2016–17 New Orleans Privateers men's basketball team

The 2016–17 New Orleans Privateers men's basketball team represented the University of New Orleans during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Privateers were led by sixth-year head coach Mark Slessinger and played their home games at Lakefront Arena as members of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 20–12, 13–5 in Southland play to win the regular season Southland championship. They defeated Sam Houston State and Texas A&M–Corpus Christi to win the Southland Conference tournament. As a result, they earned the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the First Four to Mount St. Mary's.[1]

2016–17 New Orleans Privateers men's basketball
Southland regular season and tournament champions
NCAA tournament, First Four
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record20–12 (13–5 Southland)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jody Bailey
  • Kris Arkenberg
  • Bill Duany
Home arenaLakefront Arena
(Capacity: 10,000)
Seasons
2016–17 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
New Orleans135 .7222012 .625
Texas A&M–CC126 .6672412 .667
Houston Baptist126 .6671714 .548
Stephen F. Austin126 .6671815 .545
Sam Houston State108 .5562113 .618
Lamar108 .5561915 .559
Southeastern Louisiana99 .5001616 .500
Nicholls State711 .3891417 .452
Abilene Christian*711 .3891316 .448
Northwestern State711 .3891316 .448
Incarnate Word*711 .3891217 .414
Central Arkansas711 .389824 .250
McNeese State414 .222722 .241
* Ineligible for postseason during transition to Division I
2017 Southland tournament winner

Previous season

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The Privateers finished the 2015–16 season 10–20, 6–12 to finish in a three-way tie for ninth place Southland play. They lost to Southeastern Louisiana in the first round of the Southland tournament.

Roster

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2016–17 New Orleans Privateers men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G1Tevin Broyles6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)210 lb (95 kg)SrGautier HSGautier, MS
G2Coleman Edwards6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)175 lb (79 kg)SoFort Bend ClementsSugar Land, TX
G3Nate Frye6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)215 lb (98 kg)SrHouma Christian HSHouma, LA
G4Bryson Robinson6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)202 lb (92 kg)FrMesquite HSMesquite, TX
G5Christavious Gill5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)165 lb (75 kg)SrAlexandria HSAlexandria, LA
F10A. J. Cheeseman6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)230 lb (104 kg)FrCollins Hill HSLawrenceville, GA
G/F11Michael Zeno6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)230 lb (104 kg)JrWestbrook HSBeaumont, TX
F12Gavin Sabo6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)230 lb (104 kg)FrBaytown Christian AcademyBaytown, TX
G13Jorge Rosa6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)205 lb (93 kg)JrLee Christian Academy
Indian Hills CC
Orlando, FL
F14Erik Thomas6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)215 lb (98 kg)SrWest Chapel
Baton Rouge CC
Wesley Chapel, FL
F15Cameron Reed6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)190 lb (86 kg)SoEasternLouisville, KY
F22Maker Puou6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)228 lb (103 kg)JrMooseheart HS
Vincennes
Rumbek, South Sudan
G23Danny Cohen6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)190 lb (86 kg)SoNatchitoches Central HSNatchitoches, LA
F25Travin Thibodeaux6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)242 lb (110 kg)JrBrusly HSPlaquemine, LA
G32Matthew Jiles5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)165 lb (75 kg)JrPhoenixBraithwaite, LA
F55Scott Plaisance Jr.6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)215 lb (98 kg)RS SoCountry Day
Louisiana
Marrero, LA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: 2022-08-05

