dickson Faculty Athletics Rep...Gary Roberts Ticket Info Website... First year of Basketball All-Time Record /97th season Tulane-ISP Radio Network All of Tulane s games can be heard live on the official radio network for Green Wave Basketball at WIST AM 690. Fans can catch Tulane basketball throughout the state with an eight-station network across Louisiana. Sixtime Louisiana Sportscaster of the Year Larry Matson returns to his Tulane roots to describe play-by-play duties while Steve Barrios, a Tulane Hall of Famer, provides color analysis Network Affiliates Alexandria - KBDS AM 1410 Baton Rouge - WSKR AM 1210 Northshore - WJSH FM Lafayette - KROF AM 960 *New Orleans- WIST AM 690 Shreveport - KRMD AM 1340 Lake Charles - KAOK AM 1400 West Monroe - KWJM FM 92.7 * Flagship Station TulaneGreenWave.com Keep up with the Tulane Green Wave basketball by accessing the official Tulane University athletic department website: The site features up-to-date information on TU athletics, including game results, press releases, statistics, box scores, schedules, rosters and gameday information. LOUISME CONTINUES TO GROW INTO A FORCE IN THE PAINT: Sophomore Robinson Louisme continues to be a dominant force in the paint for TU this season. The 6 7 center is averaging 7.1 points per game for the year, but has improved his scoring average to 9.1 points per outing during conference play. Louisme has reached double figures six times this season and three times during C-USA play, including a career-best 19 points in the conference opener at Rice on Jan. 10. He also grabbed a career-high 11 rebounds against the Owls it that same game. He is shooting 55 percent (58-106) from the field for the season, but has increased his accuracy to nearly 58 percent (29-50) in league action. CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARDS: Junior David Gomez is Tulane s top rebounder this season with 6.4 boards per game. He grabbed a career-high 13 rebounds against UAB and produced the eighth double-figure rebounding game of his career with 10 boards at SMU. In games earlier this season, he also grabbed 10 boards against Huston-Tillotson and New Orleans for a total of four games with 10 or more rebounds. MOORE S VIEW FROM DOWNTOWN INCLUDES TU S TOP-FIVE: Chris Moore is TU s go-to guy from the behind the three-point line, and the 6 5 senior has produced 123 career treys, which ranks him among the top-five long distance shooters in school history. Moore buried two treys at SMU and moved into fourth place among the school s all-time three-point field goal leaders. Moore is just seven shy of overtaking Michael Christian s ( ) fourth place total of 129. He leads TU with 31 treys this season and was also the top shooter last season with 53 treys, which ranked fifth among the TU s single season leaders. TULANE S BENCH MARK: Dave Dickerson has seen steady results from his bench this season. The Wave has outscored its opponents bench, , and is averaging 23.7 points per game. TU S SET-UP MAN: For the second straight season, Andrew Garcia is one of Tulane s top assists leaders. In 18 games, Garcia is averaging 3.6 assists per game. He dished out a season-high six assists at home against Ark.-Pine Bluff on Dec. 22. Last season, he led Tulane with 93 assists, including a career-high of eight in the season finale at Memphis during the Conference USA Tournament quarterfinals. If Garcia completes the season as TU s top assists leader, he will become just the 10th player in school history to lead the Green Wave in assists during consecutive seasons. The last player to pull off this feat was Waitari Marsh ( ) during the and seasons. PUCKETT GROWING INTO VETERAN DURING SOPHOMORE SEASON: Daniel Puckett has emerged as one of Tulane s top players this season. Puckett has reached double figures in four games, including a career-best 14 points on four three pointers, seven rebounds and three assists at Rice (1/8). He has started 13 of 19 games this season and is averaging 7.1 points, good enough for fourth on the team, and his 4.7 rebounds ranks third. However, during conference play, he has raised his production and is averaging 8.0 points per game. A year ago as a freshman, Daniel Puckett earned playing time in all 29 games and averaged 11 minutes, 1.8 points and 2.0 rebounds per outing. NEW ORLEANS BLOCK CITY: In 19 games this season, Tulane has registered 123 blocked shots, an average of 6.5 per game. TU s average leads all C-USA teams and ranks 10th nationally. Robinson Louisme leads Tulane with 29, while David Gomez is second with 27. Donnie Stith follows Gomez with 25. All three players rank among C-USA s top-10 leaders for blocked shots. Louisme is sixth, while Gomez and Stith are eighth and ninth, respectively.

