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
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
New Orleans †13–5 .722  20–12  .625
Texas A&M–CC12–6 .667  24–12  .667
Houston Baptist12–6 .667  17–14  .548
Stephen F. Austin12–6 .667  18–15  .545
Sam Houston State10–8 .556  21–13  .618
Lamar10–8 .556  19–15  .559
Southeastern Louisiana9–9 .500  16–16  .500
Nicholls State7–11 .389  14–17  .452
Abilene Christian*7–11 .389  13–16  .448
Northwestern State7–11 .389  13–16  .448
Incarnate Word*7–11 .389  12–17  .414
Central Arkansas7–11 .389  8–24  .250
McNeese State4–14 .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. 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.

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
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Danny Cohen 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)190 lb (86 kg) FrNatchitoches Central Natchitoches, LA
G 1 Tevin Broyles 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)210 lb (95 kg) JrGautier HS Gautier, MS
G 2 Coleman Edwards 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)170 lb (77 kg) FrFort Bend Clements Sugar Land, TX
G 3 Nate Frye 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)210 lb (95 kg) JrHouma Christian HS Houma, LA
F 4 Kevin Hill 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)215 lb (98 kg) SrJohn Ehret HS Westwego, LA
G 5 Christavious Gill 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)168 lb (76 kg) JrAlexandria HS Alexandria, LA
G/F 11 Michael Zeno 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)215 lb (98 kg) SoWestbrook HS Beaumont, TX
F 14 Erik Thomas 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)215 lb (98 kg) JrWest Chapel
Baton Rouge CC		 Wesley Chapel, FL
F 15 Cameron Reed 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)195 lb (88 kg) FrEastern Louisville, KY
G/F 20 Evans Ganapamo 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)195 lb (88 kg) JrMandeville HS France
G 23 Venijie Wallis 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)170 lb (77 kg) FrBrother Martin New Orleans, LA
G 24 Corey Venson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)170 lb (77 kg) FrSalmen Slidell, LA
F 25 Travin Thibodeaux 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)245 lb (111 kg) SoBrusly HS Plaquemine, LA
G 32 Matthew Jiles 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)155 lb (70 kg) SoPhoenix Braithwaite, LA
F 33 Lamine Mbodji 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)230 lb (104 kg) JrSt. Francis Catholic
Otero JC		 Senegal
C 45 Travis Avery 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)215 lb (98 kg) SrCountry 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 90–63  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.

See also

  • 2016–17 New Orleans Privateers women's basketball team

References

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