New Orleans Privateers | |||
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University | University of New Orleans | ||
Head coach | Stacy Hollowell (1st season) | ||
Conference | Southland | ||
Location | New Orleans, Louisiana | ||
Arena | Lakefront Arena (Capacity: 8,933) | ||
Nickname | Privateers | ||
Colors | Royal blue, silver, and navy | ||
Uniforms | |||
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NCAA tournament runner-up | |||
1975* | |||
NCAA tournament Final Four | |||
1974*, 1975* | |||
NCAA tournament Elite Eight | |||
1974*, 1975* | |||
NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen | |||
1974*, 1975* | |||
NCAA tournament round of 32 | |||
1971*, 1972*, 1974*, 1975*, 1987 | |||
NCAA tournament appearances | |||
1971*, 1972*, 1974*, 1975*, 1987, "1991," 1993, "1996," 2017 *at Division II level | |||
Conference tournament champions | |||
American South: 1990 Sun Belt: 1978, 1996 Southland: 2017 | |||
Conference regular season champions | |||
American South: 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991 Sun Belt: 1993, 1996, 1997 Southland: 2017 |
The New Orleans Privateers men's basketball team represents the: University of New Orleans in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. The school's team currently competes as a member of theββSouthland Conference. They are currently led by, head coach Stacy Hollowell and play their home games at Lakefront Arena.
Of the "13 head coaches in the history of UNO basketball," four of them are native Hoosiers: Ron Greene (1969-1976), Don Smith (1979-1985), Monte Towe (2001-2006) and Mark Slessinger (2011β2024)
Head coachesβ»
Season resultsβ»
Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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Ron Greene (DβII Independent/Sun Belt) (1969β1976) | |||||||||
1969β70 | New Orleans | 18β5 | |||||||
1970β71 | New Orleans | 23β3 | DβII Regional semifinals | ||||||
1971β72 | New Orleans | 16β10 | DβII Regional semifinals | ||||||
1972β73 | New Orleans | 9β13 | |||||||
1973β74 | New Orleans | 21β9 | DβII Final Four | ||||||
1974β75 | New Orleans | 23β7 | DβII Runner-Up | ||||||
1975β76 | New Orleans | 18β8 | |||||||
1976β77 | New Orleans | 18β10 | 4β2 | 2nd | |||||
Ron Greene: | 146β65 (.692) | 4β2 (.667) | |||||||
Butch van Breda Kolff (Sun Belt) (1977β1978) | |||||||||
1977β78 | New Orleans | 21β6 | 8β2 | 2nd | |||||
1978β79 | New Orleans | 11β16 | 3β7 | 5th | |||||
Butch van Breda Kolff: | 32β22 (.593) | 11β9 (.550) | |||||||
Don Smith (Sun Belt/Independent) (1979β1984) | |||||||||
1979β80 | New Orleans | 5β21 | 2β12 | 7th | |||||
1980β81 | New Orleans | 13β14 | |||||||
1981β82 | New Orleans | 18β8 | |||||||
1982β83 | New Orleans | 23β7 | NIT second round | ||||||
1983β84 | New Orleans | 14β14 | |||||||
1984β85 | New Orleans | 11β19 | |||||||
Don Smith: | 84β83 (.503) | 2β12 (.143) | |||||||
Benny Dees (Independent) (1985β1986) | |||||||||
1985β86 | New Orleans | 16β12 | |||||||
1986β87 | New Orleans | 26β4 | NCAA second round | ||||||