5 Tulane Men s Basketball Game Notes Page 5 WHAT DIFFERENCE A YEAR MAKES: If a record is any way to judge a team s progress, then Tulane head coach Dave Dickerson has the Wave ahead of schedule from a year ago. The Green Wave already has nine victories this season compared to just six (7-12) this time last season, and is already over halfway to last season s victory total of 12. OWNING THE LANE: Tulane is having its way against its opponents inside the paint this season, outscoring its foes, TU poured in 40 points inside the lane against UNO s on two different occasions, and outscored Charleston Southern, 30-24, inside the paint. In its game against Loyola (La.), the Greenies dominated its neighbor, 35-8, in the lane. Although the Wave was saddled with a loss game at Indiana State, Tulane outscored the Sycamores, 34-18, in the paint. TU owned a advantage vs. Huston-Tillotson, but narrowly came up short against No. 10/12 LSU, Despite a last second loss at TCU, Tulane outscored the Horned Frogs, 34-27, in the paint, and out dueled UAPB, 38-32, in its last home game. TU produced 30 points at Richmond, 32 at Rice, 24 vs. UAB and 36 vs. Marshall. GOMEZ AMONG C-USA S TOP PLAYERS: David Gomez is ranked among top Conference USA players in several categories, including scoring (9th), rebounding (6th), field goal percentage (7th), free throw percentage (6th), blocked shots (8th) and defensive rebounds (4th). TULANE MAKING OPPONENTS PAY FOR MISCUES: Tulane is making its opponents learn the hard way from its mistakes this season. In 19 games, the Green Wave has scored a combined 293 points off 247 opponent turnovers. SIMS MAKING IMPACT: Freshman Kevin Sims has made an immediate impact on this year s squad. The newcomer has finished in double figure scoring in 11 games, including three straight games on two occasions. His earned a career high 21 points against Buffalo, and he dished out a career-best six assists vs. Huston-Tillotson. Sims is second on the team in scoring (10.0), three-pointers (22), free throws (54) and first for assists (67). A true freshman, Sims has started 10 of 19 games and is shooting 40.0 percent from the field and 84 percent from the foul line. TULANE S INSIDE-OUTSIDE COMBINATION: The inside play of junior David Gomez and sophomore Robinson Louisme coupled with the outside duo of senior Chris Moore and freshman Kevin Sims has helped the Green Wave become a balanced team this season. Gomez and Lousime are TU s biggest threat in the paint, averaging 14.2 points and 7.1 points per game, respectively, and each player is shooting 52 percent or better from the field. Moore and Sims have combined for 53 three pointers. Moore leads the team with 31 treys, while Sims is right behind with 22. DISHING THE ROCK: The Tulane trio of Kevin Sims, Andrew Garcia and Chris Moore are TU s top three assists leaders, each totaling 45 or more this season. Sims has a team-high 67 assists, which ranks 11th among C-USA players, while and Garcia has 64, and Moore with 46. Moore owns the single-game high by a TU player this season with seven against Huston-Tillotson. Tulane Trends First number is last season Plays at Fogelman Arena [7-3] Plays on a neutral court [3-3] Plays on the road [2-11] Leads at halftime [8-1] Trails at halftime [2-15] Is tied at halftime [2-1] Leads