2016–17 New Orleans Privateers men's basketball team

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2016–17 New Orleans Privateers men's basketball
Southland regular season and tournament champions
NCAA tournament, First Four
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record20–12 (13–5 Southland)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jody Bailey
  • Kris Arkenberg
  • Bill Duany
Home arenaLakefront Arena
(Capacity: 10,000)
Seasons
2016–17 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
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

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.[1]

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 1 Tevin Broyles 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Gautier HS Gautier, MS
G 2 Coleman Edwards 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Fort Bend Clements Sugar Land, TX
G 3 Nate Frye 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Houma Christian HS Houma, LA
G 4 Bryson Robinson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 202 lb (92 kg) Fr Mesquite HS Mesquite, TX
G 5 Christavious Gill 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Sr Alexandria HS Alexandria, LA
F 10 A. J. Cheeseman 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Fr Collins Hill HS Lawrenceville, GA
G/F 11 Michael Zeno 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Westbrook HS Beaumont, TX
F 12 Gavin Sabo 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Fr Baytown Christian Academy Baytown, TX
G 13 Jorge Rosa 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Lee Christian Academy
Indian Hills CC 		Orlando, FL
F 14 Erik Thomas 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr West Chapel
Baton Rouge CC 		Wesley Chapel, FL
F 15 Cameron Reed 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Eastern Louisville, KY
F 22 Maker Puou 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 228 lb (103 kg) Jr Mooseheart HS
Vincennes 		Rumbek, South Sudan
G 23 Danny Cohen 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Natchitoches Central HS Natchitoches, LA
F 25 Travin Thibodeaux 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 242 lb (110 kg) Jr Brusly HS Plaquemine, LA
G 32 Matthew Jiles 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Jr Phoenix Braithwaite, LA
F 55 Scott Plaisance Jr. 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS So Country Day
Louisiana 		Marrero, LA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: 2022-08-05

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 		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

References

  1. ^ "Junior Robinson leads Mount St. Mary's to First Four win over New Orleans". ESPN. March 14, 2017. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
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