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Shirtless Tulane fan shoves Memphis basketball player after storming court in wild scene

Shirtless Tulane fan shoves Memphis basketball player after storming court in wild scene

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A courtroom assault scene at Tulane during a college basketball game led to a shirtless fan shoving a Memphis Tigers player.

The Tulane Green Wave, an unranked team, defeated No. 10 Memphis, 81-79, to move to 12-6 on the season. Meanwhile, the Tigers are now 15-4 so far this year.

A rabid fan base rushed the court after the final buzzer sounded, and a shirtless fan joined the crowd.

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Penny Hardaway, head coach of the Memphis Tigers (Adam Davis/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images/File)

But that fan seemed to be looking for David Jones, a junior forward in his first year in Memphis after playing for St. John's last season. The video captured the fan shoving Jones in the back before joining the crowd on the court.

However, Jones did not react to the fan, as he was seen leaving the field in the other direction.

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While this could have been a worse incident than it turned out to be, fans running onto the field are always a scary thing for the opposing team.

IOWA'S CAITLIN CLARK SHOCKED AFTER COLLISION WITH COURT FAN: 'JUST HAMMERED'

A good example was Ohio State, the No. 18 team in women's college basketball, which saw its fans running onto the court after defeating No. 2 Iowa in overtime.

Iowa star Caitlin Clark was running off the court when an Ohio State fan collided with her, leaving Clark concussed.

Ron Hunter, Tulane Green Wave head coach (Adam Davis/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images/File)

“Now, obviously, I can see that they're storming the court, which is totally fine and, I mean, it's good for their students,” Clark said, according to the Dayton Daily News.

“Big win for them, and I was just trying to get off the court as quick as possible, so I started running, and someone trying to run onto the court hit me and basically caught me off guard… kind of scary. It could be caused a serious injury that left me breathless. But fortunately, my teammates picked me up and carried me off the court.”

Ohio State's athletic director apologized to Clark after the incident.

In the Tulane-Memphis game, Jones was the leading scorer with 32 points. He is the Tigers' leading scorer, averaging 21.1 points with 6.6 rebounds and 1.8 steals per game.

“I'm not a court-storming guy,” Tulane head coach Ron Hunter said. “But there are times in some schools and in some environments where they just… you know what? I'm happy for them.”