Tyler Ringgold had an off night in the Tulane men’s basketball team’s 22-point loss to UNO l ast Friday, but coach Ron Hunter refrained from getting on him about it.

The truth is Ringgold has been a godsend since the tragic drowning of uniquely versatile center Gregg Glenn in July.

No one had to adjust their game as much in Glenn’s absence as Ringgold, a 6-foot-8 redshirt sophomore product of Southern Lab who is playing center for the first time in his life. Despite his height, he preferred to hang out on the perimeter a year ago, when he averaged 3.6 points and 11 minutes off the bench.

In his first three games this year, he scored 41 points on 15-of-27 shooting (55.5%) with 15 rebounds. Tulane (3-1) will be counting on him bouncing back from a 1-of-5 performance against the Privat

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