2019–20 New Orleans Privateers men's basketball team

The 2019–20 New Orleans Privateers men's basketball team represented the University of New Orleans during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Privateers were led by ninth-year head coach Mark Slessinger and played their home games at Lakefront Arena as members of two of the most important teams in the Southland Conference. They finished the season 9–21, 5–15 in Southland play to finish in a tie for 11th place. They failed to qualify for the Southland Conference tournament.

2019–20 New Orleans Privateers men's basketball
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record9–21 (5–15 Southland)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jody Bailey
  • Kris Arkenberg
  • Jay Smith
Home arenaLakefront Arena
Seasons
2019–20 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Stephen F. Austin191 .950283 .903
Abilene Christian155 .7502011 .645
Nicholls155 .7502110 .677
Sam Houston State119 .5501813 .581
Northwestern State119 .5501515 .500
Lamar1010 .5001715 .531
McNeese State1010 .5001517 .469
Texas A&M–CC1010 .5001418 .438
Central Arkansas911 .4501021 .323
Incarnate Word614 .300922 .290
New Orleans515 .250921 .300
Southeastern Louisiana515 .250823 .258
Houston Baptist416 .200425 .138
Note: The 2020 SLC tournament was canceled after the first round due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Previous season

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The Privateers finished the season 119–14 overall and 112–6 in conference play. In conference, they tied for 3rd place with Lamar and Southeastern Louisiana. As the number four seed in Southland Conference tournament, the Privateers defeated Lamar in the first round, Southeastern Louisiana in the second round, and lost to Abilene Christian in the championship finals game. On March 17, New Orleans received an invitation to the College Insider tournament.[1] Their season ended with an overtime loss to Texas Southern.[2]

Roster

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2019–20 New Orleans Privateers men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
G0Raquan Brown6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)218 lb (99 kg)FrCharlotte, NC
G1Damion Rosser6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)220 lb (100 kg)JrMcDonough, GA
G2Lamont Berzat5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)155 lb (70 kg)JrNew Orleans, LA
G3Troy Green6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)217 lb (98 kg)JrSt. Rose, LA
G4Bryson Robinson6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)203 lb (92 kg)SrMesquite, TX
G5Charles Bohannon6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)205 lb (93 kg)JrAustin, TX
F10Gerrale Gates6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)250 lb (113 kg)SoCharlotte, NC
F11Jahmel Myers6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)213 lb (97 kg)SoCape Coral, FL
F12Amari Haynes6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)208 lb (94 kg)SoCape Coral, FL
G13Kmani Doughty6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)192 lb (87 kg)FrBrooklyn, NY
F15Jaylen Key6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)230 lb (104 kg)SrMilwaukee, WI
G20Larry Robinson III5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)175 lb (79 kg)SrBossier City, LA
C21Bol Riek7 ft 3 in (2.21 m)212 lb (96 kg)JrBentiu, South Sudan
G23Ahren Freeman6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)233 lb (106 kg)FrOrange Park, FL
G24Rodney Carson Jr.6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)175 lb (79 kg)FrPhiladelphia, PA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: 2019-11-5

