2016–17 New Orleans Privateers men's basketball team

2016–17 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
	* Ineligible for postseason during transition to Division I
	† 2017 Southland Tournament winner ;

2016–17 New Orleans Privateers men's basketball
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 coaches	Jody Bailey; Kris Arkenberg; Bill Duany;
Home arena	Lakefront Arena; (Capacity: 10,000)
	Seasons ← 2015–16 2017–18 →

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

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Danny Cohen	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	Natchitoches Central	Natchitoches, LA
G	1	Tevin Broyles	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jr	Gautier HS	Gautier, MS
G	2	Coleman Edwards	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Fr	Fort Bend Clements	Sugar Land, TX
G	3	Nate Frye	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jr	Houma Christian HS	Houma, LA
F	4	Kevin Hill	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Sr	John Ehret HS	Westwego, LA
G	5	Christavious Gill	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	168 lb (76 kg)	Jr	Alexandria HS	Alexandria, LA
G/F	11	Michael Zeno	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	So	Westbrook HS	Beaumont, TX
F	14	Erik Thomas	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jr	West Chapel Baton Rouge CC	Wesley Chapel, FL
F	15	Cameron Reed	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Fr	Eastern	Louisville, KY
G/F	20	Evans Ganapamo	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Jr	Mandeville HS	France
G	23	Venijie Wallis	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Fr	Brother Martin	New Orleans, LA
G	24	Corey Venson	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Fr	Salmen	Slidell, LA
F	25	Travin Thibodeaux	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	So	Brusly HS	Plaquemine, LA
G	32	Matthew Jiles	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	155 lb (70 kg)	So	Phoenix	Braithwaite, LA
F	33	Lamine Mbodji	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Jr	St. Francis Catholic Otero JC	Senegal
C	45	Travis Avery	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Sr	Country Day	Algiers, LA

Head coach

Mark Slessinger (Aurora)

Assistant coach(es)

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

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

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.

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2016–17 New Orleans Privateers men's basketball team

Contents

Previous season[]

Roster[]

Schedule and results[]

See also[]

References[]

2016–17 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
v t	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