2012–13 New Orleans Privateers men's basketball team

2012–13 New Orleans Privateers men's basketball

Conference	Independent
2012–13 record	8–18
Head coach	Mark Slessinger (2nd year)
Assistant coach	Kenyon Spears
Assistant coach	Kris Arkenberg
Assistant coach	Kerwin Forges
Home arena	Lakefront Arena

The 2012–13 New Orleans Privateers men's basketball team represented the University of New Orleans during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Privateers led by second year head coach Mark Slessinger, played their home games at Lakefront Arena and played as an independent. They finished the season 8–18. This was the Privateers last year as an independent as they will join the Southland Conference in July 2013.^[1]

	Conf				Overall
2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball independents standings
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Cal State Bakersfield	0	–	0	–	14	–	16	.467
New Orleans	0	–	0	–	8	–	18	.308

As of March 9, 2013; Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

Number	Name	Position	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
0	Tradarrius McPhearson	Guard	6–1	195	Junior	Edwards, Mississippi
1	Corey Blake	Guard	6–5	200	Junior	Lecompte, Louisiana
2	Darrell Williams	Guard	5–9	165	Senior	New Orleans, Louisiana
3	Rarlensee Nelson	Guard	5–8	180	Senior	Ville Platte, Louisiana
4	Cory Dixon	Forward	6–7	205	Junior	Argyle, Texas
5	Eddie Denard	Forward	6–5	240	Junior	Chicago, Illinois
10	Tommy Hobbs	Forward	6–5	200	Freshman	Anchorage, Alaska
11	Isaac Mack	Guard	6–1	170	Junior	Indianapolis, Indiana
12	Max Banchy	Guard	6–3	180	Junior	Stillwater, Minnesota
13	John Reese	Guard	6–4	175	Freshman	Leesville, Louisiana
15	Kevin Hill	Forward	6–7	210	Freshman	Marrero, Louisiana
20	Evans Ganapamo	Guard/Forward	6–5	185	Freshman	Mandeville, Louisiana
22	Mitchell Parker	Forward	6–8	195	Freshman	Tallahassee, Florida
24	Maurice County	Guard	6–1	195	Senior	Pineville, Louisiana
25	Benjamin James	Guard	6–3	200	Sophomore	Maurice, Louisiana
32	Lovell Cook	Forward	6–6	215	Senior	New Orleans, Louisiana
40	Travis Avery	Center	6–8	215	Freshman	Algiers, Louisiana

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Site (Attendance)
Regular Season
11/09/2012	San Jose State	W 72–68	1–0	Lakefront Arena (1,419)
11/12/2012	Southern Illinois	L 55–72	1–1	Lakefront Arena (690)
11/15/2012	Bethune-Cookman	L 65–71	1–2	Lakefront Arena (471)
11/20/2012	Blue Mountain	W 99–51	2–2	Lakefront Arena (433)
11/26/2012	at Nicholls State	L 79–92	2–3	Stopher Gym (650)
11/29/2012	Southeast Missouri State	L 67–83	2–4	Lakefront Arena (442)
12/08/2012	at Duquesne	L 70–88	2–5	A. J. Palumbo Center (2,646)
12/12/2012	Nicholls State	W 79–76	3–5	Lakefront Arena (584)
12/17/2012	at Southern Illinois	L 61–74	3–6	SIU Arena (5,031)
12/19/2012	at Southeast Missouri State	L 71–94	3–7	Show Me Center (1,820)
12/23/2012	vs. Boise State (MGM Grand Garden Classic)	L 51–67	3–8	MGM Grand Garden Arena (732)
01/03/2013	at Mississippi State	L 46–97	3–9	Humphrey Coliseum (6,028)
01/05/2013	at #17 Butler	L 44–57	3–10	Hinkle Fieldhouse (7,076)
01/08/2013	at San Jose State	L 64–71	3–11	Event Center Arena (1,134)
01/12/2013	Champion Baptist	W 87–50	4–11	Lakefront Arena (403)
01/19/2013	at Rice	L 71–95	4–12	Tudor Fieldhouse (1,423)
01/21/2013	NJIT	W 96–94 ^3OT	5–12	Lakefront Arena (481)
01/23/2013	at Air Force	L 48–90	5–13	Clune Arena (1,671)
01/26/2013	Champion Baptist	W 94–54	6–13	Lakefront Arena (N/A)
02/06/2013	Texas–Pan American	W 75–73 ^OT	7–13	Lakefront Arena (684)
02/09/2013	Houston Baptist	L 68–75 ^OT	7–14	Lakefront Arena (489)
02/18/2013	Central Baptist	W 100–59	8–14	Lakefront Arena (417)
02/21/2013	at Bowling Green	L 56–87	8–15	Stroh Center (1,517)
02/23/2013	at NJIT	L 64–84	8–16	Fleisher Center (377)
02/25/2013	at Houston Baptist	L 52–65	8–17	Sharp Gymnasium (581)
03/03/2013	at Texas–Pan American	L 57–71	8–18	UTPA Fieldhouse (361)
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

References

↑ Tramel, Jimmie (24 August 2012). "Southland Conference adds New Orleans". Tulsa World. Retrieved 6 November 2012.

New Orleans Privateers men's basketball

Venues	Human Performance Center (1969–1983; 2005–2008) Lakefront Arena (1983–2005; 2008–present)

Culture & lore	Lafitte the Instigator "Let's Hear It For UNO"

People	Head coaches

Seasons	1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15