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2017–18 New Orleans Privateers men's basketball team

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2017–18 New Orleans Privateers men's basketball

CBI, Quarterfinals
Conference	Southland Conference
Record	16–17 (11–7 Southland)
Head coach	Mark Slessinger (7th season)
Assistant coaches	Jody Bailey Kris Arkenberg Bill Duany
Home arena	Lakefront Arena
Seasons ← 2016–17 2018–19 →

2017–18 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Southeastern Louisiana	15	–	3	.833	22	–	12	.647
Nicholls State	15	–	3	.833	21	–	11	.656
Stephen F. Austin †	14	–	4	.778	28	–	7	.800
Sam Houston State	12	–	6	.667	21	–	15	.583
Lamar	11	–	7	.611	19	–	14	.576
New Orleans	11	–	7	.611	16	–	17	.485
Central Arkansas	10	–	8	.556	18	–	17	.514
Abilene Christian	8	–	10	.444	16	–	16	.500
Texas A&M–CC	8	–	10	.444	11	–	18	.379
McNeese State	8	–	10	.444	11	–	17	.393
Incarnate Word	2	–	16	.111	7	–	21	.250
Houston Baptist	2	–	16	.111	6	–	25	.194
Northwestern State	1	–	17	.056	4	–	25	.138


† 2018 Southland tournament winner

The 2017–18 New Orleans Privateers men's basketball team represented the University of New Orleans during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Privateers were led by seventh-year head coach Mark Slessinger and played their home games at Lakefront Arena as members of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 16–17, 11–7 in Southland play to finish in a tie for fifth place. As the No. 5 seed in the Southland tournament, they defeated Texas A&M–Corpus Christi in the first round^[1] before losing to Sam Houston State in the quarterfinals.^[2] They received an invitation to the College Basketball Invitational where they defeated Texas–Rio Grande Valley in the first round and received a second round bye before losing in the quarterfinals to Campbell.

Previous season[edit]

The Privateers finished the 2016–17 season 20–12, 13–5 in Southland play to win the regular season Southland championship.^[3] They defeated Sam Houston State^[4] and Texas A&M–Corpus Christi to win the Southland Conference tournament.^[5]^[6]^[7] 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.^[8]^[9]

Roster[edit]

2017–18 New Orleans Privateers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	0	Diontae Champion	6ft5in (1.96 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jr	Pearl, Mississippi
G	1	Damion Rosser	6ft4in (1.93 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Fr	McDonough, Georgia
G	2	Lamont Berzat	5ft6in (1.68 m)	155 lb (70 kg)	Fr	New Orleans, Louisiana
G	3	Troy Green	6ft3in (1.91 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Fr	St. Rose, Louisiana
G	4	Bryson Robinson	6ft4in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	So	Mesquite, Texas
G	5	Charles Bohannon	6ft90in (4.11 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Fr	Austin, Texas
G/F	11	Michael Zeno	6ft6in (1.98 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Sr	Beaumont, Texas
G	13	Jorge Rosa	6ft4in (1.93 m)	203 lb (92 kg)	Sr	Orlando, Florida
G	15	Tyren Harrison	6ft5in (1.96 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	Queens, New York
C	21	Bol Riek	7ft3in (2.21 m)	222 lb (101 kg)	Fr	Bentiu, South Sudan
F	22	Makur Puou	6ft9in (2.06 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Sr	Rumbek, South Sudan
F	25	Travin Thibodeaux	6ft8in (2.03 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Sr	Plaquemine, Louisiana
G	32	Matthew Jiles	5ft10in (1.78 m)	155 lb (70 kg)	Sr	Braithwaite, Louisiana
G	33	Ezekiel Charles	6ft4in (1.93 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Jr	Brooklyn, New York
F	55	Scott Plaisance	6ft9in (2.06 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	RS Jr	Marrero, Louisiana

Head coach

Mark Slessinger (Aurora)

Assistant coach(es)

Jody Bailey (Louisville)
Kris Arkenberg (Franklin (IN))
Bill Duany (Indiana)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2018-02-08

