The Green Wave Report: March 9, 2026
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Today, Edition 4, 2026 of the Green Wave Report, what we hope will give the Tulane fan a wrap-up of the stories we covered during the week, analysis of how things went, and a look ahead at what we'll be covering.
The Green Wave Report is a weekly wrap up of Tulane Athletics from ON SI Tulane. In this week's report, Tulane football opens Spring Practice, baseball splits with 17th ranked TCU, and Green Wave basketball has a tough weekend as both the men and women prepare for the American Conference tournament..
Today is the opening day of Hall Ball or Spring Football in the Will Hall era.
On SI Tulane was there. We were able to check out some drills and that quarterback battle that's going on. Head to our YouTube Channel, you may go directly there and watch the video so you can catch up on what we observed. Check it out at this link HERE.
Slugger Birds Split with the Horned Frogs
Tulane baseball was in Fort Worth to challenge 17th ranked TCU this past weekend. The Green Wave was clubbed 10-2 Friday night. Rain Saturday forced a double-header on Sunday. Game 1 went the way of the Wave, 8-4, but Tulane fell in game two, 4-3. Tomorrow, the Greenies are in Biloxi for a neutral site game against another ranked team, #3 Mississippi State. First pitch at 6:05 at Kessler Federal Park on the Gulf Coast.
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For the third weekend in a row, starting pitcher Beau Sampson had trouble. The junior lefty lasted only an inning this time, giving up four hits, three runs all earned, striking out one and walking one. He was replaced in the 2nd inning by Blaise Wilcenski. This season is just under way. Tulane is 9-7 on the year. But there is a problem with the Wave’s Saturday starter. We’ll have to see what Jay Uhlman does to remedy the situation.
Basketball Has a Tough Go
A couple of heart-breaking losses for Tulane basketball over the weekend. The women showed some guts Saturday leading one of the top teams in the American, South Florida, before falling 58-49. The Green Wave, the 10th overall seed, will be tackling 7th seeded Temple in the first round of the American Conference tournament Tuesday afternoon at 2 in Birmingham. We’ll have interviews with coach Ashley Langford and senior Amira Mabry tomorrow in our lead up to the game.
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The Green Wave have gotten their turnovers a little under control, as we asked. Now, they take on Temple, who the Wave split with during the regular season. Langford’s players have shown resiliency and resolve, but just can’t seem to get to the point of making the plays when they matter. The Tulane coach is hoping they can make some noise in the tournament. It starts Tuesday afternoon.
For the men, Ron Hunter’s troops pushed Memphis to overtime before falling 96-95. An emotional coach and team were a part of Senior Day at Fogelman. Tears were shed, and this loss meant more to the team than some might have thought. That might be good, as the Green Wave will play Memphis for a third time, this time in round one of the American tourney, Wednesday night at 6PM. The two teams have split, winning on the opposition’s court.
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Can this Tulane team make a bounce back in round one of the American Conference tournament? Good question. At the end of his press conference after the loss to Memphis, an emotional Ron Hunter removed his GG pin, dedicated to the late Gregg Glenn III and said that game was closure. That he is moving on to the next chapter of Tulane basketball. This team, when its guards are good, can play a game or two in the tourney.
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Doug has covered a gamut of sporting events in his fifty-plus years in the field. He started doing sideline reporting for Louisiana Tech football games for the student radio station. Doug was Sports Director for KNOE-AM/FM in Monroe in the mid-80s, winning numerous awards from the Louisiana Sports Writers Association for Best Sportscast and Best Play-by-Play. High school play-by-play for teams in Monroe, Natchitoches, New Orleans, and Thibodaux, LA dot his resume. He did college play-by-play for Northwestern State University in Natchitoches for nine years. Then, moving to the Crescent City, Doug did television PBP of Tulane games and even filled in for legendary Tulane broadcaster, Ken Berthelot in the only game Kenny ever missed while doing the Green Wave games. His father was an alumnus of Tulane in the 1940s, so Doug has attended Tulane football games in old Tulane Stadium, the Superdome, and Yulman. He was one of the 86,000 plus on December 1, 1973, sitting in the North End Zone to seeTulane shutout the LSU Tigers, 14-0. He was there when the Posse ruled Fogelman and in Turchin when the Wave made it to the World Series. He currently is the public address voice of the Tulane baseball team.