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
OpponentResultRecordSite (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
Nov 5, 2019*
7:00 pm
Spring HillW 114–58 1–0
Lakefront Arena (1,427)
New Orleans, LA
Nov 9, 2019*
6:00 pm, FSN
at ButlerL 53–79 1–1
Hinkle Fieldhouse (9,118)
Indianapolis, IN
Nov 12, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at SMUL 64–77 1–2
Moody Coliseum (3,665)
Dallas, TX
Nov 17, 2019*
2:00 pm, SECN
at Mississippi StateL 59–82 1–3
Humphrey Coliseum (6,090)
Starkville, MS
Nov 24, 2019*
9:00 pm, Spectrum Sports
at HawaiiL 71–79 1–4
Stan Sheriff Center (5,188)
Honolulu, HI
Nov 29, 2019
12:00 pm
EurekaW 125–60 2–4
Lakefront Arena (392)
New Orleans, LA
Nov 30, 2019*
6:00 pm
Xavier (LA)W 79–62 3–4
Lakefront Arena (773)
New Orleans, LA
Dec 3, 2019*
6:00 pm, SECN
at LSUL 54–90 3–5
Pete Maravich Assembly Center (8,608)
Baton Rouge, LA
Dec 14, 2019*
6:00 pm
Williams BaptistW 103–59 4–5
Lakefront Arena (514)
New Orleans, LA
Dec 18, 2019
7:00 pm
Abilene ChristianL 71–77 4–6
(0–1)
Lakefront Arena (381)
New Orleans, LA
Dec 21, 2019
2:00 pm
at Sam Houston StateL 79–87 4–7
(0–2)
Bernard G. Johnson Coliseum (541)
Huntsville, TX
Dec 28, 2019*
12:30 pm, ESPN2
at No. 9 MemphisL 55–97 4–8
FedExForum (15,501)
Memphis, TN
Jan 2, 2020
7:00 pm
LamarL 67–74 4–9
(0–3)
Lakefront Arena (518)
New Orleans, LA
Jan 4, 2020
6:00 pm
Stephen F. AustinL 68–87 4–10
(0–4)
Lakefront Arena (743)
New Orleans, LA
Jan 8, 2020
7:00 pm
Central ArkansasW 86–78 5–10
(1–4)
Lakefront Arena (427)
New Orleans, LA
Jan 11, 2020
4:15 pm
at Incarnate WordL 70–73 5–11
(1–5)
McDermott Convocation Center (279)
San Antonio, TX
Jan 15, 2020
7:00 pm
at Houston BaptistW 106–98 6–11
(2–5)
Sharp Gymnasium (609)
Houston, TX
Jan 18, 2020
6:00 pm
McNeese StateL 52–65 6–12
(2–6)
Lakefront Arena (1,253)
New Orleans, LA
Jan 22, 2020
7:00 pm
at Texas A&M–Corpus ChristiL 71–74 6–13
(2–7)
American Bank Center (1,438)
Corpus Christi, TX
Jan 25, 2020
6:00 pm
NichollsL 72–77 6–14
(2–8)
Lakefront Arena (1,294)
New Orleans, LA
Jan 29, 2020
7:00 pm
Northwestern StateL 74–82 6–15
(2–9)
Lakefront Arena (629)
New Orleans, LA
Feb 1, 2020
4:00 pm
at Southeastern LouisianaW 84–73 7–15
(3–9)
University Center (729)
Hammond, LA
Feb 8, 2020
4:30 pm, ESPN+
at Stephen F. AustinL 74–81 7–16
(3–10)
Johnson Coliseum (5,337)
Nacogdoches, TX
Feb 12, 2020
7:00 pm
at Central ArkansasL 68–73 7–17
(3–11)
Farris Center (1,485)
Conway, AR
Feb 15, 2020
6:00 pm
Incarnate WordL 66–67 7–18
(3–12)
Lakefront Arena (451)
New Orleans, LA
Feb 22, 2020
3:30 pm
at McNeese StateW 82–77 8–18
(4–12)
H&HP Complex (2,221)
Lake Charles, LA
Feb 26, 2020
7:00 pm
Texas A&M–Corpus ChristiL 75–81 8–19
(4–13)
Lakefront Arena (364)
New Orleans, LA
Feb 29, 2020
3:00 pm
at NichollsL 68–92 8–20
(4–14)
Stopher Gymnasium (737)
Thibodaux, LA
Mar 4, 2020
6:30 pm
at Northwestern StateL 73–95 8–21
(4–15)
Prather Coliseum (1,212)
Natchitoches, LA
Mar 7, 2020
6:00 pm
Southeastern LouisianaW 79–69 9–21
(5–15)
Lakefront Arena (1,129)
New Orleans, LA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

See also

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2019–20 New Orleans Privateers women's basketball team

References

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  1. ^ "MBB to Host Texas Southern in Round One of the CIT". University of New Orleans. March 17, 2019. Retrieved March 21, 2019.
  2. ^ "2018-19 MEN'S BASKETBALL SCHEDULE". University of New Orleans. Retrieved March 21, 2019.