In preseason voting by coaches of the American Conference, the Tulane Green Wave men’s basketball team is ranked third in preseason standings, while guards Rowan Brumbaugh and Asher Woods have been named to the All-Conference first and second teams, respectively. Brumbaugh topped it off by being named the American Conference preseason player of the year. When head coach Ron Hunter was asked about how he felt being ranked third, he said, “I have never in my 30-plus years worried about preseason (rankings).” Additionally, he said, “I don’t ignore it. We were picked 11th last year (and finished 4th). (Instead,)I’m worried about getting us ready.” “Our goal is to win a championship and to play in postseason play,” Hunter said when asked about his goals for the season. He further reinforced what he already believed, even before the preseason buzz. “We’re good enough to do that,” adding, “We feel like we have the best backcourt in the league… our transfers are really good, we will be disappointed outside of anyt