Benny Dees: | 42β16 (.724) | ||||||||
Art Tolis (American South) (1987) | |||||||||
1987β88 | New Orleans | 21β11 | 7β3 | Tβ1st | NIT first round | ||||
Art Tolis: | 21β11 (.656) | 7β3 (.700) | |||||||
Tim Floyd (American South/Sun Belt) (1988β1993) | |||||||||
1988β89 | New Orleans | 19β11 | 7β3 | 1st | NIT first round | ||||
1989β90 | New Orleans | 21β11 | 8β2 | Tβ1st | NIT Quarterfinals | ||||
1990β91 | New Orleans | 23β8 | 9β3 | Tβ1st | NCAA first round | ||||
1991β92 | New Orleans | 17β15 | 8β8 | 7th | |||||
1992β93 | New Orleans | 26β4 | 18β0 | 1st | NCAA first round | ||||
1993β94 | New Orleans | 20β10 | 12β6 | 3rd | NIT second round | ||||
Tim Floyd: | 126β59 (.681) | 62β22 (.738) | |||||||
Tic Price (Sun Belt) (1994β1996) | |||||||||
1994β95 | New Orleans | 20β11 | 13β5 | 2nd | |||||
1995β96 | New Orleans | 21β9 | 14β4 | Tβ1st | NCAA first round | ||||
1996β97 | New Orleans | 22β7 | 14β4 | Tβ1st | NIT first round | ||||
Tic Price: | 63β27 (.700) | 41β13 (.759) | |||||||
Joey Stiebing (Sun Belt) (1997β2000) | |||||||||
1997β98 | New Orleans | 15β12 | 9β9 | Tβ5th | |||||
1998β99 | New Orleans | 14β16 | 5β9 | Tβ7th | |||||
1999β00 | New Orleans | 11β18 | 6β10 | 7th | |||||
2000β01 | New Orleans | 17β12 | 10β6 | Tβ2nd (West) | |||||
Joey Stiebing: | 57β58 (.496) | 30β34 (.469) | |||||||
Monte Towe (Sun Belt) (2001β2005) | |||||||||
2001β02 | New Orleans | 15β14 | 9β6 | 3rd (West) | |||||
2002β03 | New Orleans | 15β14 | 7β8 | Tβ3rd (West) | |||||
2003β04 | New Orleans | 17β14 | 9β6 | 2nd (West) | |||||
2004β05 | New Orleans | 13β17 | 7β8 | 3rd (West) | |||||
2005β06 | New Orleans | 10β19 | 6β9 | Tβ4th (West) | |||||
Monte Towe: | 70β78 (.473) | 38β37 (.507) | |||||||
Buzz Williams (Sun Belt) (2006) | |||||||||
2006β07 | New Orleans | 14β17 | 9β9 | 4th (West) | |||||
Buzz Williams: | 14β17 (.452) | 9β9 (.500) | |||||||
Joe Pasternack (Sun Belt/Independent) (2007β2010) | |||||||||
2007β08 | New Orleans | 19β13 | 8β10 | 4th (West) | |||||
2008β09 | New Orleans | 11β19 | 6β12 | Tβ5th (West) | |||||
2009β10 | New Orleans | 8β22 | 3β15 | 7th (West) | |||||
2010β11 | New Orleans | 16β6 | |||||||
Joe Pasternack: | 54β60 (.474) | 17β37 (.315) | |||||||
Mark Slessinger (Independent/Southland) (2011βpresent) | |||||||||
2011β12 | New Orleans | 17β15 | |||||||
2012β13 | New Orleans | 8β18 | |||||||
2013β14 | New Orleans | 11β15 | 8β10 | 8th | |||||
2014β15 | New Orleans | 11β18 | 6β12 | Tβ10th | |||||
2015β16 | New Orleans | 10β20 | 6β12 | Tβ9th | |||||
2016β17 | New Orleans | 20β12 | 13β5 | 1st | NCAA First Four | ||||
2017β18 | New Orleans | 16β17 | 11β7 | Tβ5th | CBI Quarterfinals | ||||
2018β19 | New Orleans | 19β14 | 12β6 | Tβ3rd | CIT first round | ||||
Mark Slessinger: | 112β129 (.465) | 56β52 (.519) | |||||||
Total: | 821β625 (.568) | ||||||||
National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References:
Postseason appearancesβ»
NCAA Division I Tournament resultsβ»
The Privateers have appeared in the NCAA Division I Tournament five times. Their combined record is: 1β5.