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 11, 2016*
7:00 pm
LaGrangeW 103–67 1–0
Lakefront Arena (739)
New Orleans, LA
November 16, 2016*
7:00 pm, FSOK+
at Oklahoma StateL 72–117 1–1
Gallagher-Iba Arena (4,992)
Stillwater, OK
November 19, 2016*
3:00 pm, ESPN3
at TulsaL 68–77 1–2
Reynolds Center (3,271)
Tulsa, OK
November 22, 2016*
8:00 pm, P12N
at USCL 54–88 1–3
Galen Center (2,711)
Los Angeles, CA
November 25, 2016*
7:00 pm
Florida CollegeW 90–63 2–3
Lakefront Arena (413)
New Orleans, LA
November 29, 2016*
7:00 pm, CST
TulaneW 74–59 3–3
Lakefront Arena (1,308)
New Orleans, LA
December 3, 2016*
5:00 pm, P12N
at Washington StateW 70–54 4–3
Beasley Coliseum (2,617)
Pullman, WA
December 11, 2016*
6:00 pm, BTN
at NorthwesternL 49–83 4–4
Welsh-Ryan Arena (6,635)
Evanston, IL
December 17, 2016*
6:15 pm
Louisiana–LafayetteL 71–76 4–5
Lakefront Arena (1,411)
New Orleans, LA
December 19, 2016*
8:00 pm
at Utah StateL 66–76 4–6
Smith Spectrum (5,825)
Logan, UT
December 21, 2016*
7:00 pm
Williams BaptistW 91–74 5–6
Lakefront Arena (311)
New Orleans, LA
Southland regular season
December 29, 2016
7:45 pm
Abilene ChristianW 75–66 6–6
(1–0)
Lakefront Arena (608)
New Orleans, LA
December 31, 2016
6:15 pm
Texas A&M–Corpus ChristiW 73–72 OT7–6
(2–0)
Lakefront Arena (517)
New Orleans, LA
January 5, 2017
8:00 pm, ESPN3
at LamarW 66–62 OT8–6
(3–0)
Montagne Center (2,017)
Beaumont, TX
January 7, 2017
3:00 pm
at Incarnate WordW 87–72 9–6
(4–0)
McDermott Center (751)
San Antonio, TX
January 12, 2017
7:45 pm
Sam Houston StateL 68–77 9–7
(4–1)
Lakefront Arena (721)
New Orleans, LA
January 19, 2017
7:00 pm
Houston BaptistW 72–64 10–7
(5–1)
Lakefront Arena (727)
New Orleans, LA
January 21, 2017
4:00 pm
at Central ArkansasW 81–63 11–7
(6–1)
Farris Center (429)
Conway, AR
January 26, 2017
7:00 pm
McNeese StateW 75–56 12–7
(7–1)
Lakefront Arena (789)
New Orleans, LA
January 28, 2017
6:00 pm
at Stephen F. AustinL 61–71 12–8
(7–2)
William R. Johnson Coliseum (4,166)
Nacogdoches, TX
February 1, 2017
7:00 pm
at Abilene ChristianL 69–70 OT12–9
(7–3)
Moody Coliseum (1,485)
Abilene, TX
February 4, 2017
6:15 pm
NichollsW 78–69 13–9
(8–3)
Lakefront Arena (1,782)
New Orleans, LA
February 9, 2017
7:00 pm
at McNeese StateW 69–63 14–9
(9–3)
Burton Coliseum (375)
Lake Charles, LA
February 11, 2017
5:00 pm, ESPN3
at Southeastern LouisianaW 60–52 15–9
(10–3)
University Center (708)
Hammond, LA
February 18, 2017
4:00 pm
Central ArkansasW 84–61 16–9
(11–3)
Lakefront Arena (812)
New Orleans, LA
February 23, 2017
7:45 pm
Stephen F. AustinW 82–65 17–9
(12–3)
Lakefront Arena (1,211)
New Orleans, LA
February 25, 2017
3:00 pm
at Northwestern StateL 82–83 17–10
(12–4)
Prather Coliseum (1,423)
Natchitoches, LA
March 2, 2017
7:45 pm
Southeastern LouisianaL 58–63 17–11
(12–5)
Lakefront Arena (1,302)
New Orleans, LA
March 4, 2017
3:00 pm
at NichollsW 74–64 18–11
(13–5)
Stopher Gym (702)
Thibodaux, LA
Southland tournament
March 10, 2017
5:00 pm, ESPN3
(1) vs. (5) Sam Houston State
Semifinals
W 75–63 19–11
Merrell Center (2,318)
Katy, TX
March 10, 2017
8:30 pm, ESPN2
(1) vs. (2) Texas A&M–Corpus Christi
Championship
W 68–65 OT20–11
Merrell Center (2,068)
Katy, TX
NCAA tournament
March 14, 2017*
5:40 pm, truTV
(16 E) vs. (16 E) Mount St. Mary's
First Four
L 66–67 20–12
UD Arena (11,855)
Dayton, OH
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
E=East Region.
All times are in Central Time.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Junior Robinson leads Mount St. Mary's to First Four win over New Orleans". ESPN. March 14, 2017. Retrieved February 22, 2024.