with 2:00 remaining [10-1] Trails with 2:00 remaining [0-16] Is tied with 2:00 remaining [2-0] Outrebounds its opponents [11-7] Is outrebounded [1-9] Is tied in rebounds [0-1] Shoots better than opponents [12-6] Shoots worse than opponents [0-11] Shoots % from the field [0-0] Shoots % from the field [0-7] Shoots % from the field [4-5] Shoots % from the field [3-3] Shoots % from the field [5-2] Shoots 60% or better from the field [0-0] Makes more FGs than opponent [12-3] Makes fewer FGs than opponent [0-12] Makes same FGS as opponent [0-2] Shoots better from the FT line [6-6] Shoots worse or same from the FT line [6-10] Shoots the same from the FT line [0-1] Shoots more FTs than opponent [7-6] Shoots fewer FTs than opponent [4-10] Shoots same FTs as opponent [1-1] Makes equal or more FTs than opponent [8-5] Makes less FTs than opponent [4-12] Shoots 70% or better from the line [4-7] Shoots 50-69% from the line [7-10] Shoots less than 50% from the line [1-0] Makes more threes than opponent [5-2] Makes fewer threes than opponent [7-15] Makes same threes as opponent [0-0] Tallies same or more assists than opp. [12-5] Tallies fewer assists than opponent [0-12] Commits fewer TOs than opponent [4-2] Commits more TOs than opponent [8-15] Commits the same TOs as opponent [0-0] Tallies more steals than opponent [4-2] Tallies fewer steals than opponent [8-15] Tallies the same steals as opponent [0-0] Has no players score in double figures [0-0] Has 1 player score in double figures [0-3] Has 2 players score in double figures [5-4] Has 3 players score in double figures [6-8] Has 4 players score in double figures [1-2] Has 5 players score in double figures [0-0] Has 6 players score in double figures [0-0] Scores points [0-2] Scores points [3-8] Scores points [5-4] Scores points [3-1] Scores points [1-2] Scores points [0-0] Plays during the day [1-1] Plays at night [9-13] Plays on Monday [0-1] Plays on Tuesday [3-1] Plays on Wednesday [4-5] Plays on Thursday [0-1] Plays on Friday [0-1] Plays on Saturday [4-7] Plays on Sunday [0-1]...0-0

6 Tulane Men s Basketball Game Notes Page Double-Doubles Name Career David Gomez 2 5 Donnie Stith 2 4 Andrew Garcia 0 1 Robinson Louisme Double Figure Scoring Name Career David Gomez Chris Moore 7 23 Donnie Stith 5 14 Kevin Sims Andrew Garcia 0 5 Matt Wheaton 2 7 Robinson Louisme 6 6 Kory Castine 0 2 Daniel Puckett Double Figure Rebounding Name Career David Gomez 4 8 Donnie Stith 3 7 Andrew Garcia 0 1 Kory Castine 0 1 Robinson Louisme 1 1 Matt Wheaton 1 1 Tulane at the Half Opponents Halftime Final Butler BU, BU, New Orleans TU, TU, Charleston Southern TU, TU, Loyola (La.) TU, TU, at Indiana State ISU, ISU, Huston-Tillotsom TU, TU, LSU TU, LSU, Buffalo TU, TU, at TCU TCU, TCU, Ark. Pine Bluff UAPB, TU, at Richmond TU, TU, at New Orleans UNO, UNO, at Rice TU, Rice, ot UAB Tied, UAB, at East Carolina TU, TU, Marshall UM, UM, at SMU TU, SMU, Rice TU, TU, Tulsa Tulane, Tulsa, at Southern Miss UTEP at Memphis UCF at Marshall at Houston Southern Miss East Carolina at UAB HOMECOURT ADVANTAGE: Tulane head coach Dave Dickerson is turning the Green Wave into a very selfish team on its home floor. Through 20 games at Fogelman Arena under Dickerson s direction, TU is 14-7 (.670), including a 7-4 mark this season. Dickerson led the Greenies to an identical 