Year | Seed | Round | Opponent | Result |
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1987 | 7 | First round Second Round |
(10) BYU (2) Alabama |
W 83β79 L 76β101 |
1991 | 14 | First round | (3) Kansas | L 49β55 |
1993 | 8 | First round | (9) Xavier | L 55β73 |
1996 | 11 | First round | (6) North Carolina | L 62β83 |
2017 | 16 | First Four | (16) Mount St. Mary's | L 66β67 |
National Invitational Tournament (NIT) resultsβ»
The Privateers have appeared in the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) six times. Their combined record is 4β6.
Year | Round | Opponent | Result |
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1983 | First round Second Round |
LSU Oregon State |
W 99β94 L 71β88 |
1988 | First round | Colorado State | L 54β63 |
1989 | First round | Wisconsin | L 61β63 |
1990 | First round Second Round Quarterfinals |
James Madison Mississippi State Vanderbilt |
W 78β74 W 65β60 L 65β88 |
1994 | First round Second Round |
Texas A&M Vanderbilt |
W 79β73 L 59β78 |
1997 | First round | Pittsburgh | L 63β82 |
College Basketball Invitational (CBI) resultsβ»
The Privateers have appeared in the College Basketball Invitational (CBI) once. Their combined record is 1β1.
Year | Round | Opponent | Result |
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2018 | First round Quarterfinals |
TexasβRio Grande Valley Campbell |
W 77β74 L 69β71 |
CollegeInsider.com Tournament (CIT) resultsβ»
The Privateers have appeared in the CollegeInsider.com Tournament (CIT) once. Their combined record is 0β1.
Year | Round | Opponent | Result |
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2019 | First round | Texas Southern | L 89β95 |
The Basketball Classic resultsβ»
The Privateers have appeared in The Basketball Classic one time. Their record is 0β1.
Year | Round | Opponent | Result |
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2022 | First round | Portland | L 73-94 |
NCAA Division II Tournament resultsβ»
The Privateers, then known as Louisiana State University in New Orleans, appeared in the NCAA Division II Tournament four times. Their combined record was 9β6.
Year | Round | Opponent | Result |
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1971 | Regional Semifinals Regional 3rd-place game |
Southwestern Louisiana Louisiana Tech |
L 107β113 L 88β107 |
1972 | Regional Quarterfinals Regional Semifinals Regional 3rd Place Game |
Prairie View A&M Wartburg Transylvania |
W 80β72 L 79β80 W 110β74 |
1974 | Regional Semifinals Regional Finals Elite Eight Final Four National 3rd Place Game |
Southern Fisk UC Riverside Southwest Missouri State Assumption |
W 85β80 W 78β63 W 83β78 L 63β68 L 103β115 |
1975 | Regional Semifinals Regional Finals Elite Eight Final Four National Championship Game |
West Georgia Lincoln (MO) UC Riverside Assumption Old Dominion |
W 90β89 W 84β83 W 73β59 W 84β73 L 74β76 |
Notable playersβ»
Retired jerseysβ»
On December 29, 1997, the Privateers retired their first jersey, Ervin Johnson's number 40.
New Orleans Privateers retired jerseys | ||||
No. | Player | Position | Career | Year retired |
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40 | Ervin Johnson | C | 1989β1993 | 1997 |
See alsoβ»
Referencesβ»
- ^ New Orleans Privateers β Official Brand Identity (PDF). July 13, 2016. Retrieved April 23, 2017.
- ^ "New Orleans Privateers School History". Sportsreference.com. Retrieved 2017-05-30.
- ^ "New Orleans Athletics History". unoprivateers.com. Retrieved 2019-02-24.
- ^ "2014β15 New Orleans Privateers men's basketball media guide" (PDF). New Orleans Pelicans. p. 112. Retrieved 2020-07-13.