Tulane will not have leading scorer Caleb Daniels back for the 2019-20 season after he said he will continue his college basketball career at Villanova. A New Orleans native who played in high school at Villanova, Daniels averaged 16.9 points, 5.3 rebounds and 3.3 assists for a team that ended coach Mike Dunleavy’s final season at the school with a 21-game losing streak and an 0-18 record.
He is one of at least five departures from last season, including graduated seniors Blake Paul and Jordan Cornish, and outgoing transfers Moses Wood (UNLV) and Connor Crabtree (Richmond), who both left after playing their true freshmen seasons. Samir Sehic said soon after the school fired Dunleavy he intended to seek professional opportunities but also left open the chance he could stay at Tulane for his final season of college eligibility. In a Twitter message posted Tuesday (May 21), Daniels thanked Dunleavy for letting him play “in a place that will always be home for me.”
“After months of much prayer and contemplating what’s best for me and talking it over with my family and coaches, I have decided to further my education and athletic career at Villanova University,” he wrote. “I am truly excited to be [a part] of the Wildcat family and embark upon a new chapter.” Daniels will sit out the upcoming season due to NCAA transfer rules and will be eligible for two more season. Last season, the Wildcats posted a 26-10 record and went two rounds deep in the NCAA Tournament. The Jay Wright-coached team won national championships in 2016 and 2018.
New Tulane coach Ron Hunter has three graduate transfers immediately eligible to play and a fourth transfer who could immediately play if he is granted an NCAA waiver. Tulane also has three freshmen in the 2019 high school signing class.
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