Schedule and results[edit]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
Oct 25, 2017* 7:00 pm		Huntingdon	W 94–71		Lakefront Arena (652) New Orleans, LA
Non-conference regular season
Nov 10, 2017* 6:00 pm, FCS		at St. John's	L 61–77	0–1	Carnesecca Arena (4,921) Queens, NY
Nov 13, 2017* 6:00 pm, ESPN3		at Oakland	L 68–87	0–2	Athletics Center O'rena (2,944) Rochester, MI
Nov 21, 2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at Memphis	L 52–63	0–3	FedEx Forum (7,224) Memphis, TN
Nov 24, 2017* 2:00 pm		Spring Hill	W 74–67	1–3	Lakefront Arena (532) New Orleans, LA
Nov 26, 2017* 3:05 pm		at South Alabama	L 52–55	1–4	Mitchell Center (1,548) Mobile, AL
Nov 29, 2017* 7:00 pm		at Houston	L 66–75	1–5	H&PE Arena (2,586) Houston, TX
Dec 2, 2017* 2:00 pm		Williams Baptist	W 87–70	2–5	Lakefront Arena (302) New Orleans, LA
Dec 13, 2017* 8:00 pm, ESPN3		at SMU	L 66–79	2–6	Moody Coliseum (6,512) Dallas, TX
Dec 16, 2017* 7:00 pm		at Louisiana	L 65–87	2–7	Cajundome (3,445) Lafayette, LA
Dec 18, 2017* 7:00 pm		Oklahoma Panhandle State	W 107–59	3–7	Lakefront Arena (418) New Orleans, LA
Dec 20, 2017* 7:00 pm		at UAB	L 67–74	3–8	Bartow Arena (3,229) Birmingham, AL
Southland regular season
Dec 28, 2018 7:00 pm		Abilene Christian	W 77–74	4–8 (1–0)	Lakefront Arena (528) New Orleans, LA
Dec 30, 2018 7:00 pm		at Houston Baptist	W 64–57	5–8 (2–0)	Sharp Gym (602) Houston, TX
Jan 3, 2018 7:00 pm		Lamar	W 72–62	6–8 (3–0)	Lakefront Arena (513) New Orleans, LA
Jan 6, 2018 3:30 pm		at McNeese State	W 82–75 ^OT	7–8 (4–0)	Burton Coliseum (913) Lake Charles, LA
Jan 10, 2018 7:00 pm		at Stephen F. Austin	L 68–78	7–9 (4–1)	William R. Johnson Coliseum (4,173) Nacogdoches, TX
Jan 13, 2018 4:15 pm		Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	W 61–55	8–9 (5–1)	Lakefront Arena (731) New Orleans, LA
Jan 17, 2018 7:00 pm		Central Arkansas	L 57–81	8–10 (5–2)	Lakefront Arena (471) New Orleans, LA
Jan 20, 2018 4:15 pm		Incarnate Word	W 74–70	9–10 (6–2)	Lakefront Arena (1,407) New Orleans, LA
Jan 24, 2018 6:30 pm		at Northwestern State	W 73–67	10–10 (7–2)	Prather Coliseum (1,522) Natchitoches, LA
Jan 27, 2018 3:00 pm		at Incarnate Word	W 68–58	11–10 (8–2)	McDermott Convocation Center (1,394) San Antonio, TX
Jan 31, 2018 7:00 pm		Northwestern State	W 82–64	12–10 (9–2)	Lakefront Arena (731) New Orleans, LA
Feb 3, 2018 4:15 pm		Nicholls State	L 64–81	12–11 (9–3)	Lakefront Arena (2,103) New Orleans, LA
Feb 10, 2018 7:00 pm		at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	W 62–53	13–11 (10–3)	American Bank Center (3,317) Corpus Christi, TX
Feb 14, 2018 7:00 pm		at Southeastern Louisiana	L 64–71	13–12 (10–4)	University Center (816) Hammond, LA
Feb 17, 2018 4:15 pm		McNeese State	W 90–74	14–12 (11–4)	Lakefront Arena (1,571) New Orleans, LA
Feb 21, 2018 6:30 pm		at Sam Houston State	L 54–57	14–13 (11–5)	Bernard G. Johnson Coliseum (1,043) Huntsville, TX
Feb 24, 2018 6:00 pm		at Nicholls State	L 64–78	14–14 (11–6)	Stopher Gymnasium (1,007) Thibodaux, LA
Feb 28, 2018 7:00 pm		Southeastern Louisiana	L 64–68	14–15 (11–7)	Lakefront Arena (1,182) New Orleans, LA
Southland tournament
Mar 7, 2018 5:00 pm, ESPN3	(5)	vs. (8) Texas A&M–Corpus Christi First round	W 83–76	15–15	Merrell Center (970) Katy, TX
Mar 8, 2018 5:00 pm, ESPN3	(5)	vs. (4) Sam Houston State Quarterfinals	L 63–85	15–16	Merrell Center (1,839) Katy, TX
CBI
Mar 14, 2018* 7:00 pm		Texas–Rio Grande Valley First round	W 77–74	16–16	Lakefront Arena (741) New Orleans, LA
Mar 19, 2018* 6:00 pm		at Campbell Quarterfinals	L 69–71	16–17	Gore Arena (1,316) Buies Creek, NC
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

Source^[10]^[11]

References[edit]

^ "Texas A&M-CC vs. New Orleans - Game Recap - March 7, 2018 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 9, 2018.

^ "New Orleans vs. Sam Houston State - Game Recap - March 8, 2018 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 9, 2018.

^ "Men's Basketball Wins Outright SLC Championship With 74–64 Victory At Nicholls | University of New Orleans". www.uno.edu. Archived from the original on October 4, 2017. Retrieved October 3, 2017.

^ "Sam Houston State vs. New Orleans – Game Recap – March 10, 2017 – ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 3, 2017.

^ "Texas A&M-CC vs. New Orleans – Game Recap – March 11, 2017 – ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 3, 2017.

^ "New Orleans takes Southland tourney, earns NCAA bid". USA TODAY. Retrieved October 3, 2017.

^ "Texas A&M-Corpus Christi loses Southland final in OT to New Orleans". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved October 3, 2017.

^ "Mt. St. Mary's vs. New Orleans – Game Recap – March 14, 2017 – ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 3, 2017.

^ "NCAA Tournament 2017: Mount St. Mary's starts March Madness beating New Orleans". CBSSports.com. Retrieved October 3, 2017.

^ "2017–18 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of New Orleans. Retrieved October 3, 2017.

^ "New Orleans Privateers Basketball 2017–18 Schedule – Privateers Home and Away – ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 3, 2017.

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