7-3 home mark a year ago. FRIENDLY FOGELMAN: Since Fogelman (then Tulane Gym) opened in 1933, the Green Wave has posted a (.670) record in the venerable arena. MR. STITH S NEIGHBORHOOD: Junior Donnie Stith takes a lot of pride in his work area. Stith patrols the paint for the Wave, contesting shots and collecting rebounds. Stith has three games this season with 11 or more boards, including 11 vs. Buffalo and East Carolina and 10 vs. New Orleans, and is the team s second-leading rebounder (5.4). He is also TU s third leading shot-blocker with 25 for the season and 1.4 rejections per game. DEJA VU: Junior David Gomez loves to play on the road. TU has played five road games this season, and Gomez has gone off against two of its opponents with a pair of 30-point performances. Gomez chalked up a career-high 32 points and added 10 rebounds at cross-town rival New Orleans. His connected on 9-of-13 field goal attempts and drained 14-of-17 free throw attempts in 34 minutes. Two road games earlier at TCU, Gomez knocked down 12-of- 18 field goals and 7-of-9 free throws for 31 points, and just missed out on a double-double with nine boards. He became the first Tulane player since Waitari Marsh ( ) to score 30 or more points in a game. WAVE PICKED NINTH IN PRESEASON COACHES POLL: The Tulane men s basketball team was picked to finish in ninth place during the 2007 Conference USA regular season race according to the 2006 C-USA preseason coaches poll. The Green Wave posted a overall record last season, but managed to finish in a tie for sixth place in the C-USA standings with a 6-8 league mark, despite being picked to finish last in last year s coaches poll. Tulane advanced to the Conference USA quarterfinals with a win over Marshall, but fell to eventual champion Memphis in the quarters. DICKERSON INKS TWO PREP STANDOUTS: Tulane s Dave Dickerson announced the signing of two prep standouts-- Texas standout Kris Richard and Metairie s Jon (Yune) Andersen-- to national letters-of-intent Signees Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown/High School Ppg Rpg Jon Andersen F Metairie, La./Country Day H.S Kris Richard G Beaumont, Texas/Ozen H.S

7 Tulane Men s Basketball Game Notes Page C-USA Standings C-USA Games All Games W L Pct. W L Pct. Memphis Houston UCF Southern Miss Tulsa Rice UTEP UAB Marshall SMU Tulane East Carolina Tulane Starting Lineups Stith-Puckett-Louisme-Wheaton-Garcia Gomez-Wheaton-Stith-Moore-Garcia Louisme-Puckett-Stith-Moore-Williams Castine-Puckett-Stith-Moore-Williams Castine-Wheaton-Gomez-Moore-Williams Castine-Wheaton-Gomez-Moore-Sims Castine-Gomez-Puckett-Moore-Sims Louisme-Gomez-Puckett-Wheaton-Garcia Louisme-Gomez-Wheaton-Moore-Garcia Louisme-Gomez-Wheaton-Moore-Sims CONFERENCE USA TOURNAMENT RETURNS TO MEMPHIS: For the second straight season, Memphis will serve as host city for the 2007 Conference USA Championship presented by Aeropostale, March 7-10 at the state-of-the-art FedEx Forum. The quarterfinal and semifinal games will be carried live on CSTV. The championship game is slated for Saturday, March 10 at 11:35 a.m. EST/10:35 a.m. CST on CBS Miscellaneous Stats Led Team in Scoring David Gomez (20)... 8 Chris Moore (7)... 4 Robinson Louisme (4)... 4 Kevin Sims (4)... 4 Donnie Stith (3)... 1 Andrew Garcia (1)... 0 Matt Wheaton (1)... 