Exclusive: How Ron Hunter’s 40-year ‘chip on shoulder’ will drive Tulane’s underdog bid for NCAA Tournament

Tulane Green Wave head coach Ron Hunter has seen the game of basketball change significantly throughout his coaching career. Going into his 40th year as a coach, he looks forward to continuing his evolution as one who has persevered throughout different periods of the sport. “Longevity is generally not something that you see a lot of in this business. Always been a blessing, and I’ve seen a lot of changes from academic reforms to NIL and pay-to-play, basically…I tell the story that I was an assistant coach in 1987 when the three-point line came in.