2016–17 New Orleans Privateers men's basketball team

2016–17 New Orleans Privateers men's basketball
Southland regular season and tournament champions
NCAA Tournament, First Four
Conference Southland Conference
2016–17 record 20–12 (13–5 Southland)
Head coach Mark Slessinger (6th season)
Assistant coach Jody Bailey
Assistant coach Kris Arkenberg
Assistant coach Bill Duany
Home arena Lakefront Arena
(Capacity: 10,000)
2016–17 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
New Orleans 13 5   .722     20 12   .625
Texas A&M–CC 12 6   .667     24 12   .667
Houston Baptist 12 6   .667     17 14   .548
Stephen F. Austin 12 6   .667     18 15   .545
Sam Houston State 10 8   .556     21 13   .618
Lamar 10 8   .556     19 15   .559
Southeastern Louisiana 9 9   .500     16 16   .500
Nicholls State 7 11   .389     14 17   .452
Abilene Christian* 7 11   .389     13 16   .448
Northwestern State 7 11   .389     13 16   .448
Incarnate Word* 7 11   .389     12 17   .414
Central Arkansas 7 11   .389     8 24   .250
McNeese State 4 14   .222     7 22   .241
* Ineligible for postseason during transition to Division I
2017 Southland Tournament winner

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. They earned the Southland's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament where they lost in the First Four to Mount St. Mary's.

Previous season

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

2016–17 New Orleans Privateers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Cohen, DannyDanny Cohen 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Natchitoches Central Natchitoches, LA
G 1 Broyles, TevinTevin Broyles 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Gautier HS Gautier, MS
G 2 Edwards, ColemanColeman Edwards 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Fort Bend Clements Sugar Land, TX
G 3 Frye, NateNate Frye 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Houma Christian HS Houma, LA
F 4 Hill, KevinKevin Hill 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr John Ehret HS Westwego, LA
G 5 Gill, ChristaviousChristavious Gill 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 168 lb (76 kg) Jr Alexandria HS Alexandria, LA
G/F 11 Zeno, MichaelMichael Zeno 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Westbrook HS Beaumont, TX
F 14 Thomas, ErikErik Thomas 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr West Chapel
Baton Rouge CC
Wesley Chapel, FL
F 15 Reed, CameronCameron Reed 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Eastern Louisville, KY
G/F 20 Ganapamo, EvansEvans Ganapamo 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Mandeville HS France
G 23 Wallis, VenijieVenijie Wallis 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Brother Martin New Orleans, LA
G 24 Venson, CoreyCorey Venson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Salmen Slidell, LA
F 25 Thibodeaux, TravinTravin Thibodeaux 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 245 lb (111 kg) So Brusly HS Plaquemine, LA
G 32 Jiles, MatthewMatthew Jiles 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 155 lb (70 kg) So Phoenix Braithwaite, LA
F 33 Mbodji, LamineLamine Mbodji 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr St. Francis Catholic
Otero JC
Senegal
C 45 Avery, TravisTravis Avery 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Country Day Algiers, LA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: 2016-09-24

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season

November 11, 2016*
7:00 PM
LaGrange W 103–67  1–0
Lakefront Arena (739)
New Orleans, LA

November 16, 2016*
7:00 PM, FSOK+
at Oklahoma State L 72–117  1–1
Gallagher-Iba Arena (4,992)
Stillwater, OK

November 19, 2016*
3:00 PM, ESPN3
at Tulsa L 68–77  1–2
Reynolds Center (3,271)
Tulsa, OK

November 22, 2016*
8:00 PM, P12N
at USC L 54–88  1–3
Galen Center (2,711)
Los Angeles, CA

November 25, 2016*
7:00 PM
Florida College W 63–90  2–3
Lakefront Arena (413)
New Orleans, LA

November 29, 2016*
7:00 PM, CST
Tulane W 74–59  3–3
Lakefront Arena (1,308)
New Orleans, LA

December 3, 2016*
5:00 PM, P12N
at Washington State W 70–54  4–3
Beasley Coliseum (2,617)
Pullman, WA

December 11, 2016*
6:00 PM, BTN
at Northwestern L 49–83  4–4
Welsh-Ryan Arena (6,635)
Evanston, IL

December 17, 2016*
6:15 PM
Louisiana–Lafayette L 71–76  4–5
Lakefront Arena (1,411)
New Orleans, LA

December 19, 2016*
8:00 PM
at Utah State L 66–76  4–6
Smith Spectrum (5,825)
Logan, UT

December 21, 2016*
7:00 PM
Williams Baptist W 91–74  5–6
Lakefront Arena (311)
New Orleans, LA
Southland regular season

December 29, 2016
7:45 PM
Abilene Christian W 75–66  6–6
(1–0)
Lakefront Arena (608)
New Orleans, LA

December 31, 2016
6:15 PM
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi W 73–72 OT 7–6
(2–0)
Lakefront Arena (517)
New Orleans, LA

January 5, 2017
8:00 PM, ESPN3
at Lamar W 66–62 OT 8–6
(3–0)
Montagne Center (2,017)
Beaumont, TX

January 7, 2017
3:00 PM
at Incarnate Word W 87–72  9–6
(4–0)
McDermott Center (751)
San Antonio, TX

January 12, 2017
7:45 PM
Sam Houston State L 68–77  9–7
(4–1)
Lakefront Arena (721)
New Orleans, LA

January 19, 2017
7:00 PM
Houston Baptist W 72–64  10–7
(5–1)
Lakefront Arena (727)
New Orleans, LA

January 21, 2017
4:00 PM
at Central Arkansas W 81–63  11–7
(6–1)
Farris Center (429)
Conway, AR

January 26, 2017
7:00 PM
McNeese State W 75–56  12–7
(7–1)
Lakefront Arena (789)
New Orleans, LA

January 28, 2017
6:00 PM
at Stephen F. Austin L 61–71  12–8
(7–2)
William R. Johnson Coliseum (4,166)
Nacogdoches, TX

February 1, 2017
7:00 PM
at Abilene Christian L 69–70 OT 12–9
(7–3)
Moody Coliseum (1,485)
Abilene, TX

February 4, 2017
6:15 PM
Nicholls W 78–69  13–9
(8–3)
Lakefront Arena (1,782)
New Orleans, LA

February 9, 2017
7:00 PM
at McNeese State W 69–63  14–9
(9–3)
Burton Coliseum (375)
Lake Charles, LA

February 11, 2017
5:00 PM, ESPN3
at Southeastern Louisiana W 60–52  15–9
(10–3)
University Center (708)
Hammond, LA

February 18, 2017
4:00 PM
Central Arkansas W 84–61  16–9
(11–3)
Lakefront Arena (812)
New Orleans, LA

February 23, 2017
7:45 PM
Stephen F. Austin W 82–65  17–9
(12–3)
Lakefront Arena (1,211)
New Orleans, LA

February 25, 2017
3:00 PM
at Northwestern State L 82–83  17–10
(12–4)
Prather Coliseum (1,423)
Natchitoches, LA

March 2, 2017
7:45 PM
Southeastern Louisiana L 58–63  17–11
(12–5)
Lakefront Arena (1,302)
New Orleans, LA

March 4, 2017
3:00 pm
at Nicholls W 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 game
W 68–65 OT 20–11
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.

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