0 Led Team in Rebounds David Gomez (20)... 9 Donnie Stith (15)... 5 Andrew Garcia (7)... 1 Matt Wheaton (4)... 1 Chris Moore (2)... 0 Kory Castine (7)... 2 Daniel Puckett (2)... 2 Robinson Louisme (2)... 2 Led Team in Assists Andrew Garcia (23)... 8 Donnie Stith (7)... 0 Chris Moore (7)... 3 Kory Castine (3)... 1 Matt Wheaton (2)... 2 Kevin Sims (9)... 9 Daniel Puckett (3)... 3 Double Digit Scoring David Gomez (39) Chris Moore (23)... 7 Donnie Stith (14)... 5 Kevin Sims (11) Andrew Garcia (5)... 0 Matt Wheaton (7)... 2 Kory Castine (2)... 0 Daniel Puckett (4)... 4 Robinson Louisme (6)... 6 Twenty-Point Games David Gomez (4)... 1 Chris Moore (3)... 1 Kevin Sims (1)... 1 Double Digit Rebounds David Gomez (8)... 4 Donnie Stith (6)... 3 Andrew Garcia (1)... 0 Kory Castine (1)... 0 Robinson Louisme (1)... 1 Double-Doubles David Gomez (5)... 2 Donnie Stith (4)... 2 Andrew Garcia (1)... 0 Kory Castine (1)... 0 Robinson Louisme (1)... 1 Five+ Assists Andrew Garcia (13)... 4 Donnie Stith (3)... 0 Chris Moore (3)... 2 Kory Castine (1)... 0 Kevin Sims (5)... 5 Five+ Steals Chris Moore (1)... 0 Charges Drawn Chris Moore (13)... 0 Matt Wheaton (5)... 0 Donnie Stith (7)... 0 Daniel Puckett (2)... 0 David Gomez (2)... 0 Andrew Garcia (1)... 0 Dunks Donnie Stith (37) David Gomez (15)... 6 Chris Moore (2)... 1 Matt Wheaton (2)... 1 Robinson Louisme (4)... 4 Daniel Puckett (6)... 6 (Numbers in parentheses are career totals) Thirty-Point Games David Gomez (2)... 2

8 Tulane Men s Basketball Game Notes Page 8 #22 KORY CASTINE (Sr., 6-8, 265, Marrero, La./Archbishop Shaw H.S.) Came off the bench vs. New Orleans and hit all four field goals to finish with eight points and added two rebounds and one blocked shot in 15 minutes of action... started and finished with eight points and eight rebounds vs. Charleston Southern... hit all three field goals and three free throws for nine points and added five rebounds against Huston-Tillotson... finished with nine points vs. No. 10/12 LSU... hit 2-of-3 field goals for four points and added five rebounds and two assists vs. Buffalo... connected on 3-of-5 field goals vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff and finished with six points. Career-High Season-High Points 10 v. two opponents 9 v HT, 11/28 Rebounds 10 v. Southern Miss, 1/31/04 8 v Charleston So., 11/18 Assists 6 v. VMI, 12/31/04 2 v Buffalo, 12/6 Threes 1 v. two opponents Richmond, 12/28 FTs 6 v. Alabama State, 12/28/04 4 v Charleston So., 11/18 Steals 2 v. two opponents TCU, 12/9 Blocks 2 v. Savannah State, 12/18/04 Indiana State, 11/25 Minutes 34 v. Southern Miss, 1/31/04 22 v Charleston So., 11/18 Career Overall Statistics Min FG-A 3G-A FT-A O-D-Reb PF Ast TO BS Stl TP Butler dnp New Orleans Charleston So Loyola (La.) Indiana State Huston-Tillotson LSU Buffalo TCU UAPB Richmond New Orleans Rice UAB East Carolina Marshall SMU Rice Tulsa G-GS Min-Avg. FG-A Pct. 3FG-A Pct. FT-A Pct. Off-Def-Reb Avg. PF-D Ast TO Blk Stl TP Avg Career #3 CHRIS MOORE (Sr., 6-5, 185, McKinney, Texas/Maine Central Institute) Finished with 11 points at Indiana State... chalked up 20 points and tied his career single game high with five 3-pointers (5-of-6) to go along with five rebounds against New Orleans... connected on 4-of-7 field goal attempts, including 3-of-6 three-pointers, for 17 