Tulane head coach Ron Hunter makes hilarious Final Four joke

College basketball has quickly transitioned to the era of the transfer portal over the past two seasons, which means coaches will go to any length to get the transfers they desire. That includes Tulane head coach Ron Hunter.

“Welcome to all the college basketball coaches to the city of New Orleans this weekend. I am offering free transportation if you have a 6’11 player in the Transfer Portal. Call me!!!” Hunter tweeted.

Tulane is based out of New Orleans, meaning every coach is flocking to his home to watch the Final Four between Duke, North Carolina, Kansas and Villanova. With a fair few college coaches likely to make the trip, Hunter might be around the corner looking to give your struggling big man a new home.

Hunter’s claim to fame came in 2015 during his time as head coach of Georgia State. His team came out of the Sun Belt as tournament champions, making an auto-bid into that year’s NCAA Tournament. Come Selection Sunday, his Panthers notched a 14-seed and were paired up with three-seeded Baylor — Georgia State came out on top after his son, R.J. Hunter hit a miraculous shot to give the Panthers the lead, effectively putting the finishing touches on the biggest win in Georgia State basketball history.

That wasn’t why everyone remembers Hunter, though. In the week prior to the NCAA Tournament, Georgia State won the Sun Belt conference tournament and during the celebration, Hunter tore his Achilles and was forced to coach from a barstool for the entire game against the Bears.

When Hunter’s son, R.J. hit the shot, Hunter reacted with such ecstasy that he fell out of his stool right onto his hip. He was fine after the fall, but the shot followed by Hunter falling is a now iconic moment when talking about last-second shots during March Madness over the last decade.

Hunter missed out on the NCAA Tournament for the third time in three seasons as the Green Wave’ head coach. In fact, Tulane hasn’t been appeared in March Madness since the 1994-1995 season when they lost in the second round as a nine-seed, which is the highest seed the Green Wave has ever had.

Tulane finished 14-15 this season after getting handled 86-66 by Houston in the semifinals of the AAC Tournament, which is an improvement compared to where the program has been in recent years.