points and also added six assists vs. Charleston Southern... dished out seven assists vs. Huston-Tillotson... scored 12 points and dished out three assists vs. No. 10/12 LSU... finished with 12 points at UNO... registered 18 points vs. Marshall (1/20)... contributed 10 points at SMU (1/24). Career-High Season-High Points 22 v. TCU, 12/7/05 20 v UNO, 11/14 Rebounds 9 v. Memphis, 3/9/06 5 v two opponents Assists 5 v. UNO, 12/31/05 7 v HT, 11/28 Threes 5 v. three opponents 5 v UNO, 11/14 FTs Rice, 1/28/06 6 v Charleston So, 11/18 Steals Tulsa, 3/4/06 2 v three opponents Blocks 3 vs. Marshall, 1/20/07 3 vs. Marshall, 1/20 Minutes 43 v. St. Edward s, 12/19/05 36 v UAPB, 12/22 Career Overall Statistics Min FG-A 3G-A FT-A O-D-Reb PF Ast TO BS Stl TP Butler New Orleans Charleston So Loyola (La.) Indiana State Huston-Tillotson LSU Buffalo TCU UAPB Richmond New Orleans Rice UAB East Carolina Marshall SMU Rice Tulsa G-GS Min-Avg. FG-A Pct. 3FG-A Pct. FT-A Pct. Off-Def-Reb Avg. PF-D Ast TO Blk Stl TP Avg Career

9 Tulane Men s Basketball Game Notes Page 9 #20 ANDREW GARCIA (Sr., 6-2, 180, Pittsburgh, Pa./Central Catholic H.S.) Registered one field goal and five assists in the season opener vs. Butler... tallied seven points, three assists and one steal against New Orleans... dished out five assists vs. Huston-Tillotson and at TCU... recorded four assists vs. No. 10/12 LSU... produced a season high nine points and dished out three assists vs. Buffalo... came off the bench againt Arkansas-Pine Bluff and accounted for six points, six assists and six rebounds... nailed his only field goal attempt, a three-pointer, and dished out four assists at Richmond... scored eights points, grabbed seven rebounds and dished out five assists against UAB (1/13). Career-High Season-High Points 18 v. Fairfield, 12/3 9 v Buffalo, 12/6 Rebounds 14 v. TCU, 12/7 7 v two opponents Assists Memphis, 3/9 6 v UAPB, 12/22 Threes 2 v. Fairfield, 12/3 1 v four opponents FTs 6 v. three opponents 5 v Rice, 1/27 Steals 4 v. Southern Miss, 12/9 TCU, 12/9 Blocks 1 v. two opponents 1 v three opponents Minutes 37 v. TCU, 12/7 34 v UAPB, 12/22 Min FG-A 3G-A FT-A O-D-Reb PF Ast TO BS Stl TP Butler New Orleans Charleston So Loyola (La.) Indiana State Huston-Tillotson LSU Buffalo TCU UAPB Richmond New Orleans Rice UAB East Carolina Marshall SMU Rice Tulsa Career Overall Statistics G-GS Min-Avg. FG-A Pct. 3FG-A Pct. FT-A Pct. Off-Def-Reb Avg. PF-D Ast TO Blk Stl TP Avg Career #21 DAVID GOMEZ (Jr., 6-7, 240, Baton Rouge, La./Episcopal H.S.) Came off the bench against New Orleans and contributed 11 points and five rebounds... in 14 minutes off the bench against Charleston Southern, he tallied 12 points... produced 20 points and seven rebounds at Indiana State... chalked up a double-double with 17 points and 10 rebounds against Huston-Tillotson... registered 19 points and five blocks vs. No. 10/12 LSU... turned in 11 points vs. Buffalo... connected on a career best 12 field goals, grabbed nine rebounds and finished with 31 points at TCU... tallied 16 points vs. Arkansas- Pine Bluff... logged 13 points and eight rebounds at Richmond... produced a career-high 32 points on nine field goals and a career-best 14 free throws at UNO... finished with 11 points and five rebounds at Rice (1/10)... grabbed a career-high 13 rebounds vs. UAB (1/13)... finished with 12 points at East Carolina... grabbed 10 rebounds at SMU (1/24)... chipped in 17 points vs. Rice (1/27)... contributed 13 points, eight rebounds vs. Tulsa. Career-High Season-High Points New Orleans, 1/1/07 New Orleans, 1/1 Rebounds 13 v. UAB, 1/13/07 13 v. UAB, 1/13 Assists 4 v. Charlotte, 2/19/05 3 v two teams Threes 1 v. 10 opponents 1 v HT, 11/28 FTs New Orleans, 1/1/07 New Orleans, 1/1 Steals 4 v Tulsa, 1/31/07 4 v Tulsa, 1/31 Blocks 5 v LSU, 12/2/06 5 v LSU, 12/2 Minutes 38 v. Marshall, 3/8/06 37 v LSU, 12/2 Career Overall Statistics Min FG-A 3G-A FT-A O-D-Reb PF Ast TO BS Stl TP Butler New Orleans Charleston So Loyola (La.) Indiana State Huston-Tillotson LSU Buffalo TCU UAPB Richmond New Orleans Rice UAB East Carolina Marshall SMU Rice Tulsa G-GS Min-Avg. FG-A Pct. 3FG-A Pct. FT-A Pct. Off-Def-Reb Avg. PF-D Ast TO Blk Stl TP Avg Career

10 Tulane Men s Basketball Game Notes Page 10 #44 DANIEL PUCKETT (So., 6-7, 200, McEwen, Tenn./McEwen H.S.) Started and finished with nine points and five rebounds vs. UNO... finished with six points and five boards against Charleston Southern... turned in seven points against Loyola (La.)... registered 10 points and a career-best nine rebounds in 26 minutes vs. Huston-Tillotson... produced nine points and played a career-high 31 minutes vs. Buffalo... tied his career high with nine rebounds at TCU... chalked up 12 points, including five points in the final minutes, and added five rebounds, two assists, one block and two steals at Richmond... produced career highs of 14 points, four three-points and tied his single game record for assisst with three in 36 minutes of action at Rice (1/13)... nailed two treys and finished with seven points at East Carolina... finished with 12 points vs. Tulsa. Career-High Season-High Points Rice, 1/10/07 Rice, 1/10 Rebounds 9 v HT, 11/28/06 9 v two opponents Assists 3 v three opponents 3 v three opponents Threes Rice, 1/10/07 Rice, 1/10 FTs 4 v. Valpo, 12/2/05 Richmond, 12/28 Steals 3 v. Memphis, 2/18/06 2 fouropponents Blocks 3 v Buffalo, 12/6/06 2 v UNO, 11/14 Minutes Rice, 1/10/07 Rice, 1/10 Career Overall Statistics Min FG-A 3G-A FT-A O-D-Reb PF Ast TO BS Stl TP Butler New Orleans Charleston So Loyola (La.) Indiana State Huston-Tillotson LSU Buffalo TCU UAPB Richmond New Orleans Rice UAB East Carolina Marshall SMU Rice Tulsa G-GS Min-Avg. FG-A Pct. 3FG-A Pct. FT-A Pct. Off-Def-Reb Avg. PF-D Ast TO Blk Stl TP Avg Career Career Overall Statistics #25 MATT WHEATON (Jr., 6-5, 215, Katy, Texas/Mayde Creek) Scored a season-high five points vs. Loyola (La.) and Buffalo... scored a season-high 10 points and nailed the game-wining basket when he rebounded a missed shot and banked it a jumper with 0:01 remaining vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff... finished 2-of-2 from the field, including one three-pointer, for eight points and added seven rebounds at Richmond... played a season high 31 minutes and Rice and finished with 10 points, six rebounds and three assists... finished with nine points and a career-high 11 rebounds at East Carolina... chipped in nine rebounds vs. Rice (1/27). Career-High Season-High Points 13 v. Richmond, 12/27/05 10 v two opponents Rebounds East Carolina, 1/17/07 East Carolina, 1/17 Assists 4 v. two opponents 4 v Marshall, 1/20 Threes 3 v. three opponents 2 v UAB, 1/13 FTs 5 v. Richmond, 12/27/05 3 v three opponents Steals 3 v. two opponents 3 two opponents Blocks 2 v. two opponents 1 v four opponents Minutes 33 v. two opponents 33 v. Marshall, 1/20 Min FG-A 3G-A FT-A O-D-Reb PF Ast TO BS Stl TP Butler New Orleans Charleston So Loyola (La.) Indiana State Huston-Tillotson LSU Buffalo TCU UAPB Richmond New Orleans Rice UAB East Carolina Marshall Rice Tulsa G-GS Min-Avg. FG-A Pct. 3FG-A Pct. FT-A Pct. Off-Def-Reb Avg. PF-D Ast TO Blk Stl TP Avg Career

11 Tulane Men s Basketball Game Notes Page 11 Career Overall Statistics #5 DONNIE STITH (Jr., 6-6, 215, Virginia Beach, Va./Salem) Produced a double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds against New Orleans... turned in 10 points and five boards against Charleston Southern... came off the bench and finished with six rebounds vs. Loyola... tied his career-high with 11 rebounds vs. Buffalo... grabbed eight rebounds at Rice (1/10)... scored 15 points, grabbed 11 rebounds and added two blocks at East Carolina... produced 16 points, nine rebounds and hit 7-of-9 field goal attempts vs. Marshall (1/20)... tied his season high with 16 points vs. Tulsa. Career-High Season-High Points 19 v. Louisville, 1/29/05 16 v two opponents Rebounds 11 v. three opponents 11 v two opponents Assists 5 v. two opponents 2 v six opponents Threes 2 v. four opponents East Carolina, 1/17 FTs 14 v. Louisville, 1/29/05 7 v Buffalo, 12/6 Steals 2 v. five opponents 2 v two opponents Blocks 6 v. Loyola, 2/7/06 3 v three opponents Minutes 35 v. Marshall, 3/8/06 32 v two opponents Min FG-A 3G-A FT-A O-D-Reb PF Ast TO BS Stl TP Butler New Orleans Charleston So Loyola (La.) Indiana State Huston-Tillotson LSU Buffalo TCU UAPB Richmond New Orleans Rice UAB East Carolina Marshall SMU Rice Tulsa G-GS Min-Avg. FG-A Pct. 3FG-A Pct. FT-A Pct. Off-Def-Reb Avg. PF-D Ast TO Blk Stl TP Avg Career #45 Robinson Louisme (So., 6-7, 260, Fort Myers, Fla./Fort Myers H.S.) Started his first game against New Orleans... came off the bench to lead TU in scoring with eight points vs. Butler in the season opener... tallied eight points, seven rebounds and connected on 3-of-4 shots vs. Huston-Tillotson... produced six points and two blocks vs. Buffalo... connected on 6-of-7 field goal attempts for 12 points vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff... scored 13 points at Richmond and at New Orleans... registered a career-best 19 points, eight field goals and 11 rebounds at Rice (1/10)... finished with 10 points and three blocks at SMU (1/24)... contributed 12 points and nine rebounds vs. Rice (1/27). Career-High Season-High Points Rice, 1/10/07 Rice, 1/10 Rebounds Rice, 1/10/07 Rice, 1/10 Assists 1 v. six opponents 1 v three opponents Threes 1 v. four opponents FTs Rice, 1/28/05 Richmond, 12/28 Steals 3 v. three opponents 2 v two opponents Blocks 4 v. Rice, 1/27/07 4 v. Rice, 1/27 Minutes Rice, 1/10/07 Rice, 1/10/07 Career Overall Statistics Min FG-A 3G-A FT-A O-D-Reb PF Ast TO BS Stl TP Butler New Orleans Charleston So Loyola (La.) Indiana State Huston-Tillotson LSU Buffalo TCU UAPB Richmond New Orleans Rice UAB East Carolina Marshall SMU Rice Tulsa G-GS Min-Avg. FG-A Pct. 3FG-A Pct. FT-A Pct. Off-Def-Reb Avg. PF-D Ast TO Blk Stl TP Avg